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In 1983 he was appointed Archbishop of Canberra{{spaced ndash}}Goulburn<ref name=ch/> with his [[cathedra|seat]] at St Christopher's Cathedral, [[Manuka, Australian Capital Territory]]. In 1986, he welcomed [[John Paul II]] on his arrival in Australia.<ref name=CGhistory>{{cite web |title=Our history: Church and Society on the Move |work=About the Archdiocese |url=http://www.cg.catholic.org.au/about/default.cfm?loadref=13 |publisher=Archdiocese of Canberra – Goulburn |accessdate=3 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130080536/http://www.cg.catholic.org.au/about/default.cfm?loadref=13 |archivedate=30 November 2012 }}</ref>
Popularly known as "Father Francis", he served the
He was also the first Australian bishop to call a diocesan [[synod]] since the [[Second Vatican Council]]. It was held in Canberra during 1989 with a subsequent synod in 2004. The synod's recommendations accepted by the archbishop were the formation of a commission for women, a commitment to resource and support the Catholic youth ministry team for a period of five years, the embracing of the concept of encouraging parishes to implement family-based sacramental programs and calling on parishes to consider the employment of pastoral associates possibly in conjunction with neighbouring parishes.<ref name=CGhistory/> However, the synod's proposals were not without their detractors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.superflumina.org/acb_duty-5.html |author=Baker, Michael |title=Canberra-Goulburn's Archbishop Carroll |work=Super Flumina |date= |accessdate=3 January 2012 }}</ref>
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