William Fitzgerald (bishop)
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William Fitzgerald was an Anglican bishop, first of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
and then of Killaloe and Clonfert
.
Fitzgerald, son of Maurice Fitzgerald, M.D., by his second wife, Mary, daughter of Edward William Burton of Clifden, county Galway, and younger brother of Francis Alexander Fitzgerald, third baron of the exchequer, was born at Lifford, Limerick, 3 Dec. 1814. He was first educated at Middleton, co. Cork, and then entering Trinity College, Dublin
, 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. 1835, his M.A. 1848, and his B.D. and D.D. 1853.
He was ordained deacon 25 April 1838, and priest 23 Aug. 1847, and while serving as curate of Lackagh
, Kildare
, made his first essay as an author. Philip Bury Duncan
of New College, Oxford
, having offered a sum of £50, for an essay on Logomachy, or the Abuse of Words, Fitzgerald bore off the prize with the special commendation of the donor and an additional grant of 25l. for the expense of printing the essay. After serving the curacy of Clontarf
, Dublin, from 1846–8 he was collated to the vicarage and prebend of Donoghmore, in the diocese of Dublin, 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 in 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 Monkstown, Dublin, on 13 May 1855, being in the same year also appointed prebendary of Timothan, Dublin, and archdeacon of Kildare.
On 8 March 1857 he was consecrated bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
, and in 1862 was translated to Killaloe by letters patent dated 3 Feb.
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 Whately in 1853. His edition of Bishop Butler's ‘Analogy’ displays such judgment and ‘learning without pedantry’ that it superseded all the previous editions.
He died at Clarisford House, Killaloe, 24 Nov. 1883, and was buried at St. Nicholas Church, Cork, on 28 Nov.
He married, in 1840, Anne, 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 George FitzGerald
(1851–1901)
Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
The Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross in the Province of Dublin....
and then of Killaloe and Clonfert
Bishop of Killaloe and Clonfert
The Bishop of Killaloe and Clonfert was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Killaloe and Clonfert; comprising all of County Clare and part of counties of Tipperary, Galway and Roscommon, Ireland.-History:Under the Church Temporalities Act 1833, the Episcopal see was a union of the...
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Fitzgerald, son of Maurice Fitzgerald, M.D., by his second wife, Mary, daughter of Edward William Burton of Clifden, county Galway, and younger brother of Francis Alexander Fitzgerald, third baron of the exchequer, was born at Lifford, Limerick, 3 Dec. 1814. He was first educated at Middleton, co. Cork, and then entering Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
, 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. 1835, his M.A. 1848, and his B.D. and D.D. 1853.
He was ordained deacon 25 April 1838, and priest 23 Aug. 1847, and while serving as curate of Lackagh
Lackagh
The parish of Lackagh or Lacagh is located in County Galway in the West of Ireland, approximately half way between Galway city and Tuam . It is bounded by the parishes of Athenry, Abbeyknockmoy, Corofin, Annaghdown and Claregalway...
, Kildare
Kildare
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, made his first essay as an author. Philip Bury Duncan
Philip Bury Duncan
Philip Bury Duncan was keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University.-Life:He was born in 1772 at South Warnborough, Hampshire, where his father was rector....
of New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
, having offered a sum of £50, for an essay on Logomachy, or the Abuse of Words, Fitzgerald bore off the prize with the special commendation of the donor and an additional grant of 25l. for the expense of printing the essay. After serving the curacy of Clontarf
Clontarf, Dublin
Clontarf is a coastal suburb on the northside of Dublin, in Ireland. It is most famous for giving the name to the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, in which Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, defeated the Vikings of Dublin and their allies, the Irish of Leinster. This battle, which extended to districts...
, Dublin, from 1846–8 he was collated to the vicarage and prebend of Donoghmore, in the diocese of Dublin, 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 in 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 Monkstown, Dublin, on 13 May 1855, being in the same year also appointed prebendary of Timothan, Dublin, and archdeacon of Kildare.
On 8 March 1857 he was consecrated bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
The Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross in the Province of Dublin....
, and in 1862 was translated to Killaloe by letters patent dated 3 Feb.
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 Whately in 1853. His edition of Bishop Butler's ‘Analogy’ displays such judgment and ‘learning without pedantry’ that it superseded all the previous editions.
He died at Clarisford House, Killaloe, 24 Nov. 1883, and was buried at St. Nicholas Church, Cork, on 28 Nov.
He married, in 1840, Anne, 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 George FitzGerald
George FitzGerald
George Francis FitzGerald was an Irish professor of "natural and experimental philosophy" at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, during the last quarter of the 19th century....
(1851–1901)
Publications
He was the author of the following works, some of which were the cause of controversy and published replies:- ‘Episcopacy, Tradition, and the Sacraments considered in reference to the Oxford Tracts,’ 1839.
- ‘Holy Scripture the Ultimate Rule of Faith to a Christian Man,’ 1842.
- ‘Practical Sermons,’ 1847.
- ‘A Disputation on Holy Scripture against the Papists, by W. Whitaker,’ translated, Parker Soc., 1849.
- ‘The Analogy of Religion, by G. Butler, with a Life of the Author,’ 1849; another ed. 1860.
- ‘A Selection from the Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle with Notes,’ 1850.
- ‘The Connection of Morality with Religion,’ a sermon, 1851.
- ‘The Irish Church Journal,’ vol. ii., ed. by W. Fitzgerald and J. G. Abeltshauser, 1854.
- ‘National Humiliation, a step towards Amendment,’ a sermon, 1855.
- ‘Duties of the Parochial Clergy,’ a charge, 1857.
- ‘The Duty of Catechising the Young,’ a charge, 1858.
- ‘A Letter to the Laity of Cork in Communion with the United Church of England and Ireland,’ 1860.
- ‘Speech in the House of Lords on Lord Wodehouse's Bill for Legalising Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sister,’ 1860.
- ‘Thoughts on Present Circumstances of the Church in Ireland,’ a charge, 1860.
- ‘The Revival of Synods in the United Church of England and Ireland,’ a charge, 1861.
- ‘Some late Decisions of the Privy Council considered,’ a charge, 1864.
- ‘A Charge to the Clergy of Killaloe,’ 1867.
- ‘The Significance of Christian Baptism,’ three sermons, 1871.
- ‘Remarks on the New Proposed Baptismal Rubric,’ 1873.
- ‘The Order of Baptism, Speeches by Bishop of Meath and Bishop of Killaloe,’ 1873.
- ‘Considerations upon the Proposed Change in the Form of Ordaining Priests,’ 1874.
- ‘The Athanasian Creed, a Letter to the Dioceses of Killaloe and Kilfenora, Clonfert, and Kilmacduagh,’ 1875.
- ‘Lectures on Ecclesiastical History, including the Origin and Progress of the English Reformation,’ ed. by W. Fitzgerald and J. Quarry, 2 vols. 1882.