Lloyd Morrell

James Herbert Lloyd Morrell (called Lloyd; 12 August 1907[1] – 28 March 1996)[2] was the seventh Bishop of Lewes.[3][4]

Memorial, Chichester Cathedral

Biography

Morrell was educated at Dulwich College and King's College London.[5] He was deaconed on Trinity Sunday 1931 (31 May)[6] and priested the following Trinity Sunday (22 May 1932) — both times by Arthur Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London, at St Paul's Cathedral.[7] He began his career with curacies at St Alphage, Hendon and St Michael & All Angels, Brighton after which he was chaplain to George Bell, Bishop of Chichester and then a Lecturer for The Church of England Moral Welfare Council. From here he went to be Vicar of Roffey [8] and then Archdeacon of Lewes before appointment to the Episcopate in 1959,[9] serving eventually for eighteen years.[8] He was consecrated a bishop on 30 November 1959, by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.[10]

References
  1. Birthdate
  2. Death date
  3. Material at The National Archives
  4. His episcopal signature was "+Lloyd Lewen", Blagdon-Gamlen, P. E. (1973) The Church Travellers Directory. London: Church Literature Association; p. ii (foreword); (quaere whether this is a mistaken transcription of the signature: Lewes is a Suffragan Bishopric, and the signature would be “+Lloyd Lewes”).
  5. Who’s Who. London, A & C Black, 1992 ISBN 0-7136-3514-2
  6. "Trinity ordinations". Church Times (#3567). 5 June 1931. p. 722. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  7. "Trinity ordinations". Church Times (#3618). 27 May 1932. p. 669. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  8. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  9. The Times, Friday, Aug 07, 1959; pg. 10; Issue 54533; col C Bishop Suffragan Of Lewes
  10. "New Bishops consecrated". Church Times (#5051). 4 December 1959. p. 24. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Geoffrey Warde		 Bishop of Lewes
1959–1977		 Succeeded by
Peter Ball


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