Josephus Tethool
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Josephus Tethool was the Roman Catholic titular bishop
of Apisa Maius and the auxiliary bishop
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Amboina, Indonesia
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Ordained to the priesthood on 20 December 1961, Tethool was named bishop on 2 April 1982 and was ordained on 26 September 1982. Bishop Tethool retired on 1 April 2009.
Titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...
of Apisa Maius and the auxiliary bishop
Auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Amboina, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
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Ordained to the priesthood on 20 December 1961, Tethool was named bishop on 2 April 1982 and was ordained on 26 September 1982. Bishop Tethool retired on 1 April 2009.