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Archbishop Falk to make last visit to the area
In 1978, then Father Louis Wahl Falk, III helped to establish the first continuing Church in Iowa. He was the first Rector of St. Aidan's Parish in Des Moines, Iowa. At that time St. Aidan's was a part of the Diocese of the Holy Trinity (of the Anglican Catholic Church). He later was named Dean of that Diocese. In 1980 at the Provincial Synod, the Diocese of the Missouri Valley was formed, with Dean Falk being elected as the first Bishop of the DMV. In 1988, Archbishop Falk met with Bishops from Canada, Australia and the United States to begin to formulate the development of a world-wide communion of all "continuers." They realized that for traditional, orthodox Anglicanism around the world to survive and grow, there needed to be a community of life and discipline among the several continuing Churches. The Traditional Anglican Communion was formed in 1989, with Archbishop Falk eventually named its first Primate. Louis W. Falk was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 30, 1935. He graduated from Milwaukee University School in 1953. He graduated from Lawrence College in 1958 with a major in Philosophy and a BA degree awarded Summa cum laude. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated from Nashotah House Theological Seminary in 1962 with the degree of M. Div. awarded Cum laude. He was ordained Deacon January 23, 1962 and then Priest on August 6 of the same year. September 3, 1955, he married Carol Alice Froemming. They have four children: Robert who lives in Louisville, KY, Timothy who lives in West Des Moines, Thomas who lives in Charlotte, NC and Kristin who lives in Rochester, MN, and eight grandchildren. He will be succeeded as Bishop of the Diocese by Stephen Strawn Bishop Coadjutor. Bishop Strawn was former rector of St. Stephen's. |
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