Robert Rowan
For the Australian cricketer, see Robert Rowan (cricketer).
| The Venerable Robert Rowan | |
|---|---|
| Dean of Ardfert | |
| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Diocese | Diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe |
| In office | 1924 to 1946 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1897 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Robert Philip Rowan |
| Born | 10 September 1870 |
| Died | 19 June 1946 (aged 75) |
| Denomination | Anglicism |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Robert Philip Rowan (10 September 1870 – 19 June 1946) was an Irish Anglican priest. He was Dean of Ardfert from 1924 until 1946.[1]
Rowan was educated at Trinity College, Dublin[2] and ordained in 1897. He began his ecclesiastical career with curacies at Tralee and Wexford.[3] He was a chaplain to the forces at Curragh and Shorncliffe then senior curate at St John's Lowestoft. After incumbencies in Castleisland, Kenmare and Killarney he was elevated to the Deanery. He was Archdeacon of Ardfert and Aghadoe and Canon of Effin from 1938 to 1943.
References
- ↑ 'ROWAN, Ven. Robert Philip', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Oct 2012 accessed 31 July 2013
- ↑ 'DUBLIN UNIVERSITY' The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Thursday, October 29, 1891; Issue 23812
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929–30 London: Oxford University Press, 1929
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| Preceded by George Edmund Power |
Dean of Ardfert 1924–1946 |
Succeeded by Charles Loftus Haines |
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