Harry Roberts Carson

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The Right Reverend

Harry Roberts Carson

D.D.
Bishop of Haiti
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Haiti
Elected1922
In office1923–1943
Predecessor James Theodore Holly
Successor C. Alfred Voegeli
Orders
OrdinationJanuary 10, 1896
by  Davis Sessums
ConsecrationJanuary 10, 1923
by  Daniel S. Tuttle
Personal details
Born(1869-12-08)December 8, 1869
Petersburg, Nebraska, United States
DiedJuly 13, 1948(1948-07-13) (aged 78)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Buried Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port-au-Prince
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
ParentsHenry Samuel Carson & Mary Thomas
SpouseZoe Theotiste Garig
Children1

Harry Roberts Carson (December 8, 1869 - July 13, 1948) was an American Episcopal cleric who served as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti from 1923 to 1943. [1]

Biography

Carson was born on December 8, 1869, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, the son of Henry Samuel Carson and Mary Thomas. He studied at Sewanee: The University of the South between 1893 and 1895. After graduation he was ordained deacon on January 1, 1895, and priest on January 10, 1896, by the Bishop of Louisiana Davis Sessums in Christ Church Cathedral (New Orleans). He then served as a general missionary in the Diocese of Louisiana till 1898, after which he became a navy chaplain in the Spanish–American War. He then served as rector of St Mary's Church in Franklin, Louisiana between 1899 and 1904. In 1904 he became rector of Grace Church in Monroe, Louisiana, while in 1910 he was appointed Archdeacon of Northern Louisiana, a post he retained till 1912. Afterwards he became chaplain at Ancon Hospital in the Panama Canal Zone and Archdeacon of Panama between 1913 and 1922. [2]

He was elected Missionary Bishop of Haiti in 1922 and was consecrated to the episcopate on January 10, 1923, by Presiding Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle. As from January 1, 1928, he was also Bishop in charge of the Dominican Republic. He retired in 1943 and died on July 13, 1948, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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References

  1. ↑ "Missionary District of Haiti". The Living Church Annual : 187. 1944.
  2. ↑ "Bishop Carson dies". The Living Church . 117 (4): 3. July 25, 1948.


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