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'''Rev Mervyn Kingston''' (George Mervyn Kingston, 1947–2013) was an Anglican priest in Northern Ireland, who worked for acceptance of gay people within the Church. | '''Rev Mervyn Kingston''' (George Mervyn Kingston, 1947–2013) was an Anglican priest in Northern Ireland, who worked for acceptance of gay people within the Church. | ||
| − | He was born in East Belfast, and worked for the Department for Health and Social Services, before being ordained as a priest of the [[Church of Ireland]] in 1974. | + | He was born in East Belfast, and worked for the Department for Health and Social Services, before being ordained as a priest of the [[Church of Ireland]] in 1974. He was for many years Rector of Creggan, Ballymascanlon and Rathcor, thus serving an area covering parts of north Louth (in the Republic) and south [[Armagh]] (in Northern Ireland). |
[[Category:Clergy]] | [[Category:Clergy]] | ||
[[Category:Northern Ireland]] | [[Category:Northern Ireland]] | ||
Revision as of 16:28, 17 August 2013
Rev Mervyn Kingston (George Mervyn Kingston, 1947–2013) was an Anglican priest in Northern Ireland, who worked for acceptance of gay people within the Church.
He was born in East Belfast, and worked for the Department for Health and Social Services, before being ordained as a priest of the Church of Ireland in 1974. He was for many years Rector of Creggan, Ballymascanlon and Rathcor, thus serving an area covering parts of north Louth (in the Republic) and south Armagh (in Northern Ireland).
