Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 2010

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (129)
2010.01.01
ArgentinaBishop Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro, C.M.F. († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Zárate–Campana (Argentina) (1976.04.21 – 1991.12.18)

2010.01.07
USABishop Donald Edmond Pelotte, S.S.S. († 64)

Bishop emeritus of Gallup (USA) (1990.03.31 – 2008.04.30)

2010.01.09
MadagascarCardinal Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra († 84)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti (1994.11.26 – 2010.01.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Antananarivo (Madagascar) (1994.02.03 – 2005.12.07)

2010.01.10
NigeriaBishop Christopher Shaman Abba († 74)

Bishop of Yola (Nigeria) (1996.07.05 – 2010.01.10)

2010.01.12
HaitiArchbishop Joseph Serge Miot († 63)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Port-au-Prince (Haiti) (2008.03.01 – 2010.01.12)

2010.01.14
SpainBishop Antonio Vilaplana Molina († 83)

Bishop emeritus of León (Spain) (1987.02.09 – 2002.03.19)

2010.01.18
IndonesiaBishop Josephus Tethool, M.S.C. († 75)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Amboina (Indonesia) (1982.04.02 – 2009.04.01)

2010.01.20
NigeriaBishop John Francis Moore, S.M.A. († 68)

Bishop of Bauchi (Nigeria) (2003.12.12 – 2010.01.20)

2010.01.24
JamaicaArchbishop Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J. († 77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica) (2004.02.17 – 2008.04.12)

2010.01.25
CroatiaArchbishop Ivan Prenđa († 70)

Archbishop of Zadar (Croatia) (1996.02.02 – 2010.01.25)

2010.01.26
CameroonArchbishop Paul Verdzekov († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bamenda (Cameroon) (1982.03.18 – 2006.01.23)

2010.01.28
BrazilBishop José Eugênio Corrêa († 95)

Bishop emeritus of Caratinga (Brazil) (1957.08.19 – 1978.11.27)

2010.02.02
ChinaBishop Raymond Wang Chong-lin (王寵林) († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China) (1983 – 2005)

2010.02.04
MadagascarBishop Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo († 62)

Bishop emeritus of Mahajanga (Madagascar) (1999.06.03 – 2010.02.02)

2010.02.14
IndiaBishop Siluvaimathu Teresanathan Amalnather († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Tuticorin (India) (1980.11.29 – 1999.12.08)

2010.02.17
BoliviaBishop Roger-Émile Aubry, C.SS.R. († 86)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Reyes (Bolivia) (1973.06.14 – 1999.05.01)

2010.02.17
IndiaBishop Ignatius P. Lobo († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Belgaum (India) (1967.09.26 – 1994.12.01)

2010.02.19
MexicoBishop Rafael Muñoz Núñez († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Aguascalientes (Mexico) (1984.06.01 – 1998.05.18)

2010.02.22
SpainBishop Juan Angel Belda Dardiñá († 83)

Bishop emeritus of León (Spain) (1983.08.30 – 1987.02.09)

2010.02.25
USABishop John Bernard McDowell († 88)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Pittsburgh (USA) (1966.07.19 – 1996.09.09)

2010.03.01
South KoreaBishop Paul Kim Ok-kyun (김옥균 바오로) († 84)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Seoul 서울 (South Korea) (1985.03.09 – 2001.12.12)

2010.03.04
MexicoBishop Hilario Chávez Joya, M.N.M. († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Mexico) (2000.06.03 – 2004.05.22)

2010.03.10
BeninBishop Vincent Mensah († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Porto Novo (Benin) (1970.09.21 – 2000.01.29)

2010.03.18
PolandBishop Zygmunt Józef Pawłowicz († 82)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Gdańsk (Poland) (1985.08.10 – 2005.01.24)

2010.03.19
ItalyBishop Carlo Chenis, S.D.B. († 55)

Bishop of Civitavecchia–Tarquinia (Italy) (2006.12.21 – 2010.03.19)

2010.03.20
BrazilBishop Fernando Iório Rodrigues († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios (Brazil) (1985.03.01 – 2006.07.12)

2010.03.22
ItalyBishop Franco Gualdrini († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 2000.03.04)

2010.03.22
USABishop Leroy Theodore Matthiesen († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Amarillo (USA) (1980.03.25 – 1997.01.20)

2010.03.25
MoroccoArchbishop José Antonio Peteiro Freire, O.F.M. († 73)

Archbishop emeritus of Tánger (Morocco) (1983.07.02 – 2005.03.23)

2010.03.30
GermanyBishop Josef Homeyer († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Hildesheim (Germany) (1983.08.25 – 2004.08.20)

2010.04.01
ItalyBishop Vito De Grisantis († 68)

Bishop of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy) (2000.05.13 – 2010.04.01)

2010.04.04
RomaniaArchbishop Lajos Bálint († 80)

Archbishop emeritus of Alba Iulia (Romania) (1991.08.05 – 1993.11.29)

2010.04.10
PolandBishop Tadeusz Płoski († 54)

Military Ordinary of Poland (Poland) (2004.10.16 – 2010.04.10)

2010.04.12
ItalyArchbishop Andrea Cassone († 80)

Archbishop emeritus of Rossano–Cariati (Italy) (1992.03.26 – 2006.05.06)

2010.04.12
PhilippinesBishop Miguel Clarete Cinches, S.V.D. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Surigao (Philippines) (1973.01.10 – 2001.04.21)

2010.04.13
JordanBishop André Dikran Bedoglouyan, I.C.P.B. (Armenian Rite) († 90)

Protosyncellus emeritus of Amman and Jerusalem of the Armenians (Jordan) (1998 – 2001)

2010.04.16
CzechiaCardinal Tomáš Špidlík, S.J. († 90)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata de’ Goti (2003.10.21 [2004.02.05] – 2010.04.16)

2010.04.16
USABishop Norman Francis McFarland († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Orange (USA) (1986.12.29 – 1998.06.30)

2010.04.17
NigeriaBishop Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S. († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Warri (Nigeria) (1991.08.31 – 1997.03.03)

2010.04.19
USAArchbishop William Donald Borders († 96)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Baltimore (USA) (1974.03.25 – 1989.04.06)

2010.04.30
GermanyCardinal Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. († 98)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title (1996.01.29 – 2010.04.30)

President emeritus of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” (1988.07.02 – 1991.07.01)

2010.05.01
LebanonArchbishop Antoine Hayek, B.C. (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 81)

Archbishop emeritus of Bāniyās of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon) (1989.07.19 – 2006.10.14)

2010.05.01
PolandArchbishop Zygmunt Kamiński († 77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland) (1999.05.01 – 2009.02.21)

2010.05.03
ItalyArchbishop Luigi Amaducci († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ravenna–Cervia (Italy) (1990.10.27 – 2000.03.09)

2010.05.04
ItalyCardinal Luigi Poggi († 92)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (2005.02.24 [2005.05.08] – 2010.05.04)

Librarian emeritus of Vatican Apostolic Library (1994.11.29 – 1997.11.25)

Archivist emeritus of Vatican Secret Archives (1994.11.29 – 1997.11.25)

2010.05.05
ItalyArchbishop Marcello Costalunga († 85)

Pontifical Delegate emeritus for the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua (1990.12.10 – 2001.07.25)

Pontifical Administrator emeritus of the Patriarchal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls (1990.12.10 – 2001.07.25)

2010.05.09
FranceArchbishop Raymond-Joseph-Louis Bouchex († 83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Avignon (France) (1978.04.25 – 2002.06.21)

2010.05.12
ChileBishop José Joaquín Matte Varas († 87)

Military Ordinary emeritus of Chile (Chile) (1986.07.21 – 1995.01.31)

2010.05.13
SpainBishop Rafael Sanus Abad († 78)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Valencia (Spain) (1989.02.03 – 2000.11.17)

2010.05.17
ArgentinaBishop Víctor Selvino Arenhardt († 61)

Bishop of Oberá (Argentina) (2009.06.13 – 2010.05.17)

2010.05.22
CzechiaBishop Josef Koukl († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Litoměřice (Czechia) (1989.07.26 – 2003.12.24)

2010.06.03
TurkiyeBishop Luigi Padovese, O.F.M. Cap. († 63)

Vicar Apostolic of Anatolia (Turkiye) (2004.10.11 – 2010.06.03)

2010.06.04
PortugalBishop Carlos Francisco Martins Pinheiro († 85)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Braga (Portugal) (1985.02.16 – 2000.11.10)

2010.06.08
ParaguayArchbishop Ismael Blas Rolón Silvero, S.D.B. († 96)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Asunción (Paraguay) (1970.06.16 – 1989.05.20)

2010.06.09
BrazilBishop Epaminondas José de Araújo († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios (Brazil) (1978.06.05 – 1984.11.28)

2010.06.09
USABishop Joseph Crescent McKinney († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Grand Rapids (USA) (1968.07.24 – 2001.10.03)

2010.06.10
USAArchbishop Basil Myron Schott (Ruthenian Rite) († 70)

Metropolitan of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians (USA) (2002.05.03 – 2010.06.10)

2010.06.14
CzechiaBishop Jaroslav Škarvada († 85)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Praha (Czechia) (1982.12.18 – 2002.09.25)

2010.06.24
Papua New GuineaBishop Cherubim Alfred Dambui († 62)

Auxiliary Bishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) (2000.10.30 – 2010.06.24)

2010.07.01
PhilippinesBishop Francisco Funaay Claver, S.J. († 81)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Bontoc–Lagawe (Philippines) (1995.11.02 – 2004.04.15)

2010.07.06
MalawiBishop Stanislaus Tobias Magombo († 42)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lilongwe (Malawi) (2009.04.29 – 2010.07.06)

2010.07.09
FranceBishop Clément Joseph Marie Raymond Guillon, C.I.M. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Quimper (France) (1989.05.03 – 2007.12.07)

2010.07.11
BoliviaBishop Bernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. († 85)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Potosí (Bolivia) (1976.11.22 – 2000.04.25)

2010.07.14
IndiaBishop Joseph Robert Rodericks, S.J. († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Jamshedpur (India) (1970.06.25 – 1996.01.09)

2010.07.17
LesothoBishop Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane († 71)

Bishop of Qacha’s Nek (Lesotho) (1981.07.17 – 2010.07.17)

2010.07.20
ArgentinaArchbishop Raúl Arsenio Casado († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tucumán (Argentina) (1994.06.15 – 1999.07.08)

2010.07.21
BrazilBishop Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski, C.M. († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Apucarana (Brazil) (1983.05.17 – 2005.02.02)

2010.07.27
IraqBishop Andraos Abouna (Chaldean Rite) († 67)

Titular Bishop of Hirta (2004.09 – 2010.07.27)

Bishop of Curia of the Chaldeans (2002.11.06 – 2010.07.27)

2010.08.05
MexicoBishop Francisco Maria Aguilera González († 92)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of México (Mexico) (1979.06.05 – 1996.01.12)

2010.08.06
Burkina FasoBishop Constantin Guirma († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Kaya (Burkina Faso) (1969.06.26 – 1996.03.09)

2010.08.12
FranceBishop Jacques Maurice Faivre († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Le Mans (France) (1997.07.29 – 2008.07.03)

2010.08.14
EnglandBishop Mervyn Alban Alexander († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Clifton (England) (1974.12.20 – 2001.02.27)

2010.08.17
BrazilBishop Ricardo José Weberberger, O.S.B. († 70)

Bishop of Barreiras (Brazil) (1979.05.21 – 2010.08.17)

2010.08.20
ChadBishop Samuel-Louis-Marie-Antoine Gaumain, O.F.M. Cap. († 95)

Bishop emeritus of Moundou (Chad) (1959.12.19 – 1974.12.19)

2010.08.21
ItalyBishop Alberto Ablondi († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Livorno (Italy) (1970.09.26 – 2000.12.09)

2010.08.24
SenegalBishop Maixent Coly († 60)

Bishop of Ziguinchor (Senegal) (1995.10.23 – 2010.08.24)

2010.08.24
BrazilBishop Acácio Rodrigues Alves († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Palmares (Brazil) (1962.07.11 – 2000.07.12)

2010.08.25
BrazilBishop Joseph Mahfouz, O.L.M. (Maronite Rite) († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo of the Maronites (Brazil) (1990.06.09 – 2006.10.14)

2010.08.25
ColombiaBishop Jaime Prieto Amaya († 69)

Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia) (2008.12.01 – 2010.08.25)

2010.08.27
IndiaArchbishop Marampudi Joji († 67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Hyderabad (India) (2000.01.29 – 2010.08.27)

2010.08.27
ItalyBishop Simone Scatizzi († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Pistoia (Italy) (1981.05.27 – 2006.11.04)

2010.08.28
ChinaArchbishop John Yang Shu-dao (楊樹道) († 91)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Fuzhou 福州 (China) (1995 – 2006.12.29)

2010.08.30
AustraliaBishop Patrick Dougherty († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Bathurst (Australia) (1983.09.01 – 2008.11.11)

2010.08.31
Cote d’IvoireBishop Jean-Marie Kélétigui († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Katiola (Cote d’Ivoire) (1977.07.07 – 2002.10.10)

2010.09.01
PortugalBishop Tomás Pedro Barbosa da Silva Nunes († 67)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal) (1998.03.07 – 2010.09.01)

2010.09.02
AngolaBishop Pedro Marcos Ribeiro da Costa († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Saurimo (Angola) (1979.05.16 – 1997.01.15)

2010.09.04
Northern IrelandBishop Francis Gerard Brooks († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Dromore (Northern Ireland) (1975.11.20 – 1999.06.04)

2010.09.09
ColombiaBishop Heriberto Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. († 94)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Buenaventura (Colombia) (1973.01.29 – 1996.11.30)

2010.09.14
USAArchbishop Francis Mansour Zayek (Maronite Rite) († 89)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Saint Maron of Brooklyn of the Maronites (USA) (1982.12.10 – 1996.11.11)

2010.09.16
NigeriaBishop Victor Adibe Chikwe († 72)

Bishop of Ahiara (Nigeria) (1987.11.18 – 2010.09.16)

2010.09.19
AustriaBishop Jakob Mayr († 86)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Salzburg (Austria) (1971.03.12 – 2001.08.15)

2010.09.21
SwitzerlandBishop Bernard Genoud († 68)

Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland) (1999.03.18 – 2010.09.21)

2010.09.21
USABishop James Edward Michaels (권야고보), S.S.C.M.E. († 84)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Wheeling–Charleston (USA) (1974.08.21 – 1987.09.22)

2010.09.29
PortugalBishop Armindo Lopes Coelho († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Porto (Portugal) (1997.06.13 – 2007.02.22)

2010.10.01
GibraltarBishop Charles Caruana († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Gibraltar (Gibraltar) (1998.02.14 – 2010.03.18)

2010.10.05
EcuadorBishop Julio Parise Loro, C.S.I. († 90)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Napo (Ecuador) (1978.04.27 – 1996.08.02)

2010.10.10
GermanyBishop Franz Xaver Schwarzenböck († 87)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of München und Freising (Germany) (1972.01.03 – 1998.12.22)

2010.10.12
ColombiaBishop Jorge Ardila Serrano († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Girardot (Colombia) (1988.05.21 – 2001.06.15)

2010.10.16
ChileBishop Aldo Maria Lazzarín Stella, O.S.M. († 83)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Aysén (Chile) (1989.05.15 – 1998.01.19)

2010.10.17
VietnamBishop Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuận († 79)

Bishop of Cân Tho (Vietnam) (1990.06.20 – 2010.10.17)

2010.10.20
BrazilBishop Francisco Batistela, C.SS.R. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Brazil) (1990.04.18 – 2009.01.28)

2010.10.28
PeruBishop Jesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto, O.P. († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Puno (Peru) (1972.11.03 – 1998.02.14)

2010.10.30
AngolaBishop Mateus Feliciano Tomás († 52)

Bishop of Namibe (Angola) (2009.03.21 – 2010.10.30)

2010.11.02
LithuaniaBishop Romualdas Krikšciunas († 80)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Kaunas (Lithuania) (1969.11.07 – 1973.07.06)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Vilkaviškis (Lithuania) (1969.11.07 – 1973.07.06)

2010.11.03
IraqBishop Petros Hanna Issa Al-Harboli (Chaldean Rite) († 64)

Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (2001.12.03 – 2010.11.03)

2010.11.09
New ZealandBishop John Jerome Cunneen († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Christchurch (New Zealand) (1995.12.15 – 2007.05.04)

2010.11.15
MaltaBishop Nikol Joseph Cauchi († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Gozo (Malta) (1972.07.20 – 2005.11.26)

2010.11.15
ChinaBishop Paul Jiang Tao-ran (蔣陶然) († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Zhengding 正定 (China) (1989 – 2008)

2010.11.22
SpainCardinal Urbano Navarrete Cortés, S.J. († 90)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ponziano (2007.11.24 [2008.01.13] – 2010.11.22)

Rector Magnificus emeritus of Pontifical Gregorian University (1980.11 – 1986)

2010.11.23
USABishop George Otto Wirz († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Madison (USA) (1977.12.10 – 2004.02.10)

2010.11.24
ChileBishop Sergio Valech Aldunate († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Santiago (Chile) (1973.08.27 – 2003.03.03)

2010.12.02
ItalyCardinal Michele Giordano († 80)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello (1988.06.28 – 2010.12.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Napoli (Italy) (1987.05.09 – 2006.05.20)

2010.12.02
ThailandBishop Michael Bunluen Mansap († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani (Thailand) (1976.05.21 – 2006.03.25)

2010.12.05
USABishop John Thomas Steinbock († 73)

Bishop of Fresno (USA) (1991.10.15 – 2010.12.05)

2010.12.06
PortugalArchbishop Júlio Tavares Rebimbas († 88)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Porto (Portugal) (1982.02.12 – 1997.06.13)

2010.12.06
SpainBishop Ambrosio Echebarria Arroita († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Barbastro–Monzón (Spain) (1995.06.15 – 1999.10.29)

2010.12.06
HungaryBishop Ferenc Keszthelyi, O. Cist. († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Vác (Hungary) (1992.02.11 – 2003.03.27)

2010.12.11
MozambiqueBishop José dos Santos Garcia, S.M.P. († 97)

Bishop emeritus of Porto Amélia (Mozambique) (1957.04.05 – 1975.01.15)

2010.12.12
Papua New GuineaBishop Raymond Philip Kalisz, S.V.D. († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Wewak (Papua New Guinea) (1980.04.24 – 2002.08.14)

2010.12.15
GibraltarBishop Bernard Patrick Devlin († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Gibraltar (Gibraltar) (1984.10.20 – 1998.02.14)

2010.12.16
HaitiArchbishop François Gayot, S.M.M. († 83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cap-Haïtien (Haiti) (1988.04.07 – 2003.11.05)

2010.12.18
SlovakiaArchbishop Ján Bukovský, S.V.D. († 86)

Titular Archbishop of Tabalta (1990.08.18 – 2010.12.18)

2010.12.20
ItalyArchbishop Giovanni Ferrofino († 98)

Titular Archbishop of Zenopolis in Isauria (1961.10.28 – 2010.12.20)

2010.12.25
LithuaniaArchbishop John Bulaitis († 77)

Titular Archbishop of Narona (1981.11.21 – 2010.12.25)

2010.12.25
ArgentinaArchbishop Jorge Mayer († 95)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bahía Blanca (Argentina) (1972.05.31 – 1991.05.31)

2010.12.25
GuatemalaBishop Luis Manresa Formosa, S.J. († 95)

Bishop emeritus of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Guatemala) (1955.11.30 – 1979.05.30)

2010.12.26
BrazilBishop Miguel Maria Giambelli, B. († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Bragança do Pará (Brazil) (1981.10.13 – 1996.04.10)

2010.12.28
AustraliaBishop Joseph Angelo Grech († 62)

Bishop of Sandhurst (Australia) (2001.03.08 – 2010.12.28)

2010.12.31
ColombiaBishop Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B. († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Duitama–Sogamoso (Colombia) (1994.06.04 – 1994.06.21)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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