Charles Carpenter (bishop)
Charles Colcock Jones Carpenter (September 2, 1899 – June 28, 1969) was consecrated a bishop of the Alabama Episcopal Diocese on June 24, 1938, and served until 1968. He was one of the authors of the "A Call for Unity" letter published during Martin Luther King Jr.'s incarceration in a Birmingham, Alabama jail, asking him and his “outsider” followers to refrain from demonstrating in the streets of Birmingham.
The Right Reverend Charles Carpenter | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Alabama | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Alabama |
| Elected | April 27, 1938 |
| In office | 1938–1968 |
| Predecessor | William G. McDowell |
| Successor | George Mosley Murray |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 24, 1926 by Frederick F. Reese |
| Consecration | June 24, 1938 by Henry St. George Tucker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 2, 1899 Augusta, Georgia, United States |
| Died | June 28, 1969 (aged 69) Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
| Buried | Cathedral Church of the Advent (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Samuel Carpenter, Ruth Berrien |
| Spouse | Alexandra Morrison |
| Children | 4 |
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