Diarmuid Martin


Diarmuid Martin
Archbishop Emeritus of Dublin
Primate Emeritus of Ireland
Martin at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in 2013
DioceseDublin
SeeDublin
Installed26 April 2004
Term ended29 December 2020
PredecessorDesmond Connell
SuccessorDermot Farrell
Other post(s)Coadjutor Archbishop of Dublin (2003–2004);
Apostolic Nuncio in Geneva and Titular Archbishop of Glendalough (2001–2003);
Titular Bishop of Glendalough (1999–2001)
Orders
Ordination25 May 1969
by John Charles McQuaid
Consecration6 January 1999
by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Born
Diarmuid Martin

(1945-04-08) 8 April 1945 (age 79)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma materDe La Salle School, Ballyfermot, University College Dublin, Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas Angelicum
Styles of
Diarmuid Martin
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleArchbishop

Diarmuid Martin (born 8 April 1945) is an Irish prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland from 2004 to 2020. From 1976 to 2003 he held a variety of positions in the Roman Curia and in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, representing the Holy See at the United Nations in Geneva and many international conferences. He became a bishop in 1999 and an archbishop in 2001.