Fr. Brendan Murphy, son of the late Edward and Eileen from Cooley Rd. Drimnagh, Ireland was born on August 20, 1939. After leaving Crumlin CBS, he became a motor mechanic before entering St. David's College in Carrog in September 1959. He studied Theology in Techny, IL and after his ordination in 1973 at Donamon, he came back to the United States and spent his missionary life in the Southern Province serving in the ' African American Apostolate,' which he called his 'first love.'

In the 1980's he returned to Maynooth, Ireland as Prefect of the Pre- novitiate program, as part of a rotation program.  Upon his return to the Southern Province he worked in Broussard LA, St. Peter's, Pine Prairie, LA, then as Director of the Retreat Center in Bay St. Louis in 2003. He continued in pastoral ministry at St. Bartholomew, Little Rock AR and St. Mary's Cathedral, Galveston, TX.

He then went on to Holy Name Church, Houston, TX until 2015. Fr. Brendan learned Spanish himself and was passionately dedicated to the Hispanic Ministry as he was before to the African American ministry.

His last parish as Pastor was St. Paul's in Fort Worth, TX, until his retirement in 2021 in residence in Fort Worth.

He finally retired to Bay St. Louis in October 2021 as his health continued to decline until his final homecoming to the Lord on the 4th of July 2022.

Known for his charismatic and happy personality, Fr. Brendan never failed to speak his mind. One of seven children, ( two of whom died in infancy ) he is survived by his younger brother Jim who lives in Dublin, Ireland. May Fr. Brendan's gentle soul Rest in Peace.

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