Mgr Philip Carroll RIP

Monsignor Philip Carroll, born 30 November 1946, died on Tuesday 9 April 2024; he was 77 years of age.

Mgr Philip was ordained to the priesthood on 18 December 1971. He has faithfully served the people of our Diocese in the following parishes:

Studies:

Rome: Venerable English College, January 1972 – July 1972

Curate:

Washington: Our Blessed Lady Immaculate, August 1972 – September 1978

Studies:

Ireland: Dundalk Catechetical Centre, September 1978 – July 1979

Curate:

Newcastle: St Mary’s Cathedral, Jult 1979 – August 1988

Assistant General Secretary, then General Secretary:

Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, September 1988 – August 1996

Parish Priest:

Washington: St Bede, October 1996 – June 2006

Spiritual Director:

Rome: Venerable English College, June 2006 – July 2011

Parish Priest:

Alnwick: St Paul, September 2011 – January 2015

Retired:

Newcastle, St Andrew, January 2015 – September 2019

Spiritual Director:

Valladolid: Royal English College, September 2019 – 2023
(From February 2020 remote teaching from Newcastle, St Andrew due to the pandemic)

Retired:

St Joseph’s, Little Sisters of the Poor, August 2023 – April 2024