Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 1993

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (102)
1993.01.02
MauritaniaArchbishop Michel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard, C.S.Sp. († 81)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Nouakchott (Mauritania) (1966.01.15 – 1973.12.21)

1993.01.04
USABishop Ernest Leo Unterkoefler († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Charleston (USA) (1964.12.12 – 1990.02.22)

1993.01.16
ItalyArchbishop Benvenuto Matteucci († 82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pisa (Italy) (1971.01.02 – 1986.06.07)

1993.01.16
PolandBishop Jan Gurda († 72)

Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce (Poland) (1972.01.07 – 1993.01.16)

1993.01.18
ArgentinaBishop Herberto Celso Angelo († 68)

Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes–Luján (Argentina) (1990.10.31 – 1993.01.18)

1993.01.31
BrazilBishop Jaime Antônio Schuck, O.F.M. († 80)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Cristalândia (Brazil) (1958.11.25 – 1988.05.11)

1993.02.01
PhilippinesBishop William Brasseur, C.I.C.M. († 90)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Mountain Provinces (Philippines) (1948.06.10 – 1981.11.07)

1993.02.04
ColombiaBishop Bernardo Arango Henao, S.J. († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Barrancabermeja (Colombia) (1962.10.27 – 1983.12.23)

1993.02.12
SpainBishop Miguel Peinado Peinado († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Jaén (Spain) (1971.04.30 – 1988.05.31)

1993.02.20
GermanyBishop Bernhard Stein († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Trier (Germany) ([1967.04.13] 1967.04.25 – 1980.09.05)

1993.02.26
ItalyBishop Giulio Oggioni († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Bergamo (Italy) (1977.05.20 – 1991.11.21)

1993.02.27
LatviaBishop Vilhelms Nukšs († 55)

Auxiliary Bishop of Riga (Latvia) (1987.11.23 – 1993.02.27)

1993.02.28
LebanonArchbishop Athanase Ach-Chaer, B.C. (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 95)

Archbishop emeritus of Bāniyās of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon) (1964.11.18 – 1984.11.02)

1993.03.01
PhilippinesBishop Alfredo Banluta Baquial († 51)

Auxiliary Bishop of Davao (Philippines) (1988.02.02 – 1993.03.01)

1993.03.03
SpainBishop Eduardo Poveda Rodriguez († 67)

Bishop emeritus of Zamora (Spain) (1976.10.11 – 1991.10.17)

1993.03.09
ChinaBishop Stephen Li Si-de (李思德) († 84)

Auxiliary Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China) (1985 – 1993.03.09)

1993.03.12
SpainBishop Jacinto Argaya Goicoechea († 89)

Bishop emeritus of San Sebastián (Spain) (1968.11.18 – 1979.02.16)

1993.03.12
South KoreaBishop Daniel Tji Hak-sun (지학순 다니엘) († 71)

Bishop of Wonju 원주 (South Korea) (1965.03.22 – 1993.03.12)

1993.03.14
JapanBishop John Shojiro Ito (使徒ヨハネ 伊藤 庄治郎) († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Niigata 新潟 (Japan) (1962.04.16 – 1985.03.09)

1993.03.17
IndiaBishop Francis Michaelappa († 67)

Bishop of Mysore (India) (1986.12.22 – 1993.03.17)

1993.03.17
USABishop John Joyce Russell († 95)

Bishop emeritus of Richmond (USA) (1958.07.03 – 1973.04.28)

1993.03.21
ItalyCardinal Sebastiano Baggio († 79)

Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri–Segni (1974.12.12 – 1993.03.21)

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera (1985.03.25 – 1993.03.21)

Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) (1984.05.26 – 1993.03.21)

1993.03.21
Congo-KinshasaBishop René Toussaint, O.M.I. († 73)

Bishop emeritus of Idiofa (Congo-Kinshasa) (1960.06.20 – 1970.05.21)

1993.03.26
ItalyBishop Carmelo Canzonieri († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Caltagirone (Italy) (1963.07.30 – 1983.01.08)

1993.03.27
HungaryBishop István Ács, O.S.P.P.E. († 57)

Auxiliary Bishop of Eger (Hungary) (1988.12.23 – 1993.03.27)

1993.03.31
Congo-KinshasaBishop Antoine Mayala ma Mpangu († 67)

Bishop of Kisantu (Congo-Kinshasa) (1973.04.27 – 1993.03.31)

1993.04.05
Cote d’IvoireBishop Joseph Akichi († 59)

Bishop of Grand-Bassam (Cote d’Ivoire) (1982.06.08 – 1993.04.05)

1993.04.11
USABishop George Albert Hammes († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Superior (USA) (1960.03.28 – 1985.06.27)

1993.04.13
USAArchbishop Thomas Victor Dolinay (Ruthenian Rite) († 69)

Metropolitan of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians (USA) (1991.05.16 – 1993.04.13)

1993.04.13
FranceBishop Roger Johan († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Agen (France) (1956.04.13 – 1976.03.13)

1993.04.20
BrazilArchbishop Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Campinas (Brazil) (1968.09.19 – 1982.02.10)

1993.04.20
ItalyVenerable Bishop Antonio Bello († 58)

Bishop of Molfetta–Ruvo–Giovinazzo–Terlizzi (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1993.04.20)

1993.04.24
BelgiumBishop Jules Victor Daem († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Antwerpen (Belgium) (1962.04.05 – 1977.11.04)

1993.04.26
Congo-KinshasaBishop Petrus Frans Lehaen, S.D.B. († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Sakania (Congo-Kinshasa) (1959.11.10 – 1973.06.15)

1993.04.27
Sri LankaBishop Ignatius Philip Trigueros Glennie, S.J. († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Trincomalee–Batticaloa (Sri Lanka) (1967.10.23 – 1974.02.15)

1993.05.02
ChinaBishop Paul Liu Shu-he (劉書和) († 73)

Coadjutor Bishop of Yixian 易縣 (China) (1982 – 1993.05.02)

1993.05.03
BrazilArchbishop Antônio Barbosa, S.D.B. († 81)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Campo Grande (Brazil) (1978.11.27 – 1986.12.12)

1993.05.04
ThailandBishop Alain Sauveur Ferdinand van Gaver, M.E.P. († 72)

Bishop emeritus of Nakhon Ratchasima (Thailand) (1969.07.02 – 1977.05.30)

1993.05.05
USABishop George William Ahr († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Trenton (USA) (1950.01.28 – 1979.06.23)

1993.05.05
RomaniaBishop Antal Jakab († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Alba Iulia (Romania) (1980.04.02 – 1990.03.14)

1993.05.05
EnglandBishop Kevin O’Connor († 63)

Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool (England) (1979.05.28 – 1993.05.05)

1993.05.14
CanadaBishop Roger-Alfred Despatie († 66)

Bishop emeritus of Hearst (Canada) (1973.02.08 – 1993.04.13)

1993.05.20
IndiaArchbishop Pius Kerketta, S.J. († 83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ranchi (India) (1961.03.07 – 1985.08.07)

1993.05.20
ChinaBishop Joseph Qian Hui-min (錢惠民) († 82)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanjing 南京 (China) (1981 – 1993.05.20)

1993.05.24
MexicoCardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo († 66)

Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e S. Filippo Martire in Via Aurelia (1991.06.28 – 1993.05.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) (1987.05.15 – 1993.05.24)

1993.05.25
BrazilBishop Patrício José Hanrahan, C.SS.R. († 67)

Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil) (1979.10.16 – 1993.05.25)

1993.05.29
ItalyBishop Angelo Prinetto († 86)

Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Loreto (Italy) (1961.10.18 – 1965.04.25)

1993.06.04
FranceBishop Jean-Julien-Robert Mouisset († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Nice (France) (1963.04.24 – 1984.04.30)

1993.06.07
PolandBishop Tadeusz Bogusław Blazkiewicz († 76)

Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1970.06.06 – 1993.06.07)

1993.06.08
BeninBishop Patient Redois, S.M.A. († 68)

Bishop emeritus of Natitingou (Benin) (1964.02.10 – 1983.11.11)

1993.06.12
South AfricaArchbishop John Colburn Garner († 85)

Military Vicar emeritus of South Africa (South Africa) (1951.05.17 – 1976.03.26)

1993.06.12
IndiaBishop Augustine Francis Wildermuth, S.J. († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Patna (India) (1947.06.12 – 1980.03.06)

1993.06.23
El SalvadorBishop Roberto Joaquín Ramos Umaña († 55)

Military Ordinary of El Salvador (El Salvador) (1987.03.07 – 1993.06.23)

1993.06.26
PeruBishop Alfredo Noriega Arce, S.J. († 70)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru) (1980.04.26 – 1993.06.26)

1993.07.08
MexicoArchbishop José de Jesús Tirado Pedraza († 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Monterrey (Mexico) (1976.12.07 – 1983.11.08)

1993.07.12
ItalyCardinal Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. († 96)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sebastiano al Palatino pro hac vice Title (1983.02.02 – 1993.07.12)

Secretary emeritus of Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints (1969.05.08 – 1973.03.05)

1993.07.14
MonacoBishop Gilles-Henri-Alexis Barthe († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Fréjus–Toulon (France) (1962.05.04 – 1983.02.08)

1993.07.15
ColombiaBishop Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Sonsón–Rionegro (Colombia) (1968.04.06 – 1993.02.16)

1993.07.19
ScotlandCardinal Gordon Joseph Gray († 82)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Chiara a Vigna Clara (1969.04.30 – 1993.07.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland) (1951.06.20 – 1985.05.30)

1993.07.21
FranceArchbishop Eugène-Jean-Marie Polge († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Avignon (France) (1970.06.25 – 1978.04.25)

1993.08.02
ItalyCardinal Guido del Mestri († 82)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio (1991.06.28 – 1993.08.02)

1993.08.02
IndiaBishop George Victor Saupin, S.J. († 69)

Bishop of Bhagalpur (India) (1987.11.30 – 1993.08.02)

1993.08.06
ItalyBishop Vittorio Piola († 72)

Bishop emeritus of Biella (Italy) (1972.02.15 – 1986.05.15)

1993.08.18
Congo-BrazzavilleBishop Georges-Firmin Singha († 68)

Bishop of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville) (1988.09.01 – 1993.08.18)

1993.08.19
CanadaBishop Camille-André LeBlanc († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Bathurst (Canada) (1942.07.25 – 1969.01.08)

1993.08.22
TanzaniaBishop Patrick Iteka († 55)

Bishop of Mahenge (Tanzania) (1973.06.14 – 1993.08.22)

1993.09.02
USABishop Carl Anthony Fisher, S.S.J. († 47)

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA) (1986.12.23 – 1993.09.02)

1993.09.02
CubaBishop Alfredo Antonio Francisco Müller y San Martín († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Cienfuegos–Santa Clara (Cuba) (1971.06.30 – 1971.07.24)

1993.09.03
PhilippinesBishop Sincero Barcenilla Lucero († 57)

Bishop emeritus of Calbayog (Philippines) (1979.12.10 – 1984.10.11)

1993.09.08
AlgeriaBishop Jean Baptiste Joseph Scotto († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Constantine (Algeria) (1970.08.19 – 1983.03.25)

1993.09.12
BrazilBishop Friedrich Helmel, S.V.D. († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Guarapuava (Brazil) (1966.03.19 – 1986.09.27)

1993.09.15
GermanyBishop Wilhelm Wöste († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Münster (Germany) (1976.11.06 – 1986.12.20)

1993.09.16
ItalyBishop Vincenzo Maria Jacono († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Nicastro (Italy) (1955.02.02 – 1961.01.18)

1993.09.19
PhilippinesArchbishop Antonio Frondosa († 84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Capiz (Philippines) (1976.01.17 – 1986.06.18)

1993.09.24
GermanyBishop Anton Herre († 82)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany) (1970.10.12 – 1985.12.31)

1993.09.26
PeruBishop Federico Kaiser Depel, M.S.C. († 90)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Caravelí (Peru) (1957.11.21 – 1971.05.25)

1993.09.28
PolandBishop Edward Kisiel († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Białystok (Poland) (1991.06.05 – 1992.03.25)

1993.09.30
BrazilArchbishop Alfonso Niehues († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Florianópolis (Brazil) (1967.05.18 – 1991.01.23)

1993.10.03
Papua New GuineaArchbishop Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. († 78)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Kerema (Papua New Guinea) (1976.05.24 – 1988.12.06)

1993.10.04
TongaBishop Patelisio Punou-Ki-Hihifo Finau, S.M. († 59)

Bishop of Tonga (Tonga) (1972.04.07 – 1993.10.04)

1993.10.05
ItalyCardinal Francesco Carpino († 88)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1978.01.27 – 1993.10.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Palermo (Italy) (1967.06.26 – 1970.10.17)

1993.10.06
MadagascarCardinal Victor Razafimahatratra, S.J. († 72)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (1976.05.24 – 1993.10.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Antananarivo (Madagascar) (1989.10.28 – 1993.10.06)

1993.10.09
USABishop Bernard James Ganter († 65)

Bishop of Beaumont (USA) (1977.10.18 – 1993.10.09)

1993.10.14
IndiaArchbishop Venmani S. Selvanather († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (India) (1973.03.17 – 1992.02.18)

1993.10.15
LebanonArchbishop Grégoire Ephrem Jarjour (Syriac Rite) († 93)

Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon) (1949.01.18 – 1993.10.15)

1993.10.18
MexicoBishop José Esaul Robles Jiménez († 68)

Bishop of Zamora (Mexico) (1974.12.12 – 1993.10.18)

1993.10.22
NicaraguaBishop Salvador Albert Schlaefer Berg, O.F.M. Cap. († 73)

Vicar Apostolic of Bluefields (Nicaragua) (1970.06.25 – 1993.10.22)

1993.10.30
CanadaCardinal Paul Grégoire († 82)

Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del SS. Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi (1988.06.28 – 1993.10.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Montréal (Canada) (1968.04.20 – 1990.03.17)

1993.11.07
ItalyArchbishop Clemente Gaddi († 91)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Bergamo (Italy) (1963.09.25 – 1977.05.20)

1993.11.07
BrazilBishop Luís Gonzaga Peluso († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim (Brazil) (1959.07.25 – 1985.12.03)

1993.11.10
IndiaArchbishop Casimir Gnanadickam, S.J. († 68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (India) (1987.01.26 – 1993.11.10)

1993.11.11
USABishop Andrew Gregory Grutka († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Gary (USA) (1956.12.29 – 1984.07.09)

1993.11.20
MexicoBishop Salvador Quezada Limón († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Aguascalientes (Mexico) (1951.10.20 – 1984.01.28)

1993.11.22
USABishop Amédée Wilfrid Proulx († 61)

Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Maine (USA) (1975.09.16 – 1993.11.22)

1993.11.29
DominicaBishop Arnold Boghaert, C.SS.R. († 73)

Bishop of Roseau (Dominica) (1957.06.04 – 1993.11.29)

1993.12.07
ItalyBishop Raffaele Macario († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Albano (Italy) (1966.11.29 – 1977.06.11)

1993.12.17
KenyaBishop Tiberius Charles Mugendi († 71)

Bishop of Kisii (Kenya) (1969.11.15 – 1993.12.17)

1993.12.19
CanadaBishop Gérard-Marie Coderre († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Saint-Jean-de-Québec (Canada) (1955.02.03 – 1978.05.03)

1993.12.20
USABishop Charles Herman Helmsing († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA) (1962.01.27 – 1977.06.27)

1993.12.26
ZambiaBishop Severinah Abdon Potani, O.F.M. Conv. († 74)

Bishop of Solwezi (Zambia) (1976.12.09 – 1993.12.26)

1993.12.29
ArgentinaArchbishop Horacio Alberto Bózzoli († 66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tucumán (Argentina) (1983.01.19 – 1993.12.29)

1993.12.31
BrazilBishop Henrique Gelain († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Vacaria (Brazil) (1964.03.28 – 1986.02.05)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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