Episode 3 of 5
Diocese of Baltimore Erected; Carroll Appointed Bishop
- When
- 6 November 1789
- Where
- Diocese of Baltimore
On 6 November 1789, Pius VI appointed John Carroll bishop of Baltimore, elevating the prefecture into the first diocese solely within the United States.
Four years after erecting the prefecture, Pius VI elevated it into the Diocese of Baltimore, making it the first diocese solely within the United States. On November 6, 1789, the pope appointed Carroll as bishop of Baltimore. Carroll thereby became the nation's first Catholic bishop, overseeing the Diocese of Baltimore, then the only diocese in the nascent United States, from 1789 to 1815.
Sources
- John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
- Archdiocese of Baltimore Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
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