Bishop John Carroll
Title:
Bishop
First Name:
John
Middle Names:
Joseph
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Carroll
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Bresnor, Pilltown, Co Kilkenny
Country of Birth:
Ireland
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Country of Ordination:
Ordination Diocese:
Sydney
Seminary:
Carlow College, Carlow, Ireland
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Brisbane QLD
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
St. Carthage's Cathedral, Lismore NSW
Country of Burial:
Australia
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Appointments Table
Diocese | Place | Role | Start Day | Start Month | Start Year | End Day | End Month | End Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | Cooma | Linane Vol 2 | |||||||
| Sydney | St Benedict's | Administrator | 1903 | Linane Vol 2 | |||||
| Sydney | Moss Vale | 1903 | 1910 | Linane Vol 2 | |||||
| Lismore | Lismore | Bishop | 1910 | May | 1949 | Linane Vol 2 |
Episcopal Ordinations Table
Diocese | Day | Month | Year | Place | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lismore | 6 | Mar | 1910 |
Biographical Notes
Second Bishop of Lismore.
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Fr T.J. Linane, From Abel to Zundolovich, Vol. 2: Biographies of Priests on the Australian Scene up to 1900, 1980, pp 26-27:
Carroll, John Joseph, Most Rev., Irish, Golden Jubilarian
Bishop of Great Piety
From conversations with priests who knew this Bishop the writer has gauged the impression that he regularly spent a long time in meditation and preparation for the saying of Mass, and said the Divine Office "digne, attente et devote". He was born on Christmas Day at Bresnor, Pilltown, County Kilkenny, in 1865. Education was received with the Cistercians at Mount Melleray and at St. Patrick's Seminary, Carlow. Ordination for Sydney took place in 1890. After a brief sojourn in Cooma he was appointed Administrator at St. Benedict's Sydney, remaining at the post until made Parish Priest of Moss Vale in 1903. His outstanding ability and worth as Adm. and Pastor came to be acknowledged. Accordingly he was appointed third bishop of Lismore, and was consecrated in the Lismore Cathedral by Cardinal Moran on 6 March 1910. A pointer to the progress of the diocese in the long thirty-nine year reign is found in the Summaries as published in the Directories of 1910 and 1949, with figures for the latter year being given in brackets ( ):- Churches 51 (88); Districts 19 (25); Diocesan Priests 22 (44); Religious Priests...(13); Nuns 91 (294); Brothers...(13); Boarding Schools for girls 6 (16); Boarding Schools for boys...(8); Secondary Schools 6 (26); Primary Schools 15 (40); Total receiving Catholic Education 2,270 (5,988); Total Catholic Population 19,500 (29,300). The saintly Bishop died in Brisbane on 8 May 1949 at the age of 83, having attained a Golden Jubilee of priesthood, and almost a Diamond Jubilee. His remains lie in the Middle Cemetery, Lismore.
(Footprints, Vol. 2, No. 2)
Ref.: MDHC File, Torquay, per Mrs Sheila Tearle, Hurstville, N.S.W.