Peter Murphy (bishop)
Peter Mel Murphy is an Australian Catholic prelate, who is currently serving as the Bishop of the Diocese of Armidale.
Early life
Murphy was born in Benalla, Victoria, in the diocese of Sandhurst. He studied agriculture and worked as a field agronomist in Melbourne before entering the seminary.Career
Priesthood
Murphy completed his seminary formation in Rome, studying at the University of Saint Thomas Aquinas and the Pontifical Urban University. He was ordained to the priesthood on 11 June 1992 at St Michael's Cathedral, Wagga Wagga by Bishop William Brennan.He returned to Rome to study and in 2002, completed a Doctorate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical Urban University.