John Carroll
Religious Leader
1735 – 1815
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Who was John Carroll?
John Carroll, was the first Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop in the United States — serving as the ordinary of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. He is also known as the founder of Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic university in the United States, and St. John the Evangelist Parish of Rock Creek, the first secular parish in the country.
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- Born
- Jan 8, 1735
Upper Marlboro - Siblings
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Colleges of St Omer, Bruges and Liège
- Lived in
- Baltimore
- Died
- Dec 3, 1815
Baltimore
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on July 23, 2013
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