John Tuohill Murphy

John Tuohill Murphy, C.S.Sp.
Bishop of Port-Louis
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
In office8 July 1916 – 16 April 1926
(9 years, 9 months)
PredecessorJacques Leen, C.S.Sp.
SuccessorJames Bilsborrow, O.S.B.
Orders
OrdinationSeptember 1878
Personal details
Born(1854-06-24)24 June 1854
Meenbanivan (Castleisland), Ireland
Died16 April 1926(1926-04-16) (aged 71)
Port Louis, Mauritius
Previous post(s)President of Pittsburgh Catholic College
1886–1899
predecessor: John Willms
successor: Martin Hehir

John Baptist Tuohill Murphy,[note 1] C.S.Sp. (24 June 1854 – 16 April 1926) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest in the Congregation of the Holy Ghost, who served from 1886 to 1899 as the president of the Pittsburgh Catholic College, which was later renamed Duquesne University in 1911 when it gained university status. Later, Murphy was consecrated as a bishop and administered the Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis in Mauritius until his death.
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