Roman Catholic bishop of Honolulu
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Honolulu is the
Previous to the canonical elevation of the Diocese of Honolulu, a single priest led what was the
Five diocesan bishops have served the Diocese of Honolulu. On May 17, 2005 Pope Benedict XVI appointed the fifth bishop of Honolulu Msgr. Clarence Silva, who was consecrated and installed on July 21, 2005.
Church organization
Under civil laws, the Bishop of Honolulu acts as president of the Roman Catholic Church in Hawaii as corporation sole. He oversees several agencies and departments that include but are not limited to: Augustine Educational Foundation, Catholic Campus Ministry, Catholic Charities, Department of Religious Education, Ethnic Ministry, Office of Worship, Eastern Catholic Vicariate, Saint Stephen Diocesan Center, Social Ministry, Diocesan Tribunal. He is also the publisher of the Hawai‘i Catholic Herald newspaper.
Efficient administration necessitated the creation of several vicariates served by
Interment
All those who served as Vicar Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands or Bishop of Honolulu are buried in the Honolulu Catholic Cemetery, with the exception of Bishop Louis Maigret, Bishop James Sweeney, Bishop John Joseph Scanlan and Bishop Joseph Anthony Ferrario. Bishops Maigret and Scanlan were buried in the crypt of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. Bishop Sweeney was buried in his family crypt in Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, California. The location of the remains of the Vicar Apostolic of Oriental Oceania, Bishop Etienne Jerome Rouchouze are unknown. He is believed to have died at sea in a shipwreck. The remains of the only Prefect Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands, Msgr. Alexis Bachelot, SS.CC. are believed to be buried on Naha in the Marshall Islands.
Prelates
Prelates are listed below with their terms of service and titles held while in Hawaii. Msgr. Alexis Bachelot lead the Prefecture Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands.
Portrait | Name | Term | Title |
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Alexis Bachelot | 1825–1837 | Prefect Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands | |
Étienne Jérôme Rouchouze
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1833–1843 |
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Louis Désiré Maigret
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1847–1881 |
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Bernard Hermann Koeckemann
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1881–1892 |
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Gulstan Francis Ropert | 1892–1903 |
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Libert Hubert Boeynaems | 1903–1926 |
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Stephen Peter Alencastre
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1926–1940 |
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James Joseph Sweeney | 1941–1967 | First Bishop of Honolulu | |
John Joseph Scanlan | 1968–1981 |
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Joseph Anthony Ferrario | 1982–1993 |
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Francis Xavier DiLorenzo
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1994–2004 |
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Clarence Richard Silva | 2005– | Fifth Bishop of Honolulu |
See also
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco
- Global organisation of the Catholic Church
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of missionaries to Hawaii
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses(by country and continent)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)(including archdioceses)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view)(including archdioceses)
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops