John Aloysius Morgan

Infobox Bishop
honorific-prefix = Most Reverend
name = John Morgan
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see = Titular Bishop of Membressa
enthroned = 28 April, 1969
ended = 15 July, 2003
predecessor = Thomas McCabe
successor = Geoffrey Francis Mayne
ordination = July 15, 1934
consecration = 28 April, 1969
other_post = Military Vicar of the Australian Defence ForceAuxiliary Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn
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birth_date = birth date|1909|10|9
birthplace = Melbourne, Australia
death_date = death date and age|2008|5|21|1909|10|9
deathplace = Canberra, Australia
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religion = Roman Catholic
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John Aloysius Morgan (October 9 1909 – May 21 2008) was a Australian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of death was one of oldest Catholic Bishops.

Morgan was born in Melbourne, Australia. He attended St Joseph's CBC North Melbourne (now St Joseph's College Melbourne) in 1917 and later in 1920 to 1926. He was ordained a priest on July 15, 1934 from the Archdiocese of Melbourne. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn as well as Titular bishop of Membressa on March 6, 1969 and ordained bishop on April 28, 1969. He was appointed May 29, 1969 to the Roman Catholic Military Ordinariate of Australia where he would remain until of January 2, 1985, as well at the Auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn.

In 2003 he co-celebrated Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral Melbourne to mark the Centenary of his old school, St. Joseph's.

Morgan died on May 21, 2008 at age of 98

ee Also

*Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn
*Archdiocese of Melbourne
*Roman Catholic Military Ordinariate of Australia

External links

* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmorgan.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
* [http://www.military.catholic.org.au/ Military Diocese Site]
* [http://australiaincognita.blogspot.com/2008/05/bishop-john-aloysius-morgan-rip.html John Aloysius Morgan RIP]