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George V. Murry

1948–2020

United States

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George Vance Murry III (December 28, 1948 – June 5, 2020) was an American Catholic prelate and member of the Society of Jesus who served as the Bishop of Youngstown from 2007 to 2020. Murry previously served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Chicago from 1995 to 1998 and as Bishop of Saint Thomas from 1998 to 2007. He submitted his resignation from Youngstown in May 2020 after suffering a relapse of leukemia, but died before it was accepted.

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