Background
Moore was born into an ecclesiastical family, his father was the Rt Revd Edward Moore (Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh), himself the son of the Revd W.R.R. Moore.
Moore was born into an ecclesiastical family, his father was the Rt Revd Edward Moore (Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh), himself the son of the Revd W.R.R. Moore.
Trinity College.
He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1957 He began his ordained ministry with curacies at Street Columba"s Knock and Street Comgall"s Bangor. After this he was priest in charge of the Church of the Transfiguration, Belvoir. After incumbencies at Groomsport and Street Mark"s Dundela he became Archdeacon of Down in 1989 and Bishop of Connor from 1995 to 2001.