Thomas Joseph Murphy
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The Most Reverend Thomas Joseph Murphy |
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| Archbishop of Seattle | |
| See | Seattle |
| Installed | August 21, 1991 |
| Term ended | June 26, 1997 |
| Predecessor | Raymond Hunthausen |
| Successor | Alexander Joseph Brunett |
| Other posts |
Bishop of Great Falls-Billings (1978–1987) Coadjutor Archbishop of Seattle (1987–1991) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 12, 1958 |
| Consecration | August 21, 1978 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 3, 1932 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | June 26, 1997 (aged 64) Seattle, Washington |
| Buried | St. James Cathedral, Seattle, Washington |
Thomas Joseph Murphy (October 3, 1932 – June 26, 1997) was an American bishop in the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Great Falls from 1978–1987, Coadjutor Archbishop of Seattle from 1987–1991, and Archbishop of Seattle from 1991 until his death.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Murphy was ordained to the priesthood in the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1958. In 1978, he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings and was consecrated bishop later that year.
On May 26, 1987, Murphy was appointed coadjutor archbishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle with immediate right of succession to Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen. Murphy's appointment came after a series of controversies surrounding Hunthausen which included an apostolic visitation to the archdiocese ordered by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. In 1985, the Vatican appointed Donald Wuerl as auxiliary bishop of Seattle, with authority to overrule Archbishop Hunthausen in several important areas. This appointment proved controversial among American Catholics, and as a result the Vatican removed Wuerl from his post and installed Murphy as a coadjutor with far less immediate authority.
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