| Michael Francis Howley | |
| Archbishop Of: | Archbishop of St. John’s, Newfoundland |
| See: | St. John's |
| Enthroned: | December 21, 1894 |
| Ended: | October 15, 1914 |
| Predecessor: | Thomas Joseph Power |
| Successor: | Edward Patrick Roche |
| Ordination: | June 6, 1868 |
| Other Post: | Prefect of Western Newfoundland (St. George’s), Canada Vicar Apostolic of Western Newfoundland (St. George’s), Canada |
| Birth Date: | 25 September 1843 |
| Birth Place: | St. John's, Newfoundland Colony |
| Death Place: | St. John’s, Dominion of Newfoundland |
Michael Francis Howley (September 25, 1843 - October 15, 1914) was a Roman Catholic priest. He was Bishop of St. John’s, Newfoundland from 1895 until 1904, when he was elevated to Archbishop of St. John’s, Newfoundland, a post he held until his death in 1914.[1]
Howley was a member of a distinguished Newfoundland family. His father, Richard, who had emigrated from Ireland in the early 19th century, was a successful merchant and civil servant. One of his brothers, Thomas Howley, became a doctor. Another brother, James Patrick Howley, was a geologist and author.