Michael Smith

Irish Roman Catholic Bishop
Person human Q1720858
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Summary

Michael Smith is a human[1]. He was born in Oldcastle[2]. He was born on June 6, 1940[3]. He worked as a Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Michael Smith was born in Oldcastle[2].
  • Michael Smith was born on June 6, 1940[3].
  • Michael Smith held citizenship in Ireland[7].
  • Michael Smith worked as a Catholic priest[4].
  • Michael Smith worked as a Catholic bishop[5].
  • Michael Smith was educated at Pontifical Irish College[8].
  • Michael Smith's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[9].
  • Michael Smith is recorded as male[10].
  • Michael Smith's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Michael Smith's Commons category is recorded as Michael Smith (bishop)[12].
  • Michael Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[13].
  • Michael Smith's given name is recorded as Michael[14].
  • Michael Smith's consecrator is recorded as Tomás Ó Fiaich[15].
  • Michael Smith's consecrator is recorded as Gaetano Alibrandi[16].
  • Michael Smith's consecrator is recorded as Cahal Daly[17].

Body

Origins and Family

Michael Smith was born in Oldcastle[2]. He was born on June 6, 1940[3].

Education

Michael Smith was educated at Pontifical Irish College[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5].

Personal Life

Michael Smith's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[9].

Why It Matters

Michael Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Where was Michael Smith born?

Michael Smith was born in Oldcastle[2].

What did Michael Smith do for work?

Michael Smith worked as Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5].

Where did Michael Smith go to school?

Michael Smith was educated at Pontifical Irish College[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . GCatholic.org. Retrieved . gcatholic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Hoefler50 · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'no', 'pl', 'sw']
    Gcatholic person id → 2464
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Gcatholic person id: 2464, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289578|batch #289578]]"
  2. 20w ago · Twtw4244 · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Consecrator → Tomás Ó Fiaich, Gaetano Alibrandi, Cahal Daly
    Citizenship → —
    Educated at → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Given name: Michael"
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