William Aquin Carew

William Aquin Carew (October 23, 1922 – May 8, 2012) was a Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1953 to 1997.[1]

William Aquin Carew
Titular Bishop of Telde
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeTitular See of Telde
In office1969–2012
Predecessornone
Orders
OrdinationJune 15, 1947
ConsecrationJanuary 4, 1970
by Ildebrando Antoniutti
Personal details
Born(1922-10-23)October 23, 1922
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
DiedMay 8, 2012(2012-05-08) (aged 89)
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Biography

Carew was born in St. John's, Newfoundland on October 23, 1922.[2] He attended St. Bonaventure's College from 1937 to 1940 and then St. Paul's Seminary at the University of Ottawa. He ordained a priest on June 15, 1947.[3] He earned a doctorate in canon law from St. Paul's in 1950, choosing as his dissertation topic "The Apostolic Delegate".[4]

From 1947 to 1950, he was secretary to the Apostolic Nuncio to Canada, Archbishop Ildebrando Antoniutti.[5]

He attended the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy from 1950 to 1952[5] and then worked in Rome at the Secretariat of State from 1953 to 1969,[6] where from 1963 to 1969 he headed the English-language section.[5] During Pope Paul's visit to the Holy Land in 1964, Carew served as interpreter between the Pope and Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras I.[7]

Carew was appointed titular bishop of the Telde as well as Apostolic Nuncio of Burundi and Rwanda on November 27, 1969,[3] and consecrated a bishop on January 6, 1970.

Pope Paul VI sent him to Bangladesh in 1972 with the title of extraordinary envoy.[6]

He was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cyprus and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine on May 13, 1974.[8] He also held the title Apostolic Visitor to Greece.[5]

Carew was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan on August 30, 1983,[9] and he retired from that post on November 11, 1997, upon the appointment of his successor.[10]

He died in St. John's on May 8, 2012.[6]

References
  1. "Bishops who are not Ordinaries: CAR…". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  2. "Archbishop William Aquin Carew [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  3. "Alumnus of the Year". St. Bonaventure's College. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  4. Peters, Edward N. (2001). The 1917 or Pio-Benedictine Code of Canon Law. Ignatius Press. p. 113n41.
  5. "Death of the Most Reverend William Aquin Carew" (Press release). Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. May 9, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  6. Gyapong, Deborah (May 8, 2012). "Archbishop Carew had extensive diplomatic career". The Catholic Register. Canadian Catholic News. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  7. "Pope and Patriarch Pray That Faithful May Be One". New York Times. January 7, 1964. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  8. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXVI. 1974. p. 288. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  9. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXV Part I. 1983. p. 785. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  10. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIX. 1997. p. 815. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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