Archbishop successor ‘a scholar and gentleman’

The new Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, Cork-born Bishop Kieran O’Reilly, will be installed early in 2015.

The 62-year-old, appointed four years ago as Bishop of Killaloe, will succeed Archbishop Dermot Clifford, who has retired.

He currently serves as secretary to the Irish Episcopal Conference. Born in Turner’s Cross in Cork City, he was educated at Scoil Chríost Rí and Coláiste Chríost Rí before joining the Society of African Missions in 1970.