Michael Smith (bishop)
Michael Smith KC*HS (born 6 June 1940) is the retired Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath, Ireland. He was ordained priest in the Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran on 9 March 1963 by Cardinal Traglia, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano. He celebrated his first mass on 10 March 1963 in the Clementine Chapel, located under the Altar at Papal Basilica of Saint Peter.
His Most Reverend, Dr. Michael Smith | |
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Bishop of Meath, Emeritus | |
Archdiocese | Armagh |
Diocese | Meath |
Predecessor | John McCormack |
Successor | Thomas Deenihan |
Orders | |
Ordination | 9 March 1963 by Cardinal Traglia, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano |
Consecration | 29 January 1984 by Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Irish |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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