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John Carroll (January 8 1735 – December 3 1815) was the first Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop in the United States serving as the ordinary of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. He is also known as the founder of Georgetown University the oldest Catholic university in the United States and St. John the Evangelist Parish of Rock Creek (now Forest Glen) the first secular (diocesan) parish in the country.
