Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 2000

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (135)
2000.01.01
VenezuelaArchbishop Domingo Roa Pérez († 84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Maracaibo (Venezuela) (1966.04.30 – 1992.12.23)

2000.01.08
FranceBishop André Pierre Louis Marie Fauchet († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Troyes (France) (1967.02.21 – 1992.04.04)

2000.01.10
HungaryBishop József Udvardy († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Szeged–Csanád (Hungary) (1982.08.05 – 1987.06.05)

2000.01.11
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBishop Pavao Žanić († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Mostar–Duvno (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (1980.09.14 – 1993.07.24)

2000.01.13
USABishop Arthur Henry Krawczak († 86)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Detroit (USA) (1973.02.08 – 1982.08.17)

2000.01.16
ItalyBishop Giovanni Pes († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Alghero–Bosa (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1993.02.18)

2000.01.16
BeninBishop Robert Sastre († 73)

Bishop of Lokossa (Benin) (1972.03.02 – 2000.01.16)

2000.01.17
RomaniaBishop Vasile Cristea, A.A. († 93)

Titular Bishop of Lebedus (1960.07.02 – 2000.01.17)

2000.01.17
BrazilBishop Bernardo José Nolker, C.SS.R. († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Paranaguá (Brazil) (1963.01.07 – 1989.03.15)

2000.01.20
Congo-KinshasaBishop Thomas Kuba Thowa († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Mahagi–Nioka (Congo-Kinshasa) (1967.10.30 – 1979.10.10)

2000.01.23
Congo-KinshasaBishop Wilhelm Theo van den Elzen, O.S.A. († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Doruma–Dungu (Congo-Kinshasa) (1970.07.03 – 1983.05.07)

2000.01.25
PolandBishop Antoni Adamiuk († 86)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Opole (Poland) (1970.06.06 – 1989.09.02)

2000.01.27
Congo-KinshasaArchbishop Eugène Kabanga Songasonga († 67)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa) (1967.04.13 – 1998.03.25)

2000.01.28
SpainBishop Mauro Rubio Repullés († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Salamanca (Spain) (1964.07.07 – 1995.05.12)

2000.01.28
ChinaBishop Anthony Zhong Quan-zhang (鍾全璋) († 78)

Bishop of Jiaying 嘉應 (China) (1989 – 2000.01.28)

2000.01.30
IndiaArchbishop Angelo Innocent Fernandes († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Delhi (India) (1967.09.16 – 1990.11.19)

2000.01.31
ItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Ferraioli († 70)

Titular Archbishop of Volturno (1976.05.31 – 2000.01.31)

2000.02.03
Congo-KinshasaArchbishop Martin-Léonard Bakole wa Ilunga († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kananga (Congo-Kinshasa) (1972.06.14 – 1997.03.03)

2000.02.07
GabonBishop Félicien-Patrice Makouaka († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Franceville (Gabon) (1974.10.05 – 1996.11.08)

2000.02.12
NigeriaBishop Anthony Gogo Nwedo, C.S.Sp. († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Umuahia (Nigeria) (1959.02.19 – 1990.04.02)

2000.02.13
FranceBishop Jean-Barthélemy-Marie de Cambourg († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Valence (France) (1966.03.06 – 1977.12.01)

2000.02.19
FinlandBishop Paul Verschuren, S.C.I. († 74)

Bishop emeritus of Helsinki (Finland) (1967.06.29 – 1998.09.18)

2000.02.20
South AfricaBishop Anthony Reiterer, M.C.C.J. († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Lydenburg–Witbank (South Africa) (1964.09.13 – 1983.02.25)

2000.02.24
ColombiaBishop Guillermo Alvaro Ortiz Carrillo († 75)

Bishop of Garagoa (Colombia) (1989.12.27 – 2000.02.24)

2000.03.01
IndonesiaBishop Ignatius Harsono († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Bogor (Indonesia) (1975.01.30 – 1993.07.17)

2000.03.07
MyanmarBishop John James Howe, S.S.C.M.E. († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Myitkyina (Myanmar) (1961.02.21 – 1976.12.09)

2000.03.11
Trinidad and TobagoArchbishop Gordon Anthony Pantin, C.S.Sp. († 70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago) (1967.11.29 – 2000.03.11)

2000.03.11
GermanyBishop Antonius Hofmann († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Passau (Germany) (1968.10.27 – 1984.10.15)

2000.03.12
ChinaCardinal Ignatius Kung Pin-mei (龔品梅) († 98)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto (1991.06.30 – 2000.03.12)

Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China) (1950.07.15 – 2000.03.12)

2000.03.21
AustraliaArchbishop James William Gleeson († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Adelaide (Australia) (1971.05.01 – 1985.06.19)

2000.03.22
ItalyArchbishop Remigio Ragonesi († 79)

Vicegerent for the Vicariate of Rome emeritus of Roma (Italy) (1991.07.06 – 1996.07.19)

2000.03.22
ItalyBishop Achille Palmerini († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Venafro (Italy) (1962.07.11 – 1983.04.07)

Bishop emeritus of Isernia (Italy) (1962.07.11 – 1983.04.07)

2000.03.23
IndiaCardinal Antony Padiyara (Syro-Malabar Rite) († 79)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde (1988.06.28 – 2000.03.23)

Major Archbishop emeritus of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1992.12.16 – 1996.11.11)

2000.03.26
ItalyArchbishop Alfredo Bruniera († 93)

Vice-President emeritus of Pontifical Council “Cor unum” (1978.11.06 – 1981)

2000.03.26
EritreaBishop François Abraha (Eritrean Rite) († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Asmara of the Eritreans (Eritrea) (1961.04.09 – 1984.07.17)

2000.04.03
MexicoBishop Raymundo López Mateos, O.F.M. († 68)

Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Victoria (Mexico) (1985.12.20 – 1994.11.03)

2000.04.05
Saint Pierre and MiquelonBishop François Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp. († 77)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Îles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (Saint Pierre and Miquelon) (1970.11.16 – 2000.02.17)

2000.04.06
EcuadorCardinal Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. († 87)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo (1994.11.26 – 2000.04.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Guayaquil (Ecuador) (1969.04.10 – 1989.12.07)

2000.04.09
USABishop James William Malone († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Youngstown (USA) (1968.05.02 – 1995.12.05)

2000.04.11
PhilippinesBishop Salvador Lazo Lazo († 81)

Bishop emeritus of San Fernando de La Union (Philippines) (1981.01.20 – 1993.05.28)

2000.04.12
BrazilBishop Edgar Carício de Gouvêa († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Irecê (Brazil) (1983.06.13 – 1994.03.02)

2000.04.12
USABishop Gerald Francis O’Keefe († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Davenport (USA) (1966.10.20 – 1993.11.12)

2000.04.13
CanadaArchbishop Antoine Hacault († 74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada) (1974.09.07 – 2000.04.13)

2000.04.15
CanadaArchbishop Paul Dumouchel, O.M.I. († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada) (1967.07.13 – 1986.11.07)

2000.04.15
CanadaBishop Thomas Joseph Lobsinger, O.M.I. († 72)

Bishop of Whitehorse (Canada) (1987.07.03 – 2000.04.15)

2000.04.17
Sri LankaBishop Henry Swithin Thomas Alexander Wijetunge Goonewardena, O.M.I. († 74)

Bishop emeritus of Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka) (1982.03.18 – 1995.11.02)

2000.04.25
ColombiaArchbishop Rafael Sarmiento Peralta († 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia) (1985.01.12 – 1994.06.21)

2000.04.25
TogoBishop Pierre Koffi Seshie († 57)

Bishop of Kpalimé (Togo) (1994.07.01 – 2000.04.25)

2000.04.26
TogoBishop Barthélemy-Pierre-Joseph Hanrion, O.F.M. († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Dapango (Togo) (1965.07.06 – 1984.09.18)

2000.05.03
USACardinal John Joseph O’Connor († 80)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo (1985.05.25 – 2000.05.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA) (1984.01.25 – 2000.05.03)

2000.05.08
IndonesiaArchbishop Franciscus van Roessel, C.I.C.M. († 81)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ujung Pandang (Indonesia) (1988.01.18 – 1994.05.21)

2000.05.09
NicaraguaFr. Donaldo Chávez Núñez († 80)

Resigned episcopacy (1979)

2000.05.12
PolandBishop Wladysław Miziolek († 85)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Warszawa (Poland) (1969.02.19 – 1992.02.01)

2000.05.19
HungaryBishop Vilmos Dékány, Sch. P. († 75)

Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary) (1988.12.23 – 2000.05.19)

2000.05.19
ArgentinaBishop Gerardo Tomás Farrell († 69)

Coadjutor Bishop of Quilmes (Argentina) (1997.03.29 – 2000.05.19)

2000.05.23
PortugalBishop José Pedro da Silva († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Viseu (Portugal) (1965.02.13 – 1988.09.14)

2000.05.24
BrazilBishop Belchior Joaquim da Silva Neto, C.M. († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Luz (Brazil) (1967.07.09 – 1994.05.18)

2000.05.24
BoliviaBishop Nino Marzoli, C.R. († 61)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1992.08.28 – 2000.05.24)

2000.05.24
ItalyBishop Alberico Semeraro († 97)

Bishop emeritus of Oria (Italy) (1947.05.01 – 1978.03.17)

2000.05.26
BrazilBishop Henrique Müller, O.F.M. († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Joaçaba (Brazil) (1975.06.27 – 1999.03.17)

2000.05.28
LithuaniaCardinal Vincentas Sladkevičius, M.I.C. († 79)

Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella (1988.06.28 – 2000.05.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kaunas (Lithuania) (1989.03.10 – 1996.05.04)

2000.06.03
VietnamBishop Paul Huỳnh Ðông Các († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Quy Nhon (Vietnam) (1974.07.01 – 1999.06.03)

2000.06.04
Burkina FasoCardinal Paul Zoungrana, M. Afr. († 82)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Camillo de Lellis (1965.02.25 – 2000.06.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) (1960.04.08 – 1995.06.10)

2000.06.10
EnglandBishop John Brewer († 70)

Bishop of Lancaster (England) (1985.05.22 – 2000.06.10)

2000.06.10
ChileBishop José del Carmen Valle Gallardo († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Iquique (Chile) (1966.11.21 – 1984.07.09)

2000.06.16
SyriaArchbishop Théophile Jean Dahi (Syriac Rite) († 87)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria) (1984.08.01 – 1994.07.01)

2000.06.18
UkraineBishop Josyf Holovach (Ruthenian Rite) († 75)

Auxiliary Bishop of Mukačeve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine) (1991.01.16 – 2000.06.18)

2000.06.20
IndiaArchbishop Alan Basil de Lastic († 70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Delhi (India) (1990.11.19 – 2000.06.20)

2000.06.23
ArgentinaBishop Jerónimo José Podestá († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Avellaneda (Argentina) (1962.09.25 – 1967.12.02)

2000.06.26
USABishop Austin Bernard Vaughan († 72)

Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA) (1977.05.24 – 2000.06.26)

2000.06.28
CroatiaArchbishop Anton Tamarut († 67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Rijeka (Croatia) (2000.05.25 – 2000.06.28)

2000.07.07
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Petralia († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Agrigento (Italy) (1963.10.14 – 1980.05.02)

2000.07.10
UgandaBishop Jean-Marie-Gaëtan Ogez, M. Afr. († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Mbarara (Uganda) (1956.12.11 – 1968.11.25)

2000.07.10
ItalyBishop Giovanni Pisanu († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Ozieri (Italy) (1978.03.04 – 1997.03.27)

2000.07.15
ItalyBishop Francesco Amadio († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Rieti (Italy) (1980.05.14 – 1989.09.30)

2000.07.18
ArgentinaBishop Agustín Adolfo Herrera († 87)

Bishop emeritus of San Francisco (Argentina) (1965.09.08 – 1988.12.02)

2000.07.23
GermanyArchbishop Johannes Dyba († 70)

Archbishop-Bishop of Fulda (Germany) (1983.06.01 – 2000.07.23)

Archbishop Military Ordinary of Germany (Germany) (1990.11.30 – 2000.07.23)

2000.07.23
BrazilBishop Pompeu Bezerra Bessa († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Limoeiro do Norte (Brazil) (1973.01.25 – 1994.05.18)

2000.07.23
GermanyBishop Heinrich von Soden-Fraunhofen († 79)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of München und Freising (Germany) (1972.01.03 – 1993.07.13)

2000.07.31
PakistanArchbishop Armando Trindade († 72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lahore (Pakistan) (1994.04.23 – 2000.07.31)

2000.08.02
BrazilBishop Cristiano Portela de Araújo Pena († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Divinópolis (Brazil) (1959.02.19 – 1979.03.26)

2000.08.03
DominicaBishop Antoon Demets, C.SS.R. († 95)

Coadjutor Bishop emeritus of Roseau (Dominica) (1946.06.13 – 1954.10.30)

2000.08.04
PanamaArchbishop Marcos Gregorio McGrath, C.S.C. († 76)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Panamá (Panama) (1969.02.05 – 1994.04.18)

2000.08.04
USABishop John Joseph Graham († 86)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Philadelphia (USA) (1963.11.25 – 1988.11.08)

2000.08.04
ArgentinaBishop José Agustín Marozzi († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Resistencia (Argentina) (1957.06.12 – 1984.02.28)

2000.08.06
USABishop Michael Joseph Kaniecki, S.J. († 65)

Bishop of Fairbanks (USA) (1985.06.01 – 2000.08.06)

2000.08.13
PortugalArchbishop António de Castro Xavier Monteiro († 80)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Lamego (Portugal) (1972.07.01 – 1995.01.05)

2000.08.13
AustraliaBishop John Neil Cullinane († 80)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Melbourne (Australia) (1967 – 1974.08.18)

2000.08.23
ItalyBishop Cesario D’Amato, O.S.B. Cas. († 96)

Abbot Ordinary emeritus of San Paolo fuori le Mura (Italy) (1955.11.07 – 1964.02.14)

Vice-President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology (1971 – 1973)

2000.08.26
EgyptBishop Egidio Sampieri, O.F.M. († 72)

Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt (Egypt) (1978.04.29 – 2000.08.26)

2000.08.27
USABishop Joseph Lloyd Hogan († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Rochester (USA) (1969.10.06 – 1978.11.22)

2000.08.31
USABishop Joseph Lennox Federal († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Salt Lake City (USA) (1960.03.31 – 1980.04.22)

2000.09.04
PeruCardinal Augusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. († 77)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino (1994.11.26 – 2000.09.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lima (Peru) (1989.12.30 – 1999.01.09)

2000.09.04
El SalvadorBishop Marco René Revelo Contreras († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Santa Ana (El Salvador) (1981.02.25 – 1998.10.19)

2000.09.12
BrazilBishop Florentino Zabalza Iturri, O.A.R. († 75)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Lábrea (Brazil) (1971.06.07 – 1994.01.12)

2000.09.16
IndiaBishop Urban Eugen McGarry, T.O.R. († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Bhagalpur (India) (1965.01.11 – 1987.11.30)

2000.09.22
ItalyCardinal Vincenzo Fagiolo († 82)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Teodoro (1994.11.26 – 2000.09.22)

Bishop emeritus of Vasto (Italy) (1982.08.24 – 1984.07.15)

President emeritus of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia (1990.12.29 – 1997)

2000.09.25
Northern IrelandBishop Michael Dallat († 75)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland) (1993.12.15 – 2000.03.31)

2000.09.26
FranceCardinal Paul Gouyon († 89)

Cardinal-Priest of Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo a Via Gallia (1969.04.30 – 2000.09.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rennes (France) (1964.09.04 – 1985.10.15)

2000.09.28
SpainBishop Laureano Castán Lacoma († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Sigüenza–Guadalajara (Spain) (1964.02.07 – 1980.07.25)

2000.09.29
VenezuelaBishop Alejandro Figueroa Medina († 75)

Bishop of Guanare (Venezuela) (1995.02.21 – 2000.09.29)

2000.10.01
ItalyArchbishop Luciano Storero († 74)

Titular Archbishop of Tigimma (1969.11.22 – 2000.10.01)

Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland (1995.11.15 – 2000.10.01)

2000.10.04
ItalyCardinal Egano Righi-Lambertini († 94)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via (1990.11.26 – 2000.10.04)

2000.10.04
Congo-KinshasaArchbishop Emmanuel Kataliko († 67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bukavu (Congo-Kinshasa) (1997.03.03 – 2000.10.04)

2000.10.04
South KoreaBishop Ignatius Pak Sok-hi (박석희 이냐시오 / 朴石熙) († 59)

Bishop of Andong 안동 (South Korea) (1990.10.06 – 2000.10.04)

2000.10.06
South AfricaBishop Johannes Baptist Lück, S.C.I. († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Aliwal (South Africa) (1951.01.11 – 1973.12.17)

2000.10.09
USAArchbishop John Joseph Thomas Ryan († 86)

Archbishop Military Ordinary emeritus of United States of America (USA) (1986.07.21 – 1991.05.14)

2000.10.10
El SalvadorBishop José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of San Miguel (El Salvador) (1969.12.09 – 1997.04.10)

2000.10.11
ItalyCardinal Pietro Palazzini († 88)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo della Carità pro hac vice Title (1983.02.02 – 2000.10.11)

Prefect emeritus of Congregation for the Causes of Saints (1980.06.27 – 1988.07.01)

2000.10.13
MadagascarArchbishop Victor Sartre, S.J. († 98)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tananarive (Madagascar) (1955.09.14 – 1960.01.12)

2000.10.13
EcuadorBishop Teodoro Luis Arroyo Robelly, S.D.B. († 71)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Méndez (Ecuador) (1981.01.24 – 1993.07.01)

2000.10.13
BoliviaBishop Antonio Eduardo Bösl, O.F.M. († 75)

Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez (Bolivia) (1972.12.18 – 2000.10.13)

2000.10.24
USAArchbishop Daniel Eugene Sheehan († 83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Omaha (USA) (1969.06.11 – 1993.05.04)

2000.10.27
ChinaBishop Stanislaus Han Dao-yi (韓道一) († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kaifeng 開封 (China) (1993 – 2000.10.27)

2000.11.01
GermanyBishop Platon V. Kornyljak (Ukrainian Rite) († 80)

Apostolic Exarch emeritus of Germany and Scandinavia of the Ukrainians (Germany) (1959.04.17 – 1996.12.16)

2000.11.01
ItalyBishop Umberto Tramma († 68)

Bishop emeritus of Nola (Italy) (1990.06.23 – 1999.03.25)

Adjunct Secretary of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts (1999.03.25 – 2000.11.01)

2000.11.02
ChinaBishop Simon Qu Tian-xi (屈天錫) († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Changsha 長沙 (China) (1987 – 2000.11.02)

2000.11.08
SpainBishop Jesús Pla Gandía († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Sigüenza–Guadalajara (Spain) (1981.04.16 – 1991.09.11)

2000.11.11
FranceBishop Jean Albert Marie Auguste Bernard († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Nancy (France) (1972.01.07 – 1991.11.30)

2000.11.12
USAArchbishop Eugene Antonio Marino, S.S.J. († 66)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Atlanta (USA) (1988.03.14 – 1990.07.10)

2000.11.15
AustraliaBishop Barry Francis Collins († 62)

Bishop of Wilcannia–Forbes (Australia) (1994.03.30 – 2000.11.15)

2000.11.20
GermanyBishop Eduard Schick († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Fulda (Germany) (1974.12.18 – 1982.07.01)

2000.11.22
GermanyBishop Heinrich Pachowiak († 84)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Hildesheim (Germany) (1958.05.27 – 1992.08.24)

2000.11.25
PhilippinesBishop Godofredo Pedernal Pisig († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Borongan (Philippines) (1968.02.26 – 1976.09.18)

2000.11.30
ItalyBishop Macario Tinti († 100)

Bishop emeritus of Matelica (Italy) (1960.05.17 – 1978.05.31)

Bishop emeritus of Fabriano (Italy) (1960.05.17 – 1978.05.31)

2000.12.05
NetherlandsBishop Johannes Bernardus Niënhaus († 71)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Utrecht (Netherlands) (1982.01.15 – 1999.09.01)

2000.12.07
NigeriaBishop Fidelis Uga Orgah († 47)

Bishop of Otukpo (Nigeria) (1995.07.10 – 2000.12.07)

2000.12.08
ThailandBishop Robert Ratna Bamrungtrakul († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Chiang Mai (Thailand) (1975.04.28 – 1986.10.17)

2000.12.10
USABishop James Thomas McHugh († 68)

Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA) (2000.01.04 – 2000.12.10)

2000.12.13
LiberiaBishop Benedict Dotu Sekey († 60)

Bishop of Gbarnga (Liberia) (1986.11.17 – 2000.12.13)

2000.12.14
UkraineCardinal Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky (Ukrainian Rite) († 86)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea (1985.05.25 – 2000.12.14)

Major Archbishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1984.09.07 – 2000.12.14)

2000.12.21
Central African RepublicBishop Antoine Marie Maanicus, C.S.Sp. († 76)

Bishop of Bangassou (Central African Republic) (1964.02.10 – 2000.12.21)

2000.12.21
MexicoBishop Luis Reynoso Cervantes († 74)

Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico) (1987.08.17 – 2000.12.21)

2000.12.25
USABishop Robert Francis Garner († 80)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Newark (USA) (1976.05.03 – 1995.06.11)

2000.12.30
AustraliaBishop John Ahern Torpie († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Cairns (Australia) (1967.09.14 – 1985.08.05)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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