Godfrey Day
The Most Rev John Godfrey Fitzmaurice Day [1] MA, DD was a 20th-century Anglican Archbishop.[2]
Born into an ecclesiastical family on 12 May 1874 [3] and educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge,[4] he was ordained in 1897.[5] 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 2 months of taking office.[10]
Notes
- ↑ genealogical web site
- ↑ Proni
- ↑ His father was the Rt Rev Maurice Day, DD, Bishop of Clogher, “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ "Day, John Godfrey Fitzmaurice (DY893JG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ Ordinations. Worcester The Times Wednesday, Dec 22, 1897; pg. 3; Issue 35393; col C
- ↑ ”The Clergy List” London, John Phillips, 1900
- ↑ Dublin Heritage and S.G. Poyntz, St. Ann's: the church in the heart of the city (Dublin, 1976), p. 98.
- ↑ New Irish Bishop The Times Wednesday, Jun 16, 1920; pg. 18; Issue 42438; col F
- ↑ The Times, Friday, Jun 10, 1938; pg. 14; Issue 48017; col B New Archbishop of Armagh enthroned
- ↑ The Times, Tuesday, Sep 27, 1938; pg. 14; Issue 48110; col C The Archbishop Of Armagh Primate Of All Ireland
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg |
Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin June 1920 –June 1938 |
Succeeded by Ford Tichbourne |
| Preceded by Charles Frederick D'Arcy |
Archbishop of Armagh June 1938 – Sept 1938 |
Succeeded by John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg |