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John Carroll ( January 8 1735 - December 3 1815) was born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. He joined the Jesuits in 1753 and was ordained a priest in 1761. In 1776, the Continental Congress asked Carroll, his cousin Charles Carroll, Samuel ChaseSamuel Chase ( April 14, 1741 June 19, 1811), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland. He was well-known as a Federalist-partisan. He was born in Maryland and educated in Baltimore. He studied law and, and Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin ( January 17, 1706 — April 17, 1790) was an American journalist, publisher, author, philanthropist, abolitionist, public servant, scientist, librarian, diplomat, and inventor. One of the leaders of the American Revolution, he was well kn to travel to QuebecQuebec ( In Detail) ( In Detail) National Motto: Je me souviens (I remember CapitalLargest city Quebec City Montreal Area Total % fresh water 2nd largest(1st lgst prov. 1 542 056 km² 11,5% Population Total (2004) Density Ranked 2nd 7 509 928 5,43/km² Admi and attempt to get the French CanadianFrench Canadian (or Franco-Canadian is a term that refers to a francophone inhabitant of Canada. Francophone Canadians may be found across Canada, although the largest concentration of French speakers is to be found in Quebec (90%). Roughly 23% of Canadia population to join the revolution. Although the group was unsuccessful, it made Carroll well known to the government of the new republic.

In 1784Events January 6 the Turks agree to Russia's annexation of the Crimea in the Treaty of Constantinople January 14 The U. Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with England to end the American Revolutionary War February 27 Count of St Germain dies of pneumo, Carroll was made Superior of Missions in the United States of North America, establishing a hierarchyA hierarchy (Greek hieros sacred, arkho rule) is a system of ranking and organizing things. Different fields use the word in slightly different ways, but a particular definition (below) captures the core of almost all uses. Originally, "hierarchy" meant " in the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in and removing the Catholic Church in the U.S.The Catholic Church in the United States is part of the worldwide Catholic Church. The Catholic Church forms the largest Christian denomination in the United States. As of 2003 the United States had over 65. 2 million Catholics, approximately 23% of the p 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. The founding date is the subject of some controversy, as construction on the buildings began in 1788, the first student was admitted in 1791, and classes commenced in early 1792. The official date is that of when the Jesuit order acquired the title to the land that became the core of the campus.

He was involved in the controversial ideas which were labled as Americanism (Heresy)