Douglas Warren

Who was Douglas Warren?

Douglas Joseph Warren was an Australian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of his death he was, at the age of 93, the oldest Australian Roman Catholic bishop.

Warren was born in Canowindra, New South Wales, Australia and ordained a priest on 20 December 1942 in the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the same diocese, as well as titular bishop of Aquae Novae in Numidia, on 16 June 1964 and ordained a bishop by Cardinal Sir Norman Thomas Gilroy on 27 July 1964 and co-consecrators Bishop Bryan Gallagher of Port Pirie and Bishop Bernard Stewart of Sandhurst. On 26 September 1967 he was appointed the diocesan bishop and remained in position until his retirement on 30 March 1994.