The Most Reverend Joseph A. Murphy, S.J. | |
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| Vicar Apostolic of Belize | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Titular Bishop of Birtha |
| Appointed | December 23, 1923 |
| In office | May 4, 1924 – July 16, 1938 |
| Predecessor | Frederick C. Hopkins, S.J. |
| Successor | William A. Rice, S.J. |
| Previous post(s) | Dean of College of Arts and Science, Marquette University |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | August 26, 1888 |
| Consecration | March 19, 1924 by Archbishop John J. Glennon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 24, 1857 |
| Died | November 25, 1939 (aged 81) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States[1] |
Joseph Anthony Murphy was born in Ireland but raised in Chicago. He became a Jesuit priest and served, inter alia, as dean of the liberal arts college at Marquette University for eleven years and as Vicar Apostolic for the Catholic mission in British Honduras (Belize), Central America, being ordained bishop on March 19, 1924.[1]
- ^ a b "William A. Murphy". Woodstock Letters. 69: 205–208. 1940. Retrieved June 19, 2015.