Founding rector of UCD to be made a saint

Cardinal John Henry Newman was the first rector of the Catholic University of Ireland in 1854, with the institution later becoming UCD.

Founding rector of UCD to be made a saint

The founding rector of University College Dublin is to be made a saint in October.

Cardinal John Henry Newman was the first rector of the Catholic University of Ireland in 1854, with the institution later becoming UCD.

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