Deceased Persons

in a.d. 2020

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Persons (38)
2020.02.08
USAMsgr. Vincent J. Smith

Priest of Harrisburg (USA) (? – 2020.02.08)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1983.09.22 – 2020.02.08)

2020.02.11
USAFr. George Vincent Coyne, S.J. († 87)

Director of Vatican Observatory (1978 – 2006.08.19)

2020.02.15
USAMr. Virgil C. Dechant († 89)

Supreme Knight of Knights of Columbus (1977.01.21 – 2000.09.30)

Vice-President of Institute for Works of Religion (1998 – 2009)

2020.02.29
SpainMsgr. Félix López Zarzuelo

Priest of Valladolid (Spain) (? – 2020.02.29)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2013.02.13 – 2020.02.29)

2020.03.01
ScotlandMsgr. Brian Halloran

Priest of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland) (? – 2020.03.01)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2010.10.02 – 2020.03.01)

2020.03.04
PhilippinesMsgr. Eugenio S. Mercado

Priest of San Fernando (Philippines) (? – 2020.03.04)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1985.03.05 – 2020.03.04)

2020.04.04
ItalyFr. Antonio Stefanizzi, S.J. († 102)

Director General of Vatican Radio (1953 – 1967)

2020.04.17
PalestineMsgr. Paul Collin (Chaldean Rite) († 81)

Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem of the Chaldeans (Palestine) (1990 – 1991)

Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem of the Chaldeans (Palestine) (1991 – 1997)

Protosyncellus of Jerusalem of the Chaldeans (Palestine) (1997 – 2011)

2020.04.21
CanadaMsgr. Michael Hogan († 100)

Priest of Regina (Canada) (1943.06.13 – 2020.04.21)

2020.04.29
ItalyFra’ Giacomo Dalle Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, S.M.O.M. († 75)

Lieutenant of Grand Master of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) (2008.02.07 – 2008.03.11)

Lieutenant ad interim of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) (2017.04.29 – 2018.05.02)

Grand Master of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) (2018.05.02 – 2020.04.29)

2020.05.20
SpainFr. Adolfo Nicolás Pachón, S.J. († 84)

Superior General of Society of Jesus (Jesuits) (2008.01.19 – 2016.10.03)

Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Gregorian University (2008.01.19 – 2016.10.03)

Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute (2008.01.19 – 2016.10.03)

Vice-President of Union of Superiors General (U.S.G.) (2012.11.22 – 2013.05)

President of Union of Superiors General (U.S.G.) (2013.05 – 2015.11.26)

2020.06.19
CanadaMsgr. Rudolph Luzney (Ukrainian Rite) († 90)

Priest of Saskatoon of the Ukrainians (Canada) (1956.05.20 – 2020.06.19)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1986.02.06 – 2020.06.19)

2020.06.20
CanadaMsgr. Pierre Primeau, P.S.S. († 88)

Priest of Montréal (Canada) (1958.05.31 – 1961)

Priest of Society of Priests of Saint Sulpice (Sulpicians) (1961 – 2020.06.20)

Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Family (1982 – 1984)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1983.12.09 – 2020.06.20)

2020.07.10
SpainMsgr. Villate Ricardo Gómez

Priest of Burgos (Spain) (? – 2020.07.10)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2012.05.14 – 2020.07.10)

2020.07.11
SpainMsgr. Vicente Vara Sanz († 89)

Priest of Valladolid (Spain) (1954.07.04 – 2020.07.11)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2013.02.13 – 2020.07.11)

2020.07.30
ItalyMsgr. Leonardo Erriquenz († 88)

Priest of Conversano–Monopoli (Italy) (1954.06.29 – 2020.07.30)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1965.06.26 – 1982.07.19)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1982.07.19 – 1999.08.24)

Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household (1999.08.24 – 2020.07.30)

2020.08.15
PhilippinesMsgr. Francisco R. Lansang

Priest of San Fernando (Philippines) (? – 2020.08.15)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1985.03.05 – 2020.08.15)

2020.08.18
USAMsgr. Joseph W. Baker († 93)

Priest of Saint Louis (USA) (1951.12.08 – 2020.08.18)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (2005.05.09 – 2020.08.18)

2020.08.22
ItalyFr. Mario Mattei, O.S.A. († 72)

Custodian of the Apostolic Sacristy of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2003.10 – 2006.09.11)

2020.09.02
ItalyMsgr. Gildo Tessari

Priest of Treviso (Italy) (? – 2020.09.02)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2001.05.31 – 2020.09.02)

2020.09.03
PhilippinesMsgr. Rustico C. Cuevas

Priest of San Fernando (Philippines) (? – 2020.09.03)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1994.09.26 – 2020.09.03)

2020.09.05
VietnamMsgr. Joseph Mai Đức Vinh, P.S.S. († 84)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1998.11.03 – 2020.09.05)

2020.09.06
PhilippinesMsgr. Fernando G. Gutierrez

Priest of Malolos (Philippines) (? – 2020.09.06)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1985.07.17 – 2020.09.06)

2020.09.14
IrelandMsgr. Edward Dunne

Priest of Meath (Ireland) (? – 2020.09.14)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1985.03.07 – 2020.09.14)

2020.10.05
ItalyMsgr. Luigi Prandi

Priest of Como (Italy) (? – 2020.10.05)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2016.05.30 – 2020.10.05)

2020.10.20
ItalyMsgr. Giorgio Pusterla

Priest of Como (Italy) (? – 2020.10.20)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1999.05.21 – 2020.10.20)

2020.11.03
Puerto RicoMsgr. Victoriano Ramos Barrientos

Priest of San Juan de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico) (? – 2020.11.03)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2006.05.02 – 2020.11.03)

2020.11.08
SpainMsgr. Qui Ramón Abella († 87)

Priest of Cali (Colombia) (? – 2005?)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2000.07.11 – 2020.11.08)

Priest of Lleida (Spain) (2005? – 2020.11.08)

2020.11.08
CanadaMsgr. Kenneth Eugene Miller († 81)

Priest of Regina (Canada) (? – 2020.11.08)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2006.09.01 – 2020.11.08)

2020.11.29
AustriaMsgr. Josef Steiner

Priest of Graz–Seckau (Austria) (? – 2020.11.29)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1978.12.30 – 2020.11.29)

2020.12.03
ItalyFr. Cipriano de Meo, O.F.M. Cap. († 96)

President of International Association of Exorcists (2010 – 2012)

2020.12.03
ItalyDr. Giuseppe Dalla Torre Del Tempio di Sanguinetto († 77)

President of Tribunal of Vatican City State (1997 – 2019)

Delegate to International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) (2001 – 2015)

2020.12.09
USAMsgr. Thomas C. Brady († 93)

Priest of Rockford (USA) (1954.05.27 – 2020.12.09)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (1994.11.17 – 2020.12.09)

2020.12.12
PolandMsgr. Jerzy Steckiewicz († 65)

Priest of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland) (? – 2020.12.12)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1996.10.09 – 2013.01.30)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2013.01.30 – 2020.12.12)

2020.12.25
USAMsgr. David V. Sorohan

Priest of Columbus (USA) (? – 2020.12.25)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1992.09.24 – 2020.12.25)

2020.12.27
USAMsgr. John A. Alesandro († 79)

Priest of Rockville Centre (USA) (? – 2020.12.27)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1980.05.21 – 2002.11.07)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (2002.11.07 – 2020.12.27)

2020.12.29
ItalyMsgr. Nazzareno Cinti

Priest of Roma (Italy) (? – 2020.12.29)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1968.03.27 – 2020.12.29)

2020.12.30
NetherlandsFr. Harrie Verhoeven, S.S.S. († 91)

Superior General of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (Sacramentinos) (1969.10.21 – 1981)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands (1996 – 1998)

See Also

Deceased Bishops

Deceased Cardinals

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