Timothy Carroll (bishop)
Template:Use dmy dates Template:EngvarB 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.Template:Fact
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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- ↑ See of Tipasa in Mauretania
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- Christian clergy from County Cork
- 1940 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests
- 20th-century Irish bishops
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Nigeria
- Irish Roman Catholic titular bishops
- Irish expatriates in Nigeria
- Roman Catholic bishops of Kontagora
- Society of African Missions
- People from Millstreet