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Shepherds of Old St. Mary’s
Ninth Pastor - Rev. Charles Murphy
Copyright © 2000-Current Old St.
Mary's Church. All rights reserved.
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Shepherds of Old St. Mary’s
Ninth Pastor - Rev. Charles Murphy
Copyright © 2000-Current Old St.
Mary's Church. All rights reserved.
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Born
on September 1, 1906, in Fort Loramie, Ohio, Msg. Sherman grew up in
nearby Sydney and attended the University of Dayton before entering
St. Gregory Seminary. After ordination on July 5, 1931 in Dayton, he
earned a doctorate in sacred theology from the University of Fribourg,
Switzerland. For many years after his return from Europe, he taught
at St. Gregory and organized the Philosophy Department at Edgecliff
College. In 1948, he was named pastor of Old St. Mary's Church where
he remained for eight years. Subsequently, he was named pastor of Immaculate
Conception church in Dayton where he remained until his death on July
20, 1996. Following the Funeral Mass at Immaculate Conception, he was
buried at Calvary Cemetery in Dayton.