Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 2013

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (144)
2013.01.01
USABishop Moses Bosco Anderson, S.S.E. († 84)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Detroit (USA) (1982.12.02 – 2003.10.24)

2013.01.05
CanadaArchbishop Joseph-Aurèle Plourde († 97)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ottawa (Canada) (1967.01.02 – 1989.09.27)

2013.01.12
GhanaBishop John Martin Darko († 67)

Bishop emeritus of Sekondi–Takoradi (Ghana) (1998.06.27 – 2011.12.14)

2013.01.15
FranceBishop Michel Pollien († 75)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Paris (France) (1996.07.12 – 2012.08.31)

2013.01.23
PolandCardinal Józef Glemp († 83)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1983.02.02 – 2013.01.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Warszawa (Poland) (1981.07.07 – 2006.12.06)

Ordinary emeritus of Poland of the Eastern Rite (Poland) (1981.09.18 – 2007.06.09)

2013.01.23
FranceBishop Jean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Lille (France) (1983.08.13 – 1998.07.02)

2013.01.29
AustriaBishop Reinhold Stecher († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Innsbruck (Austria) (1980.12.15 – 1997.10.10)

2013.01.31
IrelandArchbishop Joseph Cassidy († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tuam (Ireland) (1987.08.22 – 1994.06.28)

2013.01.31
VietnamBishop Jacques Nguyễn Văn Mầu († 99)

Bishop emeritus of Vinh Long (Vietnam) (1968.07.12 – 2001.07.03)

2013.02.03
USABishop John Michael D’Arcy († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA) (1985.02.18 – 2009.11.14)

2013.02.03
NigeriaBishop Joseph O. Egerega († 72)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Bomadi (Nigeria) (1997.03.03 – 2009.04.04)

2013.02.03
TogoBishop Ignace Baguibassa Sambar-Talkena († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Kara (Togo) (1996.11.30 – 2009.01.07)

2013.02.04
ChinaBishop John Baptist Liu Jing-shan (劉靜山) († 99)

Bishop emeritus of Ningxia 寧夏 (China) (1993 – 2009.12.20)

2013.02.05
FranceBishop Joseph Théophile Louis Marie Madec († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Fréjus–Toulon (France) (1983.02.08 – 2000.05.16)

2013.02.06
CanadaArchbishop Arthé Guimond († 81)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Grouard–McLennan (Canada) (2000.06.09 – 2006.11.30)

2013.02.06
AustraliaBishop Douglas Joseph Warren († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Wilcannia–Forbes (Australia) (1967.09.26 – 1994.03.30)

2013.02.07
USABishop William Anthony Hughes († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Covington (USA) (1979.04.13 – 1995.07.04)

2013.02.07
TanzaniaBishop Amedeus Msarikie († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Moshi (Tanzania) (1986.03.21 – 2007.11.21)

2013.02.08
ItalyCardinal Giovanni Cheli († 94)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title (2008.03.01 – 2013.02.08)

President emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (1989.03.01 – 1998.06.15)

2013.02.08
ChinaBishop Joseph Ma Xue-sheng (馬學聖) († 89)

Bishop of Zhoucun 周村 (China) (1997 – 2013.02.08)

2013.02.11
Costa RicaBishop Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez († 70)

Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Quesada (Costa Rica) (2008.03.19 – 2012.12.31)

2013.02.16
EcuadorBishop Jesús Ramón Martínez de Ezquerecocha Suso († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Babahoyo (Ecuador) (1994.08.22 – 2008.03.27)

2013.02.18
PakistanBishop Anthony Theodore Lobo († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Islamabad–Rawalpindi (Pakistan) (1993.05.28 – 2010.02.18)

2013.02.19
NicaraguaBishop Pedro Lisímaco de Jesús Vílchez Vílchez († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Jinotega (Nicaragua) (1991.04.30 – 2005.05.10)

2013.02.21
USABishop Norbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey, C.P. († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Orlando (USA) (1990.03.20 – 2004.11.13)

2013.02.23
BelgiumCardinal Julien Ries († 92)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia (2012.02.18 [2012.10.20] – 2013.02.23)

2013.02.23
ColombiaBishop José Gustavo Ángel Ramírez, M.X.Y. († 78)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Mitú (Colombia) (1996.11.30 – 2009.09.17)

2013.02.26
ItalyBishop Giovanni D’Ascenzi († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Arezzo–Cortona–Sansepolcro (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1996.06.08)

2013.02.28
FranceCardinal Jean Honoré († 92)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Salute a Primavalle (2001.02.21 [2001.05.27] – 2013.02.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tours (France) (1981.08.13 – 1997.07.22)

2013.02.28
UkraineBishop Julian Voronovsky, M.S.U. (Ukrainian Rite) († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Sambir–Drohobych of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1994.03.30 – 2011.09.10)

Titular Archimandrite of Ukrainian Studite Monks (1990.08.21 – 2013.02.28)

2013.03.01
FranceArchbishop Gabriel Marie Étienne Vanel († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Auch (France) (1985.06.21 – 1996.03.01)

2013.03.07
ItalyArchbishop Cleto Bellucci († 91)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Fermo (Italy) (1976.06.21 – 1997.06.18)

2013.03.11
USABishop Ignatius Anthony Catanello († 74)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brooklyn (USA) (1994.06.28 – 2010.09.20)

2013.03.13
South AfricaBishop Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu († 74)

Bishop emeritus of Umzimkulu (South Africa) (1986.12.22 – 1994.08.22)

2013.03.18
South SudanBishop Akio Johnson Mutek († 55)

Bishop of Torit (South Sudan) (2007.06.09 – 2013.03.18)

2013.03.22
ChinaBishop Thomas Qian Yu-rong (錢余榮) († 101)

Bishop emeritus of Xuzhou 徐州 (China) (1959 – 2011)

2013.03.27
ChileBishop Orozimbo Fuenzalida y Fuenzalida († 87)

Bishop emeritus of San Bernardo (Chile) (1987.07.13 – 2003.10.10)

2013.03.31
FranceArchbishop Charles-Amarin Brand († 92)

Archbishop emeritus of Strasbourg (France) (1988.06.01 – 1997.10.23)

2013.04.06
ParaguayBishop Celso Yegros Estigarribia († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Carapeguá (Paraguay) (1983.04.06 – 2010.07.10)

2013.04.08
HaitiArchbishop François-Wolff Ligondé († 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Port-au-Prince (Haiti) (1966.08.20 – 2008.03.01)

2013.04.09
ColombiaBishop Luis Antonio Nova Rocha († 69)

Bishop of Facatativá (Colombia) (2010.11.13 – 2013.04.09)

2013.04.10
ItalyCardinal Lorenzo Antonetti († 90)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese in Agone pro hac vice Title (2008.03.01 – 2013.04.10)

Pontifical Legate emeritus for the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (1998.11.05 – 2006.02.21)

2013.04.10
GermanyBishop Bernhard Rieger († 90)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany) (1984.12.20 – 1996.07.31)

2013.04.14
ColombiaBishop Jaime Enrique Duque Correa, M.X.Y. († 70)

Bishop of El Banco (Colombia) (2006.01.17 – 2013.04.14)

2013.04.16
GermanyBishop Reinhard Lettmann († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Münster (Germany) (1980.01.11 – 2008.03.28)

2013.04.16
NetherlandsBishop Martinus Petrus Maria Muskens († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Breda (Netherlands) (1994.07.23 – 2007.10.31)

2013.04.18
IndiaBishop Peter Michael Chenaparampil († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Alleppey (India) (1984.04.28 – 2001.12.09)

2013.04.21
AustraliaBishop William Edward Murray († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Wollongong (Australia) (1975.06.05 – 1996.04.12)

2013.04.23
MexicoBishop José de Jesús Castillo Rentería, M.N.M. († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Tuxtepec (Mexico) (1979.01.08 – 2005.02.11)

2013.04.27
ChinaBishop Aloysius Jin Lu-xian (金魯賢), S.J. († 96)

Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China) (1988 – 2013.04.27)

Coadjutor Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China) (2004 – 2013.04.27)

2013.04.27
AustraliaBishop Joseph Peter O’Connell († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Melbourne (Australia) (1976.01.24 – 2006.12.11)

2013.04.27
USABishop Arthur Joseph O’Neill († 95)

Bishop emeritus of Rockford (USA) (1968.08.19 – 1994.04.19)

2013.04.28
PeruBishop Julio Ojeda Pascual, O.F.M. († 81)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of San Ramón (Peru) (1987.03.30 – 2003.03.11)

2013.04.29
ItalyBishop Pietro Garlato († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Tivoli (Italy) (1991.12.30 – 2003.07.05)

2013.04.29
Papua New GuineaBishop Patrick Taval, M.S.C. († 56)

Bishop of Kerema (Papua New Guinea) (2010.03.13 – 2013.04.29)

2013.04.30
BrazilBishop Tito Buss († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Rio do Sul (Brazil) (1969.03.12 – 2000.08.30)

2013.05.02
USABishop Joseph Patrick McFadden († 65)

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (2010.06.22 – 2013.05.02)

2013.05.06
PeruBishop Severo Aparicio Quispe, O. de M. († 89)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Cusco (Peru) (1978.12.11 – 1999.04.10)

2013.05.08
IraqArchbishop André Sana (Chaldean Rite) († 92)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kirkuk of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1977.12.14 – 2003.09.27)

2013.05.12
MadagascarBishop Félix Ramananarivo, M.S. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Antsirabé (Madagascar) (1994.11.11 – 2009.11.14)

2013.05.17
GhanaArchbishop Dominic Kodwo Andoh († 84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Accra (Ghana) (1992.07.06 – 2005.03.30)

2013.05.19
LiberiaArchbishop Michael Kpakala Francis († 77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Monrovia (Liberia) (1981.12.19 – 2011.02.12)

2013.05.21
UkraineBishop Mykola Simkaylo (Ukrainian Rite) († 60)

Bishop of Kolomyia–Chernivtsi of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) ([2005.06.02] 2005.06.02 – 2013.05.21)

2013.05.28
BrazilBishop Silvério Jarbas Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M. († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Feira de Santana (Brazil) (1973.01.18 – 1995.02.22)

2013.06.05
PolandCardinal Stanisław Nagy, S.C.I. († 91)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Scala (2003.10.21 [2004.01.25] – 2013.06.05)

2013.06.07
USABishop Joseph Michael Sullivan († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brooklyn (USA) (1980.10.07 – 2005.05.12)

2013.06.11
ColombiaBishop Olavio López Duque, O.A.R. († 81)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Casanare (Colombia) (1977.05.30 – 1999.10.29)

2013.06.12
BrazilBishop José de Lima († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Sete Lagoas (Brazil) (1981.06.07 – 1999.10.27)

2013.06.18
CanadaBishop Joseph Vernon Fougère († 70)

Bishop emeritus of Charlottetown (Canada) (1991.12.11 – 2009.07.11)

2013.06.20
GermanyBishop Franz Xaver Eder († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Passau (Germany) (1984.10.15 – 2001.01.08)

2013.06.22
MexicoBishop Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay († 73)

Bishop emeritus of Celaya (Mexico) (1988.04.28 – 2003.07.26)

2013.06.24
IcelandBishop Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Reykjavík (Iceland) (1996.05.24 – 2007.10.30)

2013.06.28
PortugalBishop João Alves († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Coimbra (Portugal) (1976.09.08 – 2001.03.24)

2013.07.02
USABishop Anthony Gerard Bosco († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Greensburg (USA) (1987.04.02 – 2004.01.02)

2013.07.03
ItalyBishop Vincenzo Cozzi († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Melfi–Rapolla–Venosa (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 2002.12.13)

2013.07.04
USABishop Innocent Hilarion Lotocky, O.S.B.M. (Ukrainian Rite) († 97)

Bishop emeritus of Saint Nicholas of Chicago of the Ukrainians (USA) (1980.12.22 – 1993.07.02)

2013.07.07
VietnamBishop François Xavier Nguyễn Quang Sách († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Đà Nang (Vietnam) (1988.01.21 – 2000.11.06)

2013.07.08
ArgentinaBishop Joaquín Piña Batllevell, S.J. († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Puerto Iguazú (Argentina) (1986.06.16 – 2006.10.03)

2013.07.09
PeruBishop Guido Breña López, O.P. († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Ica (Peru) (1973.10.05 – 2007.10.31)

2013.07.14
USABishop Thaddeus Joseph Jakubowski († 89)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Chicago (USA) (1988.02.16 – 2003.01.24)

2013.07.17
BoliviaBishop Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Tarija (Bolivia) (1995.10.20 – 2004.06.02)

2013.07.18
IndonesiaArchbishop Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau, M.S.F. († 64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Samarinda (Indonesia) (2003.01.29 – 2013.07.18)

2013.07.19
IndiaCardinal Simon Ignatius Pimenta († 93)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Mundi» a Torre Spaccata (1988.06.28 – 2013.07.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bombay (India) (1978.09.11 – 1996.11.08)

2013.07.21
USABishop Jude Speyrer († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Lake Charles (USA) (1980.01.29 – 2000.12.12)

2013.07.26
FranceBishop Bellino Giusto Ghirard († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Rodez (France) (1991.06.01 – 2011.04.02)

2013.07.28
ItalyCardinal Ersilio Tonini († 99)

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore a Valmelaina (1994.11.26 – 2013.07.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ravenna–Cervia (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1990.10.27)

2013.07.28
USABishop George Kinzie Fitzsimons († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Salina (USA) (1984.03.28 – 2004.10.21)

2013.07.29
GermanyArchbishop Ludwig Averkamp († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Hamburg (Germany) (1994.10.24 – 2002.02.16)

2013.07.31
ChileArchbishop Antonio Moreno Casamitjana († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Concepción (Chile) (1989.10.14 – 2006.12.27)

2013.08.04
CanadaBishop Charles-Omer Valois († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Saint-Jérôme (Canada) (1977.06.10 – 1997.01.22)

2013.08.05
BrazilArchbishop Jaime Luiz Coelho († 97)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Maringá (Brazil) (1979.10.16 – 1997.05.07)

2013.08.07
MozambiqueBishop Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J. († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Lichinga (Mozambique) (1976.07.29 – 2003.01.25)

2013.08.08
NetherlandsBishop Johannes Willem Maria Bluijssen († 87)

Bishop emeritus of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) (1966.10.11 – 1984.03.01)

2013.08.08
FranceBishop Léon Aimé Taverdet, F.M.R. († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Langres (France) (1981.10.14 – 1999.12.16)

2013.08.10
BrazilBishop Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Parnaíba (Brazil) (1986.03.25 – 2001.02.21)

2013.08.12
USABishop Francis Joseph Gossman († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Raleigh (USA) (1975.04.08 – 2006.06.08)

2013.08.14
BoliviaArchbishop René Fernández Apaza († 89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cochabamba (Bolivia) (1988.04.16 – 1999.07.08)

2013.08.16
ColombiaBishop Carlos Prada Sanmiguel († 73)

Bishop emeritus of Duitama–Sogamoso (Colombia) (1994.06.21 – 2012.10.15)

2013.08.17
VietnamBishop Joseph Hoàng Văn Tiệm, S.D.B. († 74)

Bishop of Bùi Chu (Vietnam) (2001.07.04 – 2013.08.17)

2013.08.17
VietnamBishop Thomas Nguyễn Văn Tân († 72)

Bishop of Vinh Long (Vietnam) (2001.07.03 – 2013.08.17)

2013.08.19
PeruBishop William Dermott Molloy McDermott († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Huancavélica (Peru) (1982.01.14 – 2005.06.18)

2013.08.24
ItalyBishop Filippo Strofaldi († 73)

Bishop emeritus of Ischia (Italy) (1997.11.25 – 2012.07.07)

2013.08.25
ItalyBishop Domenico Crusco († 79)

Bishop emeritus of San Marco Argentano–Scalea (Italy) (1999.03.06 – 2011.01.07)

2013.08.29
ZambiaCardinal Medardo Joseph Mazombwe († 81)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza (2010.11.20 [2011.03.26] – 2013.08.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lusaka (Zambia) (1996.11.30 – 2006.10.28)

2013.08.31
AustraliaBishop William John Brennan († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Wagga Wagga (Australia) (1984.01.16 – 2002.02.05)

2013.09.01
BrazilBishop Joaquim Justino Carreira († 63)

Bishop of Guarulhos (Brazil) (2011.11.23 – 2013.09.01)

2013.09.08
MexicoBishop José Guadalupe Padilla Lozano († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Veracruz (Mexico) (1963.01.15 – 2000.02.18)

2013.09.10
IndiaArchbishop Peter Paul Prabhu († 82)

Undersecretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (1987 – 1993.11.13)

2013.09.24
ItalyBishop Pietro Farina († 71)

Bishop of Caserta (Italy) (2009.04.25 – 2013.09.24)

2013.09.25
USABishop Timothy Joseph Lyne († 94)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Chicago (USA) (1983.10.31 – 1995.01.24)

2013.09.27
GermanyBishop Ernst Gutting († 94)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Speyer (Germany) (1971.05.31 – 1994.02.25)

2013.09.27
ItalyBishop Silvano Montevecchi († 75)

Bishop of Ascoli Piceno (Italy) (1997.08.30 – 2013.09.27)

2013.10.09
PortugalBishop António Baltasar Marcelino († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Aveiro (Portugal) (1988.01.20 – 2006.09.21)

2013.10.09
PhilippinesBishop Maximiano Tuazon Cruz († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Calbayog (Philippines) (1994.12.20 – 1999.01.13)

2013.10.10
GermanyBishop Georg Weinhold († 78)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Dresden–Meißen (Germany) (1979.11.15 – 2008.08.22)

2013.10.14
USABishop James Joseph Daly († 92)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Rockville Centre (USA) (1977.02.28 – 1996.07.01)

2013.10.15
FranceBishop Eugène-Georges-Joseph Lecrosnier († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Belfort–Montbéliard (France) (1979.11.03 – 2000.03.01)

2013.10.18
USABishop Alexander James Quinn († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Cleveland (USA) (1983.10.14 – 2008.06.14)

2013.10.20
MozambiqueBishop Bernardo Filipe Governo, O.F.M. Cap. († 74)

Bishop emeritus of Quelimane (Mozambique) (1976.05.31 – 2007.03.10)

2013.10.22
SyriaArchbishop Théophile Georges Kassab (Syriac Rite) († 68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria) ([1999.05.08] 1999.12.18 – 2013.10.22)

2013.10.23
Papua New GuineaBishop Anthony Joseph Burgess († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Wewak (Papua New Guinea) (2002.08.14 – 2013.09.20)

2013.10.24
TanzaniaBishop Raymond Mwanyika († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Njombe (Tanzania) (1971.01.16 – 2002.06.08)

2013.10.28
ChinaBishop Peter Liu Guan-dong (劉冠東) († 94)

Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Yixian 易縣 (China) (1988 – 1996)

2013.10.30
VenezuelaBishop Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo († 71)

Bishop of Acarigua–Araure (Venezuela) (2002.12.27 – 2013.10.30)

2013.10.31
ItalyArchbishop Bruno Bertagna († 78)

Vice-President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts (2007.02.15 – 2010.10.12)

Auditor General emeritus of Apostolic Camera (2006.12.18 – 2010.10.12)

2013.11.02
ItalyBishop Vasco Giuseppe Bertelli († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Volterra (Italy) (1985.05.25 – 2000.03.18)

2013.11.11
ItalyCardinal Domenico Bartolucci († 96)

Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2010.11.20 [2011.09.28] – 2013.11.11)

Director Master emeritus of Pontifical Musical Chorus of the Sistine Chapel (1956.12 – 1997.05.29)

2013.11.13
PhilippinesArchbishop Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo († 78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Capiz (Philippines) (1986.06.18 – 2011.11.09)

2013.11.19
ChadArchbishop Matthias N’Gartéri Mayadi († 70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of N’Djaména (Chad) (2003.07.31 – 2013.11.19)

2013.11.19
NetherlandsBishop Joseph Frans Lescrauwaet, M.S.C. († 90)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Haarlem (Netherlands) (1983.10.19 – 1995.03.22)

2013.11.22
FranceBishop Pierre Jacques Joatton, Prado († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Saint-Étienne (France) (1988.04.20 – 2006.06.28)

2013.11.23
USABishop William Jerome McCormack († 89)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of New York (USA) (1986.12.23 – 2001.10.30)

2013.11.24
USABishop David Bernard Thompson († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Charleston (USA) (1990.02.22 – 1999.07.12)

2013.11.25
Burkina FasoBishop Zéphyrin Toé († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Dédougou (Burkina Faso) (2000.04.14 – 2005.06.04)

2013.11.28
GermanyBishop Max Georg von Twickel († 87)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Münster (Germany) (1973.01.18 – 2001.07.06)

2013.11.30
BrazilBishop Waldyr Calheiros Novaes († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda (Brazil) (1966.10.20 – 1999.11.17)

2013.12.01
BrazilBishop Antônio Lino da Silva Dinis († 70)

Bishop of Itumbiara (Brazil) (1999.02.24 – 2013.12.01)

2013.12.01
ColombiaBishop Fernando Sabogal Viana († 72)

Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1996.03.08 – 2013.12.01)

2013.12.11
ChinaBishop Paul Liu Jing-he (劉景和) († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Yongping 永平 (China) (1981 – 2010.11)

2013.12.17
SpainCardinal Ricardo María Carles Gordó († 87)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino (1994.11.26 – 2013.12.17)

Archbishop emeritus of Barcelona (Spain) (1990.03.23 – 2004.06.15)

2013.12.17
LatviaBishop Ārvaldis Andrejs Brumanis († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Liepāja (Latvia) (1995.12.07 – 2001.05.12)

2013.12.23
BrazilBishop Francisco Manuel Vieira († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Osasco (Brazil) (1989.03.15 – 2002.04.24)

2013.12.24
TongaBishop Soane Lilo Foliaki, S.M. († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Tonga (Tonga) (1994.06.10 – 2008.04.18)

2013.12.31
PortugalBishop Joaquim Gonçalves († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Vila Real (Portugal) (1991.01.19 – 2011.05.17)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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