PORTLAND — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland announced that the Rev. Paul G. Murray will serve as residential care chaplain in the parishes of Immaculate Heart of Mary in Auburn and Prince of Peace in Lewiston starting Aug. 8.

As the full-time residential care chaplain of these areas, Murray will serve the senior residential care institutions and provide coverage for emergencies at Central Maine Medical Center and St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center as a backup to the regular chaplains when they are off duty. He also will assist the Rev. Robert D. Lariviere, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, by celebrating selected Masses at parish churches.

Murray is the parochial vicar in Our Lady of the Snows Parish, which serves Dexter, Milo and Dover-Foxcroft and St. Agnes Parish in Pittsfield until July 27. He has also served as a parochial vicar in Corpus Christi Parish: Notre Dame Church, Waterville; Sacred Heart Church, Waterville; St. John the Baptist Church, Winslow; St. Helena Church, Belgrade Lakes; Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Fairfield; St. Theresa Church, Oakland; and St. Bridget Church, North Vassalboro.

Murray, 58, was born in Cambridge, Mass., and graduated with an associate degree in business administration from Massachusetts Bay Community College. In 2004, he entered Holy Apostles College & Seminary in Cromwell, Conn., before completing his religious studies at Blessed John XXIII Seminary in Weston, Mass. He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Richard J. Malone at Holy Family Church in Lewiston on May 30, 2009.

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