Norman Hamilton
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Norman Hamilton, OBE
(born 6 October 1946) is the current Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
. He has also been minister of the Ballysillan Presbyterian Church in Belfast
for twenty-two years.
He succeeded Stafford Carson
in June 2010, after an election of the nineteen Irish Presbyteries
in March of the same year.
Order of the British Empire
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(born 6 October 1946) is the current Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland is the most senior office-bearer within the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, which is Northern Ireland's largest Protestant denomination....
. He has also been minister of the Ballysillan Presbyterian Church in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
for twenty-two years.
He succeeded Stafford Carson
Stafford Carson
John Stafford Carson is a former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland from 2009 to 2010, when he was replaced by his successor Dr. Norman Hamilton. He is also minister at the First Presbyterian Church, in Portadown, Northern Ireland...
in June 2010, after an election of the nineteen Irish Presbyteries
Presbyterian polity
Presbyterian polity is a method of church governance typified by the rule of assemblies of presbyters, or elders. Each local church is governed by a body of elected elders usually called the session or consistory, though other terms, such as church board, may apply...
in March of the same year.