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== Biography == == Biography ==
Clarence Leslie Morton Jr. was born the son of Bishop Clarence Leslie Morton Sr. of the Church of God in Christ; his father pastored 2 churches in ] and ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Spelbring |first=Meredith |title=Bishop C.L. Morton dies: Preacher will be missed all over the world |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/obituary/2020/04/20/cl-morton-detroit-obituary/2986248001/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en-US}}</ref> Clarence Leslie Morton Jr. was born the son of Bishop Clarence Leslie Morton Sr. of the Church of God in Christ; his father pastored 2 churches in ], and ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Spelbring |first=Meredith |title=Bishop C.L. Morton dies: Preacher will be missed all over the world |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/obituary/2020/04/20/cl-morton-detroit-obituary/2986248001/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en-US}}</ref>


Following the death of his father in 1962, he became one of the youngest bishops in the ] at the age of 20.<ref name=":0" /> He would later go on to serve as the prelate of COGIC's Canadian Jurisdiction, and then as an auxiliary bishop in the COGIC Michigan Southwest First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-12 |title=Notice of Episcopal Transition – Bishop Clarence Leslie Morton, Jr. - COGIC Adjutancy |url=https://www.cogic.org/adjutancy/2020/04/12/notice-of-episcopal-transition-bishop-clarence-leslie-morton-jr/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |language=en-US}}</ref> Following the death of his father in 1962, he became one of the youngest bishops in the ] at the age of 20.<ref name=":0" /> He would later go on to serve as the prelate of COGIC's Canadian Jurisdiction, and then as an auxiliary bishop in the COGIC Michigan Southwest First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-12 |title=Notice of Episcopal Transition – Bishop Clarence Leslie Morton, Jr. - COGIC Adjutancy |url=https://www.cogic.org/adjutancy/2020/04/12/notice-of-episcopal-transition-bishop-clarence-leslie-morton-jr/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>


Bishop Morton died in April 2020, at the age of 77.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-14 |title=Local 'icon' in faith community, C. L. Morton Jr., dies |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/c-l-morton-pastor-windsor-black-community-1.5532007 |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=cbc.ca}}</ref> Bishop Morton died in April 2020, at the age of 77.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-14 |title=Local 'icon' in faith community, C. L. Morton Jr., dies |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/c-l-morton-pastor-windsor-black-community-1.5532007 |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=cbc.ca}}</ref>

== See also ==

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* ], Assyrian bishop consecrated at 12
* ], Assyrian bishop consecrated at 16
* ], Roman Catholic bishop consecrated at 24


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The Right Reverend
Clarence Leslie Morton Jr.
Bishop
ChurchChurch of God in Christ
Orders
Consecration1962
Personal details
BornClarence Leslie Morton Jr.
(1942-09-18) September 18, 1942 (age 82)
DiedApril 11, 2020
ResidenceMetro Detroit, U.S.
OccupationPastor, author, Gospel singer, musician, speaker

Clarence Leslie Morton Jr. was an African-American religious leader within the Church of God in Christ. He was one of Bishop Paul S. Morton's siblings.

Biography

Clarence Leslie Morton Jr. was born the son of Bishop Clarence Leslie Morton Sr. of the Church of God in Christ; his father pastored 2 churches in Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan.

Following the death of his father in 1962, he became one of the youngest bishops in the United States of America at the age of 20. He would later go on to serve as the prelate of COGIC's Canadian Jurisdiction, and then as an auxiliary bishop in the COGIC Michigan Southwest First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction.

Bishop Morton died in April 2020, at the age of 77.

References

  1. "Longtime Mt. Zion pastor remembered as 'ray of light' in local faith community". windsorstar. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  2. ^ Spelbring, Meredith. "Bishop C.L. Morton dies: Preacher will be missed all over the world". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  3. "Notice of Episcopal Transition – Bishop Clarence Leslie Morton, Jr. - COGIC Adjutancy". 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  4. "Local 'icon' in faith community, C. L. Morton Jr., dies". cbc.ca. 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
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