Joseph Sweens

Joseph Francis Marie Sweens, M. Afr.
Vicar Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza
Installed15 January 1915
Term ended15 November 1928
PredecessorJohn Joseph Hirth
SuccessorAnton Oomen
Other posts
  • Vicar Apostolic of Southern Nyanza (12 December 1912 – 15 January 1915)
  • Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of South Nyanza (1 January 1910 –12 December 1912)
  • Titular Bishop of Capsa (1 January 1910 – 12 April 1950)
Orders
Ordination3 June 1882
Consecration20 January 1910
by Bishop Wilhelmus van de Ven
Personal details
Born(1858-03-22)22 March 1858
's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands
Died12 April 1950(1950-04-12) (aged 92)
Rubya, West Lakes Region, Tanganyika Territory
NationalityDutch
DenominationCatholic

Joseph Francis Marie Sweens (22 March 1858 – 12 April 1950), was a Dutch Roman Catholic missionary bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of South Nyanza in German East Africa, later in the British-administered Tanganyika Territory, now Tanzania.

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