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George Simms was born on 4 July, 1910 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, is an Irish Anglican archbishop (1910–1991) and scholar. Discover George Simms's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?
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81 years old |
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Cancer |
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4 July, 1910 |
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4 July |
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Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Date of death |
15 November, 1991 |
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Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland |
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Ireland
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George Simms Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is George Simms's Wife?
His wife is Mercy Felicia Gwynn
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John Francis A Simms & Ottilie Sophie Stange |
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Mercy Felicia Gwynn |
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George Simms Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is George Simms worth at the age of 81 years old? George Simms’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from Ireland. We have estimated George Simms's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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George Otto Simms (4 July 1910 – 15 November 1991) was an archbishop in the Church of Ireland, and a scholar.
George Otto Simms was born on 4 July 1910 in North Dublin in Ireland to parents John Francis A Simms & Ottilie Sophie Stange both from Lifford, County Donegal, as per his birth Certificate.
He also attended the Prior School in Lifford for a time and also attended Cheltenham College, a public school in the United Kingdom.
At forty-two, he was the youngest Church of Ireland clergyman appointed to a bishopric since John Gregg in 1915.
He went on to study at Trinity College Dublin, where in 1930 he was elected a Scholar and graduated with a B.A. in classics in 1932 and a B.D in 1936.
He was ordained a deacon in 1934 and a priest in 1936, beginning his ministry as a curate at St Bartholomew's, Clyde Road, Dublin under Canon W.C.Simpson.
In 1937 he took a position in Lincoln Theological College but returned to Dublin in 1939 to become Dean of Residence in Trinity College Dublin and Chaplain Secretary of the Church of Ireland College of Education.
In 1941 Simms married Mercy Felicia née Gwynn (1915–1998).
He later completed a Ph.D. in 1950.
He was appointed Dean of Cork in 1952.
Consecrated a bishop, he served as Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, between 1952 and 1956.
He served as Archbishop of Dublin, from 1956 to 1969.
During this time, he maintained a courteous relationship with John Charles McQuaid, his Roman Catholic counterpart as Archbishop of Dublin.
From 1969 to 1980, he served as Archbishop of Armagh.
Alongside Cardinal William Conway, Simms chaired the first official ecumenical meeting between the leaders of Ireland's Protestant Churches and the Catholic Church in Ballymascanlon Hotel, Dundalk, County Louth on 26 September 1973, an important meeting amidst the increasing violence in Northern Ireland.
Simms was a scholar, and published research on topics including the history of the Church of Ireland, and theological reflections on key texts including the Book of Kells, Saint Patrick's Breastplate, and the Sarum Primer.
He was also a fluent speaker of the Irish language.
He was also an accomplished journalist, and the author of many newspaper obituaries.
His weekly Thinking Aloud column in the Irish Times was a popular reflection, and ran continuously for thirty-eight years.
He also worked on the research, preparation, and even performed the presentation, of a number of television programmes.
In 1978 he was made an honorary fellow of Trinity College Dublin.
Simms was the uncle of mathematician David J. Simms.
He died in Dublin on 15 November 1991.
He is interred with his wife in the cemetery attached to St. Maelruain's Church, Tallaght, County Dublin.
