John Edward Morris

John Edward Morris, M.M. (1889–1987) was an American Roman Catholic priest who served as the Prefect of Peng-yang in Korea from 1930 to 1936.[1]

For the British cricketer, see John Morris (cricketer, born 1964).
The Reverend Monsignor

John Edward Morris

M.M.
Prefect of Peng-yang
SeePeng-yang, Korea
In office1930-1936
Orders
Ordination13 June 1914
Personal details
Born1 January 1889
Died10 July 1987 (aged 98)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic

Born in the United States on 1 January 1889, Morris was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River in Massachusetts on 13 June 1914.[1] He was solemnly professed a member of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America on 31 January 1921.[1] He was appointed the Prefect of Peng-yang by Pope Pius XI on 1 April 1930.[1] After six years of pastoral care to the prefecture, he resigned the post on 31 July 1936.[1]

Morris died on 10 July 1987, aged 98.

References
  1. "Father John Edward Morris, M.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Patrick James Byrne		 Prefect of Peng-yang
1930–1936		 Vacant
Title next held by
William O'Shea
as Vicar Apostolic of Heijo


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