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Brendan Leahy (28 March 1960– ) is the 49th and current Bishop of Limerick. Bishop Leahy was appointed on 10 January 2013 by Pope Benedict XVI.Born and raised in Dublin in Crumlin and Rathfarnham his father was a school teacher. He was educated at University College Dublin (where he studied law) from 1977-1980 Mater Dei Institute of Education 1980-1981 Clonliffe College 1980-1983 King’s Inns. He left Ireland to study theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University Rome from 1983-1986.