Liam Seán MacDaid (born 19 July 1945) is the former

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. He previously served as chancellor of the

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. He officially resigned on 1 October 2016 due to ill health.

Early life and priestly ministry

MacDaid was born in

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, part of the Diocese of Clogher. His family home was at the corner of the West End and Shamble Lane, where now stands The Marine Bar. Having completed his studies at St Macartan's College in Monaghan Town and St Patrick's College,

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, he was ordained on 15 June 1969. Following his ordination he received a Diploma in Higher Education and began teaching at St Macartan's College. He served as President of the College from 1981-1989. He has a keen interest in Gaelic games and was a former player with the then St Joseph's

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club in his native Bundoran-

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parish. He also featured on some Donegal teams in the early 1970s. MacDaid was Chairman of the Council of Priests of Clogher Diocese from 1989 until 1996. In 1993, after three years of pastoral experience in the parish of

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- Brookeborough in

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, he was appointed as Diocesan Secretary and Chancellor of the Diocese, with additional pastoral responsibility for the parish of Tyholland,

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. On 27 February 2002 he was appointed

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Bishop of Clogher

On 6 May 2010, MacDaid was appointed as the Bishop-elect of Clogher, replacing Joseph Duffy, who was retiring. Bishop Duffy had reached the canonical age limit, having served as bishop of the diocese for almost 31 years. MacDaid's

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took place in St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan Town, on 25 July 2010. The

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was Cardinal Seán Brady,

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and Archbishop of Armagh, assisted by Bishop Joseph Duffy, Bishop-Emeritus of Clogher, and

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, Bishop of Down and Connor, a native of Tyholland. The attendance included

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and

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Mary Coughlan as well as

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, the Church of Ireland Bishop of Clogher and representatives of other churches. Addressing the congregation, MacDaid referred to the recent child sex abuse scandals in the church when he said, "We

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have been brought to our knees but maybe that is no bad thing."McDaid ordained Bishop of Clogher
RTÉ. 25 July 2010. MacDaid's episcopal motto is: ''Per Christum Dominum Nostrum'' ("Through Christ Our Lord").

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Macdaid, Liam 1945 births Living people Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland People from Bundoran Roman Catholic bishops of Clogher People educated at St Macartan's College, Monaghan