Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 1960

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (65)
1960.02.10
CroatiaBlessed Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac († 61)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Zagreb (Croatia) (1937.12.07 – 1960.02.10)

1960.02.10
BrazilArchbishop Francisco de Assis Pires († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Crato (Brazil) (1931.08.11 – 1959.07.11)

1960.02.16
ItalyArchbishop Pietro Pisani († 88)

Titular Archbishop of Tomi (1919.12.15 – 1960.02.16)

1960.02.17
ItalyArchbishop Eugenio Giambro († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Nicastro (Italy) (1916.05.22 – 1955.02.02)

1960.02.19
ItalyBishop Lucio Crescenzi († 67)

Bishop of Matelica (Italy) (1945.07.10 – 1960.02.19)

Bishop of Fabriano (Italy) (1945.07.10 – 1960.02.19)

1960.02.22
ChinaBishop Simon Chu Kai-min (朱開敏), S.J. († 91)

Bishop of Haimen 海門 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1960.02.22)

1960.03.12
ChinaBishop William Charles Quinn (光一幸), C.M. († 54)

Bishop of Yujiang 餘江 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1960.03.12)

1960.03.13
SpainBishop Francisco Miranda Vicente († 46)

Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (Spain) (1951.07.21 – 1960.03.13)

1960.03.21
USABishop Howard Joseph Carroll († 57)

Bishop of Altoona–Johnstown (USA) (1957.12.05 – 1960.03.21)

1960.03.21
NamibiaBishop Joseph Klemann, O.S.F.S. († 88)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Great Namaqualand (Namibia) (1931.02.24 – 1942)

1960.03.26
Congo-KinshasaBishop Silvain van Hee, S.J. († 85)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Kwango (Congo-Kinshasa) (1928.03.29 – 1936.02.20)

1960.03.29
FranceBishop François-Marie Picaud († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Bayeux (France) (1931.09.12 – 1954.08.05)

1960.03.31
USABishop Duane Garrison Hunt († 75)

Bishop of Salt Lake City (USA) (1951.03.31 – 1960.03.31)

1960.04.21
BeninArchbishop Louis Parisot, S.M.A. († 74)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cotonou (Benin) (1955.09.14 – 1960.01.05)

1960.04.25
BrazilArchbishop Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. († 84)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mariana (Brazil) (1922.09.01 – 1960.04.25)

1960.04.27
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Giordani († 82)

Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia (1956.08.03 – 1960.04.27)

1960.04.30
South KoreaBishop Bartholomew Kim Hyeon-bae (김현배 바르톨로메오) († 53)

Vicar Apostolic of Jeonju 전주 (South Korea) (1957.01.26 – 1960.04.30)

1960.05.02
ItalyBishop Eugenio Raffaele Faggiano, C.P. († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Cariati (Italy) (1936.02.19 – 1956.09.25)

1960.05.03
HungaryBishop Endre Kriston († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop of Eger (Hungary) (1923.08.23 – 1960.05.03)

1960.05.04
VietnamBishop Félix-Maurice Hedde, O.P. († 81)

Vicar Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang (Vietnam) (1939.07.11 – 1960.05.04)

1960.05.06
LithuaniaBishop Vincenzo Padolskis († 56)

Coadjutor Bishop emeritus of Vilkaviškis (Lithuania) (1948 – 1950)

1960.05.06
ItalyBishop Giacomo Zaffrani († 81)

Bishop of Guastalla (Italy) (1932.09.16 – 1960.05.06)

1960.05.09
FranceArchbishop Louis-Augustin Marmottin († 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims (France) (1940.08.21 – 1960.05.09)

1960.05.15
ItalyArchbishop Pasquale Mores († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Nusco (Italy) (1919.12.15 – 1950.01.31)

1960.05.21
ColombiaBishop Francisco Gallego Pérez († 57)

Bishop of Cali (Colombia) (1958.12.18 – 1960.05.21)

1960.05.23
BoliviaArchbishop Daniel Rivero Rivero († 84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Sucre (Bolivia) (1940.02.03 – 1951)

1960.06.03
AustraliaBishop Andrew Gerard Tynan († 52)

Bishop of Rockhampton (Australia) (1946.03.31 – 1960.06.03)

1960.06.04
PortugalBishop Domingos da Silva Gonçalves († 69)

Bishop of Guarda (Portugal) (1952.02.01 – 1960.06.04)

1960.06.12
AustriaBishop Joseph Calasanz Fließer († 63)

Bishop emeritus of Linz (Austria) (1946.05.11 – 1956.01.01)

1960.06.16
BrazilBishop Inocêncio Engelke, O.F.M. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Campanha (Brazil) (1935.12.25 – 1960.05.16)

1960.06.23
ArgentinaBishop Miguel de Andrea († 82)

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1919.12.18 – 1960.06.23)

1960.07.02
EgyptArchbishop Jacques Nessimian (Armenian Rite) († 84)

Archbishop-Bishop of Iskanderiya of the Armenians (Egypt) (1933.08.05 – 1960.07.02)

1960.07.08
Congo-BrazzavilleBishop Paul Joseph Biéchy, C.S.Sp. († 73)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville) (1936.01.27 – 1954)

1960.07.12
ItalyCardinal Pietro Fumasoni Biondi († 87)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (1933.03.16 – 1960.07.12)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith (1933.03.16 – 1960.07.12)

1960.07.12
AustraliaBishop Francis-Xavier Gsell, M.S.C. († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Darwin (Australia) (1938.03.29 – 1948.11.10)

1960.07.16
Bosnia and HerzegovinaArchbishop Ivan Šaric († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Vrhbosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (1922.05.02 – 1960.07.16)

1960.07.17
SlovakiaBlessed Bishop Pavel Peter Gojdic, O.S.B.M. (Slovak Rite) († 72)

Bishop of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (1940.04.11 – 1960.07.17)

1960.07.22
NetherlandsArchbishop Jozef Hubert Willem Lemmens († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Roermond (Netherlands) (1932.03.26 – 1957.12.31)

1960.07.22
South AfricaBishop Frederic Osterrath, O.S.B. Subl. († 77)

Abbot Ordinary emeritus of Pietersburg (South Africa) (1939.11.14 – 1952.10)

1960.07.24
IndiaArchbishop Niclas Kujur, S.J. († 61)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi (India) (1953.09.19 – 1960.07.24)

1960.08.02
ItalyBishop Francesco Orlando († 65)

Bishop of San Severo (Italy) (1942.09.04 – 1960.08.02)

1960.08.05
LatviaBishop Peters Strods († 68)

Auxiliary Bishop of Riga (Latvia) (1946.07.19 – 1960.08.05)

1960.08.08
ItalyArchbishop Ambrogio Squintani († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Ascoli Piceno (Italy) (1936.09.21 – 1956.12.17)

1960.08.18
SpainBishop José Castelltort Subeyre († 61)

Bishop of Astorga (Spain) (1956.11.05 – 1960.08.18)

1960.08.28
USACardinal John Francis O’Hara, C.S.C. († 72)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio (1958.12.18 – 1960.08.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia (USA) (1951.11.28 – 1960.08.28)

1960.08.30
ItalyBishop Massimiliano Massimiliani († 84)

Bishop of Modigliana (Italy) (1931.06.30 – 1960.08.30)

1960.09.14
BrazilBishop Antônio Reis († 74)

Bishop of Santa Maria (Brazil) (1931.07.31 – 1960.09.14)

1960.09.25
USABishop Francis Ridgley Cotton († 65)

Bishop of Owensboro (USA) (1937.12.16 – 1960.09.25)

1960.09.29
SpainBishop Rafael Balanzá y Navarro († 80)

Bishop of Lugo (Spain) (1928.03.02 – 1960.09.29)

1960.10.01
ItalyCardinal Giuseppe Fietta († 76)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Paolo alla Regola pro hac vice Title (1959.03.12 – 1960.10.01)

1960.10.10
Congo-KinshasaBishop Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. († 61)

Bishop of Buta (Congo-Kinshasa) (1959.11.10 – 1960.10.10)

1960.10.11
USABishop Jerome Aloysius Daugherty Sebastian († 64)

Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (USA) (1953.12.22 – 1960.10.11)

1960.10.12
FranceBishop Joseph-Marie-Jean-Baptiste Chappe († 72)

Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay (France) (1949.08.08 – 1960.10.12)

1960.10.22
ColombiaBishop Antonio Torasso, I.M.C. († 45)

Vicar Apostolic of Florencia (Colombia) (1952.01.10 – 1960.10.22)

1960.11.03
CubaBishop Alberto Martín y Villaverde († 56)

Bishop of Matanzas (Cuba) (1938.05.14 – 1960.11.03)

1960.11.06
VenezuelaArchbishop Nicolás Eugenio Navarro († 92)

Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela) (1943.02.21 – 1960.11.06)

1960.11.08
ChinaBishop Ruggero Raffaele Cazzanelli (佳格理), O.F.M. († 78)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Qichun 蘄春 (China) (1936.01.27 – 1941)

1960.11.13
ItalyBishop Pietro Villa, F.S.C.I. († 71)

Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Gondar (Ethiopia) (1937.07.28 – 1946.03.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (Italy) (1951 – 1960.11.13)

1960.11.16
FranceBishop Paul-Louis Touzé († 85)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Paris (France) (1943.06.22 – 1957.10.06)

1960.11.25
ItalyVenerable Bishop Raffaele delle Nocche († 83)

Bishop of Tricarico (Italy) (1922.02.11 – 1960.11.25)

1960.11.26
USABishop John Michael McNamara († 82)

Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA) (1947.11.15 – 1960.11.26)

1960.12.07
FranceBishop Elie Vandewalle († 59)

Auxiliary Bishop of Versailles (France) (1958.08.23 – 1960.12.07)

1960.12.09
LebanonBishop Joseph Kallas (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 83)

Bishop of Tripoli of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon) ([1923.04.04] 1923.05.23 – 1960.12.09)

1960.12.31
GermanyCardinal Joseph Wendel († 59)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova (1953.01.15 – 1960.12.31)

Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany) (1952.08.09 – 1960.12.31)

Military Vicar of Germany (Germany) (1956.02.04 – 1960.12.31)

1960.12.31
ItalyBishop Paolo Rota († 74)

Bishop of Fidenza (Italy) (1952.12.28 – 1960.12.31)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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