Deceased Persons

in a.d. 2026

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Persons (90)
2026.01.02
ItalyMsgr. Andrea Monaco

Priest of Capua (Italy) (? – 2026.01.02)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2003.06.14 – 2026.01.02)

2026.01.02
ItalyMsgr. Franco Mortigliengo

Priest of Novara (Italy) (? – 2026.01.02)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1991.06.27 – 2026.01.02)

2026.01.03
SpainMsgr. Orbegozo José Luis Larrabe

Priest of Madrid (Spain) (? – 2026.01.03)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1997.08.02 – 2026.01.03)

2026.01.03
ItalyMsgr. Marcello Rossi

Priest of Vicenza (Italy) (? – 2026.01.03)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1990.04.10 – 2026.01.03)

2026.01.05
EnglandMsgr. Francis Frost († 92)

Priest of Belley–Ars (France) (? – 2010?)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2002.09.13 – 2026.01.05)

Priest of Salford (England) (2010? – 2026.01.05)

2026.01.05
CanadaMsgr. Eduardo Raposo da Costa Resendes († 91)

Priest of Angra (Portugal) (1958.06.15 – 1970?)

Priest of Toronto (Canada) (1970? – 2026.01.05)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1996.02.27 – 2026.01.05)

2026.01.06
GermanyMsgr. Bernhard Joseph Stodt

Priest of Köln (Germany) (? – 2026.01.06)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1993.10.23 – 2026.01.06)

2026.01.07
SloveniaMsgr. Silvester Čuk

Priest of Koper (Slovenia) (? – 2026.01.07)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1985.05.20 – 2026.01.07)

2026.01.09
Congo-KinshasaMsgr. Hippolyte Ngimbi Nsela

Priest of Kisantu (Congo-Kinshasa) (? – 2026.01.09)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2023.03.01 – 2026.01.09)

2026.01.11
GermanyMsgr. Rolf Linse

Priest of Essen (Germany) (? – 2026.01.11)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2002.06.15 – 2026.01.11)

2026.01.13
SpainMsgr. Giménez Lorenzo López-Cubero

Priest of Córdoba (Spain) (? – 2026.01.13)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (2004.06.21 – 2026.01.13)

2026.01.14
USAMsgr. Joseph Terrence Fitzgerald († 89)

Priest of Salt Lake City (USA) (1962.05.12 – 2026.01.14)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1991.12.05 – 2002.03.11)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (2002.03.11 – 2026.01.14)

2026.01.14
GermanyMsgr. Peter Krämer

Priest of Trier (Germany) (? – 2026.01.14)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2009.11.04 – 2026.01.14)

2026.01.17
SpainMsgr. Mariano Pizarro Luengo

Priest of Sevilla (Spain) (? – 2026.01.17)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2018.10.22 – 2026.01.17)

2026.01.19
ItalyMsgr. Pietro Amato

Priest of Molfetta–Ruvo–Giovinazzo–Terlizzi (Italy) (? – 2026.01.19)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1978.04.07 – 2026.01.19)

2026.01.20
USAMsgr. Theodore Harold Hay

Priest of Mobile (USA) (? – 2026.01.20)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2006.08.16 – 2026.01.20)

2026.01.22
ItalyMsgr. Giuseppe Rossi

Priest of Verona (Italy) (? – 2026.01.22)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1978.05.06 – 2026.01.22)

2026.01.24
ItalyMsgr. Crispino Valenziano

Priest of Cefalù (Italy) (? – 2026.01.24)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1982.04.03 – 2006.08.05)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (2006.08.05 – 2026.01.24)

2026.01.25
ItalyMsgr. Severo Dalle Fratte

Priest of Treviso (Italy) (? – 2026.01.25)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1998.06.10 – 2026.01.25)

2026.01.25
USAMsgr. Pedro García

Priest of Miami (USA) (? – 2026.01.25)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2007.07.31 – 2026.01.25)

2026.01.30
USAMsgr. Joseph W. Pekar

Priest of Bridgeport (USA) (? – 2026.01.30)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1996.12.24 – 2026.01.30)

2026.02.04
SloveniaMsgr. Janez Ambrožič

Priest of Ljubljana (Slovenia) (? – 2026.02.04)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1997.05.06 – 2026.02.04)

2026.02.04
USAMsgr. Francis H. Kelley († 84)

Priest of Boston (USA) (1968.05.29 – 2026.02.04)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1998.01.25 – 2026.02.04)

2026.02.05
ItalyMsgr. Giuseppe Grieco

Priest of Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo (Italy) (? – 2026.02.05)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2007.08.10 – 2026.02.05)

2026.02.08
ItalyMsgr. Panfilo Argentieri

Priest of Chieti–Vasto (Italy) (? – 2026.02.08)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1977.02.21 – 1987.10.27)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1987.10.27 – 2026.02.08)

2026.02.11
ItalyMsgr. Camillo D’Ambra

Priest of Ischia (Italy) (? – 2026.02.11)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1984.07.10 – 2026.02.11)

2026.02.11
GermanyMsgr. Herbert Hautmann

Priest of Bamberg (Germany) (? – 2026.02.11)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2004.03.01 – 2026.02.11)

2026.02.11
USAMsgr. Rex Eugene Nicholl († 89)

Priest of Amarillo (USA) (1967.05.19 – 2026.02.11)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1999.05.21 – 2026.02.11)

2026.02.11
USAMsgr. Joseph R. Sobiesiak († 80)

Priest of Allentown (USA) (1976.05.15 – 2026.02.11)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1993.11.10 – 2026.02.11)

2026.02.13
ItalyMsgr. Carlo Tezza

Priest of Verona (Italy) (? – 2026.02.13)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2005.02.28 – 2026.02.13)

2026.02.14
ItalyMsgr. Giuseppe Maffi

Priest of Milano (Italy) (? – 2026.02.14)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2006.08.16 – 2026.02.14)

2026.02.14
SloveniaMsgr. Anton Markelj

Priest of Ljubljana (Slovenia) (? – 2026.02.14)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2002.09.06 – 2026.02.14)

2026.02.14
USAMsgr. Philip C. Ricci († 90)

Priest of Philadelphia (USA) (1965.05.22 – 2026.02.14)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2003 – 2026.02.14)

2026.02.19
GuatemalaMsgr. Carlos Enrique Yarzebski Guerra

Priest of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Guatemala) (? – 2026.02.19)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2014.10.13 – 2026.02.19)

2026.02.21
ItalyMsgr. Anselmo Galvani

Priest of Piacenza–Bobbio (Italy) (? – 2026.02.21)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2007.06.23 – 2026.02.21)

2026.02.21
UgandaMsgr. Peter Kumaraki

Priest of Fort Portal (Uganda) (? – 2026.02.21)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1995.11.10 – 2026.02.21)

2026.02.22
USAMsgr. Rafael Marin-Leon († 79)

Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) (1978.04.15 – 2026.02.22)

Priest of Los Angeles (USA) (2001.10.31 – 2026.02.22)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2017.02.11 – 2026.02.22)

2026.02.23
ItalyMsgr. Filippo Curatola

Priest of Reggio Calabria–Bova (Italy) (? – 2026.02.23)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2007.04.10 – 2026.02.23)

2026.02.23
FranceMsgr. André Delepoulle

Priest of Lille (France) (? – 2026.02.23)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1994.02.01 – 2026.02.23)

2026.02.25
PolandMsgr. Marian Próchniak

Priest of Poland (Poland) (? – 2026.02.25)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2009.09.07 – 2026.02.25)

2026.02.28
USAMsgr. Stanley Joseph Krempa († 80)

Priest of Arlington (USA) (? – 2026.02.28)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2018.02.12 – 2026.02.28)

2026.03.01
PolandMsgr. Zygmunt Wawszczak

Priest of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland) (? – 2026.03.01)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2012.05.05 – 2026.03.01)

2026.03.02
USAMsgr. Patrick William McDonnell († 88)

Priest of Rockford (USA) (1964.12.16 – 2026.03.02)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2000.08.19 – 2026.03.02)

2026.03.05
ItalyMsgr. Decio D’Angelo

Priest of Chieti–Vasto (Italy) (? – 2026.03.05)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1987.10.27 – 2026.03.05)

2026.03.05
USAMsgr. Clarence John McAvoy († 88)

Priest of Ogdensburg (USA) (1963.03.30 – 2026.03.05)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1993.01.21 – 2026.03.05)

2026.03.11
ItalyMsgr. Angelo Centemeri

Priest of Milano (Italy) (? – 2026.03.11)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1992.03.06 – 2026.03.11)

2026.03.14
USAMsgr. Raymond W. Kutner († 87)

Priest of Brooklyn (USA) (1964.05.30 – 2026.03.14)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1997.02.23 – 2026.03.14)

2026.03.15
GermanyMsgr. Konrad Baumgartner

Priest of Regensburg (Germany) (? – 2026.03.15)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2001.06.21 – 2026.03.15)

2026.03.19
CanadaMsgr. Denis Patrick Walsh († 93)

Priest of Saint John’s, Newfoundland (Canada) (? – 2026.03.19)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1985.03.28 – 2026.03.19)

2026.03.21
RomaniaMsgr. Anton Lucaci

Priest of Iaşi (Romania) (? – 2026.03.21)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1999.05.16 – 2026.03.21)

2026.03.29
South KoreaMsgr. Florian Jeong Ha-gwon († 98)

Priest of Masan 마산 (South Korea) (1951.09.15 – 2026.03.29)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1987.01.29 – 2026.03.29)

2026.03.30
JamaicaMsgr. Robert W. Haughton-James

Priest of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica) (? – 2026.03.30)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1991.04.18 – 2026.03.30)

2026.04.03
RomaniaMsgr. József Fodor

Priest of Oradea Mare (Romania) (? – 2026.04.03)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1992.03.24 – 2026.04.03)

2026.04.07
ItalyMsgr. Franco Russo

Priest of Teggiano–Policastro (Italy) (? – 2026.04.07)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1996.12.24 – 2026.04.07)

2026.04.07
USAMsgr. Robert J. Willhite († 93)

Priest of Rockford (USA) (1963.05.25 – 2026.04.07)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2004.10.28 – 2026.04.07)

2026.04.09
ItalyMsgr. Francesco Millimaci

Priest of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy) (? – 2026.04.09)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1995.12.22 – 2026.04.09)

2026.04.10
USAMsgr. Michael Patrick Mooney († 89)

Priest of Pensacola–Tallahassee (USA) (1963.06.08 – 2026.04.10)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2000.04.08 – 2026.04.10)

2026.04.13
SpainMsgr. Forner José Carlos Sampedro

Priest of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain) (? – 2026.04.13)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2001.06.30 – 2026.04.13)

2026.04.16
SpainMsgr. y González Nicolás González

Priest of Ávila (Spain) (? – 2026.04.16)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2001.01.31 – 2026.04.16)

2026.04.16
USAMsgr. Frank Messmann Mouch († 93)

Priest of Saint Augustine (USA) (1958.06.10 – 1984.06.16)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1975.04.19 – 2026.04.16)

Priest of Venice (USA) (1984.06.16 – 2026.04.16)

2026.04.18
USAMsgr. Thomas P. Cahalane († 87)

Priest of Tucson (USA) (1963.06.08 – 2026.04.18)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1979.04.07 – 2026.04.18)

2026.04.20
USAMsgr. Robert J. Coll

Priest of Allentown (USA) (? – 2026.04.20)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1974.12.21 – 2026.04.20)

2026.04.20
IndiaMsgr. Santana Jacinto dos Remedios Faleiro († 93)

Priest of Goa and Daman (India) (? – 2026.04.20)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1988.09.27 – 2026.04.20)

2026.04.20
SloveniaMsgr. Stanislav Zidar

Priest of Ljubljana (Slovenia) (? – 2026.04.20)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2000.10.17 – 2026.04.20)

2026.04.28
USAMsgr. Lawrence J. Miller

Priest of Newark (USA) (? – 2026.04.28)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2009.03.30 – 2026.04.28)

2026.04.30
USAMsgr. Joseph A. Tracy († 66)

Priest of Philadelphia (USA) (1992.05.16 – 2026.04.30)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2005.03.16 – 2026.04.30)

2026.05.01
ItalyMsgr. Franco Geremia

Priest of Sora–Cassino–Aquino–Pontecorvo (Italy) (? – 2026.05.01)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1997.12.26 – 2026.05.01)

2026.05.04
PolandMsgr. Bronisław Sałkowski

Priest of Płock (Poland) (? – 2026.05.04)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2004.08.10 – 2026.05.04)

2026.05.07
ItalyMsgr. Giuseppe Luxoro

Priest of Cagliari (Italy) (? – 2026.05.07)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1996.10.29 – 2026.05.07)

2026.05.07
USAMsgr. Earl V. Provenza († 88)

Priest of Shreveport (USA) (1964.05.30 – 2026.05.07)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1994.02.18 – 2026.05.07)

2026.05.08
NigeriaMsgr. Gabriel Sunday Osu († 71)

Priest of Lagos (Nigeria) (? – 2026.05.08)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2006.04.12 – 2026.05.08)

2026.05.12
SloveniaMsgr. Jožko Pirc

Priest of Koper (Slovenia) (? – 2026.05.12)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1999.02.25 – 2026.05.12)

2026.05.16
USAMsgr. Frederick J. Nijem († 83)

Priest of Savannah (USA) (1968 – 2026.05.16)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2008.02.05 – 2026.05.16)

2026.05.18
USAMsgr. Joseph Samuel Lizor

Priest of Baltimore (USA) (? – 2026.05.18)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2006.03.11 – 2026.05.18)

2026.05.18
NigeriaMsgr. Josaphat Chukwudi Obiajunwa († 72)

Priest of Orlu (Nigeria) (? – 2026.05.18)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2021.10.18 – 2026.05.18)

2026.05.21
USAMsgr. Peter L. Amy († 87)

Priest of Los Angeles (USA) (1964.04.30 – 2026.05.21)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1991.11.19 – 2026.05.21)

2026.05.24
USAMsgr. Donald Louis Fischer († 86)

Priest of Dallas (USA) (? – 2026.05.24)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1995.08.29 – 2026.05.24)

2026.05.25
USAMsgr. Paul G. Cook († 93)

Priest of Baltimore (USA) (1959.05.23 – 2026.05.25)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1970.07.28 – 1995.12.19)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1995.12.19 – 2026.05.25)

2026.05.25
USAMsgr. Francis Raymond Moeslein († 93)

Priest of Raleigh (USA) (1958.12.20 – 2026.05.25)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2005.10.20 – 2026.05.25)

2026.05.30
SpainMsgr. Juan José del Junco Domenech, Opus Dei († 100)

Priest of Cádiz y Ceuta (Spain) (? – 1952.05.23)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2018.10.22 – 2026.05.30)

2026.06.03
USAMsgr. Robert J. Ecker († 99)

Priest of Brooklyn (USA) (1951.06.09 – 2026.06.03)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1982.07.03 – 2026.06.03)

2026.06.04
AustraliaMsgr. Francis George Coorey († 97)

Priest of Sydney (Australia) (? – 2026.06.04)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1986.09.21 – 2026.06.04)

2026.06.05
USAMsgr. John F. Keppler († 91)

Priest of Brooklyn (USA) (1960.05.28 – 2026.06.05)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1999.03.10 – 2026.06.05)

2026.06.06
USAMsgr. Peter Donald Wilkinson (Anglican Rite) († 86)

Priest of The Chair of Saint Peter (USA) (2012.12.08 – 2026.06.06)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2013.01.09 – 2026.06.06)

2026.06.09
RomaniaMsgr. Stefano Bentia (Romanian Rite)

Priest of Cluj–Gherla of the Romanians (Romania) (? – 2026.06.09)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1963.08.14 – 2026.06.09)

2026.06.11
ItalyMsgr. Claudio Livetti († 94)

Priest of Milano (Italy) (1954.06.27 – 2026.06.11)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (1981.12.09 – 2026.06.11)

2026.06.13
USAMsgr. James K. Ramer († 80)

Priest of Peoria (USA) (1986.05.24 – 2026.06.13)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2007.07.04 – 2026.06.13)

2026.06.14
ItalyMsgr. Giovanni Battista Gandolfo († 87)

Priest of Albenga–Imperia (Italy) (1962.06.26 – 2026.06.14)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1992.05.07 – 1995.04.10)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1995.04.10 – 2026.06.14)

2026.06.18
ItalyMsgr. Domenico Corona († 73)

Priest of Massa Marittima–Piombino (Italy) (1984.05.12 – 2024.10.24)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2006.03.06 – 2026.06.18)

Priest of Rimini (Italy) (2024.10.24 – 2026.06.18)

2026.06.22
USAMsgr. Francis Edward Walsh († 89)

Priest of Springfield in Massachusetts (USA) (1966.05.21 – 2026.06.22)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2006.08.07 – 2026.06.22)

Last updated on 2026.06.29

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