Archbishop John Aloysius Murphy (1905–1995), whose life, like that of St. John Henry Newman (1801–1890), spanned the better part of the century in which he lived, is a man worthy of remembrance for several reasons. During his tenure as Bishop of Cardiff (Wales) from 1949 to 1961, he became rightly known as “The Builder.” When he arrived in Cardiff there were only two Catholic secondary schools in the whole of South Wales. Before the end of the decade, the archdiocese had established 14 comprehensive schools to meet the needs of the thousands of Catholic children in the region. Between 1960 and 1980 Archbishop Murphy supervised the building of 39 churches, 14 new secondary schools, and 33 new primary schools. His achievement was both singular and historic. The Bishop’s involvement in his building program for the Church, however, did not deter him from making a significant contribution to Vatican II. He was well known throughout his diocese not only for his visitations to the parishes, but