Max Murray


About Help Contact login Max Murray Title: First Name: Magnus Middle Names: William Preferred Name: Max Surname: Murray Order: Date of Birth: 13-May-1927 Place of Birth: Country of Birth: Date of Ordination: 1949 Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 09-Jan-2024 Place of Death: Country of Death: New Zealand Date of Burial: Place of Burial: Country of Burial: Find A Grave URL: FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Paedophile priest who served in Hamilton and Dunedin defrocked by Catholic church, Stuff, 23 May 2019, https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/112937678/paedophile-priest-who-served-in-hamilton-and-dunedin-defrocked-by-catholic-church: A Catholic priest has been defrocked of his title over historical sexual offending against boys. The Bishop of Hamilton Steve Lowe said in a statement Magnus Murray has been removed from the priesthood after the conclusion of a formal church judicial process. Murray, known as Max, was convicted in 2003 on four historic charges of sexual offending against four boys. He previously served as a Catholic priest of the Dioceses of Dunedin and Hamilton, and was withdrawn from ministry when he retired in 1990. The Otago Daily Times reported the Church moved Murray to Australia in 1972, after his offending was first revealed. Despite that conviction he had retained the title of priest, until he was defrocked. That process, which began in February 2018, was a complicated process because of Murray's age and health. "Sadly, his removal from the priesthood does not take away any of the harm that Max Murray's criminal abuse inflicted on those he offended against. I hope this action may bring some sense of justice being done to those who have been abused," Lowe said. The Catholic Church in New Zealand was committed to acting with justice for those who have suffered abuse, he said. The defrocking was another signal that sexual abuse has no place in the church. The ODT reported Murray, who has dementia, had been living in the Catholic run Mercy Parklands in Ellerslie, Auckland. Lowe urged anyone who had experienced sexual abuse by a priest or religious to contact the church's National Office of Professional Standards on 0800 114 622 or email prof.standards@nzcbc.org.nz.

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First Name:

Magnus

Middle Names:

William

Preferred Name:

Max

Surname:

Murray

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Date of Birth:

13-May-1927

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Country of Birth:

Date of Ordination:

1949

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Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

09-Jan-2024

Place of Death:

Country of Death:

New Zealand

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Place of Burial:

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FindaGrave - Person Photo

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Paedophile priest who served in Hamilton and Dunedin defrocked by Catholic church, Stuff, 23 May 2019, https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/112937678/paedophile-priest-who-served-in-hamilton-and-dunedin-defrocked-by-catholic-church:

A Catholic priest has been defrocked of his title over historical sexual offending against boys.

The Bishop of Hamilton Steve Lowe said in a statement Magnus Murray has been removed from the priesthood after the conclusion of a formal church judicial process.

Murray, known as Max, was convicted in 2003 on four historic charges of sexual offending against four boys.

He previously served as a Catholic priest of the Dioceses of Dunedin and Hamilton, and was withdrawn from ministry when he retired in 1990.

The Otago Daily Times reported the Church moved Murray to Australia in 1972, after his offending was first revealed. Despite that conviction he had retained the title of priest, until he was defrocked.

That process, which began in February 2018, was a complicated process because of Murray's age and health.

"Sadly, his removal from the priesthood does not take away any of the harm that Max Murray's criminal abuse inflicted on those he offended against. I hope this action may bring some sense of justice being done to those who have been abused," Lowe said.

The Catholic Church in New Zealand was committed to acting with justice for those who have suffered abuse, he said. The defrocking was another signal that sexual abuse has no place in the church.

The ODT reported Murray, who has dementia, had been living in the Catholic run Mercy Parklands in Ellerslie, Auckland.

Lowe urged anyone who had experienced sexual abuse by a priest or religious to contact the church's National Office of Professional Standards on 0800 114 622 or email prof.standards@nzcbc.org.nz.

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