William Aquin Carew
| William Aquin Carew | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
October 23, 1922 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Died | May 8, 2012 (aged 89) |
William Aquin Carew (October 23, 1922 – May 8, 2012) was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Biography
Carew was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in 1922 and ordained a priest on June 15, 1947. He earned a doctorate in canon law from St. Paul's University in Ottawa in 1950, choosing as his dissertation topic "The Apostolic Delegate". Carew 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. Finally, Carew was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan on August 30, 1983, retiring from the post on November 11, 1997.