Mark Ireland (priest)

Mark Campbell Ireland[1] (born 5 April 1960)[2] became the Archdeacon of Blackburn in 2016.[3]

Ireland was educated at University of St Andrews and Wycliffe Hall Oxford; and ordained in 1985. He was a director of Saltmine Trust (company 02930528) from 2005 to 2008.[1] After curacies in Blackburn and Lancaster he held incumbencies in Baxenden, Walsall and Wellington with Eyton[4] before his archdeacon's appointment.[2][5]

He is a member of the General Synod of the Church of England.[6] In relation to same-sex marriage, Ireland has stated: "I want to maintain the church's traditional doctrine of marriage, but also to belong to a church that truly welcomes and includes gay and lesbian people."[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mark Campbell IRELAND". Companies House. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Ireland, Mark Campbell". Who's Who. Vol. 2019 (1 December 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ "Return to the county for new Archdeacon". Lancashire Post. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Mark Campbell Ireland". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  5. ^ Pendlebury, Fiona (9 November 2015). "New Archdeacon of Blackburn back in the town where be began his career". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. ^ Semley, Ronnie (January 2023). "General Synod". The Diocese of Blackburn. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  7. ^ "General Synod Election 2021: MARK IRELAND" (PDF). Diocese of Blackburn. 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Blackburn
2016- 		Succeeded by


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