{{Short description|Irish Roman Catholic prelate (1945–2023)}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox Christian leader | name = Liam MacDaid | title = [[Bishop of Clogher|Bishop Emeritus of Clogher]] | church = [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] | diocese = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Clogher|Clogher]] | appointed = 6 May 2010 | enthroned = 25 July 2010 | ended = 1 October 2016 | predecessor = [[Joseph Duffy (bishop)|Joseph Duffy]] | successor = [[Lawrence Duffy]] <!-- Orders -->| ordination = 15 June 1969 | consecration = 25 July 2010 | consecrated_by = [[Seán Brady (cardinal)|Seán Brady]] | rank = <!-- Personal details --> | birth_date = {{Birth date|1945|7|19|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Bundoran]], [[County Donegal]], Ireland | death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|8|15|1945|7|19|df=y}} | death_place = France | previous_post = [[Chancellor (ecclesiastical)|Chancellor]], Secretary, Communications Officer and Chairman of the [[Presbyteral council|council of priests]] of the Diocese of Clogher<br />[[Administrator (of ecclesiastical property)|Administrator]] at [[Tyholland]] parish<br />President and Teacher at [[St Macartan's College]] | motto = ''Per Christum Dominum nostrum''<br /><small>(Through Christ our Lord)</small> | coat_of_arms = Coat of arms of Liam Seán MacDaid.svg | honorific_prefix = [[The Most Reverend]] | parents = | honorific_suffix = [[Diploma of Higher Education|HDip]] | ordained_by = [[John Charles McQuaid]] | other_post = Chairperson of the Council for Marriage and the Family of the [[Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference]]<br />Vice-Chairperson of Accord }} {{Infobox bishopstyles | name=Liam MacDaid| dipstyle=[[The Most Reverend]] | offstyle=[[Your Excellency]] | relstyle=[[Bishop]] | deathstyle= | image=| image_size = }}
'''Liam Seán MacDaid''' (19 July 1945 – 15 August 2023) was an Irish [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[prelate]] who served as [[Bishop of Clogher]] between 2010 and 2016.
==Early life and education== Liam Seán MacDaid was born in [[Bundoran]], [[County Donegal]] on 19 July 1945. He attended primary school at St Louis Infant School and St Macartan's National School, and secondary school at [[St Macartan's College]]. MacDaid had a keen interest in [[Gaelic games]], playing for [[St Joseph's GFC (Donegal)|St Joseph's GFC]] at club level and some [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] county teams in the early 1970s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=6 May 2010 |title=Vatican Announcement regarding Dioceses of Clogher and Derry |url=https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2010/05/06/vatican-announcement-regarding-dioceses-of-clogher-and-derry/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference}}</ref><ref name="catholicbishops.ie">{{Cite web |date=1 October 2016 |title=Pope Francis accepts the resignation of Bishop MacDaid due to ill health |url=https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2016/10/01/pope-francis-accepts-the-resignation-of-bishop-macdaid-due-to-ill-health/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference}}</ref>
MacDaid began studying for the priesthood at [[St Patrick's College, Maynooth]] in 1962, graduating with honours in [[Celtic studies]] in 1965 and [[sacred theology]] in 1968.<ref name=":0" />
MacDaid was [[Holy orders in the Catholic Church|ordained to the priesthood]] for the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Clogher|Diocese of Clogher]] on 15 June 1969.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Maguire |first=Stephen |date=15 July 2019 |title=Bishop Liam McDaid celebrates golden jubilee of his priesthood |url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2019/07/15/bishop-liam-mcdaid-celebrates-golden-jubilee-of-his-priesthood/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Donegal Daily |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Presbyteral ministry == Following ordination, MacDaid completed a [[higher diploma]] in [[Pedagogy|education]] from [[St Patrick's College, Maynooth]], before returning to the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Clogher|Diocese of Clogher]] in 1970 for his first diocesan appointment, as a teacher at [[St Macartan's College]], where he subsequently served as president between 1981 and 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGarry |first=Patsy |date=6 May 2010 |title=Msgr Liam Seán MacDaid named as bishop of Clogher |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/msgr-liam-sean-macdaid-named-as-bishop-of-clogher-1.661760 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref>
MacDaid subsequently completed a [[diploma]] in [[Counseling psychology|counselling]] from [[University College Dublin]] in 1978, and served as a counselling tutor with the Catholic Marriage Advisory Council, before he was appointed chairman of the diocesan [[Presbyteral council|council of priests]] in 1988.<ref name=":0" />
MacDaid received his first pastoral appointment in 1989, when he was appointed [[curate]] in [[Aghavea]]/Aghintaine (centred on [[Brookeborough]] and [[Fivemiletown]]). He was appointed diocesan secretary, diocesan communications officer and [[Administrator (of ecclesiastical property)|administrator]] in [[Tyholland]] in 1993, and subsequently diocesan [[Chancellor (ecclesiastical)|chancellor]] the following year. MacDaid was also a founding member of the Association of Management of Catholic Secondary Schools.<ref name=":0" />
MacDaid was appointed [[Chaplain of His Holiness]] by [[Pope John Paul II]] on 27 February 2002.<ref name=":0" />
==Episcopal ministry== MacDaid was appointed [[Bishop of Clogher|Bishop-elect of Clogher]] by [[Pope Benedict XVI]] on 6 May 2010.<ref name=":0" /> At the time of his appointment, he was the most recent bishop to have been chosen from among the clergy of his native diocese.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Michael |date=2014-09-11 |title=Irish hierarchy rapidly changing |url=https://www.irishcatholic.com/irish-hierarchy-rapidly-changing/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=The Irish Catholic |language=en-US}}</ref>
MacDaid was consecrated by the [[Archbishop of Armagh]] and [[Primacy of Ireland|Primate of All Ireland]], [[Seán Brady (cardinal)|Seán Brady]], on 25 July at [[St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan|St Macartan's Cathedral]], [[Monaghan]]. In his first address as bishop, MacDaid referred to the recent [[Catholic Church sexual abuse cases|clerical sexual abuse cases]] in the Church, saying that the church "has been brought to our knees but maybe that is no bad thing".<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 July 2010 |title=Bishop Liam S MacDaid’s Ordination ceremony address |url=https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2010/07/25/bishop-liam-s-macdaids-ordination-ceremony-address/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-07-25 |title=MacDaid ordained Bishop of Clogher |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0725/133762-abuse/ |access-date=20 March 2023 |website=RTÉ |language=en}}</ref>
During his episcopacy, he advocated for greater collaboration between priests and laity, establishing support groups including a pastoral support group and a commission on diocesan liturgy, and initiated a stronger diocesan [[youth ministry]]. MacDaid also continued the development and implementation of safeguarding policies and structures initiated by his predecessor, [[Joseph Duffy (bishop)|Joseph Duffy]], which were reviewed and complimented by the National Board for the Safeguarding of Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland in 2011. He also chaired the Council for Marriage and the Family of the [[Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference]] from 2012 until 2016, and served as vice-chairperson of [[Accord (agency)|Accord]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walsh |first=Oisín |date=2016-03-29 |title=Diocese of Clogher to take reflective look back at past 100 years |url=https://catholicnews.ie/diocese-of-clogher-to-take-reflective-look-back-at-past-100-years/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Catholic News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="catholicbishops.ie"/>
MacDaid joined a number of other bishops in releasing a statement on 8 June 2016, ahead of a [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|referendum in the United Kingdom]] on [[United Kingdom membership of the European Union|its membership of the European Union]], warning against [[Brexit and the Irish border|the impact]] of a potential [[Brexit]] on the [[Northern Ireland peace process|peace process in Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daly |first=Greg |date=2016-06-08 |title=Northern Bishops warn of Brexit impact |url=https://www.irishcatholic.com/northern-bishops-warn-of-brexit-impact/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=The Irish Catholic |language=en-US}}</ref>
It was announced on 1 October 2016 that McDaid had tendered his resignation on medical grounds to [[Pope Francis]] some months previously, and that it had been with immediate effect.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statement by the Diocese of Clogher on the retirement of the Most Rev Liam MacDaid as Bishop of Clogher |url=https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2016/10/01/statement-by-the-diocese-of-clogher-on-the-retirement-of-the-most-rev-liam-macdaid-as-bishop-of-clogher/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 October 2016 |title=Bishop of Clogher Liam McDaid retires due to ill health |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/bishop-of-clogher-liam-mcdaid-retires-due-to-ill-health-35095137.html |access-date=20 March 2023 |website=Belfast Telegraph |via=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 October 2016 |title=Pope accepts resignation of Bishop of Clogher, Liam MacDaid |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/pope-accepts-resignation-of-bishop-of-clogher-liam-macdaid-1.2813535 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2017-04-20 |title=Pope Francis to appoint seven new Irish bishops in coming months |url=https://www.irishcatholic.com/pope-francis-to-appoint-seven-new-irish-bishops-in-coming-months/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=The Irish Catholic |language=en-US}}</ref>
Liam MacDaid died on 15 August 2023, while he was on holiday in France. He was 78.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-08-16 |title=DEATH OF MOST REV LIAM S. MacDAID, BISHOP EMERITUS OF CLOGHER|url=https://clogherdiocese.ie/2023/08/death-of-most-rev-liam-s-macdaid-bishop-emeritus-of-clogher/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=Official the Diocese of Clogher website}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmacdaid.html Bishop Liam Seán MacDaid] on [[Catholic-Hierarchy.org]] * [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/clog0.htm#40636 Bishop Liam Seán MacDaid] on GCatholic * [https://clogherdiocese.ie/our-bishop/ Bishop Liam Seán MacDaid] on [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Clogher|Diocese of Clogher]]
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