Donal Murray (bishop)
The Most Reverend Donal Murray | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Limerick | |
| Diocese | Limerick |
| See | Limerick |
| Appointed | 10 February 1996 |
| Installed | 24 March 1996 |
| Term ended | 17 December 2009 |
| Predecessor | Jeremiah Newman |
| Successor | Brendan Leahy |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 May 1966 |
| Consecration | 18 April 1982 by Dermot Ryan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donal Brendan Murray 29 May 1940 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post(s) | (1982–1996) |
Donal Brendan Murray (born 29 May 1940) was the Roman Catholic
Biography
Early life and ordination
He was born in
Priest and bishop
He lectured in the Mater Dei Institute of Education from 1969, becoming professor of moral theology at Clonliffe College.[1] He also lectured at UCD – from 1973 to 1982 in Catechetics and from 1978 to 1982 in Medical Ethics.[1]
In 1981 he was appointed
Abuse scandal
In November 2009, he was pressured to resign from his post after the Murphy Report found that he had mishandled child sexual abuse allegations within his diocese.[2]
He announced his resignation to a congregation, including priests of the Diocese, people working in the Diocesan Office and the Diocesan Pastoral Centre, at 11 am (noon in Rome, the hour of the publication of the decision) in St. John's Cathedral, Limerick.[3]
See also
Catholicism portal
Ireland portal
- Murphy Report
- Catholic Church sexual abuse cases in Ireland
- Catholic Church sexual abuse cases by country
- Catholic Church in Ireland
- Ivan Payne – subject of chapter 24 of the Murphy Report
- Thomas Naughton – named in chapter 29 of the Murphy Report
- Archbishop of Dublin
- Eamonn Oliver Walsh, Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin– named in report
- Martin Drennan, Bishop of Galway, and former Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin
References
- ^ a b c d e f Bishop Donal Murray Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, by Monsignor John Fleming, limerickdioceseheritage.org
- Irish Times. 28 November 2009. Archived from the originalon 11 April 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
- ^ "Statement by Bishop Donal Murray on his resignation as Bishop of Limerick". Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 3 August 2010.
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