Tomás Ó Fiaich
Tomás Ó Fiaich | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh Primate of All Ireland | |
Portrait of Cardinal Ó Fiaich | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Armagh |
| Appointed | 18 August 1977 |
| Term ended | 8 May 1990 |
| Predecessor | William Conway |
| Successor | Cahal Daly |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal Priest of San Patrizio |
| Previous post(s) | President of St Patrick's College, Maynooth |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 July 1948 |
| Consecration | 2 October 1977 by Gaetano Alibrandi |
| Created cardinal | 30 June 1979 by John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Fee 3 November 1923 Cullyhanna, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 8 May 1990 (aged 66) Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France |
| Buried | St Patrick's Cathedral Cemetery, Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Alma mater | St Peter's College, Wexford |
| Motto | Fratres In Unum |
| Coat of arms | |
Tomás Séamus Ó Fiaich, KGCHS (3 November 1923 – 8 May 1990) was an Irish cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 2 October 1977 until his death. He was created a Cardinal in 1979. Ó Fiaich was born in 1923 in Cullyhanna and raised in Camlough, County Armagh.