Fred Morris (bishop)
Appearance
George Frederick Bingley Morris (1884 - 1965)[1] was an Anglican Bishop of North Africa[2] in the mid 20th century.[3]
Morris was born in Edinburgh and educated at Queens' College, Cambridge and ordained in 1911.[4] After a curacy at St Paul Portman Square he became a missionary in Uganda. Moving to Morocco he became Archdeacon of North Africa in 1936. Returning to England he was Rector of Illogan until his elevation to the episcopate in 1943.[5]
References
- ^ NPG details
- ^ European Library[permanent dead link ]
- ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory London, OUP, 1948
- ^ Ecclesiastical News. Bishops consecrated in St Paul's The Times (London, England), Friday, 4 June 1943; pg. 7; Issue 49563