George Aloysius Carrell
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George Aloysius Carrell S.J. |
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| Bishop of Covington, Kentucky | |
| In office | 1853-1868 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1829 by Bishop Henry Conwell |
| Consecration | November 1, 1853 by Archbishop John Baptist Purcell |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 13, 1803 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 25, 1868 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | John Carrell, Mary Julia Moore |
| Education | Mount St. Mary's College |
| Alma mater | Georgetown College |
George Aloysius Carrell, S.J. (June 13, 1803—September 25, 1868) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky from 1853 until his death in 1868.
George Carrell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 13, 1803. His grandfather, Timothy Carrell, was a native of Ireland and came to the United States before the Revolutionary War, establishing himself as a grocer on Water Street in Philadelphia. His father, John Carrell, was a native of Philadelphia, and his mother, Mary Julia Moore, was a native of Lancaster. The seventh of eight children, he was born and raised in the former mansion of William Penn, at the corner of Market Street and Letitia Court. Having received elementary instruction in the schools of his native city, he was sent in 1813, when only ten years old, to Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where he spent three years. In 1816 he entered Georgetown College, where he pursued his collegiate course for four years.
He next entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus at White Marsh, and was remarkably earnest and sedulous in the study and practice of a spiritual life. At the end of two years thus spent, he returned to his family, with whom, however, he spent but a short time. He did not lose sight of his chosen vocation, and soon afterward entered the Theological Seminary of St. Mary's in Baltimore. Here he was a schoolmate of several who afterwards became distinguished in ecclesiastical history, including Samuel Eccleston. He again entered Mount St. Mary's College, where he continued his theological studies under Dr. Simon Bruté.
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