Quashed after 1215 Successor Richard Marsh Denomination Catholic Appointed 7 May 1215 | Predecessor John de Gray Other posts Provost of Beverley Parents Henry II of England | |
Cousins William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey, Adela de Warenne Grandparents Empress Matilda, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou Uncles Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, William FitzEmpress, Geoffrey, Count of Nantes Great-grandparents Henry I of England, Fulk, King of Jerusalem, Matilda of Scotland, Ermengarde, Countess of Maine Similar Geoffrey, Henry II of England, Empress Matilda, William IX - Count of Poitiers, Geoffrey Plantagenet - Count of | ||
Morgan was a medieval Bishop-elect of Durham.
Morgan was an illegitimate son of King Henry II of England and Nesta, daughter of Iorwerth ab Owain, Lord of Caerleon. Nesta was married to Sir Ralph Bloet, who raised Morgan as his son. The date of his birth is unknown but presumed to be toward the end of King Henry's life.
Morgan was the provost of Beverley before being nominated to the see of Durham between 7 March and 7 May 1215. He was never consecrated because Pope Innocent III refused consecration on the grounds of his illegitimacy. Innocent offered to confirm the election and allow the episcopal consecration if Morgan would swear that he was the son of Nesta and her husband Ralph and not King Henry. Morgan, after deliberation, replied that it was unthinkable for him to deny his father the king.
After his accession to the throne of England, John, Morgan's half-brother, was known to be generous to the entire Bloet family.