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The Society for the Maintenance of the Faith is an Anglo-Catholic organization in the Church of England founded in 1873. As of 2022, it holds 94 advowsons or rights of patronage for church appointments. The group in 1995 supported the idea of life-long appointments as a means of promoting diversity among the clergy.[1][2]
- ^ Walter Schwartz (17 January 1995). Anglican group to fight for 'vicars for life'. The Guardian, p. 8
- ^ Kathryn Knight (17 January 1995). Parish patrons unite to halt liberalism. The Times 65166, p. 8