When John Carroll became bishop of Baltimore in 1789, his diocese encompassed what was then the United States, from the Chesapeake to the Mississippi, from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico. For almost a century and a half, the archbishop of Baltimore remained the virtual leader of his church in the new republic. In The Premier See, Thomas W. Spalding chronicles the growth, tensions, and politics of the archdiocese that helped shape the history of American Catholicism.
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When John Carroll became bishop of Baltimore in 1789, his diocese encompassed what was then the United States, from the Chesapeake to the Mississippi, from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico. For almost a century and a half, the archbishop of Baltimore remained the virtual leader of his church in the new republic. In The Premier See, Thomas W. Spalding chronicles the growth, tensions, and politics of the archdiocese that helped shape the history of American Catholicism.
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Very Good. Size: 7x0x9; [From the library of Monsignor John Louis FitzGerald. ] Hardcover and dust jacket. Shelf wear. Spine creased. Stamp of Fitzgerald on front end page. Related ephemera included. Monsignor John Louis FitzGerald was a Baltimore native and former military chaplain who in 2003 established Apostleship of the Sea, a worldwide ministry for seafarers, for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0801838576. The book and dust jacket both have rubbing and toning overall. The jacket has sunning to the spine. Photos on request. International shipping billed at cost.; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 630 pages.