Michael Murphy (bishop)

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Michael Murphy (b. Kilmichael, County Cork 18 February 1924; d. Cork 7 October 1996) was an Irish Catholic bishop in the last quarter of the 20th Century. [1]

Before becoming a priest Murphy was a member of the team that won the 1941 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. [2] Murphy was ordained priest on 19 June 1949. [3] He served in Peru then as head teacher of St Finbarr's College, Farranferris. [4] He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Cork and Ross on 1 April 1976 and was consecrated its diocesan on 23 August 1980. He died in post sixteen years later. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Catholic Hierarchy
  2. ↑ "The fascinating history of Cork's bishops". EchoLive.ie. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Diocese of Cork and Ross
  4. ↑ Walsh, Fr. J. C.: Farranferris: The Heritage of St Finbarr 1887-1987. Tower Books, Cork 1987.
  5. ↑ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 385–386. ISBN   0-521-56350-X.
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Preceded by Bishop of Kilmore
1980–1996		Succeeded by


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