Joseph Oliver Bowers
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Joseph Oliver Bowers, SVD was a Catholic prelate from Dominica who served as Bishop of St. Johns-Basseterre from 1971 to 1981. He previously served as Bishop of Accra beginning in 1953. He was the first Black Catholic bishop from the Western Hemisphere, and the first ever to ordain Black priests.
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Joseph Oliver Bowers, SVD was a Catholic prelate from Dominica who served as Bishop of St. Johns-Basseterre from 1971 to 1981. He previously served as Bishop of Accra beginning in 1953. He was the first Black Catholic bishop from the Western Hemisphere, and the first ever to ordain Black priests. He was a member of the Divine Word Fathers.
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