01.07.2019
Former Archdeacon of Dublin Marks 50th Anniversary of Ordination
Thanks to St Paul’s Glenageary for the information.
The Ven Gordon Linney, who was Archdeacon of Dublin from 1988 to 2004, celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination on Saturday.
The former rector of St Paul’s, Glenageary, took morning services in St Paul’s yesterday as the rector, the Revd Gary Dowd, was away. During his sermon, he revealed he had initially turned down the job at St Paul’s, not wishing to leave his Dublin inner–city parishes after just five years.
“I didn’t know where Glenageary was,” he said. But a meeting with the then archbishop, Henry McAdoo, changed his mind and so started his 24 years as rector of St Paul’s.
At the end of yesterday’s service, Gordon was surprised with a presentation to mark the milestone by the secretary of the Select Vestry, Margaret Woods, on behalf of Gary and the parish.
Gordon was ordained deacon to serve as curate assistant in the Parish of Agherton, Diocese of Connor on June, 29th, 1969. He also served in Down Cathedral in the Diocese of Down and Dromore before returning to Dublin as incumbent of St Catherine and St James in 1975.
He was appointed rector of St Paul’s Glenageary in 1980 and remained here as incumbent until his “retirement” in 2004.