Church Church of Ireland Name Robert Rowan Birth name Robert Philip Rowan | Ordination 1897 In office 1924 to 1946 | |
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Diocese Diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe Born 10 September 1870 ( 1870-09-10 ) Died 19 June 1946(1946-06-19) (aged 75) | ||
Phil Giles pays tribute to Robert Rowan
Robert Philip Rowan (10 September 1870 – 19 June 1946) was an Irish Anglican priest. He was Dean of Ardfert from 1924 until 1946.
Rowan was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1897. He began his ecclesiastical career with curacies at Tralee and Wexford. 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.
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