Charles Edward Cottrell Lefroy was an

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...

, most notably

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, from 1907 until 1912 The son of an early settler to West Australia, Lefroy was educated at Bradfield College; Keble College, Oxford; and Ely Theological College. He was ordained deacon in 1889, and

in 1890. He was an Teacher, Assistant Master at Dulwich College from 1889 to 1893; Curate of Great Ilford from 1893 to 1896; Priest in charge of Swan Valley (Western Australia), Swan District, Western Australia from 1888 to 1889; Principal (academia), Principal of the St John's Theological College, Perth, Clergy Training College, Perth, from 1899 to 1904; Rector (ecclesiastical), Rector of Claremont, Western Australia, Claremont from 1904 to 1918. After returning from Australia he held Incumbent (ecclesiastical), incumbencies at Chiddingfold and Hersham before retiring in 1927.Surrey CC
/ref> He died on 31 December 1940.

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19th-century Australian Anglican priests 20th-century Australian Anglican priests Archdeacons of Perth, WA People educated at Bradfield College Alumni of Keble College, Oxford Alumni of Ely Theological College 1940 deaths {{Australia-reli-bio-stub