Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 1974

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (80)
1974
ChinaBishop Francis Yi Xuan-hua (Yi Hsüan-hua) (易宣化) († 74)

Bishop of Xiangyang 襄陽 (China) (1951.05.10 – 1974)

1974.01.08
USABishop Michael Ryan Patrick Dempsey († 55)

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA) (1968.05.02 – 1974.01.08)

1974.02.01
IndiaArchbishop Leonard Joseph Raymond († 74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nagpur (India) (1964.01.16 – 1974.02.01)

1974.02.03
SpainArchbishop Rafael García y García de Castro († 78)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada (Spain) (1953.05.09 – 1974.02.03)

1974.02.03
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Pronti († 83)

Bishop of Nocera Umbra–Gualdo Tadino (Italy) (1951.01.01 – 1974.02.03)

1974.02.06
ChileBishop Orlando Arce Moya († 46)
1974.02.11
VietnamBishop Joseph-Marie Phạm Năng Tĩnh († 56)

Bishop of Bùi Chu (Vietnam) (1960.11.24 – 1974.02.11)

1974.02.24
BrazilBishop José del Perpetuo Socorro Alvarez Mácua, O.A.R. († 67)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Lábrea (Brazil) (1947 – 1967.11.30)

1974.02.28
AustraliaArchbishop Eris Norman Michael O’Brien († 78)

Archbishop emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia) (1953.11.16 – 1966.11.20)

1974.03.02
CanadaBishop John Michael O’Neill († 70)

Bishop emeritus of Grand Falls (Canada) (1958.02.22 – 1972.11.23)

1974.03.09
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Olivotti († 68)

Auxiliary Bishop of Venezia (Italy) (1957.02.10 – 1974.03.09)

1974.03.10
PolandCardinal Bolesław Kominek († 70)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Via Flaminia (1973.03.05 – 1974.03.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław (Poland) (1972.06.28 – 1974.03.10)

1974.03.15
HungaryBishop Vince Kovács († 87)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Vác (Hungary) (1940.07.20 – 1959)

1974.03.19
ItalyArchbishop Paolo Botto († 77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cagliari (Italy) (1949.08.01 – 1969.05.02)

1974.03.31
CanadaBishop Charles-Léo Nelligan († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Pembroke (Canada) (1937.08.16 – 1945.05.19)

Military Vicar emeritus of Canada (Canada) (1939.09.20 – 1945.05.19)

1974.04.01
ItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Schiavini († 84)

Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy) (1955.04.13 – 1974.04.01)

1974.04.05
GermanyBishop Adolf Bolte († 72)

Bishop of Fulda (Germany) (1959.06.30 – 1974.04.05)

1974.04.06
CanadaCardinal James Charles McGuigan († 79)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Popolo (1946.02.22 – 1974.04.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toronto (Canada) (1934.12.22 – 1971.03.30)

1974.04.06
CzechiaCardinal Stepán Tróchta, S.D.B. († 69)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana pro hac vice Title (1973.04.12 – 1974.04.06)

Bishop of Litoměřice (Czechia) (1947.09.27 – 1974.04.06)

1974.05.02
BrazilBishop Silvio Maria Dário († 54)

Bishop of Itapeva (Brazil) (1968.03.27 – 1974.05.02)

1974.05.07
IndiaBishop Thomas Roch Agniswami, S.J. († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Kottar (India) (1939.01.05 – 1970.11.23)

1974.05.07
VietnamBishop Joseph Lê Qúy Thanh († 74)

Coadjutor Bishop of Phát Diêm (Vietnam) (1963 – 1974.05.07)

1974.05.11
ItalyArchbishop Lorenzo Gargiulo († 69)

Archbishop emeritus of Gaeta (Italy) (1966.02.24 – 1973.01.26)

1974.05.18
SyriaArchbishop Pietro Sfair (Maronite Rite) († 86)

Titular Archbishop of Nisibis of the Maronites (1960.03.11 – 1974.05.18)

1974.05.20
FranceCardinal Jean-Guenolé-Marie Daniélou, S.J. († 69)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Saba (1969.04.30 – 1974.05.20)

1974.05.20
VietnamBishop Dominique Hoàng Văn Ðoàn, O.P. († 61)

Bishop of Quy Nhon (Vietnam) (1963.01.18 – 1974.05.20)

1974.05.22
BermudaBishop Bernard James Murphy, C.R. († 55)

Bishop of Hamilton (Bermuda) (1967.06.12 – 1974.05.22)

1974.05.23
UruguayBishop Enrico Lorenzo Cabrera Urdangarin († 73)

Bishop of Mercedes (Uruguay) (1960.12.31 – 1974.05.23)

1974.05.25
AustraliaBishop Patrick Joseph Farrelly († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Lismore (Australia) (1949.05.08 – 1971.09.01)

1974.05.29
PakistanBishop Marcel Roger Buyse, O.F.M. Cap. († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Lahore (Pakistan) (1947.06.12 – 1967.03.12)

1974.05.29
El SalvadorBishop Francisco José Castro y Ramírez († 72)

Bishop of Santiago de María (El Salvador) (1956.11.15 – 1974.05.29)

1974.05.31
ArgentinaBishop Mauricio Eugenio Magliano, S.D.B. († 54)

Bishop of Río Gallegos (Argentina) (1961.06.12 – 1974.05.31)

1974.06.17
VietnamBishop Joseph Lê Văn Ấn († 57)

Bishop of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam) (1965.10.14 – 1974.06.17)

1974.06.23
ItalyBishop Carlo Zinato († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Vicenza (Italy) (1943.06.08 – 1971.09.11)

1974.06.25
ItalyBishop Francesco Pennisi († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Ragusa (Italy) (1955.10.01 – 1974)

1974.07.10
EnglandBishop James Cunningham († 63)

Bishop emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle (England) (1958.07.01 – 1974.05.16)

1974.07.11
BulgariaBishop Simeon Kokov (Kokoff), O.F.M. Cap. († 77)

Titular Bishop of Batnæ (1958.04.20 – 1974.07.11)

Apostolic Administrator of Sofia–Plovdiv (Bulgaria) (1958.04.20 – 1974.07.11)

1974.07.17
PolandBishop Piotr Kałwa († 80)

Bishop of Lublin (Poland) (1949.05.30 – 1974.07.17)

1974.07.18
ItalyBishop Bruno Pelaia († 71)

Bishop of Tricarico (Italy) (1961.02.10 – 1974.07.18)

1974.07.21
ChileBishop Alejandro Menchaca Lira († 70)

Bishop emeritus of Temuco (Chile) (1941.08.09 – 1960.09.13)

1974.07.23
Hong KongBishop Peter Li Hong-ji (Lei Wang-kei) (李宏基) († 52)

Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong) (1973.12.21 – 1974.07.23)

1974.07.27
ItalyBishop Benigno Carrara († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Imola (Italy) (1956.05.12 – 1974)

1974.07.30
FranceBishop André Gustave Bossuyt († 53)

Bishop-Prelate of Mission de France (France) (1974.04.03 – 1974.07.30)

1974.07.31
ChinaBishop Raymond Aloysius Lane (林化東), M.M. († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Fushun 撫順 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1946.08.07)

Superior General emeritus of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll Fathers) (1946.08.07 – 1956.08.06)

1974.08.01
ItalyCardinal Ildebrando Antoniutti († 75)

Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri (1973.09.13 – 1974.08.01)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1973 – 1974.08.01)

1974.08.06
ItalyBishop Virginio Dondeo († 69)

Bishop of Todi (Italy) (1972 – 1974.08.06)

Bishop of Orvieto (Italy) (1961.07.22 – 1974.08.06)

1974.08.12
South KoreaBishop Adrien-Jean Larribeau (원형근 아드리아노), M.E.P. († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea) (1962.03.10 – 1963.11.06)

1974.08.14
HaitiArchbishop Albert François Cousineau, C.S.C. († 79)

Archbishop-Bishop of Cap-Haïtien (Haiti) (1953.06.29 – 1974.08.14)

1974.08.15
BrazilVenerable Archbishop Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Fortaleza (Brazil) (1941.07.19 – 1963.02.16)

1974.08.21
MaltaBishop Emanuele Galea († 82)

Auxiliary Bishop of Malta (Malta) (1942.06.09 – 1974.08.21)

1974.08.29
PolandBishop Andrzej Wronka († 76)

Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Poland) (1967 – 1974.08.29)

1974.09.07
Congo-KinshasaBishop Joseph Mikararanga Busimba († 61)

Bishop of Goma (Congo-Kinshasa) (1960.03.01 – 1974.09.07)

1974.09.15
SpainBishop Jaime Flores Martin, H.S.O.D. († 68)

Bishop emeritus of Barbastro (Spain) (1960.02.24 – 1970.04.30)

1974.09.15
ArgentinaBishop Horacio Arturo Gómez Dávila († 60)

Bishop emeritus of La Rioja (Argentina) (1964.02.22 – 1968.07.03)

1974.09.21
USAArchbishop Ivan Bucko (Ukrainian Rite) († 82)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of United States of America of the Ukrainians (USA) (1940.04.17 – 1945.07.28)

1974.09.21
SpainArchbishop Felix Romero Menjibar († 72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Valladolid (Spain) (1970.07.02 – 1974.09.21)

1974.09.24
IrelandBishop Austin Quinn († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Kilmore (Ireland) (1950.07.19 – 1972.10.11)

1974.09.25
IndiaBishop Balashoury Thanugundla († 46)

Bishop of Guntur (India) (1973.11.26 – 1974.09.25)

1974.09.30
FranceBishop Joseph Evrard († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Meaux (France) (1937.02.01 – 1942.07.25)

1974.10.03
ColombiaArchbishop José Ignacio López Umaña († 90)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cartagena (Colombia) (1943.11.13 – 1974.10.03)

1974.10.07
ArgentinaBishop Enrique Principe († 62)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Fe (Argentina) (1957.11.28 – 1974.10.07)

1974.10.17
Costa RicaBishop Delfín Quesada Castro († 66)

Bishop of San Isidro de El General (Costa Rica) (1954.10.22 – 1974.10.17)

1974.10.21
USAArchbishop Leo Christopher Byrne († 66)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA) (1967.07.31 – 1974.10.21)

1974.10.22
SpainBishop Inocencio Rodríguez Díez († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Cuenca (Spain) (1943.06.10 – 1973.04.13)

1974.10.23
GermanyBishop Adolf Kindermann († 75)

Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim (Germany) (1966.07.11 – 1974.10.23)

1974.10.27
ScotlandBishop Francis Raymond Walsh, M. Afr. († 73)

Bishop emeritus of Aberdeen (Scotland) (1951.06.20 – 1963.07.22)

1974.10.30
AustriaArchbishop Mesrop Habozian, C.M.V. (Armenian Rite) († 87)

Superior General emeritus of Congregation of the Mechitarists of Vienna (1931 – 1971)

1974.11.01
ItalyBishop Felice Bonomini († 79)

Bishop of Como (Italy) (1947.11.21 – 1974.11.01)

1974.11.06
BrazilArchbishop Henrique Hector Golland Trindade, O.F.M. († 77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Botucatu (Brazil) (1958.04.19 – 1968.03.27)

1974.11.07
ItalyBishop Vittorio Longo († 73)

Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli (Italy) (1956.01.23 – 1974.11.07)

1974.11.08
French GuianaBishop Alfred Aimé Léon Marie, C.S.Sp. († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Cayenne (French Guiana) (1956.02.29 – 1973.03.01)

1974.11.09
ItalyBishop Maturino Blanchet, O.M.I. († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Aosta (Italy) (1946.02.18 – 1968.10.15)

1974.11.11
ItalyArchbishop Umberto Malchiodi († 85)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Piacenza (Italy) (1961.06.30 – 1969.10.03)

1974.11.12
GermanyBishop Karl Christian Ebert († 58)

Auxiliary Bishop of Erfurt–Meiningen (Germany) (1973.07.20 – 1974.11.12)

1974.11.23
PortugalArchbishop Manuel Marilla Ferreira da Silva († 86)

Titular Archbishop of Cyzicus (1949.05.29 – 1974.11.23)

1974.12.03
USABishop Vincent Stanislaus Waters († 70)

Bishop of Raleigh (USA) (1945.03.15 – 1974.12.03)

1974.12.17
SpainBishop Luis Almarcha Hernández († 87)

Bishop emeritus of León (Spain) (1944.07.10 – 1970.04.04)

1974.12.23
ItalyArchbishop Amelio Poggi († 60)

Titular Archbishop of Cercina (1967.05.27 – 1974.12.23)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Syria (1973.09.26 – 1974.12.23)

1974.12.24
ChileBishop Teodoro Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. († 88)

Military Vicar emeritus of Chile (Chile) (1942.06.20 – 1959.10.16)

1974.12.30
MalaysiaBishop Karl Reiterer, M.H.M. († 51)

Vicar Apostolic of Kuching (Malaysia) (1968.02.09 – 1974.12.30)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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