Bishop Bernard J. Murphy

1918 - 1974  (56 years)

• Name	Bernard J. Murphy
  Prefix	Bishop
  Born	1918  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-357162
  Died	22 May 1974	Hamilton, , Hamilton, Bermuda   [1]
  Buried	Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I357162	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Arthur J. Murphy,   b. 1883, , South Wales ,   d. 1968  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Florence May Clawsey,   b. 4 Mar 1885, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Aug 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	23 May 1905	, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F253097	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MURPHY, Most Rev. Bernard J. CR DD Bishop of Hamilton, Bermuda On Wednesday, May 22, 1974, suddenly, at his residence in Bermuda; son of the late Arthur Murphy and Florence Clawsey; brother of William of Cambridge (Preston), Mrs. John (Eileen) Seifred of Guelph, Mrs. William (Rita O'Neil) of St. Catharines; predeceased by four brothers. Funeral mass at St. Theresa's Cathedral, Bermuda, Monday, May 27. Body will lie in state, in St. Clements Church, Cambridge (Preston), from 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 29. Wake service 9 p.m. Wednesday. Pontifical concelebrated mass, Thursday, 11 a.m. Burial in St. Clements cemetery, Preston. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 28 May 1974 pg 29

  
  

• Sources

  [S2489] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery Internet Link. [Symbol] Most Rev. Bernard Murphy C.R. - D.D./ Born - 1918/ Ordained - 1944/ Consecrated - 1967/ Died - 1974/ Bishop Of Hamilton In Bermuda. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 004602 (1905). Name:Arthur Murphy Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1883 Birth Place:South Wales Eng Marriage Date:23 May 1905 Marriage Place:Brant, Ontario, Canada Father:Jeremiah Murphy Mother:Mary A Murphy Spouse:Florence May Clausey

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 22 May 1974 - Hamilton, , Hamilton, Bermuda Buried - - Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth