Thomas Thellusson Carter


Thomas Thellusson Carter

Rector of Clewer
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseOxford
In office1844 to 1880
Other post(s)Superior General of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament (1862–1897)
Orders
Ordination21 October 1832 (deacon)
by Thomas Burgess
22 December 1833 (priest)
by John Kaye
Personal details
Born(1808-03-19)19 March 1808
Eton, Buckinghamshire, England
Died28 October 1901(1901-10-28) (aged 93)
Clewer, Berkshire, England
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglicanism
SpouseMary Ann Gould
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Thomas Thellusson Carter SSC (19 March 1808 – 28 October 1901[1]), often known as T. T. Carter, was a significant figure in the Victorian Church of England. He was responsible for reintroducing some Catholic practices to the church and being the founder of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament. He also founded several charitable organisations. He was a prolific writer on church matters and a project exists to collect and collate all his writings. He was for 36 years the Rector of Clewer and an honorary canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ GRO Register of Deaths DEC 1901 2c 269 Windsor, aged 93
  2. ^ A History of Clewer
  3. ^ Project Canterbury: T.T. Carter
  4. ^ Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament