Background
Paterson was born in Portadown, educated at Portadown College and Trinity College, Dublin.
Paterson was born in Portadown, educated at Portadown College and Trinity College, Dublin.
Trinity College.
He was ordained in 1963 and his first posts were curacies in Dungannon and Dublin. He became Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, in 1989 a post he held for 15 years.