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Patrick Rooke

Patrick William Rooke (born 1955) was the Bishop of Tuam, Killala, and Achonry in the Church of Ireland. He retired on 31 October 2021. Born on 12 April 1955, he was educated at Sandford Park School and Salisbury and Wells Theological College; and ordained in 1979. He began his ecclesiastical career with curacies in Newtownabbey and Ballywillan, then held incumbencies at Craigs and Ballymore. He was Dean of Armagh from 2006 until 2011.

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Patrick William Rooke (born 1955) was the Bishop of Tuam, Killala, and Achonry in the Church of Ireland. He retired on 31 October 2021. Born on 12 April 1955, he was educated at Sandford Park School and Salisbury and Wells Theological College; and ordained in 1979. He began his ecclesiastical career with curacies in Newtownabbey and Ballywillan, then held incumbencies at Craigs and Ballymore. He was Dean of Armagh from 2006 until 2011.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1955 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1955-04-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1955". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1955-04-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1294716889

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