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Arnold Wylde

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Arnold Lomas Wylde CBE (31 March 1880 – 6 June 1958[1]) was an English-born Anglican bishop in Australia where he was the Anglican Bishop of Bathurst.[2]

Early life and education

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Wylde was educated in England at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, and University College, Oxford.[3] He then spent three years at Oxford House.[4]

Ordained ministry

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Wylde trained for ordination at Cuddesdon, and was ordained deacon in 1906 and priest in 1907.[4] His first post was as curate at St Simon Zelotes, Bethnal Green[5] after which he was vicar of the parish until 1921. Emigrating to Australia, he was a member of the Brotherhood of the Good Shepherd, a period he considered the happiest of his ministry.[4] From 1923 until 1928 he was principal of the order.

Appointed a coadjutor bishop of Bathurst in 1927[6] he was enthroned as diocesan bishop a decade later on 23 February 1937.[4] In 1942 a parish within his diocese led by the Rev T. C. Hammond[7] brought an action against him for introducing The Red Book[8] a perceived heretical text into the diocese's liturgy. He was appointed a CBE in 1957, the year before his death.

References

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  1. ^ "Rt. Rev. A. L. Wylde" (Obituaries), The Times, 9 June 1958, p. 14
  2. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  3. ^ Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  4. ^ a b c d Whittall, Christopher (2002). Wylde, Arnold Lomas (1880–1958). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ^ Details of Bethnal Green churches Archived October 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Ecclesiastical News. Two New Bishops" (Official Appointments and Notices), The Times, 31 August 1927, p. 13
  7. ^ Strongly supported by two clergy from the Evangelical Sydney diocese
  8. ^ "The "Red Book"Case", Journal of Religious History, R. Teale, 1982-12 (1), pp 74–89
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by 5th Bishop of Bathurst
1937 –1958
Succeeded by