Arnold Mathew (1852-1919), founder of the Old Catholic church in Britain, and consecrated as its bishop; entered the Greek Orthodox church, 1911. Following his excommunication as a schismatic, Mathew sued the Times Publishing Group for libel in describing his status as a 'pseudo-bishop'; at his trial he insisted on the national autonomy of 'old Catholics' in consecrating bishops; he lost but the case provided much cause for amusement over its finer, ecclesiastical points.

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• 13 Apr 1913