Cahal Daly


Cahal Daly

Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh
Primate of All Ireland
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArmagh
Appointed6 November 1990
Term ended1 October 1996
PredecessorTomás Ó Fiaich
SuccessorSeán Brady
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Patrizio
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination22 June 1941
Consecration16 July 1967
by William John Conway
Created cardinal28 June 1991
by John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Charles Brendan Daly

(1917-10-01)1 October 1917
Died31 December 2009(2009-12-31) (aged 92)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
BuriedSt Patrick's Cathedral Cemetery, Armagh
NationalityIrish
DenominationRoman Catholic
EducationSt Malachy's College
Alma materQueen's University Belfast (BA)
St Patrick's College, Maynooth (DD)
MottoJesus Christus Heri et Hodie
Coat of arms

Cahal Brendan Daly KGCHS (born Charles Brendan Daly, 1 October 1917 – 31 December 2009) was a Roman Catholic cardinal, theologian and writer from County Antrim.

Daly served as the Catholic Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh from late 1990 to 1996, the oldest man to take up this role for nearly 200 years. He was later created a Cardinal-Priest of S. Patrizio by Pope John Paul II in the consistory of 28 June 1991.