Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has commiserated with the Catholic Church over the death of the longest serving Catholic Priest in the state and the immediate past Parish Priest of St. Dominic’s Catholic Sachi Makurdi, Rev. Fr. Michael Murphy who died Monday morning.
Fr. Murphy’s death was made public in a statement by the Diocesan Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Jude Ortese for the Catholic Bishop of Makurdi, Most Reverend Wilfred Anagbe.
In the statement, the Bishop disclosed that, Fr. Murphy died at the Bishop Murray Medical Center, Makurdi, in the early hours of November 28, 2022.
Part of the statement read, “I write to on behalf of the Bishop of Makurdi Diocese, Most Revd. Wilfred Anagbe, announce to you the sad news of the death of one of our elder brothers, Revd. Fr. Michael Murphy, CSSP.
“Fr. Murphy was a member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, (Spiritans).
The Irish born priest was born in 1932 and ordained to the priesthood in 1960. Since then, he had worked all his priesthood in Nigeria.”
Governor Ortom noted the exploits of the deceased priest in evangelicalism describing him as an exceptional servant of God who preached salvation and positively impacted every where he served.