arghton 6,740 Posted June 10 On 25/05/2021 at 21:17, arghton said: Oriental Orthodoxy: ... Baselios Thomas I (1929) head of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, the Syriac Orthodox Church in India since 2002. Baselios Thomas I, head of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, reportedly in ill health. They're asking for prayers, no further information given. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,740 Posted June 17 On 01/03/2024 at 16:25, arghton said: Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi (97): Naser Makarem Shirazi, one of the most powerful Iranian hardline clerics and all around piece of shit, hospitalised with gastrointestinal illness. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted June 17 He is stable and about to be discharged. (Yes, I'm trying to jinx, I completely hate this scum) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted June 19 On 17/06/2024 at 14:33, arghton said: Naser Makarem Shirazi, one of the most powerful Iranian hardline clerics and all around piece of shit, hospitalised with gastrointestinal illness. Naser Makarem Shirazi discharged. Of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,740 Posted June 20 Ayatollah Mohsen Kharazi, another Iranian hardline cleric/politician (however, much smaller name than Shirazi) hospitalised. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,346 Posted June 28 Italian prelate Alberto Tricarico (Wiki) of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and in the Roman Curia, dead at 96 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted June 29 Naser Shirazi voting Ahmad Jannati voting They look fine. It's ourageous how these decrepit cunts are still retaining total power in Iran. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted July 10 On 16/07/2023 at 19:23, arrowsmith said: With the death of Luigi Bettazzi there are now only five Second Vatican Council Fathers and none from North America, Oceania, or Europe Francis Cardinal Arinze 90 (last to later be named a cardinal, last native African representative) Alphonsus Mathias 95 (India) José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra 101 (last living bishop appointed by John XXIII, also last living South American representative) Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete 98 (Belgian by birth but represented an African diocese, was an apostolic administrator while at the council and was named bishop later, last non-bishop council father) Victorinus Youn Kong-hi 98 (South Korea) Alphonsus Mathias dead at 96. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,740 Posted July 15 On 30/08/2023 at 19:27, arghton said: Satsvarupa dasa Goswami described as "very, very fragile at this point" on his facebook. He suffers from atleast COPD, Parkinson's, diabetes, arthritis and other chronic health problems. He's known to have exaggerated being ill decades back but now he seems very ill and has been partially on oxygen in recent years. ISKCON guru Satsvarupa dasa Goswami suffered from UTI last week, but now seemingly recovered. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,740 Posted July 20 On 26/08/2022 at 03:31, arghton said: 1926: 18 Reveal hidden contents Not included: Doris Brougham (missionary), Jan Lambrecht 1926 - 2023 (scholar? priest?), Bishops John Huo Cheng 1926 - 2023, Walter Ivan de Azevedo 1926 - 2024, Hildebrando Mendes Costa, Emanuele Catarinicchia 1926 - 2024, Heitor de Araújo Sales, Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto, Raúl Holguer López Mayorga, Ernesto Togni 1926 - 2022, Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi and Michael Pak Jeong-il (No wikipedia page) Helio R. Camargo (1 February 1926) Brazil LDS official, former First Quorum of the Seventy Estanislao Esteban Karlic (7 February 1926) Argentina Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná Moshe Sternbuch (8 February 1926) Israel UK-born rabbi. See the Rabbi Thread for more. Simeon (Jakovlevič) (12 February 1926 - 19 March 2024) Czech Republic Archbishop of Brno and Olomouc, Locum Tenens (ad interim administrator) of the Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church 2013. Ali Tehrani (22 April 1926 - 19 October 2022) Iran Shia theologian, critic of the govt and Khamenei's brother-in-law. Maurice Taylor (5 May 1926 - 14 June 2023) United Kingdom Catholic Church, Emeritus Bishop of the Diocese of Galloway, Scotland Mohammad Sadeq Rouhani (16 July 1926 - 16 December 2022) Iran Grand Ayatollah, critic of Iran's government. James Chan Soon Cheong (26 July 1926 - 22 April 2023) Malaysia Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Malacca-Johor Ali Yafie (1 September 1926 - 25 February 2023) Indonesia Muslim cleric, Chairman Emeritus of the Indonesian Ulema Council. Yusuf Qaradawi (9 September 1926 - 26 September 2022) Probably the most influential Sunni scholar in the world. Donald Owens (12 September 1926) United States Church of the Nazarene General Superintendent Emeritus. Gilbert Sheldon (20 September 1926 - 24 April 2023) United States Catholic Church Bishop Emeritus of Steubenville Quinn G. McKay (30 October 1926) United States LDS official. Donald Cameron (7 November 1926) Australia Anglican Emeritus Bishop of North Sydney. Emmanuel Wamala (15 December 1926) Uganda Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala. Timothy Dudley-Smith (26 December 1926) United Kingdom Church of England Bishop Emeritus of Thetford. Has written around 400 hymns. Paolo Magnani (31 December 1926 - 5 November 2023) Italy Catholic Church Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Treviso Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri (1926) Iran Mujtahid/Ayatollah, one of 82-86 Mujtahids to be elected in the First, Second, and Fourth terms in the Assembly of Experts Ahmad Mohseni Garakani (1926) Iran Grand Ayatollah, Friday Prayer Leader of Tuyserkan. Helio R. Camargo, Brazilian LDS general authority and main pioneer in establishing the LDS church in Brazil, dead at 98. Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi also seems to have died recently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted July 24 Former Dean of St Paul's, John Moses, death notice: https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/moses-notices_58144 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,623 Posted August 5 Ismail Berdiyev (wiki), Russian Islamic mufti who gained worldwide attention after calling on all women to undergo circumcision (FGM), dead at 70. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,740 Posted August 7 Jayapataka Swami undergoing tests due to rising blood pressure and blurry vision. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted August 7 28 minutes ago, arghton said: Jayapataka Swami undergoing tests due to rising blood pressure and blurry vision. The guy is just anxious about Bangladesh. I'd put him on life support as a precautionary measure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 18 Sister Agnes Sasagawa, a Japanese nun who had purported visions of the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Akita, has died. She was 93. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/258777/sister-agnes-sasagawa-our-lady-of-akita-visionary-dies-at-93 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,623 Posted August 18 On 26/08/2022 at 01:31, arghton said: Small list of the oldest religious leaders with Wikipedia pages - born 1922 and before. Incomplete, and I might add 1923 and 1924 later. Bishops Manuel Edmilson da Cruz (1924), Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña (1924) and Gaetano Bonicelli (1924) not included, no English wiki page. Saifur Rahman Nizami not included - age fraud. Ramadan Dib (1920) and Non Nget (1922) also not included due to lack of wiki page. *snip* Karuna Mary Braganza (1924) India Nun leader, principal, Society of the Sacred Heart Looks like Karuna Mary Braganza (wiki) from your list died in 2019 as per this. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted August 21 Osman Nuhu Sharubutu looks extremely frail in this video from last month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 23 Theresa Kane, a nun who received Pope John Paul II on his first visit to the United States in 1979 and who appealed to him for the ordination of women, has died. She was 87. https://english.katholisch.de/artikel/55525-known-for-her-appeal-to-the-pope-for-the-ordination-of-women-us-nun-deceased 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,740 Posted September 2 On 15/07/2024 at 12:05, arghton said: ISKCON guru Satsvarupa dasa Goswami suffered from UTI last week, but now seemingly recovered. On 30/08/2023 at 19:27, arghton said: Satsvarupa dasa Goswami described as "very, very fragile at this point" on his facebook. He suffers from atleast COPD, Parkinson's, diabetes, arthritis and other chronic health problems. He's known to have exaggerated being ill decades back but now he seems very ill and has been partially on oxygen in recent years. ISKCON guru Satsvarupa dasa Goswami suffering from oedema and "probably mild congestive heart failure". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted September 9 Mormon leader Russell M. Nelson turns 100, celebrations ensue: https://www.wtaj.com/news/national-news/ap-the-mormon-churchs-president-already-the-oldest-in-the-faiths-history-is-turning-100/ He's still involved in day-to-day activities according to the article. Edit: Okay, it's also mentioned in the birthday thread.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted September 11 On 08/11/2023 at 22:05, arghton said: Grand Ayatollah Abbas "seriously ill in 2016" Mahfouzi's wife has died. Condolence messages sent by Ayatollahs Makarem Shirazi, Shubairi Zanjani, Khamenei etc, Mahfouzi looked fine at the funeral. 96-year-old Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati's second wife also died this week. Grand Ayatollah Abbas "seriously ill in 2016" Mahfouzi DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD at 96. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 15 Lois Wilson, the first female Moderator of the United Church of Canada, has died. She was 97. https://united-church.ca/news/trailblazer-lois-wilson-dies-age-97 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,740 Posted September 17 Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia looks unconscious here, two days ago: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superstar 295 Posted September 17 52 minutes ago, arghton said: Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia looks unconscious here, two days ago: He's just tired after reading all the posts about him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted September 17 1 hour ago, arghton said: Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia looks unconscious here, two days ago: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
