George M. Murray (bishop)

George Mosley Murray (April 12, 1919 – July 14, 2006) was a bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States. He was born 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland. His mother, Emma Winston Eareckson, was a registered nurse and head of pediatric nursing in the United States Steel Corporation's villages. His father, Gerald Murray, was an engineer at the United States Steel Corporation. Murray had a brother named Gerard. As a small child, George's parents moved him to Bessemer, Alabama, his father's new place of employment. Later, George attended the University of Alabama. He died at the age of 87 on July 14, 2006, in Fairhope, Alabama.

The Right Reverend

George Mosley Murray

D.D., L.H.D., LL.D.
Bishop of the Central Gulf Coast
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseCentral Gulf Coast
Elected1970
In office1971–1981
SuccessorCharles F. Duvall
Orders
OrdinationNovember 1948
by Charles Carpenter
ConsecrationJune 24, 1953
by Charles Carpenter
Personal details
Born(1919-04-12)12 April 1919
Died14 July 2006(2006-07-14) (aged 87)
Fairhope, Alabama
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsGerard Archibald Murray & Emma Winston Eareckson
SpouseElizabeth Garthwaite Malcolm (m. 1944)
Margaret MacQueen (m. 1983)
ChildrenGeorge Malcolm Murray
William Gerard Murray
Sarah Duncan Murray
Previous post(s)Suffragan Bishop of Alabama (1953-1959)
Coadjutor Bishop of Alabama (1959-1968)
Bishop of Alabama (1968-1970)
Alma materUniversity of Alabama,
Virginia Theological Seminary
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