Morra had been Auditor of Cardinal Carlo Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan (1564–1584),[1] and then his Vicar General.
On 9 October 1598, Bernardino Morra was appointed Bishop of Aversa by Pope Clement VIII.
[3] At the time of his appointment, Morra was serving as secretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars in the Roman Curia.
His duties did not allow him to leave his post, and therefore he sent Father Giovanni Leonardi as his Administrator of the city and diocese of Aversa.
[4] In 1600 and 1601, with the encouragement of Clement VIII, Bishop Morra reformed the cathedral Chapter of Aversa.