David McClay


David Alexander McClay is an Irish Anglican bishop.

Biography

McClay is the current Bishop of Down and Dromore in the Church of Ireland.
McClay was educated at Trinity [College Dublin]; and ordained an Anglican priest in 1988. His first post was a curacy at Magheralin. After this he held incumbencies at Kilkeel and Willowfield (Northern [Ireland Parliament">Belfast Willowfield (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)">Willowfield (Northern [Ireland Parliament constituency)|Willowfield]. His appointment as Archdeacon of Down was announced in December 2016.
He was elected Bishop of Down and Dromore on 4 November 2019. He is a leading member of the Global Anglican [Future Conference|GAFCON] Ireland.