Henry Murphy (bishop) explained

Henry Murphy
Consecrated By:Albert Levame
Honorific Suffix:SThD
Honorific Prefix:The Most Reverend
Alma Mater:St Patrick's College Maynooth
Religion:Roman Catholic
Birth Place:Ardpatrick, Ireland
Birth Date:19 May 1912
Consecration:31 August 1958
Bishop of Limerick
Ordained By:David Keane
Ordination:21 June 1936
Predecessor:Patrick O'Neill
Term Start:31 August 1958
Appointed:01 July 1958
Diocese:Limerick
Church:Roman Catholic
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Henry Murphy (19 May 1912, in Ardpatrick – 8 October 1973, in Limerick) was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop.[1]

Murphy was educated at St Munchin's College and St Patrick's College, Maynooth. He was ordained priest on 21 June 1936.[2] He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity (DD). He was on the staff at St Munchins from 1938 until his consecration as Bishop of Limerick on 31 August 1958.[3] He served as Secretary of the Irish Episcopal Conference and he attended all the sessions of the Second Vatican Council. He died in post.[4] He is buried in Mount Lawrenc Cemetery, Limerick.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/bishops%2001.pdf Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987
  2. https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmurphyh.html Catholic Hierarchy
  3. Book: Fryde . E. B. . Greenway . D. E. . Porter . S. . Roy . I. . Handbook of British Chronology . 3rd, reprinted 2003 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1986 . 0-521-56350-X .
  4. http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/bishops%2015.pdf Limerick Leader Death of Bishop Murphy
  5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165391434/henry-murphy Find a grave