As American Catholics prepare for a Jesuit Pope’s visit next month, they are being reminded that one of the most important figures in the history of their Church was a member of the same order. John Carroll SJ was the first bishop in the newly formed United States and ordained the first priest (within the limits of the original 13 states). He also played a part in enshrining religious freedom in the constitution. Carroll, who was born in 1735, lived through the Jesuit suppression by Cleme