Cork-born Archbishop dies following globetrotting career

Patrick Coveny spent much of his life spreading Catholicism across the world 

Patrick Coveney pictured in Crosshaven, Cork, where he settled for retirement in 2009. Picture: Dan Linehan

Cork-born Archbishop Patrick Coveney has died at the age of 88, it has been announced.

The archbishop, who was living in Crosshaven, Co Cork, died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday.