Bishop Urban Charles Joseph Murphy, C.P. †

Deceased

Bishop of Gaborone

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
12 Jul 1919		Born	Dublin, Ireland
25 May 1945	25.9	Ordained Priest	Priest of Congregation of the Passion
24 Apr 1959	39.8	Appointed	Prefect of Bechuanaland, Botswana
5 Aug 1966	47.1	Appointed	Bishop of Gaberones, Botswana
14 Sep 1966	47.2	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Gaberones, Botswana
28 Feb 1981	61.6	Died	Bishop of Gaborone, Botswana

a priest for 35.8 years
a bishop for 14.5 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop John Charles McQuaid, C.S.Sp. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Patrick Joseph Dunne †
Bishop Eugene O’Callaghan †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Urban Charles Joseph Murphy, C.P. † (1966)
Archbishop John Charles McQuaid, C.S.Sp. †

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