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William Paul Colton is the Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland

The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion, operating across the island of Ireland. Like other Anglican churches, it considers itself to be both Catholicism and Protestant Reformation....
's Bishop of Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

The Bishop of Cork , Cloyne and Rosscarbery is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross in the Province of Dublin ....
. Though he is perhaps more famous for being the priest who officiated at the wedding of footballer David Beckham
David Beckham

David Robert Joseph Beckham Order of the British Empire is an England association football who currently plays in midfielder for Italy Serie A club A.C....
 and Spice girl Victoria Adams
Victoria Beckham

Victoria Caroline Beckham is an England singer, dancer, fashion designer, author, businesswoman, actress and Model .During her rise to fame with 1990s pop group the Spice Girls, she was dubbed Posh Spice, a nickname first coined by a United Kingdom pop music magazine....
 on July 4, 1999 at the medieval Luttrellstown Castle
Luttrellstown Castle

Luttrellstown Castle, dating from the early 15th century , is located near Clonsilla outside Dublin. It has been owned variously by the eponymous and notorious Luttrell family, by the bookseller Luke White and his descendants Baron Annaly, by the Guinness family, and by its current owners the Primwest Group....
 on the outskirts of Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
.

He was consecrated bishop at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin

Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin is the elder of the city's two medi?val cathedrals, the other being St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin....
, on Thursday 25 March 1999 -- the Feast of the Annunciation. He was enthroned in St. Finbarre's Cathedral
Saint Finbarre's Cathedral

Saint Finbarre's Cathedral, also spelled Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral is a Church of Ireland cathedral located in Cork City, in the Republic of Ireland....
, Cork on 24th April 1999, in St Coleman's Cathedral, Cloyne
Cloyne

Cloyne is a small Town to the south-east of the town of Midleton in eastern County Cork, Munster, Ireland. It is also a see city of the Anglican Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, while also giving its name to a Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne....
 on 13th May 1999, and in St. Fachtna's Cathedral, Ross
Rosscarbery

Rosscarbery is a town in County Cork, Republic of Ireland. The town is situated on a shallow estuary, which opens onto Rosscarbery Bay....
 on 28th May 1999.

His hobbies include both Canon law
Canon law (Catholic Church)

Canon Law, the ecclesiastical law of the Catholic Church, is a fully developed legal system, with all the necessary elements: courts, lawyers, judges, a fully articulated legal code and principles of legal interpretation....
 and Manchester United Football Team
Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is an English association football club, based at Old Trafford in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and is one of the most popular football clubs in the world, with over 330 million supporters worldwide ? almost 5% of the world's population....


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William Paul Colton is the Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland

The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion, operating across the island of Ireland. Like other Anglican churches, it considers itself to be both Catholicism and Protestant Reformation....
's Bishop of Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

The Bishop of Cork , Cloyne and Rosscarbery is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross in the Province of Dublin ....
. Though he is perhaps more famous for being the priest who officiated at the wedding of footballer David Beckham
David Beckham

David Robert Joseph Beckham Order of the British Empire is an England association football who currently plays in midfielder for Italy Serie A club A.C....
 and Spice girl Victoria Adams
Victoria Beckham

Victoria Caroline Beckham is an England singer, dancer, fashion designer, author, businesswoman, actress and Model .During her rise to fame with 1990s pop group the Spice Girls, she was dubbed Posh Spice, a nickname first coined by a United Kingdom pop music magazine....
 on July 4, 1999 at the medieval Luttrellstown Castle
Luttrellstown Castle

Luttrellstown Castle, dating from the early 15th century , is located near Clonsilla outside Dublin. It has been owned variously by the eponymous and notorious Luttrell family, by the bookseller Luke White and his descendants Baron Annaly, by the Guinness family, and by its current owners the Primwest Group....
 on the outskirts of Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
.

He was consecrated bishop at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin

Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin is the elder of the city's two medi?val cathedrals, the other being St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin....
, on Thursday 25 March 1999 -- the Feast of the Annunciation. He was enthroned in St. Finbarre's Cathedral
Saint Finbarre's Cathedral

Saint Finbarre's Cathedral, also spelled Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral is a Church of Ireland cathedral located in Cork City, in the Republic of Ireland....
, Cork on 24th April 1999, in St Coleman's Cathedral, Cloyne
Cloyne

Cloyne is a small Town to the south-east of the town of Midleton in eastern County Cork, Munster, Ireland. It is also a see city of the Anglican Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, while also giving its name to a Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne....
 on 13th May 1999, and in St. Fachtna's Cathedral, Ross
Rosscarbery

Rosscarbery is a town in County Cork, Republic of Ireland. The town is situated on a shallow estuary, which opens onto Rosscarbery Bay....
 on 28th May 1999.

His hobbies include both Canon law
Canon law (Catholic Church)

Canon Law, the ecclesiastical law of the Catholic Church, is a fully developed legal system, with all the necessary elements: courts, lawyers, judges, a fully articulated legal code and principles of legal interpretation....
 and Manchester United Football Team
Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is an English association football club, based at Old Trafford in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and is one of the most popular football clubs in the world, with over 330 million supporters worldwide ? almost 5% of the world's population....


. He was also a member of St. Fin Barre's Cathedral Scout
Boy Scout

A Boy Scout is a boy or a girl, usually 11 to 18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement. Because of the large age and Developmental psychology span, many Scouting associations have split this Age Groups in Scouting and Guiding in a junior and a senior section....
 Troop, the 2nd Cork, Scouting Ireland S.A.I.
Scouting Ireland S.A.I.

Scouting Ireland S.A.I. was an Ireland Scouting association, formed in 1908 and merged into Scouting Ireland in 2004....
 (now Scouting Ireland
Scouting Ireland

Scouting Ireland is a Scouting association based in Republic of Ireland. It also operates, along side the Scout Association, in Northern Ireland....
).

Ecclesiastical career

  • Curate of Lisburn
    Lisburn

    Lisburn is the third-largest city in Northern Ireland, south-west of and adjoining Belfast. An Anglicise version of the Irish name, Lisnagarvey, is used in the title of schools and sporting clubs in the area....
     St. Paul (Connor) 1984 - 1987
  • Bishop's Domestic Chaplain (Connor) 1985 - 1990
  • Vicar Choral Belfast Cathedral (St. Anne) 1987 - 1990
  • Minor Canon Belfast Cathedral ( St. Anne) 1989 - 1990
  • Incumbent of Castleknock
    Castleknock

    Castleknock Castleknock is also the name of a barony, of which the village and suburb form a small part. This barony, one of five and a half comprising County Dublin, stretches from Cabra to Blanchardstown on one side and from Chapelizod to Finglas in the other direction....
     and Mulhuddart
    Mulhuddart

    Mulhuddart is a suburb in north-west Dublin, Ireland. It is in the administrative area of Fingal County Council, which governs the northern-most suburbs of Dublin City and County....
     with Clonsilla
    Clonsilla

    Clonsilla is a village and district northwest of Dublin, Republic of Ireland....
     (Dublin) 1990 - 1999
  • Priest Vicar, Registrar and Chapter Clerk of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin 1990 - 1995
  • Rural Dean of St. Mary's ( Dublin) 1994 - 1999
  • Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin 1997 - 1999
  • Chairman Connor Youth Council 1986 - 1990
  • Member of Interchurch Marriages Preparation Course 1991 - 1998
  • Co-ordinator of Religious Programmes involving the Protestant Churches at Radio Teilifis Eireann 1993 - 1999
  • Hon. Chaplain, Actors Church Union 1994 ~ 1997 Area Chaplain (Ireland) 1996 - 1997
  • Member of Central Committee, Conference of European Churches 1992 - 1997
  • Church of Ireland Representative at the Porvoo Conversations and Porvoo Communion
    Porvoo Communion

    The Porvoo Communion is the community formed through an agreement between twelve protestant European churches, none of which is in communion with the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Churches....
     Contact Group 1989 - 1999
  • Secretary of the Church of Ireland General Synod 1999
  • Research Associate at the Centre for Law and Religion, Cardiff Law School, Cardiff University, 2006
  • Member of the General Committee of the Ecclesiastical Law Society, 2006