Paul-Louis Carrière
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Paul-Louis Carrière was a French
prelate
of the Roman Catholic Church
Carrière was born in Châlons-en-Champagne
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
in Châlons-en-Champagne.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
Carrière was born in Châlons-en-Champagne
Châlons-en-Champagne
Châlons-en-Champagne is a city in France. It is the capital of both the department of Marne and the region of Champagne-Ardenne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims....
and was ordained a priest on July 8, 1931. He was appointed Coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Laval
Roman Catholic Diocese of Laval
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Laval is a Roman Catholic Latin Rite diocese in France. The episcopal see is Laval Cathedral, in the city of Laval. Originally created in June 1855, the diocese was originally erected from the Diocese of Le Mans, and corresponds to the department of Mayenne...
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
Roman Catholic Diocese of Laval
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Laval is a Roman Catholic Latin Rite diocese in France. The episcopal see is Laval Cathedral, in the city of Laval. Originally created in June 1855, the diocese was originally erected from the Diocese of Le Mans, and corresponds to the department of Mayenne...
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
Centenarian
A centenarian is a person who is or lives beyond the age of 100 years. Because current average life expectancies across the world are less than 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity. Much rarer, a supercentenarian is a person who has lived to the age of 110 or more, something only...
in Châlons-en-Champagne.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Diocese of LavalRoman Catholic Diocese of LavalThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Laval is a Roman Catholic Latin Rite diocese in France. The episcopal see is Laval Cathedral, in the city of Laval. Originally created in June 1855, the diocese was originally erected from the Diocese of Le Mans, and corresponds to the department of Mayenne...