John Carroll was the first bishop in the United States. He was the bishop of Baltimore.
James Augustine Healy was appointed Bishop of the Catholic church in 1865.
He was the first Roman Catholic bishop of New France. True ! And he is called this since he was the firsy bishop though his real name is Francois de Laval.
It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. . A Catholic is bound by his Bishop. If he is a Latin Rite Catholic, then he would need to ask his pastor to apply to his Latin Rite bishop for an annulment. If he is another Rite, then he would need to apply to his Bishop in that Rite. There are more than a few Rites in the Catholic Church, the Latin Rite is just the largest. . An Orthodox Bishop has no standing in the Catholic Church whatsoever, other than valid Orders.
The first Catholic Bishop of Australia was John Bede Polding.
Well, actually, it's just the Catholic Church, not the Roman Catholic Church. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church. St. Paul was a Bishop in the early Catholic Church.
Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church. . Thus there is not Roman Catholic Church in America, you are probably referring to the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church is structured exactly the same as it has been since the beginning. The "local" Church is wherever the Bishop is. All parishes under him constitute a diocese. The diocese, under the Bishop, is responsible to the Pope.
.Catholic AnswerThe first Catholic Bishop was Peter and his fellow apostles, they were ordained on Holy Thursday at the Last Supper. Thus the Last Supper was the first Eucharist, and the first Ordination.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Bishop has the fullness of Christ's priesthood and leads His Diocese. He appoints priests, who share in his priesthood, and lead the individual parishes. The primary "service" for a Catholic is the Holy Mass, called the Eucharist, and it can only be celebrated by a priest or Bishop.
Roman Catholic AnswerBishops are directly answerable to the Pope. If you are having a problem with a bishop, the first thing you should do is write to the Nuncio for your country. Church law always says that we must deal with a problem at the lowest level possible. If you do not get a satisfactory answer from the Nuncio, then you would write to the appropriate congregation in the Vatican.
The Catholic Church was the only church in the Middle Ages and the pope ruled the church and monarchies of Europe.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe highest Ordination in the Church is a Bishop, and the Holy Father is always a Bishop. If he is not already a Bishop when he is selected as Holy Father, he is first ordained such, but there is no "ordination" as Pope, it is just a selection process, guided by the Holy Spirit.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe first Ecumenical Council of the Church is usually thought of to be First Nicaea held in 325. The Emperor Constantine begged the bishops to hold it.