Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 1995

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (113)
1995.01.01
FranceBishop Pierre-Marie-Joseph Puech († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Carcassonne (France) (1952.03.18 – 1982.08.25)

1995.01.09
VietnamBishop Jacques Huỳnh Văn Của († 79)

Coadjutor Bishop emeritus of Phú Cuong (Vietnam) (1976.02.22 – 1982.06.08)

1995.01.11
ItalyBishop Giovanni Battista Parodi († 95)

Bishop emeritus of Savona (Italy) (1948.09.14 – 1974.07.15)

Bishop emeritus of Noli (Italy) (1948.09.14 – 1974.07.15)

1995.01.12
LebanonArchbishop Nicolas Hajj (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 87)

Archbishop emeritus of Bāniyās of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon) (1984.11.03 – 1985.09.18)

1995.01.14
AustraliaArchbishop James Patrick Carroll († 86)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Sydney (Australia) (1954.01.06 – 1984.07.23)

1995.01.20
ChinaBishop Michael Yan Gao-jian (楊高堅), O.S.A. († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Changde 常德 (China) (1958 – ?)

1995.01.29
Puerto RicoBishop Alfredo José Isaac Cecilio Francesco Méndez-Gonzalez, C.S.C. († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Arecibo (Puerto Rico) (1960.07.23 – 1974.01.21)

1995.01.30
CroatiaBishop Dragutin Nežic († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Poreč i Pula (Croatia) (1960.06.15 – 1984.01.27)

1995.01.31
USABishop Leo Joseph Brust († 79)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Milwaukee (USA) (1969.08.22 – 1991.04.16)

1995.02.07
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Ambrosanio († 66)

Archbishop of Spoleto–Norcia (Italy) (1988.01.04 – 1995.02.07)

1995.02.08
UgandaBishop Serapio Bwemi Magambo († 66)

Bishop emeritus of Fort Portal (Uganda) (1972.11.16 – 1991.06.17)

1995.02.10
EcuadorBishop Enrico Bartolucci Panaroni, M.C.C.J. († 66)

Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (1973.06.14 – 1995.02.10)

1995.02.15
USABishop David Monas Maloney († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Wichita (USA) (1967.12.02 – 1982.07.16)

1995.02.19
USABishop Michael Hughes Kenny († 57)

Bishop of Juneau (USA) (1979.03.22 – 1995.02.19)

1995.02.22
VietnamBishop Louis Hà Kim Danh († 81)

Bishop of Phú Cuong (Vietnam) (1993.05.10 – 1995.02.22)

1995.02.26
PhilippinesBishop Severino Miguel Pelayo († 61)

Military Ordinary of Philippines (Philippines) (1986.07.21 – 1995.02.26)

1995.03.01
SwitzerlandBishop Eugenio Corecco († 63)

Bishop of Lugano (Switzerland) (1986.06.05 – 1995.03.01)

1995.03.02
CanadaBishop James Patrick Mahoney († 67)

Bishop of Saskatoon (Canada) (1967.09.20 – 1995.03.02)

1995.03.05
BrazilBishop Antônio Felippe da Cunha, S.D.N. († 61)

Bishop of Guanhães (Brazil) (1985.12.08 – 1995.03.05)

1995.03.07
USAArchbishop Stephen John Kocisko (Ruthenian Rite) († 79)

Metropolitan emeritus of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians (USA) (1977.03.11 – 1991.05.16)

1995.03.07
AustriaBishop Štefan László († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Eisenstadt (Austria) (1960.08.15 – 1992.12.28)

1995.03.07
Papua New GuineaBishop George To Bata († 69)

Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea) (1978.04.27 – 1995.03.07)

1995.03.08
EthiopiaBishop Fikre-Mariam Ghemetchu, C.M. († 68)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Nekemte (Ethiopia) (1985.10.28 – 1994.01.18)

1995.03.12
GermanyBishop Karl Gnädinger († 89)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) (1960.11.05 – 1980.12.30)

1995.03.12
ItalyBishop Petrus Canisius Jean van Lierde, O.S.A. († 87)

Vicar General for the Vatican City State emeritus of Roma (Italy) (1968.03.28 – 1991.01.14)

1995.03.13
TanzaniaArchbishop Marko Mihayo († 87)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tabora (Tanzania) (1960.06.21 – 1985.03.09)

1995.03.15
Congo-KinshasaBishop Barthélémy Malunga († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Kamina (Congo-Kinshasa) (1971.03.11 – 1990.01.22)

1995.03.17
ArgentinaBishop José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. († 79)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Humahuaca (Argentina) (1973.10.10 – 1991.02.20)

1995.03.20
IndiaBishop Michael Arattukulam († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Alleppey (India) (1952.06.19 – 1984.04.28)

1995.03.20
BrazilBishop Amadeu González Ferreiros, O. de M. († 83)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil) (1961.12.23 – 1967.12.28)

1995.03.28
IndiaBishop Januarius Paul Palathuruthy, C.M.I. (Syro-Malabar Rite) († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Chanda of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1977.02.26 – 1990.04.20)

1995.04.03
IrelandBishop Jeremiah Newman († 69)

Bishop of Limerick (Ireland) (1974.05.17 – 1995.04.03)

1995.04.04
IndiaArchbishop Abraham Kattumana (Syro-Malabar Rite) († 51)

Titular Archbishop of Cebarades (1991.05.08 – 1995.04.04)

President of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church (1993 – 1995.04.04)

1995.04.04
KuwaitBishop Victor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D. († 90)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Kuwait (Kuwait) (1976.05.31 – 1981.11.05)

1995.04.05
ChinaBishop Paul Fan Yu-fei (范宇飛) († 63)

Bishop emeritus of Zhouzhi 盩厔 (China) (1982 – 1984)

1995.04.20
SerbiaArchbishop Alojzij Turk († 85)

Archbishop emeritus of Beograd (Serbia) (1980.03.04 – 1986.12.16)

1995.04.20
SpainBishop José Capmany Casamitjana († 75)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Barcelona (Spain) (1968.10.22 – 1991.09.11)

1995.04.22
ChinaBishop Charles-Joseph Lemaire (惠化民), M.E.P. († 95)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Jilin 吉林 (China) (1939.07.11 – 1945.11.16)

1995.04.27
PhilippinesBishop Bienvenido M. Lopez († 71)

Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines) (1966.12.03 – 1995.04.27)

1995.05.03
ItalyArchbishop Bruno Torpigliani († 80)

Titular Archbishop of Malliana (1964.09.01 – 1995.05.03)

1995.05.04
PolandBishop Julian Groblicki († 86)

Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków (Poland) (1960.05.25 – 1995.05.04)

1995.05.06
ItalyBishop Luigi Liverzani († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Frascati (Italy) (1962.05.23 – 1989.11.11)

1995.05.07
BrazilBishop Severino Mariano de Aguiar († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Pesqueira (Brazil) (1956.12.03 – 1980.03.14)

1995.05.08
PortugalBishop Horácio Coelho Cristino († 53)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal) (1987.08.20 – 1995.05.08)

1995.05.11
USABishop Francis Joseph Green († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Tucson (USA) (1960.09.28 – 1981.07.28)

1995.05.12
USABishop Jerome Joseph Hastrich († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Gallup (USA) (1969.08.25 – 1990.03.31)

1995.05.15
PhilippinesBishop Brigido A. Galasgas († 54)

Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc–Lagawe (Philippines) (1992.07.06 – 1995.05.15)

1995.05.19
ArgentinaBishop Jaime Francisco de Nevares, S.D.B. († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Neuquén (Argentina) (1961.06.12 – 1991.05.14)

1995.05.21
BrazilCardinal Agnelo Rossi († 85)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto (1984.06.25 – 1995.05.21)

President emeritus of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (1984.04.08 – 1989.12.06)

1995.05.22
TanzaniaBishop James Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr. († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Kigoma (Tanzania) (1958.08.05 – 1969.12.15)

1995.05.24
ItalyBishop Amilcare Pasini († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Parma (Italy) (1971.08.05 – 1981.11.30)

1995.05.24
ChinaBishop Anthony Wang Zi-cheng (王子澄) († 72)

Prefect Apostolic of Lixian 澧縣 (China) (1987 – 1995.05.24)

1995.05.27
Congo-KinshasaBishop François Kabangu wa Mutela († 70)

Bishop emeritus of Luebo (Congo-Kinshasa) (1967.09.26 – 1987.12.10)

1995.06.05
FranceBishop Michel-Louis Vial († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Nantes (France) (1966.07.02 – 1982.04.15)

1995.06.07
BrazilBishop Francisco Prada Carrera, C.M.F. († 101)

Bishop emeritus of Uruaçu (Brazil) (1957.01.17 – 1976.02.25)

1995.06.08
CanadaBishop Jules Leguerrier, O.M.I. († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Moosonee (Canada) (1967.07.13 – 1991.11.26)

1995.06.09
LiberiaBishop Nicholas Grimley, S.M.A. († 77)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Cape Palmas (Liberia) (1962.05.07 – 1972.07.30)

1995.06.10
SyriaArchbishop Néophytos Edelby, B.A. (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Aleppo of the Greek-Melkites (Syria) (1968.03.06 – 1995.06.10)

1995.06.12
USABishop William Graham Connare († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Greensburg (USA) (1960.02.23 – 1987.01.20)

1995.06.14
BrazilBishop Clemente Geiger, C.PP.S. († 95)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Xingu (Brazil) (1948.01.17 – 1971.04.26)

1995.06.14
TanzaniaBishop John James Rudin, M.M. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Musoma (Tanzania) (1957.07.05 – 1979.01.12)

1995.06.22
FranceCardinal Yves-Marie-Joseph Congar, O.P. († 91)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Sebastiano al Palatino (1994.11.26 – 1995.06.22)

1995.06.22
BrazilBishop Geraldo Ferreira Reis († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Leopoldina (Brazil) (1961.06.16 – 1985.08.05)

1995.06.25
CanadaArchbishop Joseph Lawrence Wilhelm († 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kingston (Canada) (1966.12.14 – 1982.03.12)

1995.06.27
ChinaArchbishop Dominic Deng Yi-ming (Tang Yee-ming) (鄧以明), S.J. († 87)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guangzhou 廣州 (China) (1981.05.26 – 1995.06.27)

1995.06.28
BrazilBishop Angelo Frosi, S.X. († 71)

Bishop of Abaetetuba (Brazil) (1981.08.04 – 1995.06.28)

1995.07.01
VietnamArchbishop Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình († 84)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam) (1976.11.23 – 1995.07.01)

1995.07.03
MadagascarBishop Jean David, C.S.Sp. († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Majunga (Madagascar) (1955.09.14 – 1978.04.27)

1995.07.06
BrazilBishop Tomás Guilherme Murphy, C.SS.R. († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Juazeiro (Brazil) (1962.10.16 – 1973.12.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1973.12.29 – 1995.07.06)

1995.07.10
PakistanBishop Paolo Vieri Andreotti, O.P. († 73)

Bishop emeritus of Faisalabad (Pakistan) (1977.09.01 – 1984.01.09)

1995.07.15
FranceCardinal Robert Coffy († 74)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1991.06.28 – 1995.07.15)

Archbishop emeritus of Marseille (France) (1985.04.13 – 1995.04.22)

1995.07.15
BoliviaArchbishop Jorge Manrique Hurtado († 84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Paz (Bolivia) (1967.07.27 – 1987.02.24)

1995.07.15
Burkina FasoBishop Marius Ouédraogo († 61)

Bishop of Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso) (1984.11.08 – 1995.07.15)

1995.07.18
MexicoBishop Juvencio González Alvarez († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Valles (Mexico) (1980.01.08 – 1994.07.08)

1995.07.23
GermanyBishop Mathias Dionys Albert Paul Defregger († 80)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of München und Freising (Germany) (1968.07.03 – 1990.04.06)

1995.08.01
IndonesiaBishop Paternus Nicholas Joannes Cornelius Geise, O.F.M. († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Bogor (Indonesia) (1961.01.03 – 1975.01.30)

1995.08.04
TogoBishop Victor Dovi Hounnaké († 58)

Bishop of Aného (Togo) (1994.07.01 – 1995.08.04)

1995.08.07
EcuadorBishop Cándido Rada Senosiáin, S.D.B. († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Guaranda (Ecuador) (1960.03.31 – 1980.05.24)

1995.08.10
Congo-BrazzavilleBishop Godefroy-Emile Mpwati († 67)

Bishop emeritus of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville) (1975.06.05 – 1988.09.01)

1995.08.13
IndiaBishop Benedict Jacob Acharuparambil, O.F.M. Cap. († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Trivandrum (India) (1979.08.03 – 1991.01.31)

1995.08.13
EgyptBishop Youhanna Nueir, O.F.M. (Coptic Rite) († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Assiut of the Copts (Egypt) (1965.03.26 – 1990.03.20)

1995.08.16
NicaraguaBishop Manuel Salazar y Espinoza († 79)

Bishop emeritus of León (Nicaragua) (1973.01.30 – 1981.12.19)

1995.08.26
USABishop Glennon Patrick Flavin († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Lincoln (USA) (1967.05.29 – 1992.03.24)

1995.08.28
EnglandBishop Owen Francis Swindlehurst († 67)

Auxiliary Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle (England) (1977.06.10 – 1995.08.28)

1995.09.10
ItalyBishop Alessandro Piazza († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Albenga–Imperia (Italy) (1973.12.01 – 1990.10.06)

1995.09.12
PhilippinesBishop Odilo Etspueler, S.V.D. († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Bangued (Philippines) (1982.11.15 – 1987.11.20)

1995.09.14
USABishop Emerson John Moore († 57)

Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA) (1982.07.03 – 1995.09.14)

1995.09.18
RussiaBishop Andrei Katkoff, M.I.C. († 78)

Titular Bishop of Nauplia (1958.11.14 – 1995.09.18)

1995.09.23
ItalyArchbishop Luigi Bellotti († 81)

Titular Archbishop of Voncariana (1964.07.18 – 1995.09.23)

1995.09.30
PeruBishop Javier Miguel Ariz Huarte, O.P. († 85)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Puerto Maldonado (Peru) (1959.05.27 – 1980.04.26)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru) (1980.04.26 – 1995.09.30)

1995.10.01
BelgiumBishop Emiel-Jozef De Smedt († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Brugge (Belgium) (1952.07.31 – 1984.12.15)

1995.10.04
SpainArchbishop José Pont y Gol († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tarragona (Spain) (1970.11.23 – 1983.04.11)

1995.10.07
TanzaniaBishop Adriani Mkoba († 69)

Bishop emeritus of Morogoro (Tanzania) (1966.12.15 – 1992.11.06)

1995.10.09
PolandBishop Zygfryd Ignacy Kowalski († 85)

Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin (Poland) (1962.02.27 – 1995.10.09)

1995.10.15
MexicoBishop Alfredo Torres Romero († 73)

Bishop of Toluca (Mexico) (1980.07.26 – 1995.10.15)

1995.10.23
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Dell’Omo († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Acqui (Italy) (1943.05.12 – 1976.07.01)

1995.10.23
VenezuelaBishop Mariano Gutiérrez Salazar, O.F.M. Cap. († 82)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Caroní (Venezuela) (1968.03.11 – 1993.05.28)

1995.10.26
UkraineBishop Philemon Kurchaba, C.SS.R. (Ukrainian Rite) († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) ([1985] 1991.01.16 – 1995.10.26)

1995.10.27
PolandBishop Jan-Wawrzyniec Kulik († 77)

Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź (Poland) (1959.07.15 – 1995.10.27)

1995.11.03
ColombiaCardinal Mario Revollo Bravo († 76)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola (1988.06.28 – 1995.11.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bogotá (Colombia) (1984.06.25 – 1994.12.27)

1995.11.09
Sri LankaBishop Sylvester Wewitavidanelage († 70)

Bishop emeritus of Galle (Sri Lanka) (1982.10.15 – 1995.06.01)

1995.11.17
BrazilBishop Benjamin de Souza Gomes († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Paranavaí (Brazil) (1968.03.11 – 1985.10.12)

1995.11.18
WalesArchbishop John Aloysius Murphy († 89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cardiff (Wales) (1961.08.22 – 1983.03.25)

1995.11.20
ItalyBishop Francesco Tarcisio Carboni († 72)

Bishop of Macerata–Tolentino–Recanati–Cingoli–Treia (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1995.11.20)

1995.11.23
UkraineBishop Rafal Wladyslaw Kiernicki, O.F.M. Conv. († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukraine) (1991.01.16 – 1995.11.23)

1995.11.24
NigeriaCardinal Dominic Ignatius Ekandem († 77)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello (1976.05.24 – 1995.11.24)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Abuja (Nigeria) (1989.06.19 – 1992.09.28)

1995.11.25
ChinaBishop Joseph Li Bing-yao (李炳耀), S.V.D. († 84)

Bishop of Caozhou 曹州 (China) (1990 – 1995.11.25)

1995.12.09
ItalyArchbishop Mario Brini (Italo-Albanese Rite) († 87)

Prelate emeritus of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) (1982.09.14 – 1993.04.11)

1995.12.18
TaiwanArchbishop Joseph Guo Ruo-shi (Kuo Joshih) (郭若石), C.D.D. († 89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan) (1952.08.07 – 1959.12.04)

Superior General emeritus of Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord (1954 – 1962)

1995.12.18
FranceBishop René-Noël-Joseph Kérautret († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Angoulême (France) (1965.05.09 – 1975.07.01)

1995.12.21
CanadaBishop Pierre Fisette, P.M.E. († 52)

Bishop of Hearst (Canada) (1993.12.27 – 1995.12.21)

1995.12.29
ColombiaBishop Joaquín García Ordóñez († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Santa Rosa de Osos (Colombia) (1971.09.29 – 1995.06.10)

1995.12.30
IndonesiaArchbishop Leo Soekoto, S.J. († 75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Jakarta (Indonesia) (1973.08.22 – 1995.12.30)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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