Morgan Porteus

Morgan Porteus (August 10, 1917 – December 15, 2019) was an Episcopal clergyman in Connecticut who served as the eleventh bishop of that diocese.

Early life and education

Porteus was born on August 10, 1917, in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1941 he graduated with a B.A. in History and Government from Bates College. Later he studied theology at the Episcopal Theological School where he graduated with a Bachelor of Sacred Theology in 1943.

Ordination Porteus was ordained to the diaconate on September 29, 1943, and to the priesthood on June 1, 1944. He served as rector of St Peter's Church in Cheshire, Connecticut from 1944 to 1971.