Deceased Persons in the year 2020

Date of Death	Deceased Persons (81)
2020	Msgr. José Antonio Ocaña García († 89) Priest of Cabimas (Venezuela) (? – 2000?) Chaplain of His Holiness (1988.05.07 – 2003.08.09) Priest of Almería (Spain) (2000? – 2020) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2003.08.09 – 2020)
2020.01.08	Msgr. Anthony George Stark († 87) Priest of Westminster (England) (1956.05 – 2020.01.08) Chaplain of His Holiness (1976.10.21 – 2008.06.03) Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (2008.06.03 – 2020.01.08)
2020.01.14	Msgr. John F. Morales († 85) Priest of Gary (USA) (1960.05.28 – 2020.01.14) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1984.04.27 – 2020.01.14)
2020.01.17	Msgr. John P. Ashton († 89) Priest of Youngstown (USA) (1955.12.17 – 2020.01.17) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1997.03.23 – 2020.01.17)
2020.01.29	Msgr. John Henry Casey († 88) Priest of Camden (USA) (1957.06.15 – 2020.01.29) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1988.06.22 – 2020.01.29)
2020.02.08	Msgr. Vincent J. Smith Priest of Harrisburg (USA) (1955 – 2020.02.08) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1983.09.22 – 2020.02.08)
2020.02.11	Fr. George Vincent Coyne, S.J. († 87) Director of Vatican Observatory (1978 – 2006.08.19)
2020.02.12	Msgr. William Louis Shipley († 91) Priest of San Diego (USA) (? – 2020.02.12) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1985.08.05 – 2020.02.12)
2020.02.15	Mr. 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	Msgr. 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	Msgr. 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	Msgr. Eugenio S. Mercado Priest of San Fernando (Philippines) (? – 2020.03.04) Chaplain of His Holiness (1985.03.05 – 2020.03.04)
2020.03.08	Msgr. Emilio Messina Priest of Camerino–San Severino Marche (Italy) (? – 2020.03.08) Chaplain of His Holiness (1999.12.07 – 2020.03.08)
2020.03.17	Msgr. Charles E. McGroarty († 86) Priest of Philadelphia (USA) (1962.12 – 2020.03.17) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1976.01.18 – 2020.03.17)
2020.03.18	Msgr. Edward Bernard Pfeffer († 89) Priest of Des Moines (USA) (1956.05.31 – 2020.03.18) Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1963.10.11 – 1968.03.28) Chaplain of His Holiness (1968.03.28 – 2020.03.18)
2020.03.18	Msgr. John Prendergast († 74) Priest of Peoria (USA) (1976.07.04 – 2020.03.18) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2000.07.24 – 2020.03.18)
2020.03.24	Msgr. Salvatore Paisano († 92) Priest of Roma (Italy) (? – 2020.03.24) Cleric of Papal Chapel (1957.12.08 – 1976) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1974.10.07 – 1988.03.21) Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (1988.03.21 – 2020.03.24)
2020.04.04	Fr. Antonio Stefanizzi, S.J. († 102) Director General of Vatican Radio (1953 – 1967)
2020.04.05	Msgr. Eugeniusz Goliński († 90) Priest of Zamość–Lubaczów (Poland) (1953.06.21 – 2020.04.05) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1998.03.18 – 2020.04.05)
2020.04.06	Msgr. Frederick A. Miles († 94) Priest of Westminster (England) (1950 – 2020.04.06) Chaplain of His Holiness (1969.04.22 – 2002.01.14) Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (2002.01.14 – 2020.04.06)
2020.04.17	Msgr. 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)
2020.04.20	Msgr. Marvin J. Kapushion Priest of Pueblo (USA) (1956 – 2020.04.20) Chaplain of His Holiness (2000.06.29 – 2020.04.20)
2020.04.21	Msgr. Michael Hogan († 100) Priest of Regina (Canada) (1943.06.13 – 2020.04.21)
2020.04.25	Msgr. Philip Kim Byung-sang (김병상 / 金秉相) († 88) Priest of Incheon 인천 (South Korea) (1969.12.13 – 2020.04.25) Chaplain of His Holiness (2003.08.14 – 2020.04.25)
2020.04.26	Msgr. John A. Ruvo († 92) Priest of New York (USA) (1954 – 2020.04.26) Chaplain of His Holiness (1971.09.13 – 2020.04.26)
2020.04.29	Fra’ 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)
2020.05.05	Msgr. Antonio Virdis († 93) Priest of Ales–Terralba (Italy) (1949.07.10 – 1990?) Chaplain of His Holiness (1984.07.12 – 2005.08.21) Priest of Sassari (Italy) (1990? – 2020.05.05) Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (2005.08.21 – 2020.05.05)
2020.05.06	Msgr. Joseph P. McGeown († 80) Priest of Philadelphia (USA) (1965.05.22 – 2020.05.06) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2005.03.16 – 2020.05.06)
2020.05.15	Msgr. Ferdinando Belli Priest of Roma (Italy) (? – 2020.05.15) Chaplain of His Holiness (1982.08.23 – 2020.05.15)
2020.05.20	Fr. 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)
2020.06.04	Msgr. Walter Graf Priest of Sankt Pölten (Austria) (? – 2020.06.04) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1987.11.25 – 2020.06.04)
2020.06.19	Msgr. 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	Msgr. 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)
2020.06.27	Msgr. William Joseph Hennessey († 84) Priest of Miami (USA) (1961.12.20 – 2020.06.27) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1996.04.12 – 2007.07.31) Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (2007.07.31 – 2020.06.27)
2020.06.29	Msgr. Gilles Bissonnette Priest of Montréal (Canada) (? – 2020.06.29) Chaplain of His Holiness (2008.12.20 – 2020.06.29)
2020.07.01	Msgr. Georg Ratzinger († 96) Priest of München und Freising (Germany) (1951.06.29 – 1964?) Priest of Regensburg (Germany) (1964? – 1990?) Chaplain of His Holiness (1968.05.09 – 1976.06.26) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1976.06.26 – 1993.10.23) Priest of München und Freising (Germany) (1990? – 2020.07.01) Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (1993.10.23 – 2020.07.01)
2020.07.10	Msgr. 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	Msgr. 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)
2020.07.13	Msgr. Antonino Vacca († 94) Priest of Cefalù (Italy) (1950.04.08 – 2020.07.13) Chaplain of His Holiness (2006.08.05 – 2020.07.13)
2020.07.29	Msgr. Vito Comodo Priest of Melfi–Rapolla–Venosa (Italy) (? – 2020.07.29) Chaplain of His Holiness (2011.08.06 – 2020.07.29)
2020.07.30	Msgr. Leonardo Erriquenz († 88) Priest of Conversano–Monopoli (Italy) (1954.06.29 – 2020.07.30) Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1965.06.26 – 1968.03.28) Chaplain of His Holiness (1968.03.28 – 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)
2020.07.30	Msgr. Edward Patrick McTaggart († 91) Priest of San Francisco (USA) (1955.06.11 – 2020.07.30) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1989.01.21 – 2020.07.30)
2020.08.11	Msgr. Robert Bergman († 74) Priest of Kansas City (USA) (1971.12.17 – 2020.08.11) Chaplain of His Holiness (1996.08.23 – 2020.08.11)
2020.08.15	Msgr. Francisco R. Lansang Priest of San Fernando (Philippines) (? – 2020.08.15) Chaplain of His Holiness (1985.03.05 – 2020.08.15)
2020.08.18	Msgr. 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	Fr. 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)
2020.08.23	Msgr. Dominick Joseph Finnerty († 82) Priest of Brooklyn (USA) (1963.06.01 – 2020.08.23) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1988.02.25 – 2020.08.23)
2020.08.26	Msgr. Franco Forconi († 92) Priest of Roma (Italy) (? – 2020.08.26) Chaplain of His Holiness (1973.05.19 – 1988.12.07) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1988.12.07 – 2020.08.26)
2020.09.02	Msgr. Gildo Tessari Priest of Treviso (Italy) (? – 2020.09.02) Chaplain of His Holiness (2001.05.31 – 2020.09.02)
2020.09.03	Msgr. Rustico C. Cuevas Priest of San Fernando (Philippines) (? – 2020.09.03) Chaplain of His Holiness (1994.09.26 – 2020.09.03)
2020.09.05	Msgr. Joseph Mai Đức Vinh, P.S.S. († 84) Chaplain of His Holiness (1998.11.03 – 2020.09.05)
2020.09.06	Msgr. Fernando G. Gutierrez Priest of Malolos (Philippines) (? – 2020.09.06) Chaplain of His Holiness (1985.07.17 – 2020.09.06)
2020.09.14	Msgr. Edward Dunne Priest of Meath (Ireland) (? – 2020.09.14) Chaplain of His Holiness (1985.03.07 – 2020.09.14)
2020.09.19	Msgr. Michael L. Burke († 72) Priest of Madison (USA) (1974.05.24 – 2020.09.19) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2000.03.09 – 2020.09.19)
2020.09.23	Msgr. Lawrence E. Donnelly († 96) Priest of Los Angeles (USA) (1949.05.07 – 2020.09.23) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1974.05.07 – 2020.09.23)
2020.10.05	Msgr. Luigi Prandi († 79) Priest of Como (Italy) (1966.06.26 – 2020.10.05) Chaplain of His Holiness (2016.05.30 – 2020.10.05)
2020.10.08	Msgr. Vito Di Nuzzo († 68) Priest of Roma (Italy) (? – 2020.10.08) Chaplain of His Holiness (2008.05.10 – 2020.10.08)
2020.10.20	Msgr. Giorgio Pusterla Priest of Como (Italy) (? – 2020.10.20) Chaplain of His Holiness (1999.05.21 – 2020.10.20)
2020.11.02	Msgr. Francis G. Kazista († 84) Priest of Society of Priests of Saint Sulpice (Sulpicians) (1966.05.28 – 1979.11.16) Priest of Washington (USA) (1979.11.16 – 2020.11.02) Chaplain of His Holiness (2006.04.11 – 2020.11.02)
2020.11.03	Msgr. 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)
2020.11.05	Msgr. Richard James Mahowald († 90) Priest of Sioux Falls (USA) (1955.12.17 – 2020.11.05) Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (1996.06.10 – 2020.11.05)
2020.11.08	Msgr. 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	Msgr. Kenneth Eugene Miller († 81) Priest of Regina (Canada) (? – 2020.11.08) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2006.09.01 – 2020.11.08)
2020.11.20	Msgr. Dennis F. Sheehan († 82) Priest of Boston (USA) (1963.12.18 – 2020.11.20) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1986.05.21 – 2020.11.20)
2020.11.29	Msgr. Josef Steiner Priest of Graz–Seckau (Austria) (? – 2020.11.29) Chaplain of His Holiness (1978.12.30 – 2020.11.29)
2020.12.01	Msgr. Josef Lammerhuber Priest of Sankt Pölten (Austria) (? – 2020.12.01) Chaplain of His Holiness (2002.11.13 – 2020.12.01)
2020.12.03	Fr. Cipriano de Meo, O.F.M. Cap. († 96) President of International Association of Exorcists (2010 – 2012)
2020.12.03	Dr. 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)
2020.12.05	Msgr. James F. Connelly († 89) Priest of Philadelphia (USA) (1955.12.17 – 2020.12.05) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1976.01.18 – 2020.12.05)
2020.12.08	Msgr. Giovanni Sessolo († 93) Priest of Vittorio Veneto (Italy) (? – 2020.12.08) Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1940.08.08 – 1945.12.28) Domestic Prelate (1945.12.28 – 1961.03.25) Cleric Prelate of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1961.03.25 – 1963) Regent of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary (1962 – 1979) Dean and Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera (1963 – 1995) Referendary Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (1963.01.03 – 1968)
2020.12.09	Msgr. Thomas C. Brady († 93) Priest of Rockford (USA) (1954.05.27 – 2020.12.09) Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (1994.11.17 – 2020.12.09)
2020.12.09	Msgr. Richard Soseman († 57) Priest of Peoria (USA) (1992.05.23 – 2020.12.09) Chaplain of His Holiness (2000.07.24 – 2020.12.09)
2020.12.12	Msgr. Adam Rucki († 69) Priest of Ostrava–Opava (Czechia) (1974.06.30 – 2020.12.12) Chaplain of His Holiness (2012.01.12 – 2020.12.12)
2020.12.12	Msgr. 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)
2020.12.13	Msgr. Jiří Skoblík († 88) Priest of Praha (Czechia) (1961.06.25 – 2020.12.13) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2008.05.19 – 2020.12.13)
2020.12.18	Msgr. Joseph Ferraro († 79) Priest of Oakland (USA) (1967.05.20 – 2020.12.18) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1999.01.04 – 2020.12.18)
2020.12.25	Msgr. Thomas D. Candreva († 81) Priest of Rockville Centre (USA) (? – 2020.12.25) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1996.07.27 – 2020.12.25)
2020.12.25	Msgr. David V. Sorohan († 86) Priest of Columbus (USA) (1959.12.20 – 2020.12.25) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1992.09.24 – 2020.12.25)
2020.12.27	Msgr. John A. Alesandro († 79) Priest of Rockville Centre (USA) (1966.12.17 – 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	Msgr. Nazzareno Cinti Priest of Roma (Italy) (? – 2020.12.29) Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1963.03.28 – 1968.03.28) Chaplain of His Holiness (1968.03.28 – 2020.12.29) Cleric of Papal Chapel (1968.03.28 – 2020.12.29)
2020.12.30	Fr. 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)

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