John B. Morris - Revision history

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Phil: New page: '''John B. Morris''' was the third bishop of the Diocese of Little Rock. Morris succeeded Bishop Edward Fitzgerald in 1906. In 1908 Morris established [[Little Rock College for Bo...

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New page: '''John B. Morris''' was the third bishop of the Diocese of Little Rock. Morris succeeded Bishop Edward Fitzgerald in 1906. In 1908 Morris established [[Little Rock College for Bo...

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'''John B. Morris''' was the third bishop of the [[Diocese of Little Rock]].

Morris succeeded Bishop [[Edward Fitzgerald]] in 1906. In 1908 Morris established [[Little Rock College for Boys]] and [[St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum]]. The [[St. John Home Missions Seminary]] opened in 1911 under the roof of the Little Rock College, and moved with the college into [[Fitzgerald Hall]] in [[Pulaski Heights]] in 1916. He opened the [[Catholic High School for Boys]] in 1930.

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Morris Hall, located on the campus of the [[St. John Catholic Center]], is the administrative center of the [[Diocese of Little Rock]] today. [[Morris Hall Chapel]] is attached to the structure. The hall and chapel are named for Bishop Morris.

==References==

*John Lucey, "Diocese of Little Rock," in ''The Catholic Encyclopedia,'' vol. 9 (New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910).

==External links==

*[http://www.dolr.org/offices/stjohn.php St. John Catholic Center - Diocese of Little Rock page]

[[Category:Higher Education]]

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-'''John B. Morris''' was the third bishop of the [[Diocese of Little Rock]].
+'''John Baptist Morris''' was the third bishop of the [[Diocese of Little Rock]]. He was known as a gifted orator.
-Morris succeeded Bishop [[Edward Fitzgerald]] in 1906. In 1908 Morris established [[Little Rock College for Boys]] and in 1910 the [[St. Joseph's Orphanage|St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum]]. The [[St. John Home Missions Seminary]] opened in 1911 under the roof of the Little Rock College, and moved with the college into [[Fitzgerald Hall]] in [[Pulaski Heights]] in 1916. He opened the [[Catholic High School for Boys]] in 1930.
+Morris was born to Irish immigrants John Morris and Anne Morrissey on a farm outside Hendersonville, Tennessee, on June 29, 1866. He studied at St. Mary's College in Lebanon, Kentucky, and the American College in Rome, and became a priest in an ordination service in the Basilica of St. John Lateran on June 11, 1892. He was ordained by Cardinal Parocchi. He served as rector in the cathedral at Nashville, Tennessee, until 1901 when he became the vicar-general. In 1905 he was elevated to domestic prelate.
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-Morris Hall, located on the campus of the [[St. John Catholic Center]], is the administrative center of the [[Diocese of Little Rock]] today. [[Morris Hall Chapel]] is attached to the structure. The hall and chapel are named for Bishop Morris.
+Morris Hall, located on the campus of the [[St. John Catholic Center]], is the administrative center of the Diocese of Little Rock today. [[Morris Hall Chapel]] is attached to the structure. The hall and chapel are named for Bishop Morris.
 ==References==