Maurice Day (bishop of Clogher)

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Maurice Day (2 September 1843 – 27 May 1923) was an

Anglican bishop in the early 20th century.[1]

He was born on

Trinity College, Dublin
.

He held curacies at St Luke's, Cork and then St Matthias's, Dublin.[4] He was Vicar of Greystones and then Killiney. In 1894 he returned to his old parish in Dublin as Rector,[5] staying until 1905 when he became Dean of Ossory. He was appointed Bishop of Clogher in December 1907, and consecrated in January 1908[6] and died in post on 27 May 1923.[7]

He married Charlotte Francis, the daughter of Herbert Taylor Ottley of Regent's Park. They had three sons and a daughter.[8] A son John Godfrey Fitzmaurice Day was elected Archbishop of Armagh in 1938.[citation needed]

Notes

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  2. ^ Clogher clergy and parishes: being an account of the clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Clogher, from the earliest period, with historical notices of the several parishes, churches, etc" Leslie, J.B. p 27/8: Enniskille; R. H. Ritchie; 1929
  3. ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 287.
  4. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
  5. ^ "New Bishop of Clogher" The Times, Friday, 20 December 1907; pg. 9; Issue 38521; col C
  6. ^ "Obituary. The Bishop Of Clogher" The Times Tuesday, 29 May 1923; pg. 16; Issue 43353; col E
  7. ^ Burke, Bernard (1912). Genealogical and heraldic history of the landed families of Ireland.

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Preceded by Bishop of Clogher
1908 –1923
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