John Godfrey Fitzmaurice Day (12 May 1874 – 26 September 1938) was a 20th-century

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Biography

Day was born into an ecclesiastical family; his father was Maurice Day, later

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. Educated at

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and

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(whence he gained his

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(MA Cantab)), he was

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform va ...

deacon in

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in 1897 and priest in

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in 1899. He was a

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for the

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until 1909 when he became

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of St Ann's Church,

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(1913–21). He became Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin in 1920, holding the post for 18 years. In 1938 he was elected

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but died within two months of taking office, having at some point become a

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(DD).

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* 1874 births 1938 deaths People educated at Oakham School Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge Bishops of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin 20th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland Anglican archbishops of Armagh 20th-century Anglican archbishops {{Ireland-Anglican-bishop-stub