Deceased Bishops in the year 2023

Date of Death	Deceased Bishops (59)
2023.01.02	Bishop John Huo Cheng (霍成) († 96) Bishop of Fenyang 汾陽 (China) (1991 – 2023.01.02)
2023.01.03	Bishop Norbert Werbs († 82) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Hamburg (Germany) (1994.10.24 – 2015.05.20)
2023.01.06	Bishop Benjamin de Jesus Almoneda († 92) Bishop emeritus of Daet (Philippines) (1991.06.07 – 2007.04.04)
2023.01.06	Bishop Gervasio Gestori († 86) Bishop emeritus of San Benedetto del Tronto–Ripatransone–Montalto (Italy) (1996.06.21 – 2013.11.04)
2023.01.08	Bishop Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz († 57) Bishop of Ocaña (Colombia) (2021.02.27 – 2023.01.08)
2023.01.10	Cardinal George Pell († 81) Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Domenica Mazzarello (2003.10.21 [2004.03.20] – 2023.01.10) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Sydney (Australia) (2001.03.26 – 2014.02.24) Prefect emeritus of Secretariat for the Economy (2014.02.24 – 2019.02.24)
2023.01.17	Bishop Ivan Bura (Ukrainian Rite) († 78) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians (USA) (2006.01.03 – 2019.11.15)
2023.01.22	Bishop Matthew Harvey Clark († 85) Bishop emeritus of Rochester (USA) (1979.04.23 – 2012.09.21)
2023.01.22	Bishop Bernd Joachim Uhl († 76) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) (2001.03.29 – 2018.02.19)
2023.02.03	Archbishop Oswald Thomas Colman Gomis († 90) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Colombo (Sri Lanka) (2002.07.06 – 2009.06.16)
2023.02.03	Bishop Anthony Fernandes († 86) Bishop emeritus of Bareilly (India) (1989.01.19 – 2014.07.11)
2023.02.08	Archbishop Ignatius Paul Pinto († 97) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bangalore (India) (1998.09.10 – 2004.07.22)
2023.02.08	Bishop Jesús Agustín López de Lama, C.P. († 93) Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Corocoro (Bolivia) (1966.06.10 – 1991.09.05)
2023.02.14	Archbishop William Joseph Kurtz, S.V.D. († 87) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Madang (Papua New Guinea) (2001.07.24 – 2010.11.30)
2023.02.14	Bishop Vito Schlickmann († 94) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Florianópolis (Brazil) (1995.01.25 – 2004.03.03)
2023.02.18	Bishop David Gerard O’Connell († 69) Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA) (2015.07.21 – 2023.02.18)
2023.02.25	Bishop Sixto José Parzinger Foidl, O.F.M. Cap. († 91) Bishop emeritus of Villarrica (Chile) (2001.11.19 – 2009.02.07)
2023.02.26	Bishop Mário Lukunde († 65) Bishop emeritus of Menongue (Angola) (2005.08.03 – 2018.03.12)
2023.03.01	Archbishop Joseph Edra Ukpo († 85) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Calabar (Nigeria) (2003.12.17 – 2013.02.02)
2023.03.04	Bishop Joseph Gabriel Fernandez († 97) Bishop emeritus of Quilon (India) (1978.01.30 – 2001.10.16)
2023.03.06	Archbishop Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. († 87) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taranto (Italy) (1990.05.11 – 2011.11.21)
2023.03.07	Bishop Augusto Lauro († 99) Bishop emeritus of San Marco Argentano–Scalea (Italy) (1979.04.07 – 1999.03.06)
2023.03.11	Bishop Angel Tec-i Hobayan († 93) Bishop emeritus of Catarman (Philippines) (1974.12.12 – 2005.03.10)
2023.03.11	Bishop Alexandru Mesian (Romanian Rite) († 86) Bishop of Lugoj of the Romanians (Romania) (1995.11.20 – 2023.03.11)
2023.03.12	Bishop Joseph Edward Troy († 91) Bishop emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada) (1986.04.02 – 1997.09.24)
2023.03.14	Bishop Angel Floro Martínez, I.E.M.E. († 83) Bishop emeritus of Gokwe (Zimbabwe) (1999.10.15 – 2017.01.28)
2023.03.16	Bishop José Francisco Moreira dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. († 94) Bishop emeritus of Uíje (Angola) (1979.05.16 – 2008.02.02)
2023.03.16	Bishop Victor de la Cruz Ocampo († 71) Bishop of Gumaca (Philippines) (2015.06.12 – 2023.03.16)
2023.03.18	Archbishop Joseph Powathil (Syro-Malabar Rite) († 92) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1985.11.05 – 2007.01.22)
2023.03.21	Bishop Fernand Joseph Cheri, O.F.M. († 71) Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans (USA) (2015.01.12 – 2023.03.21)
2023.03.26	Cardinal Karl-Josef Rauber († 88) Cardinal-Deacon of S. Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia (2015.02.14 [2015.06.13] – 2023.03.26) President emeritus of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (1990.01.22 – 1993.03.16)
2023.03.26	Bishop David Christopher McGough († 78) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Birmingham (England) (2005.10.25 – 2020.03.18)
2023.04.01	Archbishop Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner († 91) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cascavel (Brazil) (1995.12.27 – 2007.10.31)
2023.04.01	Bishop Hugh Christopher Budd († 85) Bishop emeritus of Plymouth (England) (1985.11.19 – 2013.11.09)
2023.04.02	Bishop José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. († 83) Bishop emeritus of Rio do Sul (Brazil) (2000.08.30 – 2008.03.19)
2023.04.05	Bishop Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki († 93) Bishop emeritus of Hoima (Uganda) (1969.07.07 – 1991.03.09)
2023.04.06	Bishop Nei Paulo Moretto († 86) Bishop emeritus of Caxias do Sul (Brazil) (1983.05.26 – 2011.07.06)
2023.04.09	Bishop James Clifford Timlin († 95) Bishop emeritus of Scranton (USA) (1984.04.24 – 2003.07.25)
2023.04.12	Bishop Jacques Jean Edmond Georges Gaillot († 87) Bishop emeritus of Évreux (France) (1982.05.05 – 1995.01.13 deposed)
2023.04.12	Bishop Senan Louis O’Donnell, O.S.A. († 96) Bishop emeritus of Maiduguri (Nigeria) (1993.09.18 – 2003.02.28)
2023.04.14	Archbishop Peter Lin Jia-shan (林佳善) († 86) Metropolitan Archbishop of Fuzhou 福州 (China) (2020.06.09 – 2023.04.14▼) Metropolitan Archbishop of Fuzhou 福州 (China) (2016 – 2023.04.14) Prefect Apostolic of Jian’ou 建甌 (China) (2006.12.29 – 2023.04.14)
2023.04.15	Archbishop Francisco Viti († 89) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Huambo (Angola) (1986.09.12 – 2003.07.31)
2023.04.16	Archbishop Gregorios Elias Tabé (Syriac Rite) († 82) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Damascus of the Syriacs (Syria) (2001.06.24 – 2019.07.12)
2023.04.16	Bishop Antônio Celso Queiroz († 89) Bishop emeritus of Catanduva (Brazil) (2000.02.09 – 2009.10.21)
2023.04.22	Bishop James Chan Soon Cheong (曾順祥) († 96) Bishop emeritus of Melaka–Johor (Malaysia) (1972.12.18 – 2001.12.10)
2023.04.24	Bishop Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon († 96) Bishop emeritus of Steubenville (USA) (1992.01.28 – 2002.05.31)
2023.04.25	Archbishop Alapati Lui Mata’eliga († 70) Metropolitan Archbishop of Samoa–Apia (Samoa) (2002.11.16 – 2023.04.25) Ecclesiastical Superior of Tokelau (Tokelau) (2018.09 – 2023.04.25)
2023.04.26	Bishop Isidore Fernandes († 76) Bishop emeritus of Allahabad (India) (1988.05.05 – 2013.01.31)
2023.05.02	Bishop Helmut Krätzl († 91) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Wien (Austria) (1977.09.30 – 2008.03.06)
2023.05.07	Bishop Patrick Joseph McGrath († 77) Bishop emeritus of San Jose (USA) (1999.11.27 – 2019.05.01)
2023.05.09	Bishop Edward Peter Cullen († 90) Bishop emeritus of Allentown (USA) (1997.12.16 – 2009.05.27)
2023.05.10	Bishop Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés († 78) Bishop emeritus of Guantánamo–Baracoa (Cuba) (1998.01.24 – 2006.12.13)
2023.05.11	Bishop Kyrillos Kamal William Samaan, O.F.M. (Coptic Rite) († 76) Bishop emeritus of Assiut of the Copts (Egypt) (1990.05.16 – 2021.11.03) Apostolic Visitator in the United States and Canada of the Copts (2022.09.30 – 2023.05.11)
2023.05.14	Archbishop Karl Hesse, M.S.C. († 86) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea) (1990.07.07 – 2011.08.11)
2023.05.14	Bishop Guerrino Riccardo Brusati († 78) Bishop emeritus of Janaúba (Brazil) (2015.05.27 – 2019.06.12)
2023.05.15	Bishop Valentin Pozaić, S.J. († 77) Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Zagreb (Croatia) (2005.02.02 – 2017.05.13)
2023.05.18	Archbishop Giuseppe Casale († 99) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Foggia–Bovino (Italy) (1988.05.07 – 1999.05.27)
2023.05.23	Archbishop Alojz Tkáč († 89) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Košice (Slovakia) (1995.03.31 – 2010.06.04)
2023.05.29	Bishop Victor Benito Galeone († 87) Bishop emeritus of Saint Augustine (USA) (2001.06.26 – 2011.04.27)

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