He was born in
Toa Alta, Puerto Rico into the
Roman Catholic Church, then Catholic Deacon Morales was received by Bishop
David Andrés Alvarez-Velázquez into the
Anglican faith, which would allow him, a married man, to be ordained into the priesthood. Prior to being consecrated as a bishop, Morales' roles included serving as a parish priest in
Toa Baja, a suburb of Puerto Rico's capital city of San Juan, and as head of the Episcopal Cathedral School. He was chosen on December 10, 2016 among four candidates, including a female priest, by the Diocesan Assembly to succeed
David Alvarez as the Diocesan Bishop and take over the reins of the church from Bishop
Wilfrido Ramos-Orench, who served as provisional diocesan bishop for approximately 3 years after Alvarez' retirement upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 72. Bishop Morales currently also serves as Bishop advisor to the
Episcopal Diocese of the Virgin Islands and was also the provisional bishop for the
Episcopal Diocese of Cuba. ==See also==