Paul-Louis Carrière

infobox bishopbiog
name = Paul-Louis Carrière


religion=Roman Catholic Church
See = Diocese of Laval
Title = Bishop of Diocese of Laval Emeritus
Period = 1969 - 1984
Predecessor = Charles-Marie-Jacques Guilhem
Successor = Louis-Marie Billé
ordination = July 8 1931 | date of birth = birth date|1908|3|30
place of birth = Chalons, France
date of death = death date and age|2008|2|21|1908|3|30

Paul-Louis Carrière (March 30, 1908 – February 21 2008) was a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church

Carrière was born in Chalons, France and was ordained a priest on July 8, 1931. He was appointed Coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Laval and Titular bishop of Ladicum on November 5, 1968, and was ordained bishop on January 11, 1969. He succeeded as bishop of the Diocese of Laval when bishop Charles-Marie-Jacques Guilhem resigned on December 31, 1969, where he remained until retiring on March 10, 1984.

Carrière died on February 21, 2008, a month shy of his 100th birthday.

ee also

*List of oldest Catholic bishops
* Diocese of Laval

External links

* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcarriere.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
* [http://diocese-laval.cef.fr/ Diocese site of Laval] (French)