Carroll Thomas Dozier


Carroll Thomas Dozier
Bishop of Memphis
SeeDiocese of Memphis
AppointedNovember 12, 1970
In officeJanuary 6, 1971 to
July 27, 1982
SuccessorJames Stafford
Orders
OrdinationMarch 19, 1937
ConsecrationJanuary 6, 1971
by John Joseph Wright
Personal details
Born(1911-08-18)August 18, 1911
DiedDecember 7, 1985(1985-12-07) (aged 74)
ParentsCurtis Merry and Rosa Ann (née Conaty) Dozier
EducationCollege of the Holy Cross (AB)
Pontifical Gregorian University (STB)

Carroll Thomas Dozier (August 18, 1911—December 7, 1985) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first Bishop of Memphis from 1971 to 1982.

In 2019, the Diocese of Richmond added Dozier to a list of priests facing credible accusations of sexual abuse of children.