Rowley Hill (22 February 1836– 27 May 1887) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of England as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1877 to 1887.
[1] Born in Derry in Ulster, Ireland, on 22 February 1836, he was the son of Sir George Hill, 3rd Baronet, and Elizabeth Sophia Rea.
[2][3] He was ordained a priest in the Anglican ministry in 1860 and served a number of positions in the south of England before becoming Vicar of Sheffield in 1873.
[3] He is mentioned in the song "If you Want a Receipt for that Popular Mystery" sung by Colonel Calverley in the operetta Patience (1881) by Gilbert and Sullivan.
The song lists the elements of a Heavy Dragoon, including "Style of the Bishop of Sodor and Man".