Rowley Hill (bishop)
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| Reference style | The Right Reverend |
| Spoken style | My Lord |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Rowley Hill, DD (1836–1887) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of England as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1877 to 1887.[1]
Born in Derry, Ireland on 22 February 1836, he was the son of Sir George Hill, 3rd Baronet and Elizabeth Sophia Rea.[2][3] He was ordained a priest in the Anglican ministry in 1860 and served a number of positions in the south of England before becoming Vicar of Sheffield in 1873.[2][3]
He was nominated Bishop of Sodor and Man by Queen Victoria on 9 August 1877 and consecrated on 24 August 1877.[1] At his appointment he was the youngest bishop in Anglican communion.[2] He married twice, firstly in 1863 to Mary Chapman (died 1882) and secondly in 1884 to Alice Probyn (died 1930).[3]
After nearly ten years of service to the Manx diocese, he died in London on 27 May 1887, aged 51.[1][2][3]
He is buried against the east wall of Brompton Cemetery in London, south of the main east-west path.
References
- 1 2 3 Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 272. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- 1 2 3 4 "Rowley Hill - Bishop 1877-1887". A Manx Note Book: People. Isle of Man.com. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "Rt. Rev. Rowley Hill". The Peerage.com. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
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| Preceded by Horatio Powys |
Bishop of Sodor and Man 1877–1887 |
Succeeded by John Bardsley |