| Joseph Oliver Bowers | |
|---|---|
| Bishop St. Johns -Basseterre (Emeritus) | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | St. Johns -Basseterre |
| In Office | 1971 - 1981 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Bp. Donald Reece |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | January 22, 1939 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 28, 1910 Dominica |
| Previous post | Bishop of Accra, Ghana Bishop |
Joseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D. (born March 28, 1910) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church from Dominica. At the age of 101 he is the third-oldest Roman Catholic bishop and the oldest in the Caribbean.
Bowers was born to a sheriff in the West Indies and traveled to the United States to attend St. Augustine Seminary, in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. He was ordained a priest on January 22, 1939, and continued as a priest in the Society of the Divine Word from 1939 to 1952. He was then appointed auxiliary bishop of Accra, Ghana and Titular Bishop of Cyparissia. Bowers was then appointed Bishop of Accra on January 8, 1953 and received his episcopal consecration on April 22, 1953. On January 16, 1971, he was appointed Bishop of St. Johns -Basseterre and retired from that position on July 17, 1981.