Ken Good

[1] Born on 1 November 1952 [2] and educated at Trinity College, Dublin he was ordained in 1977.

[3] He began his career as a curate in Belfast after which he was chaplain and head of Religious Education at Ashton School, Cork.

Good was elected bishop of Derry and Raphoe on 13 March and consecrated on 11 June 2002.

[4] Good announced his retirement in October 2018 and officially retired from the post in May 2019 and one of his last public interventions was an appeal to politicians to restore the devolved assembly in Northern Ireland.

[5] Bishop Good developed a strong working relationship and personal friendship with Bishop Donal McKeown and after his retirement Ken Good's 'strategic leadership to the local church to engage fully with the community throughout his ordained ministry, most of which was in the complex community of Northern Ireland" was recognised when both men were awarded a prestigious peacemaking prize.