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Alexander Carter OC (16 April 1909 – 17 February 2002) was a Canadian bishop, who served as head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario from 1958 to 1985.
Alexander Carter | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie | |
| Diocese | Sault Sainte Marie |
| Installed | 1958 |
| Term ended | 1985 |
| Predecessor | Ralph Hubert Dignan |
| Successor | Marcel André J. Gervais |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 6, 1936 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1909 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 17 February 2002 (aged 92) North Bay, Ontario, Canada |
Biography
editBorn in Montreal, Quebec, the brother of Cardinal Gerald Emmett Carter, he was ordained a priest in 1936. From 1958 to 1985, he was the bishop of Sault Sainte Marie. He was the chancellor of the University of Sudbury between 1960 and 1986. In 1989, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. He died at North Bay, Ontario.
In 1994, his memoir, Alex Carter: A Canadian Bishop's Memoirs (ISBN 0-9692787-5-6), was published.
Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary School in Hanmer, Ontario is named in his honour.
References
edit- "Bishop Alexander Carter". Catholic-Hierarchy. Archived from the original on 26 June 2006. Retrieved May 15, 2006.[self-published source]
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