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Charles Lisle Carre (26 September 1871 – 20 May 1942) was an Anglican clergyman who served as the second bishop of the restored see of Coventry in the modern era and the 107th Bishop of Hereford in a long line stretching back to the 7th century.
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Early life
He was born on 26 September 1871 in Alnwick, Northumberland and was educated at Liverpool College[1] and St Catharine's, Cambridge,[2] to which college he was elected a Fellow in 1934.[3][4] After university he took Holy Orders at Ridley Hall, Cambridge and embarked on a varied clerical career that took him to many urban locations.[5]
Career develops
- Curate of Astonjuxta-Birmingham, 1894–97
- Curate Redditch, 1897
- Tutor of Ridley Hall, Cambridge, 1897–1902[6]
- Vicar of St Sepulchre, Cambridge, 1901–02[7]
- Vicar of Blundellsands, Liverpool[8]
- 1902–06 Rector of Woolton, Liverpool, 1906–12
- Vicar[9] of Yarmouth,[10] 1912–20[11]
- Vicar of Sheffield, 1920–22[12]
Later service
Such breadth of service lead to his elevation to the See of Coventry in 1922; and translation to the more senior post of Hereford in 1930.[13] He resigned his post in October 1942, dying the following February. His wife was to survive him by 22 years.[14]
Notes
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
- ^ The Times, Friday, 17 January 1896; p. 6; Issue 34789; col A University Intelligence. Cambridge, 16 Jan.. Category: Official Appointments and Notices Master of Arts
- ^ The Times, Thursday, 21 Jun 1934; pg. 16; Issue 46786; col B University News College Elections At Cambridge
- ^ Carr, Charles Lisle in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
- ^ The Times, Wednesday, 4 Feb 1942; pg. 7; Issue 49151; col D Obituary “His heart was towards pastoral activity amongst big populations”
- ^ In which year he married his wife Isabel Wortley-they had one son
- ^ Details of Parish
- ^ The Times, Thursday, 3 Apr 1902; pg. 5; Issue 36732; col C Clerical appointments
- ^ “A history of the Parish Church of St Nicholas” Bunn,J.T;Carr,C.L;Martins,W: Great Yarmouth,J.J.Hall,1908(addns 1917,1924)
- ^ Largest parish in England
- ^ Also Archdeacon of Norfolk 1916–18; Norwich, 1918–20
- ^ Also,Archdeacon of Sheffield, 1920–22
- ^ The Times, Saturday, 1 November 1930; p. 12; Issue 45659; col B Episcopal Appointments
- ^ The Times, Thursday, 5 November 1964; p. 14; Issue 56161; col D Death of Mrs Isabel Carr
Church of England titles Preceded by
Herbert Gresford JonesArchdeacon of Sheffield
1920–1922Succeeded by
John Russell DarbyshirePreceded by
Huyshe Wolcott Yeatman-BiggsBishop of Coventry
1922–1931Succeeded by
Mervyn George HaighPreceded by
Martin Linton SmithBishop of Hereford
1931–1942Succeeded by
Richard Godfrey ParsonsBishops of Coventry Suffragan Henry Bowlby • Edmund Knox
Diocesan Huyshe Yeatman-Biggs • Charles Carre • Mervyn Haigh • Neville Gorton • Cuthbert Bardsley • John Gibbs • Simon Barrington-Ward • Colin Bennetts • Christopher Cocksworth
Bishops of Hereford since 1908 John Percival • Hensley Henson • Linton Smith • Charles Carre • Richard Parsons • Tom Longworth • Mark Hodson • John Eastaugh • John Oliver • Anthony Priddis
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