Cardinal Cahal Daly dies in Belfast |
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December 31, 2009: Cahal Cardinal Daly, who served as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1990 to 1996 died at the Belfast City Hospital. He was 92 years old. He was praised by political and religious leaders for nurturing the peace process and improving community relations in Northern Ireland. His body lay in state at St Peter's Cathedral in Belfast before being taken to the ecclesiastical capital of Armagh for burial at St Patrick's Cathedral. Archbishop Daly was born in Loughguile, County Antrim on October 1, 1917. He was educated at St Patrick's National School in the town, then at St Malachy's College in Belfast. He earned a degree in classics at the Queen's University in Belfast; he completed his theology studies at St Patrick's College in Maynooth where he was ordained a priest on June 22, 1941 for the Diocese of Down and Connor. He continued his studies at Maynooth earning a Doctor of Divinity degree in 1944.In 1945, he was appointed a lecturer of philosophy at Queen's University in Belfast. In 1967, he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois in southern Ireland. On October 17, 1982, he was installed as bishop of his home diocese of Down and Connor. On November 6, 1990, he was the surprise choice to fill the vacancy of the Archdiocese of Armagh, whereupon he became Primate of All Ireland. On June 28, 1991, he was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope John Paul II. He retired on October 1, 1996.
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