Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 2008

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (118)
2008.01.03
GermanyArchbishop Oskar Saier († 75)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) (1978.03.15 – 2002.07.01)

2008.01.04
SpainArchbishop Emilio Benavent Escuín († 93)

Archbishop Military Vicar emeritus of Spain (Spain) (1977.05.25 – 1982.10.27)

2008.01.06
ItalyBishop Vittorio Tomassetti († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Fano–Fossombrone–Cagli–Pergola (Italy) (1998.09.08 – 2007.07.21)

2008.01.08
SpainBishop José Higinio Gómez González, O.F.M. († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Lugo (Spain) (1980.04.23 – 2007.11.30)

2008.01.08
IndonesiaBishop Darius Nggawa, S.V.D. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Larantuka (Indonesia) (1974.02.28 – 2004.06.16)

2008.01.09
AngolaBishop Paulino Fernandes Madeca († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Cabinda (Angola) (1984.07.02 – 2005.02.11)

2008.01.10
JamaicaBishop Paul Michael Boyle, C.P. († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Mandeville (Jamaica) (1997.11.21 – 2004.07.06)

2008.01.14
USABishop Daniel Anthony Hart († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Norwich (USA) (1995.09.12 – 2003.03.11)

2008.01.16
ChinaBishop Matthias Chen Xi-lu (陳錫祿) († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Jingxian 景縣 (China) (1999 – 2004)

2008.01.17
ItalyArchbishop Vincenzo Maria Farano († 86)

Archbishop emeritus of Gaeta (Italy) (1986.08.14 – 1997.02.12)

2008.01.17
LebanonArchbishop Elias Zoghbi (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 96)

Archbishop emeritus of Baalbek of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon) (1968.09.09 – 1988.10.24)

2008.01.25
BrazilBishop Cândido Rubens Padín, O.S.B. († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Bauru (Brazil) (1970.04.27 – 1990.09.04)

2008.01.29
RomaniaBishop Sebastian Kräuter († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Timişoara (Romania) (1990.03.14 – 1999.06.24)

2008.02.10
SpainBishop Ramón Daumal Serra († 95)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Barcelona (Spain) (1968.10.22 – 1987.10.30)

2008.02.15
CroatiaArchbishop Marijan Oblak († 88)

Archbishop emeritus of Zadar (Croatia) (1969.08.20 – 1996.02.02)

2008.02.17
ItalyBishop Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1988.06.11)

2008.02.20
SerbiaArchbishop Franc Perko († 78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Beograd (Serbia) (1986.12.16 – 2001.03.31)

2008.02.20
FranceBishop Paul-Louis Carrière († 99)

Bishop emeritus of Laval (France) (1969.12.31 – 1984.03.10)

2008.03.01
EnglandBishop Kevin John Dunn († 57)

Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle (England) (2004.03.26 – 2008.03.01)

2008.03.02
KenyaBishop Urbanus Joseph Kioko († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Machakos (Kenya) (1973.07.09 – 2003.03.15)

2008.03.05
ItalyArchbishop Gastone Mojaisky-Perrelli († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi (Italy) (1973.08.04 – 1978.11.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Conza (Italy) (1973.08.04 – 1978.11.18)

Bishop emeritus of Bisaccia (Italy) (1973.08.04 – 1978.11.18)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Nusco (Italy) (1963.05.10 – 1978.11.18)

2008.03.06
GhanaCardinal Peter Proeku Dery († 89)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Elena fuori Porta Prenestina (2006.03.24 [2006.03.28] – 2008.03.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tamale (Ghana) (1977.05.30 – 1994.03.26)

2008.03.07
IraqArchbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho (Chaldean Rite) († 65)

Archbishop of Mossul of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (2001.01.12 – 2008.03.07)

2008.03.10
BrazilBishop Romeu Brigenti († 91)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (1979.08.02 – 2001.11.14)

2008.03.13
Burkina FasoBishop Denis Martin Tapsoba, M. Afr. († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso) (1966.03.15 – 1984.11.08)

2008.03.14
SwitzerlandBishop Pierre Mamie († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland) (1970.12.29 – 1995.11.09)

2008.03.20
NorwayBishop John Willem Nicolaysen Gran, O.C.S.O. († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Oslo (Norway) (1964.11.25 – 1983.11.26)

2008.03.21
EthiopiaBishop Leonardus Dobbelaar, C.M. († 65)

Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte (Ethiopia) (1994.06.10 – 2008.03.21)

2008.03.21
Cote d’IvoireBishop Paulin Kouabenan N’Gnamé († 45)

Bishop of San Pedro (Cote d’Ivoire) (2007.03.01 – 2008.03.21)

2008.03.22
MexicoCardinal Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera († 81)

Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario (1994.11.26 – 2008.03.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Monterrey (Mexico) (1983.11.08 – 2003.01.25)

2008.03.25
GermanyBishop Wolfgang Rolly († 80)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Mainz (Germany) (1972.06.05 – 2003.02.20)

2008.04.08
AustraliaArchbishop Thomas Francis Little († 82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Melbourne (Australia) (1974.07.01 – 1996.07.16)

2008.04.10
MexicoCardinal Ernesto Corripio Ahumada († 88)

Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino (1979.06.30 – 2008.04.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of México (Mexico) (1977.07.19 – 1994.09.29)

2008.04.10
SlovakiaBishop Peter Dubovský, S.J. († 86)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Banská Bystrica (Slovakia) (1991.01.12 – 1997.07.30)

2008.04.19
ColombiaCardinal Alfonso López Trujillo († 72)

Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (2001.11.17 [2002.04.27] – 2008.04.19)

President of Pontifical Council for the Family (1990.11.08 – 2008.04.19)

2008.04.21
NetherlandsBishop Alphonsus Maria H.A. Castermans († 84)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Roermond (Netherlands) (1982.01.15 – 1997.05.03)

2008.04.27
BeninBishop Lucien Monsi-Agboka († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Abomey (Benin) (1963.04.05 – 2002.11.25)

2008.04.30
BrazilBishop Benedito Domingos Vito Coscia, O.F.M. († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Jataí (Brazil) (1961.06.08 – 1999.02.24)

2008.05.03
GuatemalaBishop Jorge Mario Ávila del Águila, C.M. († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Jalapa (Guatemala) (1987.01.29 – 2001.12.05)

2008.05.07
USABishop Donald William Montrose († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Stockton (USA) (1985.12.17 – 1999.01.18)

2008.05.09
ZimbabweBishop Ignacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E. († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Hwange (Zimbabwe) (1963.03.01 – 1999.02.09)

2008.05.13
BeninCardinal Bernardin Gantin († 86)

Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1986.09.29 – 2008.05.13)

Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Bishops (1984.04.08 – 1998.06.25)

President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Latin America (1984.04.08 – 1998.06.25)

2008.05.18
ChinaArchbishop James Zhao Zi-ping (趙子平) († 95)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Jinan 濟南 (China) (1997 – 2008.05.18)

2008.05.21
AustraliaBishop John Aloysius Morgan († 98)

Military Vicar emeritus of Australia (Australia) (1969.05.29 – 1985.01.02)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia) (1969.03.06 – 1985.01.02)

2008.05.22
EritreaBishop Luca Milesi, O.F.M. Cap. (Eritrean Rite) († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Barentu of the Eritreans (Eritrea) (1995.12.21 – 2001.10.04)

2008.05.24
SenegalBishop Pierre Sagna, C.S.Sp. († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal) (1974.12.19 – 2003.02.22)

2008.05.27
ItalyBishop Angelo Cella, M.S.C. († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Frosinone–Veroli–Ferentino (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1999.07.09)

2008.06.01
ItalyBishop Maurizio Galli († 71)

Bishop emeritus of Fidenza (Italy) (1998.04.02 – 2007.06.30)

2008.06.03
South KoreaBishop John A. Choi Jae-seon (최재선 요한) († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Busan 부산 (South Korea) (1962.03.10 – 1973.09.19)

2008.06.10
GermanyArchbishop Elmar Maria Kredel († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bamberg (Germany) (1977.05.27 – 1994.03.31)

2008.06.12
IndiaBishop Victor Kindo († 61)

Bishop of Jashpur (India) (2006.03.23 – 2008.06.12)

2008.06.14
USABishop Charles Albert Buswell († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Pueblo (USA) (1959.08.08 – 1979.09.19)

2008.06.21
MexicoArchbishop Adalberto Almeida y Merino († 92)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Chihuahua (Mexico) (1969.08.24 – 1991.06.24)

2008.06.25
FranceBishop Louis Kuehn († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Meaux (France) (1974.05.13 – 1986.08.27)

2008.06.28
SingaporeArchbishop Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean (楊瑞元) († 83)

Archbishop emeritus of Singapore (Singapore) (1977.02.03 – 2000.10.14)

2008.06.29
ChileArchbishop Eladio Vicuña Aránguiz († 97)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Puerto Montt (Chile) (1974.07.16 – 1987.05.13)

2008.07.06
MexicoArchbishop Rafael Bello Ruiz († 82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Acapulco (Mexico) (1983.02.10 – 2001.05.08)

2008.07.09
BrazilBishop José Carlos de Lima Vaz, S.J. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Petrópolis (Brazil) (1995.11.15 – 2004.05.12)

2008.07.13
ChinaBishop Joseph Jiang Ming-yuan (姜明遠), C.D.D. († 77)

Bishop of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China) (2006.03.22 – 2008.07.13)

2008.07.18
PeruBishop Venancio Celestino Orbe Uriarte, C.P. († 81)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Moyobamba (Peru) (1967.08.25 – 2000.06.06)

2008.07.23
EcuadorBishop Olindo Natale Spagnolo Martellozzo, M.C.C.J. († 82)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Guayaquil (Ecuador) (1990.02.02 – 2001.03.03)

2008.08.05
PortugalBishop Manuel d’Almeida Trindade († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Aveiro (Portugal) (1962.09.16 – 1988.01.20)

2008.08.05
IndiaBishop Joseph Das († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Berhampur (India) (1993.05.03 – 2006.11.27)

2008.08.05
MexicoBishop Guillermo Ranzahuer González († 80)

Bishop emeritus of San Andrés Tuxtla (Mexico) (1969.02.15 – 2004.06.12)

2008.08.06
BrazilBishop Affonso Felippe Gregory († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Imperatriz (Brazil) (1987.07.16 – 2005.08.03)

2008.08.09
IndiaBishop Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, O.F.M. Cap. († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Jammu–Srinagar (India) (1986.03.10 – 1998.04.03)

2008.08.12
ItalyBishop Franco Sibilla († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Asti (Italy) (1980.09.08 – 1989.03.16)

2008.08.14
FranceArchbishop Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers († 93)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bordeaux (France) (1968.02.05 – 1989.05.31)

2008.08.16
French PolynesiaArchbishop Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath († 84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Papeete (French Polynesia) (1973.03.05 – 1999.06.04)

2008.08.16
ItalyBishop Wilhelm Emil Egger, O.F.M. Cap. († 68)

Bishop of Bolzano–Bressanone (Italy) (1986.07.29 – 2008.08.16)

2008.08.16
USABishop Wolodymyr Walter Paska (Ukrainian Rite) († 84)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians (USA) (1992.01.24 – 2000.11.29)

2008.08.18
MalawiArchbishop James Chiona († 83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Blantyre (Malawi) (1967.11.29 – 2001.01.23)

2008.08.23
AustraliaBishop Peter Quinn († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Bunbury (Australia) (1982.05.26 – 2000.12.20)

2008.08.24
BelgiumBishop Paul Schruers († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Hasselt (Belgium) (1989.12.15 – 2004.10.25)

2008.08.26
EnglandBishop Michael Kuchmiak, C.SS.R. (Ukrainian Rite) († 85)

Apostolic Exarch emeritus of Great Britain of the Ukrainians (England) (1988.02.27 – 2002.04.05)

2008.09.05
UgandaBishop Joseph Mukwaya († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Kiyinda–Mityana (Uganda) (1988.06.21 – 2004.10.23)

2008.09.06
ItalyCardinal Antonio Innocenti († 93)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1996.01.29 – 2008.09.06)

President emeritus of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” (1991.07.01 – 1995.12.16)

2008.09.07
UruguayBishop Daniel Gil Zorrilla, S.J. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Salto (Uruguay) (1989.03.08 – 2006.05.16)

2008.09.10
PeruBishop José Antonio Dammert Bellido († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Cajamarca (Peru) (1962.03.19 – 1992.12.01)

2008.09.15
Cote d’IvoireArchbishop Barthélémy Djabla († 71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gagnoa (Cote d’Ivoire) (2006.07.21 – 2008.09.15)

2008.09.17
SpainArchbishop José María Cirarda Lachiondo († 91)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela (Spain) (1978.01.31 – 1993.03.26)

2008.09.21
ChileBishop Carlos González Cruchaga († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Talca (Chile) (1967.01.04 – 1996.12.12)

2008.09.26
PolandBishop Jan Mazur († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Siedlce (Poland) (1968.10.24 – 1996.03.25)

2008.09.29
BrazilBishop Antônio Sarto, S.D.B. († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Barra do Garças (Brazil) (1982.03.25 – 2001.05.23)

2008.10.03
SpainBishop Joan Carrera Planas († 78)

Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona (Spain) (1991.07.16 – 2008.10.03)

2008.10.07
PolandBishop Adam Śmigielski († 74)

Bishop of Sosnowiec (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2008.10.07)

2008.10.13
EcuadorCardinal Antonio José González Zumárraga († 83)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via (2001.02.21 [2001.02.25] – 2008.10.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Quito (Ecuador) (1985.06.01 – 2003.03.21)

2008.10.13
SpainBishop Pablo Barrachina Estevan († 95)

Bishop emeritus of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain) (1959.03.09 – 1989.05.12)

2008.10.13
IndonesiaBishop Eduardus Sangsun, S.V.D. († 65)

Bishop of Ruteng (Indonesia) (1984.12.03 – 2008.10.13)

2008.10.14
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Iannucci († 94)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pescara–Penne (Italy) (1982.03.02 – 1990.04.21)

2008.10.17
ItalyArchbishop Bartolomeo Santo Quadri († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Modena–Nonantola (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1996.04.12)

2008.10.18
ItalyBishop Salvatore Boccaccio († 70)

Bishop of Frosinone–Veroli–Ferentino (Italy) (1999.07.09 – 2008.10.18)

2008.10.21
GreeceArchbishop Venedictos Printesis († 91)

Archbishop emeritus of Athens (Greece) (1959.05.15 – 1972.11.17)

2008.10.22
Congo-BrazzavilleBishop Ernest Kombo, S.J. († 67)

Bishop of Owando (Congo-Brazzaville) (1990.07.07 – 2008.10.22)

2008.10.23
ChinaBishop Joseph Sun Zhi-bin (孫智賓) († 97)

Prefect Apostolic of Yiduxian 益都縣 (China) (1988 – 2008.10.23)

2008.10.28
BrazilBishop Augusto Petró († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Uruguaiana (Brazil) (1964.03.12 – 1995.07.05)

2008.11.04
ChinaArchbishop Pius Jin Pei-xian (金沛獻) († 84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Shenyang 瀋陽 (China) (1989 – 2008.06.29)

2008.11.05
UkraineBishop Sofron Dmyterko, O.S.B.M. (Ukrainian Rite) († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1973.12.02 – 1997.11.07)

2008.11.06
SpainBishop Carmelo Echenagusia Uribe († 76)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Bilbao (Spain) (1995.09.08 – 2008.02.05)

2008.11.07
BrazilBishop José Bezerra Coutinho († 98)

Bishop emeritus of Estância (Brazil) (1961.01.28 – 1985.06.01)

2008.11.11
ItalyBishop Alessandro Maggiolini († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Como (Italy) (1989.01.31 – 2006.12.02)

2008.11.12
LithuaniaBishop Vladas Michelevičius († 84)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Kaunas (Lithuania) (1986.11.13 – 1999.07.13)

2008.11.12
PolandBishop Marian Kazimierz Zimałek († 77)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Sandomierz (Poland) (1987.04.29 – 2007.12.29)

2008.11.14
NigeriaBishop Michael Ugwu Eneja († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Enugu (Nigeria) (1977.11.10 – 1996.11.08)

2008.11.16
BrazilBishop Bruno Maldaner († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Frederico Westphalen (Brazil) (1971.05.27 – 2001.12.12)

2008.11.18
MexicoArchbishop Manuel Castro Ruiz († 90)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Yucatán (Mexico) (1969.09.20 – 1995.03.15)

2008.11.18
VenezuelaBishop Miguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Barcelona (Venezuela) (1991.11.16 – 1997.06.21)

2008.11.25
LithuaniaBishop Antanas Vaičius († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Telšiai (Lithuania) (1989.03.10 – 2001.05.26)

2008.11.28
ItalyBishop Edoardo Ricci († 80)

Bishop emeritus of San Miniato (Italy) (1987.02.27 – 2004.03.06)

2008.12.06
UkraineBishop Ivan Semedi (Ruthenian Rite) († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Mukačeve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine) ([1983.05.26] 1983.05.26 – 2002.11.12)

2008.12.07
USABishop George Martin Kuzma (Ruthenian Rite) († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Van Nuys of the Ruthenians (USA) (1990.10.23 – 2000.12.05)

2008.12.08
ChinaBishop Joseph Xu Zhi-xuan (徐之玄) († 92)

Bishop of Wanxian 萬縣 (China) (2001 – 2008.12.08)

2008.12.09
SpainBishop José María Larrauri Lafuente († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Vitoria (Spain) (1979.02.16 – 1995.09.08)

2008.12.11
Congo-KinshasaBishop Elie Amsini Kiswaya († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Sakania–Kipushi (Congo-Kinshasa) (1977.03.05 – 2001.12.21)

2008.12.12
USACardinal Avery Dulles, S.J. († 90)

Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2001.02.21 [2001.02.23] – 2008.12.12)

2008.12.20
ChileBishop Gabriel Larraín Valdivieso († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Santiago (Chile) (1966.09.12 – 1968.01.19)

2008.12.25
BrazilBishop Olívio Aurélio Fazza, S.V.D. († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil) (1978.05.05 – 2001.11.28)

2008.12.27
ColombiaBishop Rodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S. († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Buga (Colombia) (1985.01.17 – 2001.01.19)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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