Clement Smyth


Timothy Clement Smyth

Bishop of Dubuque
ChurchCatholic Church
AppointedJanuary 9, 1857 (Coadjutor)
In officeFebruary 20, 1858 – September 22, 1865
PredecessorMathias Loras
SuccessorJohn Hennessy
Other postsPrior of New Melleray (1849–1857)
Titular Bishop of Thennesus
Coadjutor Bishop of Dubuque (1857–1858)
Orders
OrdinationMay 29, 1841
by Nicholas Foran
ConsecrationMay 9, 1857
by Peter Richard Kenrick, Archbishop of St. Louis
Personal details
Born(1810-02-24)February 24, 1810
DiedSeptember 22, 1865(1865-09-22) (aged 55)
Dubuque, Iowa, United States

Timothy Clement Smyth OCSO (February 24, 1810 – September 22, 1865) was an Irish born 19th century bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Dubuque in Iowa following the death of Bishop Mathias Loras in 1858. He previously served as coadjutor bishop of Dubuque from 1857 to 1858. Smyth was a member of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists),