Religion Church of Ireland Name Houston McKelvey | Spouse Eileen Roberta | |
Alma mater Queen’s University, Belfast Education Queen's University Belfast | ||
The Very Reverend Robert Samuel James Houston McKelvey,OBE, QVRM, TD (born 3 September 1942) was the Dean of Belfast.
He was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution (1954–61), Queen's University Belfast, 1961-65 and Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1968.
He was Curate at Dunmurry until 1970, when he was appointed Rector of Kilmakee- a post he held for 12 years. He was Secretary of the General Synod Board of Education (Northern Ireland) from then until 2001 when he became Dean of Belfast. An author, Dean McKelvey is a keen photographer and off-shore sailor.
He is married to Roberta; their son John is a civil servant.
He served as editor of The Church of Ireland Gazette from 1975 to 1982.
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