Mark Kenny Carroll
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Mark Kenny Carroll (November 19, 1896 – January 12, 1985) was an American
Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Wichita
in Kansas from 1947 to 1967.
Biography
Early life
One of twelve children, Mark Carroll was born on November 19, 1896, in
Kenrick Seminary in Webster Groves, Missouri, from 1916 to 1922.[1]
Priesthood
Carroll was
ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of St. Louis on June 10, 1922.[3] He then served as a curate at Immaculate Conception Parish in Maplewood, Missouri, and at St. Rose's Parish in St. Louis.[4] He was named director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and the Association of the Holy Childhood in 1924, and vice-chancellor of the archdiocese in 1929.[1] He later served as rector of the cathedral school (1931–1946) and director of Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis (1937–1947). Carroll was raised to the rank of papal chamberlain (1937) and domestic prelate (1943).[1] He served as pastor of the Old Cathedral Parish from 1937 until 1942, when he was transferred to St. Margaret's Parish in St. Louis.[1]
Bishop of Wichita
On February 15, 1947, Carroll was appointed the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Wichita by
consecration on April 23, 1947. from Archbishop Joseph Ritter, with Archbishop Paul Schulte and Bishop George Donnelly serving as co-consecrators.[3] He was installed at Wichita on May 6, 1947.[3]
In 1948, Carroll called for the repeal of the
Civil Rights Movement, and his self-confessed mission was "to preach equality of man and dignity and worth."[2]
Carroll relinquished the active administration of the diocese in 1963.[2]
Retirement and legacy
On September 27, 1967, Pope Paul VI accepted Carroll's resignation as bishop of Wichita and appointed him
Mark Carroll died from cancer at St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita on January 12, 1985, at age 88.[2]Bishop Carroll Catholic High School in Wichita is named in his honor.
References
- ^ a b c d e Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ^ a b c d e Schaefer, Tom (1985-01-13). "WICHITA'S CARROLL DIES AT 88 OUTSPOKENESS MARKED CAREER". The Wichita Eagle.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Mark Kenny Carroll". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
- ^ a b c "BISHOP SERVED HIS CHURCH FOR 62 YEARS". The Wichita Eagle. 1985-01-13.
