John Atcherley Dew
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His Eminence John Dew |
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| Archbishop of Wellington Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of New Zealand |
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John Atcherley Dew in 2014
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| Archdiocese | Wellington |
| See | Wellington |
| Appointed | 24 May 2004 (coadjutor) |
| Installed | 21 March 2005 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Williams |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Ippolito |
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| Ordination | 9 May 1976 by Reginald Delargey |
| Consecration | 31 May 1995 by Thomas Williams |
| Created Cardinal | 14 February 2015 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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5 May 1948 Waipawa, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Motto | Peace through Integrity |
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Priestly ordination
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| Date of ordination | 9 May 1976 |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Thomas Stafford Williams |
| Co-consecrators | Peter James Culliname |
| Date of consecration | 31 May 1995 |
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Cardinalate
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| Elevated by | Pope Francis |
| Date of elevation | 14 February 2015 |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
John Atcherley Dew (born 5 May 1948) is a Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. He is the sixth Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington and the Metropolitan of New Zealand.
Dew was born in Waipawa, the son of George and Joan Dew. He has two sisters. He attended St. Joseph's Primary School in Waipukurau (staffed by the Sisters of St Joseph of Nazareth) and St Joseph's College, Masterton (staffed by the Marist Brothers). He then went to the Marist Brothers Juniorate in Tuakau for a short time.
After about a year working at the Bank of New Zealand in Waipukurau, Anderson's Nurseries in Napier and studying horticulture, he commenced his studies for the priesthood at Holy Name Seminary, Christchurch where he studied Philosophy under Jesuit professors for two years and then for five years he studied Theology at Holy Cross Seminary, Mosgiel under the Vincentians. He played rugby union for the Holy Cross Seminary team in the position of prop.
Dew was ordained priest at Waipukurau by Cardinal Reginald Delargey in May 1976. He was appointed as an assistant priest in St Joseph's Parish, Upper Hutt 1976–79. He served in the Cook Islands in the Diocese of Rarotonga from 1980 until 1982. He returned to Wellington. From 1983 to 1987 he had responsibility for the Archdiocesan Youth Ministry and the Cook Islands Māori Community.
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