Deceased Bishops in the year 2007

Date of Death	Deceased Bishops (136)
2007.01.04	Bishop Peter Paul Li Pan-shi (李磐石) ▼ († 95) Bishop of Jiangmen 江門 (China) (1981 – 2007.01.04▼)
2007.01.06	Cardinal Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. († 76) Cardinal-Priest of S. Lucia a Piazza d’Armi (1991.06.28 – 2007.01.06) Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa) (1990.07.07 – 2007.01.06)
2007.01.07	Archbishop Joseph Meng Zi-wen (蒙子文) († 103) Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanning 南寧 (China) (1984 – 2007.01.07)
2007.01.09	Bishop Nemesio Rivera Meza († 88) Bishop emeritus of Cajamarca (Peru) (1960.01.28 – 1961.07.08)
2007.01.10	Bishop Hermann Josef Spital († 81) Bishop emeritus of Trier (Germany) (1981.02.24 – 2001.01.15)
2007.01.12	Archbishop Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. († 94) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Conakry (Guinea) (1955.09.14 – 1962.03.10) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Fortaleza (Brazil) (1964 – 1984)
2007.01.12	Bishop Jairo Rui Matos da Silva († 77) Bishop emeritus of Bonfim (Brazil) (1974.01.11 – 2006.07.26)
2007.01.13	Bishop John Joseph Kaising († 70) Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA) (2000.02.21 – 2007.01.13)
2007.01.14	Archbishop Anthony Giroux Meagher († 66) Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston (Canada) (2002.04.27 – 2007.01.14)
2007.01.16	Bishop Leon Augustine Tharmaraj († 65) Bishop of Kottar (India) (1988.11.14 – 2007.01.16)
2007.01.17	Bishop Paul Marie Nguyễn Minh Nhật († 80) Bishop emeritus of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam) (1988.02.22 – 2004.09.30)
2007.01.18	Major Archbishop Cyril Baselios Malancharuvil (Syro-Malankara Rite) († 71) Major Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India) (2005.02.10 – 2007.01.18)
2007.01.18	Bishop Bonaventure Patrick Paul, O.F.M. († 77) Bishop emeritus of Hyderabad (Pakistan) (1971.03.11 – 1990.09.01)
2007.01.20	Bishop Johannes Gorantla († 54) Bishop of Kurnool (India) (1993.12.06 – 2007.01.20)
2007.02.01	Cardinal Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. († 85) Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio pro hac vice Title (1999.01.09 [1999.04.24] – 2007.02.01) Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (1992.01.24 – 1996.06.21)
2007.02.01	Bishop Generoso Cambronero Camiña, P.M.E. († 75) Bishop emeritus of Digos (Philippines) (1979.12.20 – 2003.02.11)
2007.02.02	Bishop Ovidio Lari († 88) Bishop emeritus of Aosta (Italy) (1968.10.15 – 1994.12.30)
2007.02.03	Archbishop Peter Joseph Mallon († 77) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Regina (Canada) (1995.06.09 – 2005.03.30)
2007.02.04	Bishop Gerard Francis Loft, S.M. († 73) Bishop emeritus of Auki (Solomon Islands) (1983.12.05 – 2004.10.19)
2007.02.04	Bishop Bedřich Provazník († 70)
2007.02.16	Archbishop Eustathe Joseph Mounayer (Syriac Rite) († 81) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Damascus of the Syriacs (Syria) (1978.09.04 – 2001.05.15)
2007.02.21	Patriarch Ignace Antoine II Hayek (Syriac Rite) († 96) Patriarch emeritus of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon) ([1968.03.10] 1968.03.20 – 1998.07.23)
2007.02.24	Archbishop Augusto Trujillo Arango († 84) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tunja (Colombia) (1970.02.20 – 1998.02.02)
2007.02.24	Bishop Mathias Kappil († 79) Bishop emeritus of Punalur (India) (1985.12.21 – 2005.03.12)
2007.02.24	Bishop Bernard Mabula († 86) Bishop emeritus of Singida (Tanzania) (1972.03.25 – 1999.04.19)
2007.02.26	Archbishop Bernard Henri René Jacqueline († 88) Undersecretary emeritus of Secretariat for Non-Believers (1973 – 1982.04.24)
2007.02.26	Archbishop José Lambert Filho, C.S.S. († 77) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Sorocaba (Brazil) (1992.04.29 – 2005.05.04)
2007.02.28	Bishop Abdul-Ahad Sana (Chaldean Rite) († 84) Bishop emeritus of Alquoch of the Chaldeans (Iraq) ([1960.12.20] 1961.02.24 – 2001.12.03)
2007.03?	Bishop Mark Yuan Wen-zai (袁文宰) († 84) Bishop of Haimen 海門 (China) (1985 – 2007.03?)
2007.03.05	Bishop José Ivo Lorscheiter († 79) Bishop emeritus of Santa Maria (Brazil) (1974.02.05 – 2004.03.24)
2007.03.14	Bishop Miguel Ángel Lecumberri Erburu, O.C.D. († 82) Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Tumaco (Colombia) (1966.05.03 – 1990.02.08)
2007.03.15	Bishop Bonaventure Luo Juan (雒雋) († 89) Bishop of Shuoxian 朔縣 (China) (1990 – 2007.03.15)
2007.03.17	Archbishop Frane Franić († 94) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Split–Makarska (Croatia) (1969.07.27 – 1988.09.10)
2007.03.18	Archbishop Antonio Magnoni († 87) Undersecretary for Sacraments emeritus of Sacred Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship (1975.08.01 – 1980.04.24)
2007.03.18	Archbishop Michael Rozario († 81) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dhaka (Bangladesh) (1977.12.17 – 2005.07.09)
2007.03.18	Bishop Patrick Laurence Murphy († 86) Bishop emeritus of Broken Bay (Australia) (1986.04.08 – 1996.07.09)
2007.03.22	Archbishop Marianus Arokiasamy († 79) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Madurai (India) (1987.07.03 – 2003.03.22)
2007.03.25	Bishop Eugenio Romero Pose († 58) Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain) (1997.03.07 – 2007.03.25)
2007.03.26	Archbishop François de Sales Marie Adrien Saint-Macary († 71) Metropolitan Archbishop of Rennes (France) (1998.09.01 – 2007.03.26)
2007.03.27	Archbishop John Aloysius Ward, O.F.M. Cap. († 78) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cardiff (Wales) (1983.03.25 – 2001.10.26)
2007.04.02	Venerable Archbishop Francesco Saverio Toppi, O.F.M. Cap. († 81) Archbishop-Prelate emeritus of Pompei (Italy) (1990.10.13 – 2001.02.17)
2007.04.03	Archbishop Félix María Torres Parra († 83) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Barranquilla (Colombia) (1987.05.11 – 1999.03.18)
2007.04.03	Bishop Michael Joseph Murphy († 91) Bishop emeritus of Erie (USA) (1982.07.16 – 1990.06.02)
2007.04.05	Bishop José Antonio Gentico († 75) Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (2001.03.21 – 2007.04.05)
2007.04.06	Archbishop Stéphane Babaca (Chaldean Rite) († 88) Archbishop emeritus of Erbil of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1969.10.28 – 1994.08.05)
2007.04.06	Bishop James Joseph McGuinness († 81) Bishop emeritus of Nottingham (England) (1974.10.31 – 2000.11.07)
2007.04.07	Archbishop Luis Robles Díaz († 69) Vice-President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America (2003.10.04 – 2007.04.07)
2007.04.11	Bishop James Joseph O’Brien († 76) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Westminster (England) (1977.06.28 – 2005.06.30)
2007.04.12	Archbishop Ismaele Mario Castellano, O.P. († 93) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Siena–Colle di Val d’Elsa–Montalcino (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1989.11.14)
2007.04.18	Archbishop Piero Biggio (畢齊樂) († 69) Titular Archbishop of Otricoli (1988.12.10 – 2007.04.18)
2007.04.20	Bishop Michael Fu Tie-shan (傅鐵山) ▼ († 75) Metropolitan Archbishop of Beijing 北京 (China) (1979 – 2007.04.20▼)
2007.04.20	Bishop Ramón Godínez Flores († 71) Bishop of Aguascalientes (Mexico) (1998.05.18 – 2007.04.20)
2007.04.25	Bishop Joseph Lin Quan (林聖恩 / 林泉) ▼ († 93) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Fuzhou 福州 (China) (1958 – 1990▼)
2007.04.27	Bishop José Aníbal Casasola Sosa († 57) Bishop of Zacapa (Guatemala) (2004.05.13 – 2007.04.27) Bishop-Prelate of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (Guatemala) (2004.05.13 – 2007.04.27)
2007.04.27	Bishop Walter Joseph Schoenherr († 87) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Detroit (USA) (1968.03.08 – 1995.03.07)
2007.04.28	Bishop Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. († 88) Bishop emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco (Bolivia) (1994.11.03 – 1995.07.29)
2007.04.29	Archbishop Kazimierz Jan Majdański († 91) Bishop emeritus of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland) (1979.03.01 – 1992.03.25) Archbishop ad personam (1992.03.25 – 2007.04.29)
2007.05.09	Bishop Lorenzo Rodolfo Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M. († 83) Vicar Apostolic emeritus of San José de Amazonas (Peru) (1969.05.29 – 1998.01.17)
2007.05.10	Bishop Rafael Angel González Ramírez († 90) Bishop emeritus of Barinas (Venezuela) (1965.07.23 – 1992.08.01)
2007.05.12	Archbishop Bernardine Dong Guang-qing (董光清), O.F.M. († 90) Metropolitan Archbishop of Hankou 漢口 (China) (1994 – 2007.05.12)
2007.05.13	Bishop Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr. († 84) Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (1983.04.25 – 1999.03.16) Vice-President emeritus of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews (1983.04.25 – 1999.03.16)
2007.05.19	Bishop Michel Visi († 52) Bishop of Port-Vila (Vanuatu) (1996.11.30 – 2007.05.19)
2007.05.20	Bishop Marcello Morgante († 92) Bishop emeritus of Ascoli Piceno (Italy) (1957.02.16 – 1991.04.13)
2007.05.30	Archbishop Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. († 86) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bertoua (Cameroon) (1994.11.11 – 1999.06.03)
2007.05.30	Bishop Michael Joseph Dudick (Ruthenian Rite) († 91) Bishop emeritus of Passaic of the Ruthenians (USA) (1968.07.29 – 1995.11.06)
2007.05.30	Bishop Baptist Mudartha († 95) Bishop emeritus of Allahabad (India) (1976.03.01 – 1988.05.05)
2007.05.31	Bishop Michel Marie Paul Saudreau († 79) Bishop emeritus of Le Havre (France) (1974.07.06 – 2003.07.09)
2007.06.01	Bishop Augustine Cheong Myong-jo (정명조 아우구스티노) († 72) Bishop of Busan 부산 (South Korea) (1999.08.28 – 2007.06.01)
2007.06.02	Bishop Marion Francis Forst († 96) Bishop emeritus of Dodge City (USA) (1960.01.02 – 1976.10.16) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Kansas City (USA) (1976.10.16 – 1986.12.23)
2007.06.12	Bishop Marcelo Mendiharat Pommies († 93) Bishop emeritus of Salto (Uruguay) (1968.01.01 – 1989.03.08)
2007.06.17	Cardinal Angelo Felici († 87) Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari pro hac vice Title (1999.01.09 – 2007.06.17) President emeritus of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” (1995.12.16 – 2000.04.14)
2007.06.22	Bishop Jacques Mbali († 85) Bishop emeritus of Buta (Congo-Kinshasa) (1961.07.04 – 1996.09.27)
2007.06.24	Bishop Yves-Maria Guy Dubigeon († 80) Bishop emeritus of Séez (France) (1986.08.22 – 2002.04.25)
2007.06.24	Bishop Rudolf Johannes Maria Koppmann, O.M.I. († 94) Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Windhoek (Namibia) (1961.03.20 – 1980.11.29)
2007.06.25	Archbishop Adrian Mung’andu († 86) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lusaka (Zambia) (1984.01.09 – 1996.11.30)
2007.06.29	Archbishop Alojzij Šuštar († 86) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ljubljana (Slovenia) (1980.02.23 – 1997.03.05)
2007.07.03	Bishop Pedro Sbalchiero Neto, M.S. († 53) Bishop of Vacaria (Brazil) (2003.11.12 – 2007.07.03)
2007.07.13	Bishop Philip Peter Zhao Zhen-dong (趙振東) († 86) Bishop of Xuanhua 宣化 (China) (1999.12.12 – 2007.07.13)
2007.07.17	Bishop Alejo Benedicto Gilligan († 91) Bishop emeritus of Nueve de Julio (Argentina) (1969.07.19 – 1991.08.28)
2007.07.19	Bishop Enrique Pélach y Feliú († 89) Bishop emeritus of Abancay (Peru) (1968.06.20 – 1992.12.01)
2007.07.20	Bishop Quirino Adolfo Schmitz, O.F.M. († 88) Bishop emeritus of Teófilo Otoni (Brazil) (1960.12.22 – 1985.08.03)
2007.07.21	Archbishop João Resende Costa, S.D.B. († 96) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Belo Horizonte (Brazil) (1967.11.15 – 1986.02.05)
2007.07.21	Bishop Juan Félix Pepén y Soliman († 87) Bishop emeritus of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey (Dominican Republic) (1959.04.01 – 1975.05.10) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1975.05.10 – 1995.02.11)
2007.07.22	Bishop Miguel Angel Araújo Iglesias († 87) Bishop emeritus of Mondoñedo–Ferrol (Spain) (1970.07.02 – 1985.05.20)
2007.07.24	Archbishop Lawrence Khai Saen-Phon-On († 78) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Thare and Nonseng (Thailand) (1980.03.06 – 2004.05.14)
2007.07.24	Bishop Hubert Patrick O’Connor, O.M.I. († 79) Bishop emeritus of Prince George (Canada) (1986.06.09 – 1991.07.08)
2007.07.29	Bishop Endre Kovács, O. Cist. († 79) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Eger (Hungary) (1975.01.07 – 2003.01.15)
2007.08.02	Bishop Franco Dalla Valle, S.D.B. († 62) Bishop of Juína (Brazil) (1997.12.23 – 2007.08.02)
2007.08.05	Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger († 80) Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi dei Francesi (1994.11.26 – 2007.08.05) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paris (France) (1981.01.31 – 2005.02.11) Ordinary emeritus of France of the Eastern Rite (France) (1981.03.12 – 2005.03.14)
2007.08.05	Bishop Peter Saburo Hirata (ペトロ平田三郎), P.S.S. († 93) Bishop emeritus of Fukuoka 福岡 (Japan) (1969.11.15 – 1990.10.06)
2007.08.06	Bishop Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M. († 73) Bishop emeritus of Santarém (Brazil) (1985.11.27 – 2007.02.28)
2007.08.07	Archbishop Domenico Caloyera, O.P. († 92) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Izmir (Turkiye) (1978.12.07 – 1983.01.22)
2007.08.10	Bishop Máximo André Biennès, T.O.R. († 86) Bishop emeritus of São Luiz de Cáceres (Brazil) (1967.11.03 – 1991.07.24)
2007.08.15	Archbishop Vicente Ângelo José Marchetti Zioni († 95) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Botucatu (Brazil) (1968.03.27 – 1989.05.30)
2007.08.16	Bishop Gerard Louis Frey († 93) Bishop emeritus of Lafayette in Louisiana (USA) (1972.11.07 – 1989.05.13)
2007.08.18	Bishop Vicente Credo Manuel, S.V.D. († 68) Vicar Apostolic emeritus of San Jose in Mindoro (Philippines) (1983.03.17 – 2000.10.14)
2007.08.20	Bishop Benedict Cai Xiu-feng (蔡秀峰) († 90) Prefect Apostolic of Guilin 桂林 (China) (1993 – 2007.08.20)
2007.08.25	Cardinal Édouard Gagnon, P.S.S. († 89) Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello (1996.01.29 – 2007.08.25) Bishop emeritus of Saint-Paul (Canada) (1969.02.19 – 1972.05.03) President emeritus of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses (1991.01.03 – 2001.03)
2007.08.27	Bishop José Ramón Santos Iztueta Mendizábal, C.P. († 78) Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Moyobamba (Peru) (2000.06.06 – 2007.07.21)
2007.08.30	Bishop Augustine Harris († 89) Bishop emeritus of Middlesbrough (England) (1978.11.10 – 1992.11.03)
2007.09.04	Bishop Teresio Ferraroni († 93) Bishop emeritus of Como (Italy) (1974.11.01 – 1989.01.31)
2007.09.04	Bishop José Melgoza Osorio († 95) Bishop emeritus of Nezahualcóyotl (Mexico) (1979.02.05 – 1989.03.15)
2007.09.06	Bishop Robert Bell Clune († 86) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Toronto (Canada) (1979.05.03 – 1995.12.27)
2007.09.09	Archbishop Luigi Dossena († 82) Titular Archbishop of Carpi (1973.02.26 – 2007.09.09)
2007.09.09	Bishop John Han Ding-xiang (韓鼎祥) († 70) Bishop of Yongnian 永年 (China) (1989 – 2007.09.09)
2007.09.12	Bishop Giovanni Cogoni († 91) Bishop emeritus of Iglesias (Italy) (1970.09.07 – 1992.03.25)
2007.09.14	Archbishop José Manuel Santos Ascarza, O.C.D. († 91) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Concepción (Chile) (1983.05.03 – 1988.07.29)
2007.09.14	Bishop Bernhard Huhn († 86) Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Görlitz (Germany) (1972.06.28 – 1994.06.27)
2007.09.18	Bishop Benyamin Yosef Bria († 51) Bishop of Denpasar (Indonesia) (2000.04.14 – 2007.09.18)
2007.09.23	Archbishop John Baptist Liang Xi-sheng (梁希聖) († 84) Metropolitan Archbishop of Kaifeng 開封 (China) (1989 – 2007.09.23)
2007.09.28	Cardinal Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. († 96) Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea al Quirinale (1998.02.21 [1998.02.28] – 2007.09.28) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lusaka (Zambia) (1959.04.25 – 1969.05.29)
2007.10.02	Archbishop Gianni Danzi († 67) Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy) (2005.02.22 – 2007.10.02) Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto (2005.02.22 – 2007.10.02)
2007.10.10	Archbishop Ambrose Battista De Paoli († 73) Titular Archbishop of Lares (1983.09.23 – 2007.10.10) Apostolic Nuncio to Australia (2004.12.18 – 2007.10.10)
2007.10.11	Bishop Ignatius D’Cunha († 83) Bishop emeritus of Aurangabad (India) (1989.02.06 – 1998.01.20)
2007.10.16	Cardinal Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. († 85) Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Coromoto in S. Giovanni di Dio pro hac vice Title (1996.01.29 – 2007.10.16) President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State (1990.10.31 – 1997.10.14)
2007.10.16	Bishop Ignacy Ludwik Jeż († 93) Bishop emeritus of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg (Poland) (1972.06.28 – 1992.02.01)
2007.10.18	Bishop Juan Nicolasora Nilmar († 91) Bishop emeritus of Kalibo (Philippines) (1976.06.03 – 1992.11.21)
2007.10.27	Archbishop Antónios Varthalítis, A.A. († 83) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Corfu–Zakynthos–Kefalonia (Greece) (1962.05.30 – 2003.03.22)
2007.11.03	Archbishop Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville († 78) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Birmingham (England) (1982.01.22 – 1999.06.12)
2007.11.03	Bishop Joachim Phayao Manisap († 78) Bishop emeritus of Nakhon Ratchasima (Thailand) (1977.05.30 – 2006.11.30)
2007.11.08	Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao (ステファノ濱尾文郎) († 77) Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana (2003.10.21 [2003.12.14] – 2007.11.08) Bishop emeritus of Yokohama 横浜 (Japan) (1979.10.30 – 1998.06.15) President emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (1998.06.15 – 2006.03.11)
2007.11.14	Bishop Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla († 88) Bishop emeritus of Juigalpa (Nicaragua) (1991.04.30 – 1993.10.29)
2007.11.16	Bishop James Daniel Niedergeses († 90) Bishop emeritus of Nashville (USA) (1975.04.08 – 1992.10.13)
2007.11.20	Bishop Germano Zaccheo († 73) Bishop of Casale Monferrato (Italy) (1995.06.03 – 2007.11.20)
2007.11.23	Bishop François Gourguillon († 79) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Reims (France) (1991.11.19 – 2003.01.21)
2007.11.27	Archbishop Nicodemus Kirima († 71) Metropolitan Archbishop of Nyeri (Kenya) (1990.05.21 – 2007.11.27)
2007.12.03	Bishop Henri Salina, C.R.A. († 80) Abbot Ordinary emeritus of Saint-Maurice d’Agaune (Switzerland) ([1970.07.15] 1970.08.25 – 1999.02.25) Abbot Ordinary emeritus of Swiss Congregation of Canons Regular of Saint Maurice of Agaune (1970.08.25 – 1999.02.25)
2007.12.07	Bishop Roger Mpungu († 82) Bishop emeritus of Muyinga (Burundi) (1980.03.06 – 1994.07.01)
2007.12.12	Cardinal Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. († 97) Cardinal-Priest of S. Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title (1996.01.29 – 2007.12.12) Librarian emeritus of Vatican Apostolic Library (1985.05.27 – 1988.07.01) Archivist emeritus of Vatican Secret Archives (1985.05.27 – 1988.07.01)
2007.12.13	Bishop Gaetano Michetti († 85) Bishop emeritus of Pesaro (Italy) (1975.07.04 – 1998.01.03)
2007.12.15	Bishop Fernando Romo Gutiérrez († 92) Bishop emeritus of Torreón (Mexico) (1958.01.13 – 1990.06.27)
2007.12.20	Bishop Sebastião Assis de Figueiredo, O.F.M. († 58) Bishop of Guiratinga (Brazil) (2001.08.29 – 2007.12.20)
2007.12.20	Bishop John Liu Ding-han (劉定漢), S.J. ▼ († 90) Bishop emeritus of Xianxian 獻縣 (China) (1982 – 1998.09▼)
2007.12.20	Bishop Raphaël Nguyễn Văn Diệp († 81) Coadjutor Bishop emeritus of Vinh Long (Vietnam) (1975.08.15 – 2000.05.10)
2007.12.23	Cardinal Aloísio Lorscheider, O.F.M. († 83) Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio (1976.05.24 – 2007.12.23) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Aparecida (Brazil) (1995.07.12 – 2004.01.28)
2007.12.25	Bishop Juan Alfredo Arzube († 89) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Los Angeles (USA) (1971.02.09 – 1993.09.07)

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