James Joseph Sweeney: Difference between revisions
m recat, replaced: Category:Bishops of Honolulu → Category:Roman Catholic Bishops of Honolulu using AWB |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}} |
|||
<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:bishopjamesjosephsweeney.jpg|thumb|200px|James Joseph Sweeney was the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu. {{deletable image-caption}}]] --> |
|||
{{Infobox bishopstyles | |
{{Infobox bishopstyles | |
||
name=James Joseph Sweeney | |
name=James Joseph Sweeney | |
||
| Line 7: | Line 5: | ||
relstyle=[[Monsignor]] | |
relstyle=[[Monsignor]] | |
||
deathstyle=none |}} |
deathstyle=none |}} |
||
'''James Joseph Sweeney''' (June 19, 1898 |
'''James Joseph Sweeney''' (June 19, 1898—June 19, 1968) was an [[United States|American]] [[prelate]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. He was the first [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu|Bishop of Honolulu]], serving from 1941 until his death in 1968. |
||
==Biography== |
|||
He was born in [[San Francisco, California]] and graduated from St. James' parochial school in 1913. He later attended [[Saint Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park|Saint Patrick Seminary]] in [[Menlo Park, California|Menlo Park]]. |
|||
Sweeney was born in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], to John Joseph and Catherine (née McCarrick) Sweeney.<ref name=curtis>{{cite book|last=Curtis|first=Georgina Pell|title=The American Catholic Who's Who|volume=XIV|year=1961|publisher=[[Walter Romig]]|location=Grosse Pointe, Michigan}}</ref> He received his early education at St. James Boys School from 1907 to 1913.<ref name=curtis/> He later attended [[Saint Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park|Saint Patrick Seminary]] in [[Menlo Park, California|Menlo Park]]. |
|||
He was ordained a priest for the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco|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 XII]] conferred the title of "Right Reverend Monsignor" on Father Sweeney. |
He was ordained a priest for the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco|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 XII]] conferred the title of "Right Reverend Monsignor" on Father Sweeney. |
||
| Line 16: | Line 15: | ||
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 Cemetery, Colma|Holy Cross Cemetery]] in [[Colma, California]]. |
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 Cemetery, Colma|Holy Cross Cemetery]] in [[Colma, California]]. |
||
{{Start box}} |
{{Start box}} |
||
Revision as of 04:29, 9 May 2010
| Styles of James Joseph Sweeney | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | none |
James Joseph Sweeney (June 19, 1898—June 19, 1968) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Bishop of Honolulu, serving from 1941 until his death in 1968.
Biography
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 Seminary in Menlo 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 XII 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 Cemetery in Colma, California.
- ^ a b Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.