Bishop Burkhard Huwiler, M. Afr. †

Deceased

Date	Age	Event	Title
7 Apr 1868		Born	Buttwil-Argau, Switzerland
2 Jul 1893	25.2	Ordained Priest	Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
18 Mar 1929	60.9	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Bukoba, Tanzania
18 Mar 1929	60.9	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Vazari
14 Jul 1929	61.3	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Vazari
20 Mar 1946	78.0	Resigned	Vicar Apostolic of Bukoba, Tanzania
1 Oct 1954	86.5	Died	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bukoba, Tanzania

a priest for 61.2 years
a bishop for 25.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Joseph Francis Marie Sweens, M. Afr. †
Titular Bishop of Capsa
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Henri Streicher, M. Afr. †
Titular Bishop of Thabraca
Bishop Joseph Georges Edouard Michaud, M. Afr. †
Titular Bishop of Zabi

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Joseph Francis Marie Sweens, M. Afr. † (1910)
Titular Bishop of Capsa
Bishop Wilhelmus van de Ven †
Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc)

Ordained Priest:
Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa † (1943)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Anton Oomen, M. Afr. † (1929)

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1941
c2+/d: CB
b/c2+: Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, Issue 1929, Number 54

a priest for 61.2 years a bishop for 25.2 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Joseph Francis Marie Sweens, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Capsa Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Henri Streicher, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Thabraca Bishop Joseph Georges Edouard Michaud, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Zabi
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Joseph Francis Marie Sweens, M. Afr. † (1910) Titular Bishop of Capsa Bishop Wilhelmus van de Ven † Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc)	Ordained Priest: Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa † (1943) Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Anton Oomen, M. Afr. † (1929)