David Cremin

{{Short description|Irish-born Australian Catholic prelate (born 1930)}}

{{for|the American venture capitalist|David L. Cremin}}

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{{Use Irish English|date=January 2022}}David Cremin (born 22 February 1930) is an Irish-born Australian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney (1973–2005).

Cremim was born in Ballydoorty, County Limerick, Ireland. He was taught by the Jesuits in Limerick, and attended the Seminary of All Hallows College in Dublin.[http://www.irishecho.com.au/tag/bishop-david-cremin Irish Australia profile :: Bishop David Cremin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194924/http://www.irishecho.com.au/tag/bishop-david-cremin |date=29 October 2013 }} Irish Echo, 2 March 2010. He was ordained a priest on 12 June 1955 by John Joseph Scanlan. On 25 October 1973 he was appointed Titular Bishop of Cunga Féichin and Auxiliary Bishop of his home diocese.[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcremin.html Ordination of Bishop Cremin] He was ordained a bishop on 19 January 1974. The Principal Consecrator was Cardinal James Darcy Freeman; his Principal Co-Consecrators were James Knox and Bishop Thomas Cahill. He retired from his post on 22 February 2005.[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcremin.html Bishop David Cremin]