The Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland,
Added on October 17, 2007
Vatican announces Brady as cardinal
Wednesday, 17 October 2007 13:50
The Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, Dr Se?n Brady, is to be made a cardinal.
Dr Brady, 68, is a native of Laragh in Co Cavan. He was ordained in 1964.
On news of his appointment, Archbishop Brady said he was deeply honoured and humbled by the announcement.
He said it was a mark of the affection and esteem of Pope Benedict XVI for the whole Church in Ireland.
He added that it is a daunting privilege to join Cardinal Cahal Daly and Cardinal Desmond Connell in the College of Cardinals.
In 1995 Archbishop Brady was ordained Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh, and on the retirement of Cardinal Cahal Daly succeeded him as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland in 1996.
His promotion today means that the traditional right to vote in a Papal election is restored to the See of Armagh following the appointment of Archbishop Desmond Connell, the then Archbishop of Dublin, as Cardinal six years ago.
Dr Connell and Dr Cahal Daly remain as non-voting cardinals, having passed 80 years of age.
A Consistory, at which the new cardinals will be created, will be held in Rome on 24 November.