Very Rev. Dean Carew, S.M.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 6, 11 February 1909, Page 214

Very Rev. Dean Carew, S.M.

-The Very Rev. D. Carew, S.M., Dean of Westland,

who was recently presented with. _an. illuminated address -and a substantial purse of sovereigns .by the Catholics of Greymouth, in token of -his devoted ministrations during the past " twenty-five years, an account of which appeared in our last issue, was born in Tipperary just sixty years .ago. He commenced his "studies for the priesthood at the Trappist College, Mount Melleray, and completed them at the Catli-

olio University College, Dublin. Be was. ordained to the

priesthood in 1874 by his Grace Archbishop Redwood, and came out to New Zealand the following year. Since then

he has labored in various parts of" the. archdiocese of Wel-

lington and the. diocese of Christchurch — Napier, Reefton, ' Palmorstpn North, and Greymouth. . In Palmerston North •he 'was instrumental in- erecting a parochial residence^ and also in building new churches in Reefton, Caplestori,

etc. ■ During his pastorate of Greymouth, to ' which he had been appointed in 1884, a new church, schools, an"d club rooms for the young men of- the congregation -have

been built, and a" church and schools at Brunnerton. .It is unnecessary for us to say^ anything here of the. zeal, "--energy, and devotedness of the. Very Rev. Dean Carew. '•Ample -testimony of the* -whole-hearted devotion of the

Dean of Westland to the duties of Jbhe sacred ministry was 'given in the letter of his Lordship the Bishop of Ch'ristchurch,"read at the meeting^ and. in. the addresses of the "•clergy,' laity (Catholic and non-Catholic), who, on. the occasion, paid a well-deserved meed of praise to his- work and .worth. -,'•."