Michael Joseph Murphy


Michael Joseph Murphy
Bishop of Erie
ChurchCatholic
SeeDiocese of Erie
In office16 July 1982 – 2 June 1990
PredecessorAlfred Michael Watson
SuccessorDonald Walter Trautman
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland,
Coadjutor Bishop of Erie
Orders
Ordination28 February 1942
Consecration11 June 1976
Personal details
Born(1915-07-01)1 July 1915
Died3 April 2007(2007-04-03) (aged 91)
Erie, Pennsylvania
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Michael Joseph Murphy (1 July 1915 – 3 April 2007) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, from 1982 to 1990.