Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 1973

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Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (117)
1973
ChinaBishop Joseph Li Dao-nan (李道南) († 71)

Bishop of Puqi 蒲圻 (China) (1951.05.10 – 1973)

1973.01.02
PhilippinesArchbishop Alejandro Olalia († 59)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lipa (Philippines) (1972.06.20 – 1973.01.02)

1973.01.08
BrazilBishop José Carlos de Aguirre († 92)

Bishop of Sorocaba (Brazil) (1924.07.04 – 1973.01.08)

1973.01.08
ChinaBishop Mark Yuan Wen-hua (袁文華), O.F.M. ▼ († 68)

Bishop of Wuchang 武昌 (China) (1958 – 1973.01.08▼)

1973.01.12
SenegalBishop Prosper Dodds, C.S.Sp. († 57)

Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal) (1966.02.15 – 1973.01.12)

1973.01.13
ItalyCardinal Fernando Cento († 89)

Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri (1965.04.23 – 1973.01.13)

Major Penitentiary emeritus of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary (1962.02.12 – 1967.04.07)

1973.01.13
CambodiaBishop Gustave-André-Ferdinand Raballand, M.E.P. († 71)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Phnom Penh (Cambodia) (1956.02.29 – 1962.04)

1973.01.16
Costa RicaBishop Juan Vicente Solís Fernández († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Alajuela (Costa Rica) (1940.07.03 – 1967.03.30)

1973.01.20
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Torrini († 94)

Archbishop of Lucca (Italy) (1928.06.15 – 1973.01.20)

1973.01.22
SomaliaBishop Antonio Silvio Zocchetta, O.F.M. († 52)

Vicar Apostolic of Mogadishu (Somalia) (1970.10.19 – 1973.01.22)

1973.01.27
HungaryBishop Stefano Hász († 88)

Titular Bishop of Sura (1929.02.28 – 1973.01.27)

1973.01.29
ItalyBishop Egidio Luigi Lanzo, O.F.M. Cap. († 87)

Bishop of Saluzzo (Italy) (1943.01.22 – 1973.01.29)

1973.01.29
ChinaBishop Gaetano Mignani (梅雅誼), C.M. († 90)

Bishop of Ji’an 吉安 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1973.01.29)

1973.02.01
PeruBishop Fidel Mario Tubino Mongilardi († 63)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru) (1956.02.11 – 1973.02.01)

1973.02.02
ItalyBishop Oreste Rauzi († 85)

Auxiliary Bishop of Trento (Italy) (1939.06.17 – 1973.02.02)

1973.02.10
SpainBishop Fidel García Martínez († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Calahorra y La Calzada (Spain) (1927.08.25 – 1953.05.07)

1973.02.12
ItalyBishop Innocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Bovino (Italy) (1937.03.13 – 1959.12.09)

1973.02.15
FranceCardinal Achille Liénart († 89)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto (1930.07.03 – 1973.02.15)

Bishop emeritus of Lille (France) (1928.10.06 – 1968.03.14)

1973.02.15
CanadaBishop Michael O’Reilly († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Saint George’s (Canada) (1941.07.05 – 1969.12.22)

1973.02.16
ItalyBishop Luigi Cicuttini († 66)

Bishop emeritus of Città di Castello (Italy) (1956.11.30 – 1966.09.07)

1973.02.16
USABishop Clarence Edward Elwell († 69)

Bishop of Columbus (USA) (1968.05.29 – 1973.02.16)

1973.02.16
PolandBishop Paweł Latusek († 62)

Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Poland) (1967 – 1973.02.16)

1973.02.17
GibraltarBishop John Farmer Healy († 72)

Bishop of Gibraltar (Gibraltar) (1956.07.18 – 1973.02.17)

1973.02.27
MozambiqueBishop Altino Ribeiro de Santana († 57)

Bishop of Beira (Mozambique) (1972.02.19 – 1973.02.27)

1973.02.28
ChinaBishop Thomas Niu Hui-qing (牛會卿) († 77)

Bishop of Yanggu 陽穀 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1973.02.28)

1973.03.07
South KoreaArchbishop Peter Han Kong-ryel (한공렬 베드로) († 60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea) (1971 – 1973.03.07)

1973.03.07
USABishop John Selby Spence († 63)

Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA) (1964.03.17 – 1973.03.07)

1973.03.08
SpainCardinal Benjamin de Arriba y Castro († 86)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio (1953.10.29 – 1973.03.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tarragona (Spain) (1949.01.22 – 1970.11.19)

1973.03.11
PeruBishop Edward Louis Fedders, M.M. († 59)

Bishop-Prelate of Juli (Peru) (1957.08.03 – 1973.03.11)

1973.03.17
ItalyCardinal Giuseppe Antonio Ferretto († 74)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto (1961.03.26 – 1973.03.17)

Major Penitentiary emeritus of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary (1967.04.07 – 1973.03.01)

Camerlengo emeritus of Sacred College of Cardinals (1968 – 1973.03.01)

1973.03.20
ItalyBishop Francesco Bottino († 79)

Auxiliary Bishop of Torino (Italy) (1947.12.13 – 1973.03.20)

1973.03.23
Congo-KinshasaArchbishop Nicolas Kinsch, S.C.I. († 68)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kisangani (Congo-Kinshasa) (1966.05.30 – 1967.09.26)

1973.03.26
Congo-KinshasaBishop Alphonse Marie van den Bosch, C.SS.R. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Matadi (Congo-Kinshasa) (1959.11.10 – 1965.12.18)

1973.03.29
HungaryBishop György Zemplén († 67)

Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom (Hungary) (1969.01.10 – 1973.03.29)

1973.03.31
SomaliaBishop Francesco Venanzio Filippini, O.F.M. († 82)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Mogadishu (Somalia) (1933.05.30 – 1970.10.19)

1973.04.02
FranceCardinal Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre († 80)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1960.03.31 – 1973.04.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bourges (France) (1943.06.17 – 1969.10.10)

1973.04.07
IrelandArchbishop John Charles McQuaid, C.S.Sp. († 77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dublin (Ireland) (1940.11.06 – 1971)

1973.04.07
AngolaBishop Pompeu de Sá Leão y Seabra, C.S.Sp. († 65)

Bishop of Malanje (Angola) (1962.12.20 – 1973.04.07)

1973.04.13
BrazilBishop Mário Roberto Emmett Anglim, C.SS.R. († 51)

Bishop-Prelate of Coari (Brazil) (1964.04.24 – 1973.04.13)

1973.04.16
IraqBishop Curiacos Moussess (Chaldean Rite) († 51)

Bishop of Amadiyah of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1967.11.17 – 1973.04.16)

1973.04.27
IndiaBishop Peter Francis Rayappa († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Kumbakonam (India) (1931.02.24 – 1954.09.20)

1973.04.28
PeruBishop Alfonso Zaplana Bellizza († 61)

Bishop of Tacna (Peru) (1957.12.17 – 1973.04.28)

1973.04.29
BrazilBishop Érico Ferrari († 45)

Bishop of Santa Maria (Brazil) (1971.04.29 – 1973.04.29)

1973.05.02
USAArchbishop Edward Louis Heston, C.S.C. († 65)

President of Pontifical Commission for Social Communications (1971.09.08 – 1973.05.02)

1973.05.02
SyriaArchbishop Joseph Rabbani (Syriac Rite) († 83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria) (1927.04.29 – 1947.12.14)

1973.05.06
MyanmarBishop Ferdinand Guercilena, P.I.M.E. († 73)

Bishop emeritus of Kengtung (Myanmar) (1955.01.01 – 1972.09.19)

1973.05.07
SpainCardinal Arcadio María Larraona, C.M.F. († 85)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Maria (1969.04.28 – 1973.05.07)

Superior General emeritus of Congregation of Saint John the Baptist Precursor (1959 – 1973?)

1973.05.07
SpainBishop Antonio Pildáin y Zapiáin († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Islas Canarias (Spain) (1936.05.18 – 1966.12.15)

1973.05.08
BrazilBishop José Hascher, C.S.Sp. († 82)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Juruá (Brazil) (1947.03.22 – 1967.02.07)

1973.05.12
ItalyArchbishop Raffaele Baratta († 83)

Archbishop emeritus of Perugia (Italy) (1959.12.17 – 1968.10.15)

1973.05.16
CanadaBishop Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie, C.I.M. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Golfe Saint-Laurent (Canada) (1945.11.24 – 1956.12.07)

1973.05.19
SpainBishop Lino Rodrigo Ruesca († 87)

Bishop of Huesca (Spain) (1935.01.28 – 1973.05.19)

1973.05.21
IrelandBishop Eugene O’Callaghan († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Clogher (Ireland) (1943.01.30 – 1969.11.28)

1973.05.23
USABishop Joseph Francis Flannelly († 78)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of New York (USA) (1948.11.09 – 1969.11.08)

1973.05.23
Hong KongBishop Francis Xavier Hsu Chen-Ping (徐誠斌) († 53)

Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong) (1969.05.29 – 1973.05.23)

Secretary General of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (1973.02 – 1973.05.23)

1973.06.02
WalesBishop John Edward Petit († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Menevia (Wales) (1947.02.08 – 1972.06.16)

1973.06.12
MacauBishop Paulo José Tavares (戴維理) († 53)

Bishop of Macau 澳門 (Macau) (1961.08.19 – 1973.06.12)

1973.06.21
Congo-KinshasaBishop Joseph Guffens, S.J. († 78)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Kwango (Congo-Kinshasa) (1949.07.24 – 1953.11.19)

1973.06.27
FranceBishop Léon Eugène Émile François Dixneuf († 52)

Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (France) (1972.11.27 – 1973.06.27)

1973.06.28
FranceBishop Jean-Ernest Ménard († 62)

Bishop of Rodez (France) (1955.01.23 – 1973.06.28)

1973.06.29
MalaysiaBishop Jan Vos, M.H.M. († 71)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Kuching (Malaysia) (1952.02.14 – 1968.02.09)

1973.06.30
UkraineBlessed Bishop Vasyl’ Vsevolod Velychkovs’kyi (Василь Всеволод Величковський), C.SS.R. (Ukrainian Rite) († 70)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1959 – 1973.06.30)

1973.07.10
SpainArchbishop José García y Goldaraz († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Valladolid (Spain) (1953.08.25 – 1970.07.02)

1973.07.11
ItalyCardinal Cesare Zerba († 81)

Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore pro hac vice Title (1965.02.25 – 1973.07.11)

Referendary Prelate emeritus of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (1939.06.01 – 1965.02.22)

1973.07.13
USABishop William Patrick O’Connor († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Madison (USA) (1946.02.22 – 1967.02.18)

1973.07.22
NicaraguaBishop Carlos de la Trinidad Borge y Castrillo († 85)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Managua (Nicaragua) (1953.08.09 – 1968.06.17)

1973.07.24
South AfricaBishop Aurelian Bilgeri, O.S.B. († 64)

Bishop of Eshowe (South Africa) (1951.01.11 – 1973.07.24)

1973.07.25
USABishop Aloysius Joseph Willinger, C.SS.R. († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Monterey–Fresno (USA) (1953.01.03 – 1967.10.06)

1973.08.01
CanadaBishop Michael Alphonsus Harrington († 72)

Bishop of Kamloops (Canada) (1952.08.27 – 1973.08.01)

1973.08.02
SpainBishop José Souto Vizoso († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Palencia (Spain) (1949.07.11 – 1970.03.31)

1973.08.06
LesothoBishop Joseph Bonhomme, O.M.I. († 84)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Basutoland (Lesotho) (1933.04.25 – 1947.03.08)

1973.08.09
CroatiaBishop Stjepan Bauerlein († 68)

Bishop of Đakovo i Srijem (Croatia) (1963.11.18 – 1973.08.09)

1973.08.10
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Marafini († 55)

Bishop of Veroli–Frosinone (Italy) (1964.11.14 – 1973.08.10)

1973.08.14
USABishop Jeremiah Francis Minihan († 70)

Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA) (1954.05.21 – 1973.08.14)

1973.08.14
UkraineBishop Jan Nowicki († 78)

Titular Bishop of Pupiana (1968.03.23 – 1973.08.14)

Apostolic Administrator of Lviv (Ukraine) (1968.03.23 – 1973.08.14)

1973.08.18
USABishop Leonard Philip Cowley († 60)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA) (1957.11.28 – 1973.08.18)

1973.08.18
LiberiaBishop Patrick Kla Juwle († 59)

Vicar Apostolic of Cape Palmas (Liberia) (1972.07.30 – 1973.08.18)

1973.08.24
BelizeBishop David Francis Hickey, S.J. († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Belize (Belize) (1956.02.29 – 1957.08.01)

1973.08.24
ItalyBishop Pietro Zuccarino († 75)

Bishop of Bobbio–San Colombano (Italy) (1953.11.29 – 1973.08.24)

1973.08.27
ItalyArchbishop Enrico Nicodemo († 67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bari e Canosa (Italy) (1952.11.11 – 1973.08.27)

Pontifical Delegate for the Basilica of Saint Nicholas of Bari (1968.02.11 – 1973.08.27)

1973.08.27
ItalyBishop Biagio Budelacci († 85)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Frascati (Italy) (1936.06.18 – 1962)

1973.08.27
NicaraguaBishop Juan Solá y Farrell, O.F.M. Cap. († 89)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Bluefields (Nicaragua) (1931.02.24 – 1942)

1973.08.29
ChileBishop Vladimiro Boric Crnosija, S.D.B. († 68)

Bishop of Punta Arenas (Chile) (1949.02.01 – 1973.08.29)

1973.08.31
ChileBishop Fernando Errázuriz Gandarillas († 57)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile) (1969.01.31 – 1973.08.31)

1973.09.03
PhilippinesCardinal Rufino Jiao Santos († 65)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria ai Monti (1960.03.31 – 1973.09.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila (Philippines) (1953.02.10 – 1973.09.03)

Military Vicar of Philippines (Philippines) (1951.12.10 – 1973.09.03)

1973.09.05
VietnamBishop Simon Hoà Nguyễn Văn Hiền († 67)

Bishop of Đà Lat (Vietnam) (1960.11.24 – 1973.09.05)

1973.09.09
IraqBishop Joseph Babana (Chaldean Rite) († 57)

Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1968.03.07 – 1973.09.09)

1973.09.13
MexicoBishop Manuel Jerónimo Yerena y Camarena († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Huejutla (Mexico) (1940.07.17 – 1963.08.19)

1973.09.16
EnglandCardinal William Theodore Heard († 89)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Teodoro pro hac vice Title (1970.05.18 – 1973.09.16)

Dean emeritus of Sacred Roman Rota (1958.12.15 – 1959.12.14)

1973.09.18
Wallis and FutunaBishop Alexandre Poncet, S.M. († 88)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Wallis et Futuna (Wallis and Futuna) (1935.11.11 – 1961.12.22)

1973.09.19
USAArchbishop Urban John Vehr († 82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Denver (USA) (1941.11.15 – 1967.02.18)

1973.09.30
ArgentinaArchbishop Alfonso María Buteler († 81)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mendoza (Argentina) (1961.04.10 – 1973.09.30)

1973.09.30
ChinaArchbishop Alexandre-Joseph-Charles Derouineau (德為能), M.E.P. († 75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kunming 昆明 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1973.09.30)

1973.10.08
IrelandBishop Henry Murphy († 61)

Bishop of Limerick (Ireland) (1958.07.01 – 1973.10.08)

1973.10.14
AngolaBishop Armando Amaral dos Santos († 44)

Bishop of Benguela (Angola) (1970.06.06 – 1973.10.14)

1973.10.15
MadagascarBishop Claude Rolland, M.S. († 63)

Bishop of Antsirabé (Madagascar) (1955.12.19 – 1973.10.15)

1973.10.21
ScotlandBishop James Ward († 68)

Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow (Scotland) (1960.07.02 – 1973.10.21)

1973.10.22
MexicoBishop Antonio Hernández Gallegos († 61)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico) (1967.02.24 – 1973.10.22)

1973.10.24
ItalyArchbishop Costantino Stella († 72)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of L’Aquila (Italy) (1972.08.15 – 1973.06.02)

1973.10.26
ArgentinaBishop José Borgatti, S.D.B. († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Viedma (Argentina) (1953.08.28 – 1968)

1973.10.31
VietnamBishop Jean Cassaigne, M.E.P. († 78)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Saigon (Vietnam) (1941.02.20 – 1955.09.20)

1973.11.04
Papua New GuineaBishop Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Sideia (Papua New Guinea) (1966.11.15 – 1970.03.07)

1973.11.06
IndiaBishop George Alapatt (Syro-Malabar Rite) († 73)

Bishop emeritus of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1944.03.11 – 1970.06.04)

1973.11.11
USABishop Thomas Edward Gill († 65)

Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle (USA) (1956.04.11 – 1973.11.11)

1973.11.14
SpainBishop Juan Pedro Zarranz y Pueyo († 70)

Bishop of Plasencia (Spain) (1946.02.16 – 1973.11.14)

1973.11.17
BrazilBishop Daniel Henrique Hostin, O.F.M. († 83)

Bishop of Lages (Brazil) (1929.08.02 – 1973.11.17)

1973.11.18
New ZealandCardinal Thomas Peter McKeefry († 74)

Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino (1969.04.30 – 1973.11.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Wellington (New Zealand) (1954.05.09 – 1973.11.18)

1973.11.25
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Placido Maria Nicolini, O.S.B. Cas. († 96)

Bishop of Assisi (Italy) (1928.06.22 – 1973.11.25)

1973.11.29
ItalyBishop Aldo Gobbi († 58)

Auxiliary Bishop of Imola (Italy) (1967.04.22 – 1973.11.29)

1973.12.02
UkraineBlessed Bishop Ivan Sleziuk (Іван Слезюк) (Ukrainian Rite) († 77)

Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1947.01.17 – 1973.12.02)

1973.12.07
BoliviaBishop Thomas Patrick Collins, M.M. († 58)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Pando (Bolivia) (1960.11.15 – 1968)

1973.12.13
ItalyCardinal Giuseppe Beltrami († 84)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio pro hac vice Title (1967.06.29 – 1973.12.13)

1973.12.13
ChinaBishop Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. († 79)

Prefect Apostolic of Yongzhou 永州 (China) (1948.05.21 – 1973.12.13)

1973.12.14
GermanyBishop Johannes Baptist Neuhäusler († 85)

Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising (Germany) (1947.02.08 – 1973.12.14)

1973.12.17
ItalyCardinal Amleto Giovanni Cicognani († 90)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1972.03.24 – 1973.12.17)

Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1962.05.23 – 1973.12.17)

Secretary of State emeritus of Secretariat of State (1961.08.12 – 1969.05.02)

Prefect emeritus of Council for the Public Affairs of the Church (1961.08.12 – 1969.05.02)

1973.12.26
PakistanBishop Nicholas Hettinga, M.H.M. († 65)

Bishop emeritus of Rawalpindi (Pakistan) (1947.07.24 – 1973.12.17)

1973.12.31
IndiaBishop Vincent Victor Dereere, O.C.D. († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Trivandrum (India) (1937.07.01 – 1966.10.01)

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