Paul-Louis Carrière Explained

Type:Bishop
Paul-Louis Carrière
Bishop of Diocese of Laval Emeritus
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Diocese of Laval
Term:1969–1984
Predecessor:Charles-Marie-Jacques Guilhem
Successor:Louis-Marie Billé
Ordination:8 July 1931
Birth Date:30 March 1908
Birth Place:Châlons-en-Champagne

Paul-Louis Carrière (30 March 1908 – 21 February 2008) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church.

Carrière 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 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.

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