Brian Farrell

Brian Farrell LC (born 8 February 1944) is an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who has served as secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity since 2002. Early life and education Farrell was born in Drimnagh, Dublin on 8 February 1944. He is the older brother of Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life and Bishop Emeritus of Dallas. Farrell entered the congregation of the Legionaries of Christ in 1961, studying at the congregation House of Studies in Salamanca, Spain, until 1963, and continuing his training at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, and in the United States. He was ordained a priest for the Legionaries of Christ on 26 November 1969.