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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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.