Claim: Thomas Ravis was a church leader.
Evidence: In October 1604 Ravis was appointed Bishop of Gloucester and consecrated on 17 March 1605; he was allowed to hold in commendam with his bishopric the deanery of Christ Church, his Westminster prebend, and the parsonages of Islip and Wittenham. The Bishop of Gloucester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Gloucester in the Province of Canterbury. An ordinary (from Latin ordinarius) is an officer of a church or civic authority who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute laws.