Rev Leo Murphy SJ
Title:
Rev
First Name:
Leo
Middle Names:
Francis
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Surname:
Murphy
Order:
SJ
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Cork
Country of Birth:
Ireland
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Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Brisbane QLD
Country of Death:
Australia
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Place of Burial:
Nudgee, Brisbane QLD
Country of Burial:
Australia
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Biographical Notes
Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Murphy, Leo
Teacher and pastor; born Cork, 11 May 1888; died Brisbane, 3 April 1957, aged 68.
Leo Murphy entered the Jesuits at Tullamore, 7 September 1905. After his juniorate studies in Ireland, he went to Stonyhurst for philosophy. From 1912-18 he taught at St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point, NSW, being the first OC of cadets and sports master from 1915-18. He departed Australia for theology in Kurseong, India, and Hastings, England, before tertianship at Paray-Le-Monial in France, 1922-23.
He returned to St Aloysius' College, 1923-27, being prefect of studies from 1925-27. Then he became prefect of studies at Riverview, 1928-32, before returning to St Aloysius', 1933-34. He also edited the Aloysian.
From 1935 he performed parish duties, first, at North Sydney until 1942, and then at Toowong until 1954. He was meticulous about parish visitation, especially to the poorer families. It was said that he often suffered on behalf of others.
Jesuits considered Murphy a good prefect of studies, but better at parish work. He was loved and respected by the people of the parishes he served.
(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)