The Rev Dr Michael Geoffrey St Aubyn Jackson has been appointed rector of St Fin Barre's Union and Dean of Cork. Dr Jackson succeeds Dr Richard Clarke, who is now Bishop of Meath and Kildare.
Dr Jackson grew up in Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh, and was educated at Portora Royal School, Enniskillen, and TCD, where he graduated with a first class moderatorship in classics with gold medal.
He continued his studies in St John's College, Cambridge, and in 1986 was awarded a Ph.D degree for a thesis on "Prayer and Miracle in the Spirituality of St Augustine". He is married with one daughter.