Rev Liz Fitzgerald becomes the first female dean appointed by the Church of Ireland Diocese of Derry
The Reverend Liz Fitzgerald had been curate in the parishes of Gweedore, Carrickfinn and TemplecroneOrdained in 2017, the Reverend Liz Fitzgerald will leave her current role as curate of the County Donegal parishes of Gweedore, Carrickfinn and Templecrone.
"I was very flattered and very delighted to be asked to be rector of these three churches and then I discovered it would carry the honour of being dean," she toldHer appointment in the cross-border Derry and Raphoe diocese, she added, shows that "God's expression of faith is genderless, that we are all important, we are all his children".
"I felt my vocation flowed out through the caring professions. As time went on I realised I needed - was being led into - a different way of expressing my faith," she said.
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