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John Carroll SJ (January 8, 1735 – December 3, 1815 [1]) was an American Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Baltimore, the first diocese in the new United States. He later became the first Archbishop of Baltimore. Until 1808, Carroll administered the entire U.S. Catholic Church.
John Carroll (born Jan. 8, 1735, Upper Marlboro, Maryland [now in the U.S.]—died Dec. 3, 1815, Baltimore) was the first Roman Catholic bishop in the United States and the first archbishop of Baltimore. Under his leadership, the Roman Catholic church became firmly established in the United States.
6 de nov. de 2019 · As the first bishop of the United States, Carroll had a major impact on Catholicism in America, but who was John Carroll and what were his connections to Philadelphia? John Carroll was born to Eleanor and Daniel Carroll on January 8, 1735 in Maryland. At a young age he was sent to Flanders to study at St. Omer, a Jesuit school. [1] .
21 de may. de 2018 · People. Philosophy and Religion. Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches: General Biographies. John Carroll. Carroll, John. views 2,399,534 updated May 21 2018. CARROLL, JOHN. First Catholic bishop of the U.S., Archbishop of Baltimore; b. Upper Marlborough, Md., Jan. 8, 1735; d. Baltimore, Dec. 3, 1815.
Owing to ill-health Archbishop Carroll had to decline the proffered honour of laying the corner-stone of Washington's Monument in Baltimore, in the autumn of 1815. His end was now approaching. To a Protestant minister who said to the dying prelate that his hopes were now directed to another world, Archbishop Carroll replied: "Sir, my hopes have been always fixed on the Cross of Christ".
28 de abr. de 2023 · In 1789, the year he became the first Catholic Bishop in the United States, he bought the first acre of land for Georgetown College, the first Catholic institution of higher learning in the new republic. The timeline below, while not intended to be exhaustive, presents some key dates in Archbishop Carroll’s life in chronological order. 1735.
encyclopedia. John Carroll. Listen to the audio version of this content. Click to enlarge. Carroll, JOHN, first bishop of the hierarchy of the United States of America, first Bishop and Archbishop of Baltimore, b. at Upper Marlboro, Md., January 8, 1735; died in Baltimore, December 3, 1815.
