| Date of Death | Deceased Bishops (141) |
| 1998.01.01 | Bishop emeritus of Gualeguaychú (Argentina) (1967.04.25 – 1996.12.05) |
| 1998.01.02 | Bishop emeritus of Taichung 臺中 (Taiwan) (1962.04.16 – 1986.06.25) |
| 1998.01.03 | Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) (1973.10.06 – 1998.01.03) |
| 1998.01.05 | Bishop of Alife–Caiazzo (Italy) (1990.12.10 – 1998.01.05) |
| 1998.01.05 | Bishop emeritus of Valdivia (Chile) (1983.12.12 – 1996.02.29) |
| 1998.01.08 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Vercelli (Italy) (1966.10.12 – 1991.06.04) |
| 1998.01.09 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela) (1966.04.30 – 1986.05.26) |
| 1998.01.10 | Bishop emeritus of Texcoco (Mexico) (1978.04.18 – 1997.05.28) |
| 1998.01.13 | Bishop of Sekondi–Takoradi (Ghana) (1981.11.30 – 1998.01.13) |
| 1998.01.14 | |
| 1998.01.16 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of München und Freising (Germany) (1968.07.03 – 1984.07.31) |
| 1998.01.18 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bamberg (Germany) (1955.05.16 – 1976.07.30) |
| 1998.01.18 | Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples (1991.06.21 – 1998.01.18) |
| 1998.01.22 | Bishop emeritus of Rarotonga (Cook Islands) (1966.06.21 – 1971.04.28) |
| 1998.01.28 | Bishop emeritus of Worcester (USA) (1959.08.08 – 1983.03.31) |
| 1998.02.01 | Archbishop emeritus of Manfredonia–Vieste (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1990.06.02) |
| 1998.02.05 | Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto (1995.07.11 – 1998.02.05) President emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Laity (1984.04.08 – 1996.08.20) |
| 1998.02.05 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paraná (Argentina) (1962.09.06 – 1986.04.01) |
| 1998.02.09 | Bishop emeritus of Trapani (Italy) (1978.07.31 – 1988.09.08) |
| 1998.02.11 | Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamako (Mali) (1962.03.10 – 1998.02.11) |
| 1998.02.11 | Bishop emeritus of Urawa 浦和 (Japan) (1957.12.24 – 1979.12.20) |
| 1998.02.11 | Bishop emeritus of Ruteng (Indonesia) (1961.01.03 – 1972.03.10) |
| 1998.02.13 | |
| 1998.02.15 | Metropolitan Archbishop of Lanzhou 蘭州 (China) (1981 – 1998.02.15) |
| 1998.02.16 | Bishop emeritus of Itabira (Brazil) (1965.07.07 – 1970.11.07) |
| 1998.02.20 | Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Valparaíso (Chile) (1983.05.03 – 1993.04.16) |
| 1998.02.21 | Bishop emeritus of Leeds (England) (1966.04.25 – 1985.07.12) |
| 1998.02.26 | Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Venezuela) (1984.10.26 – 1998.02.26) |
| 1998.02.28 | Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Salute a Primavalle (1991.06.28 – 1998.02.28) Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1990.07.10 – 1998.02.28) Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina) (1990.11.20 – 1998.02.28) |
| 1998.03.01 | Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (1998.02.21 – 1998.03.01) Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France) (1995.05.27 – 1998.03.01) |
| 1998.03.03 | Bishop emeritus of Prince George (Canada) (1967.07.13 – 1986.06.09) |
| 1998.03.03 | |
| 1998.03.08 | Bishop emeritus of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1987.03.14) |
| 1998.03.12 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rimouski (Canada) (1967.02.25 – 1973.04.27) |
| 1998.03.13 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Reims (France) (1973.07.13 – 1988.08.08) |
| 1998.03.13 | Bishop emeritus of Mbalmayo (Cameroon) (1961.06.24 – 1987.03.07) |
| 1998.03.16 | Bishop emeritus of Piacenza–Bobbio (Italy) (1989.09.16 – 1994.12.01) |
| 1998.03.16 | Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus (Brazil) (1996.12.18 – 1998.03.16) |
| 1998.03.19 | Bishop emeritus of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1978.12.14 – 1994.06.28) |
| 1998.03.19 | Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Savannakhet (Laos) (1975.07.10 – 1997.04.21) |
| 1998.03.19 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (1966 – 1973.03.31) |
| 1998.03.20 | Metropolitan Archbishop of Yaoundé (Cameroon) (1961.09.11 – 1998.03.20) |
| 1998.03.22 | |
| 1998.03.24 | Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana (1973.03.05 – 1998.03.24) Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal) (1971.05.10 – 1998.03.24) Military Ordinary of Portugal (Portugal) (1986.07.21 – 1998.03.24) |
| 1998.03.25 | Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada) (1995.06.27 – 1998.03.25) |
| 1998.03.27 | Superior General emeritus of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll Fathers) (1956.08.06 – 1966.08.07) |
| 1998.03.28 | Bishop of Bereina (Papua New Guinea) (1988.06.21 – 1998.03.28) |
| 1998.03.30 | Bishop emeritus of Bafia (Cameroon) (1968.01.11 – 1977.12.21) |
| 1998.04.08 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Campobasso–Boiano (Italy) (1982.02.27 – 1989.10.28) |
| 1998.04.08 | Bishop emeritus of Queenstown (South Africa) (1972.02.03 – 1984.02.03) |
| 1998.04.12 | |
| 1998.04.15 | Bishop emeritus of Chitré (Panama) (1963.01.21 – 1994.10.29) |
| 1998.04.17 | Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (1998.02.21 – 1998.04.17) Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints (1998.02.23 – 1998.04.17) |
| 1998.04.22 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Limburg (Germany) (1952.07.20 – 1984.05.31) |
| 1998.04.23 | Bishop of Port Pirie (Australia) (1980.08.11 – 1998.04.23) |
| 1998.04.23 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Paris (France) (1967.09.30 – 1986.10.05) |
| 1998.04.25 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1995.05.18 – 1996.11.11) |
| 1998.04.26 | Bishop emeritus of Santa Cruz del Quiché (Guatemala) (1974.08.22 – 1984.08.14) Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1984.08.14 – 1998.04.26) |
| 1998.04.29 | |
| 1998.05.04 | |
| 1998.05.04 | Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany) (1993.12.12 – 1998.05.04) |
| 1998.05.06 | Bishop of Faisalabad (Pakistan) (1984.01.09 – 1998.05.06) |
| 1998.05.09 | Bishop of Wrocław–Gdańsk of the Ukrainians (Poland) (1996.05.24 – 1998.05.09) |
| 1998.05.11 | Metropolitan Archbishop of Tours (France) (1997.07.22 – 1998.05.11) |
| 1998.05.14 | Bishop of Kaya (Burkina Faso) (1996.03.30 – 1998.05.14) |
| 1998.05.21 | Bishop emeritus of Nachingwea (Tanzania) (1963.08.05 – 1983.11.11) |
| 1998.05.22 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Melbourne (Australia) (1972.11.16 – 1991.08.20) |
| 1998.05.23 | Bishop emeritus of Warangal (India) (1953.01.08 – 1985.11.30) |
| 1998.05.26 | Bishop emeritus of Ajaccio (France) (1987.08.13 – 1995.01.05) |
| 1998.05.30 | Bishop emeritus of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (Brazil) (1981.10.03 – 1989.03.01) |
| 1998.06.01 | Archbishop emeritus of Ferrara–Comacchio (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1995.09.08) |
| 1998.06.09 | Cardinal-Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina (1985.05.25 – 1998.06.09) Secretary of State emeritus of Secretariat of State (1979.07.01 – 1990.12.01) |
| 1998.06.17 | Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1969.04.30 – 1998.06.17) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint Louis (USA) (1968.02.17 – 1979.07.31) |
| 1998.06.20 | |
| 1998.06.21 | Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva (1979.06.30 – 1998.06.21) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Torino (Italy) (1977.08.01 – 1989.01.31) |
| 1998.06.26 | Bishop emeritus of Posadas (Argentina) (1957.03.13 – 1986.06.16) |
| 1998.06.27 | Bishop emeritus of Strasbourg (France) (1966.12.30 – 1984.07.16) |
| 1998.06.27 | Bishop emeritus of Erexim (Brazil) (1971.05.27 – 1994.01.26) |
| 1998.07.02 | Bishop-Prelate of Itacoatiara (Brazil) (1978.05.05 – 1998.07.02) |
| 1998.07.07 | Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney of the Maronites (Australia) (1973.06.25 – 1990.11.23) |
| 1998.07.08 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cotonou (Benin) (1971.06.28 – 1990.12.27) |
| 1998.07.09 | Auxiliary Bishop of San Justo (Argentina) (1996.07.01 – 1998.07.09) |
| 1998.07.21 | |
| 1998.07.23 | Metropolitan Archbishop of Grouard–McLennan (Canada) (1996.07.16 – 1998.07.23) |
| 1998.07.23 | Bishop emeritus of Fossombrone (Italy) (1961.02.10 – 1973.06.01) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Macerata–Tolentino–Recanati–Cingoli–Treia (Italy) (1973.06.01 – 1991) |
| 1998.07.25 | Bishop of Aqrā of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1980.04.23 – 1998.07.25) |
| 1998.07.26 | Vicar Apostolic emeritus of El Beni (Bolivia) (1953.06.29 – 1986.11.17) |
| 1998.07.26 | Bishop emeritus of Mbeya (Tanzania) (1966.05.03 – 1996.11.08) |
| 1998.07.28 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina) (1975.11.11 – 1992.02.11) |
| 1998.07.29 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of La Habana (Cuba) (1964.03.17 – 1970.01.26) |
| 1998.07.30 | |
| 1998.07.31 | Bishop emeritus of Lugoj of the Romanians (Romania) (1990.03.14 – 1995.11.20) |
| 1998.08.01 | Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Caserta (Italy) (1965.08.15 – 1987.06.06) |
| 1998.08.04 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Louisville (USA) (1967.03.01 – 1981.09.29) |
| 1998.08.09 | Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Huamachuco (Peru) (1963.10.23 – 1981.09.13) |
| 1998.08.22 | Archbishop emeritus of Otranto (Italy) (1980.10.20 – 1981.01.27) |
| 1998.08.27 | Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie (Canada) (1975.01.29 – 1998.08.27) |
| 1998.08.28 | Bishop emeritus of Tanjore (India) (1953.02.04 – 1986.09.12) |
| 1998.09.02 | Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang (Vietnam) (1960.11.24 – 1998.09.02) |
| 1998.09.04 | Bishop emeritus of Great Falls (USA) (1967.12.02 – 1977.12.27) |
| 1998.09.04 | Bishop of Santiago del Estero (Argentina) (1994.11.23 – 1998.09.04) |
| 1998.09.10 | Bishop of Boac (Philippines) (1978.01.26 – 1998.09.10) |
| 1998.09.12 | Bishop of Haarlem (Netherlands) (1983.10.21 – 1998.09.12) |
| 1998.09.13 | Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere (1994.11.26 – 1998.09.13) |
| 1998.09.16 | Bishop of Nueve de Julio (Argentina) (1991.08.28 – 1998.09.16) |
| 1998.09.17 | Bishop emeritus of Bondo (Congo-Kinshasa) (1980.01.28 – 1992.11.13) |
| 1998.09.21 | Bishop emeritus of Udon Thani (Thailand) (1969.07.02 – 1975.10.02) |
| 1998.09.21 | Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Mupoi (South Sudan) (1949.03.11 – 1973.04.18) |
| 1998.09.22 | |
| 1998.09.26 | Metropolitan Archbishop of Trento (Italy) (1987.12.07 – 1998.09.26) |
| 1998.09.28 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Reggio Calabria–Bova (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1990.07.28) |
| 1998.10.02 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bangkok (Thailand) (1965.12.18 – 1972.12.18) |
| 1998.10.02 | Bishop emeritus of Mwanza (Tanzania) (1966.01.15 – 1987.11.18) |
| 1998.10.06 | |
| 1998.10.13 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lipa (Philippines) (1981.04.13 – 1992.12.30) |
| 1998.10.16 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Thare and Nonseng (Thailand) (1965.12.18 – 1980.03.06) |
| 1998.10.25 | Bishop of Chengdu 成都 (China) (1992 – 1998.10.25▼) |
| 1998.10.25 | Bishop emeritus of Cayenne (French Guiana) (1973.03.01 – 1998) |
| 1998.10.30 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Burgos (Spain) (1964.02.07 – 1983.10.19) |
| 1998.11.02 | Titular Archbishop of Tabla (1975.11.13 – 1998.11.02) Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1997.07.08 – 1998.11.02) Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein (1997.07.08 – 1998.11.02) |
| 1998.11.03 | Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India) (1977.10.11 – 1998.11.03) |
| 1998.11.06 | Archbishop emeritus of Tripoli of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon) (1978.02.07 – 1995.07.28) |
| 1998.11.13 | Bishop of Paulo Afonso (Brazil) (1988.06.15 – 1998.11.13) |
| 1998.11.15 | Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela) (1974.10.05 – 1989.10.23) |
| 1998.11.15 | Bishop emeritus of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA) (1960.05.28 – 1976.08.24) |
| 1998.11.23 | Bishop emeritus of São Luís de Montes Belos (Brazil) (1981.08.04 – 1987.02.10) |
| 1998.11.26 | Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia) (1978.04.20 – 1998.11.26) |
| 1998.11.28 | Patriarch emeritus of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) ([1976.07.03] 1976.07.05 – 1982.05.30) |
| 1998.11.28 | Bishop emeritus of La Crosse (USA) (1964.12.30 – 1983.05.10) |
| 1998.12.01 | Vice-President emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Family (1985.04.17 – 1992.11.05) |
| 1998.12.02 | Bishop emeritus of Alessandria (Italy) (1980.07.17 – 1989.04.22) |
| 1998.12.02 | |
| 1998.12.06 | |
| 1998.12.06 | |
| 1998.12.07 | Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Scala pro hac vice Title (1994.11.26 – 1998.12.07) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santiago (Chile) (1990.03.30 – 1998.02.16) |
| 1998.12.07 | Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain) (1964.07.07 – 1988.01.07) |
| 1998.12.10 | |
| 1998.12.15 | |
| 1998.12.17 | Metropolitan Archbishop of Jaro (Philippines) (1986.04.02 – 1998.12.17) |
| 1998.12.29 | Bishop emeritus of Bouaké (Cote d’Ivoire) (1955.09.14 – 1973.05.17) |
| 1998.12.29 |
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