Francis Carroll (archbishop)
Francis Carroll | |
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| 5th Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn |
| Province | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
| See | Canberra and Goulburn |
| Installed | 25 June 1983 |
| Term ended | 19 June 2006 |
| Predecessor | Edward Bede Clancy |
| Successor | Mark Coleridge |
| Previous posts | Coadjutor Bishop of Wagga Wagga (1967-1968) Titular Bishop of Tasaccora (1967–1968) Bishop of Wagga Wagga (1968–1983) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 July 1954, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales by Francis Henschke, Bishop of Wagga Wagga |
| Consecration | 5 September 1967, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Patrick Carroll 9 September 1930 Ganmain, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 14 March 2024 (aged 93) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
| Buried | St Christopher's Cathedral, Canberra |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Patrick and Rose Carroll |
| Occupation | Cleric |
| Profession | Roman Catholic Bishop |
| Motto | Nova et Vetera (New and Old) |
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| Styles of Francis Carroll | |
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| Reference style | His Grace, The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
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.