Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 2004

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (141)
2004.01.02
FranceBishop Maurice-Jean-Fernand-Alexis Pourchet († 97)

Bishop emeritus of Saint-Flour (France) (1960.03.28 – 1982.05.06)

2004.01.07
BelgiumBishop Leonce Albert van Peteghem († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Gent (Belgium) (1964.05.28 – 1991.12.27)

2004.01.10
BrazilBishop Guido Maria Casullo († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Cândido Mendes (Brazil) (1983.10.13 – 1985.11.05)

2004.01.10
VenezuelaBishop Angel Adolfo Polachini Rodriguez († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Guanare (Venezuela) (1971.03.25 – 1994.04.16)

2004.01.14
AustraliaBishop Noel Desmond Daly († 74)

Bishop emeritus of Sandhurst (Australia) (1979.04.21 – 2000.07.01)

2004.01.19
GermanyBishop Walter Theodor Jansen († 80)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Köln (Germany) (1983.05.19 – 1994.06.15)

2004.01.26
Congo-KinshasaBishop Paul Mambe Mukanga († 74)

Bishop of Kindu (Congo-Kinshasa) (1979.03.15 – 2004.01.26)

2004.01.28
AustriaBishop Franz Žak († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Sankt Pölten (Austria) (1961.10.01 – 1991.07.11)

2004.02.01
USABishop George Henry Speltz († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Saint Cloud (USA) (1968.01.31 – 1987.01.13)

2004.02.02
FranceBishop Gabriel-Marie-Joseph Matagrin († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Grenoble (France) (1969.09.19 – 1989.09.26)

2004.02.06
ZimbabweBishop Francis Xavier Mugadzi († 72)

Bishop of Gweru (Zimbabwe) (1988.10.25 – 2004.02.06)

2004.02.09
ItalyCardinal Opilio Rossi († 93)

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
ArgentinaArchbishop Cándido Genaro Rubiolo († 83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mendoza (Argentina) (1979.10.11 – 1996.03.25)

2004.02.10
Congo-KinshasaBishop Timothée Pirigisha Mukombe († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Kasongo (Congo-Kinshasa) (1966.09.29 – 1990.04.30)

2004.02.13
South AfricaArchbishop Denis Eugene Hurley, O.M.I. († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Durban (South Africa) (1951.01.11 – 1992.05.29)

2004.02.20
ItalyBishop Giovanni Locatelli († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Vigevano (Italy) (1988.11.12 – 2000.03.18)

2004.02.22
CubaBishop Salvador Emilio Riverón Cortina († 55)

Auxiliary Bishop of La Habana (Cuba) (1999.04.24 – 2004.02.22)

2004.02.24
SpainBishop Francisco José Pérez y Fernández-Golfin († 73)

Bishop of Getafe (Spain) (1991.07.23 – 2004.02.24)

2004.02.25
MexicoArchbishop Antonio López Aviña († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Durango (Mexico) (1961.12.14 – 1993.03.04)

2004.02.28
TaiwanArchbishop Stanislaus Lo Guang (Lokuang) (羅光) († 93)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan) (1966.02.15 – 1978.08.05)

2004.02.29
CameroonBishop Jean-Baptiste Ama († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Ebolowa–Kribi (Cameroon) (1991.05.20 – 2002.03.15)

2004.03.04
ItalyBishop Artemio Prati († 97)

Bishop emeritus of Carpi (Italy) (1952.12.31 – 1983.04.07)

2004.03.05
USABishop Nicholas Carmen Dattilo († 71)

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (1989.11.21 – 2004.03.05)

2004.03.05
IndiaBishop William Zephyrine Gomes († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Poona (India) (1967.06.12 – 1976.12.01)

2004.03.07
CameroonBishop Jean-Marie-Joseph-Augustin Pasquier, O.M.I. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Ngaoundéré (Cameroon) (1982.11.19 – 2000.10.23)

2004.03.08
PolandBishop Józef Gucwa († 80)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Tarnów (Poland) (1968.12.21 – 1999.12.11)

2004.03.10
ZimbabweBishop Helmut Reckter, S.J. († 70)

Bishop of Chinhoyi (Zimbabwe) (1985.10.28 – 2004.03.10)

2004.03.13
AustriaCardinal Franz König († 98)

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
SpainBishop Rafael Bellido Caro († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Jerez de la Frontera (Spain) (1980.03.03 – 2000.06.29)

2004.03.19
PeruArchbishop Ricardo Durand Flórez, S.J. († 86)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Callao (Peru) (1975.01.14 – 1995.08.17)

2004.03.20
CroatiaArchbishop Joakim Segedi (Croatian Rite) († 99)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Križevci of the Croatians (Croatia) (1963.02.24 – 1984.10.27)

2004.03.20
BrazilBishop Miguel D’Aversa, S.D.B. († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Humaitá (Brazil) (1979.10.16 – 1991.03.06)

2004.03.22
ChinaBishop Michael Huang Wo-ze (黃渥澤) († 98)

Bishop emeritus of Shunqing 順慶 (China) (1989 – 2001)

2004.03.26
BoliviaArchbishop Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo († 89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1975.07.30 – 1991.02.06)

2004.03.26
PhilippinesBishop Jesus J. Sison († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Tarlac (Philippines) (1963.03.08 – 1988.01.21)

2004.03.27
USABishop Kenneth Edward Untener († 66)

Bishop of Saginaw (USA) (1980.10.04 – 2004.03.27)

2004.03.29
SyriaArchbishop Joseph Salamé (Maronite Rite) († 89)

Archbishop emeritus of Aleppo of the Maronites (Syria) (1967.03.15 – 1990.06.09)

2004.03.31
ItalyBishop Vincenzo Savio, S.D.B. († 59)

Bishop of Belluno–Feltre (Italy) (2000.12.09 – 2004.03.31)

2004.04.02
BelgiumBishop Guillaume-Marie van Zuylen († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Liège (Belgium) (1961.12.07 – 1986.03.17)

2004.04.03
GuatemalaBishop Fernando Claudio Gamalero González († 73)

Bishop of Escuintla (Guatemala) (1994.07.28 – 2004.04.03)

2004.04.03
PortugalBishop António Ramos Monteiro, O.F.M. Cap. († 75)

Bishop of Viseu (Portugal) (1988.09.14 – 2004.04.03)

2004.04.04
PolandBishop Zbigniew Józef Kraszewski († 82)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Warszawa-Praga (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 1997.12.06)

2004.04.13
MicronesiaBishop Martin Joseph Neylon, S.J. († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Caroline Islands (Micronesia) (1993.04.23 – 1995.03.25)

2004.04.15
ItalyArchbishop Andrea Mariano Magrassi, O.S.B. Subl. († 73)

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
BurundiArchbishop André Makarakiza, M. Afr. († 84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gitega (Burundi) (1968.09.05 – 1982.11.06)

2004.04.18
IndiaBishop Joseph Roy († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Mysore (India) (1994.12.19 – 2003.02.12)

2004.04.22
SpainArchbishop Ramón Torrella Cascante († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tarragona (Spain) (1983.04.11 – 1997.02.20)

2004.04.22
CanadaBishop James Leonard Doyle († 74)

Bishop emeritus of Peterborough (Canada) (1976.05.24 – 2002.12.28)

2004.04.26
Congo-BrazzavilleArchbishop Barthélémy Batantu († 78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville) (1978.11.15 – 2001.01.23)

2004.04.26
ColombiaBishop Hernando Velásquez Lotero († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Facatativá (Colombia) (1973.04.27 – 1985.05.18)

2004.05.01
USABishop Francis James Harrison († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Syracuse (USA) (1976.11.09 – 1987.06.16)

2004.05.02
ItalyArchbishop Salvatore Isgrò († 73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sassari (Italy) (1982.03.18 – 2004.05.02)

2004.05.03
ChinaBishop Francis Xavier Guo Zheng-ji (郭正基) († 90)

Prefect Apostolic of Lindong 林東 (China) (1990 – 2004.05.03)

2004.05.04
ChinaBishop Michael He Jin-min (賀近民) († 86)

Bishop of Ningbo 寧波 (China) (2000 – 2004.05.04)

2004.05.04
IndiaBishop James Anthony Toppo († 74)

Bishop of Jalpaiguri (India) (1971.04.24 – 2004.05.04)

2004.05.09
ColombiaBishop Agustín Otero Largacha, O.A.R. († 63)

Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1986.05.03 – 2004.05.09)

2004.05.11
BrazilBishop Antônio Pedro Misiara († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Bragança Paulista (Brazil) (1976.10.27 – 1995.05.17)

2004.05.14
MoroccoArchbishop Hubert Louis Marie Félix Michon († 76)

Archbishop emeritus of Rabat (Morocco) (1983.05.02 – 2001.05.05)

2004.05.15
USABishop Kevin Michael Britt († 59)

Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (2003.10.13 – 2004.05.15)

2004.05.16
ChinaBishop Augustine Zhao Jing-nong (趙經農) († 94)

Bishop of Qinzhou 秦州 (China) (1981 – 2004.05.16)

2004.05.18
SenegalCardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum († 83)

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
BrazilArchbishop Geraldo Majela Reis († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Diamantina (Brazil) (1981.02.03 – 1997.05.14)

2004.05.29
SpainBishop Rafael González Moralejo († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Huelva (Spain) (1969.11.28 – 1993.10.27)

2004.05.29
PhilippinesBishop Jose Paala Salazar, O.P. († 67)

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
BrazilBishop Apparecido José Dias, S.V.D. († 72)

Bishop of Roraima (Brazil) (1996.06.26 – 2004.05.30)

2004.05.30
Congo-KinshasaBishop Gérard Ngoy Kabwe († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Manono (Congo-Kinshasa) (1972.05.06 – 1989.09.25)

2004.05.31
ItalyBishop Ciriaco Scanzillo († 84)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Napoli (Italy) (1989.03.23 – 1996.03.11)

2004.06.01
GermanyBishop Karl Borromäus Flügel († 88)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Regensburg (Germany) (1968.09.07 – 1984.08.20)

2004.06.01
AlgeriaBishop Michel-Joseph-Gérard Gagnon, M. Afr. († 71)

Bishop of Laghouat (Algeria) (1991.02.04 – 2004.06.01)

2004.06.01
EnglandBishop Victor Guazzelli († 84)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Westminster (England) (1970.04.24 – 1996.12.21)

2004.06.04
ItalyBishop Alfredo Maria Garsia († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Caltanissetta (Italy) (1973.12.21 – 2003.08.02)

2004.06.09
SpainBishop Ramón Masnou Boixeda († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Vic (Spain) (1955.12.02 – 1983.06.20)

2004.06.11
FranceBishop Henri Gufflet († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Limoges (France) (1966.04.07 – 1988.07.13)

2004.06.11
ItalyBishop Luigi Sposito († 83)

Secretary emeritus of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See (1986 – 1997)

2004.06.13
PortugalBishop António Cardoso Cunha († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Vila Real (Portugal) (1967.01.10 – 1991.01.19)

2004.06.14
ItalyArchbishop Ubaldo Calabresi († 79)

Titular Archbishop of Fondi (1969.07.03 – 2004.06.14)

2004.06.21
ItalyArchbishop Luigi Accogli (艾可儀) († 86)

Titular Archbishop of Treba (1967.10.16 – 2004.06.21)

2004.06.21
NigeriaBishop Joseph Sunday Ajomo († 65)

Bishop of Lokoja (Nigeria) (1992.03.06 – 2004.06.21)

2004.06.21
AustraliaBishop John Edward Heaps († 77)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Sydney (Australia) (1981.09.04 – 1992.03.12)

2004.06.22
HondurasBishop Virgilio López Irías, O.F.M. († 66)

Bishop of Trujillo (Honduras) (1987.07.03 – 2004.06.22)

2004.06.23
MadagascarBishop François Vòllaro, O.SS.T. († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Ambatondrazaka (Madagascar) (1959.12.19 – 1993.03.06)

2004.06.25
PhilippinesBishop Sofio Guinto Balce († 62)

Bishop of Cabanatuan (Philippines) (1990.11.11 – 2004.06.25)

2004.06.30
GermanyBishop Paul Heinrich Nordhues († 89)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Paderborn (Germany) (1961.06.05 – 1990.03.01)

2004.07.02
Burkina FasoBishop Marcel Chauvin, C.SS.R. († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Fada N’Gourma (Burkina Faso) (1964.06.16 – 1979.06.15)

2004.07.04
FranceBishop Henri-François-Marie-Pierre Derouet († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Arras (France) (1985.10.10 – 1998.08.12)

2004.07.16
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Vitale Bommarco, O.F.M. Conv. († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gorizia (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1999.06.02)

2004.07.16
Sri LankaBishop Edmund Joseph Fernando, O.M.I. († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Badulla (Sri Lanka) (1983.12.05 – 1997.03.03)

2004.07.17
GermanyBishop Hans-Georg Braun († 84)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Paderborn (Germany) (1970.03.03 – 1973.07.23)

2004.07.19
CanadaArchbishop Henri Légaré, O.M.I. († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Grouard–McLennan (Canada) (1972.11.21 – 1996.07.16)

2004.07.21
CanadaBishop Adrien André Maria Cimichella, O.S.M. († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Montréal (Canada) (1964.06.05 – 1996.04.25)

2004.07.27
ChinaBishop Joseph Wang Dian-duo (王殿鐸), O.A.R. († 83)

Bishop of Caozhou 曹州 (China) (1996 – 2004.07.27)

2004.08.08
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Amari († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Verona (Italy) (1978.03.15 – 1992.06.30)

2004.08.09
USABishop Edwin Michael Conway († 70)

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA) (1995.01.24 – 2004.08.09)

2004.08.09
SyriaBishop Antoine Torbey (Maronite Rite) († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Latakia of the Maronites (Syria) (1986.05.02 – 2001.06.23)

2004.08.11
ColombiaBishop Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos († 73)

Military Ordinary emeritus of Colombia (Colombia) (1997.06.24 – 2001.01.19)

2004.08.12
PeruBishop Augusto Beuzeville Ferro († 72)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Piura (Peru) (1990.08.31 – 2004.06.15)

2004.08.14
MalawiBishop Gervazio Moses Chisendera († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Dedza (Malawi) (1984.06.25 – 2000.09.07)

2004.08.23
ItalyArchbishop Francesco Minerva († 100)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lecce (Italy) (1980.10.20 – 1981.01.27)

2004.08.23
USABishop John Joseph Glynn († 78)

Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate emeritus of United States of America (USA) (1991.12.10 – 2002.08.13)

2004.08.23
CubaBishop Mariano Vivanco Valiente († 71)

Bishop of Matanzas (Cuba) (1987.05.18 – 2004.08.23)

2004.08.25
SpainCardinal Marcelo González Martín († 86)

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
IndiaArchbishop James Masilamony Arul Das († 74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (India) (1994.05.11 – 2004.08.30)

2004.09.02
CanadaBishop Paul John O’Byrne († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Calgary (Canada) (1968.06.20 – 1998.01.19)

2004.09.02
ItalyBishop Angelo Paravisi († 73)

Bishop of Crema (Italy) (1996.07.11 – 2004.09.02)

2004.09.04
ChinaBishop Alphonsus Yang Guang-yan (楊廣彥) († 75)

Bishop of Zhouzhi 盩厔 (China) (1995 – 2004.09.04)

2004.09.16
PhilippinesBishop Jesus Castro Galang († 71)

Bishop of Urdaneta (Philippines) (1991.12.07 – 2004.09.16)

2004.09.16
BrazilBishop Pascàsio Rettler, O.F.M. († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Bacabal (Brazil) (1968.07.24 – 1989.12.01)

2004.09.17
Papua New GuineaBishop Ignatius John Doggett, O.F.M. († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Aitape (Papua New Guinea) (1966.11.15 – 1969.06.06)

2004.10.08
ArgentinaBishop Oscar Félix Villena († 87)

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
ChileCardinal Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín († 90)

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
MexicoBishop Adolfo Hernández Hurtado († 83)

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
PolandBishop Stefan Moskwa († 69)

Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1983.11.30 – 2004.10.18)

2004.10.21
EthiopiaBishop Armido Gasparini, M.C.C.J. († 91)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Awasa (Ethiopia) (1979.03.15 – 1993.12.20)

2004.10.24
USACardinal James Aloysius Hickey († 84)

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
ItalyArchbishop Domenico Picchinenna († 91)

Archbishop emeritus of Catania (Italy) (1974.07.16 – 1988.06.01)

2004.10.27
PhilippinesBishop Sebastian Acol Dalis († 79)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Baguio (Philippines) (1987.11.18 – 2000.07.11)

2004.10.28
IsraelArchbishop Maximos Salloum (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 83)

Archbishop emeritus of Akka of the Greek-Melkites (Israel) (1975.08.20 – 1997.07.23)

2004.11.02
BelgiumCardinal Gustaaf Joos († 81)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo (2003.10.21 [2004.02.22] – 2004.11.02)

2004.11.02
MyanmarArchbishop Alphonse U Than Aung († 71)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mandalay (Myanmar) (1978.09.25 – 2002.04.03)

2004.11.06
ColombiaBishop Augusto Aristizábal Ospina († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Jericó (Colombia) (1977.10.29 – 2003.10.07)

2004.11.07
BrazilBishop João Hipólito de Morais († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Lorena (Brazil) (1977.07.11 – 2001.01.10)

2004.11.10
KenyaBishop John Christopher Mahon, S.P.S. († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Lodwar (Kenya) (1978.01.30 – 2000.02.17)

2004.11.13
ItalyBishop Agostino Ferrari Toniolo († 87)

Pro-President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Social Communications (1969.04.23 – 1971.09.08)

2004.11.15
IndiaBishop Michael Minj, S.J. († 72)

Bishop of Gumla (India) (1993.05.28 – 2004.11.15)

2004.11.18
ArgentinaCardinal Juan Carlos Aramburu († 92)

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
PolandBishop Bolesław Lukasz Taborski († 87)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Przemyśl (Poland) (1963.10.31 – 1993.02.27)

2004.11.20
MexicoBishop Genaro Alamilla Arteaga († 90)

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
Congo-KinshasaBishop Danilo Catarzi, S.X. († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Uvira (Congo-Kinshasa) (1962.04.16 – 1981.03.26)

2004.11.24
ZambiaBishop James Corboy, S.J. († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Monze (Zambia) (1962.03.10 – 1991.11.26)

2004.11.29
PanamaBishop Carlos Ambrosio Lewis, S.V.D. († 86)

Coadjutor Bishop emeritus of David (Panama) (1986.05.22 – 1994.04.18)

2004.12.04
IranArchbishop Kevin William Barden, O.P. († 96)

Archbishop emeritus of Isfahan (Iran) (1974.05.30 – 1982.08.12)

2004.12.09
BrazilBishop Otàvio Barbosa Aguiar († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios (Brazil) (1962.07.04 – 1978.03.29)

2004.12.11
VenezuelaBishop Tomás Enrique Márquez Gómez († 89)

Bishop emeritus of San Felipe (Venezuela) (1966.11.30 – 1992.02.29)

2004.12.12
UkraineBishop Pavlo Vasylyk (Ukrainian Rite) († 78)

Bishop of Kolomyia–Chernivtsi of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1993.04.20 – 2004.12.12)

2004.12.17
USABishop Lawrence James McNamara († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Grand Island (USA) (1978.01.10 – 2004.10.14)

2004.12.19
IndiaBishop Longinus Gabriel Pereira († 93)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Bombay (India) (1955.05.05 – 1986.12.13)

2004.12.21
South KoreaBishop Gabriel Lee Gab-sou (이갑수 가브리엘) († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Busan 부산 (South Korea) (1975.06.05 – 1999.08.28)

2004.12.23
ItalyBishop Pietro Fiordelli († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Prato (Italy) (1954.07.07 – 1991.12.07)

2004.12.27
EnglandBishop Thomas Kevin O’Brien († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Middlesbrough (England) (1981.11.09 – 1998.06.25)

2004.12.30
ItalyArchbishop Salvatore Asta († 89)

Titular Archbishop of Aureliopolis in Lydia (1962.10.13 – 2004.12.30)

2004.12.31
FranceBishop Charles Paty († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Luçon (France) (1967.07.04 – 1991.03.25)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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