Charles Lewis Slattery

The Right Reverend Charles Lewis Slattery D.D.
Bishop of Massachusetts
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Massachusetts
Elected	June 1, 1927
In office	1927–1930
Predecessor	William Lawrence
Successor	Henry Knox Sherrill
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Massachusetts (1922-1927)
Orders
Ordination	June 8, 1895 by William Lawrence
Consecration	October 31, 1922 by William Lawrence
Personal details
Born	(1867-12-09)December 9, 1867 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	March 12, 1930(1930-03-12) (aged 62) Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Buried	Mount Auburn Cemetery[1]
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	George S. L. Slattery Emma M. Hall
Spouse	Sarah Lawrence (1923-1930; his death)
Alma mater	Harvard University Episcopal Theological School

Charles Lewis Slattery (December 9, 1867 – March 12, 1930) was the Episcopal Bishop of Massachusetts, a prominent theological writer in the early 20th century, and a leader of the Broad Church movement within the American Episcopal Church. He headed the commission that eventually published the 1928 Book of Common Prayer (BCP), which governed worship in Episcopal churches until 1979. Although he rejected the label of "liberal," his amendments to the Anglican liturgy steered the Episcopal Church away from the doctrines of original sin and total depravity, and (if tentatively) towards gender equality. He also served as the president of the board of trustees of Wellesley College and helped establish Brooks School.