Maurice Day (2 September 1843 – 27 May 1923) was an Anglican bishop in the early 20th century.Handbook of British Chronology By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 , 0713642556
He was born on Valentia Island, County KerryClogher clergy and parishes: being an account of the clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Clogher, from the earliest period, with historical notices of the several parishes, churches, etc" Leslie, J.B. p 27/8: Enniskille; R. H. Ritchie; 1929 on 2 September 1843 into an ecclesiastical family, the son of the Very Reverend John Godfrey Day, sometime Dean of Ardfert,Who was Who 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 and 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,"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900 staying until 1905 when he became Dean of Ossory. He was appointed Bishop of Clogher in December 1907, and consecrated in January 1908"New Bishop of Clogher" The Times, Friday, 20 December 1907; pg. 9; Issue 38521; col C and died in post on 27 May 1923."Obituary. The Bishop Of Clogher" The Times Tuesday, 29 May 1923; pg. 16; Issue 43353; col E
He married Charlotte Francis, the daughter of Herbert Taylor Ottley of Regent's Park. They had three sons and a daughter. A son John Godfrey Fitzmaurice Day was elected Archbishop of Armagh in 1938.
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