Desmond Connell
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His Eminence 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 |
24 March 1926 Phibsboro, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 21 February 2017 (aged 90) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater |
Clonliffe College University College Dublin Maynooth College University of Leuven |
| Coat of arms |  |
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. Cardinal Connell was one of a number of senior clergy to have been heavily criticised for inaction and for making misleading statements in connection with clerical sex abuse in Dublin. He died on 21 February 2017, aged 90.
Connell was born in Dublin on 24 March 1926, the son of John, a civil servant and Mary Lacy, a telephonist. He was educated at St. Peter's National School, Phibsboro and the Jesuit Fathers' second level school, Belvedere College, and studied for the priesthood at Holy Cross College, Clonliffe. He studied Arts at University College Dublin (UCD) and graduated with a BA in 1946; he was awarded an MA the following year. Between 1947 and 1951, he studied theology at St Patrick's College, Maynooth for a Bachelor of Divinity. He continued his studies at the Pontifical University of Leuven, Belgium, where he was awarded a doctorate in Philosophy in 1953. In 1981 he was awarded a D.Litt. by the National University of Ireland.
Connell was ordained priest by Archbishop John Charles McQuaid in 1951. He took up a teaching post at the Department of Metaphysics in University College Dublin. He was appointed Professor of General Metaphysics in 1972 and in 1983 became the Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology.
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