George Vance Murry S.J. | |
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Bishop of Youngstown | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Diocese of Youngstown |
Appointed | January 30, 2007 |
Installed | March 28, 2007 |
Term ended | May 26, 2020 |
Predecessor | Thomas J. Tobin |
Successor | David Bonnar |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Saint Thomas (1999–2007) Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Thomas (1998–1999) Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (1995–1998) |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 9, 1979 by William Donald Borders |
Consecration | March 20, 1995 by Joseph Bernardin, Alfred Leo Abramowicz, and Timothy Joseph Lyne |
Personal details | |
Born | Camden, New Jersey, USA | December 28, 1948
Died | June 5, 2020 New York, New York, USA | (aged 71)
Education | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University George Washington University |
Motto | Christ my light |
Styles of George Vance Murry | |
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Reference style | His Excellency The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
George Vance Murry, S.J. (December 28, 1948 – June 5, 2020)[1] was an American prelate of the Catholic Church and member of the Society of Jesus. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown from 2007 to 2020.
Murry previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago from 1995 to 1998 and as bishop of the Diocese of Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands from 1998 to 2007 He submitted his resignation in May 2020 after suffering a relapse of leukemia, but died before it was accepted.