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David McClay

b. 1959

Anglican bishop

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About David McClay

Born 1959.

The Rt. Rev. David Alexander McClay (born 1959) is an Irish Anglican bishop. The Right Rev. David McClay, Bishop of Down and Dromore, in the Church of the Transfiguration, Belvoir, Belfast, in September 2024

Biography McClay is the current Bishop of Down and Dromore in the Church of Ireland.

Bishop McClay was born on 5 June 1959 in Ballyshannon in the south of County Donegal in the west of Ulster; he was raised in the nearby village of Ballintra, also in South Donegal. He received his primary education at the Robertson School in Ballintra and his secondary education at the Royal and Prior School in Raphoe in East Donegal, where he was a boarder. His appointment as Archdeacon of Down was announced in December 2016.

He was elected Bishop of Down and Dromore on 4 November 2019. He is a leading member of the GAFCON Ireland.

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Born
1959
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Education
Trinity College, Dublin

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Who is David McClay?

Anglican bishop

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David McClay was born in 1959.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: David McClay

· Wikidata: Q39509759

· DBpedia: David McClay

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