Timothy Carroll (bishop)

Timothy James Carroll

S.M.A.
Apostolic Vicar Emeritus of Kontagora
ChurchCatholic Church
SeeApostolic Vicariate of Kontagora
In office15 December 1995 – 30 April 2010
PredecessorPrefecture erected
SuccessorBulus Dauwa Yohanna
Other postTitular Bishop of Tipasa in Mauretania (since 2002)
Orders
Ordination20 December 1965
Consecration17 August 2002
by Osvaldo Padilla
Personal details
Born (1940-04-23) 23 April 1940
Millstreet, County Cork, Republic of Ireland

Timothy James Carroll S.M.A. (born 23 April 1940) is a Roman Catholic bishop serving as Apostolic Vicar in the titular see of Tipaza.[1] He was born in Millstreet, County Cork Ireland.

He was ordained a priest on 20 December 1965 for the Society of African Missions and was appointed Prefect of Kontagora, Nigeria on 15 December 1995.

Bishop Tim translated several books of the Bible, including the Synoptic Gospels, into Kamberi.[2]

On 30 April 2002, he was appointed titular bishop of Tipasa in Mauretania and Apostolic Vicar of Kontagora. He was ordained a bishop on 17 August 2002.[3] The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Osvaldo Padilla (Roman Catholic); his Principal Co-Consecrators were Archbishop Peter Jatau (Roman Catholic) and Bishop Kevin Aje (Roman Catholic).[3]

References

  1. ↑ See of Tipasa in Mauretania
  2. ↑ Bishop Carroll Resigns www.sma.ie
  3. 1 2 "Bishop Timothy Joseph Carroll [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 23 April 2021.


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