Charles Lisle Carre

Charles Lisle Carre (September 26 1871 - May 20 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.

Early life

He was born on September 26 1871 in Alnwick, Northumberland and was educated at Liverpool College [ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X] and [St Catharine's, Cambridge [ The Times, Friday, Jan 17, 1896; pg. 6; Issue 34789; col A University Intelligence. Cambridge, Jan. 16. Category: Official Appointments and Notices Master of Arts ] (To which college he was elected a Fellow in 1934 [The Times, Thursday, Jun 21, 1934; pg. 16; Issue 46786; col B University News College Elections At Cambridge] ). After university he took Holy Orders at Ridley Hall, Cambridge and embarked on a varied clerical career that took him to many urban locations [The Times, Wednesday, Feb 04, 1942; pg. 7; Issue 49151; col D Obituary “His heart was towards pastoral activity amongst big populautions”] .

Career develops

*Curate of Astonjuxta-Birmingham, 1894-97
*Curate Redditch, 1897
*Tutor of Ridley Hall, Cambridge, 1897-1902 [In which year he married his wife "Isabel Wortley"-they had one son]
*Vicar of St Sepulchre, Cambridge, 1901-02 [ [http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F2938%2FCCCC09%2F16 Details of Parish] ]
* Vicar of Blundellsands, LiverpoolThe Times, Thursday, Apr 03, 1902; pg. 5; Issue 36732; col C Clerical appointments]
*1902-06 Rector of Woolton, Liverpool, 1906-12
* Vicar [“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)] of Yarmouth [ [http://www.greatyarmouthstnicholas.churchnorfolk.com/ Largest parish in England] ] , 1912-20 [Also Archdeacon of Norfolk, 1916-18; Norwich, 1918-20]
* Vicar of Sheffield, 1920-22 [ Also,Archdeacon of Sheffield, 1920-22]

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 [The Times, Saturday, Nov 01, 1930; pg. 12; Issue 45659; col B Episcopal Appointments] . He resigned his post in October 1942, dying the following February. His wife was to survive him by 22 years [ The Times, Thursday, Nov 05, 1964; pg. 14; Issue 56161; col D Death of Mrs Isabel Carr]

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