[1] After deciding to become a priest, Murray entered Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts.
Murray then attended St. John's Provincial Seminary in Plymouth, Michigan, earning his Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree.
He received his episcopal consecration on January 27, 1998, from Cardinal Adam Maida, with Bishops Paul Donovan and Carl Mengeling serving as co-consecrators, in St. Augustine Cathedral in Kalamazoo.
Murray served as an advisor to the Michigan Catholic Conference (MCC) and wrote its program on assisted suicide education in 1993.
[1] Within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Murray sat on the Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse.
On reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 for bishops in 2007, Murray submitted his letter of resignation to Pope Benedict XVI.