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The funeral mass being held Friday afternoon for Youngstown Diocese Catholic Bishop George V. Murry will be broadcast on WBCB TV and streamed live on WFMJ's digital platforms.

A funeral mass for Bishop Murry is scheduled for Friday but it will be closed to the public. Following the Mass, the Rite of Committal will take place at Calvary Cemetery, Youngstown.

The funeral service for Bishop Murry may be viewed starting at 1 p.m. Friday, June 11, on 21.2 WBCB-TV, the CW-affiliated second digital subchannel of WFMJ-TV, or on WFMJ.com or any of WFMJ's digital platforms.

 The bishop died June 5 at the age of 71 following a lengthy battle with leukemia.
 

Murry served as the fifth bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown from 2007 until 2020. Murry sent a letter of resignation to Pope Francis due to his health concerns in May. He was receiving inpatient treatment in New York City at the time of his death.

Bishop Murry memorial contributions may be made to the Cathedral of St. Columba.