William Edward Murray

William Edward Murray
Bishop of Diocese of Wollongong Emeritus
Church Roman Catholic Church
See Diocese of Wollongong
In office 1975 - 1996
Predecessor Thomas Absolem McCabe
Successor Philip Edward Wilson
Orders
Ordination 21 July 1945
Personal details
Born (1920-02-16)16 February 1920
Leichhardt, New South Wales
Died 21 April 2013(2013-04-21) (aged 93)
Sydney, Australia

William Edward Murray AM (16 February 1920  21 April 2013) was an Australian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Murray was born in Leichhardt and was ordained as a priest on 21 July 1945 in the Archdiocese of Sydney. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Wollongong on 5 June 1975 and consecrated on 21 July 1975. Murray remained with the diocese until his retirement on 12 April 1996.[1]

He was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia on 26 January 1988 for services to religion.[2]

Murray died on 21 April 2013 in a Sydney nursing home. He was 93.[3]

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