Philip Francis Murphy
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Philip Francis Murphy (March 25, 1933 – September 2, 1999) was an American clergyman of the
Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore
from 1976 until his death in 1999.
Early life and education
Philip Murphy was born in
St. Charles College in Catonsville.[1] He made his theological studies at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1955.[1] He continued his studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, and earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1959.[1]
Priesthood
While in Rome, Murphy was
Mount St. Joseph High School, both in Baltimore.[1] He became assistant vice-rector at the North American College in 1961, and was named a papal chamberlain in 1965.[1] Returning to Baltimore, he was made secretary to Cardinal Lawrence Shehan.[1] In addition to his duties as secretary, he was named vice-chancellor of the Archdiocese of Baltimore in 1968, and chancellor of pastoral concerns and vicar for personnel in 1971.[1]
Episcopacy
On January 11, 1976, Murphy was appointed
consecration on the following February 29 from Archbishop William Donald Borders, with Cardinal Shehan and Bishop Thomas Austin Murphy serving as co-consecrators.[2] In addition to his episcopal duties, he served as vicar general of the archdiocese and vicar to Catholics in Maryland's western counties of Howard, Carroll, Frederick, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett.[1]
Active in
Jews, and served as a board member of The Interfaith Alliance, an organization of Christian and Jewish leaders from across the nation.[1] In 1989, he co-founded Interfaith Housing of Western Maryland, Inc., an organization dedicated to developing safe and adequate housing for Western Maryland's rural poor.[1] Within the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, he served as a member of the Doctrine Committee (1976-1979), Priestly Life & Ministry Committee (1976-1982), Pastoral Research & Practices Committee (1976-1980), Vocations Committee (1977-1980), and Committee on Women in Society and in the Church (1978-1990).[1]
Murphy died from
Cathedral of Mary Our Queen
.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Most Rev. P. Francis Murphy". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore. Archived from the original on 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ a b c "Bishop Philip Francis Murphy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
