CHARLOTTE — Bishop Michael Martin, OFM Conv., announces the appointment of Father Noah Carter as director of the diocese’s Divine Worship Office, effective Oct. 14. The office oversees the celebration of liturgies, liturgical norms, and the design and use of worship spaces.
CarterFather Carter, who is also pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Kernersville, succeeds Father Christopher Roux, who served for over 20 years as liturgy director and as master of ceremonies for the bishop, in addition to his continuing assignment as rector of the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Charlotte.
Father Carter holds a License in Liturgical Theology from the University of the Holy Cross in Rome.
In his new role, he will work together with Father Juan Miguel Sanchez, Bishop Martin’s priest-secretary and diocesan master of ceremonies. The two have already collaborated on major diocesan liturgies such as Bishop Martin’s episcopal ordination, the 2024 ordinations of priests and deacons, and the recent Diocese of Charlotte Eucharistic Congress.
Bishop Martin has tasked Father Carter with evaluating the future needs of the Divine Worship office, which has seen an increased workload related to church design and ordination liturgies.
Father Roux “will remain a resource for me and for the office moving forward,” Bishop Martin said, and expressed gratitude “for his faithful and dedicated service.”
— Catholic News Herald