Michael Smith (bishop)

His Most Reverend, Dr.

Michael Smith
Bishop of Meath, Emeritus
ArchdioceseArmagh
DioceseMeath
PredecessorJohn McCormack
SuccessorThomas Deenihan
Orders
Ordination9 March 1963
by Cardinal Traglia, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Consecration29 January 1984
by Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich
Personal details
NationalityIrish
DenominationRoman Catholic
Coat of armsMichael Smith's coat of arms

Michael Smith KC*HS (born 6 June 1940) is the retired[1] 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.

  1. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Michael Smith [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.