Tom Gordon (priest)
Thomas William Gordon (born 1957) is the current Dean of Leighlin.[1]
He was born in Portadown, educated at the University of Ulster and ordained deacon in 1989 and priest in 1980.[2] He began his ecclesiastical career as a Minor Canon at St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast. He was the Priest Vicar at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin from 1996 to 2010 when he moved to Old Leighlin.[3]
In 2011, Gordon became the first cleric of the Church of Ireland to enter into a same-sex civil partnership, and this was welcomed by his community.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Minister Rev Tom Gordon civil partnership 'welcomed'". Northern Ireland: BBC News. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Crockford’s On-line accessed by subscription Thursday 31 October 2013 08:22 GMT
- ^ Leighlin Parish
- ^ "Minister Rev Tom Gordon civil partnership 'welcomed'". BBC News. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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