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 (1922-10-23)October 23, 1922
St. John's, Newfoundland
Died May 8, 2012(2012-05-08) (aged 89)

William Aquin Carew (October 23, 1922 – May 8, 2012) was a Newfoundland and Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Biography

Carew was born in St. John's, Newfoundland 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.

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