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'''George Vance Murry''' [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]] (December 28, 1948—June 5, 2020) was an American [[prelate]] of the [[Catholic Church]] and member of the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit Order]]. He was the Bishop of the [[Diocese of Youngstown]] from 2007 until his death. He served as an [[auxiliary bishop]] of the [[Archdiocese of Chicago]] from 1995 to 1999 and as the bishop of the [[Diocese of Saint Thomas|Saint Thomas]] in the [[United States Virgin Islands|Virgin Islands]] from 1999 to 2007.
'''George Vance Murry''' [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]] (December 28, 1948—June 5, 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2020-06-05|title=Bishop George Murry S.J. Death – Dead: George Vance Murry S.J. Obituary|url=https://www.theartsofentertainment.com/bishop-george-murry-s-j-death-dead-george-vance-murry-s-j-obituary/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=The Arts of Entertainment|language=en-US}}</ref> was an American [[prelate]] of the [[Catholic Church]] and member of the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit Order]]. He was the Bishop of the [[Diocese of Youngstown]] from 2007 until his death. He served as an [[auxiliary bishop]] of the [[Archdiocese of Chicago]] from 1995 to 1999 and as the bishop of the [[Diocese of Saint Thomas|Saint Thomas]] in the [[United States Virgin Islands|Virgin Islands]] from 1999 to 2007.


==Life==
==Life==

Revision as of 23:28, 5 June 2020

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

George Vance Murry

S.J.
Bishop of Youngstown
Bishop Murry in September 2018
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseCincinnati
DioceseYoungstown
AppointedJanuary 30, 2007
InstalledMarch 28, 2007
PredecessorThomas J. Tobin
Previous post(s)Bishop of Saint Thomas (1999–2007)
Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Thomas (1998–1999)
Titular Bishop of Diocese of Fuerteventura (1995–1998)
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (1995–1998)
Orders
OrdinationJune 9, 1979
ConsecrationMarch 20, 1995
by Joseph Bernardin, Alfred Leo Abramowicz, and Timothy Joseph Lyne
Personal details
Born(1948-12-28)December 28, 1948
Camden, New Jersey
DiedJune 5, 2020(2020-06-05) (aged 71)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, U.S.
MottoCHRIST MY LIGHT
Styles of
George Vance Murry
Reference styleThe 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 Jesuit Order. He was the Bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown from 2007 until his death. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago from 1995 to 1999 and as the bishop of the Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands from 1999 to 2007.

Life

Murry was born in Camden, New Jersey, in 1948. He originally belonged to the African Methodist Episcopal Church but converted to Roman Catholicism when he was a child while attending a parochial school in Baltimore, Maryland.[2] He later attended Camden Catholic High School.

Murry did undergraduate studies at St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia and St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield, Connecticut before receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore. In 1972 he was admitted as a member of the Society of Jesus. After completing his period of novitiate in 1974, he went on to obtain a Master of Divinity degree from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley and a Masters and Doctorate in American Cultural History from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He was ordained a Catholic priest on June 9, 1979.[3]

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago

Murry became a professor at the University of Detroit. He also served as the President of Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C., and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Detroit, until Pope John Paul II appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago and titular bishop of Fuerteventura in 1995. He was consecrated on March 20 of that year by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin.[3]

Bishop of Saint Thomas

In May 1998, Pope John Paul appointed Murry Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Upon the resignation of Elliot Griffin Thomas in June 1999, he automatically succeeded to the office of bishop of the diocese.

Bishop of Youngstown

On January 30, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown.[3] Later that year, he was elected Secretary of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops,[4] and he was re-elected to a three-year term the following year.[5]

Murry served on numerous boards, including those of the University of Detroit, St. Joseph's University, Mount St. Mary's College, Loyola Academy in Detroit, and Loyola University Chicago. He was a member of the boards of Fairfield University and Catholic Relief Services. He served as the chairman of the Committee on Domestic Policy of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and on the board of directors for the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, and the Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Bishop Murry was appointed Chair of the National Catholic Educational Association in 2015, where he served until the end of 2017.

In September 2015, Pope Francis appointed Murry a member of the Synod of Bishops that met the following month to discuss family life.[6] At that meeting, he said he supported the view that church practice toward the divorced and remarried could change without altering doctrine. He said he supported greater participation from theologians, cultural historians, and other experts, and that the Synod needed to find a way to hear the voices of the people who were the subject of its discussions. He also supported the creation of commission to consider allowing women to serve as deacons. He said: "It would be a wise idea to look into it, to learn more about it and then to present a proposal to the Pope to say there either are theological problems, or not. And if not, let’s move forward."[7]

In April 2018, Murry was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.[8] He received chemotherapy treatment at the Cleveland Clinic.[9] On September 4, 2018, Bishop Murry returned to work part-time at the Diocese and a press conference was held in the parish hall of Saint Columba Cathedral that morning.[10] On May 26, 2020, Murry requested to resign as bishop after his leukemia returned in April.[11]

On June 5 2020, Murry died after being admitted to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, in New York City, for treatment earlier that week.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ admin (2020-06-05). "Bishop George Murry S.J. Death – Dead: George Vance Murry S.J. Obituary". The Arts of Entertainment. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  2. ^ Goshay, Charita (December 1, 2012). "Faith and Values: Black Catholics embrace heritage, history". Canton Reporter. Archived from the original on 2012-12-27.
  3. ^ a b c "Bishop George Vance Murry, S.J." Catholic Hierarchy.
  4. ^ Allen Jr., John L. (November 14, 2007). "USCCB Day Three: Murry elected conference secretary". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  5. ^ Allen Jr., John L. (November 11, 2008). "USCCB: Murry elected secretary (again ... we think)". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  6. ^ McElwee, Joshua J. (September 15, 2015). "Vatican releases Synod list: 279 participants, 8 Americans". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  7. ^ Hansen S.J., Luke (October 20, 2015). "Bishop George Murry Discusses Synod Process, Supports More Lay Involvement". America. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  8. ^ "Bishop Murry diagnosed with acute leukemia, receiving treatment". The Vindicator. April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  9. ^ "Bishop Murry of Youngstown diagnosed with leukemia". Catholic News Agency. April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  10. ^ https://doy.org/bishop-murrys-return-to-work/
  11. ^ "Youngstown Bishop George Murry requests resignation after latest cancer diagnosis". WKBN.com. 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  12. ^ "Youngstown Diocese Bishop George Murry dies". The Independent. Retrieved 2020-06-05.

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Youngstown
2007–2020 		Incumbent
Preceded by Bishop of St. Thomas
1999–2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
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 Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
1995–1998 		Succeeded by
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