John Carroll

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John Carroll was an American Catholic clergyman who became the first bishop (and later archbishop) of the United States and a pioneering leader in establishing Catholic education and institutions in the new nation.

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Label Occurrences
John Carroll canonical 6

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American clergyman
Catholic bishop
archbishop
religious leader
advocatedFor religious liberty in the United States
appointedBy Pope Pius VI
archdiocese Diocese of Baltimore
surface form: Archdiocese of Baltimore
burialPlace Baltimore Cathedral
clergyStatus secular clergy after suppression of the Jesuits
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1735-01-08
dateOfDeath 1815-12-03
diocese Diocese of Baltimore
educatedAt Jesuit College of St. Omer
surface form: College of Saint-Omer

Jesuit college in Liège
endTimeOfPosition Archbishop of Baltimore 1815
endTimeOfPosition Bishop of Baltimore 1808
founded Georgetown College
Georgetown University
surface form: Georgetown University (as its precursor college)
hasHonor namesake of Carroll County, Maryland (disputed with relatives)
influenced development of Catholic institutions in the United States
languageSpoken English
French
Latin
memberOf Society of Jesus
notableFor being the first Catholic bishop in the United States
being the first archbishop in the United States
founding Georgetown College
pioneering Catholic education in the United States
occupation Catholic priest
archbishop
bishop
participatedIn American Revolutionary era religious affairs
partOf early American Catholic hierarchy
placeOfBirth Upper Marlboro, Maryland
placeOfDeath Baltimore, Maryland, United States
surface form: Baltimore, Maryland
positionHeld Bishop of Baltimore
surface form: Archbishop of Baltimore

Bishop of Baltimore
Superior of the American clergy
relative Charles Carroll of Carrollton
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
residence Baltimore, Maryland, United States
surface form: Baltimore, Maryland
sibling Daniel Carroll
startTimeOfPosition Archbishop of Baltimore 1808
startTimeOfPosition Bishop of Baltimore 1789
supported separation of church and state
workedOn organization of the Catholic Church in the United States

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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
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- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
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Subject: John Carroll
Description of subject: John Carroll was an American Catholic clergyman who became the first bishop (and later archbishop) of the United States and a pioneering leader in establishing Catholic education and institutions in the new nation.

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