William Edward Murray
Australian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
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| Intro | Australian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church | |
| Places | Australia | |
| was | Priest | |
| Work field | Religion | |
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| Religion: | Catholic church | |
| Birth | 16 February 1920, Leichhardt, Municipality of Leichhardt, Inner West, Sydney | |
| Death | 21 April 2013Randwick, New South Wales, Australia (aged 93 years) |
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William Edward Murray AM (16 February 1920 – 21 April 2013) was an Australian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
Murray was born in Leichhardt and was ordained as a priest on 21 July 1945 in the Archdiocese of Sydney. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Wollongong on 5 June 1975 and consecrated on 21 July 1975. Murray remained with the diocese until his retirement on 12 April 1996.
He was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia on 26 January 1988 for services to religion.
Murray died on 21 April 2013 in a Sydney nursing home. He was 93.