Alphonsus Augustus Sowada
Bishop of Agats
Alphonse Sowada mural 2016.jpg
Sowada, depicted on a mural at the Asmat Museum, 2016
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseAgats
InstalledMay 29, 1969
Term endedMay 9, 2001
PredecessorNone
SuccessorAloysius Murwito, O.F.M.
Orders
OrdinationMay 31, 1958
by Leo Aloysius Pursley
ConsecrationNovember 23, 1969
by Joseph Mees
Personal details
Born(1933-06-23)June 23, 1933
Avon, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedJanuary 11, 2014(2014-01-11)(aged 80)
Onamia, Minnesota, U.S.