Deceased Persons

in a.d. 2015

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Persons (30)
2015
USAFr. John King, O.M.I. († 87)
2015
ArmeniaFr. Basil Talatinian, O.F.M. († 102)
2015.01.12
PolandMsgr. Zbigniew Tracz

Priest of Legnica (Poland) (? – 2015.01.12)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2004.04.04 – 2015.01.12)

2015.01.14
PolandMsgr. Tadeusz Jordanek

Priest of Legnica (Poland) (? – 2015.01.14)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1969.01.14 – 2015.01.14)

2015.02.22
ItalyMsgr. Francesco Bruno († 92)

Priest of Ivrea (Italy) (1948.08.29 – 1972.01.07)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1963.09.26 – 1970.06.13)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1970.06.13 – 2015.02.22)

Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota (1972.01.07 – 1996)

President of Appeals Court of Vatican City State (1999? – 2003)

Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household (1999.08.24 – 2015.02.22)

2015.04.15
BelarusFr. Alexander Nadson (Belarussian Rite) († 88)

Apostolic Visitator outside of Belarus of the Belarussians (1986.06.30 – 2015.04.15)

2015.04.21
SwitzerlandFr. Fridolin Zueger, C.M.M. († 92)

Superior General of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries (1979 – 1990)

2015.06.07
ItalyFr. Fidenzio Volpi, O.F.M. Cap. († 75)

Apostolic Commissioner for Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate (2013.08.12 – 2015.06.07)

2015.06.17
MexicoMsgr. Ernesto Santillán Ortiz, Opus Dei († 92)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1992.11.03 – 2015.06.17)

2015.06.23
NepalSr. Nirmala Joshi, M.C. († 80)

Superior General of Missionaries of Charity (1997.03.13 – 2009.03.24)

2015.06.25
ColombiaFr. Óscar González Villa († 66)

Bishop of Girardota (Colombia) (2006.04.24 – 2006.06.10 not possessed)

2015.06.27
ItalyMsgr. Giampiero Bachini

Priest of Lucca (Italy) (? – 2015.06.27)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1974.11.20 – 2015.06.27)

2015.06.29
PolandMsgr. Ryszard Wołos

Priest of Gdańsk (Poland) (? – 2015.06.29)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2001.07.09 – 2015.06.29)

2015.07.02
CanadaMsgr. Kenneth M. Robitaille († 84)

Priest of Toronto (Canada) (? – 2015.07.02)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1979.09.12 – 2015.07.02)

2015.07.04
FranceFr. Henri Denis († 94)

Priest of Lyon (France) (1951 – 2015.07.04)

2015.07.04
BelgiumFr. Jacques Vanderus, M.O. († 87)

Superior General of Missionaries of Workers (? – 2015.07.04)

2015.08.03
TaiwanMsgr. Nicolaus Lee (李漢儀)

Priest of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan) (1955.06.29 – 2015.08.03)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1996.06.10 – 2015.08.03)

2015.08.10
SpainMsgr. Juan José Dorronsoro Allo († 83)

Priest of San Sebastián (Spain) (1957 – 2015.08.10)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1976.06.28 – 1986.09.11)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1986.09.11 – 2015.08.10)

Undersecretary of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life (1988 – 2003)

2015.08.26
BrazilAbbot Carmelo Domênico Recchia, O. Cist. († 93)

Abbot Ordinary of Claraval (Brazil) (1976.12.07 – 1999.03.24)

2015.09.05
USAMsgr. Arthur Francis Valenzano († 66)

Priest of Baltimore (USA) (1975 – 2015.09.05)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1995.12.19 – 2013.02.13)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (2013.02.13 – 2015.09.05)

2015.09.19
IrelandMsgr. William Cleary

Priest of Meath (Ireland) (? – 2015.09.19)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1994.09.21 – 2015.09.19)

2015.09.24
ItalyMsgr. Mario Mereu

Priest of Lanusei (Italy) (? – 2015.09.24)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1997.01.26 – 2015.09.24)

2015.10.19
PolandMsgr. Jerzy Gniatczyk

Priest of Legnica (Poland) (? – 2015.10.19)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2007.03.24 – 2015.10.19)

2015.11.10
GermanyMsgr. Winfried König († 82)

Priest of Münster (Germany) (1960 – 2015.11.10)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1983.12.03 – 1989.04.29)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (1989.04.29 – 2015.11.10)

2015.11.15
CanadaMsgr. Harvey Edward Roach († 87)

Priest of Hamilton (Canada) (1956.05.26 – 2015.11.15)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1988.03.21 – 2011.04.15)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (2011.04.15 – 2015.11.15)

2015.12.12
CanadaMsgr. Peter Somerville († 84)

Priest of Toronto (Canada) (1956.05.26 – 2015.12.12)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1987.05.09 – 2015.12.12)

2015.12.17
SwitzerlandAbbot Joseph Roduit, C.R.A. († 76)

Abbot Ordinary of Saint-Maurice d’Agaune (Switzerland) ([1999.04.05] 1999.05.14 – 2015.03.18)

Abbot Ordinary of Swiss Congregation of Canons Regular of Saint Maurice of Agaune (1999.05.14 – 2015.03.18)

2015.12.17
TaiwanMsgr. Andrew Chao (趙一舟) († 88)

Priest of Hsinchu 新竹 (Taiwan) (? – 2015.12.17)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1994.02.24 – 2015.12.17)

2015.12.17
USASr. Emelia Prokopik, O.S.B.M. (Ukrainian Rite) († 95)

Superior General of Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great (1971 – 1983)

2015.12.24
IrelandFr. Richard McCullen, C.M. († 88)

Superior General of Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians, Lazarists) (1980 – 1992)

See Also

Deceased Bishops

Deceased Cardinals

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