William Edward Murray [SEP] position held
William Edward Murray
William Edward Murray AM (16 February 192021 April 2013) was an Australian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
Murray was born in Leichhardt and was ordained as a priest on 21 July 1945 in the Archdiocese of Sydney. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Wollongong on 5 June 1975 and consecrated on 21 July 1975. Murray remained with the diocese until his retirement on 12 April 1996.
He was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia on 26 January 1988 for services to religion.
He also acted in melodrama, and became secretary to David Edward Morris, of the Haymarket Theatre.
In 1822 Ebsworth made a first visit to Scotland. Soon after 1826 he moved from London to Edinburgh, where he held an engagement at the Theatre Royal, as actor and prompter, with his lifelong friend William Henry Murray.
Later life.
Ebsworth became established in Edinburgh as teacher of music and singing, and accepted the position of leader of the choir at St. Stephen's Church, which caused him to give