Morris King Thompson

Morris King Thompson (born 1955 in Cleveland, Mississippi) is the eleventh and current bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana.

The Right Reverend

Morris King Thompson

M.Div.
Bishop of Louisiana
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseLouisiana
ElectedDecember 5, 2009
In office2010-present
PredecessorCharles Jenkins
Orders
OrdinationJune 1991
ConsecrationMay 8, 2010
by Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
Born1955
Cleveland, Mississippi, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican (prev. Presbyterian, then Baptist)
SpouseRebecca Thompson
Children2
Alma materMississippi State University

Education

Thompson grew up as a Presbyterian. After high school he enlisted for two years in the United States Marine Corps after which he graduated from Mississippi State University. Morris attended seminary at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky where he graduated with a Masters in Divinity emphasis on Pastoral Care and Counseling. Later he attended the University of Mississippi Medical Center where he did a year residency of clinical pastoral education.[1]

Ministry

Thompson was ordained as a Southern Baptist minister in 1981. After his conversion to the Episcopal Church he was ordained deacon in December 1990 and a priest in June 1991. He served as associate rector of St James's Church in Jackson, Mississippi. In 1997 he was appointed Dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Lexington, Kentucky.

Episcopacy

Thompson was elected bishop of Louisiana on December 5, 2009. He was consecrated bishop on May 8, 2010 by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori in Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans. He was seated as bishop on May 13. [2]

See also

References
  1. Nolan, B."The Rev. Morris Thompson Jr. ordained as Episcopal bishop for Diocese of Louisiana", Nola.com, 8 May 2010. Retrieved on 24 October 2018.
  2. "The Rt. Rev’d Morris King Thompson, Jr.", Diocese of Louisiana. Retrieved on 24 October 2018.
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