# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/desmond-connell
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:05:05.122Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/desmond-connell"
name: "Desmond Connell"
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description: "Desmond Connell was an Irish cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. He was an Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland. Cardinal Connell was one of a number of senior clergy to have been heavily criticised for inaction, making misleading statements and covering up clerical sex abuse in Dublin. He died on 21 February 2017, aged 90."
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birthDate: "1926-03-24"
deathDate: "2017-02-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump