Seán Cardinal Brady, J.C.D., D.D. (b. 16 August 1939) is the current Catholic Cardinal Archbishop of Armagh, comprising 61 parishes, 147 churches serving 210,000 Catholics and is also Primate of All Ireland.The archdiocese stretches from Magherafelt in the north to Drogheda in the south and includes most of counties Armagh and Louth and parts of counties Tyrone, Derry and Meath.
Cardinal Brady was installed on 3 November 1996.
On October 17, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he will elevate Brady to the cardinalate.
Brady was elevated to the cardinalate in the consistory at St. Peter's Basilica on November 24, 2007.
Cardinal Brady has enjoyed a somewhat lower profile than the recent Archbishops of Armagh, Cahal Daly and Tómas O'Fiach, both of whom developed their reputations during the difficult days of the Troubles and the Hunger Strikes.
However Cardinal Brady is well liked within the Archdiocese both by the clergy and the laity.
During a recent court case against the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations Northern Ireland 2006, Cardinal Brady's evidence was regarded as convincing and decisive in having the regulations on harassment thrown out.
In 2001 Pope John Paul II chose to make the then Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland, Desmond Connell a cardinal, even though Connell was technically number two in church ranking behind Brady.
It was the first time in a century that the red hat was given to the Archbishop of Dublin rather than the Archbishop of Armagh.
This was rectified in 2007 when Brady was elevated to the cardinalate.
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