John Cardinal Morton †

Deceased

Archbishop of Canterbury, England

Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1420		Born	Bere Regis
8 Aug 1478	58.6	Selected	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
30 Oct 1478	58.8	Confirmed	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
31 Jan 1479	59.1	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
29 Aug 1480	60.7	Installed	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
8 Oct 1486	66.8	Appointed	Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
20 Sep 1493	73.7	Elevated to Cardinal
23 Sep 1493	73.7	Installed	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia
15 Sep 1500	80.7	Died	Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain

Consistory - 1493: Created Cardinal

a bishop for 21.6 years
a cardinal for 7.0 years

Principal Consecrator:
Thomas Cardinal Bourchier †
Archbishop of Canterbury, England

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Thomas Cardinal Bourchier † (1435)
Archbishop of Canterbury, England
Henry Cardinal Beaufort †
Bishop of Winchester, England

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Robert Morton † (1487)
Bishop Richard Fox † (1487)
Bishop Richard Hill † (1489)
Bishop Oliver King † (1493)
Bishop William Smyth (Smith) † (1493)
Archbishop Thomas Savage † (1493)
Bishop John Blythe † (1494)
Archbishop Henry Deane † (1495)
Bishop Richard FitzJames † (1497)
Bishop Miles Salley, O.S.B. † (1500)
Bishop David ap Yeworth † (1500)

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 20 Sep 1493
b: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae, Volume 1, Page 340
b: Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 2, Page 150
ob/c2: Registrum Sacrum Anglicanum, Page 93

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