The Bishop of Kildare and Meath has been elected Archbishop of Armagh by the Church of Ireland.
Most Reverend Richard Clarke has simultaneously been installed as Primate of all Ireland.
The Dublin native has been Bishop of Kildare and Meath since 1996.
He is a former dean of residence in Trinity College Dublin, Rector of Bandon in west Cork, and Dean of Saint Finbarre’s Cathedral Cork.
Born in Dublin in 1949 he studied history and theology in Dublin and London Universities and holds a doctorate from the former.
He has contributed to a number of journals in this area.
He has also written on aspects of social theology in relation to Ireland including a number of articles and a book.
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