Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 2025

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (150)
2025.01.03
USABishop William Leo Higi († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Lafayette in Indiana (USA) (1984.04.07 – 2010.05.12)

2025.01.06
ThailandBishop John Bosco Panya Kritcharoen († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Ratchaburi (Thailand) (2005.03.18 – 2023.06.13)

2025.01.06
MyanmarBishop Raymond Saw Po Ray († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Mawlamyine (Myanmar) (1993.03.22 – 2023.05.31)

2025.01.07
VietnamBishop Joseph Trần Xuân Tiếu († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Long Xuyên (Vietnam) (2003.10.02 – 2019.02.23)

2025.01.14
CzechiaBishop Ladislav Hučko (Ruthenian Rite) († 76)

Apostolic Exarch of Czech Republic of the Ruthenians (Czechia) (2003.04.24 – 2025.01.14)

2025.01.29
EnglandBishop Richard Nelson Williamson, S.S.P.X. († 84)
2025.02.02
São Tomé and PríncipeBishop Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, C.S.Sp. († 94)

Bishop emeritus of São Tomé e Príncipe (São Tomé and Príncipe) (1984.12.03 – 2006.12.01)

2025.02.04
USABishop Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo (Chaldean Rite) († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego of the Chaldeans (USA) (2002.05.21 – 2016.05.07)

2025.02.10
ColombiaBishop Fabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.SS.R. († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Mocoa–Sibundoy (Colombia) (1999.10.29 – 2003.10.04)

2025.02.12
ItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Verucchi († 87)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ravenna–Cervia (Italy) (2000.03.09 – 2012.11.17)

2025.02.13
JamaicaArchbishop Edgerton Roland Clarke († 95)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica) (1994.11.11 – 2004.01.23)

2025.02.19
SpainBishop Nicolás Antonio Castellanos Franco, O.S.A. († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Palencia (Spain) (1978.07.27 – 1991.09.04)

2025.02.19
IrelandBishop William Walsh († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Killaloe (Ireland) (1994.10.02 – 2010.05.18)

2025.02.22
EcuadorBishop Germán Trajano Pavón Puente († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Ambato (Ecuador) (2001.04.19 – 2015.01.20)

2025.02.24
ItalyArchbishop Gerardo Pierro († 89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Salerno–Campagna–Acerno (Italy) (1992.05.25 – 2010.06.10)

2025.02.25
PolandBishop Kazimierz Romaniuk († 97)

Bishop emeritus of Warszawa-Praga (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2004.08.26)

2025.03.08
NigeriaBishop Ayo-Maria Atoyebi, O.P. († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Ilorin (Nigeria) (1992.03.06 – 2019.06.11)

2025.03.08
NetherlandsBishop Ronald Philippe Bär, O.S.B. († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Rotterdam (Netherlands) (1983.10.19 – 1993.03.13)

Military Ordinary emeritus of Netherlands (Netherlands) (1986.07.21 – 1993.03.13)

2025.03.10
MexicoBishop Jesús Antonio Lerma Nolasco († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Iztapalapa (Mexico) (2019.09.28 – 2021.08.14)

2025.03.11
ItalyArchbishop Francesco Cuccarese († 95)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pescara–Penne (Italy) (1990.04.21 – 2005.11.04)

2025.03.18
MaltaArchbishop Paul Cremona, O.P. († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Malta (Malta) (2006.12.02 – 2014.10.18)

2025.03.19
IraqArchbishop Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka (Syriac Rite) († 94)

Archbishop emeritus of Baghdad of the Syriacs (Iraq) (1983.07.15 – 2010.05.25)

2025.03.26
ItalyArchbishop Settimio Todisco († 100)

Archbishop emeritus of Brindisi–Ostuni (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 2000.02.05)

2025.03.26
CubaBishop Manuel Hilario de Céspedes García-Menocal († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Matanzas (Cuba) (2005.05.07 – 2022.03.22)

2025.04.01
EcuadorBishop Miguel Angel Aguilar Miranda († 85)

Military Ordinary emeritus of Ecuador (Ecuador) (2004.02.14 – 2014.06.18)

2025.04.04
IndonesiaArchbishop Peter Turang († 78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kupang (Indonesia) (1997.10.10 – 2024.03.09)

2025.04.04
USAMr. Theodore Edgar McCarrick († 94)

Cardinal-Priest emeritus of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo (2001.02.21 [2001.06.28] – 2018.07.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Washington (USA) (2000.11.21 – 2006.05.16)

2025.04.06
IndiaArchbishop Paschal Topno, S.J. († 92)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bhopal (India) (1994.03.26 – 2007.06.15)

2025.04.10
South KoreaBishop René Marie Albert Dupont (두봉 레나도), M.E.P. († 95)

Bishop emeritus of Andong 안동 (South Korea) (1969.05.29 – 1990.10.06)

2025.04.13
BrazilBishop Geraldo de Souza Rodrigues († 61)

Bishop of Januária (Brazil) (2023.10.25 – 2025.04.13)

2025.04.13
CanadaBishop Albert Thévenot, M. Afr. († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Prince Albert (Canada) (2008.05.26 – 2021.03.25)

2025.04.14
PolandBishop Piotr Turzyński († 60)

Auxiliary Bishop of Radom (Poland) (2015.01.17 – 2025.04.14)

2025.04.15
GermanyArchbishop Werner Thissen († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Hamburg (Germany) (2002.11.22 – 2014.03.21)

2025.04.15
BrazilBishop Angélico Sândalo Bernardino († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Blumenau (Brazil) (2000.04.19 – 2009.02.18)

2025.04.18
ChileArchbishop Patricio Infante Alfonso († 95)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Antofagasta (Chile) (1990.12.12 – 2004.11.26)

2025.04.21
ArgentinaPope Francis († 88)

Supreme Pontiff (2013.03.13 [2013.03.19] – 2025.04.21)

Prefect of Dicastery for Evangelisation (2022.06.05 – 2025.04.21)

2025.04.26
ItalyArchbishop Michele Di Ruberto († 90)

Secretary emeritus of Congregation for the Causes of Saints (2007.05.05 – 2010.12.29)

2025.04.27
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Cavallotto († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Fossano (Italy) (2005.08.24 – 2015.10.09)

Bishop emeritus of Cuneo (Italy) (2005.08.24 – 2015.10.09)

2025.04.28
IrelandBishop Brendan Oliver Comiskey, SS.CC. († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Ferns (Ireland) (1984.04.04 – 2002.04.06)

2025.04.28
New ZealandBishop Owen John Dolan († 96)

Coadjutor Bishop emeritus of Palmerston North (New Zealand) (1995.11.02 – 2004.09.30)

2025.04.28
USABishop Stanley Girard Schlarman († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Dodge City (USA) (1983.03.01 – 1998.05.12)

2025.04.30
MadagascarBishop Ferdinand Botsy, O.F.M. Cap. († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Ambanja (Madagascar) (1976.07.08 – 1997.10.25)

2025.04.30
BrazilBishop Zeno Hastenteufel († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Novo Hamburgo (Brazil) (2007.03.28 – 2022.01.19)

2025.05.02
ColombiaBishop Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F. († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Quibdó (Colombia) (1990.04.30 – 2001.02.16)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Medellín (Colombia) (2001.02.16 – 2010.11.25)

2025.05.02
SpainBishop Esteban Escudero Torres († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Palencia (Spain) (2010.07.09 – 2015.05.07)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Valencia (Spain) (2015.05.07 – 2021.03.01)

2025.05.04
USABishop Gerald Thomas Walsh († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of New York (USA) (2004.06.28 – 2017.09.05)

2025.05.09
WalesBishop John Mark Jabalé, E.B.C. († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Menevia (Wales) (2001.06.12 – 2008.10.16)

2025.05.19
Sri LankaBishop Joseph Ponniah († 72)

Bishop emeritus of Batticaloa (Sri Lanka) (2012.07.03 – 2024.08.19)

2025.05.24
USAArchbishop John George Vlazny († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Portland in Oregon (USA) (1997.10.28 – 2013.01.29)

2025.05.24
PhilippinesBishop Nestor Celestial Cariño († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Legazpi (Philippines) (2005.04.01 – 2007.11.07)

2025.05.26
ArgentinaBishop Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.SS.R. († 93)

Military Ordinary emeritus of Argentina (Argentina) (2002.11.08 – 2007.05.15)

2025.05.28
South KoreaBishop Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il (유수일 프란치스코 하비에르 / 劉修一), O.F.M. († 80)

Military Ordinary emeritus of South Korea (South Korea) (2010.07.16 – 2021.02.02)

2025.05.29
BrazilBishop Roberto Gomes Guimarães († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Campos (Brazil) (1995.11.22 – 2011.06.08)

2025.05.30
GuamArchbishop Michael Jude Byrnes († 66)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Agaña (Guam) (2019.02.07 – 2023.03.28)

2025.05.30
CanadaArchbishop James Hector MacDonald, C.S.C. († 100)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland (Canada) (1991.02.02 – 2000.12.04)

2025.06.01
ColombiaBishop Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid († 62)

Military Ordinary of Colombia (Colombia) (2020.12.07 – 2025.06.01)

2025.06.02
USABishop John Robert Gorman († 99)

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

2025.06.07
ArgentinaArchbishop José Luis Mollaghan († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rosario (Argentina) (2005.12.22 – 2014.05.19)

Supplementary Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata (2019.07.29 – 2025.06.07)

2025.06.08
USABishop Lawrence Eugene Brandt († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Greensburg (USA) (2004.01.02 – 2015.04.24)

2025.06.08
ItalyBishop Antioco Piseddu († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Lanusei (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 2014.01.31)

2025.06.18
IraqBishop Thabet Habib Yousif Al Mekko (Chaldean Rite) († 49)

Bishop of Alquoch of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (2022.10.08 – 2025.06.18)

2025.06.23
PalestineBishop Kamal Hanna Bathish († 93)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Jerusalem (Palestine) (1993.04.29 – 2007.06.09)

2025.06.27
USABishop Joseph Martin Sartoris († 97)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Los Angeles (USA) (1994.02.08 – 2002.12.31)

2025.06.30
ArgentinaCardinal Luis Pascual Dri, O.F.M. Cap. († 98)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria (2023.09.30 – 2025.06.30)

2025.07.01
USABishop Carl Frederick Mengeling († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Lansing (USA) (1995.11.07 – 2008.02.27)

2025.07.08
PolandBishop Władysław Bobowski († 93)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Tarnów (Poland) (1974.12.23 – 2009.10.20)

2025.07.13
ItalyArchbishop Alberto Bottari de Castello (アルベルト・ボッターリ・デ・カステッロ) († 83)

Titular Archbishop of Oderzo (2007.12.08 – 2025.07.13)

2025.07.18
FranceCardinal André Armand Vingt-Trois († 82)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi dei Francesi (2007.11.24 [2008.04.27] – 2025.07.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paris (France) (2005.02.11 – 2017.12.07)

Ordinary emeritus of France of the Eastern Rite (France) (2005.03.14 – 2017.12.07)

2025.07.19
ItalyBishop Luigi Antonio Cantafora († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Lamezia Terme (Italy) (2004.01.24 – 2019.05.03)

2025.07.30
BrazilBishop Adalberto Paulo da Silva, O.F.M. Cap. († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Viana (Brazil) (1975.04.03 – 1995.05.24)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Fortaleza (Brazil) (1995.05.24 – 2004.03.24)

2025.08.03
South AfricaBishop Fritz Lobinger († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Aliwal (South Africa) (1987.11.18 – 2004.04.29)

2025.08.03
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Malandrino († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Noto (Italy) (1998.06.19 – 2007.07.16)

2025.08.04
VietnamBishop Laurent Chu Văn Minh († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Hà Nôi (Vietnam) (2008.10.15 – 2019.01.26)

2025.08.04
VenezuelaBishop Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez († 76)

Bishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Venezuela) (1999.04.14 – 2024.10.31)

2025.08.06
AustraliaBishop Peter John Elliott († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Melbourne (Australia) (2007.04.30 – 2018.11.03)

2025.08.08
ArgentinaCardinal Estanislao Esteban Karlic († 99)

Cardinal-Priest of Beata Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007.11.24 [2008.02.02] – 2025.08.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paraná (Argentina) (1986.04.01 – 2003.04.29)

2025.08.12
ColombiaBishop Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaría († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Sincelejo (Colombia) (1992.04.29 – 2014.03.15)

2025.08.12
HaitiBishop Joseph Willy Romélus († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Jérémie (Haiti) (1977.04.26 – 2009.08.06)

2025.08.13
ArgentinaBishop Cipriano García Fernández, O.S.A. († 93)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Cafayate (Argentina) (1991.05.28 – 2007.01.26)

2025.08.13
HungaryBishop Szilárd Keresztes (Hungarian Rite) († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary) (1988.06.30 – 2007.11.10)

Apostolic Exarch emeritus of Miskolc of the Hungarians (Hungary) (1988.06.30 – 2007.11.10)

2025.08.13
PolandBishop Marian Błażej Kruszyłowicz, O.F.M. Conv. († 89)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland) (1989.12.09 – 2013.05.11)

2025.08.13
AustraliaBishop Peter Stasiuk, C.SS.R. (Ukrainian Rite) († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne of the Ukrainians (Australia) (1992.12.16 – 2020.01.15)

2025.08.15
South KoreaBishop Timothy Yu Gyoung-chon (유경촌 티모테오 / 宇慶川) († 62)

Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea) (2013.12.30 – 2025.08.15)

2025.08.17
EcuadorBishop Victor Manuel Maldonado Barreno, O.F.M. († 98)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Guayaquil (Ecuador) (1990.02.02 – 2003.10.04)

2025.08.18
MyanmarBishop Abraham Than († 97)

Bishop emeritus of Kengtung (Myanmar) (1972.09.19 – 2001.10.02)

2025.08.19
FranceBishop André Louis Fort († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Orléans (France) (2002.11.28 – 2010.07.27)

2025.08.20
PolandArchbishop Józef Kowalczyk († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gniezno (Poland) (2010.05.08 – 2014.05.17)

2025.08.20
Congo-KinshasaBishop Édouard Kisonga Ndinga, S.S.S. († 79)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa) (1999.10.29 – 2022.01.30)

2025.08.23
PortugalBishop Teodoro de Faria († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Funchal (Portugal) (1982.03.10 – 2007.03.08)

2025.08.27
ItalyArchbishop Cesare Nosiglia († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Torino (Italy) (2010.10.11 – 2022.02.19)

2025.08.28
PolandBishop Jan Szkodoń († 78)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Kraków (Poland) (1988.05.14 – 2022.03.10)

2025.08.29
BrazilBishop Jayme Henrique Chemello († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Pelotas (Brazil) (1977.09.01 – 2009.07.01)

2025.08.29
NigeriaBishop Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Nsukka (Nigeria) (1990.11.19 – 2013.04.13)

2025.08.30
USABishop Bernard Joseph Harrington († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Winona (USA) (1998.11.04 – 2009.05.07)

2025.09.01
ChileBishop Alejandro Goić Karmelić († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Rancagua (Chile) (2004.04.23 – 2018.06.28)

2025.09.02
ItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Costanzo († 92)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Siracusa (Italy) (1989.12.07 – 2008.09.12)

2025.09.06
USABishop John Raymond Gaydos († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Jefferson City (USA) (1997.06.25 – 2017.11.21)

2025.09.06
ChinaBishop Placidus Pei Rong-gui (裴榮貴), O.C.S.O. († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Luoyang 洛陽 (China) (2011.04.23 – 2011?)

Coadjutor Bishop emeritus of Luoyang 洛陽 (China) (2003 – 2011.04.23)

2025.09.07
CameroonBishop Adalbert Ndzana († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Mbalmayo (Cameroon) (1987.03.07 – 2016.12.27)

2025.09.11
ItalyArchbishop Adriano Bernardini (裴納德) († 83)

Titular Archbishop of Faleri (1992.08.20 – 2025.09.11)

2025.09.11
ColombiaBishop Libardo Ramírez Gómez († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Garzón (Colombia) (1986.10.18 – 2003.03.15)

2025.09.12
USAArchbishop Eusebius Joseph Beltran († 91)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Oklahoma City (USA) (1992.11.24 – 2010.12.16)

2025.09.14
PolandBishop Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap. († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Drohiczyn (Poland) (1994.06.20 – 2014.03.29)

2025.09.15
AustraliaBishop Patrick Percival Power († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia) (1986.03.08 – 2012.06.07)

2025.09.16
TanzaniaArchbishop Novatus Rugambwa († 67)

Undersecretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (2007.06.28 – 2010.02.06)

2025.09.17
IndiaArchbishop Jacob Thoomkuzhy (Syro-Malabar Rite) († 94)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1996.11.11 – 2007.01.22)

2025.09.20
U.S. Virgin IslandsBishop Herbert Armstrong Bevard († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Saint Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands) (2008.07.07 – 2020.09.18)

2025.09.22
BrazilArchbishop Gilberto Pereira Lopes († 98)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Campinas (Brazil) (1982.02.10 – 2004.06.02)

2025.09.22
IndiaBishop Edwin Colaço († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Aurangabad (India) (2006.10.20 – 2015.05.13)

2025.09.22
PhilippinesBishop Ricardo Pido Tancinco († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Calbayog (Philippines) (1974.03.08 – 1979.04.21)

2025.09.25
RomaniaCardinal Lucian Mureșan (Romanian Rite) († 94)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Atanasio (2012.02.18 [2012.10.08] – 2025.09.25)

Major Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) (2005.12.16 – 2025.09.25)

2025.10.01
SpainBishop José Antonio Álvarez Sánchez († 50)

Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain) (2024.04.23 – 2025.10.01)

2025.10.09
ChileBishop Rafael de la Barra Tagle, S.V.D. († 94)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Illapel (Chile) (1989.06.17 – 2010.02.20)

2025.10.13
NigeriaBishop Michael Patrick Olatunji Fagun († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Ekiti (Nigeria) (1972.12.11 – 2010.04.17)

2025.10.15
Trinidad and TobagoArchbishop Edward Joseph Gilbert, C.SS.R. († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago) (2001.03.21 – 2011.12.26)

2025.10.17
IndonesiaArchbishop Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, O.F.M. Cap. († 91)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Medan (Indonesia) (1976.05.24 – 2009.02.12)

2025.10.20
ItalyCardinal Edoardo Menichelli († 86)

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Cuori di Gesù e Maria a Tor Fiorenza (2015.02.14 [2015.06.12] – 2025.10.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ancona–Osimo (Italy) (2004.01.08 – 2017.07.14)

2025.10.21
PhilippinesBishop Warlito Itcuas Cajandig († 81)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Calapan (Philippines) (1989.04.17 – 2022.11.07 deposed)

2025.10.21
HungaryBishop István Katona († 97)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Eger (Hungary) (1997.10.10 – 2013.11.25)

2025.10.22
UgandaBishop Charles Martin Wamika († 72)

Bishop of Jinja (Uganda) (2010.03.02 – 2025.10.22)

2025.10.23
CanadaArchbishop Bertrand Blanchet († 93)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rimouski (Canada) (1992.10.16 – 2008.07.03)

2025.10.24
NigeriaBishop Julius Babatunde Adelakun († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Oyo (Nigeria) (1973.04.13 – 2009.11.04)

2025.10.25
BrazilBishop José Moreira de Melo († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Itapeva (Brazil) (1996.01.17 – 2016.10.19)

2025.10.26
MexicoArchbishop Francisco Moreno Barrón († 71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tijuana (Mexico) (2016.06.16 – 2025.10.26)

2025.10.26
Congo-KinshasaBishop Faustin Ngabu († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Goma (Congo-Kinshasa) (1974.09.07 – 2010.03.18)

2025.10.27
BeninBishop Barthélemy Adoukonou († 83)

Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for Culture (2009.12.03 – 2017.08.24)

2025.10.29
ChinaBishop Julius Jia Zhi-guo (賈治國) († 90)

Bishop of Zhengding 正定 (China) (1981 – 2025.10.29)

2025.11.02
MexicoBishop Alejo Zavala Castro († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Chilpancingo–Chilapa (Mexico) (2005.11.19 – 2015.06.20)

2025.11.04
CzechiaCardinal Dominik Duka, O.P. († 82)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro (2012.02.18 [2012.11.25] – 2025.11.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Praha (Czechia) (2010.02.13 – 2022.05.13)

2025.11.06
ItalyBishop Giulio Sanguineti († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Brescia (Italy) (1998.12.19 – 2007.07.19)

2025.11.09
MexicoBishop Lorenzo Cárdenas Aregullín († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Papantla (Mexico) (1980.10.30 – 2012.05.02)

2025.11.09
KenyaBishop Philip Sulumeti († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Kakamega (Kenya) (1978.02.28 – 2014.12.05)

2025.11.11
BrazilBishop João Casimiro Wilk (Jan Kazimierz), O.F.M. Conv. († 74)

Bishop of Anápolis (Brazil) (2004.06.09 – 2025.11.11)

2025.11.14
ItalyArchbishop Diego Causero († 85)

Titular Archbishop of Grado (2001.02.24 – 2025.11.14)

2025.11.24
EnglandBishop Thomas McMahon († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Brentwood (England) (1980.06.16 – 2014.04.14)

2025.11.25
SpainBishop Bernardo Álvarez Afonso († 76)

Bishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Spain) (2005.06.29 – 2024.09.16)

2025.11.26
Congo-KinshasaBishop Ferdinand Maemba Liwoke († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Lolo (Congo-Kinshasa) (1987.08.28 – 2015.01.29)

2025.11.27
SpainArchbishop Francisco Gil Hellín († 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Burgos (Spain) (2002.03.28 – 2015.10.30)

2025.11.29
AlbaniaBishop Simon Kulli († 52)

Bishop of Sapë (Albania) (2017.06.15 – 2025.11.29)

2025.12.01
BrazilBishop Osvaldo Giuntini († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Marília (Brazil) (1992.12.09 – 2013.05.08)

2025.12.03
ItalyArchbishop Luigi Bonazzi († 77)

Titular Archbishop of Atella (1999.06.19 – 2025.12.03)

2025.12.04
South AfricaBishop Edward Gabriel Risi, O.M.I. († 76)

Bishop of Keimoes–Upington (South Africa) (2000.07.05 – 2025.12.04)

2025.12.05
PeruBishop Mario Busquets Jordá († 90)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Chuquibamba (Peru) (2001.01.25 – 2015.05.11)

2025.12.09
UruguayBishop Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Maldonado–Punta del Este (Uruguay) (1985.11.09 – 2018.06.15)

2025.12.10
Dominican RepublicBishop Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Barahona (Dominican Republic) (1999.12.07 – 2015.02.23)

2025.12.13
PhilippinesBishop José Salmorin Bantolo († 65)

Bishop of Masbate (Philippines) (2011.06.15 – 2025.12.13)

2025.12.18
CubaBishop Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Holguín (Cuba) (1979.01.08 – 2005.11.14)

2025.12.26
ChileBishop Miguel Caviedes Medina († 95)

Bishop emeritus of Los Ángeles (Chile) (1994.02.19 – 2006.01.07)

2025.12.27
ChileBishop Gaspar Francisco Quintana Jorquera, C.M.F. († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Copiapó (Chile) (2001.05.26 – 2014.07.25)

2025.12.30
HondurasBishop Raúl Corriveau, P.M.E. († 95)

Bishop emeritus of Choluteca (Honduras) (1984.04.14 – 2005.12.17)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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