John Dew

Who is John Dew?

John Atcherley Dew is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington, and the metropolitan of New Zealand.

Born in Waipawa, he attended St. Joseph's Primary School, Waipukurau and St Joseph's College, Masterton. His tertiary education was at Holy Name Seminary, Christchurch and at Holy Cross College, Mosgiel. He was ordained priest at Waipukurau by Cardinal Reginald Delargey in May 1976. He served as a priest in St Joseph's Parish, Upper Hutt 1976–79; Diocese of Rarotonga, 1980–82; Archdiocesan Youth Ministry 1983–87; Cook Islands Maori Community 1983–87 and then on the staff of Holy Cross College, Mosgiel, 1988-91. He studied Spirituality at the Institute of St. Anselm, Kent, United Kingdom, 1991-92. He returned to New Zealand where he was the parish priest at St. Anne's Parish, Newtown 1993–95.

He was ordained as Auxiliary Bishop for the Wellington Archdiocese on 31 May 1995, aged 47. He is currently secretary of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference. He is Conference Deputy for: the National Committee for Professional Standards, Finance, Moderator of the Tribunal, Military Ordinariate and the National Council for Young Catholics.