William Edward Murray Explained

Type:Bishop
William Edward Murray
Bishop of Diocese of Wollongong Emeritus
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Diocese of Wollongong
Term:1975–1996
Predecessor:Thomas Absolem McCabe
Successor:Philip Edward Wilson
Ordination:21 July 1945
Birth Date:1920 2, df=yes
Death Place:Sydney, Australia

William Edward Murray AM (16 February 192021 April 2013) was an Australian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Murray was born in Leichhardt and was ordained as a priest on 21 July 1945 in the Archdiocese of Sydney. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Wollongong on 5 June 1975 and consecrated on 21 July 1975. Murray remained with the diocese until his retirement on 12 April 1996.[1]

He was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia on 26 January 1988 for services to religion.[2]

Murray died on 21 April 2013 at a Sydney nursing home. He was 93.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholiic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bguirma.html William Edward Murray
  2. Web site: It's an Honour – Honours – Search Australian Honours. 29 January 2014.
  3. http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/1449589/former-wollongong-bishop-dies-aged-93/?src=rss Obituary