Deceased Persons

in a.d. 2021

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Persons (41)
2021.01.07
ColombiaFr. Rafael Morales Duque, O.F.M. († 91)

Prefect Apostolic of Guapi (Colombia) (1994.05.05 – 2001.01.23)

2021.01.09
ItalyDr. Fabrizio Soccorsi († 78)

Personal Doctor of the Pope of Prefecture of the Papal Household (2015.08.08 – 2021.01.09)

2021.01.13
TanzaniaMsgr. Martin Pesambili Maganga

Priest of Tanga (Tanzania) (? – 2021.01.13)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2019.11.11 – 2021.01.13)

2021.01.25
SpainMsgr. Richard Stork, Opus Dei († 90)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1998.05.21 – 2021.01.25)

2021.02
ItalyMsgr. Antonio Barone († 91)

Priest of Milano (Italy) (1957.06 – 2021.02)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (1986.07.12 – 2021.02)

2021.02.10
CanadaMsgr. Charles-Eugène Mathieu († 95)

Priest of Montréal (Canada) (? – 2021.02.10)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1969.09.17 – 2021.02.10)

2021.02.20
PolandMsgr. Andrzej Kowalczyk

Priest of Gdańsk (Poland) (? – 2021.02.20)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2005.12.05 – 2021.02.20)

2021.03.08
ItalyFr. Cosimo Semeraro, S.D.B. († 78)

Secretary of Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences (2002.11.16 – 2013.05.16)

2021.03.12
GermanyMsgr. Wolfgang Bretschneider

Priest of Köln (Germany) (? – 2021.03.12)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1987.07.29 – 2021.03.12)

2021.04.06
SwitzerlandFr. Hans Küng († 93)

Priest of Basel (Switzerland) (1954.10.10 – 2021.04.06)

2021.04.23
PolandMsgr. Ireneusz Kaczorek

Priest of Płock (Poland) (? – 2021.04.23)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1987.03.07 – 2021.04.23)

2021.05.02
NamibiaSr. Helena Amwaandangi, M.S.C.

General Secretary of Namibian Catholic Bishop’s Conference (2021.03.16 – 2021.05.02)

2021.05.12
ScotlandMsgr. Anthony L. Duffy

Priest of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland) (? – 2021.05.12)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1994.12.15 – 2021.05.12)

2021.05.14
ItalyMsgr. Michele Paternoster

Priest of Altamura–Gravina–Acquaviva delle Fonti (Italy) (? – 2021.05.14)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2010.06.19 – 2021.05.14)

2021.05.17
PhilippinesMsgr. Sabino A. Vengco

Priest of Malolos (Philippines) (? – 2021.05.17)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1983.05.19 – 2021.05.17)

2021.05.26
USAMsgr. James Phạm Văn Ninh († 83)

Priest of Portland in Oregon (USA) (1967.05 – 2021.05.26)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2007.08.13 – 2021.05.26)

2021.06.05
RomaniaMsgr. Péter Bodó

Priest of Alba Iulia (Romania) (? – 2021.06.05)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1993.02.12 – 2021.06.05)

2021.06.22
ItalyFr. Sebastiano Paciolla, O. Cist. († 58)

Promoter of Justice of Tribunal of the Roman Rota (2005.01.10 – 2008.02.28)

Undersecretary of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life (2008.02.28 – 2018.10.22)

Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (2018.10.22 – 2019.09.25)

Promoter of Justice of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (2019.09.25 – 2021.06.22)

2021.06.25
ItalyMsgr. Piero Pennacchini († 76)

Priest of Roma (Italy) (? – 2021.06.25)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1983.11.25 – 2005.09.19)

Vice-Director of Press Office of the Holy See (1990 – 1994)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2005.09.19 – 2021.06.25)

2021.06.25
ZambiaFr. Kennedy Seketa († 51)

General Secretary of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (2021.06.04 – 2021.06.25 not possessed)

2021.07.11
ItalyMr. Pier Paolo Francini († 76)

President of Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office (1989 – 2011.02.01)

2021.07.19
ItalyFr. Carlo Nanni, S.D.B. († 76)

Rector Magnificus of Salesian Pontifical University (2009 – 2015.07.15)

2021.07.28
TaiwanMsgr. Joseph Wang Jung-ho (王榮和) († 97)

Priest of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan) (? – 2021.07.28)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1993.02.27 – 2021.07.28)

2021.07.28
SpainSr. Trinidad de la Santa Madre Iglesia Sánchez Moreno, Obra († 92)

Founder of The Work of the Church (1959)

President of The Work of the Church (1959 – 2021.07.28)

2021.08.14
PolandMsgr. Edward Bober

Priest of Legnica (Poland) (? – 2021.08.14)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2004.04.04 – 2021.08.14)

2021.08.16
MexicoMsgr. Blás Heriberto Flores Montes

Priest of Ecatepec (Mexico) (? – 2021.08.16)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2002.10.03 – 2021.08.16)

2021.08.21
ColombiaMsgr. Cardozo Evaristo Núñez

Priest of Espinal (Colombia) (? – 2021.08.21)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1989.10.02 – 2021.08.21)

2021.08.22
SpainMsgr. Víctor Benedicto Maroño Pena

Priest of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (? – 2021.08.22)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2014.01.31 – 2021.08.22)

2021.09.17
ItalyMsgr. Giuseppe Regine

Priest of Ischia (Italy) (? – 2021.09.17)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1969.09.09 – 2021.09.17)

2021.09.19
LiberiaFr. Charles Edmund Boyce († 56)

Apostolic Administrator of Monrovia (Liberia) (2021.06.07 – 2021.09.19)

2021.09.20
ItalyMsgr. Giuseppe Luigi Molinari

Priest of Pavia (Italy) (? – 2021.09.20)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2006.08.07 – 2021.09.20)

2021.11.12
EnglandFra’ Matthew Festing, S.M.O.M. († 71)

Grand Master of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) (2008.03.11 – 2017.01.28)

2021.11.14
PolandFr. Jerzy Jan Tomziński, O.S.P.P.E. († 102)

Prior General of Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit (Pauline Fathers) (1963.07.23 – 1975.06.03)

2021.11.18
USAMsgr. Joseph R. Lamonde

Priest of Pittsburgh (USA) (? – 2021.11.18)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1999.01.04 – 2021.11.18)

2021.11.18
ItalyMsgr. Antonio Segatto

Priest of Treviso (Italy) (? – 2021.11.18)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2004.06.11 – 2021.11.18)

2021.12.01
USAMsgr. Kenneth John Herbster

Priest of Newark (USA) (? – 2021.12.01)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2005.03.31 – 2021.12.01)

2021.12.04
LebanonMsgr. Abdou Yaacoub (Maronite Rite) († 73)

Priest of Jbeil of the Maronites (Lebanon) (? – 2021.12.04)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1996.11.30 – 2021.12.04)

Adjunct Promoter of Justice of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (2000.04.06 – 2004.11.15)

Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota (2004.11.15 – 2021.12.04)

2021.12.07
ItalyFr. Sabino Ardito, S.D.B. († 82)

Apostolic Commissioner for Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate (2015.07.01 – 2021.11.19)

2021.12.28
USAMsgr. John J. Smith

Priest of Fall River (USA) (? – 2021.12.28)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1987.07.18 – 2021.12.28)

2021.12.30
KosovoMsgr. Nikola Dučkić

Priest of Skopje–Prizren (North Macedonia) (? – 2000.05.24)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1986.10.15 – 2021.12.30)

Priest of Prizren–Prishtina (Kosovo) (2000.05.24 – 2021.12.30)

2021.12.31
USAMsgr. John M. Timmermans

Priest of Alexandria (USA) (? – 2021.12.31)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1973.12.14 – 2021.12.31)

See Also

Deceased Bishops

Deceased Cardinals

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