Morgan (bishop)

Morgan
Bishop of Durham-elect
See	Diocese of Durham
Appointed	between 7 March and 7 May 1215
Quashed	after 1215
Predecessor	John de Gray
Successor	Richard Marsh
Other posts	Provost of Beverley
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Denomination	Catholic

Morgan was a medieval Bishop of Durham elect.

Morgan was an illegitimate son of King Henry II of England and Nesta, daughter of Iorwerth ab Owain, Lord of Caerleon. Nesta was married to Sir Ralph Bloet, who raised Morgan as his son. The date of his birth is unknown but presumed to be toward the end of King Henry's life.^[1]

Morgan was the provost of Beverley before being nominated to the see of Durham between 7 March and 7 May 1215. He was never consecrated because Pope Innocent III refused consecration on the grounds of his illegitimacy.^[2] Innocent offered to confirm the election and allow the episcopal consecration if Morgan would swear that he was the son of Nesta and her husband Ralph and not King Henry. Morgan, after deliberation, replied that it was unthinkable for him to deny his father the king.^[1]

After his accession to the throne, King John, Morgan's half-brother, was known to be generous to the entire Bloet family.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Given-Wison and Curteis Royal Bastards of Medieval England p. 99
2. ^ British History Online Bishops of Durham accessed on 25 October 2007

References

• British History Online Bishops of Durham accessed on 25 October 2007
• Given-Wilson, Chris; Curties, Alice (1984). The Royal Bastards of Medieval England. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. ISBN 0710200250. 

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by John de Gray	Bishop of Durham election quashed 1215	Succeeded by Richard Marsh

Persondata
Name	Morgan
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Durham elect
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