Desmond Mary Murphy

Province of Star of the Sea

With a sense of deep sadness the provincial,
Br Peter Carroll FMS, regrets to announce the death of

Brother Desmond Mary Murphy
on Sunday, 1st October 2023, around 12:00 noon,
in Molloy House, St Gregory’s College, Campbelltown, New South Wales.
He was in his 91st year of life and 74th year as a Marist Brother.

Terence Joseph Murphy
Born to Denis Aloysius Murphy and Mary Bashall in Sydney, New South Wales on 31 March 1933.
The brother of Peter, Mark (Br Bernard), David, Denis, and Carmel.

Started the Juniorate: 25 January 1945, Mittagong NSW
Commenced the Postulancy: 1 January 1950, Mittagong NSW
Entered the Novitiate: 2 July 1950, Mittagong NSW
Took his First Vows: 2 July 1951, Mittagong NSW
Professed his Final Vows: 15 January 1957, Mittagong NSW

Communities and Ministries
Date Community/Ministry Ministry Role
3 July 1951 Marist Brothers School, Parramatta-Westmead Teacher
1 January 1952 Scholasticate, Drummoyne Scholastic
1 January 1953 Marist Brothers, Innisfail Primary Teacher
1 January 1958 Marist Brothers School, Parramatta-Westmead Primary Teacher
1 January 1962 Marist Brothers Auburn Primary Teacher
1 January 1964 St Patrick’s High School, Dundas Primary Teacher
1 January 1968 Marist Primary, Lidcombe Community Leader, Principal
(Primary)
1 September 1969 East Asian Pastoral Institute, Manila Student
1 May 1970 Marist Primary, Lidcombe Community Leader, Principal
(Primary)
1 January 1972 St Patrick’s High School, Dunas Principal (Primary)
1 January 1975 Nazareth Apostolic Centre, Tenaru Catechetics Teacher/Resource
Person
1 January 1983 Fribourg, Switzerland Second Novitiate
1 July 1983 Fordham University, New York Student
1 October 1984 Marist Brothers, Tenaru General Duties
1 January 1985 Marist Brothers, Wewak Ministry Support/Resource
Person for Primary Teachers
1 January 1986 Marist Brothers, Madang Community Leader, Master of
Scholastics and Lecturer
1 January 1988 Catholic Education Office, Sydney – Auburn Brothers’ Community
RE Consultant Community Leader
6 October 1992 Rue Dareau, Paita, New Caledonia Preparation for Course
20 January 1993 General House, Rome Patrimony Program
1 July 1993 St Joseph’s Community, Hunters Hill Community Leader
1999 to 2007 Marist Youth Care Chaplain
1 January 1999 Croydon Park Community Community Leader
1 January 2001 Dundas Community Community Leader
1 January 2003 Dalton Gardens, Ryde Community Assistant Community Leader
(2005-07)
1 January 2008 Daceyville Community General Duties
15 October 2008 Manziana, Italy Third Age Course
1 January 2009 Daceyville Community Community Support
2 December 2018 Randwick Community Retired
11 May 2023 Campbelltown Community Retire

“Jesus said, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives
and believes in me will never die.’ ” (John 11:25-26)
+ MAY HE REST IN PEACE +