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Archbishop and Metropolitan of St. Andrew’s and Edinburgh.

 

His Eminence Keith Patrick Cardinal O’Brien
K.M., K.C.H.S., B.Sc., Dip.Ed.

Born at Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, Ireland
17th March 1938.

Education

 St. Patrick’s High School, Dumbarton.
Holy Cross Academy, Edinburgh..
University of Edinburgh (B.Sc., 1959; Dip.Ed., 1966 )
St. Andrews College Drygrange, Roxburghshire
Ordained Priest Edinburgh 3rd April 1965
Assistant Priest Holy Cross, Edinburgh 1956- 1966
St. Bride, Cowdenbeath 1966 – 1971
St. Patrick, Kilsyth 1972 – 1975
St. Mary Bathgate 1975 – 1978
Spiritual Director St. Andrew’s College Drygrange 1978 – 1980
Rector St. Mary’s College, Blairs 1980 - 1985

Ordained Archbishop

By Gordon Gray, Cardinal Priest and Archbishop Emeritus of St. Andrews and Edinburgh at Edinburgh, 5th August 1985
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Grand Cross Conventual Chaplain 1985
Founded Gillis College, Edinburgh, Gilllis College was closed as the Diocesan Seminary and the students transferred to the new National Major Seminary in September 1993. 7th September, 1986
Eqestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem: Knight Commander with Star 1991
Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Argyll and The Isles . 1996 – 1999
Residence Archbishop’s House,
42 Greenhill Gardens,
Edinburgh,
EH10 4BJ.		 Tel  :

Fax :

0131 447 3337

0131 447 0816
Secretary Miss Norah Magennis (1996)
Created Cardinal 21st October 2003
   

 
 
   
 
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