Michael J. Cleary C.S.Sp. (1 September 1925 – 3 September 2020) was an Irish prelate, Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Banjul, Gambia. He was born in Brickens, County Mayo, Ireland. He was educated at St Jarlath's College, Tuam, before entering the novitiate where he also studied for an arts degree in University College Dublin.