Patrick Joseph Carew Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Patrick Carew
Vicar Apostolic of Western Bengal
Alma Mater:St. Patrick's College, Maynooth
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Apostolic Vicariate of Western Bengal
Predecessor:Jean-Louis Taberd
Successor:Marc-Thomas Oliffe
Consecration:24 June 1838
Consecrated By:John Murphy
Birth Name:Patrick Joseph Carew
Birth Date:1800
Birth Place:Waterford, Ireland[1]
Death Date:2 November 1855 (age 55)
Death Place:Calcutta, Bengal, British India[2]
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Vicar Apostolic of Bengal (1840–1850)

Most Rev. Patrick Joseph Carew (1800 – 2 November 1855) was the Vicar Apostolic of Western Bengal.[3]

Biography

Patrick Joseph Carew was born in Waterford, Ireland. Carew studied for the priesthood in Maynooth, he was appointed Professor of Humanity in 1826. On 6 March 1838, Pope Gregory XVI appointed him Vicar Apostolic of Madras and Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia.[3]

On 24 June 1838, he was consecrated bishop by John Murphy, Bishop of Cork with Nicholas Foran, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, and Francis Haly, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin as Co-Consecrators. On 4 April 1840, he succeeded to the Vicar Apostolic of Madras replacing Bishop Daniel O'Connor.[3]

On 30 November 1840, he was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Bengal and Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne. In 1850, the name of the vicariate was changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Western Bengal. After several months of illness, Carew died on 2 November 1855 at the Archbishop's residence in Calcutta, aged 55.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kottuppallil. George. History of the Catholic Missions in Central Bengal, 1855-1886. 1988. Vendrame Institute. 48. 18 July 2017. en.
  2. Book: Boase. Frederic. Modern English Biography: A-H. 1892. Netherton and Worth. 543. 18 July 2017. en.
  3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcarep.html Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Patrick Joseph Carew"
  4. News: Death of the Most Rev. Archbishop Carew . Waterford News . 21 December 1855 . 2.