Adolphus Williamson Howells (9 August 1866 - 3 December 1938) was a Nigerian clergyman and an Anglican bishop in the 20th century.
[2] Howells attended Ake School, Abeokuta before entering the CMS Training Institute in Lagos.
He then went to study at Fourah Bay College, Freetown in 1891 and later at Durham University in England.
He became curate of Christ Church Pro-Cathedral, Lagos in 1900 and later pastor of Saint John's Parish Aroloya[4] where he served from 1902 before his posting in 1919 as the first African vicar of the Pro-cathedral Church of Christ.
[2] Howells served as Bishop of Abeokuta till his retirement on 10 August 1936.