Keith O'Brien

Religious Leader

Birthday March 17, 1938

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Scotland

DEATH DATE Mar 19, 2018 (80)

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About

Scottish Roman Catholic cardinal who resigned as the Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh in 2013 amidst allegations of sexual misconduct.

Before Fame

He received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of Edinburgh in 1959.

Trivia

The Church ordered him to leave Scotland following his admission of inappropriate sexual activity with junior priests.

Family Life

He moved with his family from Northern Ireland to Scotland, where his father was serving with Royal Navy, when he was young.

Associated With

He was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope John Paul II in 2003.