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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