Lynda Jane Patterson (6 February 1974 – 20 July 2014) was a Northern Irish-born Anglican priest who was the 13th dean of Christchurch, New Zealand.
[2] Patterson was educated at Dromore Central Primary School and Banbridge Academy.
[3] She studied theology at Mansfield College, Oxford,[4] then lectured there for twelve years.
[5] After visiting New Zealand in 2002, she decided to emigrate there, living initially in Auckland where she learned Māori and studied for the ministry.
[6] The following year, she was appointed assistant dean of ChristChurch Cathedral, and director of Theology House in Merivale.