Saturday, October 18, 2008

Jesuit Bishop

Bishop George V. Murry, S.J. served as bishop of the Diocese of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands between 1999 and his appointment in Youngstown.
The Jesuit priest is the first black Catholic bishop of Youngstown and was one of just 15 black Catholic bishops in the United States at the time of his appointment.
He had said he planned to spend his first year here visiting parishes, schools, hospitals and Catholic Charity offices, getting to know priests, nuns, lay staffs and parishioners. In addition to the Virgin Islands, he has served the church in Chicago, Detroit and Washington, D.C.

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