Alan Morgan (bishop)
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The Rt Rev Alan Wyndham Morgan OBE (22 June 1940 – 24 October 2011 ) was the Suffragan Bishop of Sherwood
from 1989 until 2004.
He was born on and educated at Gowerton Boys’ Grammar School
and St David's College, Lampeter. He was ordained in 1966 and began his ecclesiastical career with curacies
in Llangyfelach
, Cockett
and Coventry
. Following these he was appointed Vicar
to St Barnabas, Coventry
in 1972 and then in 1978 Bishop
's Officer for Social Responsibility within the Diocese of Coventry
. Appointed Archdeacon
of the city
in 1983 he ascended to the Episcopate six years later.
At a national level he was chairman of the General Synod’s Board of Social Responsibility’s Working Party on the Future of the Family, which produced a report called 'Something to Celebrate' in 1995. He was also part of the Coalfields Task Force and went on to continue the work as Chair of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
He retired in 2004 and was appointed OBE
the following year..
Bishop of Sherwood
The Bishop of Sherwood is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name after the Royal forest of Sherwood in Nottinghamshire....
from 1989 until 2004.
He was born on and educated at Gowerton Boys’ Grammar School
Gowerton Comprehensive School
Gowerton School is a public secondary school located in the heart of Gowerton village, near Swansea, United Kingdom.-Intermediate School:The school opened in 5 Oct 1896 in Talbot Street as a co-educationasl Intermediate school under Welsh Intermediate Education Act 1889...
and St David's College, Lampeter. He was ordained in 1966 and began his ecclesiastical career with curacies
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
in Llangyfelach
Llangyfelach
The village of Llangyfelach is located in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. Llangyfelach is situated about 4 miles north of the centre of Swansea, just west of Morriston. It falls within the Llangyfelach ward. To the west is open moorland....
, Cockett
Cockett
Cockett is a community in Swansea, Wales falling within Cockett ward. It is located about north west of Swansea city centre.Cockett, in common with much of western Swansea, was the result of late Victorian and early twentieth century expansion...
and Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
. Following these he was appointed Vicar
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
to St Barnabas, Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
in 1972 and then in 1978 Bishop
John Gibbs (Bishop)
John Gibbs was an Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Coventry in the Church of England from 1976 until 1985. He was the first Church of England bishop in modern times to have started his ministry in the nonconformist tradition....
's Officer for Social Responsibility within the Diocese of Coventry
Diocese of Coventry
The Diocese of Coventry is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury. It is headed by the Bishop of Coventry, who sits at Coventry Cathedral in Coventry, and is assisted by one suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Warwick. The diocese covers Coventry and Warwickshire.The diocese is...
. Appointed Archdeacon
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
of the city
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
in 1983 he ascended to the Episcopate six years later.
At a national level he was chairman of the General Synod’s Board of Social Responsibility’s Working Party on the Future of the Family, which produced a report called 'Something to Celebrate' in 1995. He was also part of the Coalfields Task Force and went on to continue the work as Chair of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
He retired in 2004 and was appointed OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
the following year..