Coleman Francis Carroll was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the second of three children of William J. and Bridget Margaret (Hogan) Carroll. His parents were both born in Ireland. His two brothers also joined the priesthood; his older brother, Howard Joseph Carroll, served as Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and his younger brother, Walter Sharp Carroll, worked in the Vatican Secretariat of State.
He attended Holy Rosary Elementary and High School in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and later graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh in 1926. His theological studies were made at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
On June 15, 1930, Carroll was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pittsburgh. He served as an Assistant Pastor at the Church of the Resurrection in the Brookline neighborhood in the South Hills of Pittsburgh; St. Scholastica in Aspinwall, northeast of Pittsburgh; St. Basil in the Carrick neighborhood in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, and Holy Cross on the South Side of PIttsburgh.
In 1944, he earned a Doctor of Canon Law degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He organized St. Maurice Church in the Forest Hills suburb east of PIttsburgh in 1949, serving as its founding Pastor. He became Pastor at Sacred Heart Church in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh in 1951, and was named Diocesan Vicar for Religious in 1952. He was raised to the rank of Domestic Prelate (Monsignor) in September 1952. He also headed the Philosophy Department at Duquesne University in Downtown Pittsburgh for 4 years, and taught at Mount Mercy College (now Carlow University) in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh for 10 years.
On August 25, 1953, Carroll was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following November 10 from Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, with Pittsburgh Bishop John Francis Dearden and Bishop Michael Joseph Ready serving as co-consecrators, at St. Paul's Cathedral in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. His consecration was attended by over 2,000 people, including Pennsylvania's first Catholic governor, David L. Lawrence. As an Auxiliary Bishop, Carroll assisted Bishop Dearden with the administrative duties of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, and continued to serve as Pastor of Sacred Heart Church.
The Diocese of Miami, Florida, was created on May 25, 1958. On August 13, 1958, Carroll was named its first Bishop. His installation took place on the following October 7. At the time of his arrival, the diocese comprised 16 counties in southern Florida with a Catholic population of 185,000. By the time of his death, the archdiocese was composed of 8 counties, and included 700,000 Catholics, 127 parishes, 500 priests, and 750 nuns.
A little over a year following his installation, Bishop Carroll founded St. John Vianney College Seminary in Miami. He later opened St. Vincent de Paul Seminary at Boynton Beach in 1963. He also established a weekly diocesan newspaper called The Voice. In response to the Cuban crisis, Carroll welcomed over half a million Cuban refugees into the diocese. He also helped to coordinate "Operation Peter Pan" to resettle Cuban children.
When the Diocese of Miami was elevated to the rank of an Archdiocese by Pope Paul VI on March 2, 1968, Carroll became its first Archbishop. The Dioceses of Orlando and of St. Petersburg were erected as separate dioceses from the Archdiocese of Miami, with Carroll holding the status of Metropolitan Bishop over them. Archbishop Carroll served in Miami until he passed away.
At age 72, Carroll died from complications stemming from a vascular disease at his residence in Miami Beach. He was buried three days later in the priests' section of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery.
Information from the original memorial. Extensive additional information from Wikipedia. Submitted and merged by Angela, Member #48520699.
He attended Holy Rosary Elementary and High School in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and later graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh in 1926. His theological studies were made at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
On June 15, 1930, Carroll was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pittsburgh. He served as an Assistant Pastor at the Church of the Resurrection in the Brookline neighborhood in the South Hills of Pittsburgh; St. Scholastica in Aspinwall, northeast of Pittsburgh; St. Basil in the Carrick neighborhood in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, and Holy Cross on the South Side of PIttsburgh.
In 1944, he earned a Doctor of Canon Law degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He organized St. Maurice Church in the Forest Hills suburb east of PIttsburgh in 1949, serving as its founding Pastor. He became Pastor at Sacred Heart Church in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh in 1951, and was named Diocesan Vicar for Religious in 1952. He was raised to the rank of Domestic Prelate (Monsignor) in September 1952. He also headed the Philosophy Department at Duquesne University in Downtown Pittsburgh for 4 years, and taught at Mount Mercy College (now Carlow University) in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh for 10 years.
On August 25, 1953, Carroll was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following November 10 from Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, with Pittsburgh Bishop John Francis Dearden and Bishop Michael Joseph Ready serving as co-consecrators, at St. Paul's Cathedral in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. His consecration was attended by over 2,000 people, including Pennsylvania's first Catholic governor, David L. Lawrence. As an Auxiliary Bishop, Carroll assisted Bishop Dearden with the administrative duties of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, and continued to serve as Pastor of Sacred Heart Church.
The Diocese of Miami, Florida, was created on May 25, 1958. On August 13, 1958, Carroll was named its first Bishop. His installation took place on the following October 7. At the time of his arrival, the diocese comprised 16 counties in southern Florida with a Catholic population of 185,000. By the time of his death, the archdiocese was composed of 8 counties, and included 700,000 Catholics, 127 parishes, 500 priests, and 750 nuns.
A little over a year following his installation, Bishop Carroll founded St. John Vianney College Seminary in Miami. He later opened St. Vincent de Paul Seminary at Boynton Beach in 1963. He also established a weekly diocesan newspaper called The Voice. In response to the Cuban crisis, Carroll welcomed over half a million Cuban refugees into the diocese. He also helped to coordinate "Operation Peter Pan" to resettle Cuban children.
When the Diocese of Miami was elevated to the rank of an Archdiocese by Pope Paul VI on March 2, 1968, Carroll became its first Archbishop. The Dioceses of Orlando and of St. Petersburg were erected as separate dioceses from the Archdiocese of Miami, with Carroll holding the status of Metropolitan Bishop over them. Archbishop Carroll served in Miami until he passed away.
At age 72, Carroll died from complications stemming from a vascular disease at his residence in Miami Beach. He was buried three days later in the priests' section of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery.
Information from the original memorial. Extensive additional information from Wikipedia. Submitted and merged by Angela, Member #48520699.
Coleman Francis Carroll was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the second of three children of William J. and Bridget Margaret (Hogan) Carroll. His parents were both born in Ireland. His two brothers also joined the priesthood; his older brother, Howard Joseph Carroll, served as Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and his younger brother, Walter Sharp Carroll, worked in the Vatican Secretariat of State.
He attended Holy Rosary Elementary and High School in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and later graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh in 1926. His theological studies were made at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
On June 15, 1930, Carroll was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pittsburgh. He served as an Assistant Pastor at the Church of the Resurrection in the Brookline neighborhood in the South Hills of Pittsburgh; St. Scholastica in Aspinwall, northeast of Pittsburgh; St. Basil in the Carrick neighborhood in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, and Holy Cross on the South Side of PIttsburgh.
In 1944, he earned a Doctor of Canon Law degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He organized St. Maurice Church in the Forest Hills suburb east of PIttsburgh in 1949, serving as its founding Pastor. He became Pastor at Sacred Heart Church in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh in 1951, and was named Diocesan Vicar for Religious in 1952. He was raised to the rank of Domestic Prelate (Monsignor) in September 1952. He also headed the Philosophy Department at Duquesne University in Downtown Pittsburgh for 4 years, and taught at Mount Mercy College (now Carlow University) in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh for 10 years.
On August 25, 1953, Carroll was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following November 10 from Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, with Pittsburgh Bishop John Francis Dearden and Bishop Michael Joseph Ready serving as co-consecrators, at St. Paul's Cathedral in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. His consecration was attended by over 2,000 people, including Pennsylvania's first Catholic governor, David L. Lawrence. As an Auxiliary Bishop, Carroll assisted Bishop Dearden with the administrative duties of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, and continued to serve as Pastor of Sacred Heart Church.
The Diocese of Miami, Florida, was created on May 25, 1958. On August 13, 1958, Carroll was named its first Bishop. His installation took place on the following October 7. At the time of his arrival, the diocese comprised 16 counties in southern Florida with a Catholic population of 185,000. By the time of his death, the archdiocese was composed of 8 counties, and included 700,000 Catholics, 127 parishes, 500 priests, and 750 nuns.
A little over a year following his installation, Bishop Carroll founded St. John Vianney College Seminary in Miami. He later opened St. Vincent de Paul Seminary at Boynton Beach in 1963. He also established a weekly diocesan newspaper called The Voice. In response to the Cuban crisis, Carroll welcomed over half a million Cuban refugees into the diocese. He also helped to coordinate "Operation Peter Pan" to resettle Cuban children.
When the Diocese of Miami was elevated to the rank of an Archdiocese by Pope Paul VI on March 2, 1968, Carroll became its first Archbishop. The Dioceses of Orlando and of St. Petersburg were erected as separate dioceses from the Archdiocese of Miami, with Carroll holding the status of Metropolitan Bishop over them. Archbishop Carroll served in Miami until he passed away.
At age 72, Carroll died from complications stemming from a vascular disease at his residence in Miami Beach. He was buried three days later in the priests' section of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery.
Information from the original memorial. Extensive additional information from Wikipedia. Submitted and merged by Angela, Member #48520699.
He attended Holy Rosary Elementary and High School in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and later graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh in 1926. His theological studies were made at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
On June 15, 1930, Carroll was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pittsburgh. He served as an Assistant Pastor at the Church of the Resurrection in the Brookline neighborhood in the South Hills of Pittsburgh; St. Scholastica in Aspinwall, northeast of Pittsburgh; St. Basil in the Carrick neighborhood in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, and Holy Cross on the South Side of PIttsburgh.
In 1944, he earned a Doctor of Canon Law degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He organized St. Maurice Church in the Forest Hills suburb east of PIttsburgh in 1949, serving as its founding Pastor. He became Pastor at Sacred Heart Church in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh in 1951, and was named Diocesan Vicar for Religious in 1952. He was raised to the rank of Domestic Prelate (Monsignor) in September 1952. He also headed the Philosophy Department at Duquesne University in Downtown Pittsburgh for 4 years, and taught at Mount Mercy College (now Carlow University) in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh for 10 years.
On August 25, 1953, Carroll was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following November 10 from Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, with Pittsburgh Bishop John Francis Dearden and Bishop Michael Joseph Ready serving as co-consecrators, at St. Paul's Cathedral in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. His consecration was attended by over 2,000 people, including Pennsylvania's first Catholic governor, David L. Lawrence. As an Auxiliary Bishop, Carroll assisted Bishop Dearden with the administrative duties of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, and continued to serve as Pastor of Sacred Heart Church.
The Diocese of Miami, Florida, was created on May 25, 1958. On August 13, 1958, Carroll was named its first Bishop. His installation took place on the following October 7. At the time of his arrival, the diocese comprised 16 counties in southern Florida with a Catholic population of 185,000. By the time of his death, the archdiocese was composed of 8 counties, and included 700,000 Catholics, 127 parishes, 500 priests, and 750 nuns.
A little over a year following his installation, Bishop Carroll founded St. John Vianney College Seminary in Miami. He later opened St. Vincent de Paul Seminary at Boynton Beach in 1963. He also established a weekly diocesan newspaper called The Voice. In response to the Cuban crisis, Carroll welcomed over half a million Cuban refugees into the diocese. He also helped to coordinate "Operation Peter Pan" to resettle Cuban children.
When the Diocese of Miami was elevated to the rank of an Archdiocese by Pope Paul VI on March 2, 1968, Carroll became its first Archbishop. The Dioceses of Orlando and of St. Petersburg were erected as separate dioceses from the Archdiocese of Miami, with Carroll holding the status of Metropolitan Bishop over them. Archbishop Carroll served in Miami until he passed away.
At age 72, Carroll died from complications stemming from a vascular disease at his residence in Miami Beach. He was buried three days later in the priests' section of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery.
Information from the original memorial. Extensive additional information from Wikipedia. Submitted and merged by Angela, Member #48520699.
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