Paul-Louis Carrière Cleric

Paul-Louis Carrière (30 March 1908 – 21 February 2008) was a French prelate of the Roman Catholic ChurchCarrière was born in Châlons-en-Champagne and was ordained a priest on 8 July 1931. He was appointed Coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Laval and Titular bishop of Ladicum on 5 November 1968, and was ordained bishop on 11 January 1969. He succeeded as bishop of the Diocese of Laval when bishop Charles-Marie-Jacques Guilhem resigned on 31 December 1969, where he remained until retiring on 10 March 1984.Carrière died on 21 February 2008, a month shy of his 100th birthday in Châlons-en-Champagne.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 30, 1908
Birth place
Châlons-en-Champagne
Date of deathFebruary 21, 2008

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  1. http://diocese-laval.cef.fr
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcarriere.html