Desmond Connell | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dublin | |
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| 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 |
| Died | 21 February 2017 (aged 90) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Clonliffe College University College Dublin Maynooth College University of Leuven |
| Coat of arms |  |
Desmond Connell KGCHS (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, making misleading statements and covering up clerical sex abuse in Dublin.[1] He died on 21 February 2017, aged 90.
- ^ McDonald, Henry; correspondent, Ireland (26 November 2009). "Irish church and police covered up child sex abuse, says report". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
The report states that senior clerical figures covered up the abuse over nearly 30 years and that the structures and rules of the church facilitated that cover-up.
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