Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 1964

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (67)
1964.01.03
ItalyArchbishop Francesco de Filippis († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brindisi (Italy) (1942.11.26 – 1953.09.01)

Bishop emeritus of Ostuni (Italy) (1942.11.26 – 1953.09.01)

1964.01.10
IrelandBishop Patrick Collier († 83)

Bishop of Ossory (Ireland) (1928.10.01 – 1964.01.10)

1964.01.11
FranceCardinal André-Damien-Ferdinand Jullien, P.S.S. († 81)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro (1958.12.18 – 1964.01.11)

Dean emeritus of Sacred Roman Rota (1944.10.30 – 1958.12.15)

1964.01.13
Congo-KinshasaBishop Camille-Paul Stappers, O.F.M. († 78)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Lulua (Congo-Kinshasa) (1934.02.26 – 1949)

1964.01.21
ItalyCardinal Carlo Chiarlo († 82)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1958.12.18 – 1964.01.21)

1964.01.27
IndiaBishop René-Jean-Baptiste-Germain Feuga, M.E.P. († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Mysore (India) (1941.04.03 – 1962.11.20)

1964.01.28
New ZealandBishop Edward Michael Joyce († 59)

Bishop of Christchurch (New Zealand) (1950.04.18 – 1964.01.28)

1964.02.02
VietnamBishop Jean-Marie Mazé, M.E.P. († 66)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Hung Hoá (Vietnam) (1945.01.11 – 1960.03.05)

1964.02.11
ItalyBishop Domenico Brizi († 73)

Bishop of Osimo (Italy) (1945.01.23 – 1964.02.11)

Bishop of Cingoli (Italy) (1945.01.23 – 1964.02.11)

1964.02.12
LebanonBishop Gabriel Naamo (Chaldean Rite) († 84)

Bishop of Beirut of the Chaldeans (Lebanon) (1957.06.28 – 1964.02.12)

1964.02.15
FranceBishop François-Louis Auvity († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Mende (France) (1937.08.14 – 1945.09.11)

1964.02.18
MadagascarBishop Paul Joseph Girouard, M.S. († 65)

Bishop of Morondava (Madagascar) (1955.09.14 – 1964.02.18)

1964.02.22
ArgentinaBishop Froilán Ferreira Reinafé († 73)

Bishop of La Rioja (Argentina) (1934.09.13 – 1964.02.22)

1964.02.24
USABishop James Henry Ambrose Griffiths († 60)

Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA) (1955.09 – 1964.02.24)

1964.03.02
UkraineBishop Stepans Vaprovyč (Ukrainian Rite) († 64)

Auxiliary Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1945 – 1964.03.02)

1964.03.05
PolandBishop Carlo Maria Splett († 66)

Bishop of Gdańsk (Poland) (1938.06.13 – 1964.03.05)

1964.03.07
BrazilArchbishop Carlos Gouvêa Coelho († 56)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil) (1960.03.26 – 1964.03.07)

1964.03.19
USAArchbishop Daniel James Gercke († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Tucson (USA) (1923.06.21 – 1960.09.28)

1964.03.24
SerbiaArchbishop Josip Ujčić († 84)

Archbishop of Beograd (Serbia) (1936.11.28 – 1964.03.24)

Apostolic Administrator of Jugoslavenska Banat (Serbia) (1936.11.28 – 1964.03.24)

1964.03.26
EnglandBishop Humphrey Bright († 61)

Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England) (1944.08.31 – 1964.03.26)

1964.04.02
SpainBishop Tomás Gutiérrez Diez († 86)

Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta (Spain) (1943.11.11 – 1964.04.02)

1964.04.08
ItalyBishop Salvatore Russo († 79)

Bishop of Acireale (Italy) (1932.08.13 – 1964.04.08)

1964.04.10
GermanyBishop Josef Freusberg († 82)

Auxiliary Bishop of Fulda (Germany) (1953.04.12 – 1964.04.10)

1964.04.11
FranceBishop Guillaume-Marius Sembel († 80)

Bishop of Dijon (France) (1937.03.15 – 1964.04.11)

1964.04.12
SpainArchbishop Francisco Javer Lauzurica y Torralba († 73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1954.10.27 – 1964.04.12)

1964.04.16
SlovakiaBishop István Barnás († 64)

Auxiliary Bishop of Spiš (Slovakia) (1949.10.25 – 1964.04.16)

1964.04.29
SpainBishop Francisco Barbado y Viejo, O.P. († 73)

Bishop of Salamanca (Spain) (1942.04.10 – 1964.04.29)

1964.05.04
ItalyArchbishop Armando Lombardi († 58)

Titular Archbishop of Cesarea Philippi (1950.02.13 – 1964.05.04)

Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil (1954 – 1964.05.04)

1964.05.26
ItalyBishop Simone Lorenzo Salvi, O.S.B. Subl. († 84)

Abbot Ordinary of Subiaco (Italy) (1917.11.10 – 1964.05.26)

1964.06.08
LibyaBishop Ernesto Aurelio Ghiglione, O.F.M. († 79)

Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi (Libya) (1951.07.05 – 1964.06.08)

1964.06.08
ItalyBishop Emilio Giorgi († 79)

Bishop of Montepulciano (Italy) (1933.09.18 – 1964.06.08)

1964.06.15
South AfricaBishop Franz Wolfgang Demont, S.C.I. († 83)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Aliwal (South Africa) (1936.01.27 – 1944.02.03)

1964.06.19
USABishop Edmund Francis Gibbons († 95)

Bishop emeritus of Albany (USA) (1919.03.10 – 1954.11.10)

1964.07.11
FranceBishop Henri-René-Adrien Brault († 69)

Bishop of Saint-Dié (France) (1947.09.29 – 1964.07.11)

1964.07.18
USABishop Edward Peter McManaman († 64)

Auxiliary Bishop of Erie (USA) (1948.07.24 – 1964.07.18)

1964.07.28
AustraliaBishop Joseph Basil Roper († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Toowoomba (Australia) (1938.07.13 – 1952.10.14)

1964.07.31
HaitiArchbishop Joseph-Marie Le Gouaze († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Port-au-Prince (Haiti) (1930.12.05 – 1955.06.24)

1964.07.31
Congo-KinshasaBishop Noël Mala († 63)

Bishop of Kasongo (Congo-Kinshasa) (1963.04.05 – 1964.07.31)

1964.08.10
CanadaBishop Pierre-Armand-Albert-Lucien Fallaize, O.M.I. († 77)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Mackenzie (Canada) (1931.06.23 – 1940)

1964.08.14
ItalyBishop Luigi Pirelli († 69)

Bishop of Sovana–Pitigliano (Italy) (1963.08.14 – 1964.08.14)

1964.08.16
NetherlandsArchbishop Willem Pieter Adrian Maria Mutsaerts († 75)

Bishop emeritus of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) (1943.03.18 – 1960.06.27)

1964.08.19
ItalyArchbishop Giacinto Tredici († 84)

Bishop of Brescia (Italy) (1933.12.21 – 1964.08.19)

Archbishop ad personam (1958 – 1964.08.19)

1964.08.22
UkraineBlessed Bishop Symeon Lukach (Симеон Лукач) (Ukrainian Rite) († 71)
1964.08.26
NetherlandsArchbishop Joseph Wilhelmus Maria Baeten († 71)

Bishop emeritus of Breda (Netherlands) (1951.02.18 – 1961.09.08)

1964.09.04
FranceCardinal Clément-Émile Roques († 83)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina (1946.02.22 – 1964.09.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Rennes (France) (1940.05.11 – 1964.09.04)

1964.09.10
FranceBishop Louis Chiron († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Langres (France) (1939.10.06 – 1964.01.15)

1964.09.21
PolandArchbishop Józef Gawlina († 71)

Military Vicar emeritus of Poland (Poland) (1933.02.15 – 1947)

1964.09.21
AlbaniaArchbishop Leone Giovanni Battista Nigris († 80)

Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Southern Albania (Albania) (1940 – 1945)

1964.09.21
SpainBishop Jesús Enciso Viana († 58)

Bishop of Mallorca (Spain) (1955.05.30 – 1964.09.21)

1964.10.11
USABishop John Patrick Treacy († 73)

Bishop of La Crosse (USA) (1948.08.25 – 1964.10.11)

1964.10.11
Congo-KinshasaBishop Alfonso Verwimp, S.J. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Kisantu (Congo-Kinshasa) (1959.11.10 – 1960.10.27)

1964.10.12
IndiaBishop Michael Rodrigues († 69)

Bishop emeritus of Belgaum (India) (1953.09.19 – 1964.03.15)

1964.11.04
ItalyBishop Guiseppe Pietro Gagnor, O.P. († 80)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1945.10.30 – 1964.11.04)

1964.11.08
USAArchbishop Joseph Francis Rummel († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop of New Orleans (USA) (1935.03.09 – 1964.11.08)

1964.11.12
PortugalBishop José da Cruz Moreira Pinto († 77)

Bishop of Viseu (Portugal) (1928.05.09 – 1964.11.12)

1964.11.13
PolandBishop Franciszek Barda († 84)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1933.11.25 – 1964.11.13)

1964.11.13
ItalyBishop Oddo Bernacchia († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Termoli (Italy) (1924.10.28 – 1962.03.19)

1964.11.18
ChinaBishop Augustin Olbert (吳伯祿), S.V.D. († 69)

Bishop of Qingdao 青島 (China) (1948.07.08 – 1964.11.18)

1964.11.21
CanadaArchbishop Paul Bernier († 58)

Archbishop-Bishop of Gaspé (Canada) (1957.09.09 – 1964.11.21)

1964.11.23
USABishop Edward Celestin Daly, O.P. († 70)

Bishop of Des Moines (USA) (1948.03.13 – 1964.11.23)

1964.11.26
Papua New GuineaBishop Leo Isidore Scharmach, M.S.C. († 68)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea) (1939.06.13 – 1963)

1964.11.26
Congo-KinshasaBishop Joseph-Pierre-Albert Wittebols, S.C.I. († 52)

Bishop of Wamba (Congo-Kinshasa) (1959.11.10 – 1964.11.26)

1964.11.28
ItalyBishop Gregorio Falconieri († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Conversano (Italy) (1935.09.12 – 1964.05.24)

1964.12.10
GuatemalaArchbishop Mariano Rossell y Arellano († 70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1939.01.08 – 1964.12.10)

Bishop-Prelate of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (Guatemala) (1956.09.16 – 1964.12.10)

1964.12.10
TanzaniaBishop Anthony van Oorschot, M. Afr. († 65)

Bishop of Mbeya (Tanzania) (1953.03.25 – 1964.12.10)

1964.12.16
MadagascarBishop Alain-Sébastien Le Breton, S.M.M. († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Tamatave (Madagascar) (1955.09.14 – 1957.03.15)

1964.12.29
EgyptBishop Alexandros Scandar (Coptic Rite) († 69)

Bishop of Assiut of the Copts (Egypt) (1947.08.09 – 1964.12.29)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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