Deceased
Parish Of Birth
Cathedral
Colleges Attended
St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth Co Kildare, Ireland
Details Of Ordination
Bon Secours Chapel, Cork
17/6/1928
Appointments
Chaplain, Mount Desert : 18/2/1981 – 18/12/1981
Farranree PP : 2/8/1970 – 18/2/1981
Monkstown PP : 4/7/1962 – 2/8/1970
Cathedral/Blackpool CC : 14/10/1952 – 4/7/1962
Cathedral CC : 17/12/1939 – 14/10/1952
Chaplain, Mount St. Joseph’s : 1/10/1932 – 17/12/1939
Ministry Abroad/ Portsmouth, England : 1928 – 1932
Notes
He was a member of a well-known clerical family. He was one of three brothers who became priests – Joseph & Donal (Donal was also ordained at the Bon Secours Chapel in 1928) . He also had six nephews who were ordained to the priesthood, namely: Bishop Cormac Murphy-O’Connor (now Cardinal of Westminister Diocese), Mgr. Patrick Murphy-O’Connor, Brian Murphy-O’Connor, Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, O.P., Kerry Murphy-O’Connor, and Lawrence O’Shea O.F.M.
He was the First Parish Priest at Farranree.
Appointed Canon of the Cathedral Chapter on the 7/10/1975
Date Of Death
18/12/1981
Place Of Death
Bon Secours Hospital, Cork
Place Of Burial
The Church of the Resurrection Grounds, Farranree, Cork
Associated Links
His brother, Fr. Arthur
His nephew, Very Rev. Kerry Canon Murphy-O’Connor, PP
His grand uncle, Very Rev. Denis Murphy, PP