Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 1948

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Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (70)
1948.01.09
FranceArchbishop Joseph-Marie Tissier († 90)

Bishop of Châlons (France) (1912.12.20 – 1948.01.09)

Archbishop ad personam (1947.05.16 – 1948.01.09)

1948.01.14
ItalyBishop Francesco Canessa († 75)

Titular Bishop of Sarepta (1937.09.04 – 1948.01.14)

1948.02.01
USABishop Francis Clement Kelley († 77)

Bishop of Oklahoma City–Tulsa (USA) (1930.11.14 – 1948.02.01)

1948.02.09
MadagascarBishop Auguste Julien Pierre Fortineau, C.S.Sp. († 75)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Diégo-Suarez (Madagascar) (1914.07.25 – 1946.04)

1948.02.14
GermanyArchbishop Konrad Gröber († 75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) (1932.05.21 – 1948.02.14)

1948.02.16
ItalyCardinal Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte († 96)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1930.07.09 – 1948.02.16)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1915.12.06 – 1948.02.16)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Ceremonies (1930.07.14 – 1948.02.16)

1948.02.26
CubaArchbishop Valentín Zubizarreta y Unamunsaga, O.C.D. († 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Cuba) (1925.03.30 – 1948.02.26)

1948.03.06
ItalyArchbishop Amedeo Casabona († 81)

Bishop of Chiavari (Italy) (1917.11.03 – 1948.03.06)

Archbishop ad personam (1942.11.21 – 1948.03.06)

1948.03.10
CuraçaoBishop Pietro Giovanni Umberto Verriet, O.P. († 67)

Vicar Apostolic of Curaçao (Curaçao) (1931.11.13 – 1948.03.10)

1948.03.11
FranceBishop Charles Challiol († 75)

Bishop of Rodez (France) (1925.05.15 – 1948.03.11)

1948.03.11
AlbaniaBlessed Bishop Frano Gjini († 62)

Bishop of Lezhë (Albania) (1946.01.04 – 1948.03.11)

1948.03.11
USABishop John Jeremiah Lawler († 85)

Bishop of Rapid City (USA) (1930.08.01 – 1948.03.11)

1948.03.15
SpainArchbishop Tomás Muñiz Pablos († 74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (1935.08.13 – 1948.03.15)

1948.03.29
ItalyPatriarch Antonio Anastasio Rossi († 83)

Bishop-Prelate of Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario (Italy) (1927.12.19 – 1948.03.29)

1948.04.03
AlbaniaBishop Giorgio Volaj († 43)

Bishop of Sapë (Albania) (1940.06.26 – 1948.04.03)

1948.04.05
ItalyBishop Luigi Maria Grassi, B. († 61)

Bishop of Alba (Italy) (1933.03.13 – 1948.04.05)

1948.04.05
CanadaBishop Joseph-Omer Plante († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop of Québec (Canada) (1927.06.23 – 1948.04.05)

1948.04.06
PeruBishop Domingo Juan Vargas, O.P. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Huaraz (Peru) (1920.08.26 – 1936.08.01)

1948.04.19
ChinaBishop Martino Chiolino (林棟臣), P.I.M.E. († 70)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Northern Honan 河南北境 (China) (1921.02.23 – 1929.05.07)

1948.05.02
MadagascarBishop Étienne Fourcadier († 81)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Tananarive (Madagascar) (1928.02.15 – 1947.04.22)

1948.05.02
ChinaBishop Francesco Joosten, C.I.C.M. († 74)

Bishop emeritus of Datong 大同 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1947.11.20)

1948.05.05
GermanyBishop Michael Rackl († 64)

Bishop of Eichstätt (Germany) (1935.11.04 – 1948.05.05)

1948.05.11
ItalyArchbishop Pietro Tagliapietra († 63)

Archbishop of Spoleto (Italy) (1934.09.12 – 1948.05.11)

1948.05.13
USABishop Basil Takach (Ruthenian Rite) († 68)

Apostolic Exarch of United States of America of the Ruthenians (USA) (1924.05.20 – 1948.05.13)

1948.05.20
ItalyArchbishop Domenico Marsiglia († 68)

Archbishop of Rossano (Italy) (1931.05.28 – 1948.05.20)

1948.05.27
FranceArchbishop Rambert-Irénée Faure († 75)

Bishop of Saint-Claude (France) (1926.03.12 – 1948.05.27)

Archbishop ad personam (1946.06.06 – 1948.05.27)

1948.05.30
GermanyBishop Matthias Ehrenfried († 76)

Bishop of Würzburg (Germany) (1924.09.30 – 1948.05.30)

1948.06.02
PeruBishop Enrique Alvarez González, O.P. († 45)

Vicar Apostolic of Urubamba y Madre de Dios (Peru) (1946.07.14 – 1948.06.02)

1948.06.12
AustraliaBishop John Heavey, O.E.S.A. († 79)

Bishop of Cairns (Australia) (1941.07.08 – 1948.06.12)

1948.06.15
IndiaArchbishop Elie-Jean-Joseph Morel, M.E.P. († 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pondicherry (India) (1909.05.11 – 1929.08.16)

1948.07.01
JordanArchbishop Paul Salman (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 62)

Archbishop of Petra and Philadelphia of the Greek-Melkites (Jordan) ([1932.05.02] 1933.03.13 – 1948.07.01)

1948.07.06
ItalyArchbishop Luigi Arrigoni († 58)

Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria (1946.05.31 – 1948.07.06)

Apostolic Nuncio to Peru (1946.05.31 – 1948.07.06)

1948.07.07
ItalyBishop Pasquale Righetti († 80)

Bishop of Savona (Italy) (1926.12.20 – 1948.07.07)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1926.12.20 – 1948.07.07)

1948.07.10
FranceBishop Maurice-Auguste-Eugène Foin († 65)

Auxiliary Bishop of Le Mans (France) (1939.06.10 – 1948.07.10)

1948.07.20
PortugalBishop António Antunes († 80)

Bishop of Coimbra (Portugal) (1936.03.01 – 1948.07.20)

1948.07.30
BelgiumBishop Stefane Carton de Wiart († 49)

Bishop of Tournai (Belgium) (1945.07.08 – 1948.07.30)

1948.08.04
ItalyCardinal Enrico Sibilia († 86)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto (1939.12.11 – 1948.08.04)

1948.08.05
USABishop James Aloysius Griffin († 65)

Bishop of Springfield in Illinois (USA) (1923.11.10 – 1948.08.05)

1948.08.08
SlovakiaBishop Stefan Madarász († 64)

Bishop of Košice (Slovakia) (1939.07.19 – 1948.08.08)

1948.08.25
ItalyArchbishop Antonino Arata († 64)

Assessor of Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Churches (1941 – 1948.08.25)

1948.08.25
USABishop Alexander Joseph McGavick († 85)

Bishop of La Crosse (USA) (1921.11.21 – 1948.08.25)

1948.08.27
IrelandArchbishop Paschal Charles Robinson, O.F.M. († 78)

Titular Archbishop of Tyana (1927.05.24 – 1948.08.27)

Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland (1929.11.27 – 1948.08.27)

1948.08.28
IndiaBishop Carlos de Sá Fragoso († 72)

Bishop emeritus of São Tomé de Meliapor (India) (1933.12.04 – 1937.04.10)

1948.08.29
ArgentinaBishop Nicolás Esandi, S.D.B. († 71)

Bishop of Viedma (Argentina) (1934.09.13 – 1948.08.29)

1948.09.08
JapanArchbishop Jean-Baptiste-Alexis Chambon (ジャン・アレキシス・ジャンボン), M.E.P. († 73)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Yokohama 横浜 (Japan) (1937.11.09 – 1940.09.18)

1948.09.10
ChinaBishop Auguste Haouisée (惠濟良), S.J. († 70)

Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1948.09.10)

1948.09.12
CzechiaArchbishop Antonin Alois Weber († 70)

Bishop emeritus of Litoměřice (Czechia) (1931.10.22 – 1947.03.10)

1948.09.16
SpainCardinal Manuel Arce y Ochotorena († 69)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio (1946.02.22 – 1948.09.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tarragona (Spain) (1944.03.29 – 1948.09.16)

1948.09.17
ItalyCardinal Raffaello Carlo Rossi, O.C.D. († 71)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede (1930.07.03 – 1948.09.17)

Bishop emeritus of Volterra (Italy) (1920.04.22 – 1923.06.07)

Superior General of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo (Scalabrinians) (1930 – 1948.09.17)

Secretary of Sacred Consistorial Congregation (1930.07.04 – 1948.09.17)

1948.09.20
USABishop Edmond Heelan († 80)

Bishop of Sioux City (USA) (1920.03.08 – 1948.09.20)

1948.09.21
EnglandBishop William Lee († 72)

Bishop of Clifton (England) (1931.12.18 – 1948.09.21)

1948.09.26
SomaliaBishop Gabriele Perlo, I.M.C. († 69)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Mogadishu (Somalia) (1927.12.22 – 1930.08)

1948.09.30
BrazilBishop Basilio Manuel Olimpo Pereira, O.F.M. († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Amazonas (Brazil) (1925.05.01 – 1941.03.22)

1948.10.12
GhanaBishop Ernest Hauger, S.M.A. († 75)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Gold Coast (Ghana) (1925.02.13 – 1932.11.14)

1948.10.17
USAArchbishop Francis Joseph Beckman († 72)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dubuque (USA) (1930.01.17 – 1946.11.11)

1948.10.22
PolandVenerable Cardinal August Hlond, S.D.B. († 67)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace (1927.12.22 – 1948.10.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland) (1946.06.13 – 1948.10.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) (1926.06.24 – 1948.10.22)

1948.10.23
ItalyBishop Giovanni Jeremich († 73)

Auxiliary Bishop of Venezia (Italy) (1929.05.31 – 1948.10.23)

1948.10.27
CanadaBishop Marie-Antoine Roy, O.F.M. († 55)

Bishop of Edmundston (Canada) (1945.05.31 – 1948.10.27)

1948.10.28
PolandBishop Stanisław Kostka Łomżyński († 74)

Bishop of Łomża (Poland) (1926.06.24 – 1948.10.28)

1948.10.31
BrazilBishop José Tomas Gomes da Silva († 75)

Bishop of Aracaju (Brazil) (1911.05.12 – 1948.10.31)

1948.11.04
KenyaBishop Filippo Perlo, I.M.C. († 75)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Kenya (Kenya) (1909.07.15 – 1925.12)

Superior General emeritus of Consolata Missionaries (1926.02.16 – 1929.01.11)

1948.11.27
VietnamBishop Domingo Hồ Ngọc Cẩn († 71)

Vicar Apostolic of Bùi Chu (Vietnam) (1936.06.17 – 1948.11.27)

1948.12.16
ItalyBishop Carlo Pensa († 79)

Bishop of Penne (Italy) (1912.08.27 – 1948.12.16)

Bishop of Atri (Italy) (1912.08.27 – 1948.12.16)

1948.12.20
ChinaBishop Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse (駱書雅), M.E.P. († 78)

Bishop of Chengdu 成都 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1948.12.20)

1948.12.22
SlovakiaArchbishop Karol Kmetko († 73)

Bishop of Nitra (Slovakia) (1920.11.13 – 1948.12.22)

Archbishop ad personam (1944.05.11 – 1948.12.22)

1948.12.27
MoroccoBishop José María Betanzos y Hormaechevarría, O.F.M. († 85)

Vicar Apostolic of Marruecos (Morocco) (1926.07.17 – 1948.12.27)

1948.12.27
GermanyBishop Ferdinand Dirichs († 54)

Bishop of Limburg (Germany) (1947.09.24 – 1948.12.27)

1948.12.28
AustraliaBishop Ernesto Coppo, S.D.B. († 78)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Kimberley in Western Australia (Australia) (1922.12.01 – 1928)

1948.12.28
MexicoBishop Emeterio Valverde y Télles († 84)

Bishop of León (Mexico) (1909.08.07 – 1948.12.28)

1948.12.31
MyanmarBishop Marie-Eugène-Auguste-Charles Foulquier, M.E.P. († 82)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Northern Burma (Myanmar) (1906.08.18 – 1929.06.27)

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