• 30 August 2015

Congratulations to our newest presbyters/priests!

Bishop Harold has ordained 4 presbyters/priests at a service in Down Cathedral on Sunday 30 August. The cathedral was full, with family and friends coming from as far as Cork to support the ordinands.

We were delighted that the ordination also coincided with the arrival of our Bible Week speaker, David Parker. David, who is the Senior Pastor of Desert Vineyard, California, gave the address using Isaiah 61 as his text. The service was also attended by Bishop Graham Dow who led the pre–ordination retreat.

The Revds Jim Cheshire and Sam Johnston will continue in Bangor Parish and Shankill Parish respectively but Revd Catherine Simpson and Revd David Martin are new into the diocese. Catherine will be curate in Banbridge and David will serve his curacy in Hillsborough.

See a photo gallery here.

Read more about each person here.

L–R: Revd David Martin, Revd Sam Johnston, Bishop Graham Dow, Bishop Harold, David Parker, Revd Jim Cheshire and Revd Catherine Simpson 

Ordination group
Ordination group