Bishop John Carroll

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1789

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Bishop John Carroll, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Founding of Georgetown University

   1789

   Role: Founder who finalized the purchase of the Georgetown property on January 23, 1789

   1. 11789 · Georgetown (now part of Washington, D.C.)Founding by Bishop John Carroll

      Georgetown University was founded by Bishop John Carroll in 1789 as the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the United States.

   2. 2January 23, 1789 · Georgetown (now part of Washington, D.C.)Carroll finalizes purchase of Georgetown property

      On January 23, 1789, Bishop John Carroll finalized the purchase of a property in Georgetown on which Dahlgren Quadrangle was later built.

Sources

1. Georgetown University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29