C. Alfred Voegeli
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The Right Reverend Charles Alfred Voegeli S.T.D., LL.D. | |
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| Bishop of Haiti | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Haiti |
| Elected | October 1943 |
| In office | 1943–1971 |
| Predecessor | Harry Roberts Carson |
| Successor | Luc Garnier |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 1933 by Benjamin M. Washburn |
| Consecration | December 16, 1943 by Henry St. George Tucker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 23, 1904 |
| Died | March 2, 1984 (aged 79) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Charles Voegeli & Laure Elisabeth Mauley |
Charles Alfred Voegeli (November 23, 1904 - March 2, 1984) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti, serving from 1943 to 1971.
Voegeli was born on November 23, 1904, in Hawthorne, New Jersey. He graduated from Morristown High School in 1922 and later enrolled in a degree in law at the New Jersey Law School in 1925. In 1930 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Upsala College. Later he studied theology at the General Theological Seminary and graduated in 1933. He was ordained deacon of May 1933 and priest in December of the same year in St Peter's Church in Morristown, New Jersey.