Alphonsus Augustus Sowada
Alphonsus Augustus Sowada | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Agats | |
Sowada, depicted on a mural at the Asmat Museum, 2016 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Agats |
| Installed | May 29, 1969 |
| Term ended | May 9, 2001 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Aloysius Murwito, O.F.M. |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 31, 1958 by Leo Aloysius Pursley |
| Consecration | November 23, 1969 by Joseph Mees |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 23, 1933 Avon, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | January 11, 2014 (aged 80) Onamia, Minnesota, U.S. |
Alphonsus Augustus Sowada (June 23, 1933 – January 11, 2014) was an American Roman Catholic bishop, cultural anthropologist, and first Bishop of Agats in Indonesia. A longtime collector and preserver of Asmat cultural artifacts, he helped found both the Asmat Museum of Culture and Progress in Agats, and the American Museum of Asmat Art in his home state of Minnesota.