Kevin McNamara (bishop)


Kevin McNamara
Archbishop of Dublin
Primate of Ireland
ChurchRoman Catholic
SeeDublin
In office15 November 1984 – 8 April 1987
PredecessorDermot J. Ryan
SuccessorDesmond Connell
Previous post(s)Kerry (1976–1984)
Bishop
Orders
Ordination19 June 1949
Personal details
Born10 June 1926
Died8 April 1987 (aged 60)
Dublin, Ireland

Kevin McNamara (10 June 1926 – 8 April 1987) was a senior Irish Catholic academic and bishop who in the early 1980s was seen as one of the most outspoken members of the Irish hierarchy on issues such as abortion and divorce. He served for three years as Archbishop of Dublin before dying of cancer.

St Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Dublin