John Desmond Murray
Priest in the Church of Ireland
About John Desmond Murray
Lived 1916 – 2005 (aged 88–89).
John Desmond Murray (1916–2005) was an Irish Anglican priest: he was Archbishop's Archdeacon in the Province of Dublin from 1973 to 1982.
Murray was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1939. After three curacies in Dublin, he was a Minor Canon at St Patrick's Cathedral in the same city. He was the Incumbent at Powerscourt from 1949 to 1953; a Naval Chaplain from 1953 to 1955; at Dalkey from 1955 to 1970; and at Milltown from 1970 to 1982.
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Who was John Desmond Murray?
priest in the Church of Ireland
When was John Desmond Murray born?
John Desmond Murray was born in 1916.
When did John Desmond Murray die?
John Desmond Murray died in 2005.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: John Desmond Murray
· DBpedia: John Murray (archdeacon of Dublin)
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