Coleman Carroll
Coleman Francis Carroll (February 9, 1905 - July 26, 1977), is the former Archbishop of Miami, Florida. He was the first Bishop and later Archbishop of the diocese. He died holding this position on July 26, 1977 at the age of 72.
Background
Archbishop Carroll was ordinated a priest in 1930 within the Diocese of Pittsburgh. He was the second of three children, his father dying when he was only 17 years of age. While within the Diocese of Pittsburgh, he served as a parish priest until 1953[1] [2].
Episcopacy
Father Coleman Carroll was appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Pittsburgh by Pope Pius XII on August 25, 1953. He was installed two months later on November 10, 1953. Five years later, on August 13, 1958, Bishop Carroll was appointed the first Bishop of the newly created Diocese of Miami. This occurred just two months before the death of Pius XII. He would be installed with the founding of the diocese on October 7, 1958[3].
At this point, the Diocese of Miami included the sixteen lower counties in Florida, with a population of only 200,000. Encompassing one half of the state, he would lay the foundation which would allow the Catholic church to grow thru thousands of Cuban refugees, the American Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam and the reformations of the Second Vatican Council. He created the Catholic Service Bureau, now known as Catholic Charities, to serve as a social network that to this day rivals that of the State of Florida[4].
In 1968, due to an increasing population, the decision was made to divide the Diocese of Miami. All tolled, Bishop Carroll would loose eight counties to the newly created Diocese of Orlando and Diocese of St. Petersburg. However, Miami would would be made an Archdiocese by Pope Paul VI and be named Metropolitan See for all of Florida. In response, Coleman Carroll became an Archbishop on March 2, 1968[5].
Less than ten years later, Archbishop Carroll took ill. In response, Bishop Edward McCarthy from the Diocese of Phoenix was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Miami in 1976. Ten months later, on July 26, 1977, Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll died[6]. Upon Carroll's death, McCarthy immediately succeeded him as Archbishop of Miami. Carroll was buried three days later in Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery in Miami[7].
At the time of his death, the Archdiocese of Miami had grown to encompass 700,000 Catholics within eight counties.
In 1994, in the final year of his tenure, Archbishop McCarthy started the process of construction for a new high school in southwest Miami-Dade County. Opened in August 1998, the facility was dedicated by Archbishop John C. Favalora in honor of the founder of the Archdiocese. Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School stands attempting to uphold the motto of it's namesake, "First the Kingdom of God"[8].
External links
References
- ^ "Archbishop Coleman Francis Carroll". Retrieved 2007-04-20..
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Archdiocese of Miami: History - The Founder". Retrieved 2007-04-20..
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Archbishop Coleman Francis Carroll". Retrieved 2007-04-20..
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Archdiocese of Miami: History - The Founder". Retrieved 2007-04-20..
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Archdiocese of Miami: History - Made an Archdiocese". Retrieved 2007-04-20..
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Archdiocese of Miami: History - First Successor". Retrieved 2007-04-20..
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Archdiocese of Miami: History - Made an Archdiocese". Retrieved 2007-04-20..
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School - Introduction & History". Retrieved 2007-04-20..
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