Robert Morton (bishop)

Robert Morton
Bishop of Worcester
Appointed	16 October 1486
Term ended	May 1497
Predecessor	John Alcock
Successor	Giovanni de' Gigli
Orders
Consecration	28 January 1487
Personal details
Died	May 1497
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Robert Morton (1435 – May 1497) was an English priest and Bishop of Worcester.

Morton was son of William Morton, Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury, and the nephew of John Morton, the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Morton gained an MA from the University of Oxford in 1458, and was awarded an LLD by them in 1480 as a way for the university to honour his uncle.

Morton received the benefice of All Saints', Huntington in 1458, and by the time he was elected to the episcopate in 1486 he was also the Prebendary of St Paul's, Salisbury, York, Beverley, and Wherwell Abbey, as well as the archdeacon of Gloucester and Winchester.

On 9 January 1479 Morton became Master of the Rolls, losing it on 22 September 1483 when his uncle opposed Richard III of England. Morton also played a part in the campaign against Richard, and was with Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth. After Henry became king, Morton was again made Master of the Rolls on 13 November 1485.

Morton was appointed to the sixth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1481 and held this until 1486.

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