Ep. 1.26: Carroll Becomes a Bishop

Episode 26 unpacks the tangled web of Catholic jurisdiction in early America, spotlighting the arrival of Irish priest James Maxwell in Spanish St. Genevieve and the complex legacy of Father Gibault in New Madrid. It also explores the geopolitical chaos surrounding the Louisiana territory, Napoleon’s failed colonial ambitions, and the early struggles of Bishop John Carroll to establish Catholic leadership in the new United States.

 

*Saint Louis: The Story of Catholic Evangelization of America's Heartland originally aired on Covenant Network Catholic Radio. These podcast episodes are being released in anticipation of the Bicentennial Celebrations of the founding of the Archdiocese of St. Louis as the Diocese of St. Louis on July 18, 1826.