Michael Neary (bishop)


Michael Neary

Archbishop Emeritus of Tuam
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseTuam
Appointed17 January 1995
Installed5 March 1995
Term ended10 November 2021
PredecessorJoseph Cassidy
SuccessorFrancis Duffy
Other post(s)Member of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
President of Action Tuam
Patron of the Catholic Grandparents Association
Chair of the Council for Doctrine and the Theological Committee of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference
Previous post(s)Auxiliary bishop of Tuam
Titular bishop of Quaestoriana
Professor and Lecturer at St Patrick's College, Maynooth
Spiritual director at the Pontifical Irish College
Teacher at Holy Rosary College and Presentation College Headford
Orders
Ordination15 June 1971
by Joseph Cunnane
Consecration13 September 1992
by Joseph Cassidy
Personal details
Born (1946-04-16) 16 April 1946 (age 78)
MottoFidelis et misericordis
(Faithful and merciful)
Coat of armsMichael Neary's coat of arms

Michael Neary KC*HS (born 15 April 1946) is an Irish prelate in the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Tuam between 1995 and 2021.