John Carroll (first Catholic bishop in the United States)

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John Carroll was the first Catholic bishop and later archbishop in the United States, best known for founding Georgetown University and organizing the early American Catholic Church.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic bishop ⓘ
human ⓘ
appointedAsBishop 1789-11-06 ⓘ
archdiocese Archdiocese of Baltimore ⓘ
canonLawStatus not canonized ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1735-01-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1815-12-03 ⓘ
diocese Diocese of Baltimore ⓘ
educatedAt College of St. Omer ⓘ
elevatedToArchbishop 1808-04-08 ⓘ
episcopalConsecrationDate 1790-08-15 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ
familyName Carroll ⓘ
founded Georgetown College ⓘ
Georgetown University ⓘ
St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasTitle Most Reverend ⓘ
knownFor advocacy of education ⓘ
collaboration with early U.S. political leaders ⓘ
pastoral letters to American Catholics ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Society of Jesus ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableFor being the first Catholic archbishop in the United States ⓘ
being the first Catholic bishop in the United States ⓘ
occupation Catholic priest ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
participatedIn American Revolutionary era ⓘ
placeOfBirth Upper Marlboro, Maryland ⓘ
placeOfBurial Baltimore Cathedral ⓘ
placeOfDeath Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
positionHeld Archbishop of Baltimore ⓘ
linked to: Bishop of Baltimore

Bishop of Baltimore ⓘ
Superior of the American missions ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Jesuits ⓘ
linked to: Society of Jesus
residence Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Daniel Carroll ⓘ
supported religious liberty in the United States ⓘ
uncleOf Charles Carroll of Carrollton ⓘ
workedOn organization of the early American Catholic Church ⓘ

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Charles Carroll of Annapolis → notableRelative → John Carroll (first Catholic bishop in the United States) ⓘ