Henry Murphy (bishop)
Henry Murphy, DD (b Ardpatrick 19 May 1912; d Limerick 8 October 1973) was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop in the 20th Century.[1]
Bishop Murphy was educated at St Munchin's College and St Patrick's College, Maynooth. He was ordained priest on 21 June 1936.[2] He was on the staff at St Munchins from 1938 until his consecration as Bishop of Limerick on 31 August 1958.[3] He died in post. [4] He is buried in Mount Lawrenc Cemetery, Limerick.[5]
References[]
- ^ Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ Limerick Leader Death of Bishop Murphy
- ^ Find a grave
Categories:
- 1912 births
- Bishops of Limerick
- 1973 deaths
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland
- Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth
- Irish Roman Catholic bishop stubs