Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 2018

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (159)
2018
ChinaBishop Thomas Zhao Ke-xun (趙克勛) († 94)

Bishop of Xuanhua 宣化 (China) (2007.07.13 – 2018)

2018.01.03
ItalyArchbishop Serafino Sprovieri († 87)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Benevento (Italy) (1991.11.25 – 2006.05.03)

2018.01.03
BrazilBishop Heriberto Hermes, O.S.B. († 84)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Cristalândia (Brazil) (1990.06.20 – 2009.02.25)

2018.01.03
KuwaitBishop Francis George Adeodatus Micallef, O.C.D. († 89)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Kuwait (Kuwait) (1981.11.05 – 2005.07.14)

2018.01.05
KenyaBishop Emmanuel Barbara, O.F.M. Cap. († 68)

Bishop of Malindi (Kenya) (2011.07.09 – 2018.01.05)

2018.01.05
South SudanBishop Vincent Mojwok Nyiker († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Malakal (South Sudan) (1979.03.15 – 2009.05.16)

2018.01.06
BrazilBishop Remídio José Bohn († 67)

Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul (Brazil) (2011.12.28 – 2018.01.06)

2018.01.16
CameroonBishop Eugeniusz Juretzko, O.M.I. († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Yokadouma (Cameroon) (1991.05.20 – 2017.04.25)

2018.01.16
IndiaBishop Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil (Syro-Malankara Rite) († 67)

Bishop emeritus of Puthur of the Syro-Malankara (India) (2010.01.25 – 2017.01.24)

2018.01.18
TaiwanBishop Joseph Wang Yu-jung (王愈榮) († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Taichung 臺中 (Taiwan) (1986.06.25 – 2007.06.25)

2018.01.19
CanadaArchbishop Maurice Couture, R.S.V. († 91)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Québec (Canada) (1990.03.17 – 2002.11.15)

2018.01.19
BrazilBishop Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M. († 73)

Bishop of São João del Rei (Brazil) (2010.05.26 – 2018.01.19)

2018.01.20
LibyaBishop Sylvester Carmel Magro, O.F.M. († 76)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Benghazi (Libya) (1997.03.10 – 2016.02.14)

2018.01.25
USAArchbishop Daniel Mark Buechlein, O.S.B. († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Indianapolis (USA) (1992.07.14 – 2011.09.21)

2018.01.26
EcuadorBishop José Gabriel Diaz Cueva († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Azogues (Ecuador) (1968.06.26 – 1975.04.29)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Guayaquil (Ecuador) (1975.04.29 – 1999.12.18)

2018.01.28
BrazilBishop Antônio Agostinho Marochi († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Presidente Prudente (Brazil) (1976.02.02 – 2002.02.20)

2018.01.28
IndiaBishop Maxwell Valentine Noronha († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Calicut (India) (1980.06.07 – 2002.04.19)

2018.02.07
IndonesiaBishop Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M. († 96)

Bishop emeritus of Jayapura (Indonesia) (1973.08.22 – 1997.08.29)

2018.02.08
BrazilBishop Agenor Girardi, M.S.C. († 66)

Bishop of União da Vitória (Brazil) (2015.05.06 – 2018.02.08)

2018.02.11
CanadaArchbishop Joseph Neil MacNeil († 93)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Edmonton (Canada) (1973.07.02 – 1999.06.07)

2018.02.11
LithuaniaBishop Juozas Preikšas († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Panevėžys (Lithuania) (1991.12.24 – 2002.01.05)

2018.02.17
MalawiBishop Emmanuele Kanyama († 55)

Bishop of Dedza (Malawi) (2007.07.04 – 2018.02.17)

2018.02.23
PhilippinesBishop Jesus Yu Varela († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Sorsogon (Philippines) (1980.11.27 – 2003.04.16)

2018.02.24
GuatemalaArchbishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. († 70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala) (2013.04.25 – 2018.02.24)

2018.02.26
IndiaArchbishop Mariadas Kagithapu, M.S.F.S. († 81)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Visakhapatnam (India) (2001.10.16 – 2012.07.03)

2018.02.27
NigeriaBishop Joseph Danlami Bagobiri († 60)

Bishop of Kafanchan (Nigeria) (1995.07.10 – 2018.02.27)

2018.03.01
CanadaBishop Jean-Guy Hamelin († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Rouyn-Noranda (Canada) (1973.11.29 – 2001.11.30)

2018.03.05
Northern Mariana IslandsBishop Tomas Aguon Camacho († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands) (1984.11.08 – 2010.04.06)

2018.03.06
VietnamArchbishop Paul Bùi Văn Ðọc († 73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam) (2014.03.22 – 2018.03.06)

2018.03.07
GermanyBishop Werner Radspieler († 79)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Bamberg (Germany) (1986.11.07 – 2013.09.09)

2018.03.09
SpainArchbishop Elías Yanes Alvarez († 90)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Zaragoza (Spain) (1977.06.03 – 2005.04.02)

2018.03.10
CanadaBishop Roch Pedneault († 90)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Chicoutimi (Canada) (1974.05.10 – 2002.06.15)

2018.03.11
GermanyCardinal Karl Lehmann († 81)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Leone I (2001.02.21 [2001.05.24] – 2018.03.11)

Bishop emeritus of Mainz (Germany) (1983.06.21 – 2016.05.16)

2018.03.11
RwandaBishop Jean Damascène Bimenyimana († 64)

Bishop of Cyangugu (Rwanda) (1997.01.02 – 2018.03.11)

2018.03.19
ScotlandCardinal Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien († 80)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano (2003.10.21 [2004.05.14] – 2018.03.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland) (1985.05.30 – 2013.02.25)

2018.03.23
ItalyBishop Lino Bortolo Belotti, C.M.P. († 87)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Bergamo (Italy) (1999.05.15 – 2009.01.22)

2018.03.24
USABishop Arthur Nicholas Tafoya († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Pueblo (USA) (1980.07.01 – 2009.10.15)

2018.03.25
VenezuelaBishop Vicente Ramón Hernández Peña († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Trujillo (Venezuela) (1982.06.11 – 2012.04.03)

2018.03.26
PortugalBishop António dos Santos († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Guarda (Portugal) (1979.11.17 – 2005.12.01)

2018.03.27
PeruBishop José Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Tacna y Moquegua (Peru) (1992.07.11 – 2006.09.01)

2018.03.29
BoliviaBishop Walter Pérez Villamonte († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Potosí (Bolivia) (1998.03.07 – 2009.11.25)

2018.03.29
ChileBishop Enrique Troncoso Troncoso († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Melipilla (Chile) (2000.05.28 – 2014.03.07)

2018.03.30
KazakhstanBishop Henry Theophilus Howaniec, O.F.M. († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Most Holy Trinity in Almaty (Kazakhstan) (2003.05.17 – 2011.03.05)

2018.04.01
BrazilArchbishop Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pouso Alegre (Brazil) (1996.10.16 – 2014.05.28)

2018.04.04
LebanonPatriarch Ignace Pierre VIII Abdel-Ahad (Syriac Rite) († 87)

Patriarch emeritus of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon) ([2001.02.16] 2001.02.24 – 2008.01.25)

2018.04.09
MexicoBishop Felipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S. († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of México (Mexico) (2000.01.29 – 2010.07.30)

2018.04.14
ArgentinaBishop Rinaldo Fidel Brédice († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Santa Rosa (Argentina) (1992.01.31 – 2008.06.24)

2018.04.17
MadagascarArchbishop Philibert Randriambololona, S.J. († 90)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Fianarantsoa (Madagascar) (1992.12.17 – 2002.10.01)

2018.04.17
USABishop David Edward Foley († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Birmingham (USA) (1994.03.22 – 2005.05.10)

2018.04.19
IndiaArchbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara († 74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nagpur (India) (1998.01.17 – 2018.04.19)

2018.04.19
PhilippinesBishop Zacharias Cenita Jimenez († 70)

Bishop emeritus of Pagadian (Philippines) (1994.12.02 – 2003.06.11)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Butuan (Philippines) (2003.06.11 – 2009.05.07)

2018.04.24
EcuadorBishop Victor Garaygordóbil Berrizbeitia († 102)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Los Ríos (Ecuador) (1963.11.29 – 1982.05.12)

2018.04.25
GermanyBishop Hans-Reinhard Koch († 88)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Erfurt (Germany) (1994.06.27 – 2004.11.27)

2018.04.26
FranceArchbishop Pierre Marie Léon Augustin Plateau († 94)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bourges (France) (1984.04.08 – 2000.04.25)

2018.04.28
BrazilBishop Ramón López Carrozas, O. de M. († 80)

Bishop emeritus of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (Brazil) (1989.03.01 – 2014.01.15)

2018.05.05
ItalyArchbishop Michele Castoro († 66)

Archbishop of Manfredonia–Vieste–San Giovanni Rotondo (Italy) (2009.07.15 – 2018.05.05)

2018.05.06
AustraliaArchbishop Leonard Anthony Faulkner († 91)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Adelaide (Australia) (1985.06.19 – 2001.12.03)

2018.05.09
GuatemalaBishop Carlos Enrique Trinidad Gómez († 63)

Bishop of San Marcos (Guatemala) (2014.11.04 – 2018.05.09)

2018.05.11
PhilippinesBishop José Francisco Oliveros († 71)

Bishop of Malolos (Philippines) (2004.05.14 – 2018.05.11)

2018.05.15
LebanonBishop Georges Scandar (Maronite Rite) († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Zahlé of the Maronites (Lebanon) (1990.06.09 – 2002.09.12)

2018.05.17
USABishop Anthony Michael Milone († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Great Falls–Billings (USA) (1987.12.14 – 2006.07.12)

2018.05.18
ColombiaCardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos († 88)

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano pro hac vice Title (2008.03.01 – 2018.05.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bucaramanga (Colombia) (1992.12.16 – 1996.06.15)

President emeritus of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” (2000.04.14 – 2009.07.08)

2018.05.18
IrelandBishop Christopher Jones († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Elphin (Ireland) (1994.05.24 – 2014.05.14)

2018.05.21
PhilippinesBishop Camilo Diaz Gregorio († 78)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Batanes (Philippines) (2003.09.13 – 2017.05.20)

2018.05.24
ColombiaBishop José Alberto Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. († 81)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Puerto Gaitán (Colombia) (1999.12.22 – 2012.03.02)

2018.05.29
BrazilArchbishop Luciano José Cabral Duarte († 93)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Aracaju (Brazil) (1971.02.12 – 1998.08.26)

2018.05.29
MexicoArchbishop Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez († 96)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of San Luis Potosí (Mexico) (1988.11.05 – 1999.01.20)

2018.06.01
FranceBishop René Séjourné († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Saint-Flour (France) (1990.09.13 – 2006.01.16)

2018.06.03
NicaraguaCardinal Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. († 92)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto (1985.05.25 – 2018.06.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Managua (Nicaragua) (1970.02.16 – 2005.04.01)

2018.06.15
ChinaBishop Joseph Li Ming-shu (李明述) († 93)

Bishop of Qingdao 青島 (China) (2000 – 2018.06.15)

2018.06.19
Papua New GuineaBishop Paul John Marx, M.S.C. († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Kerema (Papua New Guinea) (1988.12.06 – 2010.03.13)

2018.06.28
BrazilArchbishop Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho († 93)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Teresina (Brazil) (1984.10.07 – 2001.02.21)

2018.06.29
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Rocco Favale († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Vallo della Lucania (Italy) (1989.03.04 – 2011.05.07)

2018.07.01
Equatorial GuineaBishop Anacleto Sima Ngua († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Bata (Equatorial Guinea) (1982.11.19 – 2002.05.11)

2018.07.05
FranceCardinal Jean-Louis Tauran († 75)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine pro hac vice Title (2014.06.12 – 2018.07.05)

President of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue (2007.09.01 – 2018.07.05)

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera (2014.12.20 [2015.03.09] – 2018.07.05)

Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims (2007.09.01 – 2018.07.05)

2018.07.10
SpainBishop José María Setién Alberro († 90)

Bishop emeritus of San Sebastián (Spain) (1979.02.16 – 2000.01.13)

2018.07.11
ItalyArchbishop Giovanni Marra († 87)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy) (1997.05.17 – 2006.11.18)

2018.07.11
USABishop Richard John Garcia († 71)

Bishop of Monterey (USA) (2006.12.19 – 2018.07.11)

2018.07.21
UgandaBishop Joseph Oyanga († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Lira (Uganda) (1989.07.04 – 2003.12.02)

2018.07.22
USAArchbishop Raymond Gerhardt Hunthausen († 96)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Seattle (USA) (1975.02.25 – 1991.08.21)

2018.07.23
FranceBishop Pierre Auguste Gratien Pican, S.D.B. († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Bayeux (France) (1988.11.19 – 2010.03.12)

2018.07.29
IrelandBishop Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh, O.F.M. († 84)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Dublin (Ireland) (1994.06.07 – 2009.09.17)

2018.07.29
PortugalBishop António José Rafael († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Bragança–Miranda (Portugal) (1996.05.27 – 2001.06.13)

2018.07.31
ItalyBishop Bassano Staffieri († 86)

Bishop emeritus of La Spezia–Sarzana–Brugnato (Italy) (1999.07.10 – 2007.12.06)

2018.08.03
ItalyBishop Raffaele Castielli († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Lucera–Troia (Italy) (1987.02.11 – 1996.05.18)

2018.08.05
Puerto RicoBishop Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Mayagüez (Puerto Rico) (1976.03.04 – 2011.07.06)

2018.08.07
Solomon IslandsBishop John Doaninoel, S.M. († 68)

Auxiliary Bishop of Honiara (Solomon Islands) (2011.06.09 – 2018.08.07)

2018.08.09
GermanyBishop Manfred Melzer († 74)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Köln (Germany) (1995.06.09 – 2015.06.05)

2018.08.11
Dominican RepublicBishop Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B. († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Barahona (Dominican Republic) (1976.04.24 – 1999.12.07)

2018.08.13
PeruBishop Santiago María García de la Rasilla Domínguez, S.J. († 81)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Jaén en Perú (Peru) (2005.11.11 – 2014.06.11)

2018.08.14
USABishop Charles Victor Grahmann († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Dallas (USA) (1990.07.14 – 2007.03.06)

2018.08.15
FranceArchbishop François Charles Garnier († 74)

Archbishop of Cambrai (France) (2008.03.29 – 2018.08.15)

2018.08.16
IndiaBishop Joseph Minj († 85)

Bishop emeritus of Simdega (India) (1993.05.28 – 2008.02.11)

2018.08.18
USABishop John Edward McCarthy († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Austin (USA) (1985.12.19 – 2001.01.02)

2018.08.19
PeruBishop Miguel Irízar Campos, C.P. († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Callao (Peru) (1995.08.17 – 2011.12.12)

2018.08.23
FranceBishop Yves-Marie-Henri Bescond († 94)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Meaux (France) (1979.07.12 – 1986.10.20)

2018.08.24
PolandBishop Dominik Kaľata, S.J. († 93)

Titular Bishop of Semta (1985.03.16 – 2018.08.24)

2018.08.25
CameroonBishop Dieudonné Bogmis († 63)

Bishop of Eséka (Cameroon) (2004.10.15 – 2018.08.25)

2018.08.26
USABishop Thomas Joseph O’Brien († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Phoenix (USA) (1981.11.09 – 2003.06.18)

2018.08.28
PolandArchbishop Szczepan Wesoły († 91)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Gniezno (Poland) (1968.12.11 – 2003.04.08)

2018.08.28
TanzaniaBishop Nestorius Timanywa († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Bukoba (Tanzania) (1973.11.26 – 2013.01.15)

2018.08.31
MexicoBishop José Luis Dibildox Martínez († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Tampico (Mexico) (2003.12.27 – 2018.07.20)

2018.09.04
ChadBishop Joseph Marie Régis Belzile, O.F.M. Cap. († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Moundou (Chad) (1974.12.19 – 1985.03.09)

2018.09.04
GrenadaBishop Sydney Anicetus Charles († 92)

Bishop emeritus of Saint George’s in Grenada (Grenada) (1974.11.18 – 2002.07.10)

2018.09.12
GuyanaBishop Benedict Ganesh Singh († 90)

Bishop emeritus of Georgetown (Guyana) (1972.08.12 – 2003.10.30)

2018.09.13
IraqArchbishop Emmanuel Dabbaghian, I.C.P.B. (Armenian Rite) († 84)

Archbishop emeritus of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq) ([2006.09.13] 2007.01.26 – 2017.10.09)

2018.09.20
PhilippinesArchbishop Edmundo Madarang Abaya († 89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Nueva Segovia (Philippines) (1999.05.22 – 2005.02.12)

2018.09.20
IndonesiaBishop Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap. († 63)

Bishop of Sibolga (Indonesia) (2007.03.14 – 2018.09.20)

2018.09.20
BrazilBishop Conrado Walter, S.A.C. († 95)

Bishop emeritus of Jacarezinho (Brazil) (1991.08.10 – 2000.07.05)

2018.09.21
ColombiaBishop José Roberto López Londoño († 81)

Bishop emeritus of Jericó (Colombia) (2003.10.07 – 2013.06.13)

2018.09.22
GermanyBishop Johannes Kapp († 89)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Fulda (Germany) (1976.07.08 – 2004.07.13)

2018.09.25
MongoliaBishop Wenceslao Selga Padilla (黃旭東), C.I.C.M. († 68)

Prefect Apostolic of Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) (2002.04.30 – 2018.09.25)

2018.09.26
ItalyBishop Antonio Santucci († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Trivento (Italy) (1985.05.08 – 2005.10.17)

2018.09.28
BrazilArchbishop Celso José Pinto da Silva († 84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Teresina (Brazil) (2001.02.21 – 2008.09.03)

2018.09.29
USABishop Eugene John Gerber († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Wichita (USA) (1982.11.17 – 2001.10.04)

2018.09.29
BrazilBishop Dirceu Vegini († 66)

Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil) (2010.10.20 – 2018.09.29)

2018.10.02
ArgentinaBishop José Lorenzo Sartori († 86)

Bishop emeritus of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña (Argentina) (1994.08.27 – 2008.04.22)

2018.10.05
USABishop Louis Anthony DeSimone († 96)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Philadelphia (USA) (1981.06.27 – 1997.04.05)

2018.10.10
IrelandBishop Laurence Forristal († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Ossory (Ireland) (1981.06.30 – 2007.09.14)

2018.10.11
PhilippinesBishop Ireneo Ali Amantillo, C.SS.R. († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Tandag (Philippines) (1978.12.09 – 2001.10.18)

2018.10.11
GermanyBishop Engelbert Siebler († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of München und Freising (Germany) (1986.02.27 – 2012.07.31)

2018.10.13
FranceBishop François Jacques Bussini († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Amiens (France) (1985.12.28 – 1987.03.06)

2018.10.14
ColombiaBishop Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. († 83)

Bishop emeritus of Neiva (Colombia) (2001.01.19 – 2012.02.04)

2018.10.16
ItalyArchbishop Giovanni Moretti († 94)

Titular Archbishop of Vartana (1971.09.09 – 2018.10.16)

2018.10.16
USABishop Joseph Robert Cistone († 69)

Bishop of Saginaw (USA) (2009.05.20 – 2018.10.16)

2018.10.20
AngolaBishop Pedro Luís Guido Scarpa, O.F.M. Cap. († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Ndalatando (Angola) (1990.03.26 – 2005.07.23)

2018.10.22
GermanyBishop Friedrich Ostermann († 86)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Münster (Germany) (1981.06.27 – 2007.07.18)

2018.10.24
ItalyBishop Pellegrino Tomaso Ronchi, O.F.M. Cap. († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Città di Castello (Italy) (1991.02.07 – 2007.06.16)

2018.10.26
Congo-KinshasaBishop Valentin Masengo Nkinda († 77)

Bishop of Kabinda (Congo-Kinshasa) (1995.11.02 – 2018.10.26)

2018.10.27
BrazilBishop Antônio Possamai, S.D.B. († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Ji-Paraná (Brazil) (1983.03.04 – 2007.04.11)

2018.11.03
MadagascarBishop Roger Victor Solo Rakotondrajao († 58)

Bishop of Mahajanga (Madagascar) (2010.02.02 – 2018.11.03)

2018.11.04
KenyaArchbishop John Njenga († 89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mombasa (Kenya) (1990.05.21 – 2005.04.01)

2018.11.07
MexicoBishop José Fortunato Álvarez Valdéz († 50)

Bishop of Gómez Palacio (Mexico) (2015.12.30 – 2018.11.07)

2018.11.07
USABishop Robert Anthony Brucato († 87)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of New York (USA) (1997.06.30 – 2006.10.31)

2018.11.07
BrazilBishop Frederico Heimler, S.D.B. († 76)

Bishop emeritus of Cruz Alta (Brazil) (2002.05.08 – 2014.06.11)

2018.11.11
MexicoArchbishop Pedro Arandadíaz-Muñoz († 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tulancingo (Mexico) (2006.11.25 – 2008.06.04)

2018.11.11
USABishop Dominic Carmon, S.V.D. († 87)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of New Orleans (USA) (1992.12.16 – 2006.12.13)

2018.11.19
Dominican RepublicBishop Pablo Cedano Cedano († 82)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1996.05.31 – 2013.10.31)

2018.11.21
TanzaniaBishop Evaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C. († 77)

Bishop of Mbeya (Tanzania) (1996.11.08 – 2018.11.21)

2018.11.21
BrazilBishop Francisco de Paula Victor († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brasília (Brazil) (1996.08.28 – 2011.02.23)

2018.11.24
USABishop Robert Charles Morlino († 71)

Bishop of Madison (USA) (2003.05.23 – 2018.11.24)

2018.11.26
GermanyBishop Leo Schwarz († 87)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Trier (Germany) (1982.01.04 – 2006.03.14)

2018.11.27
VenezuelaArchbishop Medardo Luis Luzardo Romero († 83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela) (1986.05.26 – 2011.08.27)

2018.12.06
USABishop Frank Joseph Rodimer († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Paterson (USA) (1977.12.05 – 2004.06.01)

2018.12.09
HaitiArchbishop Guire Poulard († 76)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Port-au-Prince (Haiti) (2011.01.12 – 2017.10.07)

2018.12.14
MexicoBishop Salvador Flores Huerta († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Mexico) (1993.05.03 – 2006.09.30)

2018.12.14
Sierra LeoneBishop Patrick Daniel Koroma († 68)

Bishop of Kenema (Sierra Leone) (2002.04.26 – 2018.12.14)

2018.12.14
IndiaBishop Thomas Thennatt, S.A.C. († 65)

Bishop of Gwalior (India) (2016.10.18 – 2018.12.14)

2018.12.16
CanadaBishop Eugène Philippe LaRocque († 91)

Bishop emeritus of Alexandria–Cornwall (Canada) (1976.09.17 – 2002.04.27)

2018.12.17
ParaguayBishop Jorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres Banks († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Encarnación (Paraguay) (1990.04.19 – 2003.07.05)

2018.12.19
FranceBishop Jacques Louis Antoine Marie David († 87)

Bishop emeritus of Évreux (France) (1996.02.02 – 2006.01.28)

2018.12.21
PolandBishop Gerard Bernacki († 76)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Katowice (Poland) (1988.03.18 – 2012.01.31)

2018.12.22
IndiaBishop Robert Kerketta, S.D.B. († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Tezpur (India) (1980.10.24 – 2007.12.03)

2018.12.24
ItalyBishop Rosario Mazzola († 94)

Bishop emeritus of Cefalù (Italy) (1988.07.23 – 2000.03.18)

2018.12.27
PolandBishop Tadeusz Pieronek († 84)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Sosnowiec (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 1998.08.31)

2018.12.28
SpainArchbishop Santiago García Aracil († 78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mérida–Badajoz (Spain) (2004.07.09 – 2015.05.21)

2018.12.28
CanadaBishop Attila Miklósházy, S.J. († 87)

Titular Bishop of Castellum minus (1989.08.12 – 2018.12.28)

2018.12.28
USABishop Robert Edward Mulvee († 88)

Bishop emeritus of Providence (USA) (1997.06.11 – 2005.03.31)

2018.12.31
HungaryArchbishop István Seregély († 87)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Eger (Hungary) (1987.06.05 – 2007.03.15)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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