IRELAND
Irish Independent
Sarah Stack
Published 08/09/2014
Pope Francis has accepted Cardinal Sean Brady’s resignation as leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland.
Cardinal Brady, has been Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland since 1996, wrote to Pope Francis several weeks before he approached his 75th birthday in August.
“I am pleased that Pope Francis has today accepted the resignation which I offered to him on the occasion of my 75th birthday,” said Cardinal Brady.
“I warmly congratulate Archbishop Eamon Martin who today becomes Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland and Coarb Phadraic. Let us rejoice and be glad.”
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