Charles Caruana
His Excellency Charles Caruana | |
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Bishop of Gibraltar | |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Gibraltar |
Installed | 14 February 1998 |
Term ended | 18 March 2010 |
Predecessor | Bernard Patrick Devlin |
Successor | Ralph Heskett |
Orders | |
Ordination | 24 May 1959 |
Consecration | 24 May 1999 |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 1 October 2010 St Bernard's Hospital, Gibraltar | (aged 77)
Buried | Lying in state, Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Gibraltar |
Charles Caruana
Early life
Charles Caruana was born on 9 October 1932 in the
During World War II he was evacuated with his family to London where he spent six months in Notting Hill Gate tube station seeking shelter from the bombings. He was first educated by the Christian Brothers when he was later re-evacuated to Northern Ireland. He already felt a religious calling by the age of 13 to 14, wanting to become a Christian Brother himself. On his return to Gibraltar, he joined the civil service, working in the Central Employment Exchange for four years.[3]
Priesthood
Caruana eventually went off to St. John's Seminary, Wonersh, Guildford in the United Kingdom, where he spent six years studying. He was
Roman Catholic Bishop of Gibraltar
On 14 February 1999, Father Caruana was the second Gibraltarian to have been appointed
Honours
Bishop Caruana was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2008, receiving the award from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in March 2008.[3] He was also invested in 2003 by HRH Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, as a Knight Commander of Grace of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George.
In December 2011 Polish President Bronisław Komorowski posthumously awarded him the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.[6][7]
Bishop Caruana Road on Gibraltar is named in his honour.
Gibraltar Song Festival
Bishop Caruana was instrumental in initiating the
Works
Bishop Caruana is the author of several books about his home town. In 1989 he published The Rock Under A Cloud. In 2009, he authored History of Our Lady of Europe, a book published by the
Death
Bishop
References
- ^ "A Golden Jubilee for Bishop Caruana" Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Former Bishop Caruana has died" Archived 27 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e Richard Cartwright (August 2008). "Personality profile" [Charles Caruana, Bishop of Gibraltar]. Insight. Gibraltar: 8–13.
- ^ ""Bishop Charles Caruana resigns from office at 75 years"". Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
- ^ "New Catholic Bishop for Gibraltar". Gibraltar Chronicle. 18 March 2010. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Posthumous Honour for Bishop Caruana". Gibraltar Chronicle. 18 April 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 15 grudnia 2011 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń" (in Polish). Monitor Polski. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Gibraltar Song Festival history". Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
- ^ "Vatican press publishes 'Our Lady of Europe' book" Archived 9 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine, 5 May 2009
- ^ Mascarenhas; Mendez, Alice; Clive (2 October 2010). "Priest, Bishop and a Great Gibraltarian: Rock Mourns Charles Caruana". Gibraltar Chronicle. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
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