Humphrey Ellis,

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(died 1676), was an English

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priest, real name Waring, a leader of English Catholics in the Commonwealth period.

Life

Ellis belonged to a family "of great antiquity and good account", and finished his theological studies at the

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. On 25 August 1628 he was sent from Douay, with nine other students, under the care of the Rev. Joseph Harvey, to take possession of the newly founded English College of Lisbon. There he pursued his theological studies under Thomas White (alias Blackloe), and by degrees became professor of philosophy and divinity, doctor in the latter faculty, and president of the college. Afterwards he returned to England, and was elected dean of the

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at the general assembly held in November 1657, but he did not take the oath attached to the office until 14 October 1660, although in the meantime he acted in the capacity of dean. Some

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and

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were opposed to the reintroduction of a Catholic bishop in England.

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and minister apostolic in Belgium, sent by

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on a mission to examine Catholic affairs in England in 1669, stated in his report that Ellis was anxious for the confirmation of the status of the chapter; and was willing that the Pope should create afresh a new dean and chapter. Agretti doubted, however, whether they would really assent to this outcome. He described Ellis as "noble, esteemed, learned, and moderate" but tinged with "Blackloism". Ellis died in July 1676.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Humphrey Year of birth missing 1676 deaths 17th-century English Roman Catholic priests