Bishop Joseph Francis Marie Sweens, M. Afr. †

Deceased

Date	Age	Event	Title
22 May 1858		Born	Bois-le-Duc, Netherlands
8 Jun 1882	24.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
1 Jan 1910	51.6	Appointed	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza, Uganda
1 Jan 1910	51.6	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Capsa
20 Jan 1910	51.7	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Capsa
12 Dec 1912	54.6	Succeeded	Vicar Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza, Uganda
15 Nov 1928	70.5	Resigned	Vicar Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza, Uganda
12 Apr 1950	91.9	Died	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Victoria-Nyanza, Uganda

a priest for 67.8 years
a bishop for 40.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Wilhelmus van de Ven †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Augustinus Josephus Callier †
Bishop Josephus Hubertus Drehmanns †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Joseph Francis Marie Sweens, M. Afr. † (1910)
Bishop Wilhelmus van de Ven †

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

a priest for 67.8 years a bishop for 40.2 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Wilhelmus van de Ven † Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Augustinus Josephus Callier † Bishop Josephus Hubertus Drehmanns †
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Joseph Francis Marie Sweens, M. Afr. † (1910) Bishop Wilhelmus van de Ven †	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Burkhard Huwiler, M. Afr. † Bishop Anton Oomen, M. Afr. † Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Jean Forbes, M. Afr. † Bishop Julien-Louis-Edouard-Marie Gorju, M. Afr. †