Died From Cancer After Three Years
McNamara's reign in Dublin was short-lived. Already suffering from what proved to be terminal cancer (giving him the onerous responsibility for Ireland's biggest diocese when he was known to be in poor health was criticised within the Church), Archbishop McNamara died in April 1987, only months after the Fine Gael minority government had been defeated in the 1987 general election.
Archbishop McNamara was succeeded as archbishop by a university lecturer, Desmond Connell.
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