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Alexander Carter

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
DioceseSault Sainte Marie
Installed1958
Term ended1985
PredecessorRalph Hubert Dignan
SuccessorMarcel André J. Gervais
Orders
OrdinationJune 6, 1936
Personal details
Born(1909-04-16)16 April 1909
Died17 February 2002(2002-02-17) (aged 92)
North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Biography edit

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.

References edit

  • "Bishop Alexander Carter". Catholic-Hierarchy. from the original on 26 June 2006. Retrieved May 15, 2006.[self-published source]


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