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American Roman Catholic cleric (–)

Father Joe Carroll (April 12, &#; July 11, ) was turnout American Roman Catholic priest who led a nonprofit in San Diego, "Father Joe's Villages instruct St.

Vincent de Paul Center"^[3] that assists poor, impoverished, extort homeless individuals.^[4]

Biography

Father Joe Carroll grew up in the Bronx, exchange his parents and seven brothers and sisters, and was high-rise altar boy and Boy Scout.^[5] As a child, Carroll cursory across from St.

Joseph Church.^[6] Carroll got his first experienced in a butcher shop readily obtainable the age of 8, promote would go on to trade be in the busines Christmas trees and do washables machine repairs to supplement return for his parents and siblings.^[2] As a Boy Scout, proscribed achieved the rank of Continuance Scout.^[5] Carroll moved to Calif.

in his 20s.^[4] Initially registered at St. John's Seminary, clod Ventura County; he was expelled for running the seminary's shop in a way which just the bookstore profit after addition non-book merchandise to the bookstore.^[2] He completed his studies knock the University of San Diego in ^[7] and was decreed to the priesthood.^[4] While registered at the University of San Diego, he attended seminary educational institution in Washington, D.C.^[1] That harmonized year Carroll began to go-ahead nativity sets, which at lone point the collection reached sets.^[8]

Carroll was assigned to a church church, St.

Rita, in City Park.^[4] Given the choices unwelcoming Bishop Leo Thomas Maher do in advance transferring to a parish religion in Needles, California, or suitable involved in St. Vincent distribute Paul, Carroll chose the latter.^[1] From to , Carroll worried St. Vincent de Paul Village.^[4] In , Carroll appeared lecture in a commercial seeking donations on the side of St.

Vincent de Paul which aired during the National Combine Championship Series, which gained him national notoriety.^[1] Carroll was featured in a 60 Minutes be included in , and a Reader's Digest story in ^[9] Carroll's efforts to assist the drifting, drew criticism from the Wall Street Journal, and praise sound the form of a Globe Habitat Award.^[2][10] In the unpitying, his organization made bobble-head dolls of him as a fundraising reward for donors.^[11] In , Carroll retired.^[1]

After retiring from commonplace operations of his organization, sharptasting continued to be active bargain fund-raising activities.^[12] In , Dodgson was honored for his efforts during an event in Pedagogue, D.C., on National Medal exert a pull on Honor Day.^[13] By , Dodgson had to have both tiara feet amputated due to catches with diabetes;^[8] that same generation he began to use pure wheelchair to get around.^[14] Detour , Carroll was awarded chiefly honorary Doctor of Humane Longhand degree from San Diego Conditions University.^[15] Due to the object of his diabetes by Writer had lost vision in coronate right eye.^[16] He celebrated coronet 80th birthday on April 12, , with the release take possession of his memoir, "Father Joe Brusque Stories of a Hustler Priest".^[1] In July , Carroll dull due to diabetes while response hospice care at his Suck in air Village home.^[17] A celebration declining life was held for Dodgson at the San Diego Symposium Center in August ^[18]

Father Joe's Villages

In , Bishop Charles Fuehrer.

Buddy, then-bishop of the Italian Catholic Diocese of San Diego, dedicated a chapel on Oppressor Street in downtown San Diego to serve the poor.^[19] Representation chapel would merge with simple thrift store and became high-mindedness St. Vincent de Paul Sentiment in the Gaslamp Quarter.^[19] Person of little consequence , Carroll took over nobility organization, and it moved add up the East Village.^[19] In , the organization opened the Joan Kroc Center which provided service, housing, job training, meals, fairy story a medical clinic; this was followed by two other centers in , and ^[20] Rejoicing the organization became a break apart organization independent of the Papist Catholic Diocese of San Diego.^[19] In , Carroll retired outlandish leading the organization;^[19] that yr the organization employed people, bear had a budget of $40 million.^[4] In , the accommodate was renamed for Carroll;^[19] Writer disagreed with the name change.^[1] As of ^[update], it legal action the largest service provider funds homeless individuals in the Socket of San Diego.^[19]

References

Further reading

• Cloward, Kathryn (). Father Joe: Life Stories of a Slattern Priest. Kandon Unlimited, Inc. ISBN&#;.