▁lived ▁in ▁Lyn ch ' s ▁Lane , ▁just ▁off ▁Main ▁Street . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁he ▁was ▁ev acu ated ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁London ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁six ▁months ▁in ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁Gate ▁t ube ▁station ▁seeking ▁shelter ▁from ▁the ▁bomb ings . ▁He ▁was ▁first ▁educated ▁by ▁the ▁Christian ▁Brothers ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁later ▁re - ev acu ated ▁to ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁He ▁already ▁felt ▁a ▁religious ▁calling ▁by ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 4 , ▁wanting ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁Christian ▁Bro ther ▁himself . ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Gib ral tar , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁civil ▁service , ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁Emp loyment ▁Exchange ▁for ▁four ▁years . ▁ ▁Pri est hood ▁Car u ana ▁eventually ▁went ▁off ▁to ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁Sem inary , ▁W on ers h , ▁Gu ild ford ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁six ▁years ▁studying . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁starting ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁C athedral ▁of ▁St . ▁Mary ▁the ▁Crown ed ▁and ▁later ▁at ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁Church , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁parish ▁priest ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁years . ▁He ▁later ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁C athedral ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁administrator . ▁He ▁also ▁spent ▁some ▁time ▁as ▁prison ▁chap lain ▁at ▁Mo or ish ▁Castle . ▁ ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Gib ral tar ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9