Gerald Emmett Carter
Gerald Emmett Cardinal Carter , CC (born March 1, 1912 in Montreal , † April 6, 2003 in Toronto ) was a Canadian clergyman and Archbishop of Toronto .
Life
Gerald Emmett Carter studied and received his PhD from the University of Montreal . He was ordained a priest on May 22, 1937 . In 1939 he became the first director of the English-speaking section at the École Normale Jacques-Cartier . From 1942 to 1956, Carter was chaplain for the Catholic students at McGill University .
On December 1, 1961, Pope John XXIII appointed him . the titular bishop of Altiburus and auxiliary bishop in the Roman Catholic Diocese of London in Ontario, Canada. The episcopal ordination received his Paul-Émile Cardinal Léger on February 2, 1962. co-consecrators were John Christopher Cody , Bishop of London, and his older brother Alexander Carter , Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie . On February 17, 1964 he was appointed by Pope Paul VI. appointed Bishop of London.
On April 29, 1978, he was appointed Archbishop of Toronto . Pope John Paul II accepted Gerald Emmett Carter on June 30, 1979 as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Maria in Traspontina in the college of cardinals . His age-related resignation was granted on March 17, 1990 by John Paul II.
Cardinal Carter was instrumental in the inclusion of the people's church in the Second Vatican Council ; he was a member of the Council for the Liturgy. In the Canadian Bishops' Conference , of which he was Vice-President from 1973 to 1975, he was responsible for liturgy and dogmatics . He was considered a stubborn bishop who, for example, in connection with the encyclical Humanae Vitae by Pope Paul VI. , rejected a comprehensive mandate from the Canadian bishops. Carter was particularly involved in the Montreal school system. He was a member of the Montreal Catholic School Commission for 15 years . Cardinal Carter died in 2003 at the age of 91 after previously suffering multiple strokes.
He has received numerous awards, including the Commander of the Order of Scholastic Merit of Quebec (1958) and the Companion Order of Canada (1983). He is the namesake of the library at King's University College at the University of Western Ontario in London and Cardinal Carter High School in Aurora, Ontario.
Web links
- Carter, Gerald Emmett. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 4, 2016.
- Entry on Gerald Emmett Carter on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 4, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Philip Francis Pocock |
Archbishop of Toronto 1978–1990 |
Aloysius Cardinal Ambrozic |
| John Christopher Cody |
Bishop of London 1964–1978 |
John Michael Sherlock |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carter, Gerald Emmett |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carter, Gerald Emmett Cardinal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian clergyman, Archbishop of Toronto and Cardinal Priest of the Holy Roman Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 6, 2003 |
| Place of death | Toronto |