| Date of Death | Deceased Bishops (141) |
| 2004.01.02 | Bishop emeritus of Saint-Flour (France) (1960.03.28 – 1982.05.06) |
| 2004.01.07 | |
| 2004.01.10 | Bishop emeritus of Cândido Mendes (Brazil) (1983.10.13 – 1985.11.05) |
| 2004.01.10 | Bishop emeritus of Guanare (Venezuela) (1971.03.25 – 1994.04.16) |
| 2004.01.14 | Bishop emeritus of Sandhurst (Australia) (1979.04.21 – 2000.07.01) |
| 2004.01.19 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Köln (Germany) (1983.05.19 – 1994.06.15) |
| 2004.01.26 | Bishop of Kindu (Congo-Kinshasa) (1979.03.15 – 2004.01.26) |
| 2004.01.28 | Bishop emeritus of Sankt Pölten (Austria) (1961.10.01 – 1991.07.11) |
| 2004.02.01 | Bishop emeritus of Saint Cloud (USA) (1968.01.31 – 1987.01.13) |
| 2004.02.02 | Bishop emeritus of Grenoble (France) (1969.09.19 – 1989.09.26) |
| 2004.02.06 | |
| 2004.02.09 | Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1987.06.22 – 2004.02.09) President emeritus of Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii, Loreto and Bari (1984 – 1993) |
| 2004.02.09 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mendoza (Argentina) (1979.10.11 – 1996.03.25) |
| 2004.02.10 | Bishop emeritus of Kasongo (Congo-Kinshasa) (1966.09.29 – 1990.04.30) |
| 2004.02.13 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Durban (South Africa) (1951.01.11 – 1992.05.29) |
| 2004.02.20 | Bishop emeritus of Vigevano (Italy) (1988.11.12 – 2000.03.18) |
| 2004.02.22 | Auxiliary Bishop of La Habana (Cuba) (1999.04.24 – 2004.02.22) |
| 2004.02.24 | |
| 2004.02.25 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Durango (Mexico) (1961.12.14 – 1993.03.04) |
| 2004.02.28 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan) (1966.02.15 – 1978.08.05) |
| 2004.02.29 | Bishop emeritus of Ebolowa–Kribi (Cameroon) (1991.05.20 – 2002.03.15) |
| 2004.03.04 | |
| 2004.03.05 | Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (1989.11.21 – 2004.03.05) |
| 2004.03.05 | |
| 2004.03.07 | Bishop emeritus of Ngaoundéré (Cameroon) (1982.11.19 – 2000.10.23) |
| 2004.03.08 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Tarnów (Poland) (1968.12.21 – 1999.12.11) |
| 2004.03.10 | |
| 2004.03.13 | Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio (1958.12.18 – 2004.03.13) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Wien (Austria) (1956.05.10 – 1985.09.16) |
| 2004.03.16 | Bishop emeritus of Jerez de la Frontera (Spain) (1980.03.03 – 2000.06.29) |
| 2004.03.19 | Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Callao (Peru) (1975.01.14 – 1995.08.17) |
| 2004.03.20 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Križevci of the Croatians (Croatia) (1963.02.24 – 1984.10.27) |
| 2004.03.20 | Bishop emeritus of Humaitá (Brazil) (1979.10.16 – 1991.03.06) |
| 2004.03.22 | Bishop emeritus of Shunqing 順慶 (China) (1989 – 2001▼) |
| 2004.03.26 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1975.07.30 – 1991.02.06) |
| 2004.03.26 | Bishop emeritus of Tarlac (Philippines) (1963.03.08 – 1988.01.21) |
| 2004.03.27 | |
| 2004.03.29 | Archbishop emeritus of Aleppo of the Maronites (Syria) (1967.03.15 – 1990.06.09) |
| 2004.03.31 | Bishop of Belluno–Feltre (Italy) (2000.12.09 – 2004.03.31) |
| 2004.04.02 | Bishop emeritus of Liège (Belgium) (1961.12.07 – 1986.03.17) |
| 2004.04.03 | |
| 2004.04.03 | |
| 2004.04.04 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Warszawa-Praga (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 1997.12.06) |
| 2004.04.13 | Bishop emeritus of Caroline Islands (Micronesia) (1993.04.23 – 1995.03.25) |
| 2004.04.15 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bari–Bitonto (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1999.07.03) Pontifical Delegate emeritus for the Basilica of Saint Nicholas of Bari (1977.11.24 – 1999.07.03) |
| 2004.04.17 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gitega (Burundi) (1968.09.05 – 1982.11.06) |
| 2004.04.18 | |
| 2004.04.22 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tarragona (Spain) (1983.04.11 – 1997.02.20) |
| 2004.04.22 | Bishop emeritus of Peterborough (Canada) (1976.05.24 – 2002.12.28) |
| 2004.04.26 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville) (1978.11.15 – 2001.01.23) |
| 2004.04.26 | Bishop emeritus of Facatativá (Colombia) (1973.04.27 – 1985.05.18) |
| 2004.05.01 | |
| 2004.05.02 | Metropolitan Archbishop of Sassari (Italy) (1982.03.18 – 2004.05.02) |
| 2004.05.03 | Prefect Apostolic of Lindong 林東 (China) (1990 – 2004.05.03▼) |
| 2004.05.04 | |
| 2004.05.04 | Bishop of Jalpaiguri (India) (1971.04.24 – 2004.05.04) |
| 2004.05.09 | Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1986.05.03 – 2004.05.09) |
| 2004.05.11 | Bishop emeritus of Bragança Paulista (Brazil) (1976.10.27 – 1995.05.17) |
| 2004.05.14 | Archbishop emeritus of Rabat (Morocco) (1983.05.02 – 2001.05.05) |
| 2004.05.15 | Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (2003.10.13 – 2004.05.15) |
| 2004.05.16 | Bishop of Qinzhou 秦州 (China) (1981 – 2004.05.16▼) |
| 2004.05.18 | Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Popolo (1976.05.24 – 2004.05.18) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dakar (Senegal) (1962.02.24 – 2000.06.02) |
| 2004.05.27 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Diamantina (Brazil) (1981.02.03 – 1997.05.14) |
| 2004.05.29 | |
| 2004.05.29 | Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Batanes (Philippines) (1996.04.25 – 2002.11.23) Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa (Philippines) (2003.06.11 – 2004.05.29) |
| 2004.05.30 | |
| 2004.05.30 | Bishop emeritus of Manono (Congo-Kinshasa) (1972.05.06 – 1989.09.25) |
| 2004.05.31 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Napoli (Italy) (1989.03.23 – 1996.03.11) |
| 2004.06.01 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Regensburg (Germany) (1968.09.07 – 1984.08.20) |
| 2004.06.01 | |
| 2004.06.01 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Westminster (England) (1970.04.24 – 1996.12.21) |
| 2004.06.04 | Bishop emeritus of Caltanissetta (Italy) (1973.12.21 – 2003.08.02) |
| 2004.06.09 | |
| 2004.06.11 | Bishop emeritus of Limoges (France) (1966.04.07 – 1988.07.13) |
| 2004.06.11 | Secretary emeritus of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See (1986 – 1997) |
| 2004.06.13 | Bishop emeritus of Vila Real (Portugal) (1967.01.10 – 1991.01.19) |
| 2004.06.14 | Titular Archbishop of Fondi (1969.07.03 – 2004.06.14) |
| 2004.06.21 | Titular Archbishop of Treba (1967.10.16 – 2004.06.21) |
| 2004.06.21 | |
| 2004.06.21 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Sydney (Australia) (1981.09.04 – 1992.03.12) |
| 2004.06.22 | |
| 2004.06.23 | Bishop emeritus of Ambatondrazaka (Madagascar) (1959.12.19 – 1993.03.06) |
| 2004.06.25 | Bishop of Cabanatuan (Philippines) (1990.11.11 – 2004.06.25) |
| 2004.06.30 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Paderborn (Germany) (1961.06.05 – 1990.03.01) |
| 2004.07.02 | Bishop emeritus of Fada N’Gourma (Burkina Faso) (1964.06.16 – 1979.06.15) |
| 2004.07.04 | |
| 2004.07.16 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gorizia (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1999.06.02) |
| 2004.07.16 | Bishop emeritus of Badulla (Sri Lanka) (1983.12.05 – 1997.03.03) |
| 2004.07.17 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Paderborn (Germany) (1970.03.03 – 1973.07.23) |
| 2004.07.19 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Grouard–McLennan (Canada) (1972.11.21 – 1996.07.16) |
| 2004.07.21 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Montréal (Canada) (1964.06.05 – 1996.04.25) |
| 2004.07.27 | Bishop of Caozhou 曹州 (China) (1996 – 2004.07.27▼) |
| 2004.08.08 | |
| 2004.08.09 | |
| 2004.08.09 | Bishop emeritus of Latakia of the Maronites (Syria) (1986.05.02 – 2001.06.23) |
| 2004.08.11 | Military Ordinary emeritus of Colombia (Colombia) (1997.06.24 – 2001.01.19) |
| 2004.08.12 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Piura (Peru) (1990.08.31 – 2004.06.15) |
| 2004.08.14 | |
| 2004.08.23 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lecce (Italy) (1980.10.20 – 1981.01.27) |
| 2004.08.23 | Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate emeritus of United States of America (USA) (1991.12.10 – 2002.08.13) |
| 2004.08.23 | |
| 2004.08.25 | Cardinal-Priest of S. Agostino (1973.03.05 – 2004.08.25) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toledo (Spain) (1971.12.03 – 1995.06.23) |
| 2004.08.30 | Metropolitan Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (India) (1994.05.11 – 2004.08.30) |
| 2004.09.02 | Bishop emeritus of Calgary (Canada) (1968.06.20 – 1998.01.19) |
| 2004.09.02 | |
| 2004.09.04 | Bishop of Zhouzhi 盩厔 (China) (1995 – 2004.09.04) |
| 2004.09.16 | Bishop of Urdaneta (Philippines) (1991.12.07 – 2004.09.16) |
| 2004.09.16 | Bishop emeritus of Bacabal (Brazil) (1968.07.24 – 1989.12.01) |
| 2004.09.17 | Bishop emeritus of Aitape (Papua New Guinea) (1966.11.15 – 1969.06.06) |
| 2004.10.08 | Bishop emeritus of San Rafael (Argentina) (1970.02.11 – 1972.04.11) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Rosario (Argentina) (1982.04.04 – 1994.04.07) |
| 2004.10.14 | Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea (1985.05.25 – 2004.10.14) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santiago (Chile) (1983.05.03 – 1990.03.30) |
| 2004.10.15 | Bishop emeritus of Zamora (Mexico) (1970.09.06 – 1974.12.12) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Guadalajara (Mexico) (1974.12.12 – 1997.03.20) |
| 2004.10.18 | Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1983.11.30 – 2004.10.18) |
| 2004.10.21 | Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Awasa (Ethiopia) (1979.03.15 – 1993.12.20) |
| 2004.10.24 | Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (1988.06.28 – 2004.10.24) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Washington (USA) (1980.06.17 – 2000.11.21) |
| 2004.10.24 | Archbishop emeritus of Catania (Italy) (1974.07.16 – 1988.06.01) |
| 2004.10.27 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Baguio (Philippines) (1987.11.18 – 2000.07.11) |
| 2004.10.28 | Archbishop emeritus of Akka of the Greek-Melkites (Israel) (1975.08.20 – 1997.07.23) |
| 2004.11.02 | Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo (2003.10.21 [2004.02.22] – 2004.11.02) |
| 2004.11.02 | Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mandalay (Myanmar) (1978.09.25 – 2002.04.03) |
| 2004.11.06 | Bishop emeritus of Jericó (Colombia) (1977.10.29 – 2003.10.07) |
| 2004.11.07 | Bishop emeritus of Lorena (Brazil) (1977.07.11 – 2001.01.10) |
| 2004.11.10 | |
| 2004.11.13 | Pro-President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Social Communications (1969.04.23 – 1971.09.08) |
| 2004.11.15 | |
| 2004.11.18 | Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976.05.24 – 2004.11.18) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1975.04.22 – 1990.07.10) |
| 2004.11.18 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Przemyśl (Poland) (1963.10.31 – 1993.02.27) |
| 2004.11.20 | Bishop emeritus of Papantla (Mexico) (1974.07.13 – 1980.01.26) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of México (Mexico) (1980.01.26 – 1989.10.10) |
| 2004.11.23 | Bishop emeritus of Uvira (Congo-Kinshasa) (1962.04.16 – 1981.03.26) |
| 2004.11.24 | |
| 2004.11.29 | Coadjutor Bishop emeritus of David (Panama) (1986.05.22 – 1994.04.18) |
| 2004.12.04 | Archbishop emeritus of Isfahan (Iran) (1974.05.30 – 1982.08.12) |
| 2004.12.09 | Bishop emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios (Brazil) (1962.07.04 – 1978.03.29) |
| 2004.12.11 | Bishop emeritus of San Felipe (Venezuela) (1966.11.30 – 1992.02.29) |
| 2004.12.12 | Bishop of Kolomyia–Chernivtsi of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1993.04.20 – 2004.12.12) |
| 2004.12.17 | Bishop emeritus of Grand Island (USA) (1978.01.10 – 2004.10.14) |
| 2004.12.19 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Bombay (India) (1955.05.05 – 1986.12.13) |
| 2004.12.21 | Bishop emeritus of Busan 부산 (South Korea) (1975.06.05 – 1999.08.28) |
| 2004.12.23 | |
| 2004.12.27 | Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Middlesbrough (England) (1981.11.09 – 1998.06.25) |
| 2004.12.30 | Titular Archbishop of Aureliopolis in Lydia (1962.10.13 – 2004.12.30) |
| 2004.12.31 |
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