Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 1945

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (82)
1945.01.09
ItalyBishop Saturnino Peri († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Iglesias (Italy) (1920.12.16 – 1929.11.01)

1945.01.13
ItalyArchbishop Marco Giovanni Della Pietra, O.F.M. († 62)

Archbishop of Ancona e Umana (Italy) (1940.03.25 – 1945.01.13)

1945.01.17
ItalyBishop Pio Marcello Bagnoli, O.C.D. († 85)

Bishop of Marsi (Italy) (1910.12.14 – 1945.01.17)

1945.01.17
MalaysiaBishop Adrien Pierre Devals, M.E.P. († 62)

Bishop of Malacca (Malaysia) (1933.11.27 – 1945.01.17)

1945.01.19
HondurasArchbishop Claudio María Volio y Jímenez († 70)

Bishop emeritus of Santa Rosa de Copán (Honduras) (1916.02.08 – 1926.11.12)

1945.01.21
ItalyArchbishop Gherardo Sante Menegazzi, O.F.M. Cap. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Comacchio (Italy) (1920.12.16 – 1938.07.01)

1945.01.31
RwandaBishop Léon-Paul Classe, M. Afr. († 70)

Vicar Apostolic of Ruanda (Rwanda) (1922.04.10 – 1945.01.31)

1945.02.22
SwitzerlandBishop Marius Besson († 68)

Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland) (1924.10.17 – 1945.02.22)

1945.02.22
SlovakiaBishop Michal Bubnič († 67)

Bishop of Rožňava (Slovakia) (1939.07.19 – 1945.02.22)

1945.02.24
ItalyBishop Luigi Paulini († 82)

Bishop of Concordia (Italy) (1919.03.10 – 1945.02.24)

1945.02.27
North KoreaBishop William Francis O’Shea, M.M. († 60)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Heijo (North Korea) (1939.07.11 – 1944.03.24)

1945.03.01
AustraliaArchbishop Michael Sheehan († 74)

Coadjutor Archbishop emeritus of Sydney (Australia) (1922.02.22 – 1937.07.07)

1945.03.01
AlbaniaBishop Luigi Bumci († 72)

Bishop emeritus of Lezhë (Albania) (1911.09.18 – 1943.09.01)

1945.03.03
TogoBishop Jean-Marie Cessou, S.M.A. († 60)

Vicar Apostolic of Lomé (Togo) (1923.03.22 – 1945.03.03)

1945.03.03
USABishop Paul Peter Rhode († 73)

Bishop of Green Bay (USA) (1915.07.15 – 1945.03.03)

1945.03.06
BrazilBishop Alberto José Gonçalves († 86)

Bishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) (1908.12.05 – 1945.03.06)

1945.03.11
ItalyBishop Nicolao Milone († 72)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1921.11.21 – 1945.03.11)

1945.03.13
ItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Lojacono († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Ariano (Italy) (1918.11.04 – 1939.06.01)

1945.03.14
IrelandBishop David Keane († 74)

Bishop of Limerick (Ireland) (1923.12.29 – 1945.03.14)

1945.03.17
Papua New GuineaBishop Joseph Lörks, S.V.D. († 68)

Vicar Apostolic of Central New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) (1931.08.22 – 1945.03.17)

1945.03.19
SpainBishop Valentín Comellas y Santamaría († 83)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1933.09.05 – 1945.03.19)

1945.03.20
AlgeriaBishop Léon-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Durand († 66)

Bishop of Oran (Algeria) (1920.10.11 – 1945.03.20)

1945.03.21
ThailandBishop Ange-Marie-Joseph Gouin, M.E.P. († 67)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Laos (Thailand) (1922.04.27 – 1943.07.01)

1945.03.21
ThailandBishop Henri-Albert Thomine, M.E.P. († 48)

Vicar Apostolic of Laos (Thailand) (1944.07.13 – 1945.03.21)

1945.03.28
HungaryArchbishop János Mikes († 68)

Bishop emeritus of Szombathely (Hungary) (1911.12.11 – 1936.11.21)

1945.03.28
NicaraguaBishop Agustin Nicolas Tijerino y Loáisiga († 63)

Bishop of León (Nicaragua) (1921.12.21 – 1945.03.28)

1945.03.29
HungaryCardinal Jusztinián György Serédi, O.S.B. († 60)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio (1927.12.22 – 1945.03.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary) (1927.11.30 – 1945.03.29)

1945.03.30
ItalyArchbishop Francesco Pascucci († 74)

Pro-Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) (1936.12.20 – 1945.03.30)

1945.03.30
BrazilBishop Henrique César Fernandes Mourão, S.D.B. († 67)

Bishop of Cafelândia (Brazil) (1935.12.16 – 1945.03.30)

1945.04
PolandBlessed Bishop Władysław Goral († 46)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin (Poland) (1938.08.10 – 1945.04)

1945.04.02
HungaryBlessed Bishop Vilmos Apor († 53)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1941.01.21 – 1945.04.02)

1945.04.08
GhanaBishop Augustin Hermann, S.M.A. († 65)

Vicar Apostolic of Lower Volta (Ghana) (1923.03.26 – 1945.04.08)

1945.04.10
PhilippinesBishop James Paul McCloskey († 74)

Bishop of Jaro (Philippines) (1920.03.08 – 1945.04.10)

1945.05
CroatiaBishop Josip Marija Carevic († 62)

Bishop emeritus of Dubrovnik (Croatia) (1929.04.13 – 1940.02.09)

1945.05.03
ItalyBishop Ettore Castelli († 63)

Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy) (1943.05.08 – 1945.05.03)

1945.05.14
ArgentinaBishop Pedro Dionisio Tibiletti († 57)

Bishop of San Luis (Argentina) (1934.09.13 – 1945.05.14)

1945.05.16
ItalyBishop Luigi Ermini († 88)

Bishop of Matelica (Italy) (1921.06.13 – 1945.05.16)

Bishop of Fabriano (Italy) (1921.06.13 – 1945.05.16)

1945.05.20
USABishop Joseph Raphael John Crimont, S.J. († 87)

Vicar Apostolic of Alaska (USA) (1917.02.15 – 1945.05.20)

1945.05.23
GuatemalaBishop José Luis Montenegro y Flores († 76)

Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala) (1935.01.23 – 1945.05.23)

1945.05.30
LithuaniaArchbishop Pranciškus Karevičius, M.I.C. († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Žemaitija (Lithuania) (1914.02.27 – 1926.03.23)

1945.06.03
CanadaBishop Emile-Marie Bunoz, O.M.I. († 81)

Vicar Apostolic of Prince Rupert (Canada) (1944.01.14 – 1945.06.03)

1945.06.14
IndiaArchbishop Angel María Pérez y Cecilia, O.C.D. († 73)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Verapoly (India) (1918.12.18 – 1934.11.12)

1945.06.18
UgandaBishop Joseph-Georges-Édouard Michaud, M. Afr. († 60)

Vicar Apostolic of Uganda (Uganda) (1933.06.02 – 1945.06.18)

1945.06.28
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Melomo († 66)

Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi (Italy) (1940.08.28 – 1945.06.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Conza (Italy) (1940.08.28 – 1945.06.28)

Bishop of Bisaccia (Italy) (1940.08.28 – 1945.06.28)

1945.06.29
MexicoBishop Francisco Maria Campos y Angeles († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Chilapa (Mexico) (1907.10.02 – 1923.01.05)

1945.07.05
CanadaBishop François-Xavier Ross († 76)

Bishop of Gaspé (Canada) (1922.12.11 – 1945.07.05)

1945.07.06
PolandCardinal Adolf Bertram († 86)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura (1919.12.18 – 1945.07.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław (Poland) (1930.08.13 – 1945.07.06)

1945.07.12
PeruBishop Francisco Miguel Irazola y Galarza, O.F.M. († 75)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Ucayali (Peru) (1925.07.14 – 1939)

1945.07.28
MexicoArchbishop Pedro Vera y Zuria († 71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico) (1924.05.27 – 1945.07.28)

1945.08.10
Congo-KinshasaBishop Edoardo Luigi Antonio Leys, M. Afr. († 56)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Kivu (Congo-Kinshasa) (1930.01.06 – 1944)

1945.08.16
SpainBishop Feliciano Rocha Pizarro († 75)

Bishop of Plasencia (Spain) (1935.01.28 – 1945.08.16)

1945.08.17
ItalyBishop Giuseppe d’Alessio († 86)

Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli (Italy) (1916.12.22 – 1945.08.17)

1945.08.26
CanadaBishop Alfred-Odilon Comtois († 69)

Bishop of Trois-Rivières (Canada) (1934.12.24 – 1945.08.26)

1945.08.27
ItalyArchbishop Pietro Tesauri († 62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lanciano (Italy) (1939.05.25 – 1945.08.27)

1945.08.29
FranceBishop Charles-Joseph-Eugène Ruch († 71)

Bishop of Strasbourg (France) ([1919.04.23] 1919.08.01 – 1945.08.29)

1945.09.01
ItalyBishop Attilio Adinolfi († 59)

Bishop of Anagni (Italy) (1931.05.05 – 1945.09.01)

1945.09.01
BrazilBishop Lorenz Zeller, O.S.B. († 72)

Bishop-Prelate of Rio Branco (Brazil) (1944.08.30 – 1945.09.01)

1945.09.06
ItalyBishop Gregorio Diamare, O.S.B. Cas. († 80)

Abbot Ordinary of Montecassino (Italy) (1909.07.20 – 1945.09.06)

Provost of Atina (Italy) (1909.07.20 – 1945.09.06)

1945.09.08
IndiaBishop Leone Proserpio, S.J. († 67)

Bishop of Calicut (India) (1937.12.02 – 1945.09.08)

1945.09.11
USABishop Daniel Francis Desmond († 61)

Bishop of Alexandria (USA) (1932.12.16 – 1945.09.11)

1945.09.17
PeruArchbishop Pedro Pascual Francesco Farfán († 74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru) (1933.09.18 – 1945.09.17)

1945.09.18
RomaniaArchbishop Raymund Netzhammer, O.S.B. († 83)

Archbishop emeritus of Bucureşti (Romania) (1905.09.16 – 1924.07.14)

1945.10.02
BangladeshBishop Timothy Joseph Crowley, C.S.C. († 65)

Bishop of Dacca (Bangladesh) (1929.11.09 – 1945.10.02)

1945.10.13
Northern IrelandCardinal Joseph MacRory († 84)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina (1929.12.19 – 1945.10.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland) (1928.06.22 – 1945.10.13)

1945.10.15
GuadeloupeBishop Pierre-Louis Genoud, C.S.Sp. († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe) (1912.05.31 – 1945.05.17)

1945.10.24
BrazilBishop Gastão Liberal Pinto († 61)

Bishop of São Carlos do Pinhal (Brazil) (1937.10.15 – 1945.10.24)

1945.10.25
AustraliaBishop Romuald Denis Hayes († 53)

Bishop of Rockhampton (Australia) (1932.01.12 – 1945.10.25)

1945.10.26
AlgeriaBishop Emile-Jean-François Thiénard († 72)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) (1924.03.24 – 1945.10.26)

1945.10.31
SpainArchbishop Prudencio Melo y Alcalde († 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Spain) (1922.12.14 – 1945.10.31)

1945.11.02
USAArchbishop Joseph Schrembs († 79)

Bishop of Cleveland (USA) (1921.06.16 – 1945.11.02)

Archbishop ad personam (1939.03.25 – 1945.11.02)

1945.11.06
USABishop Joseph Gabriel Pinten († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Grand Rapids (USA) (1926.06.25 – 1940.11.01)

1945.11.13
ItalyBishop Eduardo Brettoni († 81)

Bishop of Reggio Emilia (Italy) (1910.10.12 – 1945.11.13)

1945.11.23
ChinaBishop Flaminio Belotti (包海容), P.I.M.E. († 71)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Nanyangfu 南陽府 (China) (1917.06.14 – 1938.03.29)

1945.12.08
ItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Mazzoli († 59)

Titular Archbishop of Germa in Hellesponto (1934.12.15 – 1945.12.08)

Apostolic Delegate to Bulgaria (1934.12.15 – 1945.12.08)

1945.12.08
GuamBishop Joachin Felipe Oláiz y Zabalza, O.F.M. Cap. († 73)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Guam (Guam) (1914.07.20 – 1933.01.01)

1945.12.17
CameroonBishop Mathurin-Marie Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. († 67)

Vicar Apostolic of Douala (Cameroon) (1932.05.27 – 1945.12.17)

1945.12.18
PolandBishop Marian Leon Fulman († 79)

Bishop of Lublin (Poland) (1918.09.24 – 1945.12.18)

1945.12.19
BrazilBishop Sebastião Tomás, O.P. († 69)

Bishop-Prelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil) (1924.12.18 – 1945.12.19)

1945.12.21
SpainBishop Adolfo Pérez y Muñoz († 81)

Bishop of Córdoba (Spain) (1920.07.11 – 1945.12.21)

1945.12.24
PeruArchbishop Mariano Holguin, O.F.M. († 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Arequipa (Peru) (1943.05.23 – 1945.12.24)

1945.12.24
HungaryArchbishop Antal Papp (Hungarian Rite) († 78)

Apostolic Exarch of Miskolc of the Hungarians (Hungary) (1924.07.14 – 1945.12.24)

1945.12.26
FranceBishop Lucien-Louis-Claude Martin († 62)

Bishop of Amiens (France) (1935.05.29 – 1945.12.26)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

© 2026 GCatholic.org

Up