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. | |
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Bishop of the Central Gulf Coast | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Central Gulf Coast |
Elected | 1970 |
In office | 1971–1981 |
Successor | Charles F. Duvall |
Orders | |
Ordination | November 1948 by Charles Carpenter |
Consecration | June 24, 1953 by Charles Carpenter |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 14 July 2006 87) Fairhope, Alabama | (aged
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Gerard Archibald Murray & Emma Winston Eareckson |
Spouse | Elizabeth Garthwaite Malcolm (m. 1944) Margaret MacQueen (m. 1983) |
Children | George 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 mater | University of Alabama, Virginia Theological Seminary |
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