Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 1989

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (103)
1989.01.04
NigeriaBishop Richard Finn, S.M.A. († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Ibadan (Nigeria) (1958.04.28 – 1974.07.03)

1989.01.05
ChinaBishop Francis Zhou Shan-fu (周善夫) († 73)

Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Yixian 易縣 (China) (1981 – 1988)

1989.01.06
CanadaBishop Arsène Richard († 53)

Bishop of Bathurst (Canada) (1985.11.15 – 1989.01.06)

1989.01.07
USABishop William Joseph McDonald († 84)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of San Francisco (USA) (1967.07.26 – 1979.06.05)

1989.01.19
MozambiqueBishop Félix Niza Ribeiro († 72)

Bishop emeritus of João Belo (Mozambique) (1972.02.19 – 1976.05.31)

1989.01.22
VietnamBishop Joseph Phan Thế Hinh († 60)

Bishop of Hung Hoá (Vietnam) (1985.11.14 – 1989.01.22)

1989.01.25
Congo-KinshasaBishop Raymond Ndudi Nianga († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Boma (Congo-Kinshasa) (1967.02.09 – 1975.11.22)

1989.01.26
VenezuelaBishop Mariano José Parra León († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Cumaná (Venezuela) (1966.11.30 – 1987.03.12)

1989.01.31
RomaniaBishop Octavian Cristian-Găinaru (Romanian Rite)
1989.02.13
FranceArchbishop Claude Dupuy († 87)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Albi (France) (1961.12.04 – 1974.06.15)

1989.02.14
ChinaBishop Stephen Li Xin-zheng (李新生) († 73)

Auxiliary Bishop of Qinzhou 秦州 (China) (1983 – 1989.02.14)

1989.02.15
CroatiaBishop Mijo Škvorc, S.J. († 69)

Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia) (1970.06.16 – 1989.02.15)

1989.02.23
BrazilBishop José Romão Martenetz, O.S.B.M. (Ukrainian Rite) († 86)

Bishop emeritus of São João Batista em Curitiba of the Ukrainians (Brazil) (1971.11.29 – 1978.03.10)

1989.02.24
VietnamBishop Joseph Trần Văn Thiện († 80)

Bishop of My Tho (Vietnam) (1960.11.24 – 1989.02.24)

1989.02.25
LebanonBishop Michael Doumith (Maronite Rite) († 73)

Bishop of Sarba of the Maronites (Lebanon) (1959.12.11 – 1989.02.25)

1989.02.27
ItalyArchbishop Ambrogio Marchioni († 77)

Titular Archbishop of Severiana (1961.10.14 – 1989.02.27)

1989.02.28
BrazilArchbishop Antônio Ferreira de Macedo, C.SS.R. († 86)

Coadjutor Archbishop emeritus of Aparecida (Brazil) (1964.06.22 – 1977.12.01)

1989.03.11
GermanyBishop Carl Schmidt († 76)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Trier (Germany) (1962.07.16 – 1981)

1989.03.14
VietnamBishop Joseph-Marie Ðinh Bỉnh († 65)

Bishop of Thái Bính (Vietnam) (1982.06.07 – 1989.03.14)

1989.03.15
SudanBishop Edoardo Mason, M.C.C.J. († 85)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of El Obeid (Sudan) (1960.05.10 – 1969)

1989.03.24
IrelandBishop James Fergus († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Achonry (Ireland) (1947.02.15 – 1976.03.17)

1989.03.26
RussiaBishop Benedict Takahiko Tomizawa (ベネディクト 冨澤孝彦) († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Sapporo 札幌 (Japan) (1952.12.11 – 1987.10.03)

1989.03.27
ThailandBishop Michel-Auguste-Marie Langer, M.E.P. († 68)

Bishop emeritus of Nakhon Sawan (Thailand) (1969.07.02 – 1976.05.24)

1989.03.28
FranceBishop Fernand-Pierre-Robert Bézac des Martinies († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Aire et Dax (France) (1963.03.25 – 1978.04.25)

1989.03.29
Papua New GuineaArchbishop Albert-Leo Bundervoet, M.S.C. († 71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea) (1980.03.06 – 1989.03.29)

1989.03.29
PhilippinesArchbishop Artemio G. Casas († 77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Jaro (Philippines) (1974.05.11 – 1985.10.25)

1989.04
ChinaBishop Lawrence Zhang Hua-liang (張化良) († 74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Shenyang 瀋陽 (China) (1988 – 1989.04)

1989.04.01
Congo-KinshasaBishop Ambroise Uma Arakayo Amabe († 58)

Bishop of Isiro–Niangara (Congo-Kinshasa) (1976.02.19 – 1989.04.01)

1989.04.07
Congo-KinshasaBishop Willem van Kester, M.H.M. († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Basankusu (Congo-Kinshasa) (1959.11.10 – 1974.11.18)

1989.04.12
PolandBishop Herbert Bednorz († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Katowice (Poland) (1967.11.12 – 1985.06.03)

1989.04.13
IraqPatriarch Paul II Cheikho (Chaldean Rite) († 82)

Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq) ([1958.12.13] 1959.03.12 – 1989.04.13)

1989.04.13
ItalyBishop Carlo Bandini († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Sarsina (Italy) (1953.10.17 – 1976.05.01)

1989.04.13
PortugalBishop António Ferreira Gomes († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Porto (Portugal) (1952.07.13 – 1982.02.12)

1989.04.13
USABishop Philip Joseph Furlong († 96)

Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Vicariate emeritus of United States of America (USA) (1955.12.03 – 1971)

1989.04.16
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Franciolini († 97)

Bishop emeritus of Cortona (Italy) (1932.03.02 – 1978.02.15)

1989.04.20
ItalyBishop Enrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Sezze (Italy) (1972.03.09 – 1983.12.22)

Bishop emeritus of Priverno (Italy) (1972.03.09 – 1983.12.22)

Bishop emeritus of Terracina–Latina (Italy) (1972.03.09 – 1983.12.22)

1989.04.24
EnglandBishop Charles Alexander Grant († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Northampton (England) (1967.03.14 – 1982.02.16)

1989.04.26
ItalyArchbishop Michele Cecchini († 69)

Titular Archbishop of Aquileia (1969.02.26 – 1989.04.26)

Apostolic Nuncio to Austria (1984.12.04 – 1989.04.26)

1989.04.29
HungaryArchbishop József Ijjas († 87)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1969.01.10 – 1987.06.05)

1989.05.01
BrazilBishop Francisco do Borja Pereira do Amaral († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Taubaté (Brazil) (1944.10.03 – 1976.05.05)

1989.05.02
ItalyCardinal Giuseppe Siri († 82)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria (1953.01.15 – 1989.05.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Genova–Bobbio (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1987.07.06)

1989.05.16
Sri LankaBishop Appasinghe Paul Perera († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Kandy (Sri Lanka) (1973.05.17 – 1983.03.17)

1989.05.17
LesothoArchbishop Alfonso Liguori Morapeli, O.M.I. († 59)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Maseru (Lesotho) (1967.04.13 – 1989.05.17)

1989.05.28
BrazilBishop Jorge Marcos de Oliveira († 73)

Bishop emeritus of Santo André (Brazil) (1954.07.26 – 1975.12.29)

1989.05.28
ChinaBishop John Li Xi-ting (李熙亭) († 79)

Bishop of Chengdu 成都 (China) (1958 – 1989.05.28)

1989.05.29
TurkiyeBishop Gauthier Pierre Georges Antoine Dubois, O.F.M. Cap. († 82)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1974.11.15 – 1989.05.29)

1989.05.30
El SalvadorBishop José Carmen Di Pietro Pésolo, S.D.B. († 60)

Bishop of Sonsonate (El Salvador) (1986.06.02 – 1989.05.30)

1989.06.14
Congo-KinshasaCardinal Joseph Albert Malula († 71)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica (1969.04.30 – 1989.06.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa) (1966.05.30 – 1989.06.14)

1989.06.15
USABishop Ernest John Primeau († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Manchester (USA) (1959.11.27 – 1974.01.30)

1989.06.20
ItalyArchbishop Calogero Lauricella († 70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Siracusa (Italy) (1973.09.08 – 1989.06.20)

1989.06.22
LesothoBishop Joseph Delphis Desrosiers, O.M.I. († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Qacha’s Nek (Lesotho) (1961.01.03 – 1981)

1989.06.23
USACardinal Timothy Manning († 79)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lucia a Piazza d’Armi (1973.03.05 – 1989.06.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Los Angeles (USA) (1970.01.21 – 1985.07.12)

1989.06.25
AlgeriaBishop Jean-Marie Michel Arthur Alix Zacharie Raimbaud, M. Afr. († 64)

Bishop of Laghouat (Algeria) (1968.01.11 – 1989.06.25)

1989.07.01
South AfricaArchbishop Stephen Naidoo, C.SS.R. († 51)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Town (South Africa) (1984.10.20 – 1989.07.01)

1989.07.06
USAArchbishop John Joseph Maguire († 84)

Coadjutor Archbishop emeritus of New York (USA) (1965.09.15 – 1980.01.08)

1989.07.09
SomaliaBishop Pietro Salvatore Colombo, O.F.M. († 66)

Bishop of Mogadishu (Somalia) (1975.11.20 – 1989.07.09)

1989.07.10
SpainBishop Doroteo Fernández y Fernández († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Badajoz (Spain) (1971.07.22 – 1979.01.15)

1989.07.14
SpainArchbishop José María García Lahiguera († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Valencia (Spain) (1969.07.01 – 1978.05.25)

1989.07.23
LesothoBishop Ignatius Phakoe, O.M.I. († 62)

Bishop emeritus of Leribe (Lesotho) (1961.01.03 – 1968.06.18)

1989.07.24
Saint LuciaArchbishop Patrick Webster, O.S.B. († 65)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Castries (Saint Lucia) (1974.11.18 – 1979.05.10)

1989.07.26
ItalyBishop Luigi Morstabilini († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Brescia (Italy) (1964.10.07 – 1983)

1989.07.27
ItalyArchbishop Luigi Punzolo († 84)

Titular Archbishop of Sebastea (1954.12.06 – 1989.07.27)

1989.08.05
SpainBishop Miguel Moncadas Noguera († 67)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1977.04.01 – 1989.08.05)

1989.08.05
USABishop Charles Richard Mulrooney († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brooklyn (USA) (1959.02.24 – 1981.01.13)

1989.08.14
ChinaBishop Lucien-Bernard Lacoste (鄭紹基), S.C.I. di Béth. († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Dali 大理 (China) (1948.12.09 – 1983)

1989.08.15
IndonesiaArchbishop Antoine Henri van den Hurk, O.F.M. Cap. († 82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Medan (Indonesia) (1961.01.03 – 1976.05.24)

1989.08.16
TanzaniaBishop Alphonse Daniel Nsabi († 69)

Bishop of Kigoma (Tanzania) (1969.12.15 – 1989.08.16)

1989.08.19
CanadaBishop Lionel Audet († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop of Québec (Canada) (1952.02.28 – 1989.08.19)

1989.08.22
CanadaCardinal George Bernard Flahiff, C.S.B. († 83)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Salute a Primavalle (1969.04.30 – 1989.08.22)

Archbishop emeritus of Winnipeg (Canada) (1961.03.10 – 1982.03.31)

1989.08.22
MexicoBishop Arturo Vélez Martínez († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Toluca (Mexico) (1951.02.08 – 1979.09.21)

1989.08.23
PolandBishop Jan Michalski († 74)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Gniezno (Poland) (1975.12.06 – 1989.04.22)

1989.08.31
HungaryBishop Jozsef Kacziba († 75)

Titular Bishop of Cufruta (1969.01.10 – 1989.08.31)

1989.09.04
Sri LankaBishop Edmund Peiris, O.M.I. († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Chilaw (Sri Lanka) (1940.01.12 – 1972.12.27)

1989.09.08
Congo-KinshasaBishop Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Kongolo (Congo-Kinshasa) (1959.11.10 – 1970.09.01)

1989.09.08
USABishop John Joseph Cassata († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Fort Worth (USA) (1969.08.22 – 1980.09.16)

1989.09.10
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Stella († 91)

Bishop emeritus of La Spezia (Italy) (1945.09.07 – 1975.09.03)

Bishop emeritus of Brugnato (Italy) (1945.09.07 – 1975.09.03)

1989.09.18
ChadBishop Gabriel Balet (Régis), O.F.M. Cap. († 59)

Bishop of Moundou (Chad) (1985.03.09 – 1989.09.18)

1989.09.19
CanadaArchbishop Henri Routhier, O.M.I. († 89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Grouard–McLennan (Canada) (1967.07.13 – 1972.11.21)

1989.09.22
EcuadorBishop Luis Oswaldo Pérez Calderón († 63)

Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador) (1984.08.21 – 1989.09.22)

1989.09.27
ItalyBishop Giovanni Mocellini († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Adria (Italy) (1969.01.01 – 1977.03.12)

1989.09.29
BrazilBishop Olívio Teodoro Obalhe, O.F.M. († 55)

Bishop-Prelate of Cristalândia (Brazil) (1988.05.11 – 1989.09.29)

1989.10.01
ColombiaBlessed Bishop Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, M.X.Y. († 73)

Bishop of Arauca (Colombia) (1984.07.19 – 1989.10.01)

1989.10.14
ChileArchbishop Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez († 99)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Serena (Chile) (1943.06.05 – 1967.03.10)

1989.10.17
Solomon IslandsArchbishop Daniel Willem Stuyvenberg, S.M. († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Honiara (Solomon Islands) (1978.11.15 – 1984)

1989.10.17
Northern IrelandBishop James Gerard Lennon († 66)

Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland) (1980.06.20 – 1989.10.17)

1989.10.20
BoliviaBishop Bernardo Leonardo Fey Schneider, C.SS.R. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Potosí (Bolivia) (1968.12.30 – 1983.05.21)

1989.10.26
BelizeBishop Robert Louis Hodapp, S.J. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Belize (Belize) (1958.03.02 – 1983)

1989.10.30
ColombiaBishop Alonso Arteaga Yepes († 64)

Bishop of Espinal (Colombia) (1985.10.25 – 1989.10.30)

1989.11.06
ItalyBishop Primo Gasbarri († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Grosseto (Italy) (1971.10.16 – 1979.01.22)

1989.11.17
USABishop Francis John Dunn († 67)

Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque (USA) (1969.06.01 – 1989.11.17)

1989.11.18
GabonBishop François Ndong († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Oyem (Gabon) (1969.05.29 – 1982.08.23)

1989.11.26
SyriaBishop Stéphane Bello (Chaldean Rite) († 79)

Bishop of Aleppo of the Chaldeans (Syria) (1959.10.23 – 1989.11.26)

1989.11.28
ItalyCardinal Ernesto Civardi († 83)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Teodoro (1979.06.30 – 1989.11.28)

Secretary emeritus of Sacred Congregation for Bishops (1967.05.17 – 1979.06.30)

1989.11.29
PortugalBishop Agostinho Joaquim Lopes de Moura, C.S.Sp. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Portalegre–Castelo Branco (Portugal) (1956.07.18 – 1978.09.25)

1989.11.30
IndonesiaArchbishop Gabriel Manek, S.V.D. († 76)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Endeh (Indonesia) (1961.01.03 – 1968.12.19)

1989.11.30
LebanonArchbishop Flavien Zacharie Melki (Syriac Rite) († 90)

Patriarchal Vicar emeritus of Lebanon of the Syriacs (Lebanon) (1963.07.06 – 1983)

1989.12.01
MadagascarBishop Nicolas Ravitarivao († 72)

Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo (Madagascar) (1972.12.18 – 1989.12.01)

1989.12.07
PortugalBishop Florentino de Andrade e Silva († 74)

Bishop emeritus of Faro (Portugal) (1972.07.01 – 1977.04.04)

1989.12.11
LibyaBishop Guido Attilio Previtali, O.F.M. († 75)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Tripoli (Libya) (1969.06.26 – 1985.05.03)

1989.12.15
Costa RicaBishop Alfonso Höfer Hombach, C.M. († 78)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Limón (Costa Rica) (1958.01.07 – 1979.11.15)

1989.12.27
ColombiaBishop Juan Eliseo Mojica Oliveros († 71)

Bishop of Garagoa (Colombia) (1977.04.26 – 1989.12.27)

1989.12.27
IndiaBishop Joseph Rajappa († 71)

Bishop of Khammam (India) (1988.01.18 – 1989.12.27)

1989.12.30
ParaguayBishop Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, S.D.B. († 72)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Chaco Paraguayo (Paraguay) (1969.03.06 – 1986.09.13)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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