Paul Cullen (cardinal)


Paul Cullen
Cardinal, Archbishop of Dublin
and Primate of Ireland
SeeDublin
Installed1852
Term ended1878
PredecessorArchbishop Daniel Murray
SuccessorEdward Cardinal MacCabe
Other post(s)Archbishop of Armagh (1850–1852)
Orders
Ordination1829
Consecration24 February 1850
by Castruccio Cardinal Castracane degli Antelminelli
Created cardinal22 June 1866
RankCardinal priest of San Pietro in Montorio
Personal details
Born29 April 1803
Died24 October 1878(1878-10-24) (aged 75)
Dublin, Ireland
BuriedSt . Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Alma materSt. Patrick's College,
Pontifical Urban College
MottoPonit animam pro amicis

Paul Cardinal Cullen (29 April 1803 – 24 October 1878) was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and previously of Armagh, and the first Irish cardinal.[1] His Ultramontanism spearheaded the Romanisation of the Catholic Church in Ireland and ushered in the devotional revolution experienced in Ireland through the second half of the 19th century and much of the 20th century. A trained biblical theologian and scholar of ancient languages, Cullen crafted the formula for papal infallibility at the First Vatican Council.

  1. ^ Miranda, Salvador. "Paul Cullen". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 23 June 2009.