Henry Carr (priest)

The Reverend

Henry Carr

C.S.B.
ChurchCatholic Church
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination3 September 1905
Personal details
Born8 January 1880 (1880-01-08)
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Died28 November 1963 (1963-11-29) (aged 83)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Occupation
  • Catholic priest
  • educator
  • administrator
EducationUniversity of Toronto (St. Michael's College)

Henry Carr (8 January 1880 – 28 November 1963) was a Canadian Basilian priest also known as Father "Hank" Carr.[1] He enhanced Catholic education in Canada by broadening the curriculum at University of Toronto's University of St. Michael's College. He also arranged for St. Michael's to be a federated arts college. He was the co-founder of the Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, and an advocate for the inclusion of religious education in curricular studies.

Carr was born and raised in Oshawa, Ontario in 1880, one of nine children. He was ordained as a priest on 3 September 1905. He taught at St. Michael's College and acted as a president of the Institute of Mediaeval Studies until 1936 and served as the principal at St. Thomas More College in Saskatchewan. He died of pneumonia[citation needed] on 28 November 1963 in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1][2]

Carr was recognized as a Canadian Person of National Historic Significance in 2012.[1][3]

Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School and Carr Hall at the University of St. Michael's College are named after him.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Father Henry Carr, CSB". Canadian Religious Conference.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Henry Carr, C.S.B. (1880–1963)". canada.ca. Parks Canada. 1 June 2017 – via Government of Canada.
  3. ^ "Government of Canada Celebrates the National Historic Significance of Father Henry Carr". canada.ca. Toronto, Ontario: Parks Canada. 2 June 2017 – via Government of Canada.

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