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This is a list of the 100 oldest living Catholic bishops and cardinals (in gold those who are Cardinals). The current breakdown of the 100 persons are 13 cardinals and 87 bishops.


 
=='''List'''==
This is a list of the 100 oldest living Catholic bishops and cardinals (in bold those who are Cardinals, in gold the Pope emeritus). The current breakdown of the 100 persons are the Pope Emeritus, 6 cardinals and 93 bishops.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Rank
!'''Rank'''
!Bishop or Cardinal
!'''Prelate'''
!Date of birth and age
!'''Country'''
!Ordained Priest
!'''Born'''
!Consecrated Bishop
!'''Age'''
!Country of origin
|-
|-
|1
|1
|{{wp|John Bai Ningxian}}
|{{wp|José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|1|20}}
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] Mexico
|June 20, 1951
|January 1, 1922
|May 7, 1997
|{{age in years and days|1922|1|1}}
|China
|-
|-
|2
|2
|{{wp|Joseph Hou Guoyang}}
|{{wp|René Henry Gracida}}
|1922 (age 99–100)
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|1951
|June 9, 1923
|October 8, 1989
|{{age in years and days|1923|6|9}}
|China
|-
|-
|3
|3
|{{wp|José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra}}
|{{wp|Daniel Verstraete}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|1|1}}
|[[File:Flag of South Africa.svg|25px]] South Africa
|May 28, 1946
|July 31, 1924
|September 8, 1961
|{{age in years and days|1924|7|31}}
|Mexico
|-
|-
|4
|4
|{{wp|Bruno Foresti}}
|{{wp|Manuel Edmilson da Cruz}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|5|6}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|April 7, 1946
|October 3, 1924
|January 12, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1924|10|3}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|5
|5
|{{wp|René Henry Gracida}}
|{{wp|Albert Houssiau}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|6|9}}
|[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]] Belgium
|May 23, 1959
|November 2, 1924
|January 25, 1972
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|2}}
|United States
|-
|-
|6
|6
|{{wp|Giuseppe Casale}}
|{{wp|Serafín Cartagena Ocaña}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|9|28}}
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|February 3, 1946
|November 7, 1924
|December 8, 1974
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|7}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|7
|7
|{{wp|Luigi Bettazzi}}
|{{wp|Victorinus Youn Kong-hi}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|11|26}}
|[[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|25px]] South Korea
|August 4, 1946
|November 8, 1924
|October 4, 1963
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|8}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|8
|8
|{{wp|Augusto Lauro}}
|{{wp|Gaetano Bonicelli}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|11|29}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|June 29, 1947
|December 13, 1924
|October 28, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1924|12|13}}
|Italy
|-bgcolor=gold
|'''9'''
|'''{{wp|Angelo Acerbi}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy'''
|'''September 23, 1925'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|9|23}}'''
|-
|-
|9
|10
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bzhaod.html Thomas Zhao Duomo]
|{{wp|Jacques de Saint-Blanquat}}
|1924 (age 97–98)
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|1951
|November 21, 1925
|February 17, 2004
|{{age in years and days|1925|11|21}}
|China
|-
|-
|10
|{{wp|Stanisław Szymecki}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|1|26}}
|July 3, 1947
|April 12, 1981
|Poland
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|11
|11
|{{wp|Jozef Tomko}}
|{{wp|Hildebrando Mendes Costa}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|3|11}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|March 12, 1949
|June 16, 1926
|September 15, 1979
|{{age in years and days|1926|6|16}}
|Slovakia
|-
|-
|12
|12
|{{wp|Peter Takaaki Hirayama}}
|{{wp|Heitor de Araújo Sales}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|3|31}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|March 19, 1957
|July 29, 1926
|January 25, 1970
|{{age in years and days|1926|7|29}}
|Japan
|-
|-
|13
|13
|{{wp|Settimio Todisco}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Antônio_Marchetti_Fedalto Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto]
|{{birth date and age|1924|5|10}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|July 27, 1947
|August 11, 1926
|February 15, 1970
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|11}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|14
|14
|{{wp|Daniel Verstraete}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Holguer_López_Mayorga Raúl Holguer López Mayorga]
|{{birth date and age|1924|7|31}}
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|25px]] Ecuador
|February 19, 1950
|August 24,  in 1926
|May 14, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|24}}
|South Africa
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''15'''
|15
|'''{{wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}'''
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Edmilson_da_Cruz Manuel Edmilson da Cruz]
|'''[[File:Flag of Uganda.svg|25px]] Uganda'''
|{{birth date and age|1924|10|3}}
|'''December 15, 1926
|December 5, 1948
|'''{{age in years and days|1926|12|15}}'''
|November 6, 1966
|Brazil
|-
|-
|16
|16
|{{wp|Albert Houssiau}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kim_Tchang-ryeol Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol]
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|2}}
|[[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|25px]] South Korea
|February 6, 1949
|January 25, 1927
|May 18, 1986
|{{age in years and days|1927|1|25}}
|Belgium
|-
|-
|17
|17
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seraf%C3%ADn_Luis_Alberto_Cartagena_Ocaña Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Wojtkowski Julian Wojtkowski]
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|7}}
|[[File:Flag of Poland.svg|25px]] Poland
|April 1, 1951
|January 31, 1927
|February 2, 1983
|{{age in years and days|1927|1|31}}
|Spain
|-
|-
|18
|18
|{{wp|Victorinus Youn Kong-hi}}
|{{wp|Dominic Anthony Marconi}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|8}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|March 20, 1950
|March 13, 1927
|October 20, 1963
|{{age in years and days|1927|3|13}}
|South Korea
|-
|-
|19
|19
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Bonicelli Gaetano Bonicelli]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pallikaparampil Joseph Pallikaparampil]
|{{birth date and age|1924|12|13}}
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India
|May 22, 1948
|April 10, 1927
|August 26, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1927|4|10}}
|Italy
|-
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|20
|20
|{{wp|Alexandre do Nascimento}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvaldo_Gonçalves_Amaral Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral]
|{{birth date and age|1925|3|1}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|December 20, 1952
|May 25, 1927
|August 31, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1927|5|25}}
|Angola
|-
|-
|21
|21
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hector_MacDonald James Hector MacDonald]
|{{wp|Edoardo Rovida}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|4|28}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|June 29, 1953
|August 26, 1927
|April 17, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1927|8|26}}
|Canada
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''22'''
|22
|'''{{wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}'''
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_Paul_Pinto Ignatius Paul Pinto]
|'''[[File:Flag of Mozambique.svg|25px]] Mozambique'''
|{{birth date and age|1925|5|18}}
|'''October 27, 1927'''
|August 24, 1952
|'''{{age in years and days|1927|10|27}}'''
|January 31, 1989
|India
|-
|-
|23
|23
|{{wp|Ernest Bertrand Boland}}
|{{wp|Daniel Cronin (bishop)|Daniel Cronin}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|7|10}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|June 9, 1955
|November 14, 1927
|July 25, 1966
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|14}}
|United States
|-
|-
|24
|24
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bertrand_(Bischof) Paul Bertrand]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Razakarinvony Raymond Razakarinvony]
|{{birth date and age|1925|7|11}}
|[[File:Flag of Madagascar.svg|25px]] Madagascar
|October 10, 1948
|November 19, 1927
|September 14, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|19}}
|France
|-
|-
|25
|25
|{{wp|Joseph Gabriel Fernandez}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Kühnel Bernhard Kühnel]
|{{birth date and age|1925|9|16}}
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] Peru
|March 19, 1949
|December 4, 1927
|May 14, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|4}}
|India
|-
|-
|26
|26
|{{wp|Angelo Acerbi}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Rimedio Vincenzo Rimedio]
|{{birth date and age|1925|9|23}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|March 27, 1948
|December 5, 1927
|June 30, 1974
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|5}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|27
|27
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_de_Saint-Blanquat Jacques de Saint-Blanquat]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Zerbini Giovanni Zerbini]
|{{birth date and age|1925|11|21}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|March 29, 1952
|December 29, 1927
|October 5, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|29}}
|France
|-bgcolor=gold
|'''28'''
|'''{{wp|Friedrich Wetter}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany'''
|'''February 20, 1928'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|2|20}}'''
|-
|-
|28
|29
|{{wp|John R. Gorman}}
|{{wp|Robert Joseph Banks}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|12|11}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|May 1, 1956
|February 26, 1928
|April 11, 1988
|{{age in years and days|1928|2|26}}
|United States
|-
|-
|29
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bhuoc.html John Huo Cheng]
|{{birth date and age|1926|2|1}}
|May 14, 1954
|September 4, 1991
|China
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|30
|30
|{{wp|Estanislao Esteban Karlic}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_Dicke_(Bischof) Gerd Dicke]
|{{birth date and age|1926|2|7}}
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|December 8, 1954
|March 28, 1928
|August 15, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|28}}
|Argentina
|-
|-
|31
|31
|{{wp|Maurice_Taylor_(bishop)|Maurice Taylor}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Chamgwera Allan Chamgwera]
|{{birth date and age|1926|5|5}}
|[[File:Flag of Malawi.svg|25px]] Malawi
|July 2, 1950
|April 30, 1928
|June 9, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1928|4|30}}
|United Kingdom
|-
|-
|32
|32
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Ivan_de_Azevedo Walter Ivan de Azevedo]
|{{wp|Jacques Despierre}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|5|8}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|December 8, 1953
|May 6, 1928
|July 27, 1986
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|6}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|33
|33
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildebrando_Mendes_Costa Hildebrando Mendes Costa]
|{{wp|Pierre Mouallem}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|6|16}}
|[[File:Flag of Israel.svg|25px]] Israel
|December 2, 1951
|May 10, 1928
|May 24, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|10}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|34
|34
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuele_Catarinicchia Emanuele Catarinicchia]
|{{wp|Charles Louis Joseph Vandame}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|7|12}}
|[[File:Flag of Chad.svg|25px]] Chad
|April 2, 1949
|June 4, 1928
|December 17, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1928|6|4}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|35
|35
|{{wp|James Chan Soon Cheong}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedito_Francisco_de_Albuquerque Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque]
|{{birth date and age|1926|7|26}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|August 6, 1959
|July 24, 1928
|June 8, 1973
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|24}}
|Malaysia
|-
|-
|36
|36
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heitor_de_Araújo_Sales Heitor de Araújo Sales]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Trejos_Picado Ignacio Trejos Picado]
|{{birth date and age|1926|7|29}}
|[[File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg|25px]] Costa Rica
|December 3, 1950
|July 31, 1928
|June 16, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|31}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|37
|37
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Ant%C3%B4nio_Marchetti_Fedalto Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto]
|{{wp|Peter Chung Hoan Ting}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|8|11}}
|[[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|25px]] Malaysia
|December 6, 1950
|September 10, 1928
|August 28, 1966
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|10}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|38
|38
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Holguer_López_Mayorga Raúl Holguer López Mayorga]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barroso_Filho Francisco Barroso Filho]
|{{birth date and age|1926|8|24}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|June 29, 1951
|October 8, 1928
|April 29, 1973
|{{age in years and days|1928|10|8}}
|Ecuador
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''39'''
|39
|'''{{wp|Ernest Simoni}}'''
|{{wp|Gilbert_Sheldon_(Bishop_of_Steubenville)|Gilbert Sheldon}}
|'''[[File:Flag of Albania.svg|25px]] Albania'''
|{{birth date and age|1926|9|20}}
|'''October 18, 1928'''
|February 28, 1953
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|10|18}}'''
|June 11, 1976
|United States
|-
|-
|40
|40
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernesto_Togni Ernesto Togni]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Liu_Hsien-tang Lucas Liu Hsien-tang]
|{{birth date and age|1926|10|6}}
|[[File:Flag of Taiwan.svg|25px]] Taiwan
|May 7, 1950
|December 21, 1928
|September 17, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1928|12|21}}
|Switzerland
|-bgcolor=gold
|'''41'''
|'''{{wp|Walter Brandmüller}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany'''
|'''January 5, 1929'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|5}}'''
|-
|-
|41
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domenico_Crescentino_Marinozzi Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi]
|{{birth date and age|1926|11|21}}
|December 17, 1950
|December 10, 1982
|Italy
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|42
|42
|{{wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_Shi_Hongzhen Melchior Shi Hongzhen]
|{{birth date and age|1926|12|15}}
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|December 21, 1957
|January 7, 1929
|November 22, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|7}}
|Uganda
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''43'''
|43
|'''{{wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}'''
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pak_Jeong-il Michael Pak Jeong-il]
|'''[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] Thailand'''
|{{birth date and age|1926|12|18}}
|'''January 25, 1929'''
|November 23, 1958
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|25}}'''
|May 31, 1977
|South Korea
|-
|-
|44
|44
|{{wp|Paolo Magnani}}
|{{wp|Leo Nowak (bishop)|Leo Nowak}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|12|31}}
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|June 29, 1951
|March 17, 1929
|September 10, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1929|3|17}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|45
|45
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Marie_Cao_%C3%90%C3%ACnh_Thuy%C3%AAn Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên]
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Giuliano_Tiddia Pier Giuliano Tiddia]
|{{birth date and age|1927|1|7}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|May 14, 1960
|June 13, 1929
|November 19, 1992
|{{age in years and days|1929|6|13}}
|Vietnam
|-
|-
|46
|46
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kim_Tchang-ryeol Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Gillet Paolo Gillet]
|{{birth date and age|1927|1|25}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|August 22, 1953
|July 8, 1929
|January 6, 1984
|{{age in years and days|1929|7|8}}
|South Korea
|-
|-
|47
|47
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Wojtkowski Julian Wojtkowski]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Mascheroni Angelo Mascheroni]
|{{birth date and age|1927|1|31}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|June 25, 1950
|October 13, 1929
|August 22, 1969
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|13}}
|Poland
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |48 / 49
|48
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Manuel_Maldonado_Barreno Victor Manuel Maldonado Barreno]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Héctor_Luis_Lucas_Peña_Gómez Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez]                             
|{{birth date and age|1927|2|14}}
|[[File:Flag of Cuba.svg|25px]] Cuba
|June 29, 1953
|October 18, 1929
|March 3, 1990
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|18}}
|Ecuador
|-
|-
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilberto_Pereira_Lopes Gilberto Pereira Lopes]
|49
|{{birth date and age|1927|2|14}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_de_Souza_(bispo) Antônio de Souza]
|December 14, 1949
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|December 18, 1969
|October 21, 1929
|Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|21}}
|-
|-
|50
|50
|{{wp|Senan Louis O’Donnell}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Zarri Vincenzo Zarri]
|{{birth date and age|1927|2|24}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|July 17, 1955
|October 23, 1929
|November 28, 1993
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|23}}
|Ireland
|-
|-
|51
|51
|{{wp|Dominic Anthony Marconi}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Marie_Guillaume Paul-Marie Gillaume]
|{{birth date and age|1927|3|13}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|May 30, 1953
|October 31, 1929
|June 25, 1976
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|31}}
|United States
|-
|-
|52
|52
|{{wp|Rembert George Weakland}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Gómez_Aristizábal Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal]
|{{birth date and age|1927|4|2}}
|[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]] Colombia
|June 24, 1951
|December 2, 1929
|September 20, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|2}}
|United States
|-
|-
|53
|53
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pallikaparampil Joseph Pallikaparampil]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Geraldo_Oliveira_do_Valle José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle]                            
|{{birth date and age|1927|4|10}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|November 23, 1958
|December 3, 1929
|August 15, 1973
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|3}}
|India
|-
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|54
|54
|{{wp|Pope Benedict XVI}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramón_Buxarrais_Ventura Ramón Buxarrais Ventura]
|{{birth date and age|1927|4|16}}
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|June 29, 1951
|December 12, 1929
|May 28, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|12}}
|Germany
|-
|-
|55
|55
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Agust%C3%ADn_Valbuena_J%C3%A1uregui José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorio_Oliver_Domingo Victorio Oliver Domingo]
|{{birth date and age|1927|5|20}}
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|November 20, 1949
|December 23, 1929
|October 25, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|23}}
|Colombia
|-
|-
|56
|56
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvaldo_Gon%C3%A7alves_Amaral Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Caviedes Miguel Caviedes]
|{{birth date and age|1927|5|25}}
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
|December 8, 1954
|January 30, 1930
|April 20, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1930|1|30}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|57
|57
|{{wp|Joseph Martin Sartoris}}
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bonfils Jean Bonfils]
|{{birth date and age|1927|7|1}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|May 30, 1953
|February 15, 1930
|March 19, 1994
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|15}}
|United States
|-
|-
|58
|58
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_George_Tripp Howard George Tripp]
|{{wp|Pedro Dean}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|7|3}}
|[[File:Flag of Philippines.svg|25px]] Philippines
|May 31, 1953
|February 21, 1930
|January 30, 1980
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|21}}
|United Kingdom
|-
|-
|59
|59
|{{wp|James Timlin}}
|{{wp|David Cremin}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|8|5}}
|[[File:Flag of Australia.svg|25px]] Australia
|July 16, 1951
|February 22, 1930
|September 21, 1976
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|22}}
|United States
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''60'''
|60
|'''{{wp|Adam Maida}}'''
|{{wp|Alberto Tricarico}}
|'''[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States'''
|{{birth date and age|1927|8|10}}
|'''March 18, 1930'''
|January 6, 1950
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|18}}'''
|April 27, 1987
|-bgcolor=gold
|Italy
|'''61'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Julián Herranz Casado}}'''
|61
|'''[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain'''
|{{wp|Kazimierz Romaniuk}}
|'''March 31, 1930'''
|{{birth date and age|1927|8|21}}
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|31}}'''
|December 16, 1951
|March 4, 1982
|Poland
|-
|-
|62
|62
|{{wp|Edoardo Rovida}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Luis_Ysern_de_Arce Juan Luis Ysern de Arce]
|{{birth date and age|1927|8|26}}
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
|June 29, 1950
|May 2, 1930
|October 10, 1971
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|2}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|63
|63
|[http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bthanab.html Abraham Than]
|{{wp|William Edwin Franklin}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|9|21}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|September 22, 1957
|May 3, 1930
|May 11, 1969
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|3}}
|Myanmar
|-
|-
|64
|64
|{{wp|Abraham Nehmé}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Di_Falco Giuseppe Di Falco]
|{{birth date and age|1927|10|8}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|January 3, 1954
|May 13, 1930
|October 26, 1986
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|13}}
|Syria
|-
|-
|65
|rowspan=2|65
|{{wp|Raymond E. Goedert}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_da_Silva_Chaves José da Silva Chaves]
|{{birth date and age|1927|10|15}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|May 1, 1952
|rowspan=2|May 15, 1930
|August 29, 1991
|rowspan=2|{{age in years and days|1930|5|15}}
|United States
|-
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|{{wp|Lawrence Sabatini}}
|66
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada
|{{wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|10|27}}
|June 9, 1957
|October 24, 1976
|Mozambique
|-
|-
|67
|67
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Tr%C3%A2n_Thanh_Chung Pierre Trân Thanh Chung]
|{{wp|William J. Winter}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|11|10}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|May 25, 1955
|May 20, 1930
|November 22, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|20}}
|Vietnam
|-
|-
|68
|68
|{{wp|Daniel_Cronin_(bishop)|Daniel Cronin}}
|{{wp|Emmanuel Milingo}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|11|14}}
|[[File:Flag of Zambia.svg|25px]] Zambia
|December 20, 1952
|June 13, 1930
|September 12, 1968
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|13}}
|United States
|-
|-
|69
|69
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Razakarinvony Raymond Razakarinvony]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serafim_de_Sousa_Ferreira_e_Silva Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva]
|{{birth date and age|1927|11|19}}
|[[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|25px]] Portugal
|July 27, 1956
|June 16, 1930
|May 17, 1998
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|16}}
|Madagascar
|-
|-
|70
|70
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_K%C3%BChnel Bernhard Kühnel]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Octacílio_Dotti Orlando Octacílio Dotti]
|{{birth date and age|1927|12|4}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|August 6, 1955
|June 22, 1930
|April 27, 1983
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|22}}
|Germany
|-  
|-
|71
|71
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Rimedio Vincenzo Rimedio]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Corriveau Raúl Corriveau]
|{{birth date and age|1927|12|5}}
|[[File:Flag of Honduras.svg|25px]] Honduras
|July 22, 1951
|June 27, 1930
|October 28, 1982
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|27}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|72
|72
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Zerbini Giovanni Zerbini]
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Émile_Marcus Émile Marcus]
|{{birth date and age|1927|12|29}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|June 29, 1956
|June 29, 1930
|February 19, 1995
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|29}}
|Italy
|-
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|73
|73
|{{wp|Friedrich Wetter}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thadeu_Gomes_Canellas Thadeu Gomes Canellas]
|{{birth date and age|1928|2|20}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|October 10, 1953
|July 28, 1930
|June 29, 1968
|{{age in years and days|1930|7|28}}
|Germany
|-
|-
|74
|rowspan=2|74
|{{wp|Robert Joseph Banks}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denys_Raboula_Antoine_Beylouni Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni]
|{{birth date and age|1928|2|26}}
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|December 20, 1952
|rowspan=2|August 8, 1930
|September 19, 1985
|rowspan=2|{{age in years and days|1930|8|8}}
|United States
|-
|-
|75
|{{wp|John Joseph Leibrecht}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Dick Klaus Dick]
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{birth date and age|1928|2|27}}
|February 24, 1953
|May 19, 1975
|Germany
|-
|-
|76
|76
|{{wp|John Stephen Cummins}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Antonius_de_Kok Johannes Antonius de Kok]
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|3}}
|[[File:Flag of Netherlands.svg|25px]] Netherlands
|January 24, 1953
|August 28, 1930
|May 16, 1974
|{{age in years and days|1930|8|28}}
|United States
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''77'''
|77
|'''{{wp|Paul Poupard}}'''
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_Dicke_(Bischof) Gerd Dicke]
|'''[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France'''
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|28}}
|'''August 30, 1930'''
|July 25, 1952
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|8|30}}'''
|February 16, 1970
|Germany
|-
|-
|78
|78
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Kleinermeilert Alfred Kleinermeilert]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godefroid_Mukeng’a_Kalond Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond]          
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|30}}
|[[File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|25px]] D. R. Congo
|October 10, 1953
|August 31, 1930
|May 3, 1968
|{{age in years and days|1930|8|31}}
|Germany
|-
|-
|79
|79
|{{wp|Peter Henrici}}
|{{wp|Sylvester Donovan Ryan}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|31}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|July 23, 1958
|September 3, 1930
|May 31, 1993
|{{age in years and days|1930|9|3}}
|Switzerland
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''80'''
|80
|'''{{wp|Salvatore de Giorgi}}'''
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonino_Orr%C3%B9 Antonino Orrù]
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''Italy'''
|{{birth date and age|1928|4|23}}
|'''September 6, 1930'''
|July 13, 1952
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|9|6}}'''
|May 13, 1990
|-bgcolor=gold
|Italy
|'''81'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Jānis Pujats}}'''
|81
|[[File:Flag of Latvia.svg|25px]] '''Latvia'''
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bchamg.html Allan Chamwera]
|'''November 14, 1930'''
|{{birth date and age|1928|4|30}}
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|11|14}}'''
|September 7, 1957
|May 31, 1981
|Malawi
|-
|-
|82
|82
|{{wp|Louis Edward Gelineau}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Braun_(Bischof) Karl Braun]
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|3}}
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|June 5, 1953
|December 13, 1930
|January 26, 1972
|{{age in years and days|1930|12|13}}
|United States
|-
|-
|83
|83
|{{wp|Jacques Despierre}}
|{{wp|Gérard Defois}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|6}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|June 24, 1952
|January 5, 1931
|October 10, 1982
|{{age in years and days|1931|1|5}}
|France
|-
|-
|84
|84
|{{wp|Joseph Ti-kang}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domingo_Salvador_Castagna Domingo Salvador Castagna]
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|7}}
|[[File:Flag of Argentina.svg|25px]] Argentina
|December 20, 1953
|January 12, 1931
|July 22, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1931|1|12}}
|Taiwan
|-
| rowspan="2" |85 / 86
|{{wp|John Quinn Weitzel}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|10}}
|June 11, 1955
|October 29, 1986
|American Samoa
|-
|-
|{{wp|Pierre Mouallem}}
|85
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|10}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Mbwôl-Mpasi Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi]
|November 21, 1955
|[[File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|25px]] D. R. Congo
|June 29, 1990
|February 11, 1931
|Israel
|{{age in years and days|1931|2|11}}
|-bgcolor=gold
|'''86'''
|'''{{wp|Camillo Ruini}}'''
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''Italy'''
|'''February 19, 1931'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1931|2|19}}'''
|-
|-
|87
|87
|{{wp|Daniel Patrick Reilly}}
|[https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Zhang_Zhiyong Peter Zhang Zhiyong]
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|12}}
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|May 30, 1953
|March 1, 1931
|August 6, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|1}}
|United States
|-
|-
|88
|88
|{{wp|Charles Louis Joseph Vandame}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Carlos_de_Oliveira_(Geistlicher) José Carlos de Oliveira]
|{{birth date and age|1928|6|4}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|September 7, 1960
|March 14, 1931
|January 6, 1982
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|14}}
|Chad
|-
|-
|89
|89
|{{wp|Alphonsus Mathias}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Gabrielli Pietro Gabrielli]
|{{birth date and age|1928|6|22}}
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|25px]] Ecuador
|August 24, 1954
|March 17, 1931
|February 5, 1964
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|17}}
|India
|-
|-
|90
|90
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Bui_Tu%C3%A2n Jean-Baptiste Bui Tuần]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldo_Gerna Aldo Gerna]
|{{birth date and age|1928|6|24}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|September 2, 1955
|May 7, 1931
|April 30, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1931|5|7}}
|Vietnam
|-
|-
|91
|91
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Fr%C3%A9chard Maurice Fréchard]
|{{wp|Blasco Francisco Collaço}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|7|3}}
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India
|July 3, 1955
|May 16, 1931
|October 27, 1996
|{{age in years and days|1931|5|16}}
|France
|-
|-
|92
|92
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedito_Francisco_de_Albuquerque Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Vieira_de_Lima José Vieira de Lima]
|{{birth date and age|1928|7|24}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|December 8, 1953
|June 10, 1931
|May 5, 1985
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|10}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|93
|93
|{{wp|Philippe Bär}}
|{{wp|Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|7|29}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|July 26, 1959
|June 15, 1931
|March 20, 1982
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|15}}
|Netherlands
|-
|-
|94
|94
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Trejos_Picado Ignacio Trejos Picado]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_del_Castillo_Estrada Luis del Castillo Estrada]
|{{birth date and age|1928|7|31}}
|[[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg|25px]] Uruguay
|March 8, 1952
|June 21, 1931
|March 8, 1968
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|21}}
|Costa Rica
|-
|-
|95
|95
|{{wp|Peter Chung Hoan Ting}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_Dios_Caballero_Reyes Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes]
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|10}}
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] Mexico
|September 26, 1954
|June 23, 1931
|November 15, 1970
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|23}}
|Malaysia
|-
|-
|96
|96
|{{wp|Joseph John Gerry}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Cyril_O’Grady Bernard Cyril O’Grady]
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|12}}
|[[File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg|25px]] Solomon Islands
|June 12, 1954
|August 24, 1931
|April 21, 1986
|{{age in years and days|1931|8|24}}
|United States
|-
|-
|97
|97
|{{wp|Giuseppe Germano Bernardini}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Agustín_Ganuza_García José Agustín Ganuza García]
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|27}}
|[[File:Flag of Panama.svg|25px]] Panama
|March 21, 1953
|August 28, 1931
|April 9, 1983
|{{age in years and days|1931|8|28}}
|Türkiye
|-
|-
|98
|98
|{{wp|Owen Dolan}}
|{{wp|Joseph Kallas}}, S.M.S.P
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|30}}
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|July 21, 1954
|September 24, 1931
|December 10, 1995
|{{age in years and days|1931|9|24}}
|New Zealand
|-
|-
|99
|99
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istv%C3%A1n_Katona_(Bischof) István Katona]
|{{wp|Victor Hermann Balke}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|10|3}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|June 7, 1953
|September 29, 1931
|December 9, 1989
|{{age in years and days|1931|9|29}}
|Hungary
|-
|-
|100
|100
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barroso_Filho Francisco Barroso Filho]
|[https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavien_Joseph_Melki Flavien Joseph Melki]
|{{birth date and age|1928|10|8}}
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|December 1, 1957
|October 10, 1931
|March 19, 1984
|{{age in years and days|1931|10|10}}
|Brazil
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|1xx
|1xx
|{{wp|José Francisco Moreira dos Santos}}
|{{wp|Anthony Gbuji}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|10|12}}
|[[File:Flag of Nigeria.svg|25px]] Nigeria
|January 20, 1952
|October 29, 1931
|April 30, 1967
|{{age in years and days|1931|10|29}}
|Portugal
|-
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|1xx
|1xx
|{{wp|Ernest Simoni}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_Gaspar_(religioso) Antônio Gaspar]
|{{birth date and age|1928|10|18}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|April 7, 1956
|November 11, 1931
|
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|11}}
|Albania
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Liu_Hsien-tang Lucas Liu Hsien-tang]
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Staccioli Alessandro Staccioli]
|{{birth date and age|1928|12|21}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|November 30, 1956
|November 13, 1931
|January 1, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|13}}
|Taiwan
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|{{wp|Adam Exner}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Thienchai_Samanchit Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit]
|{{birth date and age|1928|12|24}}
|[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] Thailand
|July 7, 1957
|November 28, 1931
|March 12, 1974
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|28}}
|Canada
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vito_Schlickmann Vito Schlickmann]
|{{wp|Louis Yu Runchen}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|12|28}}
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|November 28, 1954
|December 1, 1931
|March 25, 1995
|{{age in years and days|1931|12|1}}
|Brazil
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|}
|}
== Addendum ==
=== Uncertain Date of Birth ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |
|-
! Name
! State
! Born
! Age
|-
|+ style=line-height:normal | The following individuals might be older than ''#100–80'' on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Kpiéle_Somé Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé]
|[[File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg|25px]] Burkina Faso
|September 1930
|{{age in years and days|1930|9|30}} to {{age in years and days|1930|9|1}}
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frédéric_Rubwejanga Frédéric Rubwejanga]
|[[File:Flag of Rwanda.svg|25px]] Rwanda
|rowspan=2|1931
|rowspan=2|{{age in years and days|1931|12|31}} to {{age in years and days|1931|1|1}}
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Zhuang_Jianjian Peter Zhuang Jianjian]
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|}
=='''Chronological List of eldest Roman Catholic Prelates Since 1879'''==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!'''Became oldest prelate'''
!'''End as oldest prelate'''
!'''Name'''
!'''Country'''
!'''Office held'''
!'''Birth'''
|-
|1879.08.27
|1882.03.30
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsanchjd.html José Domingo Sánchez Reza]
|[[File:Flag of Mauritania.svg|25px]] Mauritania
|Titular Bishop of Macri (1843-1882)
|1779.08.05
|-
|1882.03.30
|1883.07.31
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbenavp.html Pedro Ignacio de Benavente y del Castillo]
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] Peru
|Titular Bishop of Thespiae (1865-1883)
|1790.02.21
|-
|1883.07.31
|1887.11.17
|{{wp|Andreas Räss}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|Bishop of Strasbourg (1842-1887)
|1794.04.06
|-
|1887.11.11
|1888.04.15
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmargl.html Luigi Margarita]
|[[File:Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816).svg|25px]] Two Sicilies
|Bishop of Oria (1851-1888)
|1800.02.01
|-
|1888.04.15
|1889.08.03
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Eugène_Regnault Louis-Eugène Regnault]
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|Bishop of Chatres (1852-1889)
|1800.02.21
|-
|1889.08.03
|1890.08.11
|{{wp|John Henry Newman}}, C.O.
|[[File:Flag of England.svg|25px]] England
|Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1879-1890)
|1801.02.21
|-
|1890.08.11
|1890.09.18
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_António_Pereira_Bilhano José António Pereira Bilhano], O.F.M. Cap.
|[[File:Flag of Portugal (1830–1910).svg|25x25px]] Portugal
|Archbishop of Évora (1871-1890)
|1801.03.21
|-
|1890.09.18
|1891.03.25
|{{wp|Armand-François-Marie de Charbonnel}}, O.F.M. Cap.
|[[File:Flag of Canada (1868–1921).svg|25px]] Canada
|Bishop of Toronto
|1802.12.01
|-
|1891.03.25
|1895.01.20
|{{wp|Tobias Kirby}}
|[[File:State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg|25x25px]] Greece
|Titular Archbishop of Ephesus (1886-1895)
|1803.01.01
|-
|1895.01.20
|1896.05.12
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcirino.html Giovanni Cirino]
|rowspan=2|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo
Titular Archbishop of Ancyra
|1805.03.18
|-
|1896.05.12
|1899.07.11
|{{wp|Teodolfo Mertel}}
|Cardinal-Deacon of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884-1899)
|1806.02.09
|-
|1899.07.12
|1901.06.16
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bjard.html Adrian Jardinier]
|[[File:Flag of Switzerland.svg|25x25px]] Switzerland
|Bishop of Sion (Sitten) (1875-1901)
|1808.04.15
|-
|1901.06.16
|1909.09.01
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmorir.html Raffaele Morisciano]
|rowspan=2|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Bishop of Squillace (1858-1909)
|1811.10.22
|-
|1909.09.01
|1910.11.01
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Aichner Simon Aichner]
|Titular Archbishop of Theodoropolis (1904-1910)
|1816.10.19
|-
|1910.11.01
|1916.11.28
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmonnier.html Henri Monnier]
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25x25px]] France
|Archbishop of Cambrai (1872-1916)
|1820.01.05
|-
|1915.04.08
|1919.07.31
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domenico_Gaspare_Lancia_di_Brolo Domenico Gaspare Lancia di Brolo], O.S.B.
|rowspan=2|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Archbishop of Monreale (1884-1919)
|1825.10.01
|-
|1919.07.31
|1921.07.18
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bschino.html Paolo Schinosi]
|Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis (1901-1921)
|1827.04.05
|-
|1921.07.18
|1921.12.21
|{{wp|François de Rovérié de Cabrières}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25x25px]] France
|Archbishop of Montpellier (1874-1921)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria (1911-21)
|1830.08.30
|-
|1921.12.21
|1925.01.19
|{{wp|Pedro Rocamora y García}}
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25x25px]] Spain
|Bishop of Tortosa (1894-1925)
|1832.02.11
|-
|1925.01.19
|1925.10.20
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brenzu.html Agnello Renzullo]
|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Bishop of Nola (1890-1924)
Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Lydia (1924-1925)
|1836.04.02
|-
|1925.10.20
|1928.10.01
|{{wp|Abraham Brownrigg}}
|[[File:Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg|25x25px]] Ireland
|Bishop of Ossory (1884-1928)
|1836.12.03
|-
|1928.10.01
|1930.07.09
|{{wp|Vincenzo Vannutelli}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Titular Archbishop of Sardes (1884-1930)
Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1891-1900)
Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1900-1930)
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1915-1930)
|1836.12.05
|-
|1930.07.09
|1935.01.03
|{{wp|Francis Redwood}}
|[[File:Flag of New Zealand.svg|25x25px]] New Zealand
|Archbishop of Wellington (1987-1935)
|1839.06.06
|-
|1935.01.03
|1937.11.15
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisleno_Veneri Gisleno Veneri]
|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Titular Archbishop of Darnis (1919-1937)
|1844.09.31
|-
|1937.11.15
|1939.01.20
|[[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Torres_y_Ribas Juan Torres y Ribas]
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25x25px]] Spain
|Bishop of Menorca (1902-1939)
|1844.12.13
|-
|1939.01.20
|1941.08.08
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Maria_Zonghi Giovanni Maria Zonghi]
|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Titular Archbishop of Collosae (1914-1941)
|1847.08.03
|-
|1939.01.20
|1942.03.18
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Augustin_Lecœur Paul-Augustin Lecœur]
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|Bishop of Saint-Flour (1906-1942)
|1848.03.13
|-
|1942.03.18
|1948.02.16
|{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhorëne (1899-1948)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli (1911-1915)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1915-1948)
Bishop of Ostia (1930-1948)
|1851.04.10
|-
|1948.02.16
|1953.12.25
|[https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonidas_Medina Leonidas Medina]
|[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25x25px]] Colombia
|Archbishop of Novae Patrae (1947-1953)
|1854.06.18
|-
|1953.12.25
|1954.04.05
|{{wp|Jesús María Echavarria Aguirre}}
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25x25px]] Mexico
|Bishop of Saltillo, Cualhuila (1987-1935)
|1858.07.06
|-
|1954.04.05
|1955.10.25
|{{wp|Michael Fogarty (bishop)|Michael Fogarty}}
|[[File:Flag of Ireland.svg|25x25px]] Ireland
|Archbishop of Killaloe (1954-1955)
|1859.10.11
|-
|1955.10.25
|1956.03.02
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_di_Tommaso Antonio di Tommaso]
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Titular Bishop of Cyrene (1947-1956)
|1860.08.10
|-
|1956.03.02
|1957.01.05
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Caillot Alexandre Caillot]
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25x25px]] France
|Bishop of Grenoble (1917-1957)
|1861.06.21
|-
|1957.01.05
|1957.10.31
|[https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_d’Errico Francesco d’Errico]
|rowspan=3|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Titular Archbishop of Samosata (1938-1957)
|1862.08.05
|-
|1957.10.31
|1963.12.06
|{{wp|Alfonso Carinci}}
|Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria (1945-1963)
|1862.11.09
|-
|1963.12.06
|1967.07.29
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Paino Angelo Paino]
|Archbishop of Messina (1923-1963)
Titular Archbishop of Serrae (1963-1967)
|1870.06.21
|-
|1967.07.29
|1968.10.27
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateo_Múgica Mateo Múgica]
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|Bishop of Vittoria (1923-1937)
Titular Bishop of Cinna (1937-1968)
|1870.09.21
|-
|1968.10.27
|1969.10.18
|{{wp|John Bernard MacGinley}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|Bushes of Nueva Caceres (Philippines) (1910-1924)
Bishop of Monterey-Fresno (US) (1924-1932)
Titular Bishop of Croae (1932-1969)
|1871.08.19
|-
|1969.10.18
|1970.10.13
|{{wp|Patrice Flynn}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|Bishop of Nevers (1932-1963)
Titular Bishop of Arneae (1963-1970)
|1874.08.15
|-
|1970.10.13
|1972.12.13
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bjan.html Jean-Marie Jan]
|[[File:Flag of Haiti.svg|25px]] Haiti
|Titular Bishop of Edistiana (1953-1970)
|1875.11.02
|-
|1972.12.13
|1973.04.17
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bshla.html Bernardin Shlaku]
|[[File:Flag of Albania.svg|25px]] Albania
|Titular Bishop of Tiberias (1910-1973)
Bishop of Pult (1911-1973)
|1875.06.23
|-
|1973.04.17
|1983.01.02
|{{wp|Edward Howard (bishop)|Edward Daniel Howard}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|Archbishop of Portland (1926-1966)
Titular Archbishop of Albulae (1966-1983)
|1877.11.05
|-
|1983.01.02
|1984.01.22
|{{wp|Mikiel Gonzi}}
|[[File:Flag of Malta.svg|25px]] Malta
|Archbishop of Malta (1944-1976)
|1885.05.13
|-
|1984.01.22
|1985.04.27
|{{wp|Pierre Kamel Medawar}}
|[[File:Flag of Syria.svg|25px]] Syria
|Auxillary Bishop of Antioch (1943-1969)
Titular Bishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti (1943-1985)
|1877.12.26
|-
|1985.04.27
|1986.03.06
|{{wp|Emilio de Brigard Ortiz}}
|[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]] Colombia
|Auxillary Bishop of Bogotá (1944-1986)
Titular Bishop of Coracesium (1944-1961)
Titular Archbishop of Dystis (1961-1986)
|1888.05.15
|-
|1986.03.06
|1989.10.13
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Cifuentes_Gómez Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez]
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
|Archbishop of La Serena (1943-1967)
Titular Archbishop of Thapsus (1967-1970)
|1888.05.15
|-
|1989.10.13
|1991.08.18
|{{wp|Patrick Kelly (bishop of Benin City)|Patrick Joseph Kelly}}
|[[File:Flag of Nigeria.svg|25px]] Nigeria
|Titular Bishop of Thignica (1939-1950)
Bishop of Benin City (1950-1973)
|1894.08.31
|-
|1991.08.18
|1999.03.21
|{{wp|John Linus Paschang}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|Bishop of Grand Island (1951-1972)
|1895.10.05
|-
|1999.05.23
|2003.04.26
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Calasanz_Rosenhammer José Calasanz Rosenhammer]
|[[File:Flag of Bolivia.svg|25px]] Bolivia
|Titular Bishop of Ampora (1949-2003)
|1900.01.01
|-
|2003.04.26
|2007.01.07
|{{wp|Joseph Meng Ziwen}}
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|Archbishop of Nanning (1984-2007)
|1903.03.19
|-
|2007.01.07
|2015.01.01
|{{wp|Géry Leuliet}}
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada
|Auxillary Bishop of Amiens (1963-1985)
|1910.01.12
|-
|2015.01.01
|2016.09.20
|{{wp|Peter Leo Gerety}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|Archbishop of New Ark (1974-1986)
|1912.07.19
|-
|2016.09.20
|2020.06.21
|{{wp|Bernardino Piñera}}
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
|Archbishop of La Serena (1983-1990)
|1915.09.22
|-
|2020.06.21
|2020.11.24
|{{wp|Damián Iguacén Borau}}
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|Bishop of San Cristobal de La Laguna or Tenrrife (1984-1991)
|1916.02.12
|-
|2020.11.24
|2022.07.02
|{{wp|Laurent Noël}}
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada
|Bishop of Trois-Ravières (1975-1996)
|1920.03.19
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|'''2022.07.02'''
|'''Present'''
|'''{{wp|José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra}}'''
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] '''Mexico'''
|Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (1985-1993)
|1922.01.01
|}
=='''See Also'''==
*[[List of longest-living cardinals]]
[[Category:Lists]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prelate}}

Latest revision as of 10:55, 23 October 2025

This is a list of the 100 oldest living Catholic bishops and cardinals (in gold those who are Cardinals). The current breakdown of the 100 persons are 13 cardinals and 87 bishops.

List

Rank Prelate Country Born Age
1 José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico January 1, 1922 103 years, 352 days
2 René Henry Gracida Flag of the United States.svg United States June 9, 1923 102 years, 193 days
3 Daniel Verstraete Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa July 31, 1924 101 years, 141 days
4 Manuel Edmilson da Cruz Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 3, 1924 101 years, 77 days
5 Albert Houssiau Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium November 2, 1924 101 years, 47 days
6 Serafín Cartagena Ocaña Flag of Spain.svg Spain November 7, 1924 101 years, 42 days
7 Victorinus Youn Kong-hi Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea November 8, 1924 101 years, 41 days
8 Gaetano Bonicelli Flag of Italy.svg Italy December 13, 1924 101 years, 6 days
9 Angelo Acerbi Flag of Italy.svg Italy September 23, 1925 100 years, 87 days
10 Jacques de Saint-Blanquat Flag of France.svg France November 21, 1925 100 years, 28 days
11 Hildebrando Mendes Costa Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 16, 1926 99 years, 186 days
12 Heitor de Araújo Sales Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 29, 1926 99 years, 143 days
13 Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil August 11, 1926 99 years, 130 days
14 Raúl Holguer López Mayorga Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador August 24, in 1926 99 years, 117 days
15 Emmanuel Wamala Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda December 15, 1926 99 years, 4 days
16 Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea January 25, 1927 98 years, 328 days
17 Julian Wojtkowski Flag of Poland.svg Poland January 31, 1927 98 years, 322 days
18 Dominic Anthony Marconi Flag of the United States.svg United States March 13, 1927 98 years, 281 days
19 Joseph Pallikaparampil Flag of India.svg India April 10, 1927 98 years, 253 days
20 Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 25, 1927 98 years, 208 days
21 Edoardo Rovida Flag of Italy.svg Italy August 26, 1927 98 years, 115 days
22 Júlio Duarte Langa Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique October 27, 1927 98 years, 53 days
23 Daniel Cronin Flag of the United States.svg United States November 14, 1927 98 years, 35 days
24 Raymond Razakarinvony Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar November 19, 1927 98 years, 30 days
25 Bernhard Kühnel Flag of Peru.svg Peru December 4, 1927 98 years, 15 days
26 Vincenzo Rimedio Flag of Italy.svg Italy December 5, 1927 98 years, 14 days
27 Giovanni Zerbini Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 29, 1927 97 years, 355 days
28 Friedrich Wetter Flag of Germany.svg Germany February 20, 1928 97 years, 302 days
29 Robert Joseph Banks Flag of the United States.svg United States February 26, 1928 97 years, 296 days
30 Gerd Dicke Flag of Germany.svg Germany March 28, 1928 97 years, 266 days
31 Allan Chamgwera Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi April 30, 1928 97 years, 233 days
32 Jacques Despierre Flag of France.svg France May 6, 1928 97 years, 227 days
33 Pierre Mouallem Flag of Israel.svg Israel May 10, 1928 97 years, 223 days
34 Charles Louis Joseph Vandame Flag of Chad.svg Chad June 4, 1928 97 years, 198 days
35 Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 24, 1928 97 years, 148 days
36 Ignacio Trejos Picado Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica July 31, 1928 97 years, 141 days
37 Peter Chung Hoan Ting Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia September 10, 1928 97 years, 100 days
38 Francisco Barroso Filho Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 8, 1928 97 years, 72 days
39 Ernest Simoni Flag of Albania.svg Albania October 18, 1928 97 years, 62 days
40 Lucas Liu Hsien-tang Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan December 21, 1928 96 years, 363 days
41 Walter Brandmüller Flag of Germany.svg Germany January 5, 1929 96 years, 348 days
42 Melchior Shi Hongzhen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China January 7, 1929 96 years, 346 days
43 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand January 25, 1929 96 years, 328 days
44 Leo Nowak Flag of Germany.svg Germany March 17, 1929 96 years, 277 days
45 Pier Giuliano Tiddia Flag of Italy.svg Italy June 13, 1929 96 years, 189 days
46 Paolo Gillet Flag of Italy.svg Italy July 8, 1929 96 years, 164 days
47 Angelo Mascheroni Flag of Italy.svg Italy October 13, 1929 96 years, 67 days
48 Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba October 18, 1929 96 years, 62 days
49 Antônio de Souza Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 21, 1929 96 years, 59 days
50 Vincenzo Zarri Flag of Italy.svg Italy October 23, 1929 96 years, 57 days
51 Paul-Marie Gillaume Flag of France.svg France October 31, 1929 96 years, 49 days
52 Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia December 2, 1929 96 years, 17 days
53 José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 3, 1929 96 years, 16 days
54 Ramón Buxarrais Ventura Flag of Spain.svg Spain December 12, 1929 96 years, 7 days
55 Victorio Oliver Domingo Flag of Spain.svg Spain December 23, 1929 95 years, 361 days
56 Miguel Caviedes Flag of Chile.svg Chile January 30, 1930 95 years, 323 days
57 Jean Bonfils Flag of France.svg France February 15, 1930 95 years, 307 days
58 Pedro Dean Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines February 21, 1930 95 years, 301 days
59 David Cremin Flag of Australia.svg Australia February 22, 1930 95 years, 300 days
60 Adam Maida Flag of the United States.svg United States March 18, 1930 95 years, 276 days
61 Julián Herranz Casado Flag of Spain.svg Spain March 31, 1930 95 years, 263 days
62 Juan Luis Ysern de Arce Flag of Chile.svg Chile May 2, 1930 95 years, 231 days
63 William Edwin Franklin Flag of the United States.svg United States May 3, 1930 95 years, 230 days
64 Giuseppe Di Falco Flag of Italy.svg Italy May 13, 1930 95 years, 220 days
65 José da Silva Chaves Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 15, 1930 95 years, 218 days
Lawrence Sabatini Flag of Canada.svg Canada
67 William J. Winter Flag of the United States.svg United States May 20, 1930 95 years, 213 days
68 Emmanuel Milingo Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia June 13, 1930 95 years, 189 days
69 Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal June 16, 1930 95 years, 186 days
70 Orlando Octacílio Dotti Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 22, 1930 95 years, 180 days
71 Raúl Corriveau Flag of Honduras (2022–present).svg Honduras June 27, 1930 95 years, 175 days
72 Émile Marcus Flag of France.svg France June 29, 1930 95 years, 173 days
73 Thadeu Gomes Canellas Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 28, 1930 95 years, 144 days
74 Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon August 8, 1930 95 years, 133 days
John Joseph Leibrecht Flag of the United States.svg United States
76 Johannes Antonius de Kok Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands August 28, 1930 95 years, 113 days
77 Paul Poupard Flag of France.svg France August 30, 1930 95 years, 111 days
78 Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg D. R. Congo August 31, 1930 95 years, 110 days
79 Sylvester Donovan Ryan Flag of the United States.svg United States September 3, 1930 95 years, 107 days
80 Salvatore de Giorgi Flag of Italy.svg Italy September 6, 1930 95 years, 104 days
81 Jānis Pujats Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia November 14, 1930 95 years, 35 days
82 Karl Braun Flag of Germany.svg Germany December 13, 1930 95 years, 6 days
83 Gérard Defois Flag of France.svg France January 5, 1931 94 years, 348 days
84 Domingo Salvador Castagna Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina January 12, 1931 94 years, 341 days
85 Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg D. R. Congo February 11, 1931 94 years, 311 days
86 Camillo Ruini Flag of Italy.svg Italy February 19, 1931 94 years, 303 days
87 Peter Zhang Zhiyong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China March 1, 1931 94 years, 293 days
88 José Carlos de Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil March 14, 1931 94 years, 280 days
89 Pietro Gabrielli Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador March 17, 1931 94 years, 277 days
90 Aldo Gerna Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 7, 1931 94 years, 226 days
91 Blasco Francisco Collaço Flag of India.svg India May 16, 1931 94 years, 217 days
92 José Vieira de Lima Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 10, 1931 94 years, 192 days
93 Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen Flag of the United States.svg United States June 15, 1931 94 years, 187 days
94 Luis del Castillo Estrada Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay June 21, 1931 94 years, 181 days
95 Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico June 23, 1931 94 years, 179 days
96 Bernard Cyril O’Grady Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands August 24, 1931 94 years, 117 days
97 José Agustín Ganuza García Flag of Panama.svg Panama August 28, 1931 94 years, 113 days
98 Joseph Kallas, S.M.S.P Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon September 24, 1931 94 years, 86 days
99 Victor Hermann Balke Flag of the United States.svg United States September 29, 1931 94 years, 81 days
100 Flavien Joseph Melki Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon October 10, 1931 94 years, 70 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

Name State Born Age
The following individuals might be older than #100–80 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso September 1930 95 years, 80 days to 95 years, 109 days
Frédéric Rubwejanga Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 1931 93 years, 353 days to 94 years, 352 days
Peter Zhuang Jianjian Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China

Chronological List of eldest Roman Catholic Prelates Since 1879

Became oldest prelate End as oldest prelate Name Country Office held Birth
1879.08.27 1882.03.30 José Domingo Sánchez Reza Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania Titular Bishop of Macri (1843-1882) 1779.08.05
1882.03.30 1883.07.31 Pedro Ignacio de Benavente y del Castillo Flag of Peru.svg Peru Titular Bishop of Thespiae (1865-1883) 1790.02.21
1883.07.31 1887.11.17 Andreas Räss Flag of France.svg France Bishop of Strasbourg (1842-1887) 1794.04.06
1887.11.11 1888.04.15 Luigi Margarita Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816).svg Two Sicilies Bishop of Oria (1851-1888) 1800.02.01
1888.04.15 1889.08.03 Louis-Eugène Regnault Flag of France.svg France Bishop of Chatres (1852-1889) 1800.02.21
1889.08.03 1890.08.11 John Henry Newman, C.O. Flag of England.svg England Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1879-1890) 1801.02.21
1890.08.11 1890.09.18 José António Pereira Bilhano, O.F.M. Cap. Flag of Portugal (1830–1910).svg Portugal Archbishop of Évora (1871-1890) 1801.03.21
1890.09.18 1891.03.25 Armand-François-Marie de Charbonnel, O.F.M. Cap. Flag of Canada (1868–1921).svg Canada Bishop of Toronto 1802.12.01
1891.03.25 1895.01.20 Tobias Kirby State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg Greece Titular Archbishop of Ephesus (1886-1895) 1803.01.01
1895.01.20 1896.05.12 Giovanni Cirino Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo

Titular Archbishop of Ancyra

1805.03.18
1896.05.12 1899.07.11 Teodolfo Mertel Cardinal-Deacon of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884-1899) 1806.02.09
1899.07.12 1901.06.16 Adrian Jardinier Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Bishop of Sion (Sitten) (1875-1901) 1808.04.15
1901.06.16 1909.09.01 Raffaele Morisciano Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Bishop of Squillace (1858-1909) 1811.10.22
1909.09.01 1910.11.01 Simon Aichner Titular Archbishop of Theodoropolis (1904-1910) 1816.10.19
1910.11.01 1916.11.28 Henri Monnier Flag of France.svg France Archbishop of Cambrai (1872-1916) 1820.01.05
1915.04.08 1919.07.31 Domenico Gaspare Lancia di Brolo, O.S.B. Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Archbishop of Monreale (1884-1919) 1825.10.01
1919.07.31 1921.07.18 Paolo Schinosi Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis (1901-1921) 1827.04.05
1921.07.18 1921.12.21 François de Rovérié de Cabrières Flag of France.svg France Archbishop of Montpellier (1874-1921)

Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria (1911-21)

1830.08.30
1921.12.21 1925.01.19 Pedro Rocamora y García Flag of Spain.svg Spain Bishop of Tortosa (1894-1925) 1832.02.11
1925.01.19 1925.10.20 Agnello Renzullo Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Bishop of Nola (1890-1924)

Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Lydia (1924-1925)

1836.04.02
1925.10.20 1928.10.01 Abraham Brownrigg Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg Ireland Bishop of Ossory (1884-1928) 1836.12.03
1928.10.01 1930.07.09 Vincenzo Vannutelli Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Sardes (1884-1930)

Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1891-1900)

Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1900-1930)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1915-1930)

1836.12.05
1930.07.09 1935.01.03 Francis Redwood Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Archbishop of Wellington (1987-1935) 1839.06.06
1935.01.03 1937.11.15 Gisleno Veneri Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Darnis (1919-1937) 1844.09.31
1937.11.15 1939.01.20 [Juan Torres y Ribas Flag of Spain.svg Spain Bishop of Menorca (1902-1939) 1844.12.13
1939.01.20 1941.08.08 Giovanni Maria Zonghi Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Collosae (1914-1941) 1847.08.03
1939.01.20 1942.03.18 Paul-Augustin Lecœur Flag of France.svg France Bishop of Saint-Flour (1906-1942) 1848.03.13
1942.03.18 1948.02.16 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhorëne (1899-1948)

Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli (1911-1915)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1915-1948)

Bishop of Ostia (1930-1948)

1851.04.10
1948.02.16 1953.12.25 Leonidas Medina Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Archbishop of Novae Patrae (1947-1953) 1854.06.18
1953.12.25 1954.04.05 Jesús María Echavarria Aguirre Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Bishop of Saltillo, Cualhuila (1987-1935) 1858.07.06
1954.04.05 1955.10.25 Michael Fogarty Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Archbishop of Killaloe (1954-1955) 1859.10.11
1955.10.25 1956.03.02 Antonio di Tommaso Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Bishop of Cyrene (1947-1956) 1860.08.10
1956.03.02 1957.01.05 Alexandre Caillot Flag of France.svg France Bishop of Grenoble (1917-1957) 1861.06.21
1957.01.05 1957.10.31 Francesco d’Errico Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Samosata (1938-1957) 1862.08.05
1957.10.31 1963.12.06 Alfonso Carinci Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria (1945-1963) 1862.11.09
1963.12.06 1967.07.29 Angelo Paino Archbishop of Messina (1923-1963)

Titular Archbishop of Serrae (1963-1967)

1870.06.21
1967.07.29 1968.10.27 Mateo Múgica Flag of Spain.svg Spain Bishop of Vittoria (1923-1937)

Titular Bishop of Cinna (1937-1968)

1870.09.21
1968.10.27 1969.10.18 John Bernard MacGinley Flag of the United States.svg United States Bushes of Nueva Caceres (Philippines) (1910-1924)

Bishop of Monterey-Fresno (US) (1924-1932)

Titular Bishop of Croae (1932-1969)

1871.08.19
1969.10.18 1970.10.13 Patrice Flynn Flag of France.svg France Bishop of Nevers (1932-1963)

Titular Bishop of Arneae (1963-1970)

1874.08.15
1970.10.13 1972.12.13 Jean-Marie Jan Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Titular Bishop of Edistiana (1953-1970) 1875.11.02
1972.12.13 1973.04.17 Bernardin Shlaku Flag of Albania.svg Albania Titular Bishop of Tiberias (1910-1973)

Bishop of Pult (1911-1973)

1875.06.23
1973.04.17 1983.01.02 Edward Daniel Howard Flag of the United States.svg United States Archbishop of Portland (1926-1966)

Titular Archbishop of Albulae (1966-1983)

1877.11.05
1983.01.02 1984.01.22 Mikiel Gonzi Flag of Malta.svg Malta Archbishop of Malta (1944-1976) 1885.05.13
1984.01.22 1985.04.27 Pierre Kamel Medawar Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria Auxillary Bishop of Antioch (1943-1969)

Titular Bishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti (1943-1985)

1877.12.26
1985.04.27 1986.03.06 Emilio de Brigard Ortiz Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Auxillary Bishop of Bogotá (1944-1986)

Titular Bishop of Coracesium (1944-1961)

Titular Archbishop of Dystis (1961-1986)

1888.05.15
1986.03.06 1989.10.13 Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez Flag of Chile.svg Chile Archbishop of La Serena (1943-1967)

Titular Archbishop of Thapsus (1967-1970)

1888.05.15
1989.10.13 1991.08.18 Patrick Joseph Kelly Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Titular Bishop of Thignica (1939-1950)

Bishop of Benin City (1950-1973)

1894.08.31
1991.08.18 1999.03.21 John Linus Paschang Flag of the United States.svg United States Bishop of Grand Island (1951-1972) 1895.10.05
1999.05.23 2003.04.26 José Calasanz Rosenhammer Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia Titular Bishop of Ampora (1949-2003) 1900.01.01
2003.04.26 2007.01.07 Joseph Meng Ziwen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Archbishop of Nanning (1984-2007) 1903.03.19
2007.01.07 2015.01.01 Géry Leuliet Flag of Canada.svg Canada Auxillary Bishop of Amiens (1963-1985) 1910.01.12
2015.01.01 2016.09.20 Peter Leo Gerety Flag of the United States.svg United States Archbishop of New Ark (1974-1986) 1912.07.19
2016.09.20 2020.06.21 Bernardino Piñera Flag of Chile.svg Chile Archbishop of La Serena (1983-1990) 1915.09.22
2020.06.21 2020.11.24 Damián Iguacén Borau Flag of Spain.svg Spain Bishop of San Cristobal de La Laguna or Tenrrife (1984-1991) 1916.02.12
2020.11.24 2022.07.02 Laurent Noël Flag of Canada.svg Canada Bishop of Trois-Ravières (1975-1996) 1920.03.19
2022.07.02 Present José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (1985-1993) 1922.01.01

See Also

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