Brother Charles Howard, F.M.S., AM (29 October 1924 – 14 January 2012) was an Australian Marist Brother who held the office of worldwide Superior General of the order from 1985–93. His religious name during much of his Marist career was Brother Elias. He was the only Australian to date elected to lead the Marist Brothers' worldwide organisation.

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Brother Charles Howard, F.M.S., AM (29 October 1924 – 14 January 2012) was an Australian Marist Brother who held the office of worldwide Superior General of the order from 1985–93. His religious name during much of his Marist career was Brother Elias. He was the only Australian to date elected to lead the Marist Brothers' worldwide organisation. Biography Early life and teaching career Howard was born in Melbourne on 29 October 1924. His family relocated to Sydney during his youth and he attended the Marist Brothers school in Randwick, Sydney. In 1942 he pronounced his first vows and received the religious habit. He was on staff at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill from 1955–56 and at the Marist juniorate in Mittagong. He was headmaster at St Joseph's from 1962–67 and was also headmaster at St Gregory's College, Campbelltown.

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