# Harry Roberts Carson

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

## Biography

Carson was born on December 8, 1869, in [Norristown, Pennsylvania](/source/Norristown,_Pennsylvania), the son of Henry Samuel Carson and Mary Thomas. He studied at [Sewanee: The University of the South](/source/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](/source/Davis_Sessums) in [Christ Church Cathedral (New Orleans)](/source/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](/source/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War). He then served as rector of [St Mary's Church](/source/St._Mary's_Episcopal_Church_(Franklin,_Louisiana)) in [Franklin, Louisiana](/source/Franklin,_Louisiana) between 1899 and 1904. In 1904 he became rector of Grace Church in [Monroe, Louisiana](/source/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](/source/Gorgas_Hospital) in the [Panama Canal Zone](/source/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](/source/Daniel_S._Tuttle). As from January 1, 1928, he was also Bishop in charge of the [Dominican Republic](/source/Episcopal_Diocese_of_the_Dominican_Republic). He retired in 1943 and died on July 13, 1948, in [Port-au-Prince](/source/Port-au-Prince), [Haiti](/source/Haiti).

## References

1. ["Missionary District of Haiti"](https://books.google.com/books?id=DgnSAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA187). *[The Living Church Annual](/source/The_Living_Church_Annual)*. 1944.

1. "Bishop Carson dies". *[The Living Church](/source/The_Living_Church)*. **117** (4): 3. July 25, 1948.

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