Cyril Morton (priest)

Cyril Evelyn Morton (1885 – 27 July 1932^[1]) was an Anglican priest.^[2]

Educated at Selwyn College, Cambridge, and Ripon College Cuddesdon, he was ordained in 1908^[3] and began his ordained ministry with curacies in Hampstead and Roehampton. He was then an incumbent at Clifton On Dunsmore and Holy Trinity, Beauchamp Avenue, Leamington Spa. In 1929 he became Sub-Dean of the Coventry Cathedral and, in 1931, following a change in the law, the cathedral's first provost.^[4] He is buried in the churchyard at Lillington, Warwickshire.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Provost Morton", The Times, 28 July 1932, p18.
^ Herry’s Archives
^ "The Clergy List", London, Kelly’s, 1913
^ The Times, 18 August 1931, p13, "Ecclesiastical News: Coventry Cathedral"
^ Tributes to the late Provost of Coventry, Leamington Spa Courier, 5 August 1932, p6.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Inaugural appointment	Provost of Coventry Cathedral 1931–1932	Succeeded by Richard Thomas Howard

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v t e Provosts and Deans of Coventry
Provosts	Cyril Morton Richard Howard Harold Williams Colin Semper John Petty
Deans	John Petty Stuart Beake John Irvine Tim Pullen John Witcombe

v t e Diocese of Coventry
Coventry Cathedral Coventry Blitz Bishop's House, Coventry Cathedral and Diocesan Office, Coventry St Mary's Priory and Cathedral
Office holders	Bishop of Coventry (vacant) Bishop suffragan of Warwick (vacant) AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet John Witcombe, Dean of Coventry Barry Dugmore, Archdeacon Missioner (Archdeacon of Warwick) Archdeacon Pastor/Archdeacon of Coventry (vacant)
Historic offices	Provost of Coventry (1931–2000; see Dean of Coventry)