Timothy Carroll (bishop)

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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.[ citation needed ]

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]

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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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