Evelyn Charles Hodges (8 August 1887 – 18 March 1980) was an eminent

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during the mid-20th century. He was born in Towlerton House,

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on 8 August 1887 into an ecclesiastical family. His father was the Rev. W. H. Hodges. He was educated at

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and

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and

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in 1911. He was a

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at Drumcondra and then

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. Following this he spent seven years as Diocesan Inspector of Schools for Dublin, Glendalough and Kildare before returning to

as its

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, serving from 1924 until 1927. From 1928 to 1943 he was Principal of the Church of Ireland Training College for Teachers, when he became the

Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe The Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe, which was in the Province of Cashel until 1833, then afterwards in the Province of Dublin. History The title was f ...

. He resigned in 1960 and died on 18 March 1980. He wrote a biography of the Church of Ireland clergyman Ernest Lewis-Crosby.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hodges, Evelyn 1887 births Christian clergy from County Carlow Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 20th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland Bishops of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe 1980 deaths People educated at Rathmines School Diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe