Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 1998

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (141)
1998.01.01
ArgentinaBishop Pedro Boxler († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Gualeguaychú (Argentina) (1967.04.25 – 1996.12.05)

1998.01.02
TaiwanBishop William Francis Kupfer (蔡文興), M.M. († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Taichung 臺中 (Taiwan) (1962.04.16 – 1986.06.25)

1998.01.03
ItalyBishop Giulio Salimei († 73)

Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) (1973.10.06 – 1998.01.03)

1998.01.05
ItalyBishop Nicola Comparone († 73)

Bishop of Alife–Caiazzo (Italy) (1990.12.10 – 1998.01.05)

1998.01.05
ChileBishop Alejandro Jiménez Lafeble († 61)

Bishop emeritus of Valdivia (Chile) (1983.12.12 – 1996.02.29)

1998.01.08
ItalyArchbishop Albino Mensa († 81)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Vercelli (Italy) (1966.10.12 – 1991.06.04)

1998.01.09
VenezuelaArchbishop Crisanto Darío Mata Cova († 82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela) (1966.04.30 – 1986.05.26)

1998.01.10
MexicoBishop Magín Camerino Torreblanca Reyes († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Texcoco (Mexico) (1978.04.18 – 1997.05.28)

1998.01.13
GhanaBishop Charles Kweku Sam († 57)

Bishop of Sekondi–Takoradi (Ghana) (1981.11.30 – 1998.01.13)

1998.01.14
ChinaBishop Francis Gerard Kramer (康濟民), O.F.M. († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Lu’an 潞安 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1982)

1998.01.16
GermanyBishop Ernst Tewes, C.O. († 89)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of München und Freising (Germany) (1968.07.03 – 1984.07.31)

1998.01.18
GermanyArchbishop Josef Schneider († 91)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bamberg (Germany) (1955.05.16 – 1976.07.30)

1998.01.18
CroatiaArchbishop Josip Uhač († 73)

Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples (1991.06.21 – 1998.01.18)

1998.01.22
Cook IslandsBishop Hendrick Joseph Cornelius Maria de Cocq, SS.CC. († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Rarotonga (Cook Islands) (1966.06.21 – 1971.04.28)

1998.01.28
USABishop Bernard Joseph Flanagan († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Worcester (USA) (1959.08.08 – 1983.03.31)

1998.02.01
ItalyArchbishop Valentino Vailati († 83)

Archbishop emeritus of Manfredonia–Vieste (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1990.06.02)

1998.02.05
ArgentinaBlessed Cardinal Eduardo Francisco Pironio († 77)

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
ArgentinaArchbishop Adolfo Servando Tortolo († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paraná (Argentina) (1962.09.06 – 1986.04.01)

1998.02.09
ItalyBishop Emanuele Romano († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Trapani (Italy) (1978.07.31 – 1988.09.08)

1998.02.11
MaliArchbishop Luc Auguste Sangaré († 72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamako (Mali) (1962.03.10 – 1998.02.11)

1998.02.11
JapanBishop Lawrence Satoshi Nagae (ラウレンチオ 長江 恵) († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Urawa 浦和 (Japan) (1957.12.24 – 1979.12.20)

1998.02.11
IndonesiaBishop Willemus van Bekkum, S.V.D. († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Ruteng (Indonesia) (1961.01.03 – 1972.03.10)

1998.02.13
ChinaBishop René-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin (林茂德), M.E.P. († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Suifu 敘府 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1983)

1998.02.15
ChinaArchbishop Philip Yang Li-bo (楊立柏) († 78)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lanzhou 蘭州 (China) (1981 – 1998.02.15)

1998.02.16
BrazilBishop Marcos Antônio Noronha († 73)

Bishop emeritus of Itabira (Brazil) (1965.07.07 – 1970.11.07)

1998.02.20
ChileArchbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos († 80)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Valparaíso (Chile) (1983.05.03 – 1993.04.16)

1998.02.21
EnglandBishop William Gordon Wheeler († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Leeds (England) (1966.04.25 – 1985.07.12)

1998.02.26
VenezuelaBishop Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa († 74)

Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Venezuela) (1984.10.26 – 1998.02.26)

1998.02.28
ArgentinaCardinal Antonio Quarracino († 74)

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
FranceCardinal Jean Balland († 63)

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
CanadaBishop John Fergus O’Grady, O.M.I. († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Prince George (Canada) (1967.07.13 – 1986.06.09)

1998.03.03
ChadBishop Henri Véniat, S.J. († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Sarh (Chad) (1972.08.22 – 1987.03.07)

1998.03.08
ItalyBishop Luigi Boccadoro († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1987.03.14)

1998.03.12
CanadaArchbishop Louis Lévesque († 89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rimouski (Canada) (1967.02.25 – 1973.04.27)

1998.03.13
FranceArchbishop Jacques-Eugène-Louis Ménager († 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Reims (France) (1973.07.13 – 1988.08.08)

1998.03.13
CameroonBishop Paul Etoga († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Mbalmayo (Cameroon) (1961.06.24 – 1987.03.07)

1998.03.16
ItalyBishop Antonio Mazza († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Piacenza–Bobbio (Italy) (1989.09.16 – 1994.12.01)

1998.03.16
BrazilBishop Jacson Damasceno Rodrigues, C.SS.R. († 50)

Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus (Brazil) (1996.12.18 – 1998.03.16)

1998.03.19
BulgariaBishop Samuel Seraphimov Djoundrine, A.A. († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1978.12.14 – 1994.06.28)

1998.03.19
LaosBishop Jean-Baptiste Outhay Thepmany († 62)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Savannakhet (Laos) (1975.07.10 – 1997.04.21)

1998.03.19
BrazilBishop Alberto Trevisan, S.A.C. († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (1966 – 1973.03.31)

1998.03.20
CameroonArchbishop Jean Zoa († 73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Yaoundé (Cameroon) (1961.09.11 – 1998.03.20)

1998.03.22
USABishop John Richard Keating († 63)

Bishop of Arlington (USA) (1983.06.07 – 1998.03.22)

1998.03.24
PortugalCardinal António Ribeiro († 69)

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
CanadaBishop Neil E. Willard († 60)

Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada) (1995.06.27 – 1998.03.25)

1998.03.27
USABishop John William Comber, M.M. († 92)

Superior General emeritus of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll Fathers) (1956.08.06 – 1966.08.07)

1998.03.28
Papua New GuineaBishop Luke Paul Matlatarea, M.S.C. († 59)

Bishop of Bereina (Papua New Guinea) (1988.06.21 – 1998.03.28)

1998.03.30
CameroonBishop André Charles Lucien Loucheur, C.S.Sp. († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Bafia (Cameroon) (1968.01.11 – 1977.12.21)

1998.04.08
ItalyArchbishop Pietro Santoro († 84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Campobasso–Boiano (Italy) (1982.02.27 – 1989.10.28)

1998.04.08
South AfricaBishop John Baptist Rosner, S.A.C. († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Queenstown (South Africa) (1972.02.03 – 1984.02.03)

1998.04.12
AlbaniaBishop Robert Ashta, O.F.M. († 79)

Bishop of Pult (Albania) (1992.12.25 – 1998.04.12)

1998.04.15
PanamaBishop José María Carrizo Villarreal († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Chitré (Panama) (1963.01.21 – 1994.10.29)

1998.04.17
ItalyCardinal Alberto Bovone († 75)

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
GermanyBishop Walter Kampe († 88)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Limburg (Germany) (1952.07.20 – 1984.05.31)

1998.04.23
AustraliaBishop Francis Peter de Campo († 74)

Bishop of Port Pirie (Australia) (1980.08.11 – 1998.04.23)

1998.04.23
FranceBishop Daniel-Joseph-Louis-Marie Pézeril († 86)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Paris (France) (1967.09.30 – 1986.10.05)

1998.04.25
IndiaArchbishop Joseph Kundukulam (Syro-Malabar Rite) († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1995.05.18 – 1996.11.11)

1998.04.26
GuatemalaBishop Juan José Gerardi Conedera († 75)

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
ZambiaBishop Paul Lungu, S.J. († 51)

Bishop of Monze (Zambia) (1991.11.26 – 1998.04.29)

1998.05.04
PeruBishop Ignacio María de Orbegozo y Goicoechea, Opus Dei († 76)

Bishop of Chiclayo (Peru) (1968.04.26 – 1998.05.04)

1998.05.04
GermanyBishop Gerhard Jakob († 64)

Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany) (1993.12.12 – 1998.05.04)

1998.05.06
PakistanBishop John Joseph († 65)

Bishop of Faisalabad (Pakistan) (1984.01.09 – 1998.05.06)

1998.05.09
PolandBishop Teodor Majkowicz (Ukrainian Rite) († 66)

Bishop of Wrocław–Gdańsk of the Ukrainians (Poland) (1996.05.24 – 1998.05.09)

1998.05.11
FranceArchbishop Michel Paul Marie Moutel, P.S.S. († 60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tours (France) (1997.07.22 – 1998.05.11)

1998.05.14
Burkina FasoBishop Jean-Baptiste Tiendrebeogo († 57)

Bishop of Kaya (Burkina Faso) (1996.03.30 – 1998.05.14)

1998.05.21
TanzaniaBishop Arnold Ralph Cotey, S.D.S. († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Nachingwea (Tanzania) (1963.08.05 – 1983.11.11)

1998.05.22
AustraliaBishop Eric Gerard Perkins († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Melbourne (Australia) (1972.11.16 – 1991.08.20)

1998.05.23
IndiaBishop Alphonsus Beretta, P.I.M.E. († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Warangal (India) (1953.01.08 – 1985.11.30)

1998.05.26
FranceBishop Sauveur Casanova († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Ajaccio (France) (1987.08.13 – 1995.01.05)

1998.05.30
BrazilBishop José Vázquez Díaz, O. de M. († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (Brazil) (1981.10.03 – 1989.03.01)

1998.06.01
ItalyArchbishop Luigi Maverna († 77)

Archbishop emeritus of Ferrara–Comacchio (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1995.09.08)

1998.06.09
ItalyCardinal Agostino Casaroli († 83)

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
USACardinal John Joseph Carberry († 93)

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
ItalyBishop Vittorio Ottaviani († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Marsi (Italy) (1973.11.10 – 1977.04.22)

1998.06.21
ItalyCardinal Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D. († 84)

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
ArgentinaBishop Jorge Kémérer, S.V.D. († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Posadas (Argentina) (1957.03.13 – 1986.06.16)

1998.06.27
FranceBishop Léon-Arthur-Auguste Elchinger († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Strasbourg (France) (1966.12.30 – 1984.07.16)

1998.06.27
BrazilBishop João Aloysio Hoffmann († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Erexim (Brazil) (1971.05.27 – 1994.01.26)

1998.07.02
BrazilBishop Jorge Eduardo Marskell, S.F.M. († 62)

Bishop-Prelate of Itacoatiara (Brazil) (1978.05.05 – 1998.07.02)

1998.07.07
AustraliaArchbishop Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. (Maronite Rite) († 84)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney of the Maronites (Australia) (1973.06.25 – 1990.11.23)

1998.07.08
BeninArchbishop Christophe Adimou († 82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cotonou (Benin) (1971.06.28 – 1990.12.27)

1998.07.09
ArgentinaBishop Antonio Federico Gatti († 68)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Justo (Argentina) (1996.07.01 – 1998.07.09)

1998.07.21
ChinaBishop Anthony Li Wei-dao (李維道) († 79)

Bishop of Lu’an 潞安 (China) (1992.05 – 1998.07.21)

Bishop of Lu’an 潞安 (China) (1982 – 1998.07.21)

1998.07.23
CanadaArchbishop Henri Goudreault, O.M.I. († 70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Grouard–McLennan (Canada) (1996.07.16 – 1998.07.23)

1998.07.23
ItalyBishop Vittorio Cecchi († 82)

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
IraqBishop Abdul-Ahad Rabban, O.S.H. (Chaldean Rite) († 82)

Bishop of Aqrā of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1980.04.23 – 1998.07.25)

1998.07.26
BoliviaBishop Carlos Anasagasti Zulueta, O.F.M. († 87)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of El Beni (Bolivia) (1953.06.29 – 1986.11.17)

1998.07.26
TanzaniaBishop James Dominic Sangu († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Mbeya (Tanzania) (1966.05.03 – 1996.11.08)

1998.07.28
ArgentinaBishop Manuel Augusto Cárdenas († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina) (1975.11.11 – 1992.02.11)

1998.07.29
CubaBishop Fernando Azcárate y Freyre de Andrade, S.J. († 85)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of La Habana (Cuba) (1964.03.17 – 1970.01.26)

1998.07.30
IndiaBishop Orestes Marengo, S.D.B. († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Tezpur (India) (1964.07.06 – 1969.06.26)

1998.07.31
RomaniaBishop Ioan Ploscaru (Romanian Rite) († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Lugoj of the Romanians (Romania) (1990.03.14 – 1995.11.20)

1998.08.01
ItalyArchbishop Vito Roberti († 86)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Caserta (Italy) (1965.08.15 – 1987.06.06)

1998.08.04
USAArchbishop Thomas Joseph McDonough († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Louisville (USA) (1967.03.01 – 1981.09.29)

1998.08.09
PeruBishop Damián Nicolau Roig, T.O.R. († 90)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Huamachuco (Peru) (1963.10.23 – 1981.09.13)

1998.08.22
ItalyArchbishop Nicola Riezzo († 93)

Archbishop emeritus of Otranto (Italy) (1980.10.20 – 1981.01.27)

1998.08.27
CanadaBishop Bernard Francis Pappin († 70)

Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie (Canada) (1975.01.29 – 1998.08.27)

1998.08.28
IndiaBishop Rajarethinam Arokiasamy Sundaram († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Tanjore (India) (1953.02.04 – 1986.09.12)

1998.09.02
VietnamBishop Vincent de Paul Phạm Văn Dụ († 75)

Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang (Vietnam) (1960.11.24 – 1998.09.02)

1998.09.04
USABishop Eldon Bernard Mathias Schuster († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Great Falls (USA) (1967.12.02 – 1977.12.27)

1998.09.04
ArgentinaBishop Gerardo Eusebio Sueldo († 62)

Bishop of Santiago del Estero (Argentina) (1994.11.23 – 1998.09.04)

1998.09.10
PhilippinesBishop Rafael Montiano Lim († 67)

Bishop of Boac (Philippines) (1978.01.26 – 1998.09.10)

1998.09.12
NetherlandsBishop Hendrik Joseph Alois Bomers, C.M. († 62)

Bishop of Haarlem (Netherlands) (1983.10.21 – 1998.09.12)

1998.09.13
GermanyCardinal Alois Grillmeier, S.J. († 88)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere (1994.11.26 – 1998.09.13)

1998.09.16
ArgentinaBishop José Vittorio Tommasí († 68)

Bishop of Nueve de Julio (Argentina) (1991.08.28 – 1998.09.16)

1998.09.17
Congo-KinshasaBishop Marcel Bam’ba Gongoa († 71)

Bishop emeritus of Bondo (Congo-Kinshasa) (1980.01.28 – 1992.11.13)

1998.09.21
ThailandBishop Clarence James Duhart, C.SS.R. († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Udon Thani (Thailand) (1969.07.02 – 1975.10.02)

1998.09.21
South SudanBishop Domenico Ferrara, M.C.C.J. († 93)

Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Mupoi (South Sudan) (1949.03.11 – 1973.04.18)

1998.09.22
IndonesiaBishop Vitalis Djebarus, S.V.D. († 69)

Bishop of Denpasar (Indonesia) (1980.09.04 – 1998.09.22)

1998.09.26
ItalyArchbishop Giovanni Maria Sartori († 73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Trento (Italy) (1987.12.07 – 1998.09.26)

1998.09.28
ItalyArchbishop Aurelio Sorrentino († 83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Reggio Calabria–Bova (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1990.07.28)

1998.10.02
ThailandArchbishop Joseph Khiamsun Nittayo († 90)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bangkok (Thailand) (1965.12.18 – 1972.12.18)

1998.10.02
TanzaniaBishop Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Mwanza (Tanzania) (1966.01.15 – 1987.11.18)

1998.10.06
HungaryBishop Kornél Pataky († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Győr (Hungary) (1976.04.02 – 1991.03.18)

1998.10.13
PhilippinesArchbishop Mariano Gaviola y Garcés († 76)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lipa (Philippines) (1981.04.13 – 1992.12.30)

1998.10.16
ThailandArchbishop Michel Kien Samophithak († 77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Thare and Nonseng (Thailand) (1965.12.18 – 1980.03.06)

1998.10.25
ChinaBishop Michael Liu Xian-ru (劉顯儒) († 81)

Bishop of Chengdu 成都 (China) (1992 – 1998.10.25)

1998.10.25
French GuianaBishop François-Marie Morvan, C.S.Sp. († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Cayenne (French Guiana) (1973.03.01 – 1998)

1998.10.30
SpainArchbishop Segundo Garcia de Sierra y Méndez († 90)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Burgos (Spain) (1964.02.07 – 1983.10.19)

1998.11.02
ItalyArchbishop Oriano Quilici († 68)

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
IndiaBishop Paulos Philoxinos Ayyamkulangara (Syro-Malankara Rite) († 70)

Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India) (1977.10.11 – 1998.11.03)

1998.11.06
LebanonArchbishop Élias Nijmé, B.A. (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 78)

Archbishop emeritus of Tripoli of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon) (1978.02.07 – 1995.07.28)

1998.11.13
BrazilBishop Mário Zanetta († 60)

Bishop of Paulo Afonso (Brazil) (1988.06.15 – 1998.11.13)

1998.11.15
VenezuelaBishop Enzo Ceccarelli Catraro, S.D.B. († 80)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela) (1974.10.05 – 1989.10.23)

1998.11.15
USABishop Leo Aloysius Pursley († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA) (1960.05.28 – 1976.08.24)

1998.11.23
BrazilBishop Estanislau Arnoldo van Melis, C.P. († 87)

Bishop emeritus of São Luís de Montes Belos (Brazil) (1981.08.04 – 1987.02.10)

1998.11.26
CroatiaBishop Đuro Kokša († 76)

Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia) (1978.04.20 – 1998.11.26)

1998.11.28
LebanonPatriarch Hemaiag Bédros XVII Guédiguian (Armenian Rite) († 93)

Patriarch emeritus of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) ([1976.07.03] 1976.07.05 – 1982.05.30)

1998.11.28
USABishop Frederick William Freking († 85)

Bishop emeritus of La Crosse (USA) (1964.12.30 – 1983.05.10)

1998.12.01
FranceBishop Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi († 80)

Vice-President emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Family (1985.04.17 – 1992.11.05)

1998.12.02
ItalyBishop Ferdinando Maggioni († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Alessandria (Italy) (1980.07.17 – 1989.04.22)

1998.12.02
PortugalBishop Américo do Couto Oliveira († 69)

Bishop of Lamego (Portugal) (1995.01.05 – 1998.12.02)

1998.12.06
BrazilBishop Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Crato (Brazil) (1961.01.28 – 1992.06.01)

1998.12.06
ItalyBishop Giovanni Gazza († 74)

Bishop emeritus of Aversa (Italy) (1980.11.24 – 1993.03.27)

1998.12.07
ChileCardinal Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. († 71)

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
SpainBishop Demetrio Mansilla Reoyo († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain) (1964.07.07 – 1988.01.07)

1998.12.10
ChinaBishop Anthony Yang Shao-huai (楊少懷) († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop of Hankou 漢口 (China) (1984 – 1998.12.10)

1998.12.15
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Garneri († 99)

Bishop emeritus of Susa (Italy) (1954.07.02 – 1978.05.31)

1998.12.17
PhilippinesArchbishop Alberto Jover Piamonte († 64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Jaro (Philippines) (1986.04.02 – 1998.12.17)

1998.12.29
Cote d’IvoireBishop André-Pierre Duirat, S.M.A. († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Bouaké (Cote d’Ivoire) (1955.09.14 – 1973.05.17)

1998.12.29
PakistanBishop Patras Yusaf († 62)

Bishop of Multan (Pakistan) (1984.10.20 – 1998.12.29)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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