What is Desmond Connell?
{{Infobox Christian leader | type = Cardinal | honorific-prefix = [[His Eminence]] | name = Desmond Connell | honorific-suffix = | title = [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]], [[Archbishop of Dublin (Roman Catholic)|Archbishop of Dublin]] | image = | caption = | archdiocese = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin|Dublin]] | province = | see = | enthroned = 21 January 1988 (appointed) | ended = 26 April 2004 (retired) | predecessor = [[Kevin McNamara (archbishop)|Kevin McNamara]] | successor = [[Diarmuid Martin]] | other_post = | ordination = 19 May 1951 ([[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|Priest]]) | consecration = 6 March 1988 ([[Bishop (Catholic Church)|Archbishop]]) | cardinal = 21 February 2001 | rank = [[Cardinal (Catholicism)#Cardinal priest|Cardinal priest]] ''of [[San Silvestro in Capite|S. Silvestri in Capite]]'' | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|03|24|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Phibsboro]], Dublin, Ireland | death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|2|21|1926|03|24|df=yes}} | death_place = Dublin, Ireland | buried = | nationality = Irish | religion = [[Roman Catholic]] | residence = | parents = | spouse = | children = | occupation = | profession = | alma_mater = [[Clonliffe College]]<br> [[University College Dublin]]<br>[[Maynooth College]]<br>[[Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)|University of Leuven]] | signature = | coat_of_arms = Coat of arms of Desmond Connell.svg | coat_of_arms_alt = }} '''Desmond Connell''' (24 March 1926 – 21 February 2017) was an Irish [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]] in the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. He was an [[Archbishop of Dublin (Roman Catholic)|Archbishop of Dublin]] and [[Primate of Ireland]]. Cardinal Connell was one of a number of senior clergy to have been heavily criticized for inaction