Michael Ellis (bishop)


Michael Ellis

Bishop of Segni
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed3 October 1708
In office28 October 1708 – 16 November 1726
PredecessorPietro Corbelli
SuccessorGianfrancesco De' Bisleti
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordinationc. 1671
Consecration6 May 1688
by Ferdinando d'Adda
Personal details
Born
Philip Ellis

(1652-09-08)8 September 1652
Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, England
Died16 November 1726(1726-11-16) (aged 74)
Segni, Papal States
BuriedChapel of the Seminary of Segni, Rome
NationalityEnglish
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsJohn Ellis & Susannah Welbore

Michael Ellis OSB (8 September 1652 – 16 November 1726)[1] was an English Benedictine monk who was a prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first Vicar Apostolic of the Western District of England and Wales, and subsequently Bishop of Segni in Italy.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Ellis, Philip [name in religion Michael]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8706. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Philip Michael Ellis" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  3. ^ "Bishop Philip Michael Ellis, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 June 2011.