George Murry
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Bishop George Vance Murry was born in Camden, New Jersey in 1948. In 1972, he became a member of the Jesuits religious order. On Wednesday, March 28, Bishop Murry was installed as the the Bishop of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown.
Bishop Murry obtained an M.Div. degree from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley and a Masters and a Ph.D. in American Cultural History from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Bishop Murry served as a university professor, President of Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, DC, and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Detroit, before being appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago by Pope John Paul II in 1995.
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In May 1998, the Pope John Paul II appointed him Coadjutor Bishop of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. In July 1999 he was appointed Bishop of St. Thomas. On January 30, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as the fifth Bishop of Youngstown. An apostolic administrator will be named to temporarily supervise the St. Thomas Diocese.
Bishop Murry has served on numerous boards, including those of the University of Detroit, St. Joseph's University, Mount St. Mary's College, Loyola Academy in Detroit,and Loyola University Chicago. Presently,he is a member of the board of Fairfield University and Catholic Relief Services. He was recently elected chairman of the United States Catholic Bishops Committee on Domestic Policy.
[edit] External link
- National Black Catholic Congress bio of George Murry
| Preceded by Elliot Griffin Thomas |
Bishop of St. Thomas 1999–2007 |
Succeeded by Vacant |
| Preceded by Thomas J. Tobin |
Bishop of Youngstown 30 January 2007 – present |
Incumbent |
