Richard William Smith
Richard William Smith (born April 28, 1959 in Halifax , Nova Scotia ) is a Canadian clergyman of the Catholic Church and Archbishop of Edmonton .
Life
Richard William Smith was ordained a priest on May 23, 1987 . He studied at the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax and completed a doctorate in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He was Vicar General in the Archdiocese of Halifax .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Pembroke on April 27, 2002 . The Archbishop of Ottawa , Marcel André J. Gervais , donated him episcopal ordination on June 18 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Terrence Thomas Prendergast SJ , Archbishop of Halifax, and Austin-Emile Burke , Senior Archbishop of Halifax. As a motto he chose "Fiat Voluntas Tua".
He was named Archbishop of Edmonton on March 22, 2007, and inducted into office on May 1 of that year.
Richard William Smith served as Chairman of the Canadian Bishops' Conference (CECC) until September 25, 2013.
Smith is a member of the Knights of Columbus .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Canada: New Chairman of the Bishops' Conference. Vatican Radio , September 26, 2013, accessed March 5, 2018 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Brendan Michael O'Brien |
Bishop of Pembroke 2002-2007 |
Michael Mulhall |
| Thomas Christopher Collins |
Archbishop of Edmonton since 2007 |
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| Pierre Morissette |
Chairman of the Canadian Bishops' Conference (CECC) 2011–2013 |
Paul-André Durocher |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Smith, Richard William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smith, Richard; Smith, Richard W. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Edmonton |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halifax , Nova Scotia |