Diarmuid Martin
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Diarmuid Martin (pronounced deer-mid) (born 8 April 1945) is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland. He was born in Dublin.
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| See | Dublin |
| Title | Archbishop of Dublin |
| Period in office | 26 April 2004 —present |
| Consecration | 30 April 2003 (as co-adjutor) |
| Predecessor | Desmond Cardinal Connell |
| Successor | Incumbent |
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| Priestly ordination | May 25 1969 |
| Previous bishoprics | Glendalough (titular) 1998 |
| Previous post | Holy See diplomat |
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| Date of birth | April 8, 1945 |
| Place of birth | Dublin |
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[edit] Early life and education
Diarmuid Martin was raised and educated in Dublin, at the Oblate school in Inchicore, the De La Salle School is a Roman Catholic school and is situated on the Ballyfermot Road in Ballyfermot and the Marian College, Ballsbridge. Following that, he went to University College Dublin, where he studied philosophy, and then went to the Dublin Diocese's seminary at Clonliffe, where he studied theology. He was ordained a priest on 25 May 1969 by Archbishop John Charles McQuaid. Following this he pursued further education at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome, though, it appears, without attaining any degrees.
[edit] Pastoral Experience
From 1973 to 1974 he was Curate at the Parish of St Brigid in Cabinteely, but actively sought to return to Rome.
[edit] Work for the Holy See
In 1976 Diarmuid Martin began to work in the service of the Holy See for the Pontifical Council for the Family. He later worked on the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, being appointed the Under Secretary in 1986 and the Secretary in 1994. On 6 January 1999 he was ordained as Titular Bishop of Glendalough by Pope John Paul II. On 17 January 2001, he was appointed Titular Archbishop of the same diocese. This marked his appointment as the Holy See Permanent Observer in Geneva, at the United Nations Office and Specialised Agencies and at the World Trade Organisation. He led the delegations of the Holy See to the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (Doha, 2001), the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance.
During the 1990s, Diarmuid Martin represented the Holy See at major United Nations International Conferences, spoke about the Church's teachings on social matters at a variety of Bishop Conferences, and was a member of various Vatican Offices, including the Central Committee for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000. Also, he was involved in discussions between the World Council of Churches and the Catholic Church as well as the World Faiths Development Dialogue. He also represented the views of the Holy See to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, where he advocated for debt relief for less developed countries.
[edit] Archbishop of Dublin
Diarmuid Martin was appointed Co-Adjutor Archbishop of Dublin on 3 May 2003, and was installed as such on 30 August of that year. On 26 April 2004, following the acceptance of Desmond Cardinal Connell's resignation by Pope John Paul II, Diarmuid Martin automatically succeeded him as Archbishop of Dublin. On 21 February 2006 The Irish Times published a front page article which stated that Martin was due to receive the red hat in the next consistory, suggesting the date for this would be the 25 March the Feast of the Annunciation.
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
| Posthumous style | none |
However on the 22 February 2006 Pope Benedict XVI announced the names of the 15 new Cardinals to be installed, and it soon became apparent that Diarmuid Martin was not on the list, the result perhaps of the unease which some of his pronouncement engender in conservative circles. On 17th October 2007 Pope Benedict XVI announced the next batch of names to be elevated to the cardinalate and once again his name was not on the list, Instead the list contained Dr Sean Brady the Archbishop of Armagh. This was a return to tradition where the Primate of All Ireland was a Cardinal and not the serving Archbishop of Dublin as was the case with his predecessor.
It is also speculated that Martin will be recalled to Rome to head up a Vatican department. It is most likely that this would be the Justice and Peace department, in which he served as secretary. The top job at Justice and Peace becomes vacant in 2008. Despite his many duties in Dublin, Martin maintains a punishing schedule of international travel, and this has been seen as an indication of his desire, and indeed suitability, to return to his former career as an international diplomat.
On 4 November 2007 Dr Martin became the third Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin to preach in the Anglican (Church of Ireland) Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, since the 16th century Reformation. Delivering the annual Citizenship Sunday sermon, the Archbishop said that selling drugs was about trafficking with death.
[edit] Family
His brother, Seamus Martin, was a journalist with The Irish Times newspaper.
[edit] External links
See also: Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal
| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Preceded by Giuseppe Bertello |
Permanent Observer of Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva 17 January 2001 – 3 March 2003 |
Succeeded by Silvano Maria Tomasi |
| Religious titles | ||
| Preceded by Desmond Cardinal Connell |
Archbishop of Dublin 26 April 2004–present |
Incumbent |
| Order of precedence in Northern Ireland | ||
| Preceded by The Most Revd Alan Harper OBE Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) |
Gentlemen Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin |
Succeeded by John Neill Archbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland) |
