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The Pope is the Pope of all Catholics on earth, not just of the US. There has never been a Pope who was born in the US.

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That honor belongs to John Carroll, who was bishop of the first diocese of the United States (in Baltimore) from Nov. 6, 1789 to Dec. 3, 1815.

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Pope Paul VI was the first pope to visit the U.S. as pope.

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John Carroll was the first bishop in the United States.

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Pope Paul VI visited the U.S. in October of 1965.

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Pope Paul VI in 1965.

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