What is George V. Murry?
[[File:Bishop George Murry (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''George Vance Murry''' [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]] (December 28, 1948 &ndash; June 5, 2020) was an [[African-American]] [[prelate]] of the [[Catholic Church]] and member of the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit Order]]. He was born in [[Camden, New Jersey]]. He was the Bishop of the [[Diocese of Youngstown|Diocese]] of [[Youngstown, Ohio]]. Murry served as an [[auxiliary bishop]] of the [[Archdiocese of Chicago]] from 1995 to 1999 and as the bishop of the [[Diocese of Saint Thomas|Saint Thomas]] in the [[United States Virgin Islands|Virgin Islands]] from 1999 to 2007. In April 2018, Murry was diagnosed with [[acute myeloid leukemia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vindy.com/news/2018/apr/30/bishop-murry-diagnosed-acute-leukemia-receiving-tr/|title=Bishop Murry diagnosed with acute leukemia, receiving treatment|publisher=The Vindicator|date=April 30, 2018|access-date=May 5, 2018|archive-date=May 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503150551/http://www.vindy.com/news/2018/apr/30/bishop-murry-diagnosed-acute-leukemia-receiving-tr/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/bishop-murry-of-youngstown-diagnosed-with-leukemia-60580|title=Bishop Murry of Youngstown diagnosed with leukemia|publisher=Catholic News Agency|access-date=May 5, 2018|date=April 30, 2018}}</ref> He died from the disease on June 5, 2020 in [[New York City]], aged 71.<ref>[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/bishop-murry-of-youngstown-dies-after-stepping-down-due-to-leukemia-45015 Bishop Murry of Youngstown dies after stepping down due to leukemia]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.doy.org Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown Official Site] * [http://www.nbccongress.org/aboutus/congress-directory/african-american-catholic-bishop-george-murry.asp National Black Catholic Congress] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070326153120/http://www.nbccongress.org/aboutus/congress-directory/african-american