By Chantal A. Duarte Special to the Herald In 1941, Sacred Hearts Father Raphael Smulders, looking to build a church on Kauai’s west side, negotiated an exchange with Kekaha Plantation of a parcel of land owned by the church for property more centrally located. On January 21, 1941, in the hundredth year of the […]
Diocese of Honolulu: 75 years: Diocese celebrates a rich heritage
By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald The bombing of Pearl Harbor. Hawaii’s statehood. The canonization of two saints. Countless baptisms, first Communions, weddings, funerals, ordinations, daily and Sunday Masses. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu has been through quite a bit in seven-and-a-half decades. Island Catholics over the years have been blessed with […]
Diocese of Honolulu: 75 years: Through the decades
The diocese through the decades On Sept. 10, 1941, Hawaii’s Catholic church, a missionary outpost for 114 years, was elevated to the status of “diocese” — the Diocese of Honolulu. It was, for island Catholics, an honor perhaps akin to the territory of Hawaii becoming a state of the union. Pope Pius XII appointed Bishop […]
Diocese of Honolulu: 75 years: Bishop Silva’s message
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Peace be with you! Some of our parishioners are old enough to remember when the Catholic Church in Hawaii was called the Apostolic Vicariate of Hawaii, as well as the time 75 years ago when it became the Diocese of Honolulu. It went from being “mission territory,” dependent upon Rome for […]
Diocese of Honolulu: 75 years: Original story
Here is the Sept. 11, 1941, (Hawaii) Catholic Herald story on the establishment of the Diocese of Honolulu and installation of its first diocesan bishop. Stirring Pageantry Marks Installation Thousands Line Streets, Fill Church Ancient Ritual Held to Elevate Vicariate, Install Bishop In a surrounding of ecclesiastical pageantry and ancient church ritual, the Most Reverend […]
Diocese of Honolulu: 75 years: Bishop Sweeney’s Address
Pledge of Devotion, Service Made in Bishop’s Address A pledge of devotion and service in his labors among his new island flock was made by His Excellency, Bishop James J. Sweeney, D.D., in his installation address at the ceremonies held Wednesday (Sept. 10, 1944) in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. The following is […]
Diocese of Honolulu: 75 years: Earlier bishops
Hawaii’s previous diocesan bishops During its mission period (1827-1940), the Catholic Church in Hawaii had six bishops. Officially referred to as vicars apostolic, they all belong to the France-based Congregation of the Sacred Hearts who sent the first Catholic missionaries to Hawaii in 1827. They are Bishop Stephen Rouchouze (1833-1843), Bishop Louis Maigret (1847-1882), Bishop […]
Diocese of Honolulu: 75 years: Diocese today
A community of many parts: the diocese in 2016 Parishes Annunciation, Kamuela, Big Island Blessed Sacrament, Honolulu, Oahu Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, Oahu Christ the King, Kahului, Maui Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu, Oahu Holy Cross, Kalaheo, Kauai Holy Family, Honolulu, Oahu Holy Rosary, Pahala, Big Island Holy Rosary, Paia, Maui […]
Theme for Catechetical Sunday is ‘The Faith Prayed’
The diocese will celebrate Catechetical Sunday this year on Sept. 18. The theme is “Prayer: The Faith Prayed.” Catechetical Sunday is an opportunity to reflect on the role each person — the parent, in particular — plays, by virtue of Baptism, in handing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel. It […]
Philippines priest to be incardinated into Honolulu diocese
Father Edmundo Barut, administrator of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Ewa Beach, will officially become a priest for the Diocese of Honolulu when he is incardinated by Bishop Larry Silva at the 5 p.m. Sunday Mass, Sept. 11, at his parish. His incardination into the Diocese of Honolulu means he will now answer […]
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