Petition for a Superior and the Prefecture Apostolic
- When
- November 1783 – November 1784
- Where
- See of the Prefecture Apostolic of the United States
Maryland clergy petitioned the Vatican in 1783; Pius VI erected the Prefecture Apostolic of the United States in 1784, seated in Baltimore under Carroll.
In November 1783, after the Revolution ended, Catholic clergy in Maryland petitioned the Vatican for permission to nominate a priest as superior of the missions for the United States. In November 1784, Pius VI erected the Prefecture Apostolic of the United States. Since Maryland had the largest Catholic population, the pope placed the prefecture see in Baltimore and appointed Carroll as its first prefect apostolic.
Sources
- Archdiocese of Baltimore Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
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