Bishops Vicar Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands Louis Desire Maigret, SS.CC. (1847–1848) Vicars Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands Louis Desire Maigret, SS.CC. (1848–1882) Herman Koeckemann, SS.CC. (1882–1892) Gulstan Ropert, SS.CC. (1892–1903) Libert H. Boeynaems, SS.CC. (1903–1926) Stephen Alencastre, SS.CC. (1926–1940) Bishops of Honolulu James Joseph Sweeney (1941–1968) John Joseph Scanlan (1968–1981) Joseph Anthony Ferrario (1982–1993) Francis X. DiLorenzo (1994–2004), appointed Bishop of Richmond Clarence Richard Silva (2005–present) Auxiliary Bishops John Joseph Scanlan (1954-1968), appointed Bishop here Joseph Anthony Ferrario (1978-1982), appointed Bishop here Vicariate Apostolic Through the period that began with the landing of Fathers Armand, Bachelot and Short to the proclamation of the Edict of Toleration and arrival of Bishop Rouchouze, the Hawaiian Islands were administered as a prefecture within the larger Vicariate Apostolic of Oriental Oceania. Created in 1833 by Pope Gregory XVI and governed from South America, its territories included the Marquesas and Tahiti. After the disappearance of Bishop Rouchouze, the three prefectures were elevated into independent vicariates apostolic. Each would be led by their own bishops. Maigret The Vicariate Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands was established and on July 11, 1847, Blessed Pius IX appointed Louis Desiré Maigret as the succeeding prelate to the late Msgr. Rouchouze. The new vicar apostolic was consecrated in Chile as the titular bishop of Arathia and quickly attended to the needs of the fledgling Catholic Church in Hawaii. The name of the see was changed in 1848 to the Vicariate Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands. Msgr. Maigret completed the construction of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. He also invited the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary to open proper Catholic schools. The priests and religious brothers of the Society of Mary (Marianists) originating in France were invited to do the same. Msgr. Maigret died on June 11, 1882, and was buried in a crypt below the sanctuary of the cathedral he built and loved. Koeckemann Pope Leo XIII immediately elevated Bernard Hermann Koeckemann, a Picpus Father from Germany, as the second Vicar Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands. He was consecrated as the titular bishop of Olba. During his episcopate, Msgr. Koeckemann saw a wave of new Catholics from the exponentially growing sugarcane plantation laborer population in the Hawaiian Islands. The Catholic Church in Hawaii embraced new parishioners from the Philippines, Poland, Portugal and Spain among others. There were so many devout Portuguese members that