Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 2022

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (171)
2022.01.01
Cook IslandsBishop Robin Walsh Leamy, S.M. († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Rarotonga (Cook Islands) (1984.01.09 – 1996.11.08)

2022.01.01
NigeriaBishop Paul Adegboyega Olawoore († 60)

Bishop of Ilorin (Nigeria) (2019.06.11 – 2022.01.01)

2022.01.02
CanadaBishop Jean-Guy Couture († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Chicoutimi (Canada) (1979.04.05 – 2004.06.19)

2022.01.05
SpainCardinal Francisco Álvarez Martínez († 96)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde (2001.02.21 [2001.05.20] – 2022.01.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toledo (Spain) (1995.06.23 – 2002.10.24)

2022.01.11
BoliviaBishop Francisco Focardi Mazzocchi, O.F.M. († 72)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Camiri (Bolivia) (2009.07.15 – 2017.08.02)

2022.01.18
ColombiaBishop Eloy Tato Losada, I.E.M.E. († 98)

Bishop emeritus of Magangué (Colombia) (1969.04.25 – 1994.05.31)

2022.01.19
AustriaBishop Elmar Fischer († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Feldkirch (Austria) (2005.05.24 – 2011.11.15)

2022.01.29
MexicoBishop Hermenegildo Ramírez Sánchez, M.J. († 92)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Huautla (Mexico) (1975.01.04 – 2005.10.15)

2022.01.31
MexicoBishop Onésimo Cepeda Silva († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Ecatepec (Mexico) (1995.06.28 – 2012.05.07)

2022.02.01
CanadaBishop Remi Joseph De Roo († 97)

Bishop emeritus of Victoria (Canada) (1962.10.29 – 1999.03.18)

2022.02.01
MexicoBishop Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O. († 80)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of México (Mexico) (2004.02.11 – 2019.02.16)

2022.02.03
AustraliaBishop Joseph Hitti (Maronite Rite) († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney of the Maronites (Australia) (1990.11.23 – 2001.10.26)

2022.02.03
MexicoBishop Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla († 101)

Bishop emeritus of Saltillo (Mexico) (1975.10.04 – 1999.12.30)

2022.02.09
ColombiaBishop Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M. († 71)

Bishop of Garzón (Colombia) (2012.06.11 – 2022.02.09)

2022.02.10
ThailandBishop Joseph Sangval Surasarang († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Chiang Mai (Thailand) (1986.10.17 – 2009.02.10)

2022.02.12
ChileBishop Tomás Osvaldo González Morales, S.D.B. († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Punta Arenas (Chile) (1974.03.28 – 2006.03.04)

2022.02.12
IndonesiaBishop Francis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm. († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Manokwari–Sorong (Indonesia) (1988.05.05 – 2003.06.30)

2022.02.12
SpainBishop Antoni Vadell Ferrer († 49)

Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona (Spain) (2017.06.19 – 2022.02.12)

2022.02.15
EgyptBishop Youhanna Golta (Coptic Rite) († 85)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) (1986.07.27 – 1997)

2022.02.16
ItalyCardinal Luigi De Magistris († 95)

Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2015.02.14 [2015.02.17] – 2022.02.16)

Major Pro-Penitentiary emeritus of Apostolic Penitentiary (2001.11.22 – 2003.10.04)

2022.02.16
FranceBishop Didier-Léon Marchand († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Valence (France) (1978.09.08 – 2001.12.11)

2022.02.16
CanadaBishop John Aloysius O’Mara († 97)

Bishop emeritus of Saint Catharines (Canada) (1994.02.02 – 2001.11.09)

2022.02.17
GuatemalaBishop Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Vera Paz (Guatemala) (1977.10.07 – 2001.02.22)

2022.02.17
CzechiaBishop František Václav Lobkowicz, O. Praem. († 74)

Bishop of Ostrava–Opava (Czechia) (1996.05.30 – 2022.02.17)

2022.02.19
GermanyBishop Franz Grave († 89)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Essen (Germany) (1988.03.31 – 2008.06.27)

2022.02.22
AngolaBishop Jesús Tirso Blanco, S.D.B. († 64)

Bishop of Luena (Angola) (2007.11.26 – 2022.02.22)

2022.02.23
MexicoBishop José Isidro Guerrero Macías († 70)

Bishop of Mexicali (Mexico) (1997.05.31 – 2022.02.23)

2022.02.23
VenezuelaBishop Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, H.S.O.D. († 62)

Bishop emeritus of Puerto Cabello (Venezuela) (2003.12.05 – 2010.03.13)

2022.02.24
ArgentinaArchbishop Eduardo Vicente Mirás († 92)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rosario (Argentina) (1993.11.20 – 2005.12.22)

2022.02.25
Papua New GuineaBishop Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M. († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Bereina (Papua New Guinea) (1999.01.02 – 2002.02.12)

2022.02.26
LatviaBishop Janis Cakuls († 95)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Riga (Latvia) (1991.05.08 – 1993.06.18)

2022.02.26
USABishop Donald Walter Trautman († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Erie (USA) (1990.06.02 – 2012.07.31)

2022.02.27
BrazilBishop José Carlos Castanho de Almeida († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Araçatuba (Brazil) (1994.03.23 – 2003.09.17)

2022.03.02
USABishop Robert John Rose († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Grand Rapids (USA) (1989.06.24 – 2003.10.13)

2022.03.05
ItalyCardinal Agostino Cacciavillan († 95)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino pro hac vice Title (2011.02.21 – 2022.03.05)

President emeritus of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (1998.11.05 – 2002.10.01)

2022.03.07
ChileBishop Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B. († 70)

Bishop of Temuco (Chile) (2013.05.14 – 2022.03.07)

2022.03.08
ArgentinaBishop Fernando Carlos Maletti († 72)

Bishop of Merlo–Moreno (Argentina) (2013.05.06 – 2022.03.08)

2022.03.11
BrazilBishop João Evangelista Martins Terra, S.J. († 97)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brasília (Brazil) (1994.06.15 – 2004.06.16)

2022.03.13
PolandBishop Adam Odzimek († 77)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Radom (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2019.10.07)

2022.03.14
GuatemalaBishop José Ramiro Pellecer Samayoa († 92)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1967.11.28 – 2010.10.02)

2022.03.21
FranceBishop Raymond Gaston Séguy († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Autun (France) (1987.07.31 – 2006.04.08)

2022.03.23
PolandArchbishop Edmund Michał Piszcz († 92)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Warmia (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2006.05.30)

2022.03.26
IrelandBishop James Moriarty († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin (Ireland) (2002.06.04 – 2010.04.22)

2022.03.26
PolandBishop Teofil Józef Wilski († 86)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Kalisz (Poland) (1995.04.08 – 2011.10.31)

2022.03.28
EgyptCardinal Antonios I Naguib (Coptic Rite) († 87)

Cardinal-Patriarch (2010.11.20 – 2022.03.28)

Patriarch emeritus of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) ([2006.03.30] 2006.04.07 – 2013.01.15)

2022.03.28
LebanonArchbishop Georges Bou-Jaoudé, C.M. (Maronite Rite) († 78)

Archbishop emeritus of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon) ([2005.09.24] 2005.12.28 – 2020.11.01)

2022.03.30
IndiaBishop Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E. († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Kurnool (India) (1988.01.18 – 1991.07.16)

2022.03.31
SpainBishop Francisco Pardo Artigas († 75)

Bishop of Girona (Spain) (2008.07.16 – 2022.03.31)

2022.04.01
IndiaBishop Innayya Chinna Addagatla († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Srikakulam (India) (1993.07.01 – 2018.12.12)

2022.04.03
Papua New GuineaArchbishop Michael Meier, S.V.D. († 93)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea) (1987.03.07 – 2006.07.17)

2022.04.04
BrazilBishop José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A. († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Juazeiro (Brazil) (2003.06.04 – 2016.09.07)

2022.04.09
IndiaBishop Stephen Athipozhiyil († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Alleppey (India) (2001.12.09 – 2019.10.11)

2022.04.10
CanadaMr. Raymond John Lahey († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Antigonish (Canada) (2003.04.05 – 2009.09.26)

2022.04.14
IndiaBishop Joseph Pathalil († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Udaipur (India) (1984.12.03 – 2012.12.21)

2022.04.16
USABishop John Martin Dougherty († 89)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Scranton (USA) (1995.02.07 – 2009.08.31)

2022.04.20
MexicoCardinal Javier Lozano Barragán († 89)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Dorotea (2014.06.12 [2014.11.01] – 2022.04.20)

Bishop emeritus of Zacatecas (Mexico) (1984.10.28 – 1996.10.31)

President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers (1997.01.07 – 2009.04.18)

2022.04.23
SpainBishop Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Tarazona (Spain) (1996.05.24 – 2004.10.21)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Toledo (Spain) (2004.10.21 – 2010.12.03)

2022.04.24
UgandaArchbishop Denis Kiwanuka Lote († 84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tororo (Uganda) (2007.06.27 – 2014.01.02)

2022.04.27
SpainCardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. († 87)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli (2003.10.21 [2004.04.27] – 2022.04.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Sevilla (Spain) (1982.05.22 – 2009.11.05)

2022.04.27
PolandBishop Adam Lepa († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Łódź (Poland) (1987.12.04 – 2014.05.27)

2022.04.28
El SalvadorArchbishop Fernando Sáenz Lacalle, Opus Dei († 89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of San Salvador (El Salvador) (1995.04.22 – 2008.12.27)

2022.05.09
USABishop Robert Henry Brom († 83)

Bishop emeritus of San Diego (USA) (1990.07.10 – 2013.09.18)

2022.05.10
ChinaBishop Peter Wu Jun-wei (武俊維) († 58)

Prefect Apostolic of Xinjiang 新絳 (China) (2009.05 – 2022.05.10)

2022.05.12
ColombiaBishop Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón († 70)

Bishop emeritus of Vélez (Colombia) (2003.05.14 – 2015.11.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Pereira (Colombia) (2015.11.30 – 2022.05.12)

2022.05.14
ItalyBishop Francesco Zerrillo († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Lucera–Troia (Italy) (1997.02.15 – 2007.06.30)

2022.05.15
ZimbabweBishop Martin Munyanyi († 66)

Bishop emeritus of Gweru (Zimbabwe) (2006.05.11 – 2012.04.28)

2022.05.18
AngolaBishop Fernando Guimarães Kevanu († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Ondjiva (Angola) (1988.01.30 – 2011.11.23)

2022.05.21
USABishop Emil Aloysius Wcela († 91)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Rockville Centre (USA) (1988.10.21 – 2007.04.03)

2022.05.25
ArgentinaBishop Luis Guillermo Eichhorn († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Morón (Argentina) (2004.11.30 – 2017.06.30)

2022.05.27
ItalyCardinal Angelo Sodano († 94)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1994.01.10 – 2022.05.27)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova in commendum (1994.01.10 – 2022.05.27)

Secretary of State emeritus of Secretariat of State (1991.06.29 – 2006.09.15)

2022.05.28
ItalyBishop Ernesto Vecchi († 86)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Bologna (Italy) (1998.07.18 – 2011.02.08)

2022.05.31
GhanaArchbishop Gregory Ebolawola Kpiebaya († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tamale (Ghana) (1994.03.26 – 2009.02.12)

2022.06.01
BrazilBishop Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo, O. Praem. († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil) (1989.11.18 – 2004.08.04)

2022.06.04
MadagascarBishop Donald Joseph Leo Pelletier, M.S. († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Morondava (Madagascar) (1999.10.15 – 2010.02.26)

2022.06.06
ItalyArchbishop Michele Scandiffio († 93)

Archbishop emeritus of Acerenza (Italy) (1988.04.30 – 2005.07.27)

2022.06.09
BrazilBishop Aloísio Sinésio Bohn († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Santa Cruz do Sul (Brazil) (1986.06.27 – 2010.05.19)

2022.06.14
SpainArchbishop Gabino Díaz Merchán († 96)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Oviedo (Spain) (1969.08.04 – 2002.01.07)

2022.06.14
El SalvadorBishop Rodrigo Orlando Cabrera Cuéllar († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Santiago de María (El Salvador) (1983.12.23 – 2016.01.04)

2022.06.16
SpainArchbishop Antonio Montero Moreno († 93)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mérida–Badajoz (Spain) (1994.07.28 – 2004.07.09)

2022.06.17
ItalyBishop Flavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap. († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Verona (Italy) (1998.07.25 – 2007.05.08)

2022.06.17
BrazilBishop Bruno Pedron, S.D.B. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Ji-Paraná (Brazil) (2007.04.11 – 2019.06.05)

2022.06.18
MalawiArchbishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. († 84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lilongwe (Malawi) (2011.02.09 – 2013.07.03)

2022.06.27
MexicoBishop Renato Ascencio León († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) (1994.10.07 – 2014.12.20)

2022.07.01
IndiaPatriarch Raul Nicolau Gonsalves († 95)

Archbishop emeritus of Goa and Daman (India) (1978.01.30 – 2003.12.12)

2022.07.02
CanadaBishop Laurent Noël († 102)

Bishop emeritus of Trois-Rivières (Canada) (1975.11.08 – 1996.11.21)

2022.07.04
BrazilCardinal Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M. († 87)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana (2001.02.21 [2001.05.20] – 2022.07.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of São Paulo (Brazil) (1998.04.15 – 2006.10.31)

President emeritus of Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) (2020.06.29 – 2022.03.27)

2022.07.07
BoliviaBishop Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez, C.SS.R. († 54)

Vicar Apostolic of Reyes (Bolivia) (2019.06.01 – 2022.07.07)

2022.07.08
PhilippinesArchbishop Angel Nacorda Lagdameo († 81)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Jaro (Philippines) (2000.03.11 – 2018.02.14)

2022.07.08
NigeriaBishop George Jonathan Dodo († 66)

Bishop of Zaria (Nigeria) (2000.12.05 – 2022.07.08)

2022.07.11
IndiaArchbishop Joseph Mittathany († 90)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Imphal (India) (1995.07.10 – 2006.07.12)

2022.07.12
SwitzerlandBishop Ivo Fürer († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Sankt Gallen (Switzerland) ([1995.03.28] 1995.03.29 – 2005.10.16)

2022.07.16
MexicoBishop José Guadalupe Galván Galindo († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Torreón (Mexico) (2000.10.12 – 2017.09.09)

2022.07.18
ItalyBishop Egidio Caporello († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Mantova (Italy) (1986.06.28 – 2007.07.13)

2022.07.18
SpainBishop José Diéguez Reboredo († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Tui–Vigo (Spain) (1996.06.07 – 2010.01.28)

2022.07.23
BurundiBishop Venant Bacinoni († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Bururi (Burundi) (2007.06.25 – 2020.02.15)

2022.07.26
ItalyArchbishop Bruno Foresti († 99)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Brescia (Italy) (1983.04.07 – 1998.12.19)

2022.07.27
FranceBishop Paul Émile Joseph Bertrand († 97)

Bishop emeritus of Mende (France) (1989.09.14 – 2001.10.16)

2022.07.27
BoliviaBishop Luis Morgan Casey († 87)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Pando (Bolivia) (1988.01.18 – 2013.02.02)

2022.07.30
UgandaBishop Martin Luluga († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Nebbi (Uganda) (1999.01.02 – 2011.02.08)

2022.07.31
French PolynesiaArchbishop Hubert Coppenrath († 91)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Papeete (French Polynesia) (1999.06.04 – 2011.03.31)

2022.07.31
IndonesiaBishop Hubertus Leteng († 63)

Bishop emeritus of Ruteng (Indonesia) (2009.11.07 – 2017.10.11)

2022.08.02
ColombiaArchbishop Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tunja (Colombia) (1998.02.02 – 2020.02.11)

2022.08.05
South AfricaBishop Reginald Michael Cawcutt († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Cape Town (South Africa) (1992.05.29 – 2002.07.17)

2022.08.06
USABishop John Walter Yanta († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Amarillo (USA) (1997.01.20 – 2008.01.03)

2022.08.07
USABishop Robert Mikhail Moskal (Ukrainian Rite) († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Saint Josaphat in Parma of the Ukrainians (USA) (1983.12.05 – 2009.07.29)

2022.08.08
SlovakiaCardinal Jozef Tomko († 98)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina (1996.01.29 – 2022.08.08)

President emeritus of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses (2001.10.23 – 2007.10.01)

2022.08.12
LiberiaArchbishop Lewis Jerome Zeigler († 78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Monrovia (Liberia) (2011.02.12 – 2021.06.07)

2022.08.13
ItalyBishop Antonino Orrù († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Ales–Terralba (Italy) (1990.04.09 – 2004.02.05)

2022.08.13
BrazilBishop Ângelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap. († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Uruguaiana (Brazil) (1999.05.26 – 2007.06.27)

2022.08.19
ArgentinaBishop Jorge Luis Lona († 86)

Bishop emeritus of San Luis (Argentina) (2001.06.06 – 2011.02.22)

2022.08.20
IrelandBishop Séamus Freeman, S.A.C. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Ossory (Ireland) (2007.09.14 – 2016.07.29)

2022.08.22
USAArchbishop Rembert George Weakland, O.S.B. († 95)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Milwaukee (USA) (1977.09.20 – 2002.05.24)

2022.08.22
PortugalBishop António de Sousa Braga, S.C.I. († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Angra (Portugal) (1996.04.09 – 2016.03.15)

2022.08.23
BrazilArchbishop Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC. († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Vitória (Brazil) (2004.04.14 – 2018.11.07)

2022.08.25
USABishop Dale Joseph Melczek († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Gary (USA) (1996.06.01 – 2014.11.24)

2022.08.26
SerbiaBishop Alojzije Slavko Večerin († 65)

Bishop of Subotica (Serbia) (2020.09.08 – 2022.08.26)

2022.08.28
SwitzerlandArchbishop Peter Stephan Zurbriggen († 79)

Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Estonia (Estonia) (2001.11.15 – 2005.03.23)

2022.08.28
ItalyBishop Gastone Simoni († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Prato (Italy) (1991.12.07 – 2012.09.29)

2022.08.28
ChinaBishop Joseph Ye Rong-hua (葉榮華) († 91)

Prefect Apostolic of Xing’anfu 興安府 (China) (2000 – 2022.08.28)

2022.08.29
VietnamBishop Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên († 95)

Bishop emeritus of Vinh (Vietnam) (2000.12.11 – 2010.05.13)

2022.09.02
TaiwanArchbishop Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (鄭再發) († 90)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan) (2004.01.24 – 2007.11.09)

2022.09.06
MadagascarBishop Philippe Ranaivomanana († 73)

Bishop of Antsirabé (Madagascar) (2009.11.14 – 2022.09.06)

2022.09.10
PhilippinesBishop Joseph Amangi Nacua, O.F.M. Cap. († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Ilagan (Philippines) (2008.06.10 – 2017.02.25)

2022.09.14
USABishop Robert Patrick Maginnis († 88)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Philadelphia (USA) (1996.01.24 – 2010.06.08)

2022.09.15
ItalyArchbishop Francescantonio Nolè, O.F.M. Conv. († 74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cosenza–Bisignano (Italy) (2015.05.15 – 2022.09.15)

2022.09.19
USAArchbishop Joseph Anthony Fiorenza († 91)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Galveston–Houston (USA) (2004.12.29 – 2006.02.28)

2022.09.20
LebanonBishop Tanios Khoury (Maronite Rite) († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Saïdā of the Maronites (Lebanon) (1996.06.08 – 2005.12.28)

2022.09.21
SpainBishop Antonio Ceballos Atienza († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Cádiz y Ceuta (Spain) (1993.12.10 – 2011.08.30)

2022.09.21
LebanonBishop Paul-Emile Saadé (Maronite Rite) († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Batroun of the Maronites (Lebanon) (1999.06.05 – 2011.06.05)

2022.09.27
USABishop Michael John Sheridan († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Colorado Springs (USA) (2003.01.30 – 2021.04.30)

2022.09.28
AustraliaBishop Hilton Forrest Deakin († 89)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Melbourne (Australia) (1992.12.30 – 2007.11.13)

2022.09.28
PolandBishop Jan Styrna († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Elbląg (Poland) (2003.08.02 – 2014.05.10)

2022.10.03
EnglandBishop Howard George Tripp († 95)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Southwark (England) (1979.12.20 – 2004.01.07)

2022.10.07
LebanonArchbishop Paul-Mounged El-Hachem (Maronite Rite) († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Baalbek–Deir Al-Ahmar of the Maronites (Lebanon) (1995.06.10 – 2005.08.27)

2022.10.08
BoliviaArchbishop Luis Sáinz Hinojosa, O.F.M. († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Paz (Bolivia) (1987.02.24 – 1996.07.31)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Cochabamba (Bolivia) (2001.09.12 – 2012.08.29)

2022.10.16
BarbadosBishop Malcolm Patrick Galt, C.S.Sp. († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Bridgetown (Barbados) (1995.04.23 – 2005.05.31)

2022.10.17
GermanyBishop Franz Vorrath († 85)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Essen (Germany) (1995.11.22 – 2014.03.14)

2022.10.22
IrelandArchbishop Patrick Coveney († 88)

Titular Archbishop of Satriano (1985.07.27 – 2022.10.22)

2022.10.27
VenezuelaBishop Pedro Nicolás Bermúdez Villamizar, C.I.M. († 93)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Caracas (Venezuela) (1997.02.15 – 2009.01.17)

2022.10.31
BrazilBishop Gentil Delázari († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Sinop (Brazil) (1995.03.22 – 2016.01.20)

2022.10.31
AngolaBishop José Nambi († 73)

Bishop of Kwito-Bié (Angola) (1997.01.15 – 2022.10.31)

2022.11.04
ArgentinaArchbishop Alfredo Horacio Zecca († 73)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tucumán (Argentina) (2011.06.10 – 2017.06.09)

2022.11.04
PortugalBishop Daniel Batalha Henriques († 56)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal) (2018.10.13 – 2022.11.04)

2022.11.04
HaitiBishop François Colímon, S.M.M. († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Port-de-Paix (Haiti) (1982.02.22 – 2008.03.01)

2022.11.06
BrazilBishop Geraldo Nascimento, O.F.M. Cap. († 86)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Fortaleza (Brazil) (1982.09.10 – 1997.01.22)

2022.11.07
ArgentinaBishop Héctor Sabatino Cardelli († 81)

Bishop emeritus of San Nicolás de los Arroyos (Argentina) (2004.02.21 – 2016.09.21)

2022.11.08
ScotlandArchbishop Mario Joseph Conti († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Glasgow (Scotland) (2002.01.15 – 2012.07.24)

2022.11.11
IndiaBishop Alphonse Bilung, S.V.D. († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Rourkela (India) (1979.07.04 – 2009.04.02)

2022.11.11
SwitzerlandBishop Ernesto Togni († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Lugano (Switzerland) (1978.07.15 – 1985.06.21)

2022.11.17
BrazilBishop Irineu Silvio Wilges, O.F.M. († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Cachoeira do Sul (Brazil) (2000.06.14 – 2011.12.28)

2022.11.19
IndiaBishop Simon Stock Palathara, C.M.I. (Syro-Malabar Rite) († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Jagdalpur of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1992.12.16 – 2013.07.16)

2022.11.21
VenezuelaArchbishop Reinaldo Del Prette Lissot († 70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Venezuela) (2007.04.10 – 2022.11.21)

2022.11.26
IrelandBishop Martin Drennan († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland) (2005.05.23 – 2016.07.29)

2022.11.26
USABishop Paul Joseph Swain († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Sioux Falls (USA) (2006.08.31 – 2019.12.12)

2022.11.27
GhanaCardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr, M. Afr. († 63)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea (2022.08.27 – 2022.11.27)

Bishop of Wa (Ghana) (2016.02.17 – 2022.11.27)

2022.11.29
BarbadosBishop Anthony Hampden Dickson († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Bridgetown (Barbados) (1989.10.23 – 1995.04.23)

2022.12.04
SpainArchbishop Pablo Puente Buces († 91)

Titular Archbishop of Macri (1980.03.18 – 2022.12.04)

2022.12.04
Congo-KinshasaBishop Édouard Mununu Kasiala, O.C.S.O. († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Kikwit (Congo-Kinshasa) (1986.03.10 – 2016.11.19)

2022.12.08
UgandaBishop Erasmus Desiderius Wandera († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Soroti (Uganda) (1980.11.29 – 2007.06.27)

2022.12.09
SyriaArchbishop Abraham Nehmé, B.C. (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 95)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Homs of the Greek-Melkites (Syria) (1986.08.20 – 2005.06.20)

2022.12.17
ItalyCardinal Severino Poletto († 89)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale pro hac vice Title (2001.02.21 [2001.03.19] – 2022.12.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Torino (Italy) (1999.06.19 – 2010.10.11)

2022.12.19
GermanyArchbishop Erwin Josef Ender († 85)

Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Estonia (Estonia) (1997.08.09 – 2001.05.19)

2022.12.19
ChinaArchbishop Joseph Gao Hong-xiao (高宏孝), O.F.M. († 77)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kaifeng 開封 (China) (2007.09.23 – 2022.12.19)

2022.12.19
LithuaniaBishop Jonas Algimantas Boruta, S.J. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Telšiai (Lithuania) (2002.01.05 – 2017.09.18)

2022.12.20
ItalyBishop Luigi Stucchi († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Milano (Italy) (2004.04.08 – 2020.04.30)

2022.12.20
PolandBishop Tadeusz Werno († 91)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg (Poland) (1974.03.22 – 2007.09.22)

2022.12.28
MonacoArchbishop Bernard-César-Augustin Barsi († 80)

Archbishop emeritus of Monaco (Monaco) (2000.05.16 – 2020.01.21)

2022.12.29
TaiwanArchbishop Joseph Ti Kang (狄剛) († 94)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan) (1989.02.11 – 2004.01.09)

2022.12.30
American SamoaBishop John Quinn Weitzel, M.M. († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa) (1986.06.09 – 2013.05.31)

2022.12.31
GermanyPope Benedict XVI († 95)

Supreme Pontiff emeritus (2005.04.19 [2005.04.24] – 2013.02.28)

2022.12.31
FranceBishop Daniel Camille Victor Marie Labille († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Créteil (France) (1998.03.25 – 2007.09.04)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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