Maurice Day (Bishop of Clogher)

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For the older bishop, see Maurice Day (Bishop of Cashel and Waterford).

The Rt Rev Maurice Day DD MA (2 September 1843–27 May 1923) was an Anglican bishop in the early 20th century.^[1] Born on Valentia Island, County Kerry on 2 September 1843 into an ecclesiastical family ^[2] he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He held curacies at St Luke’s, Cork and then St Matthias’s, Dublin. He was Vicar of Greystones and then Killiney. In 1894 he returned to his old parish in Dublin as Rector,^[3] staying until 1905 when he became Dean 0f Ossory.He was appointed Bishop of Clogher in 1908^[4] and died in post on 27 May 1923.^[5]

Notes

1. ^ “Handbook of British Chronology” By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 052156350X, 0713642556
2. ^ His father was the Very Revd John Godfrey Day, sometime Dean of Ardfert > “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
3. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
4. ^ New Bishop of Clogher The Times, Friday, Dec 20, 1907; pg. 9; Issue 38521; col C
5. ^ Obituary. The Bishop Of Clogher The Times Tuesday, May 29, 1923; pg. 16; Issue 43353; col E

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Preceded by Charles D'Arcy	Bishop of Clogher 1908 –1923	Succeeded by James MacManaway

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Name	Day, Maurice
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Date of birth	1843
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Date of death	1923
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