William Day (bishop)
| The Right Reverend William Day |
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| Bishop of Winchester | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Winchester |
| Elected | 3 November 1595 (elected)[1] 22 January 1596 (confirmed)[2] |
| In office | 1595–1596 (death) |
| Predecessor | William Wickham |
| Successor | Thomas Bilson |
| Other posts | Dean of the Chapel Royal & Dean of Windsor (1572–1595) Provost of Eton College (1561–1595) Archdeacon of Nottingham (1560–1565) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1529 Shropshire, England[3] |
| Died | 20 September 1596 (aged 65–68) |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Richard Day |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Barlow |
| Children | Two sons (Thomas & William); four daughters (Susan Cox, Rachel Barker, Alice Ridley & Elizabeth) |
| Profession | theologian |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
| Ordination history of William Day | |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Co-consecrators | Richard Fletcher, Bishop of London John Young, Bishop of Rochester |
| Date of consecration | 25 January 1596 |
| Place of consecration | the chapel, Lambeth Palace |
| Source(s): [2][4] | |
William Day (1529 – 20 September 1596) was an English clergyman, Provost of Eton College for many years, and at the end of his life Bishop of Winchester.
Life
He was born the son of Richard Day of Shropshire and educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, where he was Fellow in 1548, and graduated MA, in 1553.[5] He became Provost of Eton College in 1561, his predecessor Richard Bruerne being ejected; it was a position he held until 1595.[6][7][8]
He was created Archdeacon of Nottingham in 1561 and canon of St George's Chapel, Windsor in 1563, before being appointed Dean of the Chapel Royal and Dean of Windsor in 1572. He was registrar of the Order of the Garter, from 1584, and chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral, from 1587. He was raised to the episcopy as Bishop of Winchester in 1595.[7]
He died in 1596.
Family
George Day, Bishop of Chichester, was his brother.[7] He married Elizabeth Barlow, daughter of William Barlow.[6] Francis Day of Madras was possibly a grandson, son of his son William Day of Bray.[9]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cassan, Stephen Hyde. The Lives of the Bishops of Winchester: From Birinus, the First Bishop of the West Saxons, to the Present Time; Vol. II. p. 64 Accessed 11 September 2014
- ↑ Cassan, Stephen Hyde. The Lives of the Bishops of Winchester: From Birinus, the First Bishop of the West Saxons, to the Present Time; Vol. II. p. 59 Accessed 11 September 2014
- ↑ Cassan, Stephen Hyde. The Lives of the Bishops of Winchester: From Birinus, the First Bishop of the West Saxons, to the Present Time; Vol. II. p. 60 Accessed 11 September 2014
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- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Concise Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ Arthur Clutton-Brock, Eton (1900), p. 35.
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Winchester 1595–1596 |
Succeeded by Thomas Bilson |
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- People of the Tudor period
- Archdeacons of Nottingham
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