William Kevin Rowell (27 October 1927 – 10 October 1986) was an Australian prelate of the
Catholic Church.
Born in
Korumburra, Victoria, Rowell was ordained to the priesthood in 1954. In 1969, he was appointed bishop of
Aitape
Aitape is a small town of about 18,000 people on the north coast of Papua New Guinea in the Sandaun Province. It is a coastal settlement that is almost equidistant from the provincial capitals of Wewak and Vanimo, and marks the midpoint of the ...
,
Papua New Guinea, serving from 1970 until his death in 1986 at the age of 58.
References
1927 births
1986 deaths
Australian expatriates in Papua New Guinea
People from Korumburra
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Papua New Guinea
Roman Catholic bishops of Aitape
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