Charles Lisle Carr
Charles Lisle Carr (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.
Early life
Carr was born in Alnwick, Northumberland, the younger son of Robert Carr.[1] He was educated at Liverpool College, and St Catharine's, Cambridge,[1] to which college he was elected a Fellow in 1934.[2][3] After university he took Holy Orders at Ridley Hall, Cambridge and embarked on a varied clerical career that took him to many urban locations.[4]
Ecclesiastical career
Carr was curate of Aston-juxta-Birmingham, 1894–97; Redditch, 1897; Tutor of Ridley Hall, Cambridge, 1897–1902; Vicar of St Sepulchre, Cambridge, 1901–02; Vicar of St. Nicholas, Blundellsands, Liverpool, 1902–06;[5] Rector of Woolton, Liverpool, 1906–12; Vicar of Yarmouth 1912–20; Archdeacon of Norfolk, 1916–18; Archdeacon of Norwich, 1918–20; Vicar of Sheffield, 1920–22; Honorary Canon of Sheffield Cathedral, 1920; Archdeacon of Sheffield, 1920–22; Bishop of Coventry, 1922–31; Bishop of Hereford, 1931–41.[1]
Family
Carr was married, at the Holy Sepulchre church, Cambridge, on 1 July 1902, to Isabel Wortley Drury, daughter of Thomas Drury, the principal of Ridley Hall.[6] They had one son.[1] Carr retired in 1941, dying the following February. His wife survived him by 22 years.[7]
Carr was an active Freemason in the City of Coventry.[8]
Notes
- ^ a b c d "Carr, Rt Rev. Charles Lisle", Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007, Retrieved 23 June 2012 (subscription required)
- ^ "University News: College Elections at Cambridge", The Times, 21 June 1934, p. 16
- ^ "Carr, Charles Lisle (CR889CL)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Obituary, The Times, 4 February 1942, p. 7
- ^ "Ecclesiastical intelligence". The Times. No. 36732. London. 3 April 1902. p. 5.
- ^ "Marriages". The Times. No. 36810. London. 3 July 1902. p. 1.
- ^ "Death of Mrs Isabel Carr", The Times, 5 November 1964, p. 14
- ^ " Archived 24 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Famous Coventry Freemasons"
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Preceded by | Archdeacon of Norfolk 1916–1918 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Archdeacon of Norwich 1918–1920 | |
Preceded by | Archdeacon of Sheffield 1920–1922 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Bishop of Coventry 1922–1931 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Bishop of Hereford 1931–1942 | Succeeded by |
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