IN MEMORIAM

Vatican City, 4 March 2014 (VIS) – The following prelates died in recent weeks:

- Archbishop Benedict John Osta, S.J., emeritus of Patna, India, on 30 January at the age of 82.

- Bishop Cornelius John Pasichny, O.S.B.M, emeritus of Toronto of the Ukrainians, Canada, on 30 January at the age of 86.

- Bishop Prospero Nale Arellano, prelate emeritus of Libmanan, Philippines, on 1 February at the age of 77.

- Bishop Rosendo Alvarez Gaston, emeritus of Almeria, Spain, on 3 February at the age of 87.

- Bishop Hubert Luthe, emeritus of Essen, Germany, on 4 February at the age of 86.

- Bishop Deogratias Muganwa Byabazaire, of Hoima, Uganda, on 8 February at the age of 72.

- Fr. John Ikataere Rarikin, M.S.C., Superior of the Missio sui iuris of Funafuti, Tuvalu, on 8 February at the age of 70.

- Bishop Pius Suh Awa, emeritus of Buea, Cameroon, on 9 February at the age of 83.

- Bishop Pere Tena Garriga, auxiliary emeritus of Barcelona, Spain, on 10 February, at the age of 85.

- Bishop Leon Hegele, auxiliary emeritus of Strasbourg, France, on 11 February, at the age of 89.

- Bishop Jean-Louis Giasson, P.M.E., emeritus of Yoro, Honduras, on 12 February at the age of 74.

- Bishop Louis Nganga a Ndzando, emeritus of Lisala, Democratic Republic of Congo, on 13 February at the age of 91.

- Bishop Francisco Jose Arnaiz Zarandona, S.J., auxiliary emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on 14 February at the age of 88.

- Bishop Raymond James Boland, emeritus of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, U.S.A., on 27 February at the age of 82.