John Baptist Morris
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Most Reverend John Baptist Morris |
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| Bishop of Little Rock | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Little Rock |
| In office | February 21, 1907—October 22, 1946 |
| Predecessor | Edward Fitzgerald |
| Successor | Albert Lewis Fletcher |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 11, 1892 |
| Consecration | June 11, 1906 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 29, 1866 Hendersonville, Tennessee |
| Died | October 22, 1946 (aged 80) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Previous post | Coadjutor Bishop of Little Rock (1906-1907) |
John Baptist Morris (June 29, 1866 – October 22, 1946) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Little Rock from 1907 until his death in 1946.
John Morris was born in Hendersonville, Tennessee, to John and Anne (née Morrissey) Morris, who were Irish immigrants. After graduating from St. Mary's College in Lebanon, Kentucky, he began his studies for the priesthood in 1887 at the Pontifical North American College in Rome. While in Rome, he was ordained a priest by Cardinal Lucido Parocchi on June 11, 1892. Morris, following his return to Tennessee, was named rector of St. Mary's Cathedral in Nashville and private secretary to Bishop Thomas Sebastian Byrne. In 1901 he became vicar general of the Diocese of Nashville. He was later raised to the rank of a Domestic Prelate of His Holiness in 1905.
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