Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 1984

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (85)
1984.01.01
BrazilBishop Almir Marques Ferreira († 72)

Bishop emeritus of Uberlândia (Brazil) (1961.08.19 – 1977.12.01)

1984.01.04
PortugalBishop Policarpo da Costa Vaz (高德華) († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Guarda (Portugal) (1960.07.09 – 1979.11.17)

1984.01.09
BoliviaBishop Augustin Arce Mostajo († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1940.12.03 – 1958.05.23)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Sucre (Bolivia) (1958.05.23 – 1970.11.26)

1984.01.14
FranceBishop Garabed Amadouni (Armenian Rite) († 83)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of France of the Armenians (France) (1960.07.22 – 1971)

1984.01.18
EgyptBishop Ephrem Bédé (Chaldean Rite) († 67)

Bishop of Cairo of the Chaldeans (Egypt) (1980.04.23 – 1984.01.18)

1984.01.20
ChinaBishop Li Sheng-xue (李聖學)

Bishop of Hanzhong 漢中 (China) (1959 – 1984.01.20)

1984.01.20
BrazilBishop Francisco Xavier Elias Pedro Paulo Rey, T.O.R. († 81)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Guajará-Mirim (Brazil) (1945.05.19 – 1966.03.12)

1984.01.22
MaltaArchbishop Michael Gonzi († 98)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Malta (Malta) (1944.01.01 – 1976.11.29)

1984.01.24
ArgentinaArchbishop Vicente Faustino Zazpe († 63)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Fe (Argentina) (1969.08.13 – 1984.01.24)

1984.01.25
USABishop George Avis Fulcher († 61)

Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana (USA) (1983.02.08 – 1984.01.25)

1984.01.27
USABishop Emil John Mihalik (Ruthenian Rite) († 63)

Bishop of Parma of the Ruthenians (USA) (1969.03.22 – 1984.01.27)

1984.02.06
GibraltarBishop Edward Rapallo († 69)

Bishop of Gibraltar (Gibraltar) (1973.07.05 – 1984.02.06)

1984.02.10
ZambiaBishop Alexandre-Auguste-Laurent-Marie Roy, M. Afr. († 88)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Bangweulu (Zambia) (1935.10.05 – 1949.05.16)

1984.02.12
PolandBishop Stefan Barela († 67)

Bishop of Częstochowa (Poland) (1964.01.17 – 1984.02.12)

1984.02.13
South KoreaBishop Peter Hwang Min-sung (황민성 베드로) († 60)

Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea) (1965.03.22 – 1984.02.13)

1984.02.13
VanuatuBishop Louis-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Julliard, S.M. († 71)

Bishop emeritus of Port-Vila (Vanuatu) (1966.06.21 – 1976.05.21)

1984.02.17
USAArchbishop Paul Clarence Schulte († 93)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Indianapolis (USA) (1946.07.20 – 1970.01.03)

1984.02.20
Papua New GuineaBishop Alfred Matthew Stemper, M.S.C. († 71)

Bishop emeritus of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea) (1966.11.15 – 1980.10.24)

1984.02.23
USABishop Louis Joseph Reicher († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Austin (USA) (1947.11.29 – 1971.11.15)

1984.02.23
VietnamBishop Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Kontum (Vietnam) (1960.11.24 – 1975.10.02)

1984.02.24
IndiaBishop Anthony Thannikot († 46)

Auxiliary Bishop of Verapoly (India) (1978.12.19 – 1984.02.24)

1984.02.28
MalawiBishop Cornelius Chitsulo († 74)

Bishop of Dedza (Malawi) (1959.04.25 – 1984.02.28)

1984.02.28
BelgiumBishop Pierre Samain († 72)

Auxiliary Bishop of Tournai (Belgium) (1967.05.31 – 1984.02.28)

1984.03.12
TogoArchbishop Joseph-Paul Strebler, S.M.A. († 91)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lomé (Togo) (1955.09.14 – 1961.06.16)

1984.03.15
IndiaBishop Francis Ekka († 74)

Bishop of Raigarh (India) (1977.11.10 – 1984.03.15)

1984.03.17
SpainBishop Angel Hidalgo Ibáñez († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Jaca (Spain) (1950.10.05 – 1978.01.31)

1984.03.22
PolandBishop Wacław Wycisk († 72)

Auxiliary Bishop of Opole (Poland) (1958.11.16 – 1984.03.22)

1984.03.25
ItalyBishop Pietro Severi († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Palestrina (Italy) (1966.11.29 – 1975.10.07)

1984.03.26
ItalyBishop Biagio D’Agostino († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Vallo di Lucania (Italy) (1956.02.24 – 1974.10.26)

1984.03.31
ItalyArchbishop Sante Portalupi († 74)

Titular Archbishop of Christopolis (1961.10.14 – 1984.03.31)

Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal (1979.12.15 – 1984.03.31)

1984.04.03
Burkina FasoBishop Anthyme Bayala († 58)

Bishop of Koudougou (Burkina Faso) (1966.11.15 – 1984.04.03)

1984.04.07
LaosBishop Thomas Nantha († 74)

Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane (Laos) (1975.05.22 – 1984.04.07)

1984.04.09
FranceCardinal Paul-Pierre Philippe, O.P. († 78)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna pro hac vice Title (1983.02.02 – 1984.04.09)

Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) (1978.11.10 – 1984.04.09)

1984.04.13
USABishop John Benjamin Grellinger († 84)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Green Bay (USA) (1949.05.16 – 1974.09.21)

1984.04.15
ArgentinaArchbishop Francisco Vicentín († 89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Corrientes (Argentina) (1961.04.10 – 1972.04.05)

1984.04.25
IndonesiaBishop Petrus Marinus Arntz, O.S.C. († 73)

Bishop of Bandung (Indonesia) (1961.01.03 – 1984.04.25)

1984.04.27
BrazilArchbishop João Batista da Mota e Albuquerque († 74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Vitória (Brazil) (1958.02.16 – 1984.04.27)

1984.04.27
USABishop John Nicholas Wurm († 56)

Bishop of Belleville (USA) (1981.09.19 – 1984.04.27)

1984.05.03
BrazilBishop João Batista Przyklenk, M.S.F. († 67)

Bishop emeritus of Januária (Brazil) (1977.03.18 – 1983.07.20)

1984.05.14
VenezuelaBishop José Rincón Bonilla († 69)

Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela) (1956 – 1984.05.14)

1984.05.17
BangladeshBishop Raymond Larose, C.S.C. († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Chittagong (Bangladesh) (1952.03.20 – 1968.08.03)

1984.05.19
AustriaArchbishop Josip Žabkar († 69)

Titular Archbishop of Virunum (1969.05.17 – 1984.05.19)

1984.05.23
BrazilArchbishop Milton Corrêa Pereira († 64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Manaus (Brazil) (1981.03.05 – 1984.05.23)

1984.05.28
USABishop Thomas Joseph Mardaga († 71)

Bishop of Wilmington (USA) (1968.03.09 – 1984.05.28)

1984.05.31
GermanyArchbishop Bruno Wüstenberg († 72)

Titular Archbishop of Tyrus (1966.10.24 – 1984.05.31)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands (1979.01.17 – 1984.05.31)

1984.06.02
FranceArchbishop Charles-Marie-Joseph-Henri de Provenchères († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Aix (France) (1945.11.03 – 1978.11.30)

1984.06.21
ParaguayBishop Pedro Shaw, O.M.I. († 58)

Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo (Paraguay) (1981.04.22 – 1984.06.21)

1984.06.22
MalawiBishop Joseph Fady, M. Afr. († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Lilongwe (Malawi) (1959.04.25 – 1972.05.06)

1984.06.22
ChinaBishop Paul Xu Zhen-jiang (徐振江) († 63)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Shenyang 瀋陽 (China) (1981 – 1984.06.22)

1984.06.25
South KoreaArchbishop Paul Marie Ro Ki-nam (노기남 바오로 / 盧基南) († 81)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Seoul 서울 (South Korea) (1962.03.10 – 1967.03.23)

1984.07.08
VenezuelaCardinal José Humberto Quintero Parra († 81)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio (1961.01.19 – 1984.07.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Caracas (Venezuela) (1960.08.31 – 1980.05.24)

1984.07.08
PhilippinesBishop Teotimo C. Pacis, C.M. († 71)

Bishop emeritus of Legazpi (Philippines) (1969.05.23 – 1980.06.04)

1984.07.21
CubaArchbishop Evelio Díaz y Cía († 82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Habana (Cuba) (1963.03.21 – 1970.01.26)

1984.07.29
ArgentinaBishop Alberto Devoto († 66)

Bishop of Goya (Argentina) (1961.06.12 – 1984.07.29)

1984.07.31
PolandBishop Lech Kaczmarek († 74)

Bishop of Gdańsk (Poland) (1971.12.01 – 1984.07.31)

1984.08.04
ColombiaBishop Julián Mendoza Guerrero († 70)

Bishop of Buga (Colombia) (1967.01.03 – 1984.08.04)

1984.08.14
ItalyBishop Giovanni Picco († 87)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Vercelli (Italy) (1962.11.15 – 1967)

1984.08.17
SpainBishop Luis Franco Cascón, C.SS.R. († 75)

Bishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Spain) (1962.02.19 – 1983.10.18)

1984.08.21
USABishop Edward Joseph Maginn († 87)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Albany (USA) (1957.06.27 – 1972.07.08)

1984.08.26
USACardinal Lawrence Joseph Shehan († 86)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente (1965.02.25 – 1984.08.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Baltimore (USA) (1961.12.08 – 1974.03.25)

1984.08.31
BrazilBishop Inácio Krause (葛樂才), C.M. († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Shunde 順德 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1950)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Curitiba (Brazil) (1950 – 1963)

1984.09.06
CanadaArchbishop Philip Francis Pocock († 78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toronto (Canada) (1971.03.30 – 1978.04.27)

1984.09.07
UkraineCardinal Josyf Ivanovyce Slipyj (Ukrainian Rite) († 92)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Atanasio (1965.02.25 – 1984.09.07)

Major Archbishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1963.12.23 – 1984.09.07)

Apostolic Exarch of Velyka Ukraina (Ukraine) (1939.09.17 – 1984.09.07)

1984.09.11
FranceBishop Alfred-Jean-Félix Ancel, Prado († 85)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Lyon (France) (1947.02.17 – 1973.10)

1984.09.14
Congo-BrazzavilleBishop Jean-Baptiste Fauret, C.S.Sp. († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville) (1955.09.14 – 1975.06.05)

1984.09.16
USABishop Louis Abel Caillouet († 84)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of New Orleans (USA) (1947.08.02 – 1976.07.07)

1984.09.22
BahamasBishop Paul Leonard Hagarty, O.S.B. († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Nassau (Bahamas) (1960.07.05 – 1981.06.17)

1984.10.01
BrazilArchbishop João de Souza Lima († 71)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Manaus (Brazil) (1958.01.16 – 1980.04.21)

Coadjutor Archbishop emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1980.04.21 – 1981.10.19)

1984.10.01
Wallis and FutunaBishop Michel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier, S.M. († 66)

Bishop emeritus of Wallis et Futuna (Wallis and Futuna) (1966.06.21 – 1974.04.25)

1984.10.01
ItalyVenerable Bishop Bernardino Maria Dino Piccinelli, O.S.M. († 79)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Ancona (Italy) (1966.06.23 – 1983.11.23)

1984.10.15
ItalyCardinal Paolo Marella († 89)

Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1972.03.15 – 1984.10.15)

President emeritus of Reverend Fabric of Saint Peter (1967 – 1983.02.08)

Archpriest emeritus of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter (1961.08.14 – 1983.02.08)

1984.10.23
MexicoBishop Alfredo Galindo Mendoza, M.Sp.S. († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Tijuana (Mexico) (1963.07.13 – 1970.03.21)

1984.10.27
ParaguayBishop Angel Muzzolón, S.D.B. († 86)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Chaco Paraguayo (Paraguay) (1948.03.11 – 1969)

1984.11.12
BrazilArchbishop Antônio de Almeida Moraes Junior († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Niterói (Brazil) (1960.03.26 – 1979.04.19)

1984.11.13
Saint LuciaBishop Charles Alphonse Gachet, F.M.I. († 73)

Bishop emeritus of Castries (Saint Lucia) (1957.01.14 – 1974.11.18)

1984.11.19
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Battaglia († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Faenza (Italy) (1944.12.17 – 1976.08.31)

1984.11.19
USABishop Justin Albert Driscoll († 64)

Bishop of Fargo (USA) (1970.09.08 – 1984.11.19)

1984.11.24
CanadaBishop Charles Henri Lévesque († 62)

Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière (Canada) (1968.08.17 – 1984.11.24)

1984.11.29
AustriaArchbishop Franz Jáchym († 74)

Auxiliary Bishop of Wien (Austria) (1956.05.10 – 1984.11.29)

1984.11.30
ItalyBishop Vincenzo De Chiara († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Tropea (Italy) (1973.07.11 – 1979.03.05)

Bishop emeritus of Nicotera (Italy) (1973.07.11 – 1979.03.05)

Bishop emeritus of Mileto (Italy) (1953.04.30 – 1979.03.05)

1984.12.09
UkraineBishop Petro Kozak, C.SS.R. (Ukrainian Rite) († 73)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1983 – 1984.12.09)

1984.12.13
VietnamArchbishop Pierre-Martin Ngô Ðình Thục († 87)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Huê (Vietnam) (1960.11.24 – 1968.02.17)

1984.12.18
PolandBishop Tadeusz Etter († 73)

Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1959.07.22 – 1984.12.18)

1984.12.18
IndonesiaBishop Tarcisius Henricus Josephus van Valenberg, O.F.M. Cap. († 94)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Pontianak (Indonesia) (1938.05.21 – 1957.07.13)

1984.12.29
FranceArchbishop Maurice-Mathieu-Louis Rigaud († 72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Auch (France) (1968.04.16 – 1984.12.29)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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