Bishop’s calendar
Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate]
- May 3, 8:00 am, St. Francis Healthcare System Board Strategic Planning Session, Liliha Campus; 5:00 pm, Mass for retirement celebration of Deacon Walter Yoshimitsu, St. John Vianney Parish, Kailua.
- May 4, 10:00 am, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi; 10:00 am, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, St. Jude Parish, Kapolei. [Msgr. Gary Secor]; 5:00 pm, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, St. John the Baptist Parish, Kalihi.
- May 5, 9:30 am, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, Resurrection of the Lord Parish, Waipio; 12:00 pm, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, St. Elizabeth Parish, Aiea. [Msgr. Gary Secor]; 6:00 pm, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Kailua.
- May 7, 11:00 am, Funeral Mass for Adelaida (Ida) Freitas, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Kailua
- May 9, 10:00 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council, Chancery, downtown Honolulu; 7:00 pm, Diocesan Baccalaureate Mass, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu.
- May 10, 9:00 am, Celebration of the Feast of St. Damien, St. Damien statue at State Capitol, downtown Honolulu; 4:00 pm, Father Damien/Mother Marianne Commission, Chancery, downtown Honolulu; 6:00 pm, Mass for the Memorial of St. Damien, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu.
- May 11, 10:30 am, Mass and Jubilee Celebration for Clergy and Religious, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi.
- May 12, 8:30 am, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, Our Lady of the Mount Parish, Kalihi; 5:00 pm, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Ewa Beach.
- May 13-17, Annual Convocation of Priests, Turtle Bay Resort, North Shore, Oahu.
- May 17, 6:00 pm, Ordination to the Priesthood of Rev. Mr. Romple Emwalu and Rev. Mr. Vincent Anh Vu, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi.
Announcements/Appointments
Bishop Silva has made the following appointments, effective July 1, 2019:
- Reverend Pascual Abaya as Rector/Pastor of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu. [Note: Msgr. Gary Secor will continue as Vicar General of the Diocese of Honolulu, but full-time as of July 1.]
- Reverend Falaniko Atonio as Administrator of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Wahiawa.
- Reverend Rico Bernadez as Chaplain to St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii.
- Reverend Ernesto Juarez as Administrator of St. Michael Parish, Waialua.
- Reverend Paul Li as Pastor of St. Philomena Parish, Honolulu.
- Reverend Samuel Loterte, SSS as Pastor of St. Theresa Parish, Mountain View.
- Reverend Romple Emwalu as Parochial Vicar of St. Elizabeth Parish, Aiea. (To be ordained a priest on May 17, 2019.)
- Reverend Vincent Anh Vu as Parochial Vicar of St. Jude Parish, Kapolei. (To be ordained a priest on May 17, 2019.)
- Bishop Silva announces the retirement of Deacon Ron Paglinawan from diaconal ministry, effective June 1, 2019. Deacon Paglinawan will still enjoy the full diaconal faculties of the Diocese of Honolulu.
- Bishop Silva has appointed James “Duke” Aiona as a member on the Board of the Hawaii Catholic Conference, effective July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022.
