Bishop Joseph Francis Marie Sweens, M. Afr. †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Victoria-Nyanza

Titular Bishop of Capsa

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
22 Mar 1858		Born	Bois-le-Duc, Netherlands
3 Jun 1882	24.2	Ordained Priest	Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
1 Jan 1910	51.8	Appointed	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Southern Victoria Nyanza {Victoria-Nyanza Meridionale}, Tanzania
1 Jan 1910	51.8	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Capsa
20 Jan 1910	51.8	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Capsa
12 Dec 1912	54.7	Succeeded	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Victoria Nyanza {Victoria-Nyanza Meridionale}, Tanzania
15 Jan 1915	56.8	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza, Tanzania
15 Nov 1928	70.6	Resigned	Vicar Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza, Tanzania
12 Apr 1950	92.1	Died	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Victoria-Nyanza, Tanzania

a priest for 67.9 years
a bishop for 40.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Wilhelmus van de Ven †
Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Augustinus Josephus Callier †
Bishop of Haarlem
Bishop Josephus Hubertus Drehmanns †
Bishop of Roermond

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Wilhelmus van de Ven †
Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc)

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Burkhard Huwiler, M. Afr. † (1929)
Bishop Anton Oomen, M. Afr. † (1929)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Jean Forbes, M. Afr. † (1918)
Bishop Julien-Louis-Edouard-Marie Gorju, M. Afr. † (1922)

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1927
b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1951
c2+: CB
b: Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 9, Page 111

a priest for 67.9 years a bishop for 40.2 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Wilhelmus van de Ven † Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc) Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Augustinus Josephus Callier † Bishop of Haarlem Bishop Josephus Hubertus Drehmanns † Bishop of Roermond
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Wilhelmus van de Ven † Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc)	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Burkhard Huwiler, M. Afr. † (1929) Bishop Anton Oomen, M. Afr. † (1929) Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Jean Forbes, M. Afr. † (1918) Bishop Julien-Louis-Edouard-Marie Gorju, M. Afr. † (1922)