Frederick Ebenezer John Lloyd (1859–1933) was an

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bishop with the

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and founder of the Order of Antioch. He was born at Milford Haven, Wales,

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. He was ordained as a

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in the

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and served in Canada and the US. He married Joanna Genge and they had two children. After Joanna's death he married Ada Green and they had eight children. After Ada's death he married Philena Peabody. He had an interest in music and politics and from 1912 to 1914 he was a member of the House of Representatives for Chicago. In 1915, René Vilatte founded the American Catholic Church. He received Lloyd into the church and on December 19, 1915, Lloyd was

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as a bishop at Saint David's Chapel on East Thirty-Sixth Street,

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. Vilatte was assisted by Bishop

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. During the consecration the archbishop addressed the congregation and newly consecrated

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saying:

It needs to prophet to fortell for you and the American Catholic Church a great future in the Province of God. The need for a Church both American and Catholic, and free from paparchy and all foreign denominations, has been felt for many years by Christians of all the denominations. May your zeal and apostolic ministry be crowned with success.

Vilatte officially retired at a synod held in Chicago on April 10, 1920, and named Lloyd as his successor as Primate and Metropolitan of the American Catholic Church (ACC). Lloyd was president of an intercollegiate university in Kansas, which offered correspondence degrees to clergymen from various denominations. This was financially supported by his wealthy wife. After a disagreement with the Syrian Orthodox Church, Lloyd set up the Order of Antioch in 1928. The Order of Antioch recognizes the

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(also known as the Indian Orthodox Church) as its parent body. On September 8, 1929, he consecrated

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as Missionary Archbishop and Vicar General of the Order of Antioch in England. When travelling in London, Lloyd and Sibley were given the use of the

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of St. Sarkis, until 1934. Lloyd and Sibley extended the university to England. An article in the ''John Bull'' magazine focussed on the institute, stating that it dealt in 'bogus Degrees'. The university changed its management and eventually closed soon after Sibley's death. The spread of the American Catholic Church from 1920 until his death in 1933 was largely due to his initiative.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd, Frederick 1859 births 1933 deaths People from Milford Haven Bishops of Independent Catholic denominations American bishops