Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p John Aloysius Morgan (9 October 1909 – 21 May 2008) was an Australian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of his death he was one of the oldest Catholic bishops.Morgan was born in Melbourne, Australia. He attended St Joseph's Christian Brothers College in North Melbourne in 1917 and again from 1920 to 1926. Morgan lived with his brother, Frank, on the family farm at Keilor, travelling to school each day by horse and buggy. While at school he was considered a very good high jumper and champion handball player.He was ordained a priest on 15 July 1934 for the Archdiocese of Melbourne. During the Second World War he served for a while as a chaplain to the troops stationed in Papua New Guinea. While in Melbourne he was placed in charge of various parishes including, in 1953, St James' parish in Richmond.Morgan was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn as well as Titular Bishop of Membressa on 6 March 1969. He was ordained bishop on 28 April 1969. He was appointed on 29 May 1969 to the Roman Catholic Military Ordinariate of Australia where he would remain until of 2 January 1985, as well as the auxiliary bishop of the Canberra and Goulburn archdiocese.Bishop Morgan,2003In 2003 he concelebrated Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral Melbourne to mark the centenary of his old school, St Joseph's North Melbourne.Morgan died on 21 May 2008 aged 98. }
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- John_Aloysius_Morgan abstract "John Aloysius Morgan (9 October 1909 – 21 May 2008) was an Australian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of his death he was one of the oldest Catholic bishops.Morgan was born in Melbourne, Australia. He attended St Joseph's Christian Brothers College in North Melbourne in 1917 and again from 1920 to 1926. Morgan lived with his brother, Frank, on the family farm at Keilor, travelling to school each day by horse and buggy. While at school he was considered a very good high jumper and champion handball player.He was ordained a priest on 15 July 1934 for the Archdiocese of Melbourne. During the Second World War he served for a while as a chaplain to the troops stationed in Papua New Guinea. While in Melbourne he was placed in charge of various parishes including, in 1953, St James' parish in Richmond.Morgan was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn as well as Titular Bishop of Membressa on 6 March 1969. He was ordained bishop on 28 April 1969. He was appointed on 29 May 1969 to the Roman Catholic Military Ordinariate of Australia where he would remain until of 2 January 1985, as well as the auxiliary bishop of the Canberra and Goulburn archdiocese.Bishop Morgan,2003In 2003 he concelebrated Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral Melbourne to mark the centenary of his old school, St Joseph's North Melbourne.Morgan died on 21 May 2008 aged 98".