George Morley (bishop)

History
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by	Brian Duppa
Date	28 October 1660
Place	Henry VII Chapel

History
Ordination history of; George Morley
Consecrated by
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by	Brian Duppa
Date	28 October 1660
Place	Henry VII Chapel

The Right Reverend

George Morley
The Right Reverend; George Morley
George Morley, asBishop of Winchester
	Portrait byPeter Lely
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Winchester
See	Bishop of Winchester
In office	May 1662 to October 1684
Predecessor	Brian Duppa
Successor	Peter Mews
Other post(s)	Dean of Christ Church(26 July 1660–1660); Bishop of Worcester(1660–1662); Dean of the Chapel Royal(1663 – February 1668)
Personal details
Born	27 February 1598; Cheapside,London
Died	29 October 1684(aged 86); Farnham,Surrey, England
Buried	Winchester Cathedral
Nationality	English
Denomination	Church of England
Residence	Farnham Castle(at death)
Parents	Francis Morley & Sarah née Denham
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

George Morley,(27 February 1598 - 29 October 1684) was a senior member of theChurch of EnglandfromLondon,who served asBishop of Worcesterfrom 1660 to 1662, and ofWinchesterfrom 1662 to 1684.

Early life

Morley was born in London, England, in February 1598, to Francis Morley and Sarah Denham, and educated atWestminster SchoolandChrist Church, Oxford.He graduated BA, 1618, and MA, 1621. Throughout the 1620s and 1630s he moved in the illustrious intellectual political circles ofLucius Cary, 2nd Viscount FalklandatGreat Tew.^[1]During these years, he served as domestic chaplain toRobert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon.^[1]In 1640, he was presented to the sinecure living ofHartfield, Sussex,and in the following year he was madecanonofChrist Church, Oxfordand exchanged Hartfield for the rectory ofMildenhall, Wiltshire.^[2]

Civil Wars and Interregnum

He preached before theHouse of Commonsin 1642, but his sermon gave offence, and when in 1647 he took a prominent part in resisting theparliamentary visitation of Oxford Universityhe was deprived of his canonry and living.^[2]

Leaving England, he joined the court ofCharles II,and became one of the leading clergy atThe Hague.Shortly before theRestorationhe came to England on a highly successful mission to gain for Charles the support of thePresbyterians.In 1660, he regained his canonry, and soon becameDeanof Christ Church.^[3]^[4]^[2]In the same year, he becameBishop of Worcester.He waselectedto the See on 9 October,confirmed23 October, and consecrated a bishop on 28 October.^[5]At theSavoy Conferenceof 1661 he was chief representative of the bishops. He was translated to theSee of Winchesterin 1662 and madeDean of the Chapel Royalin 1663, a position he held until dismissed by Charles II in 1668.

Works

His works are few and chiefly polemical, e.g.The Bishop of Worcester's to a friend for Vindication of himself from the Calumnies of Mr.Richard Baxter.^[2]

References

^^a ^bSpurr, John (2004). "Morley, George".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(online ed.). Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19285.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)
^^a ^b ^c ^dChisholm 1911.
^Salter, H. E.; Lobel, Mary D., eds. (1954). "Christ Church".A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford.Victoria County History.pp. 228–238.Retrieved26 July2011.
^Horn, Joyce M., ed. (1996). "Deans of Christ Church, Oxford".Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: volume 8: Bristol, Gloucester, Oxford and Peterborough dioceses.Victoria County History.pp. 80–83.Retrieved26 July2011.
^Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857,vol. 7, 1992, pp. 105–109

Sources

This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Morley, George".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 840.
"Morley, George".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(online ed.). Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19285.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)

Academic offices
Preceded by Edward Reynolds	Dean of Christ Church, Oxford 1660	Succeeded by John Fell
Church of England titles
Vacant Commonwealth Title last held by John Prideaux	Bishop of Worcester 1660–1662	Succeeded by John Gauden
Preceded by Brian Duppa	Bishop of Winchester 1662–1684	Succeeded by Peter Mews
Preceded by Gilbert Sheldon, Bishop of London	Dean of the Chapel Royal 1663–1668	Succeeded by Herbert Croft, Bishop of Hereford

[ODNB-1] Spurr, John (2004). "Morley, George".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(online ed.). Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19285.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)

[FOOTNOTEChisholm1911-2] Chisholm 1911.

[salter-3] Salter, H. E.; Lobel, Mary D., eds. (1954). "Christ Church".A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford.Victoria County History.pp. 228–238.Retrieved26 July2011.

[horn-4] Horn, Joyce M., ed. (1996). "Deans of Christ Church, Oxford".Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: volume 8: Bristol, Gloucester, Oxford and Peterborough dioceses.Victoria County History.pp. 80–83.Retrieved26 July2011.

[5] Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857,vol. 7, 1992, pp. 105–109

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