Catholic-Hierarchy DC

The Year of Our Lord 1950

Necrology


See Also: Overview | Diocese Events | Bishop Events | Previous Year (1949) | Next Year (1951)

DateAgeBishopTitle
unknownAgostino Guérin, M. Afr. †Prefect of N’Zérékoré, Guinea
unknown68.5John Baptist HouVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Shihnan [Enshi], China
unknownWillibrord Lay, O.S.B. †Prefect Emeritus of Lindi, Tanzania
unknown76.3Giuseppe Potier, C.M. †Prefect of Arauca, Colombia
1 Jan64.1William Aloysius GriffinBishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
8 Jan72.3Nicolás Corona y CoronaBishop of Papantla, Puebla, México
8 Jan67.6Andrej SkrábikBishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
18 Jan64.8Alfonso Camillo de Romanis, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of Porphyreon
18 Jan77.8Elie Chedid (Scedid)Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus per i Maroniti
31 Jan70.3Francesco GardiniBishop of Bertinoro, Italy
4 Feb42.5James Thomas O’DowdAuxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA
7 Feb64.7William Francis MurphyBishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA
7 Feb73.0Boniface (Josef) Sauer, O.S.B. †Abbot of Tokugen o Tokwon, Korea (North)
9 Feb76.6Franz Justus Rarkowski, S.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Germany, Military
9 Feb84.5Adolf Piotr SzelążekBishop of Lutsk, Ukraine
14 Feb76.8Jean-Camille CostesBishop of Angers, France
14 Feb81.1Anselmo Filippo Pecci, O.S.B. †Archbishop Emeritus of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
16 Feb85.0James NaughtonBishop of Killala, Ireland
19 Feb61.4Henry John PoskittBishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain
24 Feb64.3Luigi CammarataPrelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
26 Feb64.9Ignatius Arnoz, C.M.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
28 Feb54.8José Ignacio Márquez y TórizArchbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México
10 Mar67.4Marcus SigalaArchbishop of Athēnai {Athens}, Greece
14 Mar76.0Manoel da Silva GomesArchbishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
17 Mar89.3Prudencio Contardo Ibarra, C.SS.R. †Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
23 Mar86.8Jules Girard, S.M.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Delta of the Nile, Egypt
31 Mar51.6Leo Fabian FaheyCoadjutor Bishop of Baker City, Oregon, USA
1 Apr82.9Christopher Edward ByrneBishop of Galveston, Texas, USA
5 Apr81.3Edward DoorleyBishop of Elphin, Ireland
6 Apr92.0Joseph Franciskus Marie Sweens, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Victoria-Nyanza, Tanzania
8 Apr91.5Théophile-Marie LouvardBishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France
11 Apr68.0Ático Eusébio da RochaArchbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
12 Apr79.1Joseph Francis McGrathBishop of Baker City, Oregon, USA
13 Apr88.7James MorrisonBishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
14 Apr76.0José Alves MartinsBishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde
14 Apr73.4Louis Janssens, C.I.C.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Jinzhou [Jehol], China
14 Apr71.0Jean Marie van CauwenberghAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen, Belgium
22 Apr72.3John Timothy McNicholas, O.P. †Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
25 Apr71.9João Irineu Joffily (Joffly)Archbishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Brazil
26 Apr84.3Jules-Victor-Marie PichonBishop Emeritus of Les Cayes, Haïti
10 May50.9Bl. Vasile AftenieAuxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
18 May62.9Gerald Shaughnessy, S.M. †Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA
22 May72.7Léon Klerlein, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bethlehem, South Africa
22 May79.2Andrew Thomas (Joseph) McDonald, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
25 May70.0Marco GlaserTitular Bishop of Caesaropolis
2 Jun81.7John Thomas KiddBishop of London, Ontario, Canada
3 Jun62.4Albert-Paul DroulersBishop of Amiens, France
3 Jun78.2Ismael Perdomo BorreroArchbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
7 Jun81.3Augustinus Nachtwey, O.M.I. †Prefect Emeritus of Cimbebasia Inferiore, Namibia
19 Jun51.8Leo John SteckAuxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
23 Jun45.2Antonio LanzaArchbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
24 Jun63.6Francis Martin KellyBishop Emeritus of Winona, Minnesota, USA
5 Jul49.1John Alexander MathesonBishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
21 Jul55.1Filippo JacolinoBishop of Trapani, Italy
2 Aug77.3Alberto CostaBishop of Lecce, Italy
2 Aug41.0Alfréd ErossTitular Bishop of the Titular See
2 Aug76.4Luigi LavitranoCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
2 Aug72.8Giuseppe RollaBishop of Forli, Italy
12 Aug54.7Vincenzo Bonaventura MedoriBishop of Calvi e Teano, Italy
14 Aug89.5Angelo SimonettiBishop of Pescia, Italy
18 Aug91.7John McCarthyBishop of Sandhurst, Australia
26 Aug65.6Louis-François Gayet, M.S.F.S. †Bishop of Nagpur, India
28 Aug85.7Miguel Alfredo Barrat, C.S.Sp. †Prefect Emeritus of Tefé, Brazil
3 Sep60.5Gaétan Pasotti, S.D.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Rajaburi, Thailand
18 Sep63.4Alcide Giuseppe Marina, C.M. †Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon
23 Sep76.5Edward Patrick RocheArchbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
24 Sep49.5Patrick Thomas Brennan, S.S.C.M.E. †Prefect of Kwangju, Korea (South)
5 Oct77.1Thomas Addis Emmet, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Giamaica o Jamaica, Antilles
20 Oct67.4Liberato TostiApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Nicaragua
23 Oct75.6Sylvester Patrick Mulligan, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop Emeritus of Delhi and Simla, India
2 Nov61.1Theodor (Hermann) Breher, O.S.B. †Bishop of Yanji [Yenki], China
7 Nov66.8Krizosztom (Ferenc) Kelemen, O.S.B. †Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary
8 Nov57.5Albini LafortuneBishop of Nicolet, Québec, Canada
11 Nov78.0José de Jesús López y GonzálezBishop of Aguascalientes, México
12 Nov67.7Bl. Hryhory LakotaAuxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland
14 Nov70.1Georges-Alexandre CourchesneArchbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
16 Nov87.9Joseph Marie Cuaz, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Laos
16 Nov83.9Ercolano MariniArchbishop Emeritus of Amalfi, Italy
18 Nov76.2Pierre-Henri-Noël Gubbels, O.F.M. †Bishop of Yichang [Ichang], China
20 Nov85.0Tommaso Valerio Valeri, O.F.M. †Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
25 Nov62.0Patrick James Byrne, M.M. †Apostolic Delegate to Korea
25 Nov82.9Giovanni Spada, P.I.M.E. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
4 Dec80.2Johannes Baptist HöchtAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
13 Dec61.6George Joseph DonnellyBishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
13 Dec78.9Luigi MazziniBishop Emeritus of Anagni, Italy
21 Dec70.3Konrad von Preysing Lichtenegg-MoosCardinal, Bishop of Berlin, Germany
22 Dec77.2Hugh Charles BoyleBishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
25 Dec67.6Camillo Vittorino Facchinetti, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya

============

Home | Countries | Religious Orders | Popes | Holy See | Roman Curia | Cardinals by Rank
Bishops: All | Living | Deceased | Youngest | Oldest | Cardinal Electors
Dioceses: All | Current Only | Titular | Vacant | Structured View
Events: Overview | Recent | by Date | by Year | Necrology
Ad Limina | Conclaves | Consistories | Councils
Eastern Catholic Churches

============

About Catholic-Hierarchy
Terminology/Site Help
[ Comments/Corrections ] Copyright David M. Cheney, 1996-2024
Code: web_e, v3.2.3, 8 Feb 2020; Data: 14 Mar 2024