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Pope Francis appoints Dr Dermot Farrell as new Archbishop of Dublin The newly appointed Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell Paul Ainsworth 30 December, 2020 01:00
THE newly-appointed Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell has been welcomed to the role as he prepares to take on the huge responsibility of shepherding the People of God in Ireland s largest diocese .
Pope Francis appointed Dr Farrell, currently the Bishop of Ossory, to his new post, which he will officially begin on a date in the new year yet to be announced.
The 66-year-old will replace Archbishop, Diarmuid Martin, who is set to retire from the second highest Catholic clerical role in Ireland behind the Archbishop of Armagh.