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08/02/2012
New Moderator Of Presbyterian Church Named
The new moderator of the Presbyterian Church has been named.
Eight out of 19 Presbyteries nominated Rev Roy Patton during a meeting last night that was called throughout Northern Ireland in a bid to appoint the new figurehead.
He is minister of Ballygilbert Presbyterian Church near Bangor in Co Down and will succeed Dr Ivan Patterson as Moderator on May 28.
The 58-year-old has been the minister at Ballygilbert church for nearly two decades. He studied at Trinity College in Dublin and New College in Edinburgh before completing training for the Presbyterian ministry in 1980.
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Eight out of 19 Presbyteries nominated Rev Roy Patton during a meeting last night that was called throughout Northern Ireland in a bid to appoint the new figurehead.
He is minister of Ballygilbert Presbyterian Church near Bangor in Co Down and will succeed Dr Ivan Patterson as Moderator on May 28.
The 58-year-old has been the minister at Ballygilbert church for nearly two decades. He studied at Trinity College in Dublin and New College in Edinburgh before completing training for the Presbyterian ministry in 1980.
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