Deceased Bishops in the year 2001

Date of Death	Deceased Bishops (104)
2001.01.10	Bishop Matthias Duan Yin-ming (Tuan In-Min) (段蔭明) († 92) Bishop of Wanxian 萬縣 (China) (1949.06.09 – 2001.01.10)
2001.01.19	Bishop Jean-François Étienne Motte, O.F.M. († 87) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Cambrai (France) (1968.03.16 – 1985.05.09)
2001.01.28	Bishop Ivan Prasko (Ukrainian Rite) († 86) Bishop emeritus of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne of the Ukrainians (Australia) (1982.06.24 – 1992.12.16)
2001.02.05	Bishop Mark Joseph Hurley († 81) Bishop emeritus of Santa Rosa (USA) (1969.11.19 – 1986.04.15)
2001.02.08	Cardinal Giuseppe Casoria († 92) Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale pro hac vice Title (1993.04.05 – 2001.02.08) Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Divine Worship (1983.02.03 – 1984.04.08)
2001.02.11	Bishop John Joseph Sullivan († 80) Bishop emeritus of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA) (1977.06.27 – 1993.06.22)
2001.02.15	Bishop Wolfgang Große († 72) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Essen (Germany) (1968.10.12 – 1991.02.24)
2001.02.15	Bishop Benito Epifanio Rodríguez († 97) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Rosario (Argentina) (1960.09.23 – 1976)
2001.02.17	Bishop Heinrich Machens († 82) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Hildesheim (Germany) (1976.03.24 – 1994.02.11)
2001.02.21	Cardinal José Alí Lebrún Moratinos († 81) Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio (1983.02.02 – 2001.02.21) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Caracas (Venezuela) (1980.05.24 – 1995.05.27)
2001.02.26	Bishop Roberto Carniello († 83) Bishop emeritus of Volterra (Italy) (1975.10.07 – 1985.03.05)
2001.03.01	Archbishop Marcello Zago, O.M.I. († 68) Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples (1998.03.28 – 2001.03.01)
2001.03.02	Bishop Elizeu Simões Mendes († 85) Bishop emeritus of Campo Mourão (Brazil) (1959.10.17 – 1980.12.03)
2001.03.04	Mr. Joost van den Biesen, M. Afr. († 87) Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Abercorn (Zambia) (1951.03.08 – 1958.01.24)
2001.03.06	Bishop Porfirio Rivera Iligan († 78) Bishop emeritus of Masbate (Philippines) (1968.06.17 – 1998.02.14)
2001.03.07	Bishop Vittorio Bernardetto († 75) Bishop emeritus of Susa (Italy) (1978.05.31 – 2000.12.13)
2001.03.08	Archbishop Joseph Cunnane († 87) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tuam (Ireland) (1969.01.31 – 1987.07.11)
2001.03.09	Bishop Antonio Pagano († 78) Bishop emeritus of Ischia (Italy) (1983.12.18 – 1997.11.25)
2001.03.18	Archbishop Antonio Valentini († 79) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Chieti–Vasto (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1993.09.30)
2001.03.24	Archbishop Alessandro Maria Gottardi († 88) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Trento (Italy) (1964.07.06 – 1987.12.07)
2001.03.26	Archbishop Peter Luo Bei-zhan (駱北瞻) († 89) Metropolitan Archbishop of Chongqing 重慶 (China) (1993 – 2001.03.26)
2001.04.03	Bishop Adriano Jaime Miriam Veigle, T.O.R. († 88) Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Borba (Brazil) (1964.06.18 – 1988.07.06)
2001.04.15	Bishop Nicolas Okioh († 69) Bishop emeritus of Natitingou (Benin) (1983.11.11 – 1995.06.10)
2001.04.16	Archbishop Emanuele Clarizio († 89) Magister emeritus of Pontifical Academy Cultorum Martyrum (1993 – 1996)
2001.04.16	Bishop John Richard McNamara († 73) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Boston (USA) (1992.04.14 – 1999.10.12)
2001.04.23	Bishop Donato De Bonis († 71) Prelate of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) (1993.04.11 – 2001.04.23)
2001.04.24	Archbishop Judson Michael Procyk (Ruthenian Rite) († 70) Metropolitan of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians (USA) (1994.11.09 – 2001.04.24)
2001.05.02	Bishop Réginald-André-Paulin-Edmond Jacq, O.P. († 95) Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Lang Són et Cao Bang (Vietnam) (1960.05.04 – 1960.11.24)
2001.05.05	Bishop Paul Bùi Chu Tạo († 92) Bishop emeritus of Phát Diêm (Vietnam) (1960.11.24 – 1998.11.03)
2001.05.05	Bishop Jean-Berchmans Nterere († 58) Bishop of Muyinga (Burundi) (1994.07.01 – 2001.05.05)
2001.05.17	Bishop Renato Spallanzani († 90) Bishop emeritus of Palestrina (Italy) (1975.10.07 – 1986.04.02)
2001.05.24	Archbishop Domenico Vacchiano († 86) Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Pompei (Italy) (1978.03.30 – 1990.10.13) Archbishop ad personam (1987.11.14 – 2001.05.24)
2001.05.25	Bishop James Lin Bing-liang (林秉良) ▼ († 87) Metropolitan Archbishop of Guangzhou 廣州 (China) (1990 – 2001.05.25▼)
2001.05.25	Bishop Luis Munive Escobar († 80) Bishop emeritus of Tlaxcala (Mexico) (1959.06.13 – 2001.02.10 deposed)
2001.05.29	Bishop Alberto Aurelio Brazzini Diaz-Ufano († 63) Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru) (1978.06.01 – 2001.05.29)
2001.06.06	Archbishop Giuseppe Laigueglia († 78) Titular Archbishop of Æliæ (1973.08.03 – 2001.06.06)
2001.06.11	Cardinal Pierre Étienne Louis Eyt († 67) Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio (1994.11.26 – 2001.06.11) Metropolitan Archbishop of Bordeaux (France) (1989.05.31 – 2001.06.11)
2001.06.13	Bishop Salvatore Delogu († 86) Bishop emeritus of Valva (Italy) (1981.01.08 – 1985.05.25) Bishop emeritus of Sulmona (Italy) (1981.01.08 – 1985.05.25)
2001.06.17	Cardinal Thomas Joseph Winning († 76) Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea delle Fratte (1994.11.26 – 2001.06.17) Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow (Scotland) (1974.04.23 – 2001.06.17)
2001.06.19	Archbishop José Gonçalves da Costa, C.SS.R. († 87) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Niterói (Brazil) (1979.04.19 – 1990.05.09)
2001.06.21	Bishop Victor Gil Lechoza († 69) Bishop of Minas (Uruguay) (1985.11.09 – 2001.06.21)
2001.06.26	Bishop Giulio Nicolini († 74) Bishop of Cremona (Italy) (1993.02.16 – 2001.06.26)
2001.06.29	Cardinal Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi († 90) Cardinal-Priest of S. Agata de’ Goti pro hac vice Title (1979.06.30 – 2001.06.29) Pontifical Legate emeritus for the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (1969.06.13 – 1996.05.23)
2001.06.30	Patriarch Maximos V Hakim (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 93) Patriarch emeritus of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria) ([1967.11.22] 1967.11.26 – 2000.11.22)
2001.06.30	Bishop Louis Phạm Văn Nẫm († 81) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam) (1977.12.03 – 1999.09.30)
2001.06.30	Bishop Jean-Samuel Raobelina, M.S. († 73) Bishop of Tsiroanomandidy (Madagascar) (1978.04.27 – 2001.06.30)
2001.07.01	Bishop Alfredo Guillermo Disandro († 79) Bishop emeritus of Villa María (Argentina) (1980.04.16 – 1998.06.23)
2001.07.07	Bishop Rudolph A. Akanlu († 78) Bishop emeritus of Navrongo–Bolgatanga (Ghana) (1977.05.30 – 1994.03.14)
2001.07.08	Archbishop Arrigo Pintonello († 92) Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Sezze (Italy) (1967.09.12 – 1971.06.25) Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Priverno (Italy) (1967.09.12 – 1971.06.25) Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Terracina–Latina (Italy) (1967.09.12 – 1971.06.25)
2001.07.09	Bishop Jorge Novak, S.V.D. († 73) Bishop of Quilmes (Argentina) (1976.08.07 – 2001.07.09)
2001.07.15	Archbishop Francesco Spanedda († 91) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Oristano (Italy) (1979.03.17 – 1985.11.30)
2001.07.21	Archbishop Francis Roberts Rush († 84) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brisbane (Australia) (1973.03.05 – 1991.12.03)
2001.07.25	Archbishop Giuseppe Vairo († 84) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1993.01.19)
2001.07.26	Cardinal Giuseppe Maria Sensi († 94) Cardinal-Priest of «Regina Apostolorum» (1987.06.22 – 2001.07.26)
2001.07.26	Bishop Thomas Khamphan († 75) Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Pakse (Laos) (1975.07.10 – 2000.10.30)
2001.07.29	Bishop Jean-Paul Labrie († 78) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Québec (Canada) (1977.04.04 – 1995.05.19)
2001.08.03	Bishop Leo-Karel Jozef De Kesel († 97) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Gent (Belgium) (1960.12.28 – 1991.07.13)
2001.08.07	Bishop Piotr Bednarczyk († 87) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Tarnów (Poland) (1968.02.21 – 1991.06.22)
2001.08.09	Archbishop Noël Kokora-Tekry († 79) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gagnoa (Cote d’Ivoire) (1994.12.19 – 2001.05.15)
2001.08.12	Bishop Jacques-Julien-Émile Patria († 85) Bishop emeritus of Périgueux (France) (1965.08.03 – 1988.10.15)
2001.08.13	Bishop Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.SS.R. († 70) Bishop emeritus of Arecibo (Puerto Rico) (1974.01.21 – 1990.03.20)
2001.08.19	Bishop Mieczysław Jaworski († 71) Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce (Poland) (1982.05.07 – 2001.08.19)
2001.08.25	Bishop Wacław Skomorucha († 86) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Siedlce (Poland) (1962.11.21 – 1992.02.01)
2001.08.28	Bishop Norberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M. († 70) Military Ordinary of Argentina (Argentina) (1990.11.08 – 2001.08.28)
2001.09.08	Bishop Marcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce († 76) Military Ordinary emeritus of Venezuela (Venezuela) (1996.02.11 – 2000.12.19)
2001.09.15	Bishop Adalberto Domingos Marzi, O.F.M. Cap. († 79) Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Alto Solimões (Brazil) (1961.02.04 – 1990.09.12)
2001.09.15	Bishop Robert Louis Whelan, S.J. († 89) Bishop emeritus of Fairbanks (USA) (1968.11.15 – 1985.06.01)
2001.09.17	Archbishop Alfredo José Rodríguez Figueroa († 68) Metropolitan Archbishop of Cumaná (Venezuela) (1992.05.16 – 2001.09.17)
2001.09.17	Bishop Jean-Marie-Clément Badré († 87) Bishop emeritus of Bayeux (France) (1969.12.10 – 1988.11.19)
2001.09.19	Bishop Raymond Alphonse Lucker († 74) Bishop emeritus of New Ulm (USA) (1975.12.23 – 2000.11.17)
2001.09.19	Bishop Marcello Rosina († 88) Bishop emeritus of Civita Castellana (Italy) (1976.04.10 – 1989.03.10)
2001.10.01	Archbishop Hans Schwemmer († 56) Titular Archbishop of Ravello (1997.07.09 – 2001.10.01) Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea (1997.07.09 – 2001.10.01) Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands (1997.07.09 – 2001.10.01)
2001.10.11	Bishop Joseph Louis André Ouellette († 88) Bishop emeritus of Mont-Laurier (Canada) (1965.03.27 – 1978.05.10)
2001.10.12	Bishop José Próspero da Ascensão Puaty († 73) Bishop emeritus of Luena (Angola) (1979.05.16 – 2000.06.07)
2001.10.18	Bishop Jan Chrapek, C.S.M.A. († 53) Bishop of Radom (Poland) (1999.06.28 – 2001.10.18)
2001.10.18	Bishop Jose María Conget Arizaleta († 74) Bishop of Jaca (Spain) (1990.03.07 – 2001.10.18)
2001.10.18	Bishop Savarinathen Iruthayaraj († 74) Bishop emeritus of Palayamkottai (India) (1973.05.17 – 1999.07.15)
2001.10.22	Bishop Javier Osés Flamarique († 75) Bishop emeritus of Huesca (Spain) (1977.02.28 – 2001.08.24)
2001.10.24	Bishop Dieudonné M’Sanda Tsinda-Hata († 66) Bishop emeritus of Kenge (Congo-Kinshasa) (1974.04.25 – 1999.06.01)
2001.10.27	Bishop Gérard-Maurice-Eugène Huyghe († 92) Bishop emeritus of Arras (France) (1961.12.15 – 1984.09.25)
2001.10.30	Archbishop Ernesto Maria Fiore († 83) Dean emeritus of Tribunal of the Roman Rota (1985.06.06 – 1993.07.02)
2001.10.31	Bishop Walmor Battú Wichrowski († 81) Bishop emeritus of Cruz Alta (Brazil) (1971.05.27 – 1972.11.16)
2001.11.07	Bishop Tarcísio Sebastião Batista Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. († 63) Bishop emeritus of Ipameri (Brazil) (1986.12.19 – 1998.07.29)
2001.11.08	Cardinal Paolo Bertoli († 93) Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1979.06.30 – 2001.11.08) Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church emeritus of Apostolic Camera (1979.05.05 – 1985.03.25)
2001.11.09	Bishop Tomás Roberto Manning, O.F.M. († 79) Bishop emeritus of Coroico (Bolivia) (1983.07.28 – 1996.10.09)
2001.11.09	Bishop Walfrido Teixeira Vieira († 79) Bishop emeritus of Sobral (Brazil) (1965.01.06 – 1998.03.18)
2001.11.10	Archbishop Agostino Baroni, M.C.C.J. († 95) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Khartoum (Sudan) (1974.12.12 – 1981.10.10)
2001.11.11	Archbishop José Newton de Almeida Baptista († 97) Archbishop Military Ordinary emeritus of Brazil (Brazil) (1986.07.21 – 1990.10.31)
2001.11.21	Bishop Félix Paul († 66) Bishop emeritus of Port Victoria (Seychelles) (1975.03.17 – 1994.05.30)
2001.11.26	Archbishop Lajos Kada († 77) Secretary emeritus of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (1988.06.28 – 1991.08.22)
2001.11.26	Bishop Luigi Scuppa († 74) Bishop of Fabriano–Matelica (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 2001.11.26)
2001.12	Archbishop John Jiang Li-ren (姜立人) († 84) Coadjutor Archbishop of Suiyuan 綏遠 (China) (1989 – 2001.12)
2001.12.02	Bishop Lawrence Joseph Riley († 87) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Boston (USA) (1971.12.07 – 1990.01.22)
2001.12.07	Bishop Jacques Lê Văn Mẫn († 79) Auxiliary Bishop of Huê (Vietnam) (1984 – 2001.12.07)
2001.12.09	Archbishop Antonio Mauro († 87) Pontifical Delegate emeritus for the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua (1975.10.11 – 1990.12.10)
2001.12.09	Archbishop Joseph Mees († 78) Titular Archbishop of Ieper (1969.06.14 – 2001.12.09)
2001.12.10	Archbishop André Fernand Anguilé († 79) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Libreville (Gabon) (1969.05.29 – 1998.04.03)
2001.12.10	Archbishop Victor Liu He-de (劉和德), O.F.M. († 89) Metropolitan Archbishop of Hankou 漢口 (China) (1984 – 2001.12.10)
2001.12.20	Archbishop Joseph Floribert Cornelis, O.S.B. († 91) Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Alagoinhas (Brazil) (1974.11.13 – 1986.05.24)
2001.12.20	Bishop Theodorus Gerardus Antonius Hendriksen († 94) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Utrecht (Netherlands) (1961.01.21 – 1969.09.09)
2001.12.22	Bishop Alexander Sye Cheong-duk (서정덕 알렉산델) († 64) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Daegu 대구 (South Korea) (1994.02.03 – 2001.10.15)
2001.12.23	Bishop Sabin-Marie Saint-Gaudens († 80) Bishop emeritus of Agen (France) (1976.03.13 – 1996.12.13)
2001.12.24	Archbishop Matthias Pei Shang-de (裴尚德), C.D.D. († 83) Metropolitan Archbishop of Beijing 北京 (China) (1989 – 2001.12.24)
2001.12.28	Bishop James Kwadwo Owusu († 74) Bishop of Sunyani (Ghana) (1973.03.01 – 2001.12.28)

Deceased Bishops

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