William Murphy (bishop of Rockville Centre)

For other people named William Murphy, see William Murphy (disambiguation).
His Excellency, The Most Reverend

William Francis Murphy
Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre
ChurchRoman Catholicism
DioceseRockville Centre
AppointedJune 26, 2001
InstalledSeptember 5, 2001
RetiredJanuary 31, 2017
PredecessorJames T. McHugh
SuccessorJohn Barres
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationDecember 16, 1964
by Francis Frederick Reh
ConsecrationDecember 27, 1995
by Bernard Law, William Wakefield Baum, and Alfred Clifton Hughes
Personal details
Born (1940-05-14) May 14, 1940 (age 84)
Boston, Massachusetts, US
MottoNo other name
Styles of
William Francis Murphy
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Ordination history of
William Murphy
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byBernard Law (Boston)
DateDecember 27, 1995
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by William Murphy as principal consecrator
Paul Henry WalshMay 29, 2003
Peter Anthony LibasciJune 1, 2007
Nelson J. PerezJuly 25, 2012
Robert J. BrennanJuly 25, 2012
Andrzej Jerzy ZglejszewskiMarch 25, 2014

William Francis Murphy (born May 14, 1940) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre on Long Island, New York, from 2001 to 2016 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts from 1995 to 2001.[1]

  1. ^ "Bishop Murphy of Rockville Centre retires; Bishop Barres named successor". Catholic News Service. 9 December 2016. Archived from the original on December 10, 2016.