George V. Murry


George Vance Murry

S.J.
Bishop of Youngstown
Bishop Murry in September 2018
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Youngstown
AppointedJanuary 30, 2007
InstalledMarch 28, 2007
Term endedMay 26, 2020
PredecessorThomas J. Tobin
SuccessorDavid Bonnar
Previous post(s)Bishop of Saint Thomas
(1999–2007)
Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Thomas (1998–1999)
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (1995–1998)
Orders
OrdinationJune 9, 1979
by William Donald Borders
ConsecrationMarch 20, 1995
by Joseph Bernardin, Alfred Leo Abramowicz, and Timothy Joseph Lyne
Personal details
Born(1948-12-28)December 28, 1948
DiedJune 5, 2020(2020-06-05) (aged 71)
New York, New York, USA
EducationJesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University
George Washington University
MottoChrist my light
Styles of
George Vance Murry
Reference styleHis Excellency
The Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

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.

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