Paul-Louis Carrière (30 March 1908 – 21 February 2008) was a French
prelate
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of the
Catholic Church
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.
Carrière was born in
Châlons-en-Champagne
Châlons-en-Champagne () is a city in the Grand Est region of France. It is the capital of the department of Marne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims.
Formerly called Châlons-sur-Marne, the city was officially renam ...
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 consecrated 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.
See also
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Diocese of Laval
External links
Catholic-HierarchyDiocese site of Laval
1908 births
2008 deaths
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in France
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