Charles M. Murphy (priest)

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Charles M. Murphy is an American Roman Catholic priest of the Diocese of Portland, Maine. Monsignor Murphy formerly served as the academic dean and rector of the Pontifical North American College in Rome from 1979 to 1984.

Murphy earned a doctorate in sacred theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University and a master's degree in education from Harvard University. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in classics from the College of the Holy Cross in 1957.

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References

  1. "St. Francis De Sales". The Morning Call . January 10, 2006. Retrieved 2012-09-15. Monsignor Charles M. Murphy, author of "Belonging to God: A Personal Training[ dead link ]
Academic offices
Preceded by Rector of the North American College
1979–1984
Succeeded by