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Irish Anglican archbishop

The Most ReverendJohn Godfrey Fitzmaurice DayD.D.
Archbishop of ArmaghPrimate of All Ireland
Church Church of Ireland
Diocese Armagh
Elected 27 April 1938
In office 1938
Predecessor Charles D'Arcy
Successor John Gregg
Previous post Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin (1920-1938)
Orders
Ordination 1899
Consecration 1 November 1920by John Gregg
Personal details
Born (1874-05-12)12 May 1874Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland
Died 26 September 1938(1938-09-26) (aged 64)Dublin, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Denomination Anglican
Parents Maurice DayCharlotte Francis Ottley
Spouse Cicely Langrishe
Alma mater Pembroke College, Cambridge

John Godfrey Fitzmaurice Day[1] (12 May 1874 – 26 September 1938) was a 20th-century Church of Ireland Archbishop.[2]

Day was born into an ecclesiastical family; his father was Maurice Day, later Bishop of Clogher.[3] Educated at Oakham School and Pembroke College, Cambridge (whence he gained his Cambridge Master of Arts (MA Cantab)),[4] he was ordained deacon in Worcester in 1897 and priest in London in 1899.[5] He was a Missionary for the Cambridge Mission to Delhi until 1909[6] when he became Vicar of St Ann's Church, Dublin (1913–21).[7] He became Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin in 1920,[8] holding the post for 18 years. In 1938 he was elected Archbishop of Armagh[9] but died within two months of taking office,[10] having at some point become a Doctor of Divinity (DD).

  1. ^ genealogical web site
  2. ^ "Proni" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  3. ^ Who was Who 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  4. ^ "Day, John Godfrey Fitzmaurice (DY893JG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. ^ Ordinations. Worcester The Times Wednesday, Dec 22, 1897; pg. 3; Issue 35393; col C
  6. ^ ”The Clergy List” London, John Phillips, 1900
  7. ^ Dublin Heritage and S.G. Poyntz, St. Ann's: the church in the heart of the city (Dublin, 1976), p. 98.
  8. ^ New Irish Bishop The Times Wednesday, Jun 16, 1920; pg. 18; Issue 42438; col F
  9. ^ The Times, Friday, Jun 10, 1938; pg. 14; Issue 48017; col B New Archbishop of Armagh enthroned
  10. ^ "The Archbishop Of Armagh Primate Of All Ireland". The Times. No. 48110. 27 September 1938. p. 14; col C.

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