Shane Forster

Forster was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1971. He was educated at Downey House Preparatory and the Methodist College, a grammar school in Belfast. He studied at Queen's University Belfast, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1993. He trained for ordination at the Church of Ireland Theological College and studied at Trinity College Dublin, graduating with a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree in 1996. He later continued his studies and graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in 2005. ==Ordained ministry==

Forster was ordained in the Church of Ireland as a deacon in 1996 and as a priest in 1997. He served his curacy in Drumglass Parish, Dungannon, County Tyrone from 1996 to 1999. He was conferred as Dean of Armagh on 14 February 2021 during a service held on Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was installed at the cathedral during a service on 12 September 2021. ==References==