Keith Michael Patrick O'Brien (born 17 March 1938) is a Scottish Cardinal and the Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh of the Roman Catholic Church. O'Brien is currently the only living Cardinal from Scotland.
Born in Ballycastle, Northern Ireland, O'Brien moved first to Faslane in Scotland as a child, and then to Edinburgh, where he attended secondary school. Studying chemistry at the University of Edinburgh, he proceeded to study for the Roman Catholic priesthood at St. Andrew's College, Drygrange, and was ordained in 1965. From 1966 to 1971, he was employed by Fife County Council as a teacher of mathematics and science; he also served as chaplain to St Columba's Secondary School. Following on from this, he worked as parish apostolate in St Patrick's, Kilsyth from 1972 until 1975 and then St Mary's, Bathgate from 1975 until 1978.
Cardinal O'Brien is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland and heads its Conference of Bishops.
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