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Welcome Archbishop Farrell The Mater Dei Centre for Catholic Education (MDCCE) warmly welcomes the appointment of Archbishop Dermot Farrell as the new Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland. We also offer our very best wishes to Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, who established the Centre in conjunction with DCU, on his retirement. Archbishop Farrell’s installation as leader of the Catholic Church in Dublin is planned for 2 nd February 2021. Archbishop Farrell is from Castletown-Geoghegan in County Westmeath. He was ordained in 1980 as a priest for the Diocese of Meath. He took further studi...

By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor CHIEF Arthur Christopher Izuegbunan Mbanefo, MFR, CON, Odu III, 90, is a rare breed personality. Highly intelligent, cerebral and talented, he has excelled in many walks of life, making his marks in accountancy, business, international diplomacy, public policy formulation, educational administration, philanthropy, culture and the arts. Born in Onitsha on June 11, 1930 to the famous Mbanefo family, Arthur was educated at St. Patrick’s College, Calabar, and trained in the United Kingdom as a chartered accountant. The young Arthur Mbanefo qualified as a cha...

December 29, 2020 CWN Editor's Note: Bishop Farrell, 66, was president of Ireland’s national seminary (St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth) from 1996 to 2007; Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Ossory in 2018. He succeeds Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, 75, who has led the Dublin archdiocese since 2004. The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage.   Sound Off! CatholicCulture.org supporters weigh in. All comments are moderated. To lighten our editing burden, only current donors are allowed to Sound Off. If you are a c...