Roger Morris

Who is Roger Morris?

Roger Anthony Brett Morris is the current Archdeacon of Worcester. It was announced on 2 May 2014 that Morris is to be consecrated the next area Bishop of Colchester on 25 July 2014.

Morris was educated at Imperial College, London and Trinity College, Cambridge and ordained in 1994. After a curacy in Northleach he was the incumbent at Sevenhampton from 1996 to 2003; and then Director of Parish Development and Evangelism for the Diocese of Coventry from then until his Archdeacon’s appointment.

Roger is married to Sally, a Deputy Headteacher in a secondary school and a Minister in Secular Employment. They have 2 teenage daughters. Roger stage-manages the Canopy Stage at the annual Greenbelt Christian Arts Festival. His interests include popular music, films, supporting Bristol Rovers and walking the family’s 2 dogs.