Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 1990

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (111)
1990.01.03
ChinaBishop Matthias Wu Guo-huan (吳國煥) († 94)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Hangzhou 杭州 (China) (1958 – 1987)

1990.01.04
FranceBishop Jean-Pierre-Georges Dozolme († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Le Puy-en-Velay (France) (1960.10.12 – 1978.03.02)

1990.01.04
USABishop Alfred Michael Watson († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Erie (USA) (1969.03.17 – 1982.07.16)

1990.01.12
IrelandBishop Patrick Lennon († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin (Ireland) (1967.09.25 – 1987.12.10)

1990.01.20
MadagascarArchbishop Jean Wolff, C.S.Sp. († 84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Diégo-Suarez (Madagascar) (1958.12.11 – 1967.04.13)

1990.01.23
ArgentinaBishop Francisco Juan Vénnera († 78)

Bishop emeritus of San Nicolás de los Arroyos (Argentina) (1959.09.21 – 1966.02.15)

1990.01.24
SpainBishop Manuel Casares Hervás († 72)

Bishop emeritus of Almería (Spain) (1970.04.06 – 1989.05.12)

1990.01.30
South AfricaBishop Henry Lancelot Paxton Hallett, C.SS.R. († 73)

Bishop of Rustenburg (South Africa) (1987.11.18 – 1990.01.30)

1990.02.01
VietnamBishop Pierre Phạm Tần († 77)

Bishop of Thanh Hoá (Vietnam) (1960.12.05 – 1990.02.01)

1990.02.08
SwitzerlandBishop François-Nestor Adam, C.R.B. († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Sion (Switzerland) (1952.08.08 – 1977.06.22)

1990.02.12
ZambiaArchbishop Elias White Mutale († 60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kasama (Zambia) (1973.09.17 – 1990.02.12)

1990.02.12
USABishop Joseph Peter Michael Denning († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brooklyn (USA) (1959.02.24 – 1982.04.13)

1990.02.16
BrazilBishop Arcângelo Cerqua, P.I.M.E. († 73)

Bishop emeritus of Parintins (Brazil) (1980.10.30 – 1989.07.15)

1990.02.17
ItalyBishop Pietro Gazzoli († 86)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brescia (Italy) (1968.02.03 – 1983.08.06)

1990.02.18
South SudanBishop Gabriel Dwatuka Wagi († 64)

Bishop emeritus of Rumbek (South Sudan) (1976.01.24 – 1982.07.17)

1990.02.28
EcuadorBishop Tomás Angel Romero Gross, O.P. († 71)

Vicar Apostolic of Puyo (Ecuador) (1976.05.18 – 1990.02.28)

1990.03.06
ItalyBishop Giovanni Battista Dal Prà († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Terni (Italy) (1948.04.06 – 1973.02.10)

Bishop emeritus of Narni (Italy) (1948.04.06 – 1973.02.10)

1990.03.07
ArgentinaBishop José Miguel Medina († 74)

Military Ordinary of Argentina (Argentina) (1986.07.21 – 1990.03.07)

1990.03.13
ItalyBishop Lorenzo Vivaldo († 74)

Bishop of Massa Marittima–Piombino (Italy) (1978.05.14 – 1990.03.13)

1990.03.13
ChinaBishop Joseph Ye Yin-yun (葉蔭雲) († 87)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guangzhou 廣州 (China) (1981.10.10 – 1990.03.13)

1990.03.18
BoliviaBishop Alfonso Nava Carreón († 66)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Sucre (Bolivia) (1969.05.26 – 1984.08.09)

1990.03.20
BrazilBishop Timóteo Francisco Nemésio Pereira Cordeiro, O.F.M. Cap. († 62)

Bishop of Tianguá (Brazil) (1971.03.13 – 1990.03.20)

1990.03.22
CanadaBishop Joseph Francis Ryan († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Hamilton (Canada) (1937.08.16 – 1973.03.27)

1990.03.24
ScotlandBishop Colin Aloysius MacPherson († 72)

Bishop of Argyll and The Isles (Scotland) (1968.12.02 – 1990.03.24)

1990.03.24
USABishop John Louis Morkovsky († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Galveston–Houston (USA) (1975.04.22 – 1984.08.21)

1990.03.26
BrazilBishop Felipe Tiago Broers, O.F.M. († 73)

Bishop emeritus of Caravelas (Brazil) (1963.05.02 – 1983.04.18)

1990.03.31
PolandArchbishop Jerzy Karol Ablewicz († 70)

Bishop of Tarnów (Poland) (1962.02.26 – 1990.03.31)

Archbishop ad personam (1987.06.10 – 1990.03.31)

1990.03.31
SwedenBishop Knut Ansgar Nelson, E.B.C. († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Stockholm (Sweden) (1957.10.01 – 1962.07.02)

1990.04.11
ColombiaArchbishop Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. († 59)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1976.10.11 – 1990.04.11)

1990.04.15
UgandaBishop Angelo Tarantino, M.C.C.J. († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Arua (Uganda) (1959.02.12 – 1984)

1990.04.20
Congo-KinshasaBishop Joseph Ignace Waterschoot, O. Praem. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Lolo (Congo-Kinshasa) (1962.07.02 – 1987.08.28)

1990.04.23
USABishop Vincent Joseph Hines († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Norwich (USA) (1959.11.27 – 1975.06.05)

1990.04.30
ItalyArchbishop Aurelio Signora († 87)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Pompei (Italy) (1957.03.12 – 1977)

1990.05.04
ParaguayBishop Sinforiano Lucas Rojo, O.M.I. († 84)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Pilcomayo (Paraguay) (1962.08.24 – 1981.01.24)

1990.05.05
PhilippinesBishop Pedro G. Magugat, M.S.C. († 65)

Bishop of Urdaneta (Philippines) (1985.04.22 – 1990.05.05)

1990.05.08
Northern IrelandCardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich († 66)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Patrizio (1979.06.30 – 1990.05.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland) (1977.08.18 – 1990.05.08)

1990.05.08
Burkina FasoBishop Jean-Marie Lesourd, M. Afr. († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Nouna (Burkina Faso) (1955.09.14 – 1973.07.05)

1990.05.10
MexicoBishop Luis Miguel Cantón Marín († 51)

Bishop of Tapachula (Mexico) (1984.03.30 – 1990.05.10)

1990.05.16
El SalvadorBishop Lorenzo Michele Joseph Graziano, O.F.M. († 69)

Bishop emeritus of San Miguel (El Salvador) (1968.01.10 – 1969.06.27)

1990.05.18
VietnamCardinal Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn († 69)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via (1979.06.30 – 1990.05.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam) (1978.11.27 – 1990.05.18)

1990.05.24
LatviaCardinal Julijans Vaivods († 94)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati (1983.02.02 – 1990.05.24)

1990.05.25
PhilippinesBishop Epifanio Surban Belmonte († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Dumaguete (Philippines) (1955.07.29 – 1989.05.30)

1990.05.27
ChileBishop Francisco Xavier Gillmore Stock († 82)

Military Vicar emeritus of Chile (Chile) (1959.10.16 – 1983.11.26)

1990.05.30
USABishop John Francis Hackett († 78)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Hartford (USA) (1952.12.10 – 1986.12.16)

1990.05.31
BrazilArchbishop José d’Angelo Neto († 72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pouso Alegre (Brazil) (1962.04.14 – 1990.05.31)

1990.06.07
ArgentinaBishop José María Mestres († 77)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Paraná (Argentina) (1974.03.07 – 1987.10.31)

1990.06.20
VietnamBishop Jacques Nguyễn Ngọc Quang († 80)

Bishop of Cân Tho (Vietnam) (1965.03.22 – 1990.06.20)

1990.06.23
ChinaBishop Horace Ferruccio Ceól (邱先覺), O.F.M. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Qichun 蘄春 (China) (1948.06.10 – 1983)

1990.06.24
BrazilBishop José Varani († 74)

Bishop emeritus of Jaboticabal (Brazil) (1961.02.07 – 1981.06.07)

1990.06.27
BoliviaCardinal José Clemente Maurer, C.SS.R. († 90)

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merulana (1967.06.29 – 1990.06.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Sucre (Bolivia) (1951.10.27 – 1983.11.30)

1990.06.27
USABishop Lambert Anthony Hoch († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Sioux Falls (USA) (1956.11.27 – 1978.06.13)

1990.07.08
CanadaBishop Demetrius Martin Greschuk (Ukrainian Rite) († 66)

Bishop of Edmonton of the Ukrainians (Canada) (1986.04.28 – 1990.07.08)

1990.07.23
MexicoBishop José Maclovio Vásquez Silos († 71)

Bishop of Autlán (Mexico) (1969.03.25 – 1990.07.23)

1990.07.25
JapanBishop Luke Katsusaburo Arai (ルカ 荒井 勝三郎) († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Yokohama 横浜 (Japan) (1951.12.13 – 1979.10.30)

1990.07.26
USABishop Angelo Thomas Acerra, O.S.B. († 64)

Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA) (1983.09.29 – 1990.07.26)

1990.07.30
ArgentinaBishop Arnaldo Clemente Canale († 64)

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1977.06.10 – 1990.07.30)

1990.08.03
South KoreaBishop Joseph Chang Byung-hwa (장병화 요셉) († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Masan 마산 (South Korea) (1968.08.03 – 1988.12.15)

1990.08.04
VietnamBishop Pierre Nguyễn Huy Mai († 77)

Bishop of Ban Mê Thuôt (Vietnam) (1967.06.22 – 1990.08.04)

1990.08.07
IndiaBishop Paulinus Jeerakath, C.M.I. (Syro-Malabar Rite) († 71)

Bishop of Jagdalpur of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1977.02.26 – 1990.08.07)

1990.08.09
LithuaniaArchbishop Liudas Povilonis, M.I.C. († 79)

Coadjutor Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Kaunas (Lithuania) (1973.07.07 – 1979.05.28)

Coadjutor Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Vilkaviškis (Lithuania) (1973.07.07 – 1979.05.28)

1990.08.10
ChinaBishop Paul Deng Ji-zhou (Teng Chi-chou) (鄧及洲) († 84)

Bishop of Jiading 嘉定 (China) (1949.06.09 – 1990.08.10)

1990.08.11
ParaguayBishop Augustín Van Aaken, S.V.D. († 76)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Alto Paraná (Paraguay) (1972.07.25 – 1990.04.19)

1990.08.19
TunisiaArchbishop Michel Callens, M. Afr. († 72)

Bishop-Prelate of Tunis (Tunisia) (1965.01.09 – 1990.08.19)

1990.08.19
TaiwanArchbishop Joseph Cheng Tien-Siang (鄭天祥), O.P. († 68)

Bishop of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Taiwan) (1961.03.21 – 1990.08.19)

Archbishop ad personam (1979.10.30 – 1990.08.19)

1990.08.19
ThailandBishop Claude-Philippe Bayet, M.E.P. († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani (Thailand) (1969.07.02 – 1969.08.13)

1990.08.22
ItalyCardinal Luigi Dadaglio († 75)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna (1985.05.25 – 1990.08.22)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (1986.12.15 – 1990.08.22)

1990.08.22
GermanyBishop Julius Angerhausen († 79)

Auxiliary Bishop of Essen (Germany) (1959.01.27 – 1990.08.22)

1990.08.25
ChinaBishop Chen Du-qing (陳獨清) († 80)

Bishop of Ganzhou 贛州 (China) (1958 – 1990.08.25)

1990.08.27
FranceBishop Pierre-Abel-Louis Chappot de la Chanonie († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Clermont (France) (1953.03.17 – 1974.01.18)

1990.08.30
USABishop Lawrence Joyce Kenney († 60)

Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA) (1983.03.25 – 1990.08.30)

1990.09.02
USABishop Robert Francis Joyce († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Burlington (USA) (1956.12.29 – 1971.12.14)

1990.09.10
EthiopiaArchbishop Asrate Mariam Yemmeru (Ethiopic Rite) († 86)

Metropolitan emeritus of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia) (1961.04.09 – 1977.02.24)

1990.09.16
CanadaArchbishop James Francis Carney († 75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Vancouver (Canada) (1969.01.08 – 1990.09.16)

1990.09.16
ColombiaBishop Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B. († 66)

Bishop of Sincelejo (Colombia) (1981.08.03 – 1990.09.16)

1990.09.17
TanzaniaBishop Eberhard Spiess, O.S.B. († 88)

Abbot Ordinary emeritus of Peramiho (Tanzania) (1953.09.23 – 1969.02.06)

1990.09.18
ItalyArchbishop Giuliano Agresti († 69)

Archbishop of Lucca (Italy) (1973.03.25 – 1990.09.18)

1990.09.22
KenyaBishop Carlo Maria Cavallera, I.M.C. († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Marsabit (Kenya) (1964.11.25 – 1981)

1990.09.26
EcuadorBishop Jorge Francisco Mosquera Barreiro, O.F.M. († 81)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Zamora (Ecuador) (1964.04.21 – 1982.09.10)

1990.09.27
South AfricaBishop John Thomas Durkin, M.S.C. († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Louis Trichardt–Tzaneen (South Africa) (1972.11.16 – 1984.06.22)

1990.09.29
SwitzerlandArchbishop Raffaele Forni († 84)

Titular Archbishop of Ægina (1953.07.31 – 1990.09.29)

1990.09.29
FranceBishop Vladimiro Malanczuk, C.SS.R. (Ukrainian Rite) († 86)

Apostolic Exarch emeritus of France of the Ukrainians (France) (1960.07.22 – 1982)

1990.10.08
GermanyBishop Karl-August Siegel († 74)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Osnabrück (Germany) (1974.12.12 – 1988.11.18)

1990.10.16
PhilippinesBishop Celestino Rojo Enverga († 66)

Bishop of Daet (Philippines) (1974.05.27 – 1990.10.16)

1990.10.17
MexicoBishop Francisco Orozco Lomelín († 73)

Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico) (1952.03.19 – 1990.10.17)

1990.10.18
IndonesiaBishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M. († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Djajapura (Indonesia) (1969.04.25 – 1972.05.06)

1990.10.23
BrazilBishop Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Lages (Brazil) (1973.11.17 – 1987.02.18)

1990.10.26
SpainBishop Jesús Domínguez Gómez († 59)

Bishop of Coria–Cáceres (Spain) (1977.03.16 – 1990.10.26)

1990.10.28
ItalyArchbishop Mario Schierano († 75)

Archbishop Military Vicar emeritus of Italy (Italy) (1971.08.28 – 1981.10.27)

President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology (1987 – 1990.10.28)

1990.10.28
FranceBishop Adrien-Edmond-Maurice Gand († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Lille (France) (1968.03.14 – 1983.08.13)

1990.11.01
UgandaBishop Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire († 72)

Bishop emeritus of Gulu (Uganda) (1968.12.19 – 1988.01.10)

1990.11.03
FranceArchbishop René-Louis-Marie Stourm († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Sens (France) (1962.10.27 – 1977.06.28)

1990.11.05
ArgentinaBishop Rodolfo Bufano († 59)

Bishop of San Justo (Argentina) (1982.04.16 – 1990.11.05)

1990.11.06
RomaniaArchbishop Traian Crisan (Romanian Rite) († 72)

Secretary emeritus of Congregation for the Causes of Saints (1981.12.07 – 1990.02.24)

1990.11.06
USABishop Hilary Baumann Hacker († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Bismarck (USA) (1956.12.29 – 1982.06.28)

1990.11.07
MexicoBishop Sabás Magaña García († 69)

Bishop of Matamoros (Mexico) (1968.12.30 – 1990.11.07)

1990.11.08
AustraliaBishop Bernard Joseph Wallace († 71)

Bishop emeritus of Rockhampton (Australia) (1974.01.24 – 1990.05.08)

1990.11.11
PhilippinesBishop Ciceron Santa Maria Tumbocon († 68)

Bishop of Cabanatuan (Philippines) (1983.04.07 – 1990.11.11)

1990.11.13
LebanonBishop Léonce Tchantayan (Armenian Rite) († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) (1967.08.05 – 1972.01.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon) (1977 – 1990.11.13)

1990.11.22
PolandBishop Walenty Wójcik († 76)

Auxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz–Radom (Poland) (1960.10.26 – 1990.11.22)

1990.11.23
ArgentinaBishop Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza, O.S.A. († 64)

Bishop-Prelate of Cafayate (Argentina) (1973.10.10 – 1990.11.23)

1990.11.25
HaitiBishop Jean-Jacques Claudius Angénor († 74)

Bishop emeritus of Les Cayes (Haiti) (1966.08.20 – 1988.04.09)

1990.11.28
PolandCardinal Władysław Rubin († 73)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title (1990.11.26 – 1990.11.28)

Prefect emeritus of Congregation for the Oriental Churches (1980.06.27 – 1985.10.30)

1990.11.28
PeruBishop Germán Schmitz Sauerborn, M.S.C. († 64)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru) (1970.08.17 – 1990.11.28)

1990.12.01
Dominican RepublicCardinal Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas († 84)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto (1976.05.24 – 1990.12.01)

Military Vicar emeritus of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic) (1962.12.08 – 1982.04.04)

1990.12.02
U.S. Virgin IslandsBishop Edward John Harper, C.SS.R. († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Saint Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands) (1977.04.20 – 1985.10.16)

1990.12.04
CubaArchbishop Francisco Ricardo Oves Fernández († 62)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Habana (Cuba) (1970.01.26 – 1981.03.28)

1990.12.08
NigeriaBishop Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Owerri (Nigeria) (1950.04.18 – 1970.06.25)

1990.12.10
ItalyBishop Angelo Campagne († 67)

Bishop of Alife–Caiazzo (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1990.12.10)

1990.12.16
CanadaBishop Joseph Albertus Martin († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Nicolet (Canada) (1950.11.08 – 1989.03.14)

1990.12.22
SyriaArchbishop Denys Philippe Beilouné (Syriac Rite) († 80)

Archbishop of Aleppo of the Syriacs (Syria) (1968.08.19 – 1990.12.22)

1990.12.30
IndonesiaBishop Jan Antonius Klooster, C.M. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Surabaya (Indonesia) (1961.01.03 – 1982)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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