Irish Archbishop Dermot Farrell (left) and retired Archbishop Diarmuid Martin speak to reporters outside Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Dublin Dec. 29, 2020, after Archbishop Farrell was named head of the Dublin Archdiocese. (CNS photo/courtesy John McElroy)
Dublin Pope Francis has chosen Bishop Dermot Farrell of Ossory as Archbishop Diarmuid Martin s successor in Dublin.
The appointment is one of the most significant in the Irish church, involving oversight of the largest and most secular Irish diocese with up to 1 million Catholics.
Farrell, 66, a former president of the national seminary in Maynooth, has a range of experience in administration, pastoral ministry and seminary formation. He was elected finance secretary of the Irish bishops conference in March 2019.