Carroll Thomas Dozier
| Carroll Thomas Dozier | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Memphis | |
| Appointed | November 12, 1970 |
| Installed | 1971 |
| Term ended | 1982 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | March 19, 1937 |
| Consecration | January 6, 1971 by Cardinal John Joseph Wright |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 18, 1911 Richmond, Virginia |
| Died | December 7, 1985 (aged 74) |
| Parents | Curtis Merry and Rosa Ann (née Conaty) Dozier |
| Education | Benedictine High School, Richmond |
| Alma mater | College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts |
Carroll Thomas Dozier (August 18, 1911—December 7, 1985) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Bishop of Memphis (1971-1982).
One of five children, Carroll Dozier was born in Richmond, Virginia, to Curtis Merry and Rosa Ann (née Conaty) Dozier. After graduating from Benedictine High School in Richmond in 1928, he attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1932. He then furthered his studies in Rome at the Pontifical North American College and the Pontifical Gregorian University, there earning a Bachelor of Sacred Theology. He was ordained to the priesthood in Rome on March 19, 1937.
Following his return to Virginia in 1937, Dozier served as a curate at St. Vincent's Church in Newport News until 1941, when he was transferred to St. Joseph's Church in Petersburg. He was diocesan director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith (1945-1954) and afterwards pastor of Christ the King Church in Norfolk (1954-1971). He was named a Papal Chamberlain in 1954 and a Domestic Prelate in 1961.
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