Dermot Dunne

A native of Mallow, Dunne was born in 1959 and educated in philosophy and theology at St Patrick's College Maynooth, was ordained a deacon in 1983 and a priest in 1984,[2] serving his early priestly ministry in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne. [3] Later he was appointed chaplain to the Whittington Hospital in London and worked in two parishes there including St. George's Cathedral, Southwark and while in London, the Dean pursued graduate and post-graduate studies in psychotherapy and qualified as a psychotherapist in 1995.

In 1999 he became the Dean's Vicar of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. Having served his title there until 2001, Dean Dunne was appointed incumbent of the Crosspatrick and Carnew Group of parishes in county Wicklow. During his incumbency he was appointed Precentor of Ferns and subsequently Archdeacon of Ferns before his appointment as Dean of Christ Church Cathedral Dublin in 2008. Dean Dunne completed an MA in Applied Spirituality and was awarded his master's degree from Dublin City University. He is married to Celia Dunne (née' Burl.)