Sydney Anicetus Charles

{{Short description|Trinidadian Roman Catholic bishop (1926–2018)}}

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Sydney Anicetus Charles (17 April 1926 – 4 September 2018) was a Trinidadian Roman Catholic bishop. Charles was born in Trinidad and Tobago and was ordained to the priesthood in 1954. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada from 1975 to 2002.[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/zgeo0.htm Diocese of St George's in Grenada]

Early life

Charles was born on 17 April 1926 in Saint Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago.{{cite news| url= http://www.looptt.com/content/trinidadian-bishop-92-passes-away-grenada| title= Trinidadian Bishop, 92, passes away in Grenada|work=Loop News| date=5 September 2018| accessdate=5 September 2018}} He was the 11th of 12 children.{{cite web| url= http://rcsocialjusticett.org/2.0/2014/03/01/bishop-charles-approaches-milestone/| title= Bishop Charles approaches milestone| publisher=Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port of Spain| date=1 March 2014| accessdate=5 September 2018}}

Career

In 1954, Charles was ordained as a priest for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port of Spain. In 1975, Charles was consecrated as the third Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada. In 2014, Charles celebrated 60 years of priesthood.

Death

Charles died on 4 September 2018 at the General Hospital in St. George's, Grenada.

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