The Year of Our Lord 2003

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Date	Age	Bishop	Title
unknown	87.0	Aloysius Wei Shutian †	Administrator of Qingdao [Tsingtao], China
8 Jan	86.3	Adolfo Roque Esteban Arana †	Bishop Emeritus of Río Cuarto, Argentina
8 Jan	83.9	Antonio Palenzuela Velázquez †	Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
14 Jan	99.6	Francisco José Iturriza Guillén, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Coro, Venezuela
16 Jan	81.4	Michael Rusnak, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada
17 Jan	63.0	Edward Eugeniusz Samsel †	Bishop of Ełk, Poland
18 Jan	61.4	Hervé Jean Luc Renaudin †	Bishop of Pontoise, France
25 Jan	87.6	Giuseppe Carata †	Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
25 Jan	88.6	Camillo Faresin, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
25 Jan	77.6	Carlos Walter Galán Barry †	Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina
31 Jan	77.8	Narbal da Costa Stencel †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2 Feb	71.2	Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro †	Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2 Feb	87.8	Philip James Benedict Harvey †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain
2 Feb	64.4	Raúl Omar Rossi †	Bishop of San Martín, Argentina
4 Feb	88.0	Joseph Robert Crowley †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
5 Feb	62.8	Décio Pereira †	Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil
8 Feb	70.6	James Robert Hoffman †	Bishop of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA
14 Feb	84.7	Valfredo Bernardo Tepe, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
17 Feb	98.9	Jacques Le Cordier †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Denis, France
23 Feb	84.1	Jan Olszański, M.I.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
27 Feb	50.2	Elizeu de Morais Pimentel †	Coadjutor Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil
2 Mar	75.7	Antonio Arellano Durán †	Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Venezuela
2 Mar	80.0	Leonard Hsu Ying-Fa (Xu Yingfa), O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
2 Mar	71.3	Jorge Arturo Meinvielle, S.D.B. †	Bishop of San Justo, Argentina
6 Mar	88.7	Saba Youakim, B.S. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan
7 Mar	92.8	Martin Wiesend †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bamberg, Germany
8 Mar	94.3	Harry Anselm Clinch †	Bishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA
8 Mar	81.7	Abel Alonso Núñez, O. de M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil
15 Mar	81.2	Leonard James Crowley †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
16 Mar	87.4	Eduardo Tomás Boza Masvidal †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
17 Mar	85.0	Charles Alexander Kazimieras Salatka †	Archbishop Emeritus of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
18 Mar	85.3	Eugene Louis D’Souza, M.S.F.S. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Bhopal, India
18 Mar	92.0	Bruno Bernard Heim †	Apostolic Nuncio
18 Mar	90.3	Theodorus Hubertus Moors, M.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Manado, Indonesia
19 Mar	81.0	Joseph Chen Xu (Chen Chu) †	Bishop of Beihai [Pakhoi], China
24 Mar	83.4	Hans Hermann Groër, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
25 Mar	76.2	Mori Julien-Marie Sidibé †	Bishop of Ségou, Mali
30 Mar	66.2	Vincent DePaul Breen †	Bishop Emeritus of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
4 Apr	76.6	Luís Gonzaga Fernandes †	Bishop Emeritus of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
6 Apr	91.0	Gerald Emmett Carter †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6 Apr	70.6	Emmanuel Mani Giles Pothanamuzhy, C.M.I. †	Bishop of Mananthavady (Syro-Malabar), India
8 Apr	70.7	Patrick Fani Chakaipa †	Archbishop of Harare, Zimbabwe
11 Apr	80.8	Joannes Gerardus ter Schure, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
16 Apr	80.5	John Richard Sheets, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
19 Apr	88.3	Alejandro Durán Moreira †	Bishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile
19 Apr	90.5	Aurelio Sabattani †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
20 Apr	81.5	Henri Lemaître †	Apostolic Nuncio
24 Apr	75.4	Renato Hasche Sánchez, S.J. †	Bishop of Arica, Chile
25 Apr	89.5	Luis Alfredo Carvajal Rosales †	Bishop Emeritus of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador
25 Apr	86.0	Jacob Bastiampillai Deogupillai †	Bishop Emeritus of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
25 Apr	81.4	Otmar Mäder †	Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
25 Apr	88.5	André Perraudin, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kabgayi, Rwanda
26 Apr	103.3	José Calasanz Rosenhammer, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chiquitos, Bolivia
3 May	93.1	Jozef Feranec †	Bishop Emeritus of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
6 May	78.7	Francis Paul McHugh, S.F.M. †	Prelate Emeritus of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil
8 May	78.5	Carlo Aliprandi †	Bishop Emeritus of Cuneo, Italy
9 May	97.3	Louis Henri Marie Ferrand †	Archbishop Emeritus of Tours, France
10 May	79.0	Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera †	Archbishop Emeritus of Camagüey, Cuba
18 May	90.5	Kilian John Lawrence Healy, O. Carm. †	Prior General Emeritus of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
18 May	71.5	Teodoro Ubeda Gramage †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
20 May	73.0	Michael Praphon Chaicharoen, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Surat Thani, Thailand
21 May	66.3	Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nho †	Coadjutor Bishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam
22 May	82.2	Packiam Arokiaswamy †	Bishop Emeritus of Tanjore, India
25 May	86.2	George Edward Lynch †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
26 May	84.7	Edwin Roy Kinch, O.S.M. †	Prefect Emeritus of Ingwavuma, South Africa
31 May	78.4	Francesco Colasuonno †	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
3 Jun	81.1	Renato Dardozzi †	Priest
6 Jun	94.7	Adalbert (Bela) Boros †	Auxiliary Bishop of Timişoara, Romania
9 Jun	73.8	Bartholomé Nguyễn Sơn Lâm, P.S.S. †	Bishop of Thanh Hoá, Viet Nam
9 Jun	88.4	Angelo Palmas †	Apostolic Nuncio
23 Jun	85.1	Simeon Oliveros Valerio, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Calapan, Philippines
25 Jun	84.1	Raymond Roy †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada
2 Jul	72.9	Johannes Ludgerus Bonaventure Brenninkmeijer, O.P. †	Bishop of Kroonstad, South Africa
2 Jul	89.8	Antonio Yapsutco Fortich †	Bishop Emeritus of Bacolod, Philippines
3 Jul	89.4	Gaetano Alibrandi †	Apostolic Nuncio
6 Jul	83.6	Ćiril Kos †	Bishop Emeritus of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia
6 Jul	74.4	Antonio Ignacio Velasco García, S.D.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
7 Jul	65.3	Roman Andrzejewski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
7 Jul	81.2	Raphaël I Bidawid †	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
11 Jul	81.9	John Robert Roach †	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
14 Jul	80.2	Dino Trabalzini †	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
17 Jul	81.8	Manuel Franklin da Costa †	Archbishop Emeritus of Lubango, Angola
21 Jul	81.7	Louis-de-Gonzague Langevin, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
22 Jul	93.5	Elie Farah †	Archbishop Emeritus of Cyprus (Maronite)
23 Jul	91.8	Isidore Borecky †	Bishop Emeritus of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada
27 Jul	82.2	Pío Bello Ricardo, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Los Teques, Venezuela
28 Jul	79.6	Franco Brambilla †	Apostolic Nuncio
31 Jul	72.7	Abraham Aruliah Somavarapa †	Bishop Emeritus of Cuddapah, India
11 Aug	76.6	Demetrio Ignacio Aquino Aquino †	Bishop Emeritus of Caacupé, Paraguay
12 Aug	77.4	Antonio Deig Clotet †	Bishop Emeritus of Solsona, Spain
14 Aug	92.0	Donal Raymond Lamont, O. Carm. †	Bishop Emeritus of Umtali, Zimbabwe
22 Aug	92.1	Charles Van den Ouwelant, M.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Surigao, Philippines
28 Aug	82.5	James Patrick Shannon †
29 Aug	95.0	Corrado Ursi †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
2 Sep	88.5	Henry Joseph Kennedy †	Bishop Emeritus of Armidale, Australia
3 Sep	97.6	Vittorio Maria Costantini, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop Emeritus of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
5 Sep	79.3	Kenneth Joseph Povish †	Bishop Emeritus of Lansing, Michigan, USA
6 Sep	80.5	Maurice Michael Otunga †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
7 Sep	82.5	Ivan Marghitych †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
8 Sep	83.0	José (Joseph) Bulber, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate
9 Sep	60.7	Giovanni (João) Risatti, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
11 Sep	64.6	James Edward Fitzgerald †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
14 Sep	90.5	Wilfrid Emmett Doyle †	Bishop Emeritus of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
14 Sep	75.0	Geoffrey Francis Mayne †	Bishop Emeritus of Australia, Military
16 Sep	87.8	Adelmo Tacconi †	Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
17 Sep	70.4	Ermanno Artale Ciancio, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Huánuco, Peru
17 Sep	72.3	Dennis Harold De Jong †	Bishop of Ndola, Zambia
19 Sep	90.7	Mario Zanchin †	Bishop Emeritus of Fidenza, Italy
20 Sep	80.1	Daniel Arnaldo Tomasella, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil
21 Sep	85.4	Giovanni Bianchi †	Bishop Emeritus of Pescia, Italy
24 Sep	76.9	Wilhelm Michel Ellis †	Bishop Emeritus of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
8 Oct	73.7	Donat Chiasson †	Archbishop Emeritus of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
12 Oct	87.1	Daniel Paul Arulswamy †	Bishop Emeritus of Kumbakonam, India
13 Oct	72.4	Laurence Ryan †	Bishop Emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
14 Oct	83.9	Luigi Bongianino †	Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy
15 Oct	69.5	Anton Agreiter, M.H.M. †	Prefect Emeritus of Falkland Islands o Malvinas
15 Oct	79.0	Antonín Liška, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia
16 Oct	79.2	Benito Stanislao Andreotti, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Subiaco, Italy
16 Oct	85.8	Ignatius Jerome Strecker †	Archbishop Emeritus of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
17 Oct	63.7	Dennis Patrick O’Neil †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA
30 Oct	88.0	Miguel Antonio Salas Salas, C.I.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida, Venezuela
31 Oct	78.9	Georges Biard, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Mopti, Mali
8 Nov	83.3	Adolfo Rodríguez Vidal †	Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, Chile
10 Nov	81.9	André Charles Collini †	Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
14 Nov	87.6	Izidor István Marosi †	Bishop Emeritus of Vác, Hungary
16 Nov	84.1	Augustine Eugene Hornyak, O.S.B.M. †	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Great Britain (Ukrainian)
18 Nov	81.2	Braulio Sánchez Fuentes, S.D.B. †	Prelate Emeritus of Mixes, Oaxaca, México
25 Nov	78.4	Fernando Ariztía Ruiz †	Bishop Emeritus of Copiapó, Chile
29 Nov	88.1	William Edward Power †	Bishop Emeritus of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
6 Dec	89.4	Luiz Roberto Gomes de Arruda, T.O.R. †	Prelate Emeritus of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil
8 Dec	85.7	Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Arequipa, Peru
11 Dec	82.2	Paulos Tzadua †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
12 Dec	77.7	Joseph Anthony Ferrario †	Bishop Emeritus of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
13 Dec	59.7	Johannes Sudiarna Hadiwikarta †	Bishop of Surabaya, Indonesia
28 Dec	84.0	Henrique Froehlich, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil
28 Dec	92.2	Miguel Angel García y Aráuz †	Bishop Emeritus of Jalapa, Guatemala
29 Dec	58.8	Michael Aidan Courtney †	Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi
29 Dec	81.7	Joseph Hubertus Soudant, S.C.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia

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