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Monsignor (Msgr.) Frederick R. McManus (February 8, 1923- November 27, 2005) was an important figure in the American Catholic Church during the Liturgical Movement after Vatican II. He gave the first mass in English in the United States after attending the Second Vatican Council. He was a major influence on the liturgy and oversaw the English translation of the Bible. In 1994 the Frederick R. McManus Award was created to honor those who make significant contributions to liturgical renewal in the United States. He served as dean of The Catholic University of America from 1967-1973 and as an Academic Vice-President from 1983-85.

Born Frederick R. McManus in Lynn, Massachusetts. He had one brother, Charles McManus. He was ordained a priest on May 1, 1947 for the Archdiocese of Boston. He promoted Christian unity as a member of the Catholic-Orthodox Bilateral Commission and the International Joint Commission for Catholic-Orthodox Theological Dialogue.

He served as editor of the Jurist for over 40 years.

He passed away of heart failure at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on November 27, 2005.

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