Thomas Joseph Carr
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The Most Reverend Thomas Carr |
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| 2nd Archbishop of Melbourne | |
Archbishop Carr
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Melbourne |
| Installed | 16 November 1886 |
| Term ended | 6 May 1917 |
| Predecessor | James Goold |
| Successor | Daniel Mannix |
| Other posts | Bishop of the Armed Services (1912 – 1917) |
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| Ordination | 22 May 1866 (Priest) in St Patrick's College, Maynooth |
| Consecration | 26 August 1883 (Bishop) by Archbishop John MacEvilly |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Thomas Joseph Carr |
| Born |
10 May 1839 Moylough, Galway, Ireland |
| Died | 6 May 1917 (aged 77) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Buried | St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post | Bishop of Galway, Ireland |
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Styles of Thomas Joseph Carr |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Thomas Joseph Carr (10 May 1839 – 6 May 1917) was the second Roman Catholic archbishop of Melbourne, Australia.
Carr was born near Moylough, Galway, Ireland, and educated at St Jarlath's College, Tuam, and at St Patrick's College, Maynooth. He was ordained on 19 May 1866, was a curate for six years, and was then appointed dean of the Dunboyne establishment of Maynooth. In 1874 he was elected to the vacant chair of theology and in 1880 he became vice-president of Maynooth and editor of the Irish Ecclesiastical Record, which he conducted with success. In 1883 he was made bishop of Galway, was consecrated on 26 August of that year, and three years later, almost to the day, was appointed Archbishop of Melbourne. He arrived in Melbourne on 11 June 1887.
One of the first problems brought before Carr was the question of education. The education act of the period had been framed for the purpose of training children in State schools without regard to sectarian differences. The new archbishop lost no time in urging that there could be no true education without a religions basis, and that it was not just that his co-religionists should be taxed to support a system of education that their conscience would not permit them to use. During his episcopacy of almost 30 years there was no wavering from this position, but no government could be prevailed on to take up this cause. In the circumstances it was felt that every effort would have to be made to extend the Catholic schools, and in the first 20 years considerable progress was made. Between 1887 and 1907 the number of primary schools increased from 75 to 108, and the pupils from 12,000 to 24,000. Even greater progress followed, as by 1916 the number of students was nearing 30,000 and in addition there were 37 colleges and high schools with 4751 pupils. The founding of an affiliated college at the University of Melbourne was another project very near to Carr's heart. He saw the foundation stone of Newman College laid, but did not live to see its completion.
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