Morris Maddocks

Morris Henry St John Maddocks[1][2] (28 April 1928 – 19 January 2008) was a bishop in the Church of England.

[4] Morris Henry St John Maddocks was born in 1928, the son of a West Yorkshire priest.

[5] During this time he served as chaplain to the Black and White Minstrels and made many other visits to the Futurist Theatre.

[citation needed] His experience in the church began when five laypeople visited him at St Martin's, Scarborough, in 1963 and together they prayed for the healing of the sick.

[citation needed] It was around this time that the couple were offered a building – Whitehill Chase in Bordon, Hampshire[7] – plus annual funding for the work of Christian healing.

The foundation, co-founded by Morris, now operates remotely across the UK with Acorn Christian Healing Hubs.

Bishop Morris continued to live in Canon Lane, and died in Southampton Hospital after complications following major heart surgery.

The Dean of Chichester, the Very Revd Nicholas Frayling, added: It is hard to imagine the Cathedral without Bishop Morris, with his gentle smile and faithful presence.