Michael Jackson | |
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| Archbishop of Dublin, Bishop of Glendalough, andPrimate of Ireland | |
_(34989984635)_(Michael_Jackson_cropped).jpg) Jackson in 2017 | |
| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Province | Dublin and Cashel |
| Diocese | Dublin and Glendalough |
| Elected | 2 February 2011 |
| Installed | 8 May 2011 |
| Predecessor | John Neill |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Clogher |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1986 (deacon) 1987 (priest) |
| Consecration | 6 March 2002 by Robin Eames |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Geoffrey St Aubyn Jackson (1956-05-24)24 May 1956 (age 68) Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Spouse | Inez Cooke |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin St John's College, Cambridge |
| Styles of Michael Jackson | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Michael Geoffrey St Aubyn Jackson (born 24 May 1956) is a Church of IrelandAnglican bishop. Since 2011, he has served as theArchbishop of Dublin andBishop of Glendalough in theChurch of Ireland. He is also theco-chairman of thePorvoo Communion of Anglican and Lutheran churches.
Jackson was born inLurgan, County Armagh,Northern Ireland, the son of a Church of Ireland rector (latterly appointedArchdeacon of Elphin & Ardagh), and educated at Ballinamallard Primary School andPortora Royal School,Enniskillen. He achieved the Louis Claude Purser Entrance Scholarship toTrinity College, Dublin.[citation needed] In 1976,[1] as only a Junior Freshman, he was elected as a scholar of the college in classics, the greatest undergraduate achievement. As a Senior Freshman was awarded the Bishop Berkeley Gold Medal for Greek. As a Sophister, he achieved a First in the Moderatorship Part I along with a Mullins Classical Exhibition, before finally taking a first class Moderatorship II in Classics and a gold medal, and graduating with a B.A. in 1979. He incepted to M.A. in 1982.
He read theology atCambridge University where he was elected a foundation scholar ofSt John's College, Cambridge and took a First Class Tripos Part II in Theology and Religious Studies.
He is married to Inez Cooke, a medical doctor who was born inCounty Fermanagh, and they have one daughter, Camilla.[2]
He wasordained to theAnglican ministry as adeacon in 1986 and a priest in 1987. His first pastoral appointment was as acurate at Zion Parish,Dublin, and he also lectured atTrinity College Dublin and theChurch of Ireland Theological College (now Institute). His next appointment was as college chaplain atChrist Church, Oxford, from 1989 to 1997 where was also aStudent. He returned to Ireland and served as theincumbent of St Fin Barre's Union andDean of Cork, from 1997 to 2002. Jackson has held many notable positions in the Church of Ireland, including chairmanship of the Church in Society Committee and, currently, chairmanship of the Board for Social Theology.
Jackson also plays an active role in the widerAnglican Communion, especially in the areas of ecumenism and inter-faith dialogue.
Jackson was electedBishop of Clogher by the Church of IrelandHouse of Bishops on 21 November 2001 and consecrated atSt Patrick's Anglican Cathedral, Armagh, on 6 March 2002. On 2 February 2011, he was electedArchbishop of Dublin andBishop of Glendalough, and enthroned atChrist Church Cathedral, Dublin, on 8 May 2011, succeedingJohn Neill.[3][4] Jackson has caused several controversies during his incumbency in Dublin, including a media fracas regarding comments about sectarianism made in a speech during the 2013 diocesan synod[5] There was also controversy over the closure of the 200 year oldChurch of Ireland College of Education and its amalgamation intoDublin City University, ending the historic link withTrinity College, Dublin[6]
Jackson declined to make a statement either in favor of or against the2024 referendums on the family and care, citing the level of debate around the term "durable".[7] Ultimately, both proposals were rejected by the voters, leadingLeo Varadkar to decide to step down asTaoiseach; while some media outlets linked this decision to the failure of both referendums, the Green Party leader,Eamon Ryan said he did not believe it was the "defining reason" for the resignation.[8][9]
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Clogher 2002–2011 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Archbishop of Dublin 2011–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Gentlemen Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin | Succeeded by |
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