John Patrick Carroll

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John Patrick Carroll (Dubuque, Iowa, 22 February 1864 – Switzerland, 2 November 1925) was an American Catholic priest, who became the second Bishop of Helena, Montana, U.S.A. He was ordained a priest on 7 July 1889 and was consecrated the second Bishop of Helena on 21 December 1904.^[1]^[2]

Legacy

The diocesan college, Carroll College, is named for Bishop Carroll.^[3] He simultaneously built St. Helena's Cathedral and started Carroll College during the first decade of the 20th Century.

References

↑ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcarrjp.html
↑ Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Bishop John Patrick Carroll". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
↑ http://carroll.edu/about/history/

Persondata
Name	Carroll, John Patrick
Alternative names
Short description	Catholic bishop
Date of birth	22 February 1864
Place of birth
Date of death	4 November 1925
Place of death

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