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The Most Reverend


James Joseph Sweeney
Bishop of Honolulu
Appointed20 May 1941
In office1941–1968
PredecessorStephen Alencastre
SuccessorJohn Joseph Scanlan
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Vicus Aterii
Orders
Ordination24 June 1925
Consecration25 July 1941
by John Joseph Mitty
RankBishop
Personal details
Born(1898-06-19)June 19, 1898
DiedJune 20, 1968(1968-06-20) (aged 70)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
BuriedHoly Cross Cemetery, Colma
DenominationChristianity
Styles of
James Joseph Sweeney
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenone

James Joseph Sweeney (June 19, 1898 – June 19, 1968) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the first Bishop of Honolulu, serving from 1941 until his death in 1968.

Biography

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Sweeney was born in San Francisco, California, to John Joseph and Catherine (née McCarrick) Sweeney.[1] He received his early education at St. James Boys School from 1907 to 1913.[1] He later attended Saint Patrick SeminaryinMenlo Park.

He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco on June 24, 1925, by Archbishop Edward Hanna at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco. He served as assistant pastor until 1931 when he was appointed the archdiocesan director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. On November 22, 1929, Pope Pius XI conferred the title of "Right Reverend Monsignor" on Father Sweeney.

On May 20, 1941, he was appointed the first bishop of the newly erected Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu. He was consecrated on July 25 of that year. Bishop Sweeney saw the Honolulu see through World War II, and statehood.

He died on his 70th birthday in 1968 in San Francisco. His funeral liturgy was held at his home parish of Saint Paul in San Francisco. At his request, he was buried with his parents in a family crypt in Holy Cross CemeteryinColma, California.

References

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  1. ^ a b Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by

Vicar Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands

Bishop of Honolulu
1941–1968
Succeeded by

John Joseph Scanlan


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