tˈɛmpəltən wʌzɐ ɡɹˈædʒuːət ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈʌlstɚɹ æt dʒˈoːɹdɐnztˌaʊn bˈiː.ˈeɪ., kwˈiːnz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv bˈɛlfæst, ˈɛm.tˌiːˈeɪtʃ., ænd pɹˈɪnstən θiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl sˈɛmɪnˌɛɹi ˈɛm.dˈɪv., ænd sˈɜːvd æz mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv tɹˈɪnᵻɾi, ɡɹˈeɪæbi pɹˌɛzbɪtˈɪɹiən tʃˈɜːtʃ nˌɪɹ nˈuːtaʊnˌɑːɹdz, kˈaʊnti dˈaʊn; ænd pɹˈiːviəsli æz ɐsˈɪstənt mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv dˈʌŋkɛɹn ænd sənt ˈiːnɑːks pɹˌɛzbɪtˈɪɹiən tʃˈɜːtʃ ɪn bˈɛlfæst.
Templeton was a graduate of the University of Ulster at Jordanstown (B.A.), Queen's University of Belfast, (M.Th.), and Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and served as Minister of Trinity, Greyabbey Presbyterian Church near Newtownards, County Down; and previously as Assistant Minister of Duncairn and St Enoch's Presbyterian Church in Belfast.