Arnold Harris Mathew was the first Old Catholic bishop in the United Kingdom. He was a suspended Roman Catholic priest before joining the Old Catholic movement. Mathew was appointed in 1908 after the Utrecht Union of Old Catholic Churches approved the establishment of a mission in the United Kingdom. Mathew convinced the continental Old Catholic prelates that he had a significant following in Britain which, in fact, was a rather small following. Wikipedia
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