Robert Sherwood Morse (April 10, 1924 – May 28, 2015) was an American bishop who became the founding archbishop of the Anglican Province of Christ the King.[1]
A 1950 graduate of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, he was ordained to the diaconate on July 8, 1950, and to the priesthood on February 22, 1951.[2]
An early organizer of the Congress of St. Louis,[3] he was suspended from the Episcopal Church in 1977.[4] [5] In 1978 he became one of the four bishops consecrated by Albert Chambers in Denver, Colorado, forming the Continuing Anglican movement.[6]
He founded the Anglican Province of Christ the King in 1977 and was a leader in the American Church Union.
Robert Morse founded the St. Joseph of Arimethea Theological College and remained as provost until his death. Originally founded as a college chaplaincy, Morse remained involved with students at the University of California, particularly the Men’s Rowing Team.[7]