Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 2020

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (179)
2020.01.05
NicaraguaBishop David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap. († 72)

Bishop of Siuna (Nicaragua) (2017.11.30 – 2020.01.05)

2020.01.06
ParaguayBishop Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, S.D.B. († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Concepción (Paraguay) (2003.07.12 – 2013.07.11)

2020.01.10
PeruBishop Dante Frasnelli Tarter, O.S.J. († 95)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Huarí (Peru) (1967.08.03 – 2001.06.13)

2020.01.17
UruguayBishop Fernando Miguel Gil Eisner († 66)

Bishop of Salto (Uruguay) (2018.07.24 – 2020.01.17)

2020.01.17
PolandBishop Stanisław Stefanek, S.Chr. († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Łomża (Poland) (1996.10.26 – 2011.11.11)

2020.01.24
MexicoBishop José Luis Castro Medellín, M.S.F. († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Tacámbaro (Mexico) (2002.10.25 – 2014.08.22)

2020.01.29
ChadBishop Georges-Hilaire Dupont, O.M.I. († 100)

Bishop emeritus of Pala (Chad) (1964.01.16 – 1975.06.28)

2020.01.31
USAArchbishop Alexander Joseph Brunett († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Seattle (USA) (1997.10.28 – 2010.09.16)

2020.02.02
BrazilBishop Enemésio Ângelo Lazzaris, F.D.P. († 71)

Bishop of Balsas (Brazil) (2007.12.12 – 2020.02.02)

2020.02.03
South KoreaBishop William John McNaughton (나길모 굴리엘모), M.M. († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Incheon 인천 (South Korea) (1962.03.10 – 2002.04.25)

2020.02.06
ItalyBishop Gioacchino Illiano († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Nocera Inferiore–Sarno (Italy) (1987.08.08 – 2011.03.24)

2020.02.13
USABishop Charles James McDonnell († 91)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Newark (USA) (1994.03.15 – 2004.05.21)

2020.02.14
NigeriaBishop Peter Iornzuul Adoboh († 61)

Bishop of Katsina-Ala (Nigeria) (2012.12.29 – 2020.02.14)

2020.02.17
PeruBishop Lorenzo León Alvarado, O. de M. († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Huacho (Peru) (1967.08.03 – 2003.04.22)

2020.02.20
MyanmarBishop Peter Louis Cakü († 67)

Bishop of Kengtung (Myanmar) (2001.10.02 – 2020.02.20)

2020.02.21
PortugalBishop Ilídio Pinto Leandro († 69)

Bishop emeritus of Viseu (Portugal) (2006.06.10 – 2018.05.03)

2020.02.25
IndiaBishop Valerian D’Souza († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Poona (India) (1977.07.07 – 2009.04.04)

2020.02.26
ItalyArchbishop Andrea Mugione († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Benevento (Italy) (2006.05.03 – 2016.02.18)

2020.02.27
El SalvadorBishop Eduardo Alas Alfaro († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Chalatenango (El Salvador) (1987.12.30 – 2007.04.21)

2020.03.02
GermanyBishop Viktor Josef Dammertz, O.S.B. († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Augsburg (Germany) (1992.12.24 – 2004.06.09)

2020.03.06
EnglandArchbishop Peter David Gregory Smith († 76)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Southwark (England) (2010.04.30 – 2019.06.10)

2020.03.09
AustraliaArchbishop John Alexius Bathersby († 83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brisbane (Australia) (1991.12.03 – 2011.11.14)

2020.03.11
BrazilBishop Sebastião Roque Rabelo Mendes († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Leopoldina (Brazil) (1985.08.05 – 1989.05.10)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Belo Horizonte (Brazil) (1989.05.10 – 2004.12.15)

2020.03.15
USABishop Gilbert Espinosa Chávez († 87)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of San Diego (USA) (1974.04.09 – 2007.06.01)

2020.03.20
ColombiaBishop Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. († 89)

Bishop emeritus of San José del Guaviare (Colombia) (1999.10.29 – 2006.01.17)

2020.03.20
ZambiaBishop Justin Mulenga († 65)

Bishop of Mpika (Zambia) (2015.12.23 – 2020.03.20)

2020.03.21
IndiaBishop Soundaraj Periyanayagam, S.D.B. († 70)

Bishop of Vellore (India) (2006.07.11 – 2020.03.21)

2020.03.22
USAArchbishop Daniel Edward Pilarczyk († 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cincinnati (USA) (1982.10.30 – 2009.12.21)

2020.03.25
Papua New GuineaBishop Henk Kronenberg, S.M. († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea) (1999.04.19 – 2009.12.15)

2020.03.25
ChinaBishop Joseph Ma Zhong-mu (馬仲牧) († 100)

Bishop emeritus of Ningxia 寧夏 (China) (1983 – 2005)

2020.03.25
EthiopiaBishop Angelo Moreschi, S.D.B. († 67)

Vicar Apostolic of Gambella (Ethiopia) (2009.12.05 – 2020.03.25)

2020.03.31
KenyaArchbishop Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana’a Nzeki († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Nairobi (Kenya) (1997.04.21 – 2007.10.06)

2020.04.03
ItalyBishop Giovanni Paolo Gibertini, O.S.B. († 97)

Bishop emeritus of Reggio Emilia–Guastalla (Italy) (1989.07.11 – 1998.06.27)

2020.04.06
USAArchbishop Stephen Sulyk (Ukrainian Rite) († 95)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians (USA) (1980.12.29 – 2000.11.29)

2020.04.09
SudanBishop Clément-Joseph Hannouche (Syriac Rite) († 70)

Bishop of Cairo of the Syriacs (Egypt) (1995.06.24 – 2020.04.09)

Protosyncellus of Sudan and South Sudan of the Syriacs (Sudan) (1997 – 2020.04.09)

2020.04.10
Sri LankaArchbishop Nicholas Marcus Fernando († 87)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Colombo (Sri Lanka) (1977.03.21 – 2002.07.06)

2020.04.11
SloveniaArchbishop Alojz Uran († 75)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ljubljana (Slovenia) (2004.10.25 – 2009.11.28)

2020.04.11
ItalyBishop Mariano De Nicolò († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Rimini (Italy) (1989.07.08 – 2007.07.03)

2020.04.12
KuwaitBishop Camillo Ballin, M.C.C.J. († 75)

Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia (Kuwait) (2011.05.31 – 2020.04.12)

2020.04.14
BrazilArchbishop Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. († 70)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paraíba (Brazil) (2004.05.05 – 2016.07.06)

2020.04.14
ArgentinaBishop Miguel Ángel D’Annibale († 61)

Bishop of San Martín (Argentina) (2018.06.15 – 2020.04.14)

2020.04.15
BrazilBishop Aldo Mongiano, I.M.C. († 100)

Bishop emeritus of Roraima (Brazil) (1979.10.16 – 1996.06.26)

2020.04.15
Congo-KinshasaBishop Gérard Mulumba Kalemba († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Mweka (Congo-Kinshasa) (1989.01.19 – 2017.02.18)

2020.04.15
BelizeBishop Dorick McGowan Wright († 74)

Bishop emeritus of Belize City–Belmopan (Belize) (2006.11.18 – 2017.01.26)

2020.04.23
EnglandBishop Patrick Leo McCartie († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Northampton (England) (1990.02.20 – 2001.03.29)

2020.04.26
USABishop Emilio Simeon Allué Carcasona, S.D.B. († 85)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Boston (USA) (1996.07.24 – 2010.06.30)

2020.04.28
KenyaBishop Silas Silvius Njiru († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Meru (Kenya) (1976.12.09 – 2004.03.18)

2020.04.29
FranceBishop Philippe-Jean-Louis Breton († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Aire et Dax (France) (2002.06.18 – 2012.01.24)

2020.04.30
MozambiqueArchbishop Manuel da Silva Vieira Pinto († 96)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Nampula (Mozambique) (1984.06.04 – 2000.11.16)

2020.05.01
IndiaBishop Mathew Anikuzhikattil (Syro-Malabar Rite) († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Idukki of the Syro-Malabars (India) (2003.01.15 – 2018.01.12)

2020.05.07
ItalyBishop Eugenio Ravignani († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Trieste (Italy) (1997.01.04 – 2009.07.04)

2020.05.07
ChinaBishop Joseph Zhu Bao-yu (朱寶玉) († 98)

Bishop of Nanyang 南陽 (China) (2011.06.30 – 2020.05.07)

2020.05.12
ItalyCardinal Renato Corti († 84)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina (2016.11.19 [2017.05.14] – 2020.05.12)

Bishop emeritus of Novara (Italy) (1990.12.19 – 2011.11.24)

2020.05.12
ItalyArchbishop Felice Cece († 84)

Archbishop emeritus of Sorrento–Castellammare di Stabia (Italy) (1989.02.08 – 2012.03.10)

2020.05.13
CanadaBishop Gérard Dionne († 100)

Bishop emeritus of Edmundston (Canada) (1983.11.23 – 1993.10.20)

2020.05.14
BrazilBishop Czesław Stanula, C.SS.R. († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Itabuna (Brazil) (1997.08.27 – 2017.02.01)

2020.05.18
EnglandBishop Vincent Malone († 88)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Liverpool (England) (1989.05.13 – 2006.10.26)

2020.05.23
AustriaBishop Johann Weber († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Graz–Seckau (Austria) (1969.06.10 – 2001.03.14)

2020.05.25
EcuadorBishop Paolo Mietto, C.S.I. († 85)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Napo (Ecuador) (1996.08.02 – 2010.06.11)

2020.05.26
AngolaBishop Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Benguela (Angola) (1974.11.20 – 2008.02.18)

2020.06.01
BrazilArchbishop Pedro Ercílio Simon († 78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Passo Fundo (Brazil) (2011.04.13 – 2012.07.11)

2020.06.02
Papua New GuineaBishop Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C. († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Alotau–Sideia (Papua New Guinea) (1975.04.28 – 2001.06.25)

2020.06.02
FranceBishop Jacques Moïse Eugène Noyer († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Amiens (France) (1987.10.31 – 2003.03.10)

2020.06.03
BrazilBishop Mário Rino Sivieri († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Propriá (Brazil) (1997.03.18 – 2017.10.25)

2020.06.05
USABishop James Albert Murray († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Kalamazoo (USA) (1997.11.18 – 2009.04.06)

2020.06.05
USABishop George Vance Murry, S.J. († 71)

Bishop of Youngstown (USA) (2007.01.30 – 2020.06.05)

2020.06.06
ItalyBishop Andrea Veggio († 96)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Verona (Italy) (1983.08.01 – 2001.09.08)

2020.06.09
LebanonArchbishop Joseph Mohsen Béchara (Maronite Rite) († 85)

Archbishop emeritus of Antélias of the Maronites (Lebanon) (1988.06.11 – 2012.06.16)

2020.06.09
Northern IrelandBishop Francis Lagan († 85)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Derry (Northern Ireland) (1988.02.04 – 2010.05.06)

2020.06.11
New ZealandBishop John Basil Meeking († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Christchurch (New Zealand) (1987.03.30 – 1995.12.15)

2020.06.12
ItalyBishop Lino Esterino Garavaglia, O.F.M. Cap. († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Cesena–Sarsina (Italy) (1991.03.25 – 2003.12.03)

2020.06.13
SyriaArchbishop Théophile Philippe Barakat (Syriac Rite) († 67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria) (2016.04.15 – 2020.06.13)

2020.06.15
GermanyBishop Anton Schlembach († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Speyer (Germany) (1983.08.25 – 2007.02.10)

2020.06.16
BrazilBishop Valério Breda, S.D.B. († 75)

Bishop of Penedo (Brazil) (1997.07.30 – 2020.06.16)

2020.06.21
ChileArchbishop Bernardino Piñera Carvallo († 104)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Serena (Chile) (1983.07.01 – 1990.09.29)

2020.06.23
PhilippinesArchbishop Jesus Armamento Dosado, C.M. († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ozamiz (Philippines) (1983.01.24 – 2016.10.04)

2020.06.23
ChileBishop Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz, SS.CC. († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Rancagua (Chile) (1993.04.16 – 2004.04.23)

2020.06.23
NicaraguaBishop César Bosco Vivas Robelo († 78)

Bishop emeritus of León (Nicaragua) (1991.04.02 – 2019.06.29)

2020.06.26
LaosBishop Pierre-Antonio-Jean Bach, M.E.P. († 87)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Savannakhet (Laos) (1971.06.28 – 1975.07.10)

2020.06.26
IndonesiaBishop Julianus Kemo Sunarko, S.J. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Purwokerto (Indonesia) (2000.05.10 – 2016.12.29)

2020.06.27
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Matarrese († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Frascati (Italy) (1989.11.11 – 2009.07.02)

2020.07.01
ArgentinaBishop Pedro Luis Ronchino, S.D.B. († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina) (1993.01.30 – 2005.02.19)

2020.07.02
MexicoBishop Teodoro Enrique Pino Miranda († 73)

Bishop of Huajuapan de León (Mexico) (2000.12.02 – 2020.07.02)

2020.07.04
ItalyArchbishop Angelo Fagiani († 77)

Archbishop emeritus of Camerino–San Severino Marche (Italy) (1997.04.14 – 2007.09.03)

2020.07.06
South AfricaBishop Zithulele Patrick Mvemve († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Klerksdorp (South Africa) (1994.03.26 – 2013.04.26)

2020.07.08
MexicoBishop José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M. († 72)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Jesús María (Mexico) (1992.06.27 – 2010.02.27)

2020.07.11
USABishop Edward Urban Kmiec († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Buffalo (USA) (2004.10.28 – 2012.05.29)

2020.07.13
BangladeshArchbishop Moses Costa, C.S.C. († 69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chattogram (Bangladesh) (2018.12.28 – 2020.07.13)

2020.07.13
SpainBishop Camilo Lorenzo Iglesias († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Astorga (Spain) (1995.06.14 – 2015.11.18)

2020.07.14
UkraineBishop Milan Šášik, C.M. (Ruthenian Rite) († 67)

Bishop of Mukačeve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine) (2010.03.17 – 2020.07.14)

2020.07.15
USAArchbishop Oscar Hugh Lipscomb († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mobile (USA) (1980.07.29 – 2008.04.02)

2020.07.15
BoliviaBishop Eugenio Scarpellini († 66)

Bishop of El Alto (Bolivia) (2013.07.26 – 2020.07.15)

2020.07.17
PolandCardinal Zenon Grocholewski († 80)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Nicola in Carcere pro hac vice Title (2011.02.21 – 2020.07.17)

Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions) (1999.11.15 – 2015.03.31)

President emeritus of Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations (1999.11.15 – 2015.03.31)

2020.07.17
Cote d’IvoireBishop Pierre-Marie Coty († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Daloa (Cote d’Ivoire) (1975.11.20 – 2005.03.22)

2020.07.18
BrazilBishop Henrique Soares da Costa († 57)

Bishop of Palmares (Brazil) (2014.03.19 – 2020.07.18)

2020.07.18
PhilippinesBishop Manuel Cruz Sobreviñas († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Imus (Philippines) (1993.02.25 – 2001.10.22)

2020.07.19
CanadaBishop Louis Dicaire († 73)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (Canada) (2004.06.19 – 2020.07.19)

2020.07.24
LesothoArchbishop Bernard Mosiuoa Mohlalisi, O.M.I. († 87)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Maseru (Lesotho) (1990.06.11 – 2009.06.30)

2020.07.26
MexicoBishop Rafael Barraza Sánchez († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Mazatlán (Mexico) (1981.10.19 – 2005.03.03)

2020.08.01
BrazilBishop Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Cornélio Procópio (Brazil) (1984.03.26 – 2014.03.26)

2020.08.03
ItalyBishop Lorenzo Chiarinelli († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Viterbo (Italy) (1997.06.30 – 2010.12.11)

2020.08.05
South KoreaBishop John of the Cross Chang Yik (장익 십자가의 요한 / 張益) († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Chunchon 춘천 (South Korea) (1994.11.11 – 2010.01.28)

2020.08.08
BrazilBishop Pedro Casaldáliga Plá, C.M.F. († 92)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of São Félix (Brazil) (1971.08.27 – 2005.02.02)

2020.08.10
PeruArchbishop Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. († 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ayacucho (Peru) (2001.06.13 – 2011.08.06)

2020.08.12
FranceBishop François-Mathurin Gourvès († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Vannes (France) (1991.11.16 – 2005.06.28)

2020.08.12
ChileMr. Francisco José Cox Huneeus, I.Sch. († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Serena (Chile) (1990.09.29 – 1997.04.16)

2020.08.21
ColombiaBishop Antonio Bayter Abud, M.X.Y. († 86)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Inírida (Colombia) (1996.11.30 – 2013.12.03)

2020.08.25
FranceArchbishop Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon († 76)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Clermont (France) (2002.12.08 – 2016.03.17)

2020.08.25
Cote d’IvoireBishop Laurent Akran Mandjo († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Yopougon (Cote d’Ivoire) (1982.06.08 – 2015.11.28)

2020.08.26
PhilippinesArchbishop Oscar Valero Cruz († 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lingayen–Dagupan (Philippines) (1991.07.15 – 2009.09.08)

2020.08.26
GuatemalaArchbishop Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras († 90)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Guatemala) (1996.02.13 – 2007.04.19)

2020.09.02
NetherlandsCardinal Adrianus Johannes Simonis († 88)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente (1985.05.25 – 2020.09.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Utrecht (Netherlands) (1983.12.03 – 2007.04.14)

2020.09.02
ArgentinaArchbishop Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B. († 75)

Archbishop emeritus of Mercedes–Luján (Argentina) (2007.12.27 – 2019.10.04)

2020.09.03
GambiaBishop Michael Joseph Cleary, C.S.Sp. († 95)

Bishop emeritus of Banjul (Gambia) (1981.01.24 – 2006.02.25)

2020.09.05
UkraineCardinal Marian Jaworski († 94)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto (2001.02.21 [2001.05.20] – 2020.09.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lviv (Ukraine) (1991.01.16 – 2008.10.21)

2020.09.06
IndiaBishop Paul Chittilapilly (Syro-Malabar Rite) († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Thamarasserry of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1996.11.11 – 2010.01.18)

2020.09.08
IndiaArchbishop Joseph Chennoth (車納德 / ジョセフ・チェノットゥ) (Syro-Malabar Rite) († 76)

Titular Archbishop of Milevum (1999.08.24 – 2020.09.08)

Apostolic Nuncio to Japan (2011.08.15 – 2020.09.08)

2020.09.08
Papua New GuineaArchbishop Benedict To Varpin († 84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Madang (Papua New Guinea) (1987.12.31 – 2001.07.24)

2020.09.12
KenyaBishop Linus Okok Okwach († 67)

Bishop emeritus of Homa Bay (Kenya) (1993.10.18 – 2002.02.20)

2020.09.14
BulgariaBishop Petko Jordanov Christov, O.F.M. Conv. († 69)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1994.10.18 – 2020.09.14)

2020.09.18
PortugalBishop Anacleto Cordeiro Gonçalves de Oliveira († 74)

Bishop of Viana do Castelo (Portugal) (2010.06.11 – 2020.09.18)

2020.09.24
USAArchbishop John Joseph Myers († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Newark (USA) (2001.07.24 – 2016.11.07)

Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Turks and Caicos Islands (Turks and Caicos Islands) (2001.07.24 – 2016.11.07)

2020.09.24
BrazilBishop Capistrano Francisco Heim, O.F.M. († 86)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Itaituba (Brazil) (1988.07.06 – 2010.12.08)

2020.09.27
ArgentinaArchbishop Mario Luis Bautista Maulión († 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paraná (Argentina) (2003.04.29 – 2010.11.04)

2020.10.04
ItalyBishop Giovanni D’Alise († 72)

Bishop of Caserta (Italy) (2014.03.21 – 2020.10.04)

2020.10.13
FranceArchbishop Claude Feidt († 84)

Archbishop emeritus of Aix (France) (2002.12.08 – 2010.03.29)

2020.10.14
PortugalBishop José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Viana do Castelo (Portugal) (1997.10.29 – 2010.06.11)

2020.10.15
SpainBishop Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Real (Spain) (2003.03.20 – 2016.04.08)

2020.10.17
USABishop Odore Joseph Gendron († 99)

Bishop emeritus of Manchester (USA) (1974.12.12 – 1990.06.12)

2020.10.18
Central African RepublicBishop Agostino Giuseppe Delfino, O.F.M. Cap. († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Berbérati (Central African Republic) (1991.06.17 – 2010.06.17)

2020.10.20
PolandBishop Bogdan Józef Wojtuś († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Gniezno (Poland) (1988.09.24 – 2012.09.15)

2020.10.24
MyanmarArchbishop Paul Zinghtung Grawng († 82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mandalay (Myanmar) (2003.05.24 – 2014.04.03)

2020.10.27
UkraineBishop Jan Niemiec († 62)

Auxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Ukraine) (2006.10.20 – 2020.10.27)

2020.10.28
MalaysiaCardinal Anthony Soter Fernandez († 88)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Alberto Magno (2016.11.19 [2016.11.21] – 2020.10.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) (1983.07.02 – 2003.05.24)

2020.10.28
SlovakiaBishop Štefan Sečka († 67)

Bishop of Spiš (Slovakia) (2011.08.04 – 2020.10.28)

2020.10.29
PolandBishop Józef Zawitkowski († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Łowicz (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2013.12.09)

2020.10.30
KenyaBishop Ambrogio Ravasi, I.M.C. († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Marsabit (Kenya) (1981.06.19 – 2006.11.25)

2020.10.31
MexicoBishop Arturo Lona Reyes († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Tehuantepec (Mexico) (1971.05.04 – 2000.11.25)

2020.11.07
IndonesiaArchbishop Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Medan (Indonesia) (2009.02.12 – 2018.12.08)

2020.11.08
AngolaArchbishop Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp. († 74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Malanje (Angola) (2012.05.19 – 2020.11.08)

2020.11.11
SpainBishop Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Lleida (Spain) (1999.10.29 – 2007.03.08)

2020.11.14
USABishop Gerald Nicholas Dino (Ruthenian Rite) († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix of the Ruthenians (USA) (2009.12.18 – 2016.05.07)

2020.11.15
EcuadorCardinal Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga († 86)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via (2010.11.20 [2010.11.28] – 2020.11.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Quito (Ecuador) (2003.03.21 – 2010.09.11)

2020.11.16
PolandCardinal Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz († 97)

Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (1985.05.25 – 2020.11.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Wrocław (Poland) (1976.01.03 – 2004.04.03)

2020.11.18
VenezuelaBishop Iwannis Louis Awad (Syriac Rite) († 86)

Apostolic Exarch emeritus of Venezuela of the Syriacs (Venezuela) (2003.05.17 – 2011.03.01)

2020.11.21
SloveniaBishop Jožef Smej († 98)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Maribor (Slovenia) (1983.04.15 – 2009.06.18)

2020.11.22
MexicoBishop Gonzalo Galván Castillo († 69)

Bishop emeritus of Autlán (Mexico) (2004.10.26 – 2015.06.25)

2020.11.23
ItalyBishop Marco Virgilio Ferrari († 87)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Milano (Italy) (1987.09.08 – 2009.01.10)

2020.11.24
SpainBishop Damián Iguacén Borau († 104)

Bishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Spain) (1984.08.14 – 1991.06.12)

2020.11.25
PanamaBishop Uriah Adolphus Ashley Maclean († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Penonomé (Panama) (1993.12.18 – 2015.06.25)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Panamá (Panama) (2015.06.25 – 2019.04.26)

2020.11.26
MexicoBishop Benjamín Jiménez Hernández († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Culiacán (Mexico) (1993.10.04 – 2011.03.18)

2020.11.26
SpainBishop Alfonso Milián Sorribas († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Barbastro–Monzón (Spain) (2004.11.11 – 2014.12.27)

2020.11.26
Congo-KinshasaBishop Louis Nzala Kianza († 74)

Bishop emeritus of Popokabaka (Congo-Kinshasa) (1996.04.22 – 2020.06.29)

2020.11.28
BrazilArchbishop Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B. († 91)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cuiabá (Brazil) (1981.08.15 – 2004.06.09)

2020.11.29
EgyptArchbishop Marco Dino Brogi, O.F.M. († 88)

Undersecretary emeritus of Congregation for the Oriental Churches (1991 – 1997.12.13)

2020.11.29
Costa RicaBishop José Rafael Barquero Arce († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Alajuela (Costa Rica) (1980.12.22 – 2007.07.03)

2020.12.01
AlgeriaArchbishop Henri Antoine Marie Teissier († 91)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria) (1988.04.19 – 2008.05.24)

2020.12.04
UgandaArchbishop James Odongo († 89)

Military Director of Uganda (Uganda) (1986.07.21 – 2020.12.04)

2020.12.09
EcuadorArchbishop José Mario Ruiz Navas († 90)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Portoviejo (Ecuador) (1994.02.25 – 2007.08.06)

2020.12.10
VenezuelaBishop Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Maracay (Venezuela) (2008.02.12 – 2019.07.19)

2020.12.12
PakistanBishop Victor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I. († 80)

Vicar Apostolic of Quetta (Pakistan) (2010.04.29 – 2020.12.12)

2020.12.14
MalawiArchbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye († 71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lilongwe (Malawi) (2013.07.03 – 2020.12.14)

2020.12.14
MexicoBishop José María de la Torre Martín († 68)

Bishop of Aguascalientes (Mexico) (2008.01.31 – 2020.12.14)

2020.12.16
NigeriaArchbishop Peter Yariyok Jatau († 89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kaduna (Nigeria) (1975.04.10 – 2007.11.16)

2020.12.16
South KoreaBishop Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong (경갑룡 요셉 / 景甲龍) († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea) (1984.07.02 – 2005.04.01)

2020.12.16
MyanmarBishop Sephen Tjephe († 65)

Bishop of Loikaw (Myanmar) (2014.11.15 – 2020.12.16)

2020.12.17
BrazilBishop Jacó Roberto Hilgert († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Cruz Alta (Brazil) (1976.07.19 – 2002.05.08)

2020.12.18
JapanArchbishop Peter Takeo Okada (ペトロ 岡田武夫) († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tokyo 東京 (Japan) (2000.02.17 – 2017.10.25)

2020.12.19
CroatiaBishop Mile Bogović († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Gospić–Senj (Croatia) (2000.05.25 – 2016.04.04)

2020.12.20
TanzaniaBishop Anthony Banzi († 74)

Bishop of Tanga (Tanzania) (1994.06.10 – 2020.12.20)

2020.12.20
MexicoBishop Florencio Olvera Ochoa († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Cuernavaca (Mexico) (2002.02.22 – 2009.07.10)

2020.12.22
ItalyBishop Antonio Vacca († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Alghero–Bosa (Italy) (1993.02.18 – 2006.09.29)

2020.12.23
TurkiyeBishop Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M. († 68)

Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkiye) (2016.04.16 – 2020.12.23)

2020.12.26
ItalyBishop Sergio Pintor († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Ozieri (Italy) (2006.09.29 – 2012.12.10)

2020.12.28
JapanBishop Paul Sueo Hamaguchi (パウロ 浜口末雄) († 72)

Bishop of Oita 大分 (Japan) (2011.03.25 – 2020.12.28)

2020.12.29
NigeriaBishop Gregory Obinna Ochiagha († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Orlu (Nigeria) (1980.11.29 – 2008.03.25)

2020.12.29
AustraliaBishop Geoffrey James Robinson († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Sydney (Australia) (1984.01.23 – 2004.07.15)

2020.12.30
ChinaBishop Andrew Han Jing-tao (韓景濤) († 99)

Bishop of Siping 四平 (China) (1995 – 2020.12.30)

2020.12.31
Congo-KinshasaArchbishop Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa († 83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa) (1998.05.22 – 2010.12.01)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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