Charles Lisle Carr (26 September 1871 – 20 May 1942) was an

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clergyman who served as the second bishop of the restored see of

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in the modern era and the 107th

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in a long line stretching back to the 7th century.

Early life

Carr was born in Alnwick, Northumberland, the younger son of Robert Carr. He was educated at

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and

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, to which college he was elected a

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in 1934. After university he took

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and embarked on a varied clerical career that took him to many urban locations.

Ecclesiastical career

Carr was

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-juxta-

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, 1894–97;

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, 1897; Tutor of Ridley Hall, Cambridge, 1897–1902; Vicar of St Sepulchre, Cambridge, 1901–02; Vicar of St. Nicholas,

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, Liverpool, 1902–06; Rector of

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, Liverpool, 1906–12; Vicar of Yarmouth 1912–20; Archdeacon of Norfolk, 1916–18;

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, 1918–20; Vicar of

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, 1920–22; Honorary Canon of

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, 1920;

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, 1920–22; Bishop of Coventry, 1922–31; Bishop of Hereford, 1931–41."Carr, Rt Rev. Charles Lisle"
''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007, Retrieved 23 June 2012

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. They had one son. Carr retired in 1941, dying the following February. His wife survived him by 22 years. Carr was an active

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in the City of Coventry.
Famous Coventry Freemasons"

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carr, Charles Lisle 1871 births 1942 deaths People educated at Liverpool College Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge Fellows of St Catharine's College, Cambridge Archdeacons of Sheffield Archdeacons of Norfolk Archdeacons of Norwich Bishops of Coventry Bishops of Hereford 20th-century Church of England bishops People from Alnwick