Pat Storey
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Pat Storey | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Meath and Kildare | |
| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Diocese | Diocese of Meath and Kildare |
| In office | 2013 to present |
| Predecessor | Richard Clarke |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1997 (deacon) 1998 (priest) |
| Consecration | 30 November 2013 by Richard Clarke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patricia Shaw 30 March 1960 |
| Spouse | Earl Storey |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin Church of Ireland Theological College |
Patricia Storey (née Shaw; born 30 March 1960) is an Irish Anglican bishop. Since 2013, she has been the Bishop of Meath and Kildare in the Church of Ireland. She was the first woman to become a bishop in the Church of Ireland and the first woman to be an Anglican bishop in Ireland and Great Britain.
Storey was born 30 March 1960.[1] She was educated at the Methodist College Belfast, a grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[2]
She studied French and English at Trinity College, Dublin, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1983; as per tradition, her BA was later promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Dubl) degree.[3][4] In 1994, she began to train for ordination at the Church of Ireland Theological College. She graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree.[3]