Walter Frere
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Walter Howard Frere, CR
(1863–1938) was a co-founder of an Anglican religious order, the Community of the Resurrection
and later bishop of Truro
(1923–1935). (He was twice Superior of the order 1902–1913 and 1916–1922 and returned to it after resigning his see of Truro.) He was a member of the Anglican delegation to the Malines Conversations
and active in various other ecumenical projects including relations with the Russian Orthodox Church.
Frere assisted the Indian Syro-Malankara church with the foundation of the Bethany religious order: however the dioceses forming this church were received into the Roman Catholic communion in 1930.
He was a major figure in the proposed revision of the Church of England Book of Common Prayer in 1928 which was later rejected by Parliament and was responsible for the service book for the Guild of the Servants of the Sanctuary.
He is buried at Mirfield
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Community of the Resurrection
The Community of the Resurrection is an Anglican religious community for men. It was founded in 1892 by Charles Gore with Walter Howard Frere and four others....
(1863–1938) was a co-founder of an Anglican religious order, the Community of the Resurrection
Community of the Resurrection
The Community of the Resurrection is an Anglican religious community for men. It was founded in 1892 by Charles Gore with Walter Howard Frere and four others....
and later bishop of Truro
Bishop of Truro
The Bishop of Truro is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Truro in the Province of Canterbury.The present diocese covers the county of Cornwall and it is one of the most recently created dioceses of the Church of England...
(1923–1935). (He was twice Superior of the order 1902–1913 and 1916–1922 and returned to it after resigning his see of Truro.) He was a member of the Anglican delegation to the Malines Conversations
Malines Conversations
The Malines Conversations were a series of informal discussions exploring possibilities of corporate reunion between the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England.-History:...
and active in various other ecumenical projects including relations with the Russian Orthodox Church.
Frere assisted the Indian Syro-Malankara church with the foundation of the Bethany religious order: however the dioceses forming this church were received into the Roman Catholic communion in 1930.
He was a major figure in the proposed revision of the Church of England Book of Common Prayer in 1928 which was later rejected by Parliament and was responsible for the service book for the Guild of the Servants of the Sanctuary.
He is buried at Mirfield
Mirfield
Mirfield is a small town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It is located on the A644 road between Brighouse and Dewsbury...
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External links
- Frere: ecumenist, feminist, socialist by Alan Wilkinson, article in Church Times
- Walter Howard Frere in Project Canterbury
- Royal Historical Society biographical index entry