- Charles Ellicott
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The Right Reverend
Charles EllicottBishop of Gloucester 
Ellicott as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward), July 1885.Province Province of Canterbury Diocese Diocese of Gloucester Orders Ordination 1848 Consecration 25 March 1863 Personal details Birth name Charles John Ellicott Born 25 April 1819
Whitwell, Rutland, EnglandDied 15 October 1905 (aged 86)
Kent, EnglandNationality English Denomination Church of England Spouse Constantia Ann Becher Children Arthur and Rosalind Alma mater Stamford School;
St John's College, CambridgeCharles John Ellicott (1819–1905) was a distinguished English Christian theologian, academic and churchman. He briefly served as Dean of Exeter,[1] then Bishop of the sees of Gloucester and Bristol.
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Early life and family
Born in Whitwell, Rutland on 25 April 1819,[2] he was educated at Stamford School and St John's College, Cambridge.[3] He married Constantia Ann Becher at St Marylebone Parish Church, London on 31 July 1848.[4] One of their children was the composer Rosalind Ellicott.[5]
Ecclesiastical career
Following his ordination into the Anglican ministry in 1848, he was Vicar of Pilton, Rutland and then Professor of Divinity at King's College London and Hulsean Professor of Divinity at Cambridge. In 1861, he was appointed Dean of Exeter. Two years later he was nominated the bishop of the united sees of Gloucester and Bristol on 6 February and consecrated on 25 March 1863.[6] In 1897, he resigned the bishopric of Bristol,[7] but continued as Bishop of Gloucester until resigned on 27 February 1905.[8] He died in Kent on 15 October 1905, aged 86.[9]
Works
- Destiny of the Creature, 1865
- Historical Lectures on the Life of Christ, 1870
- Modern Unbelief, its Principles and Characteristics, 1877
- Spiritual Needs in Country Parishes, 1888
- Sacred Study
- An Old Testament Commentary for English Readers, 1897 (Editor)
- Our Reformed Church and its Present Troubles, 1897
- The Revised Version of Holy Scripture, 1901
Notes
- ^ The Times, Wednesday, Jul 03, 1861; pg. 6; Issue 23975; col A New Dean of Exeter
- ^ "Who was Who"1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 071363457X
- ^ Ellicott, Charles John in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
- ^ Rt. Rev Charles John Ellicott. thePeerage.com.
- ^ Rosalind Frances Ellicott. thePeerage.com.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 232 and 249.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 232.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 249.
- ^ The Times, Monday, Oct 16, 1905; pg. 5; Issue 37839; col B Death Of Bishop Ellicott.
Bibliography
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S. et al., eds (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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Church of England titles Preceded by
Thomas Hill LoweDean of Exeter
1861 – 1863Succeeded by
William BrodrickPreceded by
William ThompsonBishop of Gloucester and Bristol
1863–1897The two sees divided New creation
Separate seeBishop of Gloucester
1897–1905Succeeded by
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Categories:- 1819 births
- Old Stamfordians
- Fellows of St John's College, Cambridge
- Academics of King's College London
- Academics of the University of Cambridge
- Anglican deans
- Deans of Exeter
- Bishops of Bristol
- Bishops of Gloucester
- 1905 deaths
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