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John Carroll SJ (January 8, 1735 – December 3, 1815) 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.
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
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
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...
This December, we remember in a special way our nation’s first Catholic bishop, John Carroll, who died 200 years ago, on Dec. 3, 1815. Born in the Prince George’s County town of Upper Marlboro in 1736, John was the fourth of seven children of Daniel Carroll and Eleanor Darnall.
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Nov 6, 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.
