Eamon Martin
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The Most Reverend Eamon Martin |
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| Archbishop of Armagh Primate of All Ireland |
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| Archdiocese | Armagh |
| See | Armagh |
| Appointed | 18 January 2013 (coadjutor) |
| Installed | 8 September 2014 |
| Predecessor | Seán Brady |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 28 June 1987 by Edward Daly |
| Consecration | 21 April 2013 by Seán Brady |
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| Born |
30 October 1961 Derry, Northern Ireland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Ara Coeli, Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Parents | John James Martin and Catherine Crossan |
| Alma mater |
St Patrick's College, Maynooth Queen's University Belfast Institute of Education University of Cambridge |
| Motto |
Cantate Canticum Novum (Sing a new song) |
| Coat of arms |  |
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Styles of Eamon Martin |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Eamon Martin (born 30 October 1961) is an Irish Roman Catholic prelate, the incumbent Archbishop of Armagh and the Primate of All Ireland.
He was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Derry and served as an assistant priest of St Eugene's Cathedral from 1987 until 1989. He moved into teaching and earned two more degrees; from 1999 to 2008, he was President of St Columb's College, Derry. He then served as Secretary-General of the Irish Episcopal Conference from 2008 to 2010, Vicar General of the Diocese of Derry from 2010 to 2011, and diocesan administrator of the Diocese of Derry from 2011 to 2013. He was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh in January 2013, consecrated a bishop in April 2013, and succeeded Seán Brady as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland on 8 September 2014.
Martin was born in Derry in 1961, the youngest of 17 children. After his primary school education in St Patrick's, Pennyburn, Derry, he entered St Columb's College. His priestly training took place in St. Patrick's College, Maynooth where he graduated with a BD (Hons) in Theology and a BSc(Hons) in Mathematical Science from NUI Maynooth.
On 28 June 1987, Martin was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Derry by Edward Daly, the then Bishop of Derry. After his ordination he served as a curate (assistant priest) at the cathedral of the Diocese of Derry from 1987 until 1989. He then served as a teacher at St Columb's College in Derry from 1990 to 1998. He then continued his studies at Queens University, Belfast from 1989–1990. Martin went on to study at St Edmund's College, Cambridge from 1998–1999 where he obtained a MPhil in school development.
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