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Alexander Carter

Alexander Carter was a Canadian bishop, who served as head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario from 1958 to 1985.

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Alexander Carter

Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie
DioceseSault Sainte Marie
Installed1958
Term ended1985
PredecessorRalph Hubert Dignan
SuccessorMarcel André J. Gervais
Orders
OrdinationJune 6, 1936
ConsecrationFebruary 2, 1957
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Born(1909-04-16)16 April 1909
Died17 February 2002(2002-02-17) (aged 92)

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.

Biography

Born 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. St. Alexander's elementary school in North Bay, Ontario was also named after him.

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