Former Tullamore based priest appointed as new Archbishop of Dublin
Former Tullamore based priest appointed as new Archbishop of Dublin Reporter: '); 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. Â...