Dermot Farrell


Dermot Farrell

Archbishop of Dublin
Primate of Ireland
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseDublin
Appointed29 December 2020
Installed2 February 2021
PredecessorDiarmuid Martin
Previous post(s)Bishop of Ossory
Financial Secretary of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference
Vicar general of the Diocese of Meath
Parish priest of Dunboyne
President of St Patrick's College, Maynooth
Lecturer at St Patrick's College, Maynooth
Director of Formation at the Pontifical Irish College
Orders
Ordination7 June 1980
Consecration11 March 2018
by Diarmuid Martin
Personal details
Born
Dermot Pius Farrell

(1954-11-22) 22 November 1954 (age 69)
ParentsDermot and Carmel Farrell
Alma materSt Patrick's College, Maynooth
Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoAdjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini
"Our help is in the name of the Lord"
Coat of armsDermot Farrell's coat of arms

Dermot Pius Farrell KC*HS (born 22 November 1954) is an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Dublin since 2021.