Background
MacDaid, Liam Sean was born on July 19, 1945 in Dublin, Ireland. Son of William John MacDaid and Mary Ellen Kerrigan.
MacDaid, Liam Sean was born on July 19, 1945 in Dublin, Ireland. Son of William John MacDaid and Mary Ellen Kerrigan.
Bachelor, St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, Ireland, 1965. Bachelor of Divinity, St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, Ireland, 1968. Higher diploma in education, St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, Ireland, 1970.
Diploma Career Guidance and Counselling, University College, Dublin, 1977.
He previously served as chancellor of the diocese. His family home was at the corner of the West End and Shamble Lane, where now stands The Marine Bar. Following his ordination he received a Diploma in Higher Education and began teaching at Street 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 Street Joseph"s Gaelic Athletic Association club in his native Bundoran-Ballyshannon 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 Fivemiletown-Brookeborough in County Fermanagh, he was appointed as Diocesan Secretary and Chancellor of the Diocese, with additional pastoral responsibility for the parish of Tyholland, County Monaghan.
On 27 February 2002 he was appointed Chaplain of His Holiness by Pope John Paul World War II
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 episcopal ordination took place in Street Macartan"s Cathedral, Monaghan Town, on 25 July 2010. The principal consecrator was Cardinal Seán Brady, Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh, assisted by Bishop Joseph Duffy, Bishop-Emeritus of Clogher, and Noel Treanor, Bishop of Down and Connor, a native of Tyholland.
Addressing the congregation, MacDaid referred to the recent child sex abuse scandals in the church when he said, "We have been brought to our knees but maybe that is no bad thing."
MacDaid"s episcopal motto is: Per Christum Dominum Nostrum ("Through Christ Our Lord").