William Day (bishop)
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William Day (1529 – 20 September 1596) was Bishop of Winchester (1595–96), Dean of Windsor (1572–95), and Provost of Eton College (1561–95).
This article is about the sixteenth-century bishop. For other people with the same name, see William Day (disambiguation).
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William Day | |
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Bishop of Winchester | |
Diocese | Diocese of Winchester |
Elected | 3 November 1595 |
Term ended | 20 September 1596 |
Predecessor | William Wickham |
Successor | Thomas Bilson |
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Ordination | 31 March 1560 by Richard Davies on behalf of Edmund Grindal |
Consecration | 25 January 1596 by John Whitgift |
Personal details | |
Born | 1529 Shropshire, England |
Died | (1596-09-20)20 September 1596 (aged 66–67) |
Denomination | Anglican |
Spouse | Elizabeth Barlow |
Children | 6[citation needed] |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
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