Maurice Key

(John) Maurice Key (born 4 June 1905;^[1] died 21 December 1984^[2]) was the Anglican Bishop of Sherborne^[3] then Truro^[4] in the third quarter of the 20th century.

He was educated at Rossall School and Pembroke College, Cambridge and ordained in 1928. Beginning his ministry with a curacy at St Mary’s Portsea he was successively Vicar of Aylesbeare, Rector of Newton Abbot and finally (before his elevation to the Episcopate) Rural Dean of the Three Towns.

He was the father of Simon Robert Key.

Notes

↑ Who was Who 1897-2007: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
↑ The Rt Rev J. M. Key (Obituaries) The Times, Saturday, Dec 29, 1984; pg. 8; Issue 62023; col G
↑ The Times, Friday, Nov 07, 1947; pg. 6; Issue 50912; col F Ecclesiastical News Consecration of Bishop Key
↑ The Times, Friday, Mar 18, 1960; pg. 14; Issue 54723; col D Bishop of Truro enthroned

Church of England titles
Preceded by Harold Nickinson Rodgers	Bishop of Sherborne 1947 –1959	Succeeded by Victor Joseph Pike
Preceded by Edmund Robert Morgan	Bishop of Truro 1960 –1973	Succeeded by Graham Douglas Leonard

Bishops of Sherborne

for the ancient diocesan bishops, see Bishop of Salisbury

Robert Abbott Gerald Allen Harold Rodgers Maurice Key Victor Pike John Kirkham (became first area bishop) see area bishops Graham Kings (previously last area bishop) Karen Gorham

Modern area bishops	John Kirkham Tim Thornton Graham Kings

Bishops of Truro

Edward Benson George Wilkinson John Gott Charles Stubbs Winfrid Burrows Guy Warman Walter Frere Joseph Hunkin Edmund Morgan Maurice Key Graham Leonard Peter Mumford Michael Ball Bill Ind Tim Thornton

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