Godfrey Day
Irish Anglican archbishop
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John Godfrey Fitzmaurice Day[1] (12 May 1874 – 26 September 1938) was a 20th-century Church of Ireland Archbishop.[2]
The Most Reverend John Godfrey Fitzmaurice Day D.D. | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Armagh Primate of All Ireland | |
| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Diocese | Armagh |
| Elected | 27 April 1938 |
| In office | 1938 |
| Predecessor | Charles D'Arcy |
| Successor | John Gregg |
| Previous post | Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin (1920-1938) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1899 |
| Consecration | 1 November 1920 by John Gregg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1874 Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Died | 26 September 1938 (aged 64) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Maurice Day Charlotte Francis Ottley |
| Spouse | Cicely Langrishe |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
Biography
Day was born into an ecclesiastical family; his father was Maurice Day, later Bishop of Clogher.[3] Educated at Oakham School and Pembroke College, Cambridge (whence he gained his Cambridge Master of Arts (MA Cantab)),[4] he was ordained deacon in Worcester in 1897 and priest in London in 1899.[5] He was 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 two months of taking office,[10] having at some point become a Doctor of Divinity (DD).
