ELLIS
,
ROWLAND
(
1841
-
1911
),
bishop
of
Aberdeen
and
Orkney
;
b.
24 April 1841
, son of
Thomas
Ellis
,
surgeon
,
Caerwys, Flints.
He was educated at
Ruthin grammar school
and at
Jesus College
,
Oxford
, where he graduated
B.A.
in
1863
. He became
curate
of
Gresford
,
1864
,
vicar
of
Gwersyllt
,
1868
,
vicar
of
Mold
,
1872
, and was
rural dean
of
Mold
,
1873-84
. During this period he was a frequent visitor to
W. E.
Gladstone
at
Hawarden
. From
1884
till his appointment as
bishop
in
1906
he was
rector
of
S. Paul's
,
Edinburgh
. He was a vigorous opponent of
Welsh Disestablishment
, and his knowledge of
Wales
made him a powerful champion of the claims of the
Church
. He was the
author of a number of theological works
. He d. at
Delgaty castle
,
Turiff
,
Aberdeenshire
,
11 Dec. 1911
.
Bibliography:
-
Who was who?
1897-1916
;
-
The Church Times
,
15 Dec. 1911
.
Author:
Walter Thomas Morgan (1912-90), Aberystwyth
