Michael Smith (bishop)

His Most Reverned, Dr. Michael Smith
Bishop of Meath
Archdiocese	Armagh
Diocese	Meath
Predecessor	John McCormack
Orders
Ordination	9 March 1963 by Cardinal Traglia, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Personal details
Nationality	Irish
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Mr. Smith and Mrs. Julia Smith
Coat of arms

Styles of Michael Smith
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Grace
Religious style	Bishop

Michael Smith (born 6 June 1940) is the 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.

He was born in Oldcastle, County Meath, the son of Julia Tuite and Mr. Smith. Having studied for the priesthood at the Irish College in Rome, he was ordained a priest for the diocese on 9 March 1963. Continuing his studies in Rome he earned a doctorate in canon law. He attended all 168 days of the Second Vatican Council for which he and 41 other young priests prepared the official record, having been appointed as a recording secretary to the Council immediately after his ordination as a priest. Returning from Rome he served in the Cathedral Parish of Mullingar, as chaplain to St Loman's Hospital and as secretary to the bishop.

He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the diocese and Titular Bishop of Leges on 17 November 1983 and was consecrated on 29 January 1984. The principal consecrator was Tomás Cardinal Ó Fiaich; his principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Gaetano Alibrandi, the Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, and Cahal Daly, Bishop of the Diocese of Down and Connor.

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