Seán Brady
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Irish Roman Catholic cardinal
Key facts
- Archdiocese
- Armagh
- Appointed
- 1 October 1996
- Installed
- 3 November 1996
- Term ended
- 8 September 2014
- Predecessor
- Cahal Daly
- Successor
- Eamon Martin
- Other post
- Cardinal Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta (2007–present)
- Previous posts
- Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh (1994–1996) President of the Irish Episcopal Conference (1996–2014)
- Ordination
- 22 February 1964, by Luigi Traglia
- Consecration
- 19 February 1995, by Cahal Daly
- Created cardinal
- 24 November 2007, by Benedict XVI
- Rank
- Cardinal priest
- Born
- ( 1939-08-16 ) 16 August 1939 (age 86) , Drumcalpin , County Cavan , Ireland
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Alma mater
- St Patrick's College, Maynooth Pontifical Irish College Pontifical Lateran University
- Motto
- Jesum Christum cognoscere , ( Latin for ' To know Jesus Christ ' )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Seán
- Family name
- Brady
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2013 conclave
- Image
- Cardinal Sean Patrick Brady.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1939-08-16
- Commons category
- Seán Brady
- consecrator
- Gerard Clifford
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Encyclopedic overview
Seán Brady KGCHS (born 16 August 1939) is an Irish prelate who is a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Roman Catholic Primate of All Ireland from 1996 until 2014. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in the consistory on 24 November 2007. He left office in 2014 and was succeeded by Eamon Martin, who had served as Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh since 2013.
Early life and education
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