IRELAND
RTE News
The Vatican has confirmed that the Pope has accepted the resignation of Seán Brady as Catholic primate of all Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh.
He is being succeeded by Archbishop Eamon Martin with immediate effect.
Last month, Cardinal Brady offered his resignation to the Pope, as his 75th birthday approached, in accordance with Canon Law.
Archbishop Eamon Martin is aged 52 and from the Derry diocese.
He has been lined up as a replacement since his appointment as Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh in January of last year.
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