William Aquin Carew
William Aquin Carew | |
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Titular Bishop of Telde | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Titular See of Telde |
In office | 1969–2012 |
Predecessor | none |
Successor | incumbent |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 15, 1947 |
Consecration |
January 4, 1970 by Ildebrando Antoniutti |
Personal details | |
Born |
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | October 23, 1922
Died | May 8, 2012 89) | (aged
William Aquin Carew (October 23, 1922 – May 8, 2012) was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Carew was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in 1922 and ordained a priest on June 15, 1947. He was appointed titular bishop of the Telde as well as Apostolic Nuncio of Burundi and Rwanda on November 27, 1969, and ordained a bishop on January 6, 1970. He was next appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cyprus and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine on May 10, 1974. He was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan on August 30, 1983, retiring from the post on November 11, 1997.