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Bishop Joseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D. †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles


Events

DateAgeEventTitle
28 Mar 1910Born
15 Aug 193323.3First VowsMember of Society of the Divine Word
8 Sep 193828.4Final VowsMember of Society of the Divine Word
22 Jan 193928.8Ordained PriestPriest of Society of the Divine Word
27 Nov 195242.6AppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Accra, Ghana
27 Nov 195242.6AppointedTitular Bishop of Cyparissia
8 Jan 195342.7AppointedBishop of Accra, Ghana
22 Apr 195343.0Ordained BishopBishop of Accra, Ghana
16 Jan 197160.8AppointedBishop of Saint John’s, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles
17 Jul 198171.3RetiredBishop of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles
6 Nov 2012102.6DiedBishop Emeritus of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles

MicroData Summary for Joseph Oliver Bowers
(VIAF: 171451529; WikiData: Q1374819)
Bishop Joseph Oliver Bowers S.V.D. (born , died ) Bishop Emeritus of Saint John’s-Basseterre

EventPlace
Birth PlaceMahaut, Diocese of Roseau, Dominica
Ordained BishopOur Lady of the Gulf, Church, Bay Saint Louis
Death PlaceAgomanya, Ghana

  • a priest for 73.7 years
  • a bishop for 59.5 years
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Source(s):
  • c2+: CB
  • d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 212, Necrology (back)
  • firs/fina: CB, 2 Dec 2021
  • b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1953, Number 29

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