Robert Cyril Hamilton Glover Elliott (known as Cyril; 1890–1977) was an eminent Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 clergyman in the middle of the 20th century. Ordained in 1915, he began his career as a Chaplain

Chaplain

Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...

 to the Forces

British Armed Forces

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, after which he was Rector

Rector

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 of All Saints, Belfast

Belfast

Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

, Vicar

Vicar

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 of Ballymacarrett

Ballymacarrett

Ballymacarrett or Ballymacarret is the name of both a townland and electoral ward in Belfast. The townland is in County Down and the electoral ward is part of the Pottinger district electoral area of Belfast City Council....

 then Rector

Rector

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 of Downpatrick

Downpatrick

Downpatrick is a medium-sized town about 33 km south of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the county town of Down with a rich history and strong connection to Saint Patrick. It had a population of 10,316 at the 2001 Census...

. Promotion to be Dean

Dean (religion)

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 of St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast

St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast

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 followed after which he was elevated to the Episcopate as Bishop of Connor

Bishop of Connor

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. In retirement he continued to serve the Church as a Sub-Prelate

Prelate

A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...

 of the Order of St John of Jerusalem

Venerable Order of Saint John

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