Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy
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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.
, 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 Father 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.
He was elected to the Permanent Council of the Peruvian Bishops' Conference. He was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
by Villanova University
.
United States
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born bishop
Bishop
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in the Catholic Church
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and has been the bishop of the Diocese of Chulucanas in the Piura Region
Piura Region
Piura is a coastal region in northwestern Peru. The region's capital is Piura and its largest port cities, Paita and Talara, are also among the most important in Peru...
of Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
since 2000.
Biography
Daniel Murphy was born in ChicagoChicago
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, Illinois
Illinois
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and professed religious vows in the Order of St. Augustine. He was ordained a Catholic priest
Priest
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on December 21, 1968. On May 25, 1996 Pope
Pope
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John Paul II named Father Murphy as the coadjutor bishop
Coadjutor bishop
A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese...
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
Fortunato Baldelli
Fortunato Baldelli is an Italian Catholic Cardinal. He served as Apostolic Nuncio in France from June 1999 until his appointment as Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary on 2 June 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI....
the Apostolic Nuncio to Peru and Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor
Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor
Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor was the Roman Catholic archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Piura, Peru....
of Piura. He succeeded to the See of Chulucanas upon the resignation of Bishop McNabb on October 28, 2000.
He was elected to the Permanent Council of the Peruvian Bishops' Conference. He was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
The degree of Doctor of Humane Letters is always conferred as an honorary degree, usually to those who have distinguished themselves in areas other than science, government, literature or religion, which are awarded degrees of Doctor of Science, Doctor of Laws, Doctor of Letters, or Doctor of...
by Villanova University
Villanova University
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.