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Catholic Archbishop-elect of Dublin prepares for major reorganisation Dermot Farrell assures change will follow consultation with priests and parishioners Sat, Jan 2, 2021, 01:00 Listen now 4:10 Archbishop-elect Dermot Farrell of Dublin believes Pope Francis has given Catholics ‘a great lead’ on homosexuality. Photograph: Alan Betson Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly.   With half of Dublin’s priests over 70 and due to retire within the next five years and congregations ageing and declining, th...

Incoming Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell faces daunting job Current Bishop of Ossory will oversee archdiocese in which half of priests are over 70 Tue, Dec 29, 2020, 11:00 Updated: Tue, Dec 29, 2020, 11:57   The announcement that Bishop of Ossory Dermot Farrell (66) is to be the new Archbishop of Dublin will come as no great surprise to many priests in the archdiocese, as his name has always been among the front runners since Archbishop Diarmuid Martin made clear his intention to retire on reaching 75 last April. That he has not done so before now is due to the pandemic. Odds, s...