What is Lynda Patterson?
'''Lynda Jane Patterson''' (6 February 1974 &ndash; 20 July 2014) was a [[New Zealand]] [[Anglican]] [[priest]] and [[educator]]. She was the 13th [[dean]] of [[ChristChurch Cathedral]] in [[Christchurch]] from 2013 until her death in 2014. She was the first woman to hold that position. Patterson was born in [[Northern Ireland]]. She taught at [[Mansfield College, Oxford|Mansfield College]] at the [[University of Oxford]]. After visiting New Zealand in 2002, she began to live there. She was first living in [[Auckland]] where she learned [[Māori language|Māori]]. She also studied for the [[ministry]]. Patterson died from [[natural causes]] on 20 July 2014 in Christchurch, aged 40.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/10289138/Cathedral-dean-Lynda-Patterson-dies|title=Cathedral dean Lynda Patterson dies|work=stuff.co.nz|date=21 July 2014|accessdate=22 July 2014|first=Cate|last=Broughton}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Patterson, Lynda}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Academics of the University of Oxford]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford]] [[Category:Anglican priests]] [[Category:New Zealand educators]] [[Category:Northern Irish Protestants]] [[Category:People from Auckland]] {{Bio-stub}}