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Friday, September 16, 2011

IN MEMORIAM

VATICAN CITY, 16 SEP 2011 (VIS) - The following prelates died in recent weeks:

- Bishop Rudolf Balaz of Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, on 27 July at the age of 70.

- Bishop William Leonard D'Mello of Karwar, India, on 19 July at the age of 80.

- Bishop Henrique Johannpotter O.F.M., emeritus of Bacabal, Brazil, on 19 July at the age of 78.

- Archbishop Georges Kwaiter B.S., emeritus of Saida of the Greek-Melkites, Lebanon, on 26 July at the age of 83.

- Bishop Paul Marchand S.M.M. of Timmins, Canada, on 24 July at the age of 74.

- Bishop Cesare Mazzolari M.C.C.J. of Rumbek, Kenya, on 16 July at the age of 74.

- Archbishop Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu, emeritus of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on 21 July at the age of 79.

- Bishop Slavomir Miklovs, emeritus of Krizevci, Croatia, on 21 July at the age of 77.

- Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States of America, on 27 July at the age of 73.

- Bishop Francis John Spence, emeritus of Kingston, Canada, on 27 July at the age of 85.
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