Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 2017

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Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (165)
2017.01.01
PalestineArchbishop Hilarion Capucci, B.A. (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 94)

Protosyncellus emeritus of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites (Palestine) (1997 – 1998)

2017.01.04
ChinaBishop Anthony Tu Shi-hua (涂世華) ▼ († 97)

Bishop of Hanyang 漢陽 (China) (1959 – 2017.01.04▼)

2017.01.05
MexicoBishop Alfonso Humberto Robles Cota († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Tepic (Mexico) (1981.01.12 – 2008.02.21)

2017.01.08
KenyaBishop Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Ngong (Kenya) (1976.12.09 – 2002.11.23)

2017.01.09
USAArchbishop Patrick Fernández Flores († 87)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of San Antonio (USA) (1979.08.23 – 2004.12.29)

2017.01.11
FranceBishop Robert Pierre Sarrabère († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Aire et Dax (France) (1978.04.25 – 2002.06.18)

2017.01.13
SwitzerlandCardinal Gilberto Agustoni († 94)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta pro hac vice Title (2005.02.24 [2005.12.11] – 2017.01.13)

Prefect emeritus of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (1994.11.26 – 1998.10.05)

President emeritus of Supreme Court of Vatican City State (1994.11.26 – 1998.10.05)

2017.01.20
PeruBishop José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, C.P. († 76)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Yurimaguas (Peru) (1991.11.26 – 2016.12.17)

2017.01.21
USABishop José de Jesús Madera Uribe, M.Sp.S. († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Fresno (USA) (1980.07.01 – 1991.05.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate emeritus of United States of America (USA) (1991.05.28 – 2004.09.15)

2017.01.21
ItalyBishop Francesco Saverio Salerno († 88)

Secretary emeritus of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (1998.10.23 – 2003.12.30)

2017.01.22
ItalyBishop Pietro Bottaccioli († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Gubbio (Italy) (1989.04.26 – 2004.12.23)

2017.01.22
Congo-KinshasaBishop Dominique Kimpinde Amando († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Kalemie–Kirungu (Congo-Kinshasa) (1989.03.31 – 2010.09.15)

2017.01.24
USABishop Martin Nicholas Lohmuller († 97)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Philadelphia (USA) (1970.02.12 – 1994.10.11)

2017.01.26
BelgiumBishop Paul Lanneau († 91)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium) (1982.02.14 – 2002.03.20)

2017.01.29
UkraineBishop Stanisław Padewski, O.F.M. Cap. († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Kharkiv–Zaporizhia (Ukraine) (2002.05.04 – 2009.03.19)

2017.01.30
PhilippinesBishop Cesar Castro Raval, S.V.D. († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Bangued (Philippines) (1988.11.25 – 1992.01.18)

2017.02.01
BrazilArchbishop Albano Bortoletto Cavallin († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Londrina (Brazil) (1992.03.11 – 2006.05.10)

2017.02.03
ItalyArchbishop Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. († 92)

Archbishop emeritus of Trani–Barletta–Bisceglie (Italy) (1990.12.15 – 1999.11.13)

2017.02.06
SpainBishop José Gea Escolano († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Mondoñedo–Ferrol (Spain) (1987.05.15 – 2005.06.06)

2017.02.07
EcuadorArchbishop Luis Alberto Luna Tobar, O.C.D. († 93)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cuenca (Ecuador) (1981.03.07 – 2000.02.15)

2017.02.08
IraqArchbishop Georges El-Murr, B.C. (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 86)

Archbishop emeritus of Petra and Philadelphia of the Greek-Melkites (Jordan) (1992.08.26 – 2007.06.23)

Patriarchal Exarch emeritus of Iraq of the Greek-Melkites (Iraq) (1997 – 2007.06.23)

2017.02.08
ZimbabweBishop Patrick Mumbure Mutume († 73)

Auxiliary Bishop of Mutare (Zimbabwe) (1979.03.15 – 2017.02.08)

2017.02.11
SlovakiaBishop Jozef Zlatňanský († 89)

Undersecretary emeritus of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1984.12.06 – 1997.06.11)

2017.02.12
FranceBishop Albert-Georges-Yves Malbois († 101)

Bishop emeritus of Corbeil (France) (1966.10.09 – 1977.09.13)

2017.02.14
VietnamBishop Paul Nguyễn Văn Hoà († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Nha Trang (Vietnam) (1975.04.25 – 2009.12.04)

2017.02.14
ChinaBishop Casimir Wang Mi-lu (王彌祿) († 74)

Bishop emeritus of Qinzhou 秦州 (China) (1981 – 2003.07.24)

2017.02.16
BelizeBishop Osmond Peter Martin († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Belize City–Belmopan (Belize) (1983.11.11 – 2006.11.18)

2017.02.21
IrelandCardinal Desmond Connell († 90)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite (2001.02.21 [2001.04.22] – 2017.02.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dublin (Ireland) (1988.01.21 – 2004.04.26)

2017.02.23
MexicoBishop Alfonso de Jesús Hinojosa Berrones († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Victoria (Mexico) (1974.02.12 – 1985.04.10)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Monterrey (Mexico) (1985.04.10 – 2000.02.02)

2017.02.28
BrazilArchbishop Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira († 90)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Goiânia (Brazil) (1985.10.23 – 2002.05.08)

2017.03.01
VietnamBishop Joseph Vũ Duy Thống († 64)

Bishop of Phan Thiêt (Vietnam) (2009.07.25 – 2017.03.01)

2017.03.06
South SudanBishop Rudolf Deng Majak († 76)

Bishop of Wau (South Sudan) (1995.11.02 – 2017.03.06)

2017.03.06
USABishop James Michael Moynihan († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Syracuse (USA) (1995.04.04 – 2009.04.21)

2017.03.07
PolandBishop Tadeusz Rybak († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Legnica (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2005.03.19)

2017.03.12
ItalyArchbishop Luigi Barbarito († 94)

Titular Archbishop of Fiorentino (1969.06.11 – 2017.03.12)

2017.03.12
FranceBishop Jacques Louis Marie Joseph Fihey († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Coutances (France) (1989.04.22 – 2006.10.02)

2017.03.13
IrelandBishop Eamon Casey († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland) (1976.07.21 – 1992.05.06)

2017.03.18
CzechiaCardinal Miloslav Vlk († 84)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (1994.11.26 – 2017.03.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Praha (Czechia) (1991.03.27 – 2010.02.13)

2017.03.19
USABishop John Jeremiah McRaith († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Owensboro (USA) (1982.10.23 – 2009.01.05)

2017.03.23
USACardinal William Henry Keeler († 86)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli (1994.11.26 – 2017.03.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Baltimore (USA) (1989.04.06 – 2007.07.12)

2017.03.25
BrazilArchbishop Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paraíba (Brazil) (1995.11.29 – 2004.05.05)

2017.04.01
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Ciliberti († 82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Catanzaro–Squillace (Italy) (2003.01.31 – 2011.03.25)

2017.04.04
BrazilArchbishop Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap. († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) (1991.05.22 – 2001.11.28)

2017.04.06
BrazilBishop Newton Holanda Gurgel († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Crato (Brazil) (1993.11.24 – 2001.05.02)

2017.04.11
IndiaBishop Edward Francis († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Sivagangai (India) (1987.07.03 – 2005.09.01)

2017.04.11
PeruBishop José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, S.D.B. († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Lurín (Peru) (1996.12.14 – 2006.06.17)

2017.04.13
FranceBishop Georges Rol († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Angoulême (France) (1975.07.01 – 1993.12.22)

2017.04.19
CroatiaBishop Antun Bogetić († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Poreč i Pula (Croatia) (1984.01.27 – 1997.11.18)

2017.04.20
ChinaArchbishop Anicetus Andrew Wang Chong-yi (王充一) († 97)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Guiyang 貴陽 (China) (1988 – 2014.09.08)

2017.04.22
ItalyCardinal Attilio Nicora († 80)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Filippo Neri in Eurosia pro hac vice Title (2014.06.12 – 2017.04.22)

Bishop emeritus of Verona (Italy) (1992.06.30 – 1997.09.18)

Pontifical Legate for the Basilicas of Saint Francis and Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi (2006.02.21 – 2017.04.22)

2017.04.28
Central African RepublicBishop Édouard Mathos († 68)

Bishop of Bambari (Central African Republic) (2004.11.06 – 2017.04.28)

2017.04.29
ItalyBishop Diego Natale Bona († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Saluzzo (Italy) (1994.01.17 – 2003.04.16)

2017.05.02
USAArchbishop George Hugh Niederauer († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of San Francisco (USA) (2005.12.15 – 2012.07.27)

2017.05.02
South AfricaBishop Barry Alexander Anthony Wood, O.M.I. († 74)

Auxiliary Bishop of Durban (South Africa) (2005.10.10 – 2017.05.02)

2017.05.05
Dominican RepublicBishop Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D. († 79)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1996.05.31 – 2016.07.04)

2017.05.06
SyriaArchbishop Youssef Anis Abi-Aad, Prado (Maronite Rite) († 77)

Archbishop emeritus of Aleppo of the Maronites (Syria) (1997.06.07 – 2003.11.11)

2017.05.07
IrelandArchbishop Thomas A. White (陶懷德) († 85)

Titular Archbishop of Sabiona (1978.05.27 – 2017.05.07)

2017.05.09
Papua New GuineaArchbishop Brian James Barnes, O.F.M. († 84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) (1997.06.14 – 2008.03.26)

2017.05.14
USABishop Thomas Vose Daily († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Brooklyn (USA) (1990.02.20 – 2003.08.01)

Supreme Chaplain emeritus of Knights of Columbus (1987.02.13 – 2005.04.01)

2017.05.16
EcuadorBishop Emilio Lorenzo Stehle († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Santo Domingo de los Colorados (Ecuador) (1996.08.08 – 2002.05.11)

2017.05.19
NetherlandsBishop Hubertus Cornelis Antonius Ernst († 100)

Bishop emeritus of Breda (Netherlands) (1967.11.03 – 1992.05.06)

2017.05.20
ArgentinaBishop Miguel Mykycej, F.D.P. (Ukrainian Rite) († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina) (1999.04.24 – 2010.04.10)

2017.05.20
USABishop William Clifford Newman († 88)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Baltimore (USA) (1984.05.25 – 2003.08.28)

2017.05.23
FranceBishop Olivier de Berranger, Prado († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Saint-Denis (France) (1996.09.06 – 2009.01.15)

2017.05.30
USAArchbishop Daniel William Kucera, O.S.B. († 94)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dubuque (USA) (1983.12.20 – 1995.10.16)

2017.05.30
BrazilArchbishop José Carlos Melo, C.M. († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Maceió (Brazil) (2002.07.03 – 2006.11.22)

2017.05.31
UkraineCardinal Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U. (Ukrainian Rite) († 84)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea (2001.02.21 [2001.11.17] – 2017.05.31)

Major Archbishop emeritus of Kyiv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (2004.12.06 – 2011.02.10)

2017.05.31
CameroonBishop Jean-Marie Benoît Bala († 58)

Bishop of Bafia (Cameroon) (2003.05.03 – 2017.05.31)

2017.06.02
BelgiumBishop Léon Lemmens († 63)

Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium) (2011.02.22 – 2017.06.02)

2017.06.03
USABishop David Raymond Choby († 70)

Bishop of Nashville (USA) (2005.12.20 – 2017.06.03)

2017.06.06
PakistanBishop Andrew Francis († 70)

Bishop emeritus of Multan (Pakistan) (1999.12.03 – 2014.06.13)

2017.06.09
ChinaBishop John Liu Shi-gong (劉世功) († 88)

Bishop of Jining 集寧 (China) (1995 – 2017.06.09)

2017.06.14
IndiaArchbishop Kuriakose Kunnacherry (Syro-Malabar Rite) († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kottayam of the Syro-Malabars (India) (2005.05.09 – 2006.01.14)

2017.06.17
PhilippinesBishop Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran († 68)

Bishop of San Fernando de La Union (Philippines) (2012.10.30 – 2017.06.17)

2017.06.17
PhilippinesBishop Leopoldo Sumaylo Tumulak († 72)

Military Ordinary of Military Ordinariate of the Philippines (Philippines) (2005.01.15 – 2017.06.17)

2017.06.18
ColombiaBishop Octavio Betancourt Arango († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Garzón (Colombia) (1975.11.10 – 1977.04.26)

2017.06.19
IndiaCardinal Ivan Dias († 81)

Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella (2001.02.21 [2001.06.03] – 2017.06.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bombay (India) (1996.11.08 – 2006.05.20)

Prefect emeritus of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples (2006.05.20 – 2011.05.10)

2017.06.22
USAArchbishop John Raphael Quinn († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of San Francisco (USA) (1977.02.16 – 1995.12.27)

2017.06.27
BrazilBishop João Oneres Marchiori († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Lages (Brazil) (1987.02.18 – 2009.11.11)

2017.07.05
GermanyCardinal Joachim Meisner († 83)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana (1983.02.02 – 2017.07.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Köln (Germany) (1988.12.20 – 2014.02.28)

2017.07.06
United Arab EmiratesBishop Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli, O.F.M. Cap. († 91)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Arabia (United Arab Emirates) (1975.10.02 – 2005.03.21)

2017.07.21
EcuadorBishop Clímaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Azogues (Ecuador) (1990.03.02 – 2004.02.14)

2017.07.23
HungaryArchbishop József Szendi († 95)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Veszprém (Hungary) (1993.05.31 – 1997.08.14)

2017.07.25
MadagascarBishop Jean-Pierre-Dominique Zévaco, C.M. († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Tôlagnaro (Madagascar) (1989.11.23 – 2001.04.24)

2017.07.26
ItalyArchbishop Giovanni Battista Pichierri († 74)

Archbishop of Trani–Barletta–Bisceglie (Italy) (1999.11.13 – 2017.07.26)

2017.08.03
ItalyBishop Giovanni Benedetti († 100)

Bishop emeritus of Foligno (Italy) (1976.03.25 – 1992.10.10)

2017.08.04
ItalyBishop Raffaele Calabro († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Andria (Italy) (1988.11.19 – 2016.01.29)

2017.08.05
ItalyCardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi († 83)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Ambrogio e Carlo (1998.02.21 [1998.11.04] – 2017.08.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Milano (Italy) (2002.07.11 – 2011.06.28)

2017.08.08
UruguayBishop Julio César Bonino Bonino († 70)

Bishop of Tacuarembó (Uruguay) (1989.12.20 – 2017.08.08)

2017.08.09
USABishop Robert Joseph Shaheen (Maronite Rite) († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles of the Maronites (USA) (2000.12.05 – 2013.07.10)

2017.08.11
BrazilBishop Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Apucarana (Brazil) (2005.02.02 – 2009.07.08)

2017.08.13
ChileArchbishop Savino Bernardo Maria Cazzaro Bertollo, O.S.M. († 92)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Puerto Montt (Chile) (1988.02.08 – 2001.02.27)

2017.08.13
ChinaArchbishop Sylvester Li Jian-tang (李建唐) († 91)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taiyuan 太原 (China) (1994 – 2013.11.24)

2017.08.14
ChinaBishop Paul Xie Ting-zhe (謝庭哲) († 86)

Prefect Apostolic of Xinjiang 新疆 (China) (1991 – 2017.08.14)

2017.08.17
USABishop Francis Xavier DiLorenzo († 75)

Bishop of Richmond (USA) (2004.03.31 – 2017.08.17)

2017.08.19
ItalyArchbishop Mario Roberto Cassari († 73)

Titular Archbishop of Tronto (1999.08.03 – 2017.08.19)

2017.08.22
BeninArchbishop Nestor Assogba († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cotonou (Benin) (1999.10.29 – 2005.03.05)

2017.08.22
TaiwanArchbishop Matthew Kia Yen-wen (賈彥文) († 92)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan) (1978.11.15 – 1989.02.11)

2017.08.27
MartiniqueArchbishop Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte († 89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Fort-de-France–Saint-Pierre (Martinique) (1972.07.04 – 2004.01.08)

2017.08.27
BrazilArchbishop José Maria Pires († 98)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paraíba (Brazil) (1965.12.02 – 1995.11.29)

2017.09.01
EnglandCardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor († 85)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva (2001.02.21 [2001.10.20] – 2017.09.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Westminster (England) (2000.02.15 – 2009.04.03)

2017.09.01
SlovakiaBishop Štefan Vrablec († 92)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Bratislava–Trnava (Slovakia) (1998.06.19 – 2004.04.02)

2017.09.04
MexicoBishop José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco († 96)

Bishop emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico) (1988.02.12 – 1999.01.20)

2017.09.06
ItalyCardinal Carlo Caffarra († 79)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (2006.03.24 [2006.06.24] – 2017.09.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bologna (Italy) (2003.12.16 – 2015.10.27)

2017.09.09
ItalyCardinal Velasio De Paolis, C.S. († 81)

Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola (2010.11.20 [2011.05.15] – 2017.09.09)

Pontifical Delegate emeritus for Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ (2010.07.09 – 2014.02.25)

2017.09.11
MexicoArchbishop José Trinidad Medel Pérez († 89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Durango (Mexico) (1993.03.04 – 2002.06.05)

2017.09.11
PortugalBishop António Francisco dos Santos († 69)

Bishop of Porto (Portugal) (2014.02.21 – 2017.09.11)

2017.09.13
PolandBishop Kazimierz Ryczan († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Kielce (Poland) (1993.07.17 – 2014.10.11)

2017.09.14
FranceBishop Marcel Paul Herriot († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Soissons (France) (1999.04.29 – 2008.02.22)

2017.09.15
BrazilBishop Izidoro Kosinski, C.M. († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Três Lagoas (Brazil) (1981.05.08 – 2009.01.07)

2017.09.24
PortugalBishop Manuel da Silva Martins († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Setúbal (Portugal) (1975.07.16 – 1998.04.23)

2017.09.25
ChinaBishop Matthew Hu Xian-de (胡賢德) († 83)

Bishop of Ningbo 寧波 (China) (2004.05.04 – 2017.09.25)

2017.09.27
FranceBishop Edmond-Marie-Henri Abelé († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Digne (France) (1980.12.01 – 1987.06.02)

2017.09.29
Sri LankaBishop Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Kurunegala (Sri Lanka) (1987.05.15 – 2009.05.14)

2017.10.02
FranceBishop Marcel Germain Perrier († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Pamiers (France) (2000.05.16 – 2008.06.24)

2017.10.05
VietnamBishop François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Thái Bính (Vietnam) (1990.12.03 – 2009.07.25)

2017.10.07
IndiaBishop Patrick Nair († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Meerut (India) (1974.04.05 – 2008.12.03)

2017.10.07
PolandBishop Wacław Świerzawski († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Sandomierz (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2002.10.07)

2017.10.13
South AfricaBishop Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C. († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Queenstown (South Africa) (1984.02.03 – 2009.11.16)

2017.10.14
South AfricaBishop Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B. Subl. († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Pietersburg (South Africa) (1988.12.15 – 2000.02.17)

2017.10.15
ZimbabweBishop Xavier Johnsai Munyongani († 67)

Bishop of Gweru (Zimbabwe) (2013.06.15 – 2017.10.15)

2017.10.18
PhilippinesCardinal Ricardo Jamin Vidal († 86)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense (1985.05.25 – 2017.10.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cebu (Philippines) (1982.08.24 – 2010.10.15)

2017.10.19
TanzaniaBishop Castor Paul Msemwa († 62)

Bishop of Tunduru–Masasi (Tanzania) (2005.08.25 – 2017.10.19)

2017.10.21
PhilippinesBishop Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos († 74)

Bishop of Butuan (Philippines) (1995.11.27 – 2017.10.21)

2017.10.22
BrazilBishop Geraldo João Paulo Roger Verdier († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Guajará-Mirim (Brazil) (1980.07.31 – 2011.12.09)

2017.10.24
USABishop Michael Patrick Driscoll († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Boise City (USA) (1999.01.18 – 2014.11.04)

2017.10.25
MyanmarBishop Joseph Mahn Erie († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Bassein (Myanmar) (1968.02.16 – 1982.06.03)

2017.10.30
KenyaBishop Cornelius Kipng’eno Arap Korir († 67)

Bishop of Eldoret (Kenya) (1990.04.02 – 2017.10.30)

2017.11.04
IndiaArchbishop Savarinathan Michael Augustine († 84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (India) (1992.02.18 – 2004.06.10)

2017.11.06
CanadaBishop Jacques Landriault († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Timmins (Canada) (1971.03.24 – 1990.12.13)

2017.11.06
ArgentinaBishop Andrés Sapelak, S.D.B. (Ukrainian Rite) († 97)

Bishop emeritus of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina) (1978.04.24 – 1997.12.12)

2017.11.12
FranceCardinal Bernard Panafieu († 86)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio Barbarigo alle Tre Fontane (2003.10.21 [2003.12.14] – 2017.11.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Marseille (France) (2002.12.08 – 2006.05.12)

2017.11.17
ChinaBishop Luke Li Jing-feng (李鏡峰) († 95)

Bishop of Fengxiang 鳳翔 (China) (1983.02.14 – 2017.11.17)

2017.11.19
ItalyCardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo († 92)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (2016.06.20 – 2017.11.19)

Archpriest emeritus of Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls (2005.05.31 – 2009.07.03)

2017.11.19
Congo-KinshasaBishop Léon Lesambo Ndamwize († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Inongo (Congo-Kinshasa) (1967.06.12 – 2005.07.27)

2017.11.20
HungaryBishop István Konkoly († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Szombathely (Hungary) (1987.06.05 – 2006.06.20)

2017.11.21
ArmeniaArchbishop Vartan Kechichian, C.A.M. (Armenian Rite) († 84)

Coadjutor Ordinary emeritus of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia) (2001.02.17 – 2005.04.02)

2017.11.24
CameroonBishop Gabriel Simo († 80)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Bafoussam (Cameroon) (1994.11.11 – 2013.09.14)

2017.11.25
MexicoArchbishop Rosendo Huesca Pacheco († 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico) (1977.09.28 – 2009.02.05)

2017.11.25
ItalyBishop Sotìr Ferrara (Italo-Albanese Rite) († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy) (1988.10.15 – 2013.04.08)

2017.11.26
BrazilBishop José Doth de Oliveira († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Iguatu (Brazil) (2000.07.26 – 2009.01.07)

2017.11.26
MexicoBishop Vicente García Bernal († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Obregón (Mexico) (1988.03.30 – 2005.11.08)

2017.11.26
PhilippinesBishop Christian Vicente Fernandez Noel († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Talibon (Philippines) (1986.09.06 – 2014.06.03)

2017.11.26
ArgentinaBishop José Pedro Pozzi, S.D.B. († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Alto Valle del Río Negro (Argentina) (1993.07.22 – 2003.03.19)

2017.11.28
BrazilBishop Rafael Llano Cifuentes, Opus Dei († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Nova Friburgo (Brazil) (2004.05.12 – 2010.01.20)

2017.12.05
PhilippinesBishop Elenito Reyes Galido († 64)

Bishop of Iligan (Philippines) (2006.03.25 – 2017.12.05)

2017.12.06
USABishop Dominic Dinh Mai Luong (Mai Thanh Lương) († 76)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Orange (USA) (2003.04.25 – 2015.12.20)

2017.12.07
ChinaBishop Matthias Yu Cheng-xin (余成信) († 89)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Hanzhong 漢中 (China) (1989.12 – 2007)

2017.12.08
ArgentinaArchbishop Carlos María Franzini († 66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mendoza (Argentina) (2012.11.10 – 2017.12.08)

2017.12.10
ItalyBishop Antonio Riboldi, I.C. († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Acerra (Italy) (1978.01.25 – 1999.12.07)

2017.12.12
CanadaArchbishop Alphonsus Liguori Penney († 93)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland (Canada) (1979.04.05 – 1991.02.02)

2017.12.13
LebanonArchbishop André Haddad (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 87)

Archbishop emeritus of Zahleh–Furzol of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon) (1983.06.14 – 2011.06.15)

2017.12.13
AustraliaBishop John Joseph Gerry († 90)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brisbane (Australia) (1975.06.05 – 2003.02.11)

2017.12.18
ThailandBishop George Yod Phimphisan, C.SS.R. († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Udon Thani (Thailand) (1975.10.02 – 2009.11.14)

2017.12.20
USACardinal Bernard Francis Law († 86)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna (1985.05.25 – 2017.12.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Boston (USA) (1984.01.11 – 2002.12.13)

Archpriest emeritus of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (2004.05.27 – 2011.11.21)

2017.12.23
USABishop William George Curlin († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Charlotte (USA) (1994.02.22 – 2002.09.10)

2017.12.23
Costa RicaBishop Héctor Morera Vega († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Tilarán (Costa Rica) (1979.12.04 – 2002.07.13)

2017.12.25
PolandBishop Stanisław Kędziora († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Warszawa-Praga (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2011.01.05)

2017.12.26
Bishop Pavel Hájek († 78)
2017.12.26
EnglandBishop Francis Joseph Walmsley († 91)

Military Ordinary emeritus of Great Britain (England) (1986.07.21 – 2002.05.24)

2017.12.28
ItalyArchbishop Giulio Einaudi († 89)

Titular Archbishop of Villamagna in Tripolitana (1976.11.10 – 2017.12.28)

2017.12.28
BrazilBishop Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Paranavaí (Brazil) (1985.10.12 – 2003.12.03)

2017.12.29
EcuadorArchbishop Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán († 83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cuenca (Ecuador) (2000.02.15 – 2009.04.20)

2017.12.31
CanadaBishop Clément Fecteau († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière (Canada) (1996.05.10 – 2008.10.18)

2017.12.31
BrazilBishop Luís Herbst, C.S.Sp. († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil) (1988.12.07 – 2001.01.03)

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