A member of a family which has given the church three extraordinary leaders. Bishop Carroll. like his brothers. brought to his work a combination of humanitarian warmth and dedicated vigor. As assistant general secretary and then general secretary of the National Catholic Welfare Conference. he became the friend of many Members of Congress and executive branch leaders. and was an important contributor to national progress in fields like immigration. education. and family life. His remarkable record of accomplishment in Altoonaadding a dozen new parishes to the diocese and many new schools and directing the restoration of the cathedral. in only a little over a yearindicates the zeal with which he customarily worked. Bishop Carrolls absence will be grievously felt. and he will be mourned both by churchmen and the laiety to whom he gave so much devotion throughout his career of service.
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