Career
William's Ordained to the Priesthood
Ordination
Rome, Italy
After completing his rigorous theological studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University, William Francis Murphy was ordained as a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston. The sacred ceremony took place at St. Peter's Basilica, marking the official commencement of his lifelong vocation. He subsequently returned to Massachusetts, where he spent his early years in ministry serving as an assistant pastor and an educator at local Catholic institutions.