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William FitzGerald (bishop)

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242: 92:, in the diocese of Cork, on 16 Feb. in the latter year. From 1847 to 1852 he was professor of moral philosophy in Trinity College, Dublin, and from 1852 to 1857 was professor of ecclesiastical history at the same university. His next promotion was to the vicarage of St. Anne's, Dublin, 18 July 1851, whence he removed to the perpetual curacy of 61:, in November 1830, obtained a scholarship in 1833, the primate's Hebrew prize in 1834, and the Downes's premium for composition in 1835 and 1837. He took his degree of B.A. in 1835, his M.A. in 1848, and his B.D. and D.D. in 1853. 252: 110:
He was a voluminous author both under his own name and as an anonymous writer, and was the chief contributor to the series of papers called ‘The Cautions for the Times,’ which was edited by Archbishop
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He married, in 1846, Anne Frances, elder daughter of George Stoney of Oakley Park, Queen's County, and by her, who died 20 Oct. 1859, he had six children, including the noted scientist
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in 1853. His edition of Bishop Butler's ‘Analogy’ displays such judgment and ‘learning without pedantry’ that it superseded all the previous editions.
729: 202:‘Lectures on Ecclesiastical History, including the Origin and Progress of the English Reformation,’ ed. by W. Fitzgerald and J. Quarry, 2 vols. 1882. 724: 576: 392: 759: 764: 749: 744: 739: 569: 287: 225: 265: 387: 625: 609: 353: 172:‘Speech in the House of Lords on Lord Wodehouse's Bill for Legalising Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sister,’ 1860. 605: 257: 754: 692: 592: 335: 104: 27: 23: 117:
He died at Clarisford House, Killaloe, on 24 Nov. 1883, and was buried at St. Nicholas Church, Cork, on 28 Nov.
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He was the author of the following works, some of which were the cause of controversy and published replies:
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He was ordained deacon on 25 April 1838, and priest on 23 Aug. 1847, and while serving as curate of
645: 635: 273: 93: 448: 443: 423: 363: 169:‘A Letter to the Laity of Cork in Communion with the United Church of England and Ireland,’ 1860. 58: 734: 320: 136:‘Episcopacy, Tradition, and the Sacraments considered in reference to the Oxford Tracts,’ 1839. 295: 505: 490: 343: 97: 96:, on 13 May 1855, being in the same year also appointed prebendary of Timothan, Dublin, and 719: 714: 665: 468: 148:‘The Analogy of Religion, by G. Butler, with a Life of the Author,’ 1849; another ed. 1860. 37:, India, by his second wife, Mary (d.1821), daughter of Edward William Burton of Clifden, 8: 458: 348: 77: 157:‘The Irish Church Journal,’ vol. ii., ed. by W. Fitzgerald and J. G. Abeltshauser, 1854. 615: 73: 33:
FitzGerald was the son of Maurice FitzGerald, M.D. (d.1838), former Crown Physician at
680: 178:‘The Revival of Synods in the United Church of England and Ireland,’ a charge, 1861. 561: 408: 85: 50: 640: 520: 453: 196:‘Considerations upon the Proposed Change in the Form of Ordaining Priests,’ 1874. 193:‘The Order of Baptism, Speeches by Bishop of Meath and Bishop of Killaloe,’ 1873. 111: 675: 670: 655: 620: 535: 438: 428: 310: 708: 650: 540: 515: 325: 246: 175:‘Thoughts on Present Circumstances of the Church in Ireland,’ a charge, 1860. 49:. He was born at Lifford, Limerick on 3 Dec. 1814. He was first educated at 660: 545: 530: 525: 510: 315: 88:, Dublin, from 1846 to 1848 he was collated to the vicarage and prebend of 38: 296:
Bishops of Cork and Cloyne, of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, and of Cork and Ross
550: 413: 89: 54: 220: 151:‘A Selection from the Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle with Notes,’ 1850. 107:, and in 1862 was translated to Killaloe by letters patent dated 3 Feb. 685: 433: 181:‘Some late Decisions of the Privy Council considered,’ a charge, 1864. 139:‘Holy Scripture the Ultimate Rule of Faith to a Christian Man,’ 1842. 245: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 160:‘National Humiliation, a step towards Amendment,’ a sermon, 1855. 69: 65: 34: 187:‘The Significance of Christian Baptism,’ three sermons, 1871. 154:‘The Connection of Morality with Religion,’ a sermon, 1851. 190:‘Remarks on the New Proposed Baptismal Rubric,’ 1873. 591: 166:‘The Duty of Catechising the Young,’ a charge, 1858. 163:‘Duties of the Parochial Clergy,’ a charge, 1857. 706: 80:, having offered a sum of £50, for an essay on 577: 281: 22:(1814–1883) was an Anglican bishop, first of 261:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 184:‘A Charge to the Clergy of Killaloe,’ 1867. 584: 570: 288: 274: 219:G. C. Boase, revised by David Huddleston, 730:19th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland 472:(became Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross) 226:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 707: 725:Christian clergy from Limerick (city) 565: 269: 72:, made his first essay as an author. 760:People educated at Midleton College 103:On 8 March 1857 he was consecrated 13: 14: 776: 765:19th-century Anglican theologians 221:"Fitzgerald, William (1814–1883)" 16:Irish Anglican bishop (1814–1883) 750:Bishops of Cork, Cloyne and Ross 745:Bishops of Killaloe and Clonfert 740:Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 593:Bishops of Killaloe and Clonfert 258:Dictionary of National Biography 240: 229:online, accessed 22 April 2019, 82:Logomachy, or the Abuse of Words 253:Fitzgerald, William (1814-1883) 127: 105:bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross 213: 1: 206: 47:Court of Exchequer in Ireland 43:Francis Alexander FitzGerald 7: 10: 781: 142:‘Practical Sermons,’ 1847. 599: 480: 401: 380: 362: 334: 301: 41:, and younger brother of 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Cork, Cloyne and Ross
Killaloe and Clonfert
Madras
County Clare
Francis Alexander FitzGerald
Court of Exchequer in Ireland
Midleton College
County Cork
Trinity College, Dublin
Lackagh
Kildare
Philip Bury Duncan
New College, Oxford
Clontarf
Donoughmore
Monkstown, County Dublin
Archdeacon of Kildare
bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
Richard Whately
George FitzGerald
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