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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 ...

John Carroll

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John Carroll SJ 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... Wikipedia
Born: January 8, 1735, Upper Marlboro, MD
Died: December 3, 1815 (age 80 years), Baltimore, MD
Siblings: Daniel Carroll
Appointed: November 6, 1789

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