Alec Reid

Alec Reid
Personal
Born
Alexander Reid

5 August 1931 (1931-08-05)
Dublin, Ireland
Died (aged 82)
Dublin, Ireland
Resting placeMilltown Cemetery, Belfast
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materUniversity College Galway
Known forRole in Northern Ireland peace process
Organization
ChurchClonard Monastery
Senior posting
Awards
Ordination1957

Alexander Reid CSsR (5 August 1931 – 22 November 2013) was an Irish Catholic priest noted for his facilitator role in the Northern Ireland peace process,[1] a role BBC journalist Peter Taylor subsequently described as "absolutely critical" to its success.[2]

  1. ^ "BBC News - Northern Ireland peace process priest Fr Alec Reid dies". BBC.co.uk. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  2. ^ Peter Crutchley (31 August 2014). "IRA ceasefire 20 years on: The priest who brokered the peace". BBC News UK. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2014.

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