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| Church is to enthrone new primate | Church is to enthrone new primate |
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| The Most Reverend Alan Harper is to be enthroned as the new head of the Church of Ireland later. | |
| He is to become Archbishop of Armagh and primate of all Ireland. | He is to become Archbishop of Armagh and primate of all Ireland. |
| The Sinn Fein MP for Newry and Armagh, Conor Murphy, will be among the invited guests at the enthronement in St Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh. | The Sinn Fein MP for Newry and Armagh, Conor Murphy, will be among the invited guests at the enthronement in St Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh. |
| There will also be a large number of public representatives from the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. | There will also be a large number of public representatives from the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. |
| The service will also be attended by a large number of senior members of the Church of Ireland including members of the House of Bishops. | The service will also be attended by a large number of senior members of the Church of Ireland including members of the House of Bishops. |
| Senior church representatives of other Christian denominations will be present. | Senior church representatives of other Christian denominations will be present. |
| In accordance with tradition, at the beginning of Friday afternoon's service, the Archbishop will strike the cathedral door three times with his crozier. | In accordance with tradition, at the beginning of Friday afternoon's service, the Archbishop will strike the cathedral door three times with his crozier. |
| He will then be admitted by the Dean of Armagh, the Very Reverend Patrick Rooke, to be welcomed by the congregation. | He will then be admitted by the Dean of Armagh, the Very Reverend Patrick Rooke, to be welcomed by the congregation. |
| Archbishop Harper is the 104th in the succession of abbots, bishops and archbishops of Armagh since St Patrick. | |
| Conor Murphy will be accompanied by Sinn Fein colleague Martina Anderson. | Conor Murphy will be accompanied by Sinn Fein colleague Martina Anderson. |
| She said: "I see our attendance as an essential and important part of our engagement with the broad unionist family. | She said: "I see our attendance as an essential and important part of our engagement with the broad unionist family. |
| "It also helps the process in which we can begin the task of building a new Ireland together, one which is based on our common humanity and an Ireland which respects the rights of all, simply in virtue of the fact that we are human beings." | "It also helps the process in which we can begin the task of building a new Ireland together, one which is based on our common humanity and an Ireland which respects the rights of all, simply in virtue of the fact that we are human beings." |