Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 2011

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (141)
2011.01.08
BrazilBishop Manuel Pestana Filho († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Anápolis (Brazil) (1978.11.30 – 2004.06.09)

2011.01.10
USABishop John James Ward († 90)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Los Angeles (USA) (1963.10.16 – 1996.05.07)

2011.01.16
LebanonPatriarch Hovhannès (John) Bédros XVIII Kasparian (Armenian Rite) († 83)

Patriarch emeritus of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) ([1982.08.05] 1982.08.07 – 1999.09.08)

2011.01.16
BrazilBishop Reinaldo Ernst E. Pünder († 72)

Bishop of Coroatá (Brazil) (1978.05.05 – 2011.01.16)

2011.01.18
SenegalBishop Jacques Sarr († 76)

Bishop of Thiès (Senegal) (1986.10.17 – 2011.01.18)

2011.01.20
ItalyBishop Eduardo Davino († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Palestrina (Italy) (1997.11.10 – 2005.03.24)

2011.01.20
AngolaBishop Eugénio Salessu († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Malanje (Angola) (1977.02.03 – 1998.08.27)

2011.01.21
MaltaArchbishop Emanuele Gerada († 90)

Coadjutor Archbishop emeritus of Malta (Malta) (1968.04.06 – 1973.11.08)

2011.01.24
MexicoBishop Samuel Ruiz García († 86)

Bishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Mexico) (1964.10.27 – 2000.03.13)

2011.01.29
ArgentinaArchbishop Emilio Ogñénovich († 88)

Archbishop emeritus of Mercedes–Luján (Argentina) (1997.11.21 – 2000.03.07)

2011.01.31
ColombiaBishop Hernán Alvarado Solano († 65)

Vicar Apostolic of Guapi (Colombia) (2001.02.13 – 2011.01.31)

2011.02.10
PolandArchbishop Józef Mirosław Życiński († 62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lublin (Poland) (1997.06.14 – 2011.02.10)

2011.02.17
ChinaArchbishop Augustine Hu Da-guo (胡大國) († 88)

Prefect Apostolic of Shiqian 石阡 (China) (1997 – 2011.02.17)

2011.02.17
BangladeshBishop Francis Anthony Gomes († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Mymensingh (Bangladesh) (1987.05.15 – 2006.07.15)

2011.02.17
Congo-KinshasaBishop Gustave Olombe Atelumbu Musilamu († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Wamba (Congo-Kinshasa) (1968.09.05 – 1990.06.11)

2011.03.05
South AfricaBishop Oswald Georg Hirmer († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Mthatha (South Africa) (1997.04.21 – 2008.02.08)

2011.03.09
ChinaBishop Andrew Hao Jin-li (郝進禮) († 94)

Bishop of Xiwanzi 西灣子 (China) (1988.11.06 – 2011.03.09)

2011.03.12
SpainBishop Juan García-Santacruz Ortiz († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Guadix (Spain) (1992.03.31 – 2009.12.03)

2011.03.16
CameroonBishop Thomas Nkuissi († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Nkongsamba (Cameroon) (1978.11.15 – 1992.11.21)

2011.03.19
USABishop Patrick Vincent Ahern († 92)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of New York (USA) (1970.02.03 – 1994.04.26)

2011.03.20
BrazilBishop Agostinho Stefan Januszewicz, O.F.M. Conv. († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Luziânia (Brazil) (1989.03.29 – 2004.09.15)

2011.03.24
UkraineBishop Julian Gbur, S.V.D. (Ukrainian Rite) († 68)

Bishop of Stryj of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (2000.07.21 – 2011.03.24)

2011.03.24
BrazilBishop Anselmo Müller, M.S.F. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Januária (Brazil) (1984.04.25 – 2008.11.12)

2011.03.25
GuatemalaBishop Luis María Estrada Paetau, O.P. († 75)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Izabal (Guatemala) (1988.03.12 – 2004.05.21)

2011.03.26
GuineaArchbishop Raymond-Maria Tchidimbo, C.S.Sp. († 90)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Conakry (Guinea) (1962.03.10 – 1979.08.13)

2011.04.01
IndiaCardinal Varkey Vithayathil, C.SS.R. (Syro-Malabar Rite) († 83)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme (2001.02.21 [2001.05.20] – 2011.04.01)

Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1999.12.18 – 2011.04.01)

2011.04.03
USABishop William Henry Bullock († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Madison (USA) (1993.04.13 – 2003.05.23)

2011.04.12
RomaniaBishop Ioan Şişeştean (Romanian Rite) († 74)

Bishop of Maramureş of the Romanians (Romania) (1994.07.20 – 2011.04.12)

2011.04.14
FranceBishop Louis Jean Dufaux († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Grenoble (France) (1989.09.26 – 2006.06.10)

2011.04.14
CanadaBishop Jean Gratton († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Mont-Laurier (Canada) (1978.05.10 – 2001.09.08)

2011.04.18
ItalyCardinal Giovanni Saldarini († 86)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio pro hac vice Title (1991.06.28 – 2011.04.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Torino (Italy) (1989.01.31 – 1999.06.19)

2011.04.23
ChinaBishop Peter Li Hong-ye (李宏業) († 91)

Bishop of Luoyang 洛陽 (China) (1988 – 2011.04.23)

2011.04.26
PeruBishop José María Izuzquiza Herranz, S.J. († 85)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Jaén en Perú (Peru) (1987.03.30 – 2001.11.21)

2011.04.27
USABishop Paul Vincent Donovan († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Kalamazoo (USA) (1971.06.15 – 1994.11.22)

2011.04.29
LebanonArchbishop Salim Ghazal, B.S. (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 79)

Superior General emeritus of Basilian Order of the Most Holy Saviour (Salvatorian Fathers) (1995.07.17 – 2001.06.22)

2011.04.29
USABishop Anthony Francis Mestice († 87)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of New York (USA) (1973.03.05 – 2001.10.30)

2011.04.30
ChinaBishop Francis Lu Shou-wang (呂守旺) († 45)

Bishop of Yichang 宜昌 (China) (2007 – 2011.04.30)

2011.05.01
SpainCardinal Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente († 80)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello (2007.11.24 [2008.04.05] – 2011.05.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Valencia (Spain) (1992.07.24 – 2009.01.08)

2011.05.04
SyriaArchbishop Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri (Syriac Rite) († 94)

Archbishop emeritus of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria) (1982.03.18 – 1996.06.28)

2011.05.08
RomaniaArchbishop George Guţiu (Romanian Rite) († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Cluj–Gherla of the Romanians (Romania) (1990.03.14 – 2002.07.18)

Archbishop ad personam (1994.07.20 – 2011.05.08)

2011.05.11
NigeriaArchbishop Albert Kanene Obiefuna († 81)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Onitsha (Nigeria) (1995.02.25 – 2003.09.01)

2011.05.12
ItalyBishop Luigi Del Gallo Roccagiovine († 88)

Titular Bishop of Campli (1982.12.20 – 2011.05.12)

2011.05.23
CzechiaArchbishop Karel Otčenášek († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Hradec Králové (Czechia) (1989.12.21 – 1998.06.06)

Archbishop ad personam (1998.09.24 – 2011.05.23)

2011.05.23
VietnamBishop Joseph Nguyễn Tích Đức († 73)

Bishop emeritus of Ban Mê Thuôt (Vietnam) (2000.12.29 – 2006.05.17)

2011.05.25
ItalyArchbishop Luigi Diligenza († 90)

Archbishop emeritus of Capua (Italy) (1979.04.30 – 1997.04.29)

2011.05.29
ItalyArchbishop Cosmo Francesco Ruppi († 78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lecce (Italy) (1988.12.07 – 2009.04.16)

2011.06.11
MauritaniaBishop Robert Marie Jean Victor de Chevigny, C.S.Sp. († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Nouakchott (Mauritania) (1973.12.21 – 1995.07.10)

2011.06.11
ArgentinaBishop Raúl Marcelo Pacífico Scozzina, O.F.M. († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Formosa (Argentina) (1957.05.07 – 1978.03.31)

2011.06.12
CanadaBishop René Audet († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Joliette (Canada) (1968.01.03 – 1990.10.31)

2011.06.13
Congo-KinshasaBishop Jérôme Nday Kanyangu Lukundwe († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Kongolo (Congo-Kinshasa) (1971.01.16 – 2007.03.31)

2011.06.14
EnglandBishop Michael Ambrose Griffiths, E.B.C. († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle (England) (1992.01.11 – 2004.03.26)

2011.06.18
IndiaBishop John Perumattam, M.S.T. (Syro-Malabar Rite) († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Ujjain of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1977.02.26 – 1998.04.04)

2011.06.22
ArgentinaArchbishop Carmelo Juan Giaquinta († 81)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Resistencia (Argentina) (1993.03.22 – 2005.04.01)

2011.06.29
ItalyBishop Domenico Pecile († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Latina–Terracina–Sezze–Priverno (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1998.06.27)

Vicar of the Archpriest emeritus of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (? – 2007)

2011.06.30
GermanyCardinal Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky († 75)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe all’Aurelio (1991.06.28 – 2011.06.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Berlin (Germany) (1994.06.27 – 2011.02.24)

2011.07.07
PhilippinesBishop Miguel Gatan Purugganan († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Ilagan (Philippines) (1974.01.21 – 1999.07.26)

2011.07.08
Congo-KinshasaBishop Camille Lembi Zaneli († 61)

Bishop of Isangi (Congo-Kinshasa) (2000.06.02 – 2011.07.08)

2011.07.11
EnglandBishop Michael Charles Evans († 59)

Bishop of East Anglia (England) (2003.02.14 – 2011.07.11)

2011.07.12
USAArchbishop Charles Asa Schleck, C.S.C. († 86)

Adjunct Secretary emeritus of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples (1995.02.10 – 2001.10.01)

2011.07.16
PolandBishop Albin Małysiak, C.M. († 94)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Kraków (Poland) (1970.01.14 – 1993.02.27)

2011.07.16
South SudanBishop Cesare Mazzolari, M.C.C.J. († 74)

Bishop of Rumbek (South Sudan) (1998.11.05 – 2011.07.16)

2011.07.19
IndiaBishop William Leonard D’Mello († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Karwar (India) (1976.01.24 – 2007.02.24)

2011.07.19
BrazilBishop Henrique Johannpötter, O.F.M. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Bacabal (Brazil) (1989.12.02 – 1997.04.10)

2011.07.21
BelarusCardinal Kazimierz Świątek (Казімір Свёнтэк) († 96)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gerardo Maiella (1994.11.26 – 2011.07.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus) (1991.04.13 – 2006.06.14)

2011.07.21
CubaArchbishop Pedro Claro Meurice Estíu († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santiago (Cuba) (1970.07.04 – 2007.02.10)

2011.07.21
CroatiaBishop Slavomir Miklovš (Croatian Rite) († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Križevci of the Croatians (Croatia) (1983.01.22 – 2009.05.25)

2011.07.24
ItalyCardinal Virgilio Noè († 89)

Cardinal-Priest of «Regina Apostolorum» (2002.02.26 [2002.05.26] – 2011.07.24)

President emeritus of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See (1989.05.24 – 2003.03.08)

2011.07.24
CanadaBishop Paul Marchand, S.M.M. († 74)

Bishop of Timmins (Canada) (1999.03.08 – 2011.07.24)

2011.07.26
LebanonArchbishop Georges Kwaïter, B.S. (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 83)

Archbishop emeritus of Saïdā of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon) (1987.07.23 – 2006)

2011.07.27
ItalyArchbishop Pietro Sambi († 73)

Titular Archbishop of Belcastro (1985.10.10 – 2011.07.27)

Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America (2005.12.17 – 2011.07.27)

Permanent Observer to Organization of American States (OAS) (2005.12.17 – 2011.07.27)

2011.07.27
CanadaArchbishop Francis John Spence († 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kingston (Canada) (1982.04.24 – 2002.04.27)

2011.07.27
SlovakiaBishop Rudolf Baláž († 70)

Bishop of Banská Bystrica (Slovakia) (1990.02.14 – 2011.07.27)

2011.07.30
IndiaBishop Vincent Kympat († 64)

Bishop of Jowai (India) (2006.01.28 – 2011.07.30)

2011.07.31
IndiaBishop Joseph Albert Rosario, M.S.F.S. († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Amravati (India) (1955.05.08 – 1995.04.01)

2011.08.06
IndiaArchbishop Cornelius Elanjikal († 92)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Verapoly (India) (1987.01.26 – 1996.06.14)

2011.08.07
SwitzerlandBishop Joseph Candolfi († 89)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Basel (Switzerland) (1983.06.01 – 1996.03.30)

2011.08.08
PeruArchbishop Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada, O.F.M. († 89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ayacucho (Peru) (1979.11.20 – 1991.05.23)

2011.08.09
FranceBishop Adolphe-Maria Gustave Hardy († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Beauvais (France) (1985.04.13 – 1995.05.13)

2011.08.11
VenezuelaBishop Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. († 88)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Machiques (Venezuela) (1986.03.10 – 1995.10.07)

2011.08.12
CanadaArchbishop Austin-Emile Burke († 89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Halifax (Canada) (1991.07.08 – 1998.01.13)

2011.08.16
USABishop Bernard William Schmitt († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Wheeling–Charleston (USA) (1989.03.29 – 2004.12.09)

2011.08.20
BrazilBishop Ângelo Maria Rivato, S.J. († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Ponta de Pedras (Brazil) (1979.10.16 – 2002.01.16)

2011.08.23
ZambiaBishop Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Mongu (Zambia) (1997.06.14 – 2011.02.15)

2011.08.24
BrazilBishop Clemente José Carlos de Gouvea Isnard, O.S.B. († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Nova Friburgo (Brazil) (1960.04.23 – 1992.07.17)

2011.08.26
CanadaCardinal Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic (Alojzij Matej Ambrožič) († 81)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro (1998.02.21 [1998.10.04] – 2011.08.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toronto (Canada) (1990.03.17 – 2006.12.16)

2011.08.28
BrazilArchbishop Bruno Gamberini († 61)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Campinas (Brazil) (2004.06.02 – 2011.08.28)

2011.09.02
ArgentinaBishop José María Montes († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Chascomús (Argentina) (1983.01.19 – 1996.07.03)

2011.09.03
PolandCardinal Andrzej Maria Deskur († 87)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cesareo in Palatio pro hac vice Title (1996.01.29 – 2011.09.03)

President of Pontifical Academy of the Immaculate Conception (1987.01.24 – 2011.09.03)

2011.09.05
South AfricaBishop Andrew Zolile T. Brook († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Mthatha (South Africa) (1979.02.12 – 1995.01.07)

2011.09.05
IndiaBishop Peter Thuruthikonam († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Vijayapuram (India) (1988.05.05 – 2006.05.08)

2011.09.06
CameroonBishop Raphaël Marie Ze († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Sangmélima (Cameroon) (1992.01.23 – 2008.12.04)

2011.09.07
SwitzerlandBishop Gabriel Bullet († 90)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland) (1970.12.29 – 1993.11.16)

2011.09.09
Congo-KinshasaBishop Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, C.I.C.M. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Molegbe (Congo-Kinshasa) (1998.06.27 – 2007.05.23)

2011.09.15
ItalyArchbishop Clemente Faccani († 90)

Titular Archbishop of Serra (1983.06.27 – 2011.09.15)

2011.09.18
ArgentinaBishop Marcelino Palentini, S.C.I. († 68)

Bishop of Jujuy (Argentina) (1995.07.11 – 2011.09.18)

2011.09.23
HaitiArchbishop Hubert Constant, O.M.I. († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cap-Haïtien (Haiti) (2003.11.05 – 2008.03.01)

2011.09.23
VietnamBishop Joseph Trịnh Chính Trực († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Ban Mê Thuôt (Vietnam) (1990.08.04 – 2000.12.29)

2011.09.29
USAArchbishop Philip Matthew Hannan († 98)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of New Orleans (USA) (1965.09.29 – 1988.12.06)

2011.09.30
BrazilBishop João d’Ávila Moreira Lima († 92)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (1982.06.21 – 2002.03.20)

2011.09.30
USABishop Gilberto Fernández († 76)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Miami (USA) (1997.06.23 – 2002.12.10)

2011.10.07
ItalyBishop Fernando Charrier († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Alessandria (Italy) (1989.04.22 – 2007.04.04)

2011.10.09
PeruArchbishop Manuel Prado Pérez-Rosas, S.J. († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Trujillo (Peru) (1976.12.29 – 1999.07.29)

2011.10.20
ThailandBishop John Bosco Manat Chuabsamai († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Ratchaburi (Thailand) (1985.11.25 – 2003.07.24)

2011.10.23
MaliBishop Joseph Dao († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Kayes (Mali) (1978.09.12 – 2011.06.13)

2011.10.24
BrazilBishop Crescênzio Rinaldini († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Araçuaí (Brazil) (1982.05.10 – 2001.08.08)

2011.10.27
SlovakiaBishop Eduard Kojnok († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Rožňava (Slovakia) (1990.02.14 – 2008.12.27)

2011.11.01
ColombiaArchbishop Héctor Rueda Hernández († 90)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Medellín (Colombia) (1991.11.07 – 1997.02.13)

2011.11.01
MexicoBishop Ricardo Watty Urquidi, M.Sp.S. († 73)

Bishop of Tepic (Mexico) (2008.02.21 – 2011.11.01)

2011.11.03
ArgentinaBishop Justo Oscar Laguna († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Morón (Argentina) (1980.01.22 – 2004.11.30)

2011.11.04
Burkina FasoBishop Dieudonné Yougbaré († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Koupéla (Burkina Faso) (1956.02.29 – 1995.06.01)

2011.11.05
ItalyBishop Luigi Belloli († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Anagni–Alatri (Italy) (1987.12.07 – 1999.03.06)

2011.11.08
PeruArchbishop Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Piura (Peru) (1981.09.09 – 2006.07.11)

2011.11.09
MadagascarBishop Jean-Paul Randriamanana († 61)

Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo (Madagascar) (1999.06.03 – 2011.11.09)

2011.11.11
USAArchbishop John Francis Donoghue († 83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Atlanta (USA) (1993.06.22 – 2004.12.09)

2011.11.11
ItalyBishop Domenico Tarcisio Cortese, O.F.M. († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Mileto–Nicotera–Tropea (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 2007.06.28)

2011.11.13
PhilippinesBishop Artemio Lomboy Rillera, S.V.D. († 69)

Bishop of San Fernando de La Union (Philippines) (2005.04.01 – 2011.11.13)

2011.11.14
FranceBishop Maurice-Adolphe Gaidon († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Cahors (France) (1987.01.20 – 2004.02.04)

2011.11.16
IndonesiaArchbishop Jacobus Duivenvoorde, M.S.C. († 83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Merauke (Indonesia) (1972.06.26 – 2004.04.07)

2011.11.17
BrazilBishop José de Aquino Pereira († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Rio Preto (Brazil) (1968.05.06 – 1997.02.26)

2011.11.17
VietnamBishop Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Kontum (Vietnam) (1975.10.02 – 1995.04.08)

2011.11.20
ColombiaArchbishop Fabio Betancur Tirado († 73)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Manizales (Colombia) (1996.10.15 – 2010.10.07)

2011.11.21
EnglandBishop John Peter Jukes, O.F.M. Conv. († 88)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Southwark (England) (1979.12.20 – 1998.12.11)

2011.11.29
IndonesiaArchbishop Donatus Djagom, S.V.D. († 92)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ende (Indonesia) (1968.12.19 – 1996.02.23)

2011.11.29
ChinaArchbishop Anthony Zong Chang-feng (宗長風) († 79)

Coadjutor Archbishop emeritus of Kaifeng 開封 (China) (2000 – 2007)

2011.11.29
MaltaBishop Annetto Depasquale († 73)

Auxiliary Bishop of Malta (Malta) (1998.11.16 – 2011.11.29)

2011.12.02
Wallis and FutunaBishop Laurent Fuahea (Lolesio) († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Wallis et Futuna (Wallis and Futuna) (1974.04.25 – 2005.06.20)

2011.12.02
USABishop Patrick Joseph Thomas Sheridan († 89)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of New York (USA) (1990.10.30 – 2001.01.15)

2011.12.05
ChileBishop Jorge Maria Hourton Poisson († 85)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Temuco (Chile) (1992.02.11 – 2001.09.21)

2011.12.08
USABishop Andrew Pataki (Ruthenian Rite) († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Passaic of the Ruthenians (USA) (1995.11.06 – 2007.12.06)

2011.12.11
USACardinal John Patrick Foley († 76)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Sebastiano al Palatino (2007.11.24 [2007.11.27] – 2011.12.11)

Grand Master emeritus of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre) (2007.12.22 – 2011.08.29)

2011.12.14
USAArchbishop Thomas Cajetan Kelly, O.P. († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Louisville (USA) (1981.12.28 – 2007.06.12)

2011.12.14
USABishop Mark Francis Schmitt († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Marquette (USA) (1978.03.21 – 1992.10.06)

2011.12.17
South AfricaBishop Michael Gower Coleman († 72)

Bishop emeritus of Port Elizabeth (South Africa) (1986.03.21 – 2011.08.20)

2011.12.21
IndiaBishop Francis Leo Braganza, S.J. († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Baroda (India) (1987.04.27 – 1997.08.29)

2011.12.21
LaosBishop Jean-Pierre Urkia, M.E.P. († 93)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Pakse (Laos) (1967.06.12 – 1975.07.10)

2011.12.22
MexicoBishop Rogelio Sánchez González († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Colima (Mexico) (1972.07.23 – 1980.02.08)

2011.12.24
ItalyBishop Armando Brambilla, C.M.P. († 69)

Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) (1994.03.25 – 2011.12.24)

2011.12.24
MexicoBishop José Andrés Corral Arredondo († 65)

Bishop of Parral (Mexico) (1992.07.11 – 2011.12.24)

2011.12.25
IrelandBishop Thomas Anthony Finnegan († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Killala (Ireland) (1987.05.03 – 2002.02.19)

2011.12.27
ItalyBishop Martino Scarafile († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Castellaneta (Italy) (1985.10.31 – 2003.02.14)

2011.12.29
EgyptArchbishop Paul Antaki (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 84)

Protosyncellus emeritus of Egypt and Sudan of the Greek-Melkites (Egypt) (1997 – 2001.06.22)

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Deceased Cardinals

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