John Arthur Jagoe

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(2 January 188916 October 1962) was an

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bishop who served as

Chaplain-in-Chief The Royal Air Force Chaplains Branch provides military chaplains for the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom. Mission The Mission of the Royal Air Force Chaplains Branch is to serve the RAF Community through: Prayer, Presence and Proclamation. ...

of the (British)

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and the second

Bishop of Bermuda The Bishop of Bermuda is an episcopal title given to the ordinary of the Anglican Church of Bermuda, one of six extra-provincial Anglican churches within the Church of England overseen by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The present Bishop is Nic ...

Early life

Born on 2 January 1889, Jagoe educated at

Trinity College, Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

Career

Jagoe 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 ...

in 1912. He was a Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class (

captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

) in

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

and until he transferred to the

. On 30 October 1923, he was commissioned into the

Royal Air Force Chaplains Branch The Royal Air Force Chaplains Branch provides military chaplains for the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom. Mission The Mission of the Royal Air Force Chaplains Branch is to serve the RAF Community through: Prayer, Presence and Proclamation. ...

and granted the relative rank of

squadron leader Squadron leader (Sqn Ldr in the RAF ; SQNLDR in the RAAF and RNZAF; formerly sometimes S/L in all services) is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence. It is also ...

. He was granted a permanent commission on 6 July 1927. He was granted the relative rank of

group captain Group captain is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force, where it originated, as well as the air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. It is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank i ...

on 6 March 1938. He was appointed Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief in 1939. On 10 April 1944, he was granted the relative rank of air commodore and was appointed

. He was granted the relative rank of

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on 1 July 1946. He was succeeded in the appointment of Chaplain-in-Chief by Leslie Wright on 31 March 1949. He retired from the Royal Air Force on 26 May 1949. He was appointed to the colonial

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following his retirement from the Royal Air Force. He was consecrated bishop by

Geoffrey Fisher Geoffrey Francis Fisher, Baron Fisher of Lambeth, (5 May 1887 – 15 September 1972) was an English Anglican priest, and 99th Archbishop of Canterbury, serving from 1945 to 1961. From a long line of parish priests, Fisher was educated at Marlb ...

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, on

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(2 February) 1949 at

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. He held the post to 1955 when he resigned in ill-health. From 1956 to his death, he was

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. He died on 16 October 1962.

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, Wednesday, 17 October 1962; pg. 19; Issue 55524; col B ''Rt. Rev. Dr. J. A. Jagoe''

Personal life

In 1919, Jagoe married Janet Flewett, the daughter of

William Flewett William Edward Flewett (1861–1938) was the 8th Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. Educated at Trinity College Dublin, he was ordained in 1885. His first post was a curacy at Lislee. He then held incumbencies at Corkbeg, Midleton, and Mallow be ...

the 8th

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. They had no children.

Honours and decorations

Jagoe was appointed

Honorary Chaplain to the King An Honorary Chaplain to the King (KHC) is a member of the clergy within the United Kingdom who, through long and distinguished service, is appointed to minister to the monarch of the United Kingdom. When the reigning monarch is female, Honorary Ch ...

on 30 January 1943. He vacated the appointment on 26 May 1949. In the 1946 King's Birthday Honours, he was appointed

Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(CBE). In the

1949 New Year Honours The 1949 New Year Honours were appointments by many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced in supplements to the '' London ...

, he was appointed

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(CB). On 18 November 1947, he was awarded the

Czechoslovak Republic Czechoslovak Republic (Czech and Slovak: ''Československá republika, ČSR''), was the official name of Czechoslovakia between 1918 and 1939 and between 1945 and 1960. See: *First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–1938) *Second Czechoslovak Republic ...

's Medal of Merit (1st Class) "in recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the war".

References

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