Charles Carpenter (bishop)

The Right Reverend

Charles Carpenter
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

Charles Colcock Jones Carpenter (September 2, 1899 – June 28, 1969^[1]) was consecrated a bishop of the Alabama Episcopal Diocese on June 24, 1938,^[1] 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.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Chicago: The A. N. Marquis Company, 1952, p. 127.
^ Bass, S. J., and Martin L. King. Blessed are the Peacemakers: Martin Luther King Jr., eight white religious leaders, and the "Letter from Birmingham Jail". Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2001. Print.

[Marquis-1] Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Chicago: The A. N. Marquis Company, 1952, p. 127.

[Bass-2] Bass, S. J., and Martin L. King. Blessed are the Peacemakers: Martin Luther King Jr., eight white religious leaders, and the "Letter from Birmingham Jail". Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2001. Print.

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