Michael J. Cleary

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Michael J. Cleary (1 September 1925 – 3 September 2020) was an Irish-born Gambian Roman Catholic prelate. He was the Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Banjul in Gambia. He was born in Brickens, County Mayo, Ireland.

Cleary was made a priest on 29 June 1952. On 24 January 1981, he was made Bishop of the Diocese of Banjul.[1] Cleary retired on 25 February 2006.

Cleary died on 3 September 2020, aged 95.[2]

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  1. Ordination of Bishop Cleary
  2. "President Barrow Commiserates With Catholic Community Over Deaths Of Bishop Cleary And Goerge Gomez". fatunetwork.net. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-04.