Paul-Louis Carrière | |
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Bishop of Diocese of Laval Emeritus | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Diocese of Laval |
In Office | 1969 - 1984 |
Predecessor | Charles-Marie-Jacques Guilhem |
Successor | Louis-Marie Billé |
Orders | |
Ordination | July 8, 1931 |
Personal details | |
Born | March 30, 1908 Châlons-en-Champagne |
Died | February 21, 2008 | (aged 99)
Paul-Louis Carrière (March 30, 1908 – February 21, 2008) 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.