Alexander Carter
Alexander Carter OC (born April 16, 1909 in Montreal , † February 17, 2002 in North Bay , Ontario) was a Canadian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Sault Sainte Marie .
Life
Cardinal Gerald Emmett Carter's older brother was ordained a priest on June 6, 1936 .
Pope Pius XII appointed him on December 10, 1956 coadjutor of Sault Sainte Marie and titular bishop of Sita . The episcopal ordination donated him the Archbishop of Montréal , Paul-Émile Léger , on February 2, 1957; Co- consecrators were Ralph Hubert Dignan , Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, and Lawrence Patrick Whelan , Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal.
With the death of Ralph Hubert Dignans on November 22, 1958, he succeeded him as Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie. Between 1960 and 1986 he was Chancellor of the Catholic University of Sudbury . On May 3, 1985, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation. In Hanmer, Valley East, Greater Sudbury , Ontario , the Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary School was named after him.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Ralph Hubert Dignan |
Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie 1958–1985 |
Marcel André Gervais |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Carter, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian clergyman, Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 2002 |
| Place of death | North Bay , Ontario |