Richard William Smith (born April 28, 1959) is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

He furthered his studies in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University, from which he earned a Licentiate (1993) and Doctorate in Sacred Theology (1998).

Smith was a member of the conference's Episcopal Working Group for the Coordination of Indigenous Initiatives and then of the Ad hoc Committee for Indigenous Issues[10][12][13] In 2015, Smith was selected as the second national delegate of the English Sector to the XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.

In April 2022, Smith participated in the Indigenous delegation that met with Pope Francis in Rome.

[13] On April 27, 2002, Smith was appointed the seventh Bishop of Pembroke by Pope John Paul II.

[12][18] He was later named the eighth metropolitan Archbishop of Edmonton by Pope Benedict XVI on March 22, 2007, being formally installed on the following May 1.

[8][10][16][17] Smith co-hosted Upfront with the Archbishop with Jenny Connelly from May 10, 2022, until its conclusion on October 29, 2024, releasing 106 episodes ranging from 18 minutes to an hour and a half.