John B. Morris
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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).
