He was born in Dewisland, Pembrokeshire, and became a student in the University of Oxford in 1515. He proceeded B.C.L. 10 July 1522, and D.C.L. 17 July 1525, and soon after became principal of St. Edward's Hall, which was then a hostel for civilians. He was admitted at Doctors' Commons 27 October 1528, and for several years acted as moderator of those who performed exercises for their degrees in civil law at Oxford.
Taking holy orders, he obtained rapid preferment. He became rector of Walwyn's Castle, Pembrokeshire, 12 February 1530; canon of Bristol, 4 June 1542; prebendary of the collegiate church St Carantoc's Church, Crantock in Cornwall, 1547; canon of Exeter, 1548; rector of Mawgan, Cornwall, 1549, and of St. Columb Major, Cornwall, 1550.
On the deprivation of Robert Ferrar he was appointed by Queen Mary bishop of St. David's in 1554. He held the see until he was deprived of it, on the accession of Elizabeth, about midsummer 1559. He then retired to Wolvercote, near Oxford, where some relatives, including the Owens of Godstow House, resided. He died at Wolvercote on 23 December 1559, and was buried in the church there. John Foxe in his Acts and Monuments of the Church[1] and Thomas Beard in his Theatre of God's Judgments state that Morgan was 'stricken by God's hand' with a malady; Foxe gives some gruesome details; but Anthony à Wood could find no tradition to that effect among the inhabitants of Wolvercote.
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henry, morgan, bishop, henry, morgan, died, december, 1559, welsh, lawyer, churchman, bishop, davids, during, reign, mary, england, right, reverendhenry, morganbishop, davidschurchroman, catholicappointed1554term, ended1559predecessorrobert, ferrarsuccessortho. Henry Morgan died 23 December 1559 was a Welsh lawyer and churchman Bishop of St Davids during the reign of Mary I of England The Right ReverendHenry MorganBishop of St DavidsChurchRoman CatholicAppointed1554Term ended1559PredecessorRobert FerrarSuccessorThomas YoungOrdersConsecration1 April 1554by Edmund BonnerPersonal detailsBornDewisland PembrokeshireDied23 December 1559WolvercoteLife editHe was born in Dewisland Pembrokeshire and became a student in the University of Oxford in 1515 He proceeded B C L 10 July 1522 and D C L 17 July 1525 and soon after became principal of St Edward s Hall which was then a hostel for civilians He was admitted at Doctors Commons 27 October 1528 and for several years acted as moderator of those who performed exercises for their degrees in civil law at Oxford Taking holy orders he obtained rapid preferment He became rector of Walwyn s Castle Pembrokeshire 12 February 1530 canon of Bristol 4 June 1542 prebendary of the collegiate church St Carantoc s Church Crantock in Cornwall 1547 canon of Exeter 1548 rector of Mawgan Cornwall 1549 and of St Columb Major Cornwall 1550 On the deprivation of Robert Ferrar he was appointed by Queen Mary bishop of St David s in 1554 He held the see until he was deprived of it on the accession of Elizabeth about midsummer 1559 He then retired to Wolvercote near Oxford where some relatives including the Owens of Godstow House resided He died at Wolvercote on 23 December 1559 and was buried in the church there John Foxe in his Acts and Monuments of the Church 1 and Thomas Beard in his Theatre of God s Judgments state that Morgan was stricken by God s hand with a malady Foxe gives some gruesome details but Anthony a Wood could find no tradition to that effect among the inhabitants of Wolvercote Notes edit John Foxe s Book of Martyrs Archived from the original on 16 May 2011 Retrieved 23 June 2009 References edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Morgan Henry d 1559 Dictionary of National Biography London Smith Elder amp Co 1885 1900 Catholic Church titles Preceded byRobert Ferrar Bishop of St David s1554 1559 Succeeded byThomas Young Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Morgan bishop amp oldid 1184984788, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
