Michael Burrows (bishop)
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The Right Reverend Michael Andrew James Burrows M.A., M.Litt., Prof.Dip.Th.Mayes. (born circa 1961) is a bishop
in the Church of Ireland
.
, Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin
. He became Bishop of Cashel and Ossory
in the Church of Ireland
in 2006. He had previously been Dean
of Cork
at the Cathedral Church of St Fin Barre
since 2002. He is described as liberal and a supporter of same-sex unions.
He replaced the Right Reverend Peter Barrett
, who resigned as bishop following the breakdown of his marriage.
He is married and has four children. He was ordained as a priest in 1988.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
in the Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
.
Life
Bishop Burrows is the son of a Church of Ireland clergyman. He was educated at Wesley CollegeWesley College, Dublin
This article is about Wesley College in Dublin, Ireland. See Wesley College for articles on other institutions named "Wesley College"....
, Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
. He became Bishop of Cashel and Ossory
Bishop of Cashel and Ossory
The Bishop of Cashel and Ossory is the Ordinary of the United Diocese of Cashel, Waterford and Lismore with Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin in the Church of Ireland...
in the Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
in 2006. He had previously been Dean
Dean (religion)
A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:...
of Cork
Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
The Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross in the Province of Dublin....
at the Cathedral Church of St Fin Barre
Saint Finbarre's Cathedral
Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Cork city, Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.It was featured on the Irish postcard before the Irish entry of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 held in Moscow, Russia....
since 2002. He is described as liberal and a supporter of same-sex unions.
He replaced the Right Reverend Peter Barrett
Peter Barrett (bishop)
Peter Francis Barrett was the Church of Ireland Bishop of Cashel and Ossory from 2002 to 2006.-Life:He was elected as Bishop of Cashel and Ossory in the Church of Ireland in 2002 and consecrated in 2003. He resigned in 2006 following the breakdown of his marriage.His former wife, Anne, is a social...
, who resigned as bishop following the breakdown of his marriage.
He is married and has four children. He was ordained as a priest in 1988.