By Currents News
Born in 1940 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, Murphy was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Boston in 1964 at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.
He served as an assistant pastor and teacher in Boston for more than a decade before spending 13 years in Rome as undersecretary of a pontifical commission.
Upon returning to Boston, he held several roles, including secretary for community relations and director of the Office of Social Justice.
In 2001, he was appointed the fourth bishop of Rockville Centre, serving the Long Island diocese faithfully for 15 years until his retirement in 2016.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced as of March 27, 2026.
The Tablet and Currents News offer our prayers:
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.