His principal consecrator was Bishop James Yorke Bramston assisted by Bishop Peter Augustine Baines, O.S.B., and Bishop Robert Gradwell. The investigation, however, was rendered otiose by the impromptu flight of Slater from Port Louis in June 1832 and his death from exposure a few days later. Instead of investigating Slater, Morris was appointed to succeed him.
Morris' consecration was overseen by Bishop James Yorke Bramston, along with Peter Augustine Baines, O.S.B., and Robert Gradwell. As a result of Slater's hasty departure from Port Louis in June 1832 and his subsequent demise, an investigation became unnecessary, and Morris was subsequently chosen to succeed him.