Deceased Persons

in a.d. 2012

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Persons (17)
2012
HungaryMsgr. János Hollós (Hungarian Rite) († 88)

Priest of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary) (1948 – 2012)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1993.02.26 – 2009.03.16)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (2009.03.16 – 2012)

2012.01.12
CroatiaMsgr. Josip Ćorić

Priest of Sisak (Croatia) (? – 2012.01.12)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2012.01.12 – 2012.01.12)

2012.01.12
GermanyFr. Josef Metzler, O.M.I. († 90)

Prefect of Vatican Secret Archives (1984.05.24 – 1996.07.27)

2012.01.25
ItalyMsgr. Igino Ragni († 89)

Priest of Fabriano (Italy) (1945.08.12 – 1979.01.11)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1963.12.23 – 2012.01.25)

Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota (1979.01.11 – 1996)

2012.02.05
ChinaFr. Lawrence Zhang Wen-Chang (張文昌) († 91)

Apostolic Administrator of Kunming 昆明 (China) (2000 – 2012.02.05)

Apostolic Administrator of Dali 大理 (China) (2000 – 2012.02.05)

Apostolic Administrator of Zhaotong 昭通 (China) (2000 – 2012.02.05)

2012.02.26
SwitzerlandAbbot Georg Holzherr, O.S.B. († 85)

Abbot Ordinary of Maria Einsiedeln (Switzerland) ([1969.10.10] 1969.11.03 – 2001.11.09)

2012.02.27
SpainMsgr. Sebastián Bonjorn Sales († 84)

Priest of Bogotá (Colombia) (? – 2010?)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2000.03.25 – 2012.02.27)

Priest of Urgell (Spain) (2010? – 2012.02.27)

2012.03.16
TaiwanMsgr. Vincent Chang Kuo-ting (張國珽) († 94)

Priest of Beijing 北京 (China) (1945.03.05 – 1957)

Priest of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan) (1957 – 2012.03.16)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1983.06.14 – 2012.03.16)

2012.04.25
SpainMsgr. Portabella Pedro Traveset

Priest of Vic (Spain) (? – 2012.04.25)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2000.03.09 – 2012.04.25)

2012.05.11
ItalyFr. Massimo Cenci, P.I.M.E. († 68)

Undersecretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples (2001.10.01 – 2012.05.11)

2012.07.09
PhilippinesFr. Mario de Leon Baltazar, O.P. († 85)

Bishop-Prelate of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands (Philippines) (1966.11.18 – 1995)

2012.07.13
ItalyFr. Nicola Ruggiero (陸之樂), P.I.M.E. († 87)
2012.08.22
HungaryAbbot András József Szennay, O.S.B. († 91)

Abbot Ordinary of Pannonhalma (Hungary) (1973.03.14 – 1991)

2012.09.19
ItalyMsgr. Sergio Lanza († 67)

Priest of Como (Italy) (1969.06.22 – 2012.09.19)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1992.03.18 – 2012.09.19)

General Ecclesiastical Assistant of Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (2008.03.18 – 2012.09.19)

2012.10.13
ItalyMsgr. Domenico Leccese

Priest of Campobasso–Boiano (Italy) (? – 2012.10.13)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2009.01.24 – 2012.10.13)

2012.11.05
SpainFr. Maximiliano Garcia Cordero, O.P. († 91)
2012.11.14
CanadaMsgr. Gerard Basil Breen († 95)

Priest of Toronto (Canada) (1941.06.07 – 2012.11.14)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1992.08.04 – 2012.11.14)

See Also

Deceased Bishops

Deceased Cardinals

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