Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy

Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy (born January 25, 1943) is an American born bishop in the Catholic Church and has been the bishop of the Diocese of Chulucanas in the Piura Region of Peru since 2000.

Most Reverend
Daniel T. Murphy, OSA, DD
Bishop of Chulucanas
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeChulucanas
In officeOctober 28, 2000—Present
PredecessorJuan Conway McNabb
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
OrdinationDecember 21, 1968
ConsecrationAugust 17, 1996
by Fortunato Baldelli and Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor
Personal details
Born(1943-01-25)January 25, 1943
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Biography

Daniel Murphy was born in Chicago, Illinois and professed religious vows in the Order of St. Augustine. He was ordained a Catholic priest on December 21, 1968. On May 25, 1996 Pope John Paul II named Murphy as the coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Chulucanas. He was ordained a bishop on August 17, 1996 by Bishop Juan Conway McNabb, OSA of Chulucanas. The co-consecrators were Archbishop Fortunato Baldelli the Apostolic Nuncio to Peru and Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor of Piura. He succeeded to the See of Chulucanas upon the resignation of Bishop McNabb on October 28, 2000.[1]

He was elected to the Permanent Council of the Peruvian Bishops' Conference. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Villanova University.[2]

Notes
  1. "Bishop Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy profile". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  2. "Augustinian Achievers". midwestaugustinians.org. Retrieved 2010-05-18.


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