The Rev. Canon Junius Fleming Carter, Jr., known for his social ministry in Pittsburgh, died Oct. 3 at his home in Plainfield, NJ, from an aortic aneurysm. He was 74. Canon Carter worked tirelessly against social injustice for African Americans and for the inclusion of more African Americans in the Diocese of Pittsburgh.

Canon Carter was a native of Catonsville, MD. Following service in the Navy, he graduated from St. Augustine's College and Philadelphia Divinity School. He was ordained deacon and priest in 1956 and was vicar of St. Alban's, New Brunswick, 1956-57, and St. Augustine's, Elizabeth, NJ, 1956-66. In 1966 he moved to Pittsburgh, where he became rector of Holy Cross Church. He remained there 26 years, until his retirement in 1991. He was an associate of the Order of the Holy Cross and a member of the Anglican Fellowship of Prayer. Canon Carter is survived by his wife, Olive, two sons, Robert and Junius III, and five grandchildren.