Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 1982

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (99)
1982.01.01
AustriaBishop Josef Köstner († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Gurk (Austria) (1945.06.25 – 1981.04.25)

1982.01.03
ItalyArchbishop Pacifico M. Luigi Perantoni, O.F.M. († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lanciano (Italy) (1962.08.21 – 1974.08.14)

Bishop emeritus of Ortona (Italy) (1962.08.21 – 1974.08.14)

1982.01.04
ChileBishop Francisco Maximiano Valdés Subercaseaux, O.F.M. Cap. († 73)

Bishop of Osorno (Chile) (1956.06.20 – 1982.01.04)

1982.01.05
ItalyBishop Secondo Chiocca († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Foligno (Italy) (1947.01.18 – 1955.04.15)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Genova (Italy) (1955.04.15 – 1981.05.09)

1982.01.10
IndiaBishop John Ambrose Abasolo y Lecue, O.C.D. († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Vijayapuram (India) (1949.12.25 – 1971.01.16)

1982.01.10
USABishop Romeo Roy Blanchette († 69)

Bishop emeritus of Joliet (USA) (1966.07.19 – 1979.01.30)

1982.01.11
ItalyArchbishop Pietro Cocolin († 61)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca (Italy) (1967.06.26 – 1982.01.11)

1982.01.19
ItalyBishop Antonio Pirotto († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Troia (Italy) (1958.08.24 – 1974.12.14)

1982.01.23
FranceBishop Jean-Joseph-Léonce Villepelet († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Nantes (France) (1936.08.20 – 1966.07.02)

1982.01.28
PeruBishop Alberto Maria Dettmann y Aragón, O.P. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Ica (Peru) (1959.02.06 – 1973.10.05)

1982.02.01
ItalyBishop Raffaele Campelli († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Pergola (Italy) (1939.08.08 – 1977.01.15)

Bishop emeritus of Cagli (Italy) (1939.08.08 – 1977.01.15)

1982.02.06
IndiaBishop Matthew Pothanamuzhi (Syro-Malabar Rite) († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Kothamangalam of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1956.07.29 – 1977.02.26)

1982.02.12
FranceBishop René-Fernand-Eugène Fourrey († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Belley (France) (1955.06.02 – 1975.05.17)

1982.02.12
BrazilBishop Angelo Félix Mugnol († 66)

Bishop of Bagé (Brazil) (1969.01.15 – 1982.02.12)

1982.02.19
IndonesiaArchbishop Nicolas Martinus Schneiders, C.I.C.M. († 78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Makassar (Indonesia) (1961.01.03 – 1973.08.07)

1982.02.21
MexicoArchbishop Juan María Navarrete y Guerrero († 95)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Hermosillo (Mexico) (1963.07.13 – 1968.08.13)

1982.02.28
Sri LankaBishop Anthony de Saram († 66)

Bishop of Galle (Sri Lanka) (1965.03.22 – 1982.02.28)

1982.03.04
CanadaArchbishop Anthony Jordan, O.M.I. († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Edmonton (Canada) (1964.08.11 – 1973.07.02)

1982.03.05
PortugalBishop Francisco Antunes Santana († 57)

Bishop of Funchal (Portugal) (1974.03.18 – 1982.03.05)

1982.03.08
FranceArchbishop Henri-Martin-Félix Jenny († 77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cambrai (France) (1966.02.15 – 1980.03.25)

1982.03.11
BrazilBishop Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. († 71)

Bishop of Jundiaí (Brazil) (1966.11.21 – 1982.03.11)

1982.03.19
USABishop Christopher Joseph Weldon († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Springfield in Massachusetts (USA) (1950.01.28 – 1977.10.15)

1982.03.22
ItalyCardinal Pericle Felici († 70)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine pro hac vice Title (1979.06.30 – 1982.03.22)

President of Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law (1967.02.21 – 1982.03.22)

Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (1977.08.15 – 1982.03.22)

President of Pontifical Commission for the Interpretation of the Decrees of the Second Vatican Council (1967 – 1982.03.22)

1982.03.28
BrazilArchbishop Geraldo Fernandes Bijos, C.M.F. († 69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Londrina (Brazil) (1970.10.31 – 1982.03.28)

1982.03.28
CanadaBishop Malcolm A. MacEachern († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Charlottetown (Canada) (1954.11.27 – 1970.02.24)

1982.03.28
CubaBishop Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Rozas († 70)

Bishop emeritus of Pinar del Río (Cuba) (1960.01.16 – 1978.12.04)

1982.04.08
MexicoBishop José Abraham Martínez Betancourt († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Tacámbaro (Mexico) (1940.07.17 – 1979.06.05)

1982.04.11
ItalyArchbishop Silvio Luoni († 61)

Titular Archbishop of Turris in Mauretania (1978.05.15 – 1982.04.11)

1982.04.20
South AfricaBishop Manfred Gottschalk, S.A.C. († 50)

Bishop of Oudtshoorn (South Africa) (1969.03.06 – 1982.04.20)

1982.04.21
BangladeshArchbishop Lawrence Leo Graner, C.S.C. († 81)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dacca (Bangladesh) (1950.07.15 – 1967.11.23)

1982.04.23
SyriaArchbishop Paul Achkar, M.S.P. (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 89)

Archbishop emeritus of Latakia of the Greek-Melkites (Syria) ([1961.09.20] 1961.11.11 – 1981)

1982.04.23
FranceArchbishop Henri Audrain († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Auch (France) (1955.03.02 – 1968.04.16)

1982.04.24
HungaryBishop Imre Kisberk († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Székesfehérvár (Hungary) (1974.02.02 – 1982)

1982.04.24
LuxembourgBishop Pierre Salmon, O.S.B. († 85)

Abbot emeritus of Abbey of St. Jerome for the Revision and Emendation of the Vulgate (1935 – 1965)

1982.04.25
USACardinal John Patrick Cody († 74)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia (1967.06.29 – 1982.04.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA) (1965.06.14 – 1982.04.25)

1982.04.29
ChileBishop Enrique Alvear Urrutia († 66)

Bishop emeritus of San Felipe (Chile) (1965.06.07 – 1974.02.09)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile) (1974.02.09 – 1982.04.29)

1982.05.07
BrazilBishop Wilson Laus Schmidt († 65)

Bishop emeritus of Chapecó (Brazil) (1962.05.18 – 1968.01.22)

1982.05.12
ItalyArchbishop Carmine Rocco († 70)

Titular Archbishop of Giustinianopolis in Galatia (1961.10.05 – 1982.05.12)

Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil (1973.05.22 – 1982.05.12)

1982.05.12
BrazilBishop Gregório Alonso Aparicio, O.A.R. († 88)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Marajó (Brazil) (1943.01.09 – 1965.04.07)

1982.05.19
ItalyBishop Ezio Barbieri († 95)

Bishop emeritus of Città della Pieve (Italy) (1949.08.02 – 1977.06.03)

1982.05.22
FranceBishop Henri Désiré Delrue († 53)

Auxiliary Bishop of Reims (France) (1979.10.09 – 1982.05.22)

1982.05.24
ItalyArchbishop Raffaele Calabria († 75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Benevento (Italy) (1962.01.01 – 1982.05.24)

1982.05.28
Sri LankaBishop Leo Nanayakkara, O.S.B. Silv. († 64)

Bishop of Badulla (Sri Lanka) (1972.12.18 – 1982.05.28)

1982.06.02
CanadaArchbishop Charles-Eugène Parent († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rimouski (Canada) (1951.03.02 – 1967.02.25)

1982.06.06
SpainBishop Juan Hervás y Benet († 76)

Prior nullius emeritus of Ciudad Real (Spain) (1955.03.14 – 1976.09.30)

Bishop emeritus of Mallorca (Spain) (1947.12.22 – 1955.03.14)

1982.06.07
VietnamBishop Dominique Ðinh Ðức Trụ († 72)

Bishop of Thái Bính (Vietnam) (1960.11.24 – 1982.06.07)

1982.06.07
IndonesiaBishop Antonius Hubertus Thijssen, S.V.D. († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Larantuka (Indonesia) (1961.01.03 – 1973.02.23)

1982.06.08
PeruArchbishop Luis Vallejos Santoni († 65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cusco (Peru) (1975.01.14 – 1982.06.08)

1982.06.11
VenezuelaBishop José Léon Rojas Chaparro († 64)

Bishop of Trujillo (Venezuela) (1961.12.13 – 1982.06.11)

1982.06.13
BurundiBishop Joseph Martin, M. Afr. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Bururi (Burundi) (1961.06.06 – 1973.09.17)

1982.06.17
USABishop Peter William Bartholome († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Saint Cloud (USA) (1953.05.31 – 1968.01.31)

1982.06.24
ParaguayBishop Angel Nicolás Acha Duarte († 51)

Bishop of Carapeguá (Paraguay) (1978.06.05 – 1982.06.24)

1982.06.26
IndiaArchbishop Dominic Romuald Basil Athaide, O.F.M. Cap. († 73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Agra (India) (1956.02.29 – 1982.06.26)

1982.06.30
PeruArchbishop Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Huancayo (Peru) (1966.06.30 – 1971.02.10)

1982.07.03
ItalyArchbishop Annibale Bugnini, C.M. († 70)

Secretary emeritus of Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship (1969.05.08 – 1975.08.01)

1982.07.07
ArgentinaArchbishop Blas Victorio Conrero († 59)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tucumán (Argentina) (1968.02.03 – 1982.07.07)

1982.07.27
USABishop Clarence George Issenmann († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Cleveland (USA) (1966.09.22 – 1974.06.05)

1982.07.29
BrazilBishop Eliseu Maria Coroli, B. († 82)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Guamá (Brazil) (1940.08.10 – 1977.02.05)

1982.07.31
SyriaArchbishop Joseph Jacob Abiad (Syriac Rite) († 66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria) (1971.05.11 – 1982.07.31)

1982.08.06
ItalyBishop Antonio Tedde († 75)

Bishop of Terralba (Italy) (1948.02.05 – 1982.08.06)

Bishop of Ales (Italy) (1948.02.05 – 1982.08.06)

1982.08.07
ArgentinaArchbishop Guillermo Bolatti († 70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Rosario (Argentina) (1963.08.12 – 1982.08.07)

1982.08.07
South AfricaBishop John Boekenfoehr, O.M.I. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Kimberley (South Africa) (1953.03.24 – 1974.07.01)

1982.08.08
ItalyBishop Emilio Biancheri († 74)

Bishop emeritus of Rimini (Italy) (1953.09.07 – 1976.12.17)

1982.08.10
ItalyBishop Antonio Cunial († 66)

Bishop of Vittorio Veneto (Italy) (1970.03.09 – 1982.08.10)

1982.08.11
LebanonArchbishop Clément Ignace Mansourati (Syriac Rite) († 64)

Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon) ([1963.05.01] 1963.07.06 – 1982.08.11)

1982.08.14
MexicoBishop Fidel Cortés Pérez († 70)

Bishop of Chilapa (Mexico) (1958.12.18 – 1982.08.14)

1982.08.17
USABishop Stephen Joseph Donahue († 88)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of New York (USA) (1934.03.05 – 1972.05.03)

1982.08.20
ItalyArchbishop Antonio del Giudice († 69)

Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Syria (1962.04.18 – 1982.08.20)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kuwait (1978.12.22 – 1982.08.20)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq (1978.12.22 – 1982.08.20)

1982.08.20
SyriaArchbishop Nicolas Naaman, M.S.P. (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bosra–Hauran of the Greek-Melkites (Syria) (1967.08.23 – 1982.08.20)

1982.08.23
FranceBishop Jacques Marie Delarue († 67)

Bishop of Nanterre (France) (1966.10.09 – 1982.08.23)

1982.08.28
USABishop Alden John Bell († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Sacramento (USA) (1962.03.30 – 1979.07.11)

1982.08.28
EswatiniBishop Girolamo Maria Casalini, O.S.M. († 66)

Bishop emeritus of Manzini (Eswatini) (1965.12.18 – 1976.01.24)

1982.08.30
USABishop Michael Joseph Green († 64)

Bishop emeritus of Reno (USA) (1967.03.11 – 1974.12.06)

1982.09.03
ItalyArchbishop Salvatore Baldassarri († 75)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ravenna (Italy) (1956.05.03 – 1975.11.22)

Bishop emeritus of Cervia (Italy) (1956.05.03 – 1975.11.22)

1982.09.04
USABishop Joseph Vincent Sullivan († 63)

Bishop of Baton Rouge (USA) (1974.08.08 – 1982.09.04)

1982.09.06
PolandBishop Mikołaj Sasinowski († 72)

Bishop of Łomża (Poland) (1970.03.19 – 1982.09.06)

1982.09.18
BrazilCardinal Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta († 92)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio (1946.02.22 – 1982.09.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida (Brazil) (1964.04.18 – 1982.09.18)

1982.09.19
EritreaBishop Zenone Albino Testa, O.F.M. Cap. († 68)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Asmara (Eritrea) (1961.08.12 – 1971.06.12)

1982.09.23
HungaryBishop János Bárd († 74)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1950.11.20 – 1961)

1982.09.24
IrelandBishop Cornelius Lucey († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Cork and Ross (Ireland) (1958.04.19 – 1980.08.23)

1982.09.26
FranceBishop Roger Joseph Heckel, S.J. († 60)

Coadjutor Bishop of Strasbourg (France) (1980.03.27 – 1982.09.26)

1982.09.30
ItalyBishop Alberto Scola († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Norcia (Italy) (1960.03.28 – 1972.05.13)

1982.10.05
AustraliaBishop Bryan Gallagher († 71)

Bishop emeritus of Port Pirie (Australia) (1952.03.13 – 1980.08.11)

1982.10.09
GermanyBishop Wilhelm Kempf († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Limburg (Germany) ([1949.05.03] 1949.05.28 – 1981.08.10)

1982.10.21
CanadaBishop Joseph-Georges-Arthur Melançon († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Chicoutimi (Canada) (1940.05.24 – 1961.02.11)

1982.10.24
CanadaBishop Andrew J. Roborecki (Ukrainian Rite) († 71)

Bishop of Saskatoon of the Ukrainians (Canada) (1956.11.03 – 1982.10.24)

1982.10.24
IndonesiaBishop Nicolas Pierre van der Westen, SS.CC. († 69)

Bishop emeritus of Pangkal-Pinang (Indonesia) (1961.01.03 – 1978.11.11)

1982.10.26
ItalyCardinal Giovanni Benelli († 61)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca (1977.06.27 – 1982.10.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze (Italy) (1977.06.03 – 1982.10.26)

1982.11.01
UgandaBishop Vincent Joseph McCauley, C.S.C. († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Fort Portal (Uganda) (1961.02.21 – 1972.11.16)

1982.11.01
ChinaBishop Vitus Zhang Zuo-heng (Chang Tso-huan) (張作恆), S.V.D. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Xinyang 信陽 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1949.11.13)

1982.11.08
UkraineBishop Nykanor Mykola Dejneha, M.S.U. (Ukrainian Rite) († 74)

Archimandrite of Ukrainian Studite Monks (1951 – 1982.11.08)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1972.02 – 1982.11.08)

1982.11.14
SenegalBishop Théophile Albert Cadoux, M.S.C. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Kaolack (Senegal) (1965.07.06 – 1974.07.01)

1982.11.18
UkraineBishop Konstantyn Sabov (Ruthenian Rite) († 56)

Auxiliary Bishop of Mukačeve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine) (1977 – 1982.11.18)

1982.11.24
BoliviaBishop José Alfonso Tscherrig, C.SS.R. († 79)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Reyes (Bolivia) (1956.12.11 – 1970)

1982.11.27
ItalyBishop Paolo Babini († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Forlì (Italy) (1950.10.21 – 1976.06.09)

1982.12.05
PolandBishop Józef Kazimierz Kluz († 57)

Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk (Poland) (1972.05.12 – 1982.12.05)

1982.12.15
Papua New GuineaBishop Louis Vangeke, M.S.C. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Bereina (Papua New Guinea) (1976.03.01 – 1979.10.30)

1982.12.21
ItalyBishop Francesco Voto († 55)

Bishop of Castellaneta (Italy) (1980.12.22 – 1982.12.21)

1982.12.28
EnglandBishop William Eric Grasar († 69)

Bishop emeritus of Shrewsbury (England) (1962.04.26 – 1980.03.20)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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