Sam Wright (priest)

{{Short description|Irish priest and dean}}

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William Samuel Wright has been Dean of Connor since 2016.{{Crockford| forenames = William Samuel | surname = Wright | id = 26068 | accessed = 27 August 2018}}

Born in 1959 he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1988. After a curacy in Belfast he held incumbencies at Cleenish and Lisburn before his appointment as Dean.{{cite web|url=https://www.lisburncathedral.org/welcome|title=Welcome|website=Lisburn Cathedral|accessdate=27 August 2018}}