William Murphy (Bishop of Saginaw)
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The Most Reverend William Francis Murphy |
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| Bishop of Saginaw | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Saginaw |
| In office | February 26, 1938—February 7, 1950 |
| Predecessor | none |
| Successor | Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 13, 1908 |
| Consecration | May 17, 1938 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 11, 1885 Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Died | February 7, 1950 (aged 64) Saginaw, Michigan |
William Francis Murphy (May 11, 1885 – February 7, 1950) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Bishop of Saginaw, serving between 1938 and his death in 1950.
William Murphy was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to William and Mary (née Gibson) Murphy. His parents were Irish immigrants who came to the United States from County Wexford. One of ten children, Murphy was the youngest child and only son; three of his sisters became nuns. He received his early education at the parochial school of St. Augustine's Church and at Lefevre Institute in his native city.
He made his collegiate studies in Ontario, Canada, at St. Jerome's College in Kitchener and at Assumption College in Sandwich. He was then sent by Bishop John Samuel Foley to study theology in Rome, where he attended the Pontifical North American College and the Urban College of Propaganda. He earned a Doctor of Sacred Theology from the Urban College in 1908, and a Licentiate of Canon Law from the Pontifical Athenaeum S. Apollinare in 1909.
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