Charles Caruana
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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 |
9 October 1932 Gibraltar |
| Died | 1 October 2010 (aged 77) St Bernard's Hospital, Gibraltar |
| 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 CBE (9 October 1932, Gibraltar – 1 October 2010, Gibraltar) was a Gibraltarian Roman Catholic bishop of Maltese descent. He was appointed sixth Roman Catholic Bishop of Gibraltar on 14 February 1998 and ordained on 24 May 1998. His retirement request was accepted on 18 March 2010. He died at St Bernard's Hospital, Gibraltar on 1 October 2010 following a bout of ill health.
Charles Caruana was born on 9 October 1932 in the British colony of Gibraltar (now a British overseas territory). His ancestors were part of a group of Caruanas that settled in Gibraltar from their home in Malta during the 1800s. His great grandfather moved to Gibraltar with his grandfather and his four great uncles. This rendered Caruana a second-generation Gibraltarian. At the time of his birth, his family lived in Lynch's Lane, just off Main Street.
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.
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