John Carroll
John Carroll (January 8, 1735 - December 3, 1815) was born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland and educated mainly at the College of St-Omer in French Flanders. He joined the Jesuits in 1753 and was ordained a priest in 1761. Carroll remained in Europe until he was almost 40, teaching at St-Omer and Liège, and acting as chaplain to several British aristocrats travelling on the continent. When the Society of Jesus was dissolved in 1773, he made arrangements to return to Maryland. In 1776, the Continental Congress asked Carroll, his cousin Charles Carroll, Samuel Chase, and Benjamin Franklin to travel to Quebec and attempt to get the French Canadian population to join the revolution. Although the group was unsuccessful, it made Carroll well known to the government of the new republic. In 1784, Carroll was made Superior of Missions in the United States of North America, establishing a hierarchy in the United States and removing the Catholic Church in the U.S. from the authority of the vicar apostolic of London. He was appointed Bishop of Baltimore on November 6, 1789, by Pope Pius VI, becoming the first bishop in the United States. In 1791 Bishop Carroll convened the first synod of priests in the U.S. He became the first Roman Catholic archbishop in the US in 1808 when Baltimore was elevated to an archdiocese. Archbishop Carroll founded Georgetown University, a Catholic university in Georgetown, Washington, DC. It is the oldest Catholic university in the United States of America, and the first Jesuit one, having been founded on January 23, 1789. Today, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
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He became the first Roman Catholic archbishop in the US in 1808 when Baltimore was elevated to an archdiocese. It was one of the BBC's most successful series of all time. In 1791 Bishop Carroll convened the first synod of priests in the U.S. Although he most often appears in musicals, he became known to millions for his role as the hapless Frank Spencer in the television sitcom, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, for which he performed most of his own stunts. He was appointed Bishop of Baltimore on November 6, 1789, by Pope Pius VI, becoming the first bishop in the United States. Crawford began his acting career as a seven-year-old, appearing in the première of Benjamin Britten's work for children, Let's Make an Opera. from the authority of the vicar apostolic of London. Michael Patrick Dumble-Smith (born January 19, 1942), better known as Michael Crawford, is one of Britain's leading actors, so much so that he was voted into the Top "100 Greatest Britons" in a 2002 poll sponsored by the BBC. In 1784, Carroll was made Superior of Missions in the United States of North America, establishing a hierarchy in the United States and removing the Catholic Church in the U.S. Although the group was unsuccessful, it made Carroll well known to the government of the new republic. In 1776, the Continental Congress asked Carroll, his cousin Charles Carroll, Samuel Chase, and Benjamin Franklin to travel to Quebec and attempt to get the French Canadian population to join the revolution. When the Society of Jesus was dissolved in 1773, he made arrangements to return to Maryland. Carroll remained in Europe until he was almost 40, teaching at St-Omer and Liège, and acting as chaplain to several British aristocrats travelling on the continent. He joined the Jesuits in 1753 and was ordained a priest in 1761. John Carroll (January 8, 1735 - December 3, 1815) was born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland and educated mainly at the College of St-Omer in French Flanders. |