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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, 7 cardinals and 92 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|René Henry Gracida}}
|{{wp|Manuel Edmilson da Cruz}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|6|9}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|May 23, 1959
|October 3, 1924
|January 25, 1972
|{{age in years and days|1924|10|3}}
|United States
|-
|-
|5
|5
|{{wp|Giuseppe Casale}}
|{{wp|Albert Houssiau}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|9|28}}
|[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]] Belgium
|February 3, 1946
|November 2, 1924
|December 8, 1974
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|2}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|6
|6
|{{wp|Luigi Bettazzi}}
|{{wp|Serafín Cartagena Ocaña}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|11|26}}
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|August 4, 1946
|November 7, 1924
|October 4, 1963
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|7}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|7
|7
|{{wp|Augusto Lauro}}
|{{wp|Victorinus Youn Kong-hi}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|11|29}}
|[[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|25px]] South Korea
|June 29, 1947
|November 8, 1924
|October 28, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|8}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|8
|8
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bzhaod.html Thomas Zhao Duomo]
|{{wp|Gaetano Bonicelli}}
|1924 (age 97–98)
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|1951
|December 13, 1924
|February 17, 2004
|{{age in years and days|1924|12|13}}
|China
|-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
|{{wp|Stanisław Szymecki}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|1|26}}
|July 3, 1947
|April 12, 1981
|Poland
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|10
|10
|{{wp|Jozef Tomko}}
|{{wp|Jacques de Saint-Blanquat}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|3|11}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|March 12, 1949
|November 21, 1925
|September 15, 1979
|{{age in years and days|1925|11|21}}
|Slovakia
|-
|-
|11
|11
|{{wp|Peter Takaaki Hirayama}}
|{{wp|Hildebrando Mendes Costa}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|3|31}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|March 19, 1957
|June 16, 1926
|January 25, 1970
|{{age in years and days|1926|6|16}}
|Japan
|-
|-
|12
|12
|{{wp|Settimio Todisco}}
|{{wp|Heitor de Araújo Sales}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|5|10}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|July 27, 1947
|July 29, 1926
|February 15, 1970
|{{age in years and days|1926|7|29}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|13
|13
|{{wp|Daniel Verstraete}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Antônio_Marchetti_Fedalto Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto]
|{{birth date and age|1924|7|31}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|February 19, 1950
|August 11, 1926
|May 14, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|11}}
|South Africa
|-
|-
|14
|14
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Edmilson_da_Cruz Manuel Edmilson da Cruz]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Holguer_López_Mayorga Raúl Holguer López Mayorga]
|{{birth date and age|1924|10|3}}
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|25px]] Ecuador
|December 5, 1948
|August 24,  in 1926
|November 6, 1966
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|24}}
|Brazil
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''15'''
|15
|'''{{wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}'''
|{{wp|Albert Houssiau}}
|'''[[File:Flag of Uganda.svg|25px]] Uganda'''
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|2}}
|'''December 15, 1926
|February 6, 1949
|'''{{age in years and days|1926|12|15}}'''
|May 18, 1986
|Belgium
|-
|-
|16
|16
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seraf%C3%ADn_Luis_Alberto_Cartagena_Ocaña Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kim_Tchang-ryeol Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol]
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|7}}
|[[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|25px]] South Korea
|April 1, 1951
|January 25, 1927
|February 2, 1983
|{{age in years and days|1927|1|25}}
|Spain
|-
|-
|17
|17
|{{wp|Victorinus Youn Kong-hi}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Wojtkowski Julian Wojtkowski]
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|8}}
|[[File:Flag of Poland.svg|25px]] Poland
|March 20, 1950
|January 31, 1927
|October 20, 1963
|{{age in years and days|1927|1|31}}
|South Korea
|-
|-
|18
|18
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Bonicelli Gaetano Bonicelli]
|{{wp|Dominic Anthony Marconi}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|12|13}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|May 22, 1948
|March 13, 1927
|August 26, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1927|3|13}}
|Italy
|-
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|19
|19
|{{wp|Alexandre do Nascimento}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pallikaparampil Joseph Pallikaparampil]
|{{birth date and age|1925|3|1}}
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India
|December 20, 1952
|April 10, 1927
|August 31, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1927|4|10}}
|Angola
|-
|-
|20
|20
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hector_MacDonald James Hector MacDonald]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvaldo_Gonçalves_Amaral Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral]
|{{birth date and age|1925|4|28}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|June 29, 1953
|May 25, 1927
|April 17, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1927|5|25}}
|Canada
|-
|-
|21
|21
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_Paul_Pinto Ignatius Paul Pinto]
|{{wp|Edoardo Rovida}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|5|18}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|August 24, 1952
|August 26, 1927
|January 31, 1989
|{{age in years and days|1927|8|26}}
|India
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''22'''
|22
|'''{{wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}'''
|{{wp|Ernest Bertrand Boland}}
|'''[[File:Flag of Mozambique.svg|25px]] Mozambique'''
|{{birth date and age|1925|7|10}}
|'''October 27, 1927'''
|June 9, 1955
|'''{{age in years and days|1927|10|27}}'''
|July 25, 1966
|United States
|-
|-
|23
|23
|{{wp|Joseph Gabriel Fernandez}}
|{{wp|Daniel Cronin (bishop)|Daniel Cronin}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|9|16}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|March 19, 1949
|November 14, 1927
|May 14, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|14}}
|India
|-
|-
|24
|24
|{{wp|Angelo Acerbi}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Razakarinvony Raymond Razakarinvony]
|{{birth date and age|1925|9|23}}
|[[File:Flag of Madagascar.svg|25px]] Madagascar
|March 27, 1948
|November 19, 1927
|June 30, 1974
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|19}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|25
|25
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_de_Saint-Blanquat Jacques de Saint-Blanquat]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Kühnel Bernhard Kühnel]
|{{birth date and age|1925|11|21}}
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] Peru
|March 29, 1952
|December 4, 1927
|October 5, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|4}}
|France
|-
|-
|26
|26
|{{wp|John R. Gorman}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Rimedio Vincenzo Rimedio]
|{{birth date and age|1925|12|11}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|May 1, 1956
|December 5, 1927
|April 11, 1988
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|5}}
|United States
|-
|-
|27
|27
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bhuoc.html John Huo Cheng]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Zerbini Giovanni Zerbini]
|{{birth date and age|1926|2|1}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|May 14, 1954
|December 29, 1927
|September 4, 1991
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|29}}
|China
|-bgcolor=gold
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|'''28'''
|28
|'''{{wp|Friedrich Wetter}}'''
|{{wp|Estanislao Esteban Karlic}}
|'''[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany'''
|{{birth date and age|1926|2|7}}
|'''February 20, 1928'''
|December 8, 1954
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|2|20}}'''
|August 15, 1977
|Argentina
|-
|-
|29
|29
|{{wp|Maurice_Taylor_(bishop)|Maurice Taylor}}
|{{wp|Robert Joseph Banks}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|5|5}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|July 2, 1950
|February 26, 1928
|June 9, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1928|2|26}}
|United Kingdom
|-
|-
|30
|30
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Ivan_de_Azevedo Walter Ivan de Azevedo]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_Dicke_(Bischof) Gerd Dicke]
|{{birth date and age|1926|5|8}}
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|December 8, 1953
|March 28, 1928
|July 27, 1986
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|28}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|31
|31
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildebrando_Mendes_Costa Hildebrando Mendes Costa]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Chamgwera Allan Chamgwera]
|{{birth date and age|1926|6|16}}
|[[File:Flag of Malawi.svg|25px]] Malawi
|December 2, 1951
|April 30, 1928
|May 24, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1928|4|30}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|32
|32
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuele_Catarinicchia Emanuele Catarinicchia]
|{{wp|Jacques Despierre}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|7|12}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|April 2, 1949
|May 6, 1928
|December 17, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|6}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|33
|33
|{{wp|James Chan Soon Cheong}}
|{{wp|Pierre Mouallem}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|7|26}}
|[[File:Flag of Israel.svg|25px]] Israel
|August 6, 1959
|May 10, 1928
|June 8, 1973
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|10}}
|Malaysia
|-
|-
|34
|34
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heitor_de_Araújo_Sales Heitor de Araújo Sales]
|{{wp|Charles Louis Joseph Vandame}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|7|29}}
|[[File:Flag of Chad.svg|25px]] Chad
|December 3, 1950
|June 4, 1928
|June 16, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1928|6|4}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|35
|35
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Ant%C3%B4nio_Marchetti_Fedalto Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedito_Francisco_de_Albuquerque Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque]
|{{birth date and age|1926|8|11}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|December 6, 1950
|July 24, 1928
|August 28, 1966
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|24}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|36
|36
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Holguer_López_Mayorga Raúl Holguer López Mayorga]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Trejos_Picado Ignacio Trejos Picado]
|{{birth date and age|1926|8|24}}
|[[File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg|25px]] Costa Rica
|June 29, 1951
|July 31, 1928
|April 29, 1973
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|31}}
|Ecuador
|-
|-
|37
|37
|{{wp|Gilbert_Sheldon_(Bishop_of_Steubenville)|Gilbert Sheldon}}
|{{wp|Peter Chung Hoan Ting}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|9|20}}
|[[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|25px]] Malaysia
|February 28, 1953
|September 10, 1928
|June 11, 1976
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|10}}
|United States
|-
|-
|38
|38
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernesto_Togni Ernesto Togni]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barroso_Filho Francisco Barroso Filho]
|{{birth date and age|1926|10|6}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|May 7, 1950
|October 8, 1928
|September 17, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1928|10|8}}
|Switzerland
|-bgcolor=gold
|'''39'''
|'''{{wp|Ernest Simoni}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Albania.svg|25px]] Albania'''
|'''October 18, 1928'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|10|18}}'''
|-
|-
|39
|[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"
|40
|40
|{{wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Liu_Hsien-tang Lucas Liu Hsien-tang]
|{{birth date and age|1926|12|15}}
|[[File:Flag of Taiwan.svg|25px]] Taiwan
|December 21, 1957
|December 21, 1928
|November 22, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1928|12|21}}
|Uganda
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''41'''
|41
|'''{{wp|Walter Brandmüller}}'''
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pak_Jeong-il Michael Pak Jeong-il]
|'''[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany'''
|{{birth date and age|1926|12|18}}
|'''January 5, 1929'''
|November 23, 1958
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|5}}'''
|May 31, 1977
|South Korea
|-
|-
|42
|42
|{{wp|Paolo Magnani}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_Shi_Hongzhen Melchior Shi Hongzhen]
|{{birth date and age|1926|12|31}}
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|June 29, 1951
|January 7, 1929
|September 10, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|7}}
|Italy
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''43'''
|43
|'''{{wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}'''
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Marie_Cao_%C3%90%C3%ACnh_Thuy%C3%AAn Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên]
|'''[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] Thailand'''
|{{birth date and age|1927|1|7}}
|'''January 25, 1929'''
|May 14, 1960
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|25}}'''
|November 19, 1992
|Vietnam
|-
|-
|44
|44
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kim_Tchang-ryeol Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol]
|{{wp|Leo Nowak (bishop)|Leo Nowak}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|1|25}}
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|August 22, 1953
|March 17, 1929
|January 6, 1984
|{{age in years and days|1929|3|17}}
|South Korea
|-
|-
|45
|45
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Wojtkowski Julian Wojtkowski]
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Giuliano_Tiddia Pier Giuliano Tiddia]
|{{birth date and age|1927|1|31}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|June 25, 1950
|June 13, 1929
|August 22, 1969
|{{age in years and days|1929|6|13}}
|Poland
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |46 / 47
|46
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Manuel_Maldonado_Barreno Victor Manuel Maldonado Barreno]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Gillet Paolo Gillet]
|{{birth date and age|1927|2|14}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|June 29, 1953
|July 8, 1929
|March 3, 1990
|{{age in years and days|1929|7|8}}
|Ecuador
|-
|-
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilberto_Pereira_Lopes Gilberto Pereira Lopes]
|47
|{{birth date and age|1927|2|14}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Mascheroni Angelo Mascheroni]
|December 14, 1949
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|December 18, 1969
|October 13, 1929
|Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|13}}
|-
|-
|48
|48
|{{wp|Senan Louis O’Donnell}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Héctor_Luis_Lucas_Peña_Gómez Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez]                             
|{{birth date and age|1927|2|24}}
|[[File:Flag of Cuba.svg|25px]] Cuba
|July 17, 1955
|October 18, 1929
|November 28, 1993
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|18}}
|Ireland
|-
|-
|49
|49
|{{wp|Dominic Anthony Marconi}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_de_Souza_(bispo) Antônio de Souza]
|{{birth date and age|1927|3|13}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|May 30, 1953
|October 21, 1929
|June 25, 1976
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|21}}
|United States
|-
|-
|50
|50
|{{wp|Rembert George Weakland}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Zarri Vincenzo Zarri]
|{{birth date and age|1927|4|2}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|June 24, 1951
|October 23, 1929
|September 20, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|23}}
|United States
|-
|-
|51
|51
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pallikaparampil Joseph Pallikaparampil]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Marie_Guillaume Paul-Marie Gillaume]
|{{birth date and age|1927|4|10}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|November 23, 1958
|October 31, 1929
|August 15, 1973
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|31}}
|India
|-
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|52
|52
|{{wp|Pope Benedict XVI}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Gómez_Aristizábal Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal]
|{{birth date and age|1927|4|16}}
|[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]] Colombia
|June 29, 1951
|December 2, 1929
|May 28, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|2}}
|Germany
|-
|-
|53
|53
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Agust%C3%ADn_Valbuena_J%C3%A1uregui José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Geraldo_Oliveira_do_Valle José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle]                            
|{{birth date and age|1927|5|20}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|November 20, 1949
|December 3, 1929
|October 25, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|3}}
|Colombia
|-
|-
|54
|54
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvaldo_Gon%C3%A7alves_Amaral Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramón_Buxarrais_Ventura Ramón Buxarrais Ventura]
|{{birth date and age|1927|5|25}}
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|December 8, 1954
|December 12, 1929
|April 20, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|12}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|55
|55
|{{wp|Joseph Martin Sartoris}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorio_Oliver_Domingo Victorio Oliver Domingo]
|{{birth date and age|1927|7|1}}
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|May 30, 1953
|December 23, 1929
|March 19, 1994
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|23}}
|United States
|-
|-
|56
|56
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_George_Tripp Howard George Tripp]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Caviedes Miguel Caviedes]
|{{birth date and age|1927|7|3}}
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
|May 31, 1953
|January 30, 1930
|January 30, 1980
|{{age in years and days|1930|1|30}}
|United Kingdom
|-
|-
|57
|57
|{{wp|James Timlin}}
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bonfils Jean Bonfils]
|{{birth date and age|1927|8|5}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|July 16, 1951
|February 15, 1930
|September 21, 1976
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|15}}
|United States
|-
|-
|58
|58
|{{wp|Alberto Tricarico}}
|{{wp|Pedro Dean}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|8|10}}
|[[File:Flag of Philippines.svg|25px]] Philippines
|January 6, 1950
|February 21, 1930
|April 27, 1987
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|21}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|59
|59
|{{wp|Kazimierz Romaniuk}}
|{{wp|David Cremin}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|8|21}}
|[[File:Flag of Australia.svg|25px]] Australia
|December 16, 1951
|February 22, 1930
|March 4, 1982
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|22}}
|Poland
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''60'''
|60
|'''{{wp|Adam Maida}}'''
|{{wp|Edoardo Rovida}}
|'''[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States'''
|{{birth date and age|1927|8|26}}
|'''March 18, 1930'''
|June 29, 1950
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|18}}'''
|October 10, 1971
|-bgcolor=gold
|Italy
|'''61'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Julián Herranz Casado}}'''
|61
|'''[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain'''
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Than Abraham Than]
|'''March 31, 1930'''
|{{birth date and age|1927|9|21}}
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|31}}'''
|September 22, 1957
|May 11, 1969
|Myanmar
|-
|-
|62
|62
|{{wp|Abraham Nehmé}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Luis_Ysern_de_Arce Juan Luis Ysern de Arce]
|{{birth date and age|1927|10|8}}
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
|January 3, 1954
|May 2, 1930
|October 26, 1986
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|2}}
|Syria
|-
|-
|63
|63
|{{wp|Raymond E. Goedert}}
|{{wp|William Edwin Franklin}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|10|15}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|May 1, 1952
|May 3, 1930
|August 29, 1991
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|3}}
|United States
|-
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|64
|64
|{{wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Di_Falco Giuseppe Di Falco]
|{{birth date and age|1927|10|27}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|June 9, 1957
|May 13, 1930
|October 24, 1976
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|13}}
|Mozambique
|-
|-
|65
|rowspan=2|65
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Tr%C3%A2n_Thanh_Chung Pierre Trân Thanh Chung]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_da_Silva_Chaves José da Silva Chaves]
|{{birth date and age|1927|11|10}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|May 25, 1955
|rowspan=2|May 15, 1930
|November 22, 1981
|rowspan=2|{{age in years and days|1930|5|15}}
|Vietnam
|-
|-
|66
|{{wp|Lawrence Sabatini}}
|{{wp|Daniel_Cronin_(bishop)|Daniel Cronin}}
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada
|{{birth date and age|1927|11|14}}
|December 20, 1952
|September 12, 1968
|United States
|-
|-
|67
|67
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Razakarinvony Raymond Razakarinvony]
|{{wp|William J. Winter}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|11|19}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|July 27, 1956
|May 20, 1930
|May 17, 1998
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|20}}
|Madagascar
|-
|-
|68
|68
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_K%C3%BChnel Bernhard Kühnel]
|{{wp|Emmanuel Milingo}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|12|4}}
|[[File:Flag of Zambia.svg|25px]] Zambia
|August 6, 1955
|June 13, 1930
|April 27, 1983
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|13}}
|Germany
|-
|-
|69
|69
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Rimedio Vincenzo Rimedio]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serafim_de_Sousa_Ferreira_e_Silva Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva]
|{{birth date and age|1927|12|5}}
|[[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|25px]] Portugal
|July 22, 1951
|June 16, 1930
|October 28, 1982
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|16}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|70
|70
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Zerbini Giovanni Zerbini]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Octacílio_Dotti Orlando Octacílio Dotti]
|{{birth date and age|1927|12|29}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|June 29, 1956
|June 22, 1930
|February 19, 1995
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|22}}
|Italy
|-  
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|71
|71
|{{wp|Friedrich Wetter}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Corriveau Raúl Corriveau]
|{{birth date and age|1928|2|20}}
|[[File:Flag of Honduras.svg|25px]] Honduras
|October 10, 1953
|June 27, 1930
|June 29, 1968
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|27}}
|Germany
|-
|-
|72
|72
|{{wp|Robert Joseph Banks}}
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Émile_Marcus Émile Marcus]
|{{birth date and age|1928|2|26}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|December 20, 1952
|June 29, 1930
|September 19, 1985
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|29}}
|United States
|-
|-
|73
|73
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Dick Klaus Dick]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thadeu_Gomes_Canellas Thadeu Gomes Canellas]
|{{birth date and age|1928|2|27}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|February 24, 1953
|July 28, 1930
|May 19, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1930|7|28}}
|Germany
|-
|-
|74
|rowspan=2|74
|{{wp|John Stephen Cummins}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denys_Raboula_Antoine_Beylouni Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni]
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|3}}
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|January 24, 1953
|rowspan=2|August 8, 1930
|May 16, 1974
|rowspan=2|{{age in years and days|1930|8|8}}
|United States
|-
|-
|75
|{{wp|John Joseph Leibrecht}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_Dicke_(Bischof) Gerd Dicke]
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|28}}
|July 25, 1952
|February 16, 1970
|Germany
|-
|-
|76
|76
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Kleinermeilert Alfred Kleinermeilert]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Antonius_de_Kok Johannes Antonius de Kok]
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|30}}
|[[File:Flag of Netherlands.svg|25px]] Netherlands
|October 10, 1953
|August 28, 1930
|May 3, 1968
|{{age in years and days|1930|8|28}}
|Germany
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''77'''
|77
|'''{{wp|Paul Poupard}}'''
|{{wp|Peter Henrici}}
|'''[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France'''
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|31}}
|'''August 30, 1930'''
|July 23, 1958
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|8|30}}'''
|May 31, 1993
|Switzerland
|-
|-
|78
|78
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonino_Orr%C3%B9 Antonino Orrù]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godefroid_Mukeng’a_Kalond Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond]          
|{{birth date and age|1928|4|23}}
|[[File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|25px]] D. R. Congo
|July 13, 1952
|August 31, 1930
|May 13, 1990
|{{age in years and days|1930|8|31}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|79
|79
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bchamg.html Allan Chamwera]
|{{wp|Sylvester Donovan Ryan}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|4|30}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|September 7, 1957
|September 3, 1930
|May 31, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1930|9|3}}
|Malawi
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''80'''
|80
|'''{{wp|Salvatore de Giorgi}}'''
|{{wp|Louis Edward Gelineau}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''Italy'''
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|3}}
|'''September 6, 1930'''
|June 5, 1953
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|9|6}}'''
|January 26, 1972
|-bgcolor=gold
|United States
|'''81'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Jānis Pujats}}'''
|81
|[[File:Flag of Latvia.svg|25px]] '''Latvia'''
|{{wp|Jacques Despierre}}
|'''November 14, 1930'''
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|6}}
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|11|14}}'''
|June 24, 1952
|October 10, 1982
|France
|-
|-
|82
|82
|{{wp|Joseph Ti-kang}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Braun_(Bischof) Karl Braun]
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|7}}
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|December 20, 1953
|December 13, 1930
|July 22, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1930|12|13}}
|Taiwan
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |83 / 84
|83
|{{wp|John Quinn Weitzel}}
|{{wp|Gérard Defois}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|10}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|June 11, 1955
|January 5, 1931
|October 29, 1986
|{{age in years and days|1931|1|5}}
|American Samoa
|-
|-
|{{wp|Pierre Mouallem}}
|84
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|10}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domingo_Salvador_Castagna Domingo Salvador Castagna]
|November 21, 1955
|[[File:Flag of Argentina.svg|25px]] Argentina
|June 29, 1990
|January 12, 1931
|Israel
|{{age in years and days|1931|1|12}}
|-
|-
|85
|85
|{{wp|Daniel Patrick Reilly}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Mbwôl-Mpasi Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi]
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|12}}
|[[File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|25px]] D. R. Congo
|May 30, 1953
|February 11, 1931
|August 6, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1931|2|11}}
|United States
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''86'''
|86
|'''{{wp|Camillo Ruini}}'''
|{{wp|Charles Louis Joseph Vandame}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''Italy'''
|{{birth date and age|1928|6|4}}
|'''February 19, 1931'''
|September 7, 1960
|'''{{age in years and days|1931|2|19}}'''
|January 6, 1982
|Chad
|-
|-
|87
|87
|{{wp|Alphonsus Mathias}}
|[https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Zhang_Zhiyong Peter Zhang Zhiyong]
|{{birth date and age|1928|6|22}}
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|August 24, 1954
|March 1, 1931
|February 5, 1964
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|1}}
|India
|-
|-
|88
|88
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Bui_Tu%C3%A2n Jean-Baptiste Bui Tuần]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Carlos_de_Oliveira_(Geistlicher) José Carlos de Oliveira]
|{{birth date and age|1928|6|24}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|September 2, 1955
|March 14, 1931
|April 30, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|14}}
|Vietnam
|-
|-
|89
|89
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Fr%C3%A9chard Maurice Fréchard]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Gabrielli Pietro Gabrielli]
|{{birth date and age|1928|7|3}}
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|25px]] Ecuador
|July 3, 1955
|March 17, 1931
|October 27, 1996
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|17}}
|France
|-
|-
|90
|90
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedito_Francisco_de_Albuquerque Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldo_Gerna Aldo Gerna]
|{{birth date and age|1928|7|24}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|December 8, 1953
|May 7, 1931
|May 5, 1985
|{{age in years and days|1931|5|7}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|91
|91
|{{wp|Philippe Bär}}
|{{wp|Blasco Francisco Collaço}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|7|29}}
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India
|July 26, 1959
|May 16, 1931
|March 20, 1982
|{{age in years and days|1931|5|16}}
|Netherlands
|-
|-
|92
|92
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Trejos_Picado Ignacio Trejos Picado]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Vieira_de_Lima José Vieira de Lima]
|{{birth date and age|1928|7|31}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|March 8, 1952
|June 10, 1931
|March 8, 1968
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|10}}
|Costa Rica
|-
|-
|93
|93
|{{wp|Peter Chung Hoan Ting}}
|{{wp|Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|10}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|September 26, 1954
|June 15, 1931
|November 15, 1970
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|15}}
|Malaysia
|-
|-
|94
|94
|{{wp|Joseph John Gerry}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_del_Castillo_Estrada Luis del Castillo Estrada]
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|12}}
|[[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg|25px]] Uruguay
|June 12, 1954
|June 21, 1931
|April 21, 1986
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|21}}
|United States
|-
|-
|95
|95
|{{wp|Giuseppe Germano Bernardini}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_Dios_Caballero_Reyes Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes]
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|27}}
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] Mexico
|March 21, 1953
|June 23, 1931
|April 9, 1983
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|23}}
|Türkiye
|-
|-
|96
|96
|{{wp|Owen Dolan}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Cyril_O’Grady Bernard Cyril O’Grady]
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|30}}
|[[File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg|25px]] Solomon Islands
|July 21, 1954
|August 24, 1931
|December 10, 1995
|{{age in years and days|1931|8|24}}
|New Zealand
|-
|-
|97
|97
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istv%C3%A1n_Katona_(Bischof) István Katona]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Agustín_Ganuza_García José Agustín Ganuza García]
|{{birth date and age|1928|10|3}}
|[[File:Flag of Panama.svg|25px]] Panama
|June 7, 1953
|August 28, 1931
|December 9, 1989
|{{age in years and days|1931|8|28}}
|Hungary
|-
|-
|98
|98
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barroso_Filho Francisco Barroso Filho]
|{{wp|Joseph Kallas}}, S.M.S.P
|{{birth date and age|1928|10|8}}
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|December 1, 1957
|September 24, 1931
|March 19, 1984
|{{age in years and days|1931|9|24}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|99
|99
|{{wp|José Francisco Moreira dos Santos}}
|{{wp|Victor Hermann Balke}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|10|12}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|January 20, 1952
|September 29, 1931
|April 30, 1967
|{{age in years and days|1931|9|29}}
|Portugal
|-
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|100
|100
|{{wp|Ernest Simoni}}
|[https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavien_Joseph_Melki Flavien Joseph Melki]
|{{birth date and age|1928|10|18}}
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|April 7, 1956
|October 10, 1931
|
|{{age in years and days|1931|10|10}}
|Albania
<!--
|}
|-
[[Category:Lists]]
|1xx
<!--|-No more than 5 names after this point...
|{{wp|Anthony Gbuji}}
|[[File:Flag of Nigeria.svg|25px]] Nigeria
|October 29, 1931
|{{age in years and days|1931|10|29}}
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Liu_Hsien-tang Lucas Liu Hsien-tang]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_Gaspar_(religioso) Antônio Gaspar]
|{{birth date and age|1928|12|21}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|November 30, 1956
|November 11, 1931
|January 1, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|11}}
|Taiwan
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|{{wp|Adam Exner}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Staccioli Alessandro Staccioli]
|{{birth date and age|1928|12|24}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|July 7, 1957
|November 13, 1931
|March 12, 1974
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|13}}
|Canada
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vito_Schlickmann Vito Schlickmann]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Thienchai_Samanchit Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit]
|{{birth date and age|1928|12|28}}
|[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] Thailand
|November 28, 1954
|November 28, 1931
|March 25, 1995
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|28}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|{{wp|Louis Yu Runchen}}
|{{wp|Louis Yu Runchen}}
|1929 (age 92–93)
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|December 8, 1957
|December 1, 1931
|November 30, 1986
|{{age in years and days|1931|12|1}}
|China
-->
|}
 
== Addendum ==
=== Uncertain Date of Birth ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |  
|-
|-
|1xx
! Name
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Pain_Ratu Anton Pain Ratu]
! State
|{{birth date and age|1929|1|2}}
! Born
|August 17, 1958
! Age
|September 21, 1982
|-
|Indonesia
|+ 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, 343 days
2 René Henry Gracida Flag of the United States.svg United States June 9, 1923 102 years, 184 days
3 Daniel Verstraete Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa July 31, 1924 101 years, 132 days
4 Manuel Edmilson da Cruz Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 3, 1924 101 years, 68 days
5 Albert Houssiau Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium November 2, 1924 101 years, 38 days
6 Serafín Cartagena Ocaña Flag of Spain.svg Spain November 7, 1924 101 years, 33 days
7 Victorinus Youn Kong-hi Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea November 8, 1924 101 years, 32 days
8 Gaetano Bonicelli Flag of Italy.svg Italy December 13, 1924 100 years, 362 days
9 Angelo Acerbi Flag of Italy.svg Italy September 23, 1925 100 years, 78 days
10 Jacques de Saint-Blanquat Flag of France.svg France November 21, 1925 100 years, 19 days
11 Hildebrando Mendes Costa Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 16, 1926 99 years, 177 days
12 Heitor de Araújo Sales Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 29, 1926 99 years, 134 days
13 Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil August 11, 1926 99 years, 121 days
14 Raúl Holguer López Mayorga Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador August 24, in 1926 99 years, 108 days
15 Emmanuel Wamala Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda December 15, 1926 98 years, 360 days
16 Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea January 25, 1927 98 years, 319 days
17 Julian Wojtkowski Flag of Poland.svg Poland January 31, 1927 98 years, 313 days
18 Dominic Anthony Marconi Flag of the United States.svg United States March 13, 1927 98 years, 272 days
19 Joseph Pallikaparampil Flag of India.svg India April 10, 1927 98 years, 244 days
20 Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 25, 1927 98 years, 199 days
21 Edoardo Rovida Flag of Italy.svg Italy August 26, 1927 98 years, 106 days
22 Júlio Duarte Langa Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique October 27, 1927 98 years, 44 days
23 Daniel Cronin Flag of the United States.svg United States November 14, 1927 98 years, 26 days
24 Raymond Razakarinvony Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar November 19, 1927 98 years, 21 days
25 Bernhard Kühnel Flag of Peru.svg Peru December 4, 1927 98 years, 6 days
26 Vincenzo Rimedio Flag of Italy.svg Italy December 5, 1927 98 years, 5 days
27 Giovanni Zerbini Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 29, 1927 97 years, 346 days
28 Friedrich Wetter Flag of Germany.svg Germany February 20, 1928 97 years, 293 days
29 Robert Joseph Banks Flag of the United States.svg United States February 26, 1928 97 years, 287 days
30 Gerd Dicke Flag of Germany.svg Germany March 28, 1928 97 years, 257 days
31 Allan Chamgwera Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi April 30, 1928 97 years, 224 days
32 Jacques Despierre Flag of France.svg France May 6, 1928 97 years, 218 days
33 Pierre Mouallem Flag of Israel.svg Israel May 10, 1928 97 years, 214 days
34 Charles Louis Joseph Vandame Flag of Chad.svg Chad June 4, 1928 97 years, 189 days
35 Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 24, 1928 97 years, 139 days
36 Ignacio Trejos Picado Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica July 31, 1928 97 years, 132 days
37 Peter Chung Hoan Ting Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia September 10, 1928 97 years, 91 days
38 Francisco Barroso Filho Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 8, 1928 97 years, 63 days
39 Ernest Simoni Flag of Albania.svg Albania October 18, 1928 97 years, 53 days
40 Lucas Liu Hsien-tang Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan December 21, 1928 96 years, 354 days
41 Walter Brandmüller Flag of Germany.svg Germany January 5, 1929 96 years, 339 days
42 Melchior Shi Hongzhen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China January 7, 1929 96 years, 337 days
43 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand January 25, 1929 96 years, 319 days
44 Leo Nowak Flag of Germany.svg Germany March 17, 1929 96 years, 268 days
45 Pier Giuliano Tiddia Flag of Italy.svg Italy June 13, 1929 96 years, 180 days
46 Paolo Gillet Flag of Italy.svg Italy July 8, 1929 96 years, 155 days
47 Angelo Mascheroni Flag of Italy.svg Italy October 13, 1929 96 years, 58 days
48 Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba October 18, 1929 96 years, 53 days
49 Antônio de Souza Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 21, 1929 96 years, 50 days
50 Vincenzo Zarri Flag of Italy.svg Italy October 23, 1929 96 years, 48 days
51 Paul-Marie Gillaume Flag of France.svg France October 31, 1929 96 years, 40 days
52 Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia December 2, 1929 96 years, 8 days
53 José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 3, 1929 96 years, 7 days
54 Ramón Buxarrais Ventura Flag of Spain.svg Spain December 12, 1929 95 years, 363 days
55 Victorio Oliver Domingo Flag of Spain.svg Spain December 23, 1929 95 years, 352 days
56 Miguel Caviedes Flag of Chile.svg Chile January 30, 1930 95 years, 314 days
57 Jean Bonfils Flag of France.svg France February 15, 1930 95 years, 298 days
58 Pedro Dean Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines February 21, 1930 95 years, 292 days
59 David Cremin Flag of Australia.svg Australia February 22, 1930 95 years, 291 days
60 Adam Maida Flag of the United States.svg United States March 18, 1930 95 years, 267 days
61 Julián Herranz Casado Flag of Spain.svg Spain March 31, 1930 95 years, 254 days
62 Juan Luis Ysern de Arce Flag of Chile.svg Chile May 2, 1930 95 years, 222 days
63 William Edwin Franklin Flag of the United States.svg United States May 3, 1930 95 years, 221 days
64 Giuseppe Di Falco Flag of Italy.svg Italy May 13, 1930 95 years, 211 days
65 José da Silva Chaves Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 15, 1930 95 years, 209 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, 204 days
68 Emmanuel Milingo Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia June 13, 1930 95 years, 180 days
69 Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal June 16, 1930 95 years, 177 days
70 Orlando Octacílio Dotti Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 22, 1930 95 years, 171 days
71 Raúl Corriveau Flag of Honduras (2022–present).svg Honduras June 27, 1930 95 years, 166 days
72 Émile Marcus Flag of France.svg France June 29, 1930 95 years, 164 days
73 Thadeu Gomes Canellas Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 28, 1930 95 years, 135 days
74 Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon August 8, 1930 95 years, 124 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, 104 days
77 Paul Poupard Flag of France.svg France August 30, 1930 95 years, 102 days
78 Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg D. R. Congo August 31, 1930 95 years, 101 days
79 Sylvester Donovan Ryan Flag of the United States.svg United States September 3, 1930 95 years, 98 days
80 Salvatore de Giorgi Flag of Italy.svg Italy September 6, 1930 95 years, 95 days
81 Jānis Pujats Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia November 14, 1930 95 years, 26 days
82 Karl Braun Flag of Germany.svg Germany December 13, 1930 94 years, 362 days
83 Gérard Defois Flag of France.svg France January 5, 1931 94 years, 339 days
84 Domingo Salvador Castagna Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina January 12, 1931 94 years, 332 days
85 Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg D. R. Congo February 11, 1931 94 years, 302 days
86 Camillo Ruini Flag of Italy.svg Italy February 19, 1931 94 years, 294 days
87 Peter Zhang Zhiyong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China March 1, 1931 94 years, 284 days
88 José Carlos de Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil March 14, 1931 94 years, 271 days
89 Pietro Gabrielli Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador March 17, 1931 94 years, 268 days
90 Aldo Gerna Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 7, 1931 94 years, 217 days
91 Blasco Francisco Collaço Flag of India.svg India May 16, 1931 94 years, 208 days
92 José Vieira de Lima Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 10, 1931 94 years, 183 days
93 Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen Flag of the United States.svg United States June 15, 1931 94 years, 178 days
94 Luis del Castillo Estrada Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay June 21, 1931 94 years, 172 days
95 Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico June 23, 1931 94 years, 170 days
96 Bernard Cyril O’Grady Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands August 24, 1931 94 years, 108 days
97 José Agustín Ganuza García Flag of Panama.svg Panama August 28, 1931 94 years, 104 days
98 Joseph Kallas, S.M.S.P Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon September 24, 1931 94 years, 77 days
99 Victor Hermann Balke Flag of the United States.svg United States September 29, 1931 94 years, 72 days
100 Flavien Joseph Melki Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon October 10, 1931 94 years, 61 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, 71 days to 95 years, 100 days
Frédéric Rubwejanga Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 1931 93 years, 344 days to 94 years, 343 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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