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What was John Carroll's role in the Catholic Church in the United States?

  • First bishop and archbishop

  • First cardinal

  • First pope

  • First monsignor

Answer

John Carroll was the first Catholic bishop and archbishop in the United States. He served as the ordinary of the first diocese and later Archdiocese of Baltimore, which initially encompassed the entire United States.
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