Desmond Connell
Catholic cardinal (1926-2017)
Desmond Connell (24 March 1926 – 21 February 2017) was an Irish cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. He was an Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland.
Desmond Connell | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Dublin | |
Archdiocese | Dublin |
Installed | 21 January 1988 (appointed) |
Term ended | 26 April 2004 (retired) |
Predecessor | Kevin McNamara |
Successor | Diarmuid Martin |
Orders | |
Ordination | 19 May 1951 (Priest) |
Consecration | 6 March 1988 (Archbishop) |
Created cardinal | 21 February 2001 |
Rank | Cardinal priest of S. Silvestri in Capite |
Personal details | |
Born | Phibsboro, Dublin, Ireland | 24 March 1926
Died | 21 February 2017 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 90)
Nationality | Irish |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Alma mater | Clonliffe College University College Dublin Maynooth College University of Leuven |
Coat of arms | ![]() |
Cardinal Connell was one of a number of senior clergy to have been heavily criticized for inaction and for making misleading statements in connection with clerical sex abuse in Dublin.
Other websites
change- Grant of arms of His Eminence Desmond Connell, Archbishop of Dublin Archived 2006-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Desmond Cardinal Connell (Catholic-Hierarchy)
- Report by Commission of Investigation into Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin
- College of Cardinals. Biographical notes. Cardinal Desmond Connell
- Archdiocese of Dublin – 26/11/09 Personal Statement of Cardinal Desmond Connell