The Year of Our Lord 2015

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Date	Age	Bishop	Title
Jan	92.7	Cosmas Shi Enxiang †	Bishop of Yixian [Yihsien], China
1 Jan	104.9	Géry-Jacques-Charles Leuliet †	Bishop Emeritus of Amiens, France
3 Jan	78.2	Paulinus Costa †	Archbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh
4 Jan	85.7	Natalino Pescarolo †	Bishop Emeritus of Cuneo, Italy
5 Jan	102.1	Bernard Joseph McLaughlin †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
6 Jan	69.7	Joseph Djida, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon
10 Jan	71.5	Pierre-André Fournier †	Archbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
12 Jan	58.7	James Naanman Daman, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Shendam, Nigeria
15 Jan	59.2	Joseph Mukasa Zuza †	Bishop of Mzuzu, Malawi
19 Jan	88.0	José María Hernández González †	Bishop Emeritus of Netzahualcóyotl, México, México
29 Jan	78.6	José Martins da Silva, S.D.N. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil
31 Jan	81.0	Adalberto Arturo Rosat, O.F.M. †	Prelate Emeritus of Aiquile, Bolivia
8 Feb	73.8	Vincent Valentine Egwuchukwu Ezeonyia, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Aba, Nigeria
10 Feb	86.8	Karl Josef Becker, S.J. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano Martire
11 Feb	94.7	Abel Costas Montaño †	Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia
13 Feb	82.0	Thomas Bhalerao, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Nashik, India
13 Feb	84.4	Magnus Mwalunyungu †	Bishop Emeritus of Tunduru-Masasi, Tanzania
17 Feb	79.3	Joseph Devellerez Thaung Shwe †	Bishop Emeritus of Pyay, Myanmar
17 Feb	68.7	Antonio Lanfranchi †	Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola, Italy
21 Feb	88.5	Bernardo Enrique Witte, O.M.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Concepción, Argentina
24 Feb	81.4	Francis Némé Baïssari †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
28 Feb	84.5	André Vallée, P.M.E. †	Bishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
5 Mar	82.9	Edward Michael Egan †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
17 Mar	83.7	Antonio Dorado Soto †	Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain
21 Mar	49.6	Malachy John Goltok †	Bishop of Bauchi, Nigeria
26 Mar	89.7	Ennio Appignanesi †	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
26 Mar	83.7	Alonso Llano Ruiz †	Bishop Emeritus of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia
29 Mar	74.4	Juan Carlos Maccarone †	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
2 Apr	71.9	Alberto Ricardo da Silva †	Bishop Emeritus of Díli, Timor-Leste
2 Apr	83.4	William Benedict Friend †	Bishop Emeritus of Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
3 Apr	81.9	Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre †	Archbishop Emeritus of Malanje, Angola
6 Apr	99.0	Eugène Moke Motsüri †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
8 Apr	78.7	Jean-Claude Turcotte †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
9 Apr	58.3	João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
9 Apr	82.3	Elmo Noel Joseph Perera †	Bishop Emeritus of Galle, Sri Lanka
13 Apr	89.1	Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende, C.S.S. †	Bishop Emeritus of Caetité, Bahia, Brazil
14 Apr	93.9	Roberto Tucci, S.J. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio
15 Apr	100.0	Felice Leonardo †	Bishop Emeritus of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
17 Apr	78.2	Francis Eugene George, O.M.I. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA
24 Apr	92.7	Thomas Joseph Connolly †	Bishop Emeritus of Baker, Oregon, USA
24 Apr	75.8	Raymond Olir Roussin, S. M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
29 Apr	96.5	Giovanni Canestri †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova {Genoa}, Italy
3 May	84.0	Symphorian Thomas Keeprath, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Jullundur, India
4 May	88.2	Vicente Joaquim Zico, C.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Brazil
6 May	88.0	Nicolas Huỳnh Văn Nghi †	Bishop Emeritus of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam
7 May	90.4	Józef Pazdur †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
14 May	84.8	Geraldo Majela (João José) de Castro, O. Praem. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
15 May	73.4	André Jean René Lacrampe, Ist. del Prado †	Archbishop Emeritus of Besançon, France
16 May	89.7	Dominik Tóth †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia
20 May	88.5	Manfred Müller †	Bishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany
24 May	78.7	Guido Plante, P.M.E. †	Bishop Emeritus of Choluteca, Honduras
25 May	90.5	Robert Lebel †	Bishop Emeritus of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada
27 May	76.9	Peter Celestine Elampassery, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Jammu-Srinagar, India
1 Jun	85.3	Tadeusz Józef Zawistowski †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Łomża, Poland
2 Jun	83.9	Thomas Flynn †	Bishop Emeritus of Achonry, Ireland
5 Jun	68.9	Julien Mawule Kouto †	Bishop Emeritus of Atakpamé, Togo
17 Jun	71.2	Francisco Domingo Barbosa Da Silveira †	Bishop Emeritus of Minas, Uruguay
25 Jun	66.1	Óscar González Villa †	Priest of Manizales, Colombia
25 Jun	75.4	Nerses Bedros XIX (Boutros) Tarmouni (Taza) †	Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
1 Jul	81.7	Victor de la Peña Pérez, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru
6 Jul	67.3	Luigi Martella †	Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy
11 Jul	87.0	Giacomo Biffi †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
12 Jul	82.5	Omar Félix Colomé †	Bishop Emeritus of Cruz del Eje, Argentina
22 Jul	64.0	Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, C.S.C. †	Bishop of Hinche, Haïti
23 Jul	88.6	William Wakefield Baum †	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
28 Jul	83.7	Fransiskus Xaverius Rocharjanta Prajasuta, M.S.F. †	Bishop Emeritus of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
3 Aug	93.6	Salvatore Cassisa †	Archbishop Emeritus of Monreale, Italy
14 Aug	69.9	Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano †	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
17 Aug	88.2	László Pacifik Paskai, O.F.M. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
18 Aug	75.5	Vladimír Filo †	Bishop Emeritus of Rožňava, Slovakia
19 Aug	88.4	Paul Lokiru Kalanda †	Bishop Emeritus of Fort Portal, Uganda
25 Aug	74.8	Gaetano Aldo (Thomas) Donato †	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
26 Aug	92.2	Georges Abi-Saber, O.L.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada
26 Aug	88.6	Maroun Khoury Sader †	Archbishop Emeritus of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon
26 Aug	93.6	Carmelo Domênico Recchia, O. Cist. †	Abbot Emeritus of Claraval, Minas Gerais, Brazil
26 Aug	79.8	Francisco Capiral San Diego †	Bishop Emeritus of Pasig, Philippines
28 Aug	67.1	Józef Wesołowski †	Apostolic Nuncio
29 Aug	86.7	Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F. †	Bishop Emeritus of Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama
30 Aug	88.3	Pierfranco Pastore †	Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
30 Aug	94.6	George Hamilton Pearce, S.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)
5 Sep	80.8	Peter Alfred Sutton, O.M.I. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada
17 Sep	85.6	Bruno Tommasi †	Archbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
19 Sep	87.5	Georg Eder †	Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
20 Sep	75.4	Giovanni De Vivo †	Bishop of Pescia, Italy
21 Sep	84.9	Raphael Michael Fliss †	Bishop Emeritus of Superior, Wisconsin, USA
25 Sep	73.5	Carlos Anibal Altamirano Argüello †	Bishop of Azogues, Ecuador
25 Sep	79.1	Claudio Baggini †	Bishop Emeritus of Vigevano, Italy
2 Oct	89.8	Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
11 Oct	85.5	Salvador Trane Modesto †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos, Philippines
18 Oct	93.8	Ignazio Cannavò †	Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
19 Oct	83.1	Alessandro Plotti †	Archbishop Emeritus of Pisa, Italy
20 Oct	78.6	Gilberto Jiménez Narváez †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia
21 Oct	93.3	Louis Pathé Barry †	Priest of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea
24 Oct	91.7	Ján Chryzostom Korec, S.J. †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Nitra, Slovakia
24 Oct	88.2	Gaston Élie Poulain, P.S.S. †	Bishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
25 Oct	64.3	Georg Müller, SS.CC. †	Prelate Emeritus of Trondheim, Norway
26 Oct	77.8	Giuseppe Nazzaro, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria
28 Oct	85.5	Joseph Dergham †	Bishop Emeritus of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), Egypt
28 Oct	99.2	Jorge Scarso, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
10 Nov	65.8	Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta †	Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia
19 Nov	80.1	Fridolín Zahradník †	Bishop
22 Nov	88.0	Mario Renato Cornejo Radavero †
27 Nov	64.9	José Benedito Simão †	Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
28 Nov	93.4	Federico Ocampo Escaler, S.J. †	Prelate Emeritus of Ipil, Philippines
1 Dec	92.1	Antonio Troyo Calderón †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San José de Costa Rica
4 Dec	82.7	Ricardo Guízar Díaz †	Archbishop Emeritus of Tlalnepantla, México, México
5 Dec	86.7	Luigi Conti †	Apostolic Nuncio
7 Dec	76.1	Rrok Kola Mirdita †	Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania
8 Dec	77.9	Anthony Francis Sharma, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nepal
9 Dec	94.0	Carlo Furno †	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
9 Dec	91.6	Matthew Shija †	Bishop Emeritus of Kahama, Tanzania
9 Dec	79.7	Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
10 Dec	80.8	Dermot Patrick O’Mahony †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
11 Dec	72.6	Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia
17 Dec	76.0	Joseph Roduit, C.R.A. †	Abbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
18 Dec	96.4	Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga, O.S.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Bukoba, Tanzania
22 Dec	84.5	Joseph Leopold Imesch †	Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
23 Dec	91.2	Grégoire Haddad †	Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
27 Dec	66.3	Youhannes Ezzat Zakaria Badir †	Bishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt
31 Dec	85.2	Daniel Leo Ryan †	Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Illinois, USA

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