The following is a list ofnotable deaths in February 2023.
Entries for each day are listedalphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
Oswald Gomis, 90, Sri Lankan Roman Catholic prelate and academic administrator, auxiliary bishop (1968–1996) and archbishop (2002–2009) ofColombo, chancellor of theUoC (2002–2021).[66]
William Joseph Kurtz, 87, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, bishop ofKundiawa (1982–1999), coadjutor archbishop (1999–2001) and archbishop (2001–2010) ofMadang.[417]