Alec Reid

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The Reverend
Alec Reid
CSsR
Personal life
BornAlexander Reid
5 August 1931 (1931-08-05)
Dublin, Ireland
Died (aged 82)
Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland
Resting placeMilltown Cemetery, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Alma materUniversity College Galway
Known forRole in Northern Ireland peace process
Religious life
ReligionChristianity
DenominationRoman Catholic
ChurchClonard Monastery
Ordination1957
Senior posting
Awards

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, a role BBC journalist Peter Taylor subsequently described as "absolutely critical" to its success.

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