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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

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  3. Jul 3, 2017 · Pope Pius VI named John Carroll the first bishop of the United States of America in 1789. His cousin, Charles Carroll, was one of America's Founding Fathers and the only Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence.

  4. Apr 28, 2023 · John Carroll (1735-1815): Founder of Georgetown College. This guide highlights primary and secondary sources available in the Booth Family Center for Special Collections for research on Archbishop John Carroll.

    • Lynn Conway
    • 2020
  5. Nov 6, 2019 · With a high school named after him and a statue in the Centennial Fountain, Archbishop John Carroll has had a continued presence in the city of Philadelphia. 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 con

  6. Description. This is the first in a series of lectures honoring Archbishop John Carroll of Baltimore, given by Archbishop Timothy Dolon on April 22 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of...

  7. 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.