Andrew Orr (priest)
Andrew Orr | |
|---|---|
| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Diocese | Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross |
| Elected | 19 June 2026 |
| Predecessor | Paul Colton |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1992 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (age 59–60) |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Andrew Dermot Harman Orr (born 1966) is an Irish Anglican priest.[1] He has been elected Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross in the Church of Ireland June 2026.[2]
Orr was educated at Sullivan Upper School in Holywood, County Down, before studying Geology and Physical Geography at the University of Sheffield. He read theology at Trinity College Dublin and was ordained deacon in 1992 and priest in 1993. His first post was a curacy at Ballymacash. After that he held incumbencies at Castlecomer, Castleknock and Tullow.[3] He served as Archdeacon of Ossory and Leighlin from 2014 to 2018,[4] after which he was appointed Chaplain to Midleton College and Priest-in-Charge of Youghal Union of Parishes in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.[5] In March 2023, Orr was appointed Archdeacon of Cork, Cloyne and Ross by the Right Rev. Dr Paul Colton, then Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. In June 2026, Orr was elected as Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross in the Church of Ireland.[6]
References
- ↑ Hough, Brenda (23 September 2004), "Crockford, John (1824–1865), publisher of Crockford's Clerical Directory", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8, retrieved 25 June 2026
- ↑ mediaccr (19 June 2026). "New Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross". Latest News from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ Register of Solemnisers
- ↑ "Andrew Dermot Harman Orr". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ↑ "Latest News from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross". Latest News from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ mediaccr (19 June 2026). "New Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross". Latest News from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. Retrieved 25 June 2026.