Pope Francis has appointed the Most Reverend Dr Dermot Farrell as Archbishop of Dublin.
Archbishop-elect Farrell replaces the Most Reverend Archbishop Diarmuid Martin whose request for retirement has been accepted by the Pontiff and is effective from today.
The date that Dr Farrell will take over the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Dublin will be announced at a later date.
In April, the Archbishop Martin reached the age of retirement. After much anticipation and speculation, today Pope Francis announced replacement - the Bishop of Ossory the Most Reverend Dr Dermot Farrell.
Originally from Co Westmeath, the 66-year-old - who has previously served as a parish priest in Co Meath and has held the position of President of St Patrick s College in Maynooth - became the Bishop of Ossory in 2018.
Former Tullamore based priest appointed as new Archbishop of Dublin
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A former Tullamore based priest has been appointed as the new Archbishop of Dublin.
Pope Francis, has appointed the Most Reverend Dr Dermot Farrell, until now Bishop of Ossory, as Archbishop of Dublin. A Westmeath native, he was appointed Curate in Tullamore Parish in the late 1980s after returning from studying in Rome.
Born in 1954, he began his studies for the priesthood at Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth in 1972, obtaining a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1976, as part of his philosophical studies.
During his theological studies he was awarded a Bachelor in Divinity Degree in 1979 and a licence is Theology in 1981, both by the Pontifical University, Maynooth.