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29 April 2007

Archbishop Majdański Died

Archbishop Kazimierz Jan Majdański, Bishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland, has died. He was 91 years old and had served as a priest for 61 years and as a bishop for 44 years. May he rest in peace.

28 April 2007

Bishop Madersbacher Gasteiger Died

Bishop Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M., Bishop Emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia, has died. He was 88 years old and had served as a priest for 59 years and as a bishop for 36 years. May he rest in peace.

27 April 2007

Bishop Schoenherr Died

Bishop Walter Joseph Schoenherr, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA, has died. He was 87 years old and had served as a priest for 61 years. He died 4 days before his 39 anniversary of consecration as a bishop. May he rest in peace.

Bishop Casasola Sosa Died

Bishop José Aníbal Casasola Sosa, Bishop of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, Guatemala, has died. He was 57 years old and had served as a priest for 29 years and as a bishop for almost 3 years. May he rest in peace.

21 April 2007

20 April 2007

Bishop Godinez Flores Died

Bishop Ramón Godinez Flores, Bishop of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México, has died. He had turned 71 years old two days before his death and had served as a priest for 47 years and as a bishop for 26 years. May he rest in peace.

18 April 2007

Archbishop Biggio Died

Archbishop Piero Biggio, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark, has died. He was 69 years old and had served as a priest for 44 years and as a bishop for 18 years. May he rest in peace.

12 April 2007

Archbishop Castellano Died

Archbishop Ismaele Mario Castellano, O.P., Archbishop Emeritus of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino, Italy, has died. He was 93 years old and had served as a priest for 64 years and as a bishop for 52 years. May he rest in peace.

07 April 2007

Archbishop Robles Díaz Died

Archbishop Luis Robles Díaz, Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, has died. He was 69 years old. His death falls 3 days before the 22nd anniversary of his episcopal consecration and a week before the 44th anniversary of his priestly ordination. May he rest in peace.

06 April 2007

Archbishop Babaca Died

Archbishop Stéphane Babaca (Babeka, Babaqa), Archbishop Emeritus of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq, has died. He was 88 years old and had served as a priest for 65 years and as a bishop for 37 years. May he rest in peace.

Bishop McGuinness Died

Bishop James Joseph McGuinness, Bishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain, has died. He was 81 years old and had served as a priest for 56 years. He died about 2 weeks after the 35th anniversary of his episcopal consecration. May he rest in peace.

05 April 2007

Bishop Gentico Died

Bishop José Antonio Gentico, Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, has died. He was 75 years old and had served as a priest for 38 years and as a bishop for about 6 years. May he rest in peace.

Visco named Isernia-Venafro Bishop

Bishop-elect Salvatore Visco was named Bishop of Isernia-Venafro, Italy. The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Andrea Gemma, F.D.P. in August 2006.

02 April 2007

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