Robert MacCarthy
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The Very Revd. Dr Robert MacCarthy is Dean of Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.
Born in 1940, Dean MacCarthy was educated at St. Columba's College in Rathfarnham, Dublin. He continued his studies in Trinity College Dublin, St John's College Cambridge, Trinity College, Oxford and Cuddesdon Theological College.
He received a Ph.D. in 19th century Irish history from Trinity College in 1983. Prior to his ordination in 1979, he spent twelve years in university administration at Reading University, Queen's University Belfast and Trinity College Dublin, where he became Assistant Secretary. He became curate of Carlow in 1979, a post he held until 1981 when he was appointed Librarian of Pusey House, Oxford and Fellow of St Cross College. In 1982 he was appointed Team Vicar in Bracknell New Town.
From 1986 to 1988 he was Bishop's Vicar in Kilkenny Cathedral. He became Rector of Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny in 1988. From 1995–9 he was Rector of St Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway and Provost of Tuam. He has been a member of the chapter since 1994, as the Prebendary of Monmohenock. His publications include The Estates of Trinity College Dublin (Dundalgan Press, 1992) and Ancient and Modern: A short History of the Church of Ireland (Four Courts Press, 1995).
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Renowned for his controversial opinions and liberal ideologies some parishoners have remarked that he is difficult to work with. After expressing doubts of the validity of New Testament verses in our modern world, questions were raised over Dr. MacCarthy's claimed orthodoxy.[1]
In October 2005 he gave a sermon which appeared in an abridged form in The Irish Times on October 13th 2005. It proved controversial, with one commentator in the The Brandsma Review[2] dubbing it The rubber-stamping of buggery
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