Francis Carroll (archbishop)


Francis Carroll
5th Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn
ProvinceImmediately Subject to the Holy See
SeeCanberra and Goulburn
Installed25 June 1983
Term ended19 June 2006
PredecessorEdward Bede Clancy
SuccessorMark Coleridge
Previous postsCoadjutor Bishop of Wagga Wagga (1967-1968)
Titular Bishop of Tasaccora (1967–1968)
Bishop of Wagga Wagga (1968–1983)
Orders
Ordination27 July 1954, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
by Francis Henschke, Bishop of Wagga Wagga
Consecration5 September 1967, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Personal details
BornFrancis Patrick Carroll
9 September 1930
Ganmain, New South Wales, Australia
Died14 March 2024(2024-03-14) (aged 93)
BuriedSt Christopher's Cathedral, Canberra
NationalityAustralian
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsPatrick and Rose Carroll
OccupationCleric
ProfessionRoman Catholic Bishop
MottoNova et Vetera (New and Old)
Coat of arms
Styles of
Francis Carroll
Reference styleHis Grace, The Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleArchbishop

Francis Patrick Carroll (9 September 1930 – 14 March 2024) was an Australian archbishop, the fifth Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canberra–Goulburn, serving between 1983 until his retirement in 2006. Prior to his election as archbishop, Carroll served as Bishop of Wagga Wagga between 1968 and 1983. Carroll served as president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference between 2000 and 2006. He died in Wagga Wagga on 14 March 2024, at the age of 93.