Austen Robin Crapp Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Austen Robin Crapp
Honorific-Suffix:CBE OFM
Bishop Emeritus of Aitape
Metropolis:Madang
Appointed:19 April 1999
Term End:5 March 2009
Predecessor:Brian James Barnes
Successor:Otto Separy
Ordination:21 July 1959
Consecration:11 July 1999
Consecrated By:Benedict To Varpin
Birth Date:1934 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death Place:Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

Austen Robin Crapp CBE OFM (5 March 1934 – 6 March 2024) was an Australian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Crapp was ordained to the priesthood in 1959. He was appointed bishop of Aitape, Papua New Guinea, in 1999, serving until his retirement in 2009.[1]

Crapp was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the Church in the 2006 Birthday Honours,[2] and in recognition of his service to the people of Papua New Guinea, especially after the 1998 tsunami.[3]

On 6 March 2024, the day after his 90th birthday, Crapp died at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick, Sydney.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Austen Robin Crapp, O.F.M. †. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. 3 June 2020.
  2. Papua New Guinea list:
  3. News: Bishop of Aitape Diocese delighted to receive Queen's Award.. The Aitape Star: Aitape Diocese News. June 2006. 7 March 2024.