Morris King Thompson

The Right Reverend

Morris King Thompson
The Right Reverend; Morris King Thompson
Bishop of Louisiana
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Louisiana
Elected	December 5, 2009
In office	2010–2022
Predecessor	Charles Jenkins
Successor	Shannon Rogers Duckworth
Orders
Ordination	1981 (Baptist minister); 1990 (Anglican deacon); 1991 (Anglican priest);
Consecration	May 8, 2010; by Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
Born	1955; Cleveland, Mississippi, US
Denomination	Anglican (prev. Presbyterian, then Baptist)
Spouse	Rebecca Thompson
Alma mater	Mississippi State University

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

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 Master in Divinity degree with an 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]

In March 2021, Thompson announced his retirement, indicating his intention to step down as the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana. He specified that his resignation would take effect in November 2022.^[3]

References

^ 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.
^ "The Rt. Rev’d Morris King Thompson, Jr.", Diocese of Louisiana. Retrieved on 24 October 2018.
^ writer, DREW BROACH | Staff (2021-03-13). "Morris Thompson, bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, announces retirement". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.

External links

Diocesan website

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[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.

[3] writer, DREW BROACH | Staff (2021-03-13). "Morris Thompson, bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, announces retirement". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.

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