Rowland Ellis (bishop)

Rowland Ellis
The Right Reverend; Rowland Ellis
	Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney
Church	Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese	Aberdeen and Orkney
In office	1906-1911
Predecessor	Arthur Douglas
Successor	Anthony Mitchell
Orders
Consecration	1906
Personal details
Born	24 April 1841; Caerwys, Flintshire, Wales
Died	11 December 1911 (aged 70); Turriff, Scotland
Nationality	Welsh
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	Jesus College, Oxford

Rowland Ellis (24 April 1841 – 11 December 1911) was a Welsh bishop who held the post of Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in the Scottish Episcopal Church from 1906 until his death.

Life

Ellis was born in Caerwys, Flintshire, and was educated at Ruthin School before graduating from Jesus College, Oxford, with a BA degree, in 1863. After being ordained in 1864,[1] he held various church positions in Wales: curate of Gresford (1864–68), vicar of Gwersyllt (1868–72) and vicar of Mold 1872–84 (also Rural Dean of Mold from 1873 to 1884). He was a friend of William Ewart Gladstone, who lived nearby in Hawarden.

He joined the Scottish Episcopal Church when he became rector of St Paul's Church in Edinburgh in 1884.[2] He was synod clerk of Edinburgh, and canon of St. Mary's Cathedral, and he became Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in 1906.[3] He was consecrated on 25 April of that year at St. Andrew's Church, Aberdeen.[4]

He wrote a number of theological works, including Some aspects of woman's life: five lenten addresses (1881), and was regarded as a strong opponent of disestablishment of the Church in Wales. He died in his sleep at Delgatie Castle, Turriff, Aberdeenshire,[3] where he was staying as a guest of Charles Hay, 20th Earl of Erroll.[2]

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References

Oliver and Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac and National Repository ... Oliver & Boyd. 1909. p. 892.
The Living Church. 1911. p. 303.
Morgan, Walter Thomas. "Ellis, Rowland (1841–1911), bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
Frederick Goldie (1976). A Short History of the Episcopal Church in Scotland: From the Restoration to the Present Time. St. Andrew Press. p. 412. ISBN 978-0-7152-0315-6.

External links

Works by or about Rowland Ellis at Internet Archive

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Arthur Douglas	Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney 1906–1911	Succeeded by Anthony Mitchell

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[1] Oliver and Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac and National Repository ... Oliver & Boyd. 1909. p. 892.

[Living-2] The Living Church. 1911. p. 303.

[Ellis-3] Morgan, Walter Thomas. "Ellis, Rowland (1841–1911), bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 14 March 2008.

[Goldie1976-4] Frederick Goldie (1976). A Short History of the Episcopal Church in Scotland: From the Restoration to the Present Time. St. Andrew Press. p. 412. ISBN 978-0-7152-0315-6.