Shane Forster
Northern Ireland Anglican priest
About Shane Forster
Born 1972.
Thomas Shane Forster (born 1972) is a Northern Irish Anglican priest. Since February 2021, he has been Dean of Armagh, the senior priest of St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh and the Church of Ireland's Diocese of Armagh.
Early life and education Forster was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1971. He was educated at Downey House Preparatory and the Methodist College, a grammar school in Belfast. He served his curacy in Drumglass Parish, Dungannon, County Tyrone from 1996 to 1999. He was conferred as Dean of Armagh on 14 February 2021 during a service held on Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was installed at the cathedral during a service on 12 September 2021.
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Northern Ireland Anglican priest
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Shane Forster was born in 1972.
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