Evelyn Charles Hodges (8 August 1887 – 18 March 1980) was an eminent Irish clergymanFryde, E. B; Greenway, D. E; Porter, S; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. . during the mid-20th century."A New History of Ireland" Moody, T.M; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J; Cosgrove, F:Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976
He was born in Towlerton House, County Carlow on 8 August 1887 into an ecclesiastical family. His father was the Rev. W. H. Hodges.Who Was Who 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 He was educated at Rathmines SchoolRPC and Trinity College, DublinWho Was Who 1897–1990, London, A & C Black, 1991 and ordained in 1911.The Clergy List London, Kelly’s, 1913 He was a Curate at Drumcondra and then Rathmines. Following this he spent seven years as Diocesan Inspector of Schools for Dublin, Glendalough and Kildare before returning to Rathmines as its incumbent, serving from 1924 until 1927. From 1928 to 1943 he was Principal of the Church of Ireland Training College for Teachers, when he became the Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe. He resigned in 1960 and died on 18 March 1980.
He wrote a biography of the Church of Ireland clergyman Ernest Lewis-Crosby.
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