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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 gold those who are Cardinals). The current breakdown of the 100 persons are 8 cardinals and 92 bishops.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Rank
!'''Rank'''
!Bishop or Cardinal
!'''Prelate'''
!Date of birth
!'''Country'''
!Age (years, days)
!'''Born'''
!Ordained Priest
!'''Age'''
!Consecrated Bishop
!Country of origin
|-
|-
|1
|1
|{{wp|José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra}}
|{{wp|José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra}}
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] Mexico
|January 1, 1922
|January 1, 1922
|{{age in years and days|1922|1|1}}
|{{age in years and days|1922|1|1}}
|May 28, 1946
|September 8, 1961
|Mexico
|-
|-
|2
|2
|{{wp|René Henry Gracida}}
|{{wp|René Henry Gracida}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|June 9, 1923
|June 9, 1923
|{{age in years and days|1923|6|9}}
|{{age in years and days|1923|6|9}}
|May 23, 1959
|January 25, 1972
|United States
|-
|-
|3
|3
|{{wp|Giuseppe Casale}}
|{{wp|Daniel Verstraete}}
|September 28, 1923
|[[File:Flag of South Africa.svg|25px]] South Africa
|{{age in years and days|1923|9|28}}
|July 31, 1924
|February 3, 1946
|{{age in years and days|1924|7|31}}
|December 8, 1974
|Italy
|-
|-
|4
|4
|{{wp|Luigi Bettazzi}}
|{{wp|Manuel Edmilson da Cruz}}
|November 26, 1923
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1923|11|26}}
|October 3, 1924
|August 4, 1946
|{{age in years and days|1924|10|3}}
|October 4, 1963
|Italy
|-
|-
|5
|5
|{{wp|Augusto Lauro}}
|{{wp|Albert Houssiau}}
|November 29, 1923
|[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]] Belgium
|{{age in years and days|1923|11|29}}
|November 2, 1924
|June 29, 1947
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|2}}
|October 28, 1975
|Italy
|-
|-
|6
|6
|{{wp|Thomas Zhao Duomo}}
|{{wp|Victorinus Youn Kong-hi}}
|1924
|[[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|25px]] South Korea
|98–99 years
|November 8, 1924
|1951
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|8}}
|February 17, 2004
|China
|-
|-
|7
|7
|{{wp|Stanisław Szymecki}}
|{{wp|Gaetano Bonicelli}}
|January 26, 1924
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1924|1|26}}
|December 13, 1924
|July 3, 1947
|{{age in years and days|1924|12|13}}
|April 12, 1981
|-bgcolor=gold
|Poland
|'''8'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Angelo Acerbi}}'''
|8
|'''[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy'''
|{{wp|Peter Takaaki Hirayama}}
|'''September 23, 1925'''
|March 31, 1924
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|9|23}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1924|3|31}}
|March 19, 1957
|January 25, 1970
|Japan
|-
|-
|9
|9
|{{wp|Settimio Todisco}}
|{{wp|Jacques de Saint-Blanquat}}
|May 10, 1924
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|{{age in years and days|1924|5|10}}
|November 21, 1925
|July 27, 1947
|{{age in years and days|1925|11|21}}
|February 15, 1970
|Italy
|-
|-
|10
|10
|{{wp|Daniel Verstraete}}
|{{wp|Hildebrando Mendes Costa}}
|July 31, 1924
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1924|7|31}}
|June 16, 1926
|February 19, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1926|6|16}}
|May 14, 1978
|South Africa
|-
|-
|11
|11
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Edmilson_da_Cruz Manuel Edmilson da Cruz]
|{{wp|Heitor de Araújo Sales}}
|October 3, 1924
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1924|10|3}}
|July 29, 1926
|December 5, 1948
|{{age in years and days|1926|7|29}}
|November 6, 1966
|Brazil
|-
|-
|12
|12
|{{wp|Albert Houssiau}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Antônio_Marchetti_Fedalto Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto]
|November 2, 1924
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|2}}
|August 11, 1926
|February 6, 1949
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|11}}
|May 18, 1986
|Belgium
|-
|-
|13
|13
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serafín_Luis_Alberto_Cartagena_Ocaña Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Holguer_López_Mayorga Raúl Holguer López Mayorga]
|November 7, 1924
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|25px]] Ecuador
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|7}}
|August 24, in 1926
|April 1, 1951
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|24}}
|February 2, 1983
|-bgcolor=gold
|Spain
|'''14'''
|'''{{wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Uganda.svg|25px]] Uganda'''
|'''December 15, 1926
|'''{{age in years and days|1926|12|15}}'''
|-
|-
|14
|15
|{{wp|Victorinus Youn Kong-hi}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kim_Tchang-ryeol Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol]
|November 8, 1924
|[[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|25px]] South Korea
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|8}}
|January 25, 1927
|March 20, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1927|1|25}}
|October 20, 1963
|South Korea
|-
|-
|15
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Bonicelli Gaetano Bonicelli]
|December 13, 1924
|{{age in years and days|1924|12|13}}
|May 22, 1948
|August 26, 1975
|Italy
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|16
|16
|{{wp|Alexandre do Nascimento}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Wojtkowski Julian Wojtkowski]
|March 1, 1925
|[[File:Flag of Poland.svg|25px]] Poland
|{{age in years and days|1925|3|1}}
|January 31, 1927
|December 20, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1927|1|31}}
|August 31, 1975
|Angola
|-
|-
|17
|17
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hector_MacDonald James Hector MacDonald]
|{{wp|Dominic Anthony Marconi}}
|April 28, 1925
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|4|28}}
|March 13, 1927
|June 29, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1927|3|13}}
|April 17, 1978
|Canada
|-
|-
|18
|18
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_Paul_Pinto Ignatius Paul Pinto]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pallikaparampil Joseph Pallikaparampil]
|May 18, 1925
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India
|{{age in years and days|1925|5|18}}
|April 10, 1927
|August 24, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1927|4|10}}
|January 31, 1989
|India
|-
|-
|19
|19
|{{wp|Ernest Bertrand Boland}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvaldo_Gonçalves_Amaral Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral]
|July 10, 1925
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1925|7|10}}
|May 25, 1927
|June 9, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1927|5|25}}
|July 25, 1966
|United States
|-
|-
|20
|20
|{{wp|Joseph Gabriel Fernandez}}
|{{wp|Edoardo Rovida}}
|September 16, 1925
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1925|9|16}}
|August 26, 1927
|March 19, 1949
|{{age in years and days|1927|8|26}}
|May 14, 1978
|-bgcolor=gold
|India
|'''21'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}'''
|21
|'''[[File:Flag of Mozambique.svg|25px]] Mozambique'''
|{{wp|Angelo Acerbi}}
|'''October 27, 1927'''
|September 23, 1925
|'''{{age in years and days|1927|10|27}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1925|9|23}}
|March 27, 1948
|June 30, 1974
|Italy
|-
|-
|22
|22
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_de_Saint-Blanquat Jacques de Saint-Blanquat]
|{{wp|Daniel Cronin (bishop)|Daniel Cronin}}
|November 21, 1925
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|11|21}}
|November 14, 1927
|March 29, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|14}}
|October 5, 1975
|France
|-
|-
|23
|23
|{{wp|John R. Gorman}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Razakarinvony Raymond Razakarinvony]
|December 11, 1925
|[[File:Flag of Madagascar.svg|25px]] Madagascar
|{{age in years and days|1925|12|11}}
|November 19, 1927
|May 1, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|19}}
|April 11, 1988
|-
|United States
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|24
|24
|{{wp|Estanislao Esteban Karlic}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Kühnel Bernhard Kühnel]
|February 7, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] Peru
|{{age in years and days|1926|2|7}}
|December 4, 1927
|December 8, 1954
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|4}}
|August 15, 1977
|Argentina
|-
|-
|25
|25
|{{wp|Maurice_Taylor_(bishop)|Maurice Taylor}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Rimedio Vincenzo Rimedio]
|May 5, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1926|5|5}}
|December 5, 1927
|July 2, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|5}}
|June 9, 1981
|United Kingdom
|-
|-
|26
|26
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Ivan_de_Azevedo Walter Ivan de Azevedo]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Zerbini Giovanni Zerbini]
|May 8, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1926|5|8}}
|December 29, 1927
|December 8, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|29}}
|July 27, 1986
|-bgcolor=gold
|Brazil
|'''27'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Friedrich Wetter}}'''
|27
|'''[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany'''
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildebrando_Mendes_Costa Hildebrando Mendes Costa]
|'''February 20, 1928'''
|June 16, 1926
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|2|20}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1926|6|16}}
|December 2, 1951
|May 24, 1981
|Brazil
|-
|-
|28
|28
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuele_Catarinicchia Emanuele Catarinicchia]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_Dicke_(Bischof) Gerd Dicke]
|July 12, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|{{age in years and days|1926|7|12}}
|March 28, 1928
|April 2, 1949
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|28}}
|December 17, 1978
|Italy
|-
|-
|29
|29
|{{wp|James Chan Soon Cheong}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Chamgwera Allan Chamgwera]
|July 26, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Malawi.svg|25px]] Malawi
|{{age in years and days|1926|7|26}}
|April 30, 1928
|August 6, 1959
|{{age in years and days|1928|4|30}}
|June 8, 1973
|Malaysia
|-
|-
|30
|30
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heitor_de_Araújo_Sales Heitor de Araújo Sales]
|{{wp|Jacques Despierre}}
|July 29, 1926
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|{{age in years and days|1926|7|29}}
|May 6, 1928
|December 3, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|6}}
|June 16, 1978
|Brazil
|-
|-
|31
|31
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Antônio_Marchetti_Fedalto Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto]
|{{wp|Pierre Mouallem}}
|August 11, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Israel.svg|25px]] Israel
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|11}}
|May 10, 1928
|December 6, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|10}}
|August 28, 1966
|Brazil
|-
|-
|32
|32
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Holguer_López_Mayorga Raúl Holguer López Mayorga]
|{{wp|Charles Louis Joseph Vandame}}
|August 24, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Chad.svg|25px]] Chad
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|24}}
|June 4, 1928
|June 29, 1951
|{{age in years and days|1928|6|4}}
|April 29, 1973
|Ecuador
|-
|-
|33
|33
|{{wp|Gilbert_Sheldon_(Bishop_of_Steubenville)|Gilbert Sheldon}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedito_Francisco_de_Albuquerque Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque]
|September 20, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1926|9|20}}
|July 24, 1928
|February 28, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|24}}
|June 11, 1976
|United States
|-
|-
|34
|34
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domenico_Crescentino_Marinozzi Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Trejos_Picado Ignacio Trejos Picado]
|November 21, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg|25px]] Costa Rica
|{{age in years and days|1926|11|21}}
|July 31, 1928
|December 17, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|31}}
|December 10, 1982
|-
|Italy
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|35
|35
|{{wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}
|{{wp|Peter Chung Hoan Ting}}
|December 15, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|25px]] Malaysia
|{{age in years and days|1926|12|15}}
|September 10, 1928
|December 21, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|10}}
|November 22, 1981
|Uganda
|-
|-
|36
|36
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pak_Jeong-il Michael Pak Jeong-il]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barroso_Filho Francisco Barroso Filho]
|December 18, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1926|12|18}}
|October 8, 1928
|November 23, 1958
|{{age in years and days|1928|10|8}}
|May 31, 1977
|-bgcolor=gold
|South Korea
|'''37'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Ernest Simoni}}'''
|37
|'''[[File:Flag of Albania.svg|25px]] Albania'''
|{{wp|Paolo Magnani}}
|'''October 18, 1928'''
|December 31, 1926
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|10|18}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1926|12|31}}
|June 29, 1951
|September 10, 1977
|Italy
|-
|-
|38
|38
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kim_Tchang-ryeol Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Liu_Hsien-tang Lucas Liu Hsien-tang]
|January 25, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Taiwan.svg|25px]] Taiwan
|{{age in years and days|1927|1|25}}
|December 21, 1928
|August 22, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1928|12|21}}
|January 6, 1984
|-bgcolor=gold
|South Korea
|'''39'''
|'''{{wp|Walter Brandmüller}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany'''
|'''January 5, 1929'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|5}}'''
|-
|-
|39
|40
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Wojtkowski Julian Wojtkowski]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_Shi_Hongzhen Melchior Shi Hongzhen]
|January 31, 1927
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|{{age in years and days|1927|1|31}}
|January 7, 1929
|June 25, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|7}}
|August 22, 1969
|-bgcolor=gold
|Poland
|'''41'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}'''
| rowspan="2" |40 / 41
|'''[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] Thailand'''
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Manuel_Maldonado_Barreno Victor Manuel Maldonado Barreno]
|'''January 25, 1929'''
|rowspan="2" |February 14, 1927
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|25}}'''
|rowspan="2" |{{age in years and days|1927|2|14}}
|June 29, 1953
|March 3, 1990
|Ecuador
|-
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilberto_Pereira_Lopes Gilberto Pereira Lopes]
|December 14, 1949
|December 18, 1969
|Brazil
|-
|-
|42
|42
|{{wp|Senan Louis O'Donnell}}
|{{wp|Leo Nowak (bishop)|Leo Nowak}}
|February 24, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|{{age in years and days|1927|2|24}}
|March 17, 1929
|July 17, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1929|3|17}}
|November 28, 1993
|Ireland
|-
|-
|43
|43
|{{wp|Dominic Anthony Marconi}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Giuliano_Tiddia Pier Giuliano Tiddia]
|March 13, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1927|3|13}}
|June 13, 1929
|May 30, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1929|6|13}}
|June 25, 1976
|United States
|-
|-
|44
|44
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pallikaparampil Joseph Pallikaparampil]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Mascheroni Angelo Mascheroni]
|April 10, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1927|4|10}}
|October 13, 1929
|November 23, 1958
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|13}}
|August 15, 1973
|India
|-
|-
|45
|45
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Agustín_Valbuena_Jáuregui José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_de_Souza_(bispo) Antônio de Souza]
|May 20, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1927|5|20}}
|October 21, 1929
|November 20, 1949
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|21}}
|October 25, 1977
|Colombia
|-
|-
|46
|46
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvaldo_Gonçalves_Amaral Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Marie_Guillaume Paul-Marie Gillaume]
|May 25, 1927
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|{{age in years and days|1927|5|25}}
|October 31, 1929
|December 8, 1954
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|31}}
|April 20, 1975
|Brazil
|-
|-
|47
|47
|{{wp|Joseph Martin Sartoris}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Gómez_Aristizábal Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal]
|July 1, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]] Colombia
|{{age in years and days|1927|7|1}}
|December 2, 1929
|May 30, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|2}}
|March 19, 1994
|United States
|-
|-
|48
|48
|{{wp|James Timlin}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Geraldo_Oliveira_do_Valle José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle]                             
|August 5, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1927|8|5}}
|December 3, 1929
|July 16, 1951
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|3}}
|September 21, 1976
|United States
|-
|-
|49
|49
|{{wp|Alberto Tricarico}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramón_Buxarrais_Ventura Ramón Buxarrais Ventura]
|August 10, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|{{age in years and days|1927|8|10}}
|December 12, 1929
|January 6, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|12}}
|April 27, 1987
|Italy
|-
|-
|50
|50
|{{wp|Kazimierz Romaniuk}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorio_Oliver_Domingo Victorio Oliver Domingo]
|August 21, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|{{age in years and days|1927|8|21}}
|December 23, 1929
|December 16, 1951
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|23}}
|March 4, 1982
|Poland
|-
|-
|51
|51
|{{wp|Edoardo Rovida}}
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bonfils Jean Bonfils]
|August 26, 1927
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|{{age in years and days|1927|8|26}}
|February 15, 1930
|June 29, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|15}}
|October 10, 1971
|Italy
|-
|-
|52
|52
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Than Abraham Than]
|{{wp|Pedro Dean}}
|September 21, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Philippines.svg|25px]] Philippines
|{{age in years and days|1927|9|21}}
|February 21, 1930
|September 22, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|21}}
|May 11, 1969
|Myanmar
|-
|-
|53
|53
|{{wp|Raymond E. Goedert}}
|{{wp|David Cremin}}
|October 15, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Australia.svg|25px]] Australia
|{{age in years and days|1927|10|15}}
|February 22, 1930
|May 1, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|22}}
|August 29, 1991
|-bgcolor=gold
|United States
|'''54'''
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''{{wp|Adam Maida}}'''
|54
|'''[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States'''
|{{wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}
|'''March 18, 1930'''
|October 27, 1927
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|18}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1927|10|27}}
|-bgcolor=gold
|June 9, 1957
|'''55'''
|October 24, 1976
|'''{{wp|Julián Herranz Casado}}'''
|Mozambique
|'''[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain'''
|-
|'''March 31, 1930'''
|55
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|31}}'''
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Trân_Thanh_Chung Pierre Trân Thanh Chung]
|November 10, 1927
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|10}}
|May 25, 1955
|November 22, 1981
|Vietnam
|-
|-
|56
|56
|{{wp|Daniel_Cronin_(bishop)|Daniel Cronin}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Luis_Ysern_de_Arce Juan Luis Ysern de Arce]
|November 14, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|14}}
|May 2, 1930
|December 20, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|2}}
|September 12, 1968
|United States
|-
|-
|57
|57
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Razakarinvony Raymond Razakarinvony]
|{{wp|William Edwin Franklin}}
|November 19, 1927
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|19}}
|May 3, 1930
|July 27, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|3}}
|May 17, 1998
|Madagascar
|-
|-
|58
|58
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Kühnel Bernhard Kühnel]
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Di_Falco Giuseppe Di Falco]
|December 4, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|4}}
|May 13, 1930
|August 6, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|13}}
|April 27, 1983
|-
|Germany
|rowspan=2|59
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_da_Silva_Chaves José da Silva Chaves]
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|rowspan=2|May 15, 1930
|rowspan=2|{{age in years and days|1930|5|15}}
|-
|-
|59
|{{wp|Lawrence Sabatini}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Rimedio Vincenzo Rimedio]
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada
|December 5, 1927
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|5}}
|July 22, 1951
|October 28, 1982
|Italy
|-
|-
|60
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Zerbini Giovanni Zerbini]
|December 29, 1927
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|29}}
|June 29, 1956
|February 19, 1995
|Italy
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|61
|61
|{{wp|Friedrich Wetter}}
|{{wp|William J. Winter}}
|February 20, 1928
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1928|2|20}}
|May 20, 1930
|October 10, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|20}}
|June 29, 1968
|Germany
|-
|-
|62
|62
|{{wp|Robert Joseph Banks}}
|{{wp|Emmanuel Milingo}}
|February 26, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Zambia.svg|25px]] Zambia
|{{age in years and days|1928|2|26}}
|June 13, 1930
|December 20, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|13}}
|September 19, 1985
|United States
|-
|-
|63
|63
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Dick Klaus Dick]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serafim_de_Sousa_Ferreira_e_Silva Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva]
|February 27, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|25px]] Portugal
|{{age in years and days|1928|2|27}}
|June 16, 1930
|February 24, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|16}}
|May 19, 1975
|Germany
|-
|-
|64
|64
|{{wp|John Stephen Cummins}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Octacílio_Dotti Orlando Octacílio Dotti]
|March 3, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|3}}
|June 22, 1930
|January 24, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|22}}
|May 16, 1974
|-  
|United States
|-
|65
|65
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_Dicke_(Bischof) Gerd Dicke]
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Émile_Marcus Émile Marcus]
|March 28, 1928
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|28}}
|June 29, 1930
|July 25, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|29}}
|February 16, 1970
|Germany
|-
|-
|66
|rowspan=2|66
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Kleinermeilert Alfred Kleinermeilert]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denys_Raboula_Antoine_Beylouni Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni]
|March 30, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|30}}
|rowspan=2|August 8, 1930
|October 10, 1953
|rowspan=2|{{age in years and days|1930|8|8}}
|May 3, 1968
|Germany
|-
|-
|67
|{{wp|John Joseph Leibrecht}}
|{{wp|Peter Henrici}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|March 31, 1928
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|31}}
|July 23, 1958
|May 31, 1993
|Switzerland
|-
|-
|68
|68
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Chamgwera Allan Chamgwera]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Antonius_de_Kok Johannes Antonius de Kok]
|April 30, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Netherlands.svg|25px]] Netherlands
|{{age in years and days|1928|4|30}}
|August 28, 1930
|September 7, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1930|8|28}}
|May 31, 1981
|-bgcolor=gold
|Malawi
|'''69'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Paul Poupard}}'''
|69
|'''[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France'''
|{{wp|Louis Edward Gelineau}}
|'''August 30, 1930'''
|May 3, 1928
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|8|30}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|3}}
|June 5, 1953
|January 26, 1972
|United States
|-
|-
|70
|70
|{{wp|Jacques Despierre}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godefroid_Mukeng’a_Kalond Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond]         
|May 6, 1928
|[[File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|25px]] D. R. Congo
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|6}}
|August 31, 1930
|June 24, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1930|8|31}}
|October 10, 1982
|France
|-
|-
|71
|71
|{{wp|Pierre Mouallem}}
|{{wp|Sylvester Donovan Ryan}}
|May 10, 1928
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|10}}
|September 3, 1930
|November 21, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1930|9|3}}
|June 29, 1990
|-bgcolor=gold
|Israel
|'''72'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Salvatore de Giorgi}}'''
|72
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''Italy'''
|{{wp|Daniel Patrick Reilly}}
|'''September 6, 1930'''
|May 12, 1928
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|9|6}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|12}}
|-bgcolor=gold
|May 30, 1953
|'''73'''
|August 6, 1975
|'''{{wp|Jānis Pujats}}'''
|United States
|[[File:Flag of Latvia.svg|25px]] '''Latvia'''
|-
|'''November 14, 1930'''
|73
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|11|14}}'''
|{{wp|Charles Louis Joseph Vandame}}
|June 4, 1928
|{{age in years and days|1928|6|4}}
|September 7, 1960
|January 6, 1982
|Chad
|-
|-
|74
|74
|{{wp|Alphonsus Mathias}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Braun_(Bischof) Karl Braun]
|June 22, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|{{age in years and days|1928|6|22}}
|December 13, 1930
|August 24, 1954
|{{age in years and days|1930|12|13}}
|February 5, 1964
|India
|-
|-
|75
|75
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Bui_Tuân Jean-Baptiste Bui Tuân]
|{{wp|Gérard Defois}}
|June 24, 1928
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|{{age in years and days|1928|6|24}}
|January 5, 1931
|September 2, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1931|1|5}}
|April 30, 1975
|Vietnam
|-
|-
|76
|76
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Fréchard Maurice Fréchard]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domingo_Salvador_Castagna Domingo Salvador Castagna]
|July 3, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Argentina.svg|25px]] Argentina
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|3}}
|January 12, 1931
|July 3, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1931|1|12}}
|October 27, 1996
|France
|-
|-
|77
|77
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedito_Francisco_de_Albuquerque Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Mbwôl-Mpasi Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi]
|July 24, 1928
|[[File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|25px]] D. R. Congo
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|24}}
|February 11, 1931
|December 8, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1931|2|11}}
|May 5, 1985
|-bgcolor=gold
|Brazil
|'''78'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Camillo Ruini}}'''
|78
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''Italy'''
|{{wp|Philippe Bär}}
|'''February 19, 1931'''
|July 29, 1928
|'''{{age in years and days|1931|2|19}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|29}}
|July 26, 1959
|March 20, 1982
|Netherlands
|-
|-
|79
|79
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Trejos_Picado Ignacio Trejos Picado]
|[https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Zhang_Zhiyong Peter Zhang Zhiyong]
|July 31, 1928
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|31}}
|March 1, 1931
|March 8, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|1}}
|March 8, 1968
|Costa Rica
|-
|-
|80
|80
|{{wp|Peter Chung Hoan Ting}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Carlos_de_Oliveira_(Geistlicher) José Carlos de Oliveira]
|September 10, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|10}}
|March 14, 1931
|September 26, 1954
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|14}}
|November 15, 1970
|Malaysia
|-
|-
|81
|81
|{{wp|Joseph John Gerry}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Gabrielli Pietro Gabrielli]
|September 12, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|25px]] Ecuador
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|12}}
|March 17, 1931
|June 12, 1954
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|17}}
|April 21, 1986
|United States
|-
|-
|82
|82
|{{wp|Giuseppe Germano Bernardini}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldo_Gerna Aldo Gerna]
|September 27, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|27}}
|May 7, 1931
|March 21, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1931|5|7}}
|April 9, 1983
|Türkiye
|-
|-
|83
|83
|{{wp|Owen Dolan}}
|{{wp|Blasco Francisco Collaço}}
|September 30, 1928
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|30}}
|May 16, 1931
|July 21, 1954
|{{age in years and days|1931|5|16}}
|December 10, 1995
|New Zealand
|-
|-
|84
|84
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/István_Katona_(Bischof) István Katona]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Vieira_de_Lima José Vieira de Lima]
|October 3, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1928|10|3}}
|June 10, 1931
|June 7, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|10}}
|December 9, 1989
|Hungary
|-
|-
|85
|85
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barroso_Filho Francisco Barroso Filho]
|{{wp|Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen}}
|October 8, 1928
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1928|10|8}}
|June 15, 1931
|December 1, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|15}}
|March 19, 1984
|Brazil
|-
|-
|86
|86
|{{wp|José Francisco Moreira dos Santos}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_del_Castillo_Estrada Luis del Castillo Estrada]
|October 12, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg|25px]] Uruguay
|{{age in years and days|1928|10|12}}
|June 21, 1931
|January 20, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|21}}
|April 30, 1967
|-
|Portugal
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|87
|87
|{{wp|Ernest Simoni}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_Dios_Caballero_Reyes Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes]
|October 18, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] Mexico
|{{age in years and days|1928|10|18}}
|June 23, 1931
|April 7, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|23}}
|
|Albania
|-
|-
|88
|88
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Liu_Hsien-tang Lucas Liu Hsien-tang]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Cyril_O’Grady Bernard Cyril O’Grady]
|December 21, 1928
|[[File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg|25px]] Solomon Islands
|{{age in years and days|1928|12|21}}
|August 24, 1931
|November 30, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1931|8|24}}
|January 1, 1981
|Taiwan
|-
|-
|89
|89
|{{wp|Adam Exner}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Agustín_Ganuza_García José Agustín Ganuza García]
|December 24, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Panama.svg|25px]] Panama
|{{age in years and days|1928|12|24}}
|August 28, 1931
|July 7, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1931|8|28}}
|March 12, 1974
|Canada
|-
|-
|90
|90
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vito_Schlickmann Vito Schlickmann]
|{{wp|Joseph Kallas}}
|December 28, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|{{age in years and days|1928|12|28}}
|September 24, 1931
|November 28, 1954
|{{age in years and days|1931|9|24}}
|March 25, 1995
|Brazil
|-
|-
|91
|91
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Pain_Ratu Anton Pain Ratu]
|{{wp|Victor Hermann Balke}}
|January 2, 1929
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|2}}
|September 29, 1931
|August 17, 1958
|{{age in years and days|1931|9|29}}
|September 21, 1982
|-
|Indonesia
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|92
|92
|{{wp|Walter Brandmüller}}
|[https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavien_Joseph_Melki Flavien Joseph Melki]
|January 5, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|5}}
|October 10, 1931
|July 26, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1931|10|10}}
|November 13, 2010
|Germany
|-
|-
|93
|93
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_Shi_Hongzhen Melchior Shi Hongzhen]
|{{wp|Anthony Gbuji}}
|January 7, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Nigeria.svg|25px]] Nigeria
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|7}}
|October 29, 1931
|July 4, 1954
|{{age in years and days|1931|10|29}}
|June 15, 1982
|China
|-
|-
|94
|94
|{{wp|Fritz Lobinger}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_Gaspar_(religioso) Antônio Gaspar]
|January 22, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|22}}
|November 11, 1931
|June 29, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|11}}
|February 27, 1988
|-
|Germany
|95
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Staccioli Alessandro Staccioli]
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|November 13, 1931
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|13}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" |95 / 96
|96
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalberto_Paulo_da_Silva Adalberto Paulo da Silva]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Thienchai_Samanchit Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit]
|rowspan="2" |January 25, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] Thailand
|rowspan="2" |{{age in years and days|1929|1|25}}
|November 28, 1931
|December 8, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|28}}
|August 3, 1975
|Brazil
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|{{wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}
|December 20, 1959
|June 3, 1973
|Thailand
|-
|-
|97
|97
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgerton_Roland_Clarke Edgerton Roland Clarke]
|{{wp|Louis Yu Runchen}}
|February 14, 1929
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|{{age in years and days|1929|2|14}}
|December 1, 1931
|February 2, 1960
|{{age in years and days|1931|12|1}}
|November 30, 1967
|Jamaica
|-
|-
|98
|98
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Bernal_Vargas Jorge Bernal Vargas]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilário_Moser Hilário Moser]
|February 28, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1929|2|28}}
|December 2, 1931
|September 15, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1931|12|2}}
|March 19, 1974
|Mexico
|-
|-
|99
|99
|{{wp|Leo Nowak (bishop)|Leo Nowak}}
|{{wp|James Henry Garland}}
|March 17, 1929
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1929|3|17}}
|December 13, 1931
|May 10, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1931|12|13}}
|March 24, 1990
|Germany
|-
|-
|100
|100
|{{wp|Georges Gilson}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Jerome_Cooney Eugene Jerome Cooney]
|May 30, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada
|{{age in years and days|1929|5|30}}
|December 20, 1931
|April 20, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1931|12|20}}
|October 9, 1976
<!--
|France
|-bgcolor=gold
|}
|'''1xx'''
[[Category:Lists]]
|'''{{wp|José Saraiva Martins}}'''
<!--|-No more than 5 names after this point...
|'''[[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|25px]] Portugal'''
|'''January 6, 1932'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1932|1|6}}'''
|-bgcolor=gold
|'''1xx'''
|'''{{wp|Joseph Zen}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China'''
|'''January 13, 1932'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1932|1|13}}'''
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Giuliano_Tiddia Pier Giuliano Tiddia]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_César_Alves_Ferreira_da_Silva Augusto César Alves Ferreira da Silva]
|June 13, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|25px]] Portugal
|{{age in years and days|1929|6|13}}
|March 15, 1932
|December 16, 1951
|{{age in years and days|1932|3|15}}
|February 2, 1975
|Italy
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Gillet Paolo Gillet]
|{{wp|Mario Enrique Ríos Montt}}
|July 8, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Guatemala.svg|25px]] Guatemala
|{{age in years and days|1929|7|8}}
|March 17, 1932
|September 19, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1932|3|17}}
|January 6, 1994
|Italy
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/René_Dupont_(prêtre) René Dupont]
|{{wp|Arthur Luysterman}}
|September 2, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]] Belgium
|{{age in years and days|1929|9|2}}
|March 18, 1932
|June 29, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1932|3|18}}
|July 25, 1969
-->
|France
|}
 
== Addendum ==
=== Uncertain Date of Birth ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |  
|-
|-
|1xx
! Name
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricio_Infante_Alfonso Patricio Infante Alfonso]
! State
|October 9, 1929
! Born
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|9}}
! Age
|June 28, 1953
|-
|September 23, 1984
|+ style=line-height:normal | The following individuals might be older than ''#100–71'' on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
|Chile
|-
|[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
|-
|-
|1xx
|2020.11.24
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Mascheroni Angelo Mascheroni]
|2022.07.02
|October 13, 1929
|{{wp|Laurent Noël}}
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|13}}
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada
|June 13, 1952
|Bishop of Trois-Ravières (1975-1996)
|June 24, 1990
|1920.03.19
|Italy
|- 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 02:44, 26 January 2026

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 104 years, 26 days
2 René Henry Gracida Flag of the United States.svg United States June 9, 1923 102 years, 232 days
3 Daniel Verstraete Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa July 31, 1924 101 years, 180 days
4 Manuel Edmilson da Cruz Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 3, 1924 101 years, 116 days
5 Albert Houssiau Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium November 2, 1924 101 years, 86 days
6 Victorinus Youn Kong-hi Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea November 8, 1924 101 years, 80 days
7 Gaetano Bonicelli Flag of Italy.svg Italy December 13, 1924 101 years, 45 days
8 Angelo Acerbi Flag of Italy.svg Italy September 23, 1925 100 years, 126 days
9 Jacques de Saint-Blanquat Flag of France.svg France November 21, 1925 100 years, 67 days
10 Hildebrando Mendes Costa Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 16, 1926 99 years, 225 days
11 Heitor de Araújo Sales Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 29, 1926 99 years, 182 days
12 Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil August 11, 1926 99 years, 169 days
13 Raúl Holguer López Mayorga Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador August 24, in 1926 99 years, 156 days
14 Emmanuel Wamala Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda December 15, 1926 99 years, 43 days
15 Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea January 25, 1927 99 years, 2 days
16 Julian Wojtkowski Flag of Poland.svg Poland January 31, 1927 98 years, 361 days
17 Dominic Anthony Marconi Flag of the United States.svg United States March 13, 1927 98 years, 320 days
18 Joseph Pallikaparampil Flag of India.svg India April 10, 1927 98 years, 292 days
19 Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 25, 1927 98 years, 247 days
20 Edoardo Rovida Flag of Italy.svg Italy August 26, 1927 98 years, 154 days
21 Júlio Duarte Langa Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique October 27, 1927 98 years, 92 days
22 Daniel Cronin Flag of the United States.svg United States November 14, 1927 98 years, 74 days
23 Raymond Razakarinvony Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar November 19, 1927 98 years, 69 days
24 Bernhard Kühnel Flag of Peru.svg Peru December 4, 1927 98 years, 54 days
25 Vincenzo Rimedio Flag of Italy.svg Italy December 5, 1927 98 years, 53 days
26 Giovanni Zerbini Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 29, 1927 98 years, 29 days
27 Friedrich Wetter Flag of Germany.svg Germany February 20, 1928 97 years, 341 days
28 Gerd Dicke Flag of Germany.svg Germany March 28, 1928 97 years, 305 days
29 Allan Chamgwera Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi April 30, 1928 97 years, 272 days
30 Jacques Despierre Flag of France.svg France May 6, 1928 97 years, 266 days
31 Pierre Mouallem Flag of Israel.svg Israel May 10, 1928 97 years, 262 days
32 Charles Louis Joseph Vandame Flag of Chad.svg Chad June 4, 1928 97 years, 237 days
33 Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 24, 1928 97 years, 187 days
34 Ignacio Trejos Picado Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica July 31, 1928 97 years, 180 days
35 Peter Chung Hoan Ting Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia September 10, 1928 97 years, 139 days
36 Francisco Barroso Filho Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 8, 1928 97 years, 111 days
37 Ernest Simoni Flag of Albania.svg Albania October 18, 1928 97 years, 101 days
38 Lucas Liu Hsien-tang Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan December 21, 1928 97 years, 37 days
39 Walter Brandmüller Flag of Germany.svg Germany January 5, 1929 97 years, 22 days
40 Melchior Shi Hongzhen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China January 7, 1929 97 years, 20 days
41 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand January 25, 1929 97 years, 2 days
42 Leo Nowak Flag of Germany.svg Germany March 17, 1929 96 years, 316 days
43 Pier Giuliano Tiddia Flag of Italy.svg Italy June 13, 1929 96 years, 228 days
44 Angelo Mascheroni Flag of Italy.svg Italy October 13, 1929 96 years, 106 days
45 Antônio de Souza Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 21, 1929 96 years, 98 days
46 Paul-Marie Gillaume Flag of France.svg France October 31, 1929 96 years, 88 days
47 Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia December 2, 1929 96 years, 56 days
48 José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 3, 1929 96 years, 55 days
49 Ramón Buxarrais Ventura Flag of Spain.svg Spain December 12, 1929 96 years, 46 days
50 Victorio Oliver Domingo Flag of Spain.svg Spain December 23, 1929 96 years, 35 days
51 Jean Bonfils Flag of France.svg France February 15, 1930 95 years, 346 days
52 Pedro Dean Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines February 21, 1930 95 years, 340 days
53 David Cremin Flag of Australia.svg Australia February 22, 1930 95 years, 339 days
54 Adam Maida Flag of the United States.svg United States March 18, 1930 95 years, 315 days
55 Julián Herranz Casado Flag of Spain.svg Spain March 31, 1930 95 years, 302 days
56 Juan Luis Ysern de Arce Flag of Chile.svg Chile May 2, 1930 95 years, 270 days
57 William Edwin Franklin Flag of the United States.svg United States May 3, 1930 95 years, 269 days
58 Giuseppe Di Falco Flag of Italy.svg Italy May 13, 1930 95 years, 259 days
59 José da Silva Chaves Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 15, 1930 95 years, 257 days
Lawrence Sabatini Flag of Canada.svg Canada
61 William J. Winter Flag of the United States.svg United States May 20, 1930 95 years, 252 days
62 Emmanuel Milingo Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia June 13, 1930 95 years, 228 days
63 Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal June 16, 1930 95 years, 225 days
64 Orlando Octacílio Dotti Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 22, 1930 95 years, 219 days
65 Émile Marcus Flag of France.svg France June 29, 1930 95 years, 212 days
66 Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon August 8, 1930 95 years, 172 days
John Joseph Leibrecht Flag of the United States.svg United States
68 Johannes Antonius de Kok Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands August 28, 1930 95 years, 152 days
69 Paul Poupard Flag of France.svg France August 30, 1930 95 years, 150 days
70 Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg D. R. Congo August 31, 1930 95 years, 149 days
71 Sylvester Donovan Ryan Flag of the United States.svg United States September 3, 1930 95 years, 146 days
72 Salvatore de Giorgi Flag of Italy.svg Italy September 6, 1930 95 years, 143 days
73 Jānis Pujats Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia November 14, 1930 95 years, 74 days
74 Karl Braun Flag of Germany.svg Germany December 13, 1930 95 years, 45 days
75 Gérard Defois Flag of France.svg France January 5, 1931 95 years, 22 days
76 Domingo Salvador Castagna Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina January 12, 1931 95 years, 15 days
77 Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg D. R. Congo February 11, 1931 94 years, 350 days
78 Camillo Ruini Flag of Italy.svg Italy February 19, 1931 94 years, 342 days
79 Peter Zhang Zhiyong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China March 1, 1931 94 years, 332 days
80 José Carlos de Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil March 14, 1931 94 years, 319 days
81 Pietro Gabrielli Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador March 17, 1931 94 years, 316 days
82 Aldo Gerna Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 7, 1931 94 years, 265 days
83 Blasco Francisco Collaço Flag of India.svg India May 16, 1931 94 years, 256 days
84 José Vieira de Lima Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 10, 1931 94 years, 231 days
85 Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen Flag of the United States.svg United States June 15, 1931 94 years, 226 days
86 Luis del Castillo Estrada Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay June 21, 1931 94 years, 220 days
87 Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico June 23, 1931 94 years, 218 days
88 Bernard Cyril O’Grady Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands August 24, 1931 94 years, 156 days
89 José Agustín Ganuza García Flag of Panama.svg Panama August 28, 1931 94 years, 152 days
90 Joseph Kallas Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon September 24, 1931 94 years, 125 days
91 Victor Hermann Balke Flag of the United States.svg United States September 29, 1931 94 years, 120 days
92 Flavien Joseph Melki Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon October 10, 1931 94 years, 109 days
93 Anthony Gbuji Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria October 29, 1931 94 years, 90 days
94 Antônio Gaspar Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil November 11, 1931 94 years, 77 days
95 Alessandro Staccioli Flag of Italy.svg Italy November 13, 1931 94 years, 75 days
96 Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand November 28, 1931 94 years, 60 days
97 Louis Yu Runchen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China December 1, 1931 94 years, 57 days
98 Hilário Moser Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 2, 1931 94 years, 56 days
99 James Henry Garland Flag of the United States.svg United States December 13, 1931 94 years, 45 days
100 Eugene Jerome Cooney Flag of Canada.svg Canada December 20, 1931 94 years, 38 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

Name State Born Age
The following individuals might be older than #100–71 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, 119 days to 95 years, 148 days
Frédéric Rubwejanga Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 1931 94 years, 27 days to 95 years, 26 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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