Alan Abernethy

The Right Reverend
Alan Abernethy
The Right Reverend Alan Abernethy
Bishop of Connor
	In office; 2007–2019
Personal details
Born	12 April 1957
Nationality	Irish
Spouse(s)	Liz née Forster
Alma mater	Grosvenor High School, Belfast; Queen's University Belfast; Trinity College, Dublin

Alan Francis Abernethy^[1] (born 12 April 1957)^[2] is a former Bishop of Connor.^[3]

Educated at Grosvenor High School, Belfast, Queen's University Belfast and Trinity College, Dublin, and ordained in 1981,^[4] he began his ministry as Assistant Curate at St Elizabeth's, Dundonald.^[5]

After a similar post at Lecale he was Officiating Chaplain at RAF Bishopscourt.^[6] He was Rector at St John's, Helen's Bay, from 1987 to 1990^[7] and then at St Columbanus, Ballyholme,^[8] until his appointment to the episcopate in 2007.

In 2010 he faced calls that he resign in connection with the controversy relating to the coming to an end of the composer Philip Stopford's tenure as Director of Music at St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast.^[9]^[10]^[11]

He retired in 2019.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ Diocesan web site Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ Who's Who2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
^ Anglican Communion
^ Crockfords, (London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
^ Church web site
^ "Base history". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
^ flickr
^ Church history
^ "Discord at St Anne's Cathedral over choir job". BBC News. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "'I loved being at the Westminster Abbey of Northern Ireland, but it's sad the way my time there ended'". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Cathedral takes ex-judge to court on choir job discord". BBC News. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by Alan Harper	Bishop of Connor 2007–present	Incumbent

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[1] Diocesan web site Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Who's Who2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8

[3] Anglican Communion

[4] Crockfords, (London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6

[5] Church web site

[6] "Base history". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2011.

[7] r

[8] Church history

[9] "Discord at St Anne's Cathedral over choir job". BBC News. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[10] "'I loved being at the Westminster Abbey of Northern Ireland, but it's sad the way my time there ended'". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[11] "Cathedral takes ex-judge to court on choir job discord". BBC News. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

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The Right Reverend Alan Abernethy

Bishop of Connor
In office 2007–2019

Personal details
Born	12 April 1957
Nationality	Irish
Spouse(s)	Liz née Forster
Alma mater	Grosvenor High School, Belfast; Queen's University Belfast; Trinity College, Dublin