Ireland's Residential Cardinals (Part VIII)

Tomás Cardinal Ó Fiaich

Birth

November 3, 1923, Crossmaglen, Ireland.

Education

St. Patrick's College, Armagh; St Patrick's Colege, Maynooth; St. Peter's College, Wexford.

Pre-Episcopal Career

Ordained, July 6, 1948, Armagh. Pastoral work in the archdiocese of Armagh, 1948-1953. Faculty member, St Patrick's College, Maynooth, 1953-1977; Vice-President, 1970-1974; President, 1974-1977.

Episcopal Career

Elected archbishop of Armagh, August 18, 1977. Consecrated, October 2, 1977, Armagh, by Gaetano Alibrandi, titular archbishop of Binda, nuncio in Ireland, assisted by Francis Lenny, titular bishop of Rotdon, auxiliary of Armagh, and by William J. Philbin, bishop of Down and Connor. President of Episcopal Conference of Ireland, 1977-1990.

Cardinalate

Created cardinal priest in the consistory of June 30, 1979; received the red biretta and the title of S. Patrizio, June 30, 1979. Attended the First Plenary Assembly of Sacred College of Cardinals, Vatican City, November 5-9, 1979; V Ordinary Assembly of the World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 26-October 25, 1980; VI Ordinary Assembly of the World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 29-October 28, 1983; II Extraordinary Assembly of the World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, November 24-December 8, 1985; VII Ordinary Assembly of the World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 1-30, 1987.

Death

May 8, 1990, Toulouse, France. Buried, grounds of St. Patrick's metropolitan cathedral, Armagh.