Clarence Richard Silva

Clarence Richard Silva, popularly known as Larry Silva (born August 6, 1949 in Honolulu, Hawaii), is a priest of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the current and fifth Bishop of Honolulu, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on May 17, 2005 to oversee the Diocese of Honolulu. Previous to his appointment to the epicopacy, he served as a diocesan priest and later vicar general of the Diocese of Oakland in California. He is the first person born in Hawaii to lead the Roman Catholic community of the Hawaiian Islands. He is also the second person of Portuguese ancestry to serve the community as its ordinary.

California ministry

Upon his successful completion of theological studies in seminary, Silva was ordained to the presbyterate of the Diocese of Oakland on May 2, 1975 by Floyd Lawrence Begin, Bishop of Oakland.

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Theological - Seminary - Presbyterate - May 2 - 1975 - Floyd Lawrence Begin

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Silva served as associate pastor and pastor at nine various parish churches throughout the Diocese of Oakland: Saint Bernard Church from 1975 to 1978, Our Lady of the Rosary Church from 1978 to 1979, Saint Bede Church in Hayward from 1983 to 1984, Saint Peter Martyr Church in Pittsburg from 1984 to 1986 and Saint Anthony Church in Oakland from 1986 to 1991. After taking sabbatical leave from January to August 1991, he returned to his home diocese to serve at Saint John the Baptist Church in El Cerrito from 1991 to 1994, Saint Andrew and Saint Joseph Church in Oakland from 1994 to 1999 and Saint Leonard and Saint Paula in Fremont from 2000 to 2003. Silva is familiar with the concept of parish clustering, serving as pastor of two parishes at a single time. In his experience, he oversaw the merger of two parishes into one several times.

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1975 - 1978 - 1979 - Hayward - 1983 - 1984 - Pittsburg - 1986 - Oakland - 1991 - January - August - El Cerrito - 1994 - 1999 - Fremont - 2000 - 2003

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Silva served under various leadership positions in the Diocese of Oakland. While he served as associate pastor and pastor of various parish churches, Silva also served as diocesan vocations director from 1979 to 1983. He was responsible for the recruitment of religious brothers and priests for the Diocese of Oakland. In 2003, Allen Henry Vigneron, Bishop of Oakland, appointed Silva as his vicar general and moderator of the diocesan curia.

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1979 - 1983 - 2003 - Allen Henry Vigneron - Vicar general

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As vicar general and moderator of the diocesan curia, Silva was instrumental in the planning for the construction of the Cathedral of Christ the Light, the replacement of the Cathedral of Saint Francis de Sales destroyed in the Loma Prieta earthquake on October 17, 1989.

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Cathedral of Christ the Light - Cathedral of Saint Francis de Sales - Loma Prieta earthquake - October 17 - 1989

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