Difference between revisions of "List of oldest living catholic prelates"

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m (Patricio Infante Alfonso and David Cremin deceased / Adding names as https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/sage2.html)
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|{{wp|Owen Dolan}}
|[[File:Flag of New Zealand.svg|25px]] New Zealand
|September 30, 1928
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|30}}
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|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/István_Katona_(Bischof) István Katona]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/István_Katona_(Bischof) István Katona]
|[[File:Flag of Hungary.svg|25px]] Hungary
|[[File:Flag of Hungary.svg|25px]] Hungary
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|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barroso_Filho Francisco Barroso Filho]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barroso_Filho Francisco Barroso Filho]
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
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|'''{{wp|Ernest Simoni}}'''
|'''{{wp|Ernest Simoni}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Albania.svg|25px]] Albania'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Albania.svg|25px]] Albania'''
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|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Liu_Hsien-tang Lucas Liu Hsien-tang]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Liu_Hsien-tang Lucas Liu Hsien-tang]
|[[File:Flag of Taiwan.svg|25px]] Taiwan
|[[File:Flag of Taiwan.svg|25px]] Taiwan
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|'''51'''
|'''50'''
|'''{{wp|Walter Brandmüller}}'''
|'''{{wp|Walter Brandmüller}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany'''
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|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_Shi_Hongzhen Melchior Shi Hongzhen]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_Shi_Hongzhen Melchior Shi Hongzhen]
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
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|{{wp|Fritz Lobinger}}
|{{wp|Fritz Lobinger}}
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
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|rowspan=2|54
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|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalberto_Paulo_da_Silva Adalberto Paulo da Silva]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalberto_Paulo_da_Silva Adalberto Paulo da Silva]
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
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|'''[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] Thailand'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] Thailand'''
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|{{wp|Leo Nowak (bishop)|Leo Nowak}}
|{{wp|Leo Nowak (bishop)|Leo Nowak}}
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
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|57
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|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Giuliano_Tiddia Pier Giuliano Tiddia]
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Giuliano_Tiddia Pier Giuliano Tiddia]
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
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|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Gillet Paolo Gillet]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Gillet Paolo Gillet]
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
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|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Mascheroni Angelo Mascheroni]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Mascheroni Angelo Mascheroni]
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
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|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Héctor_Luis_Lucas_Peña_Gómez Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez]                               
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Héctor_Luis_Lucas_Peña_Gómez Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez]                               
|[[File:Flag of Cuba.svg|25px]] Cuba
|[[File:Flag of Cuba.svg|25px]] Cuba
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|{{age in years and days|1929|10|18}}
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|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_de_Souza_(bispo) Antônio de Souza]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_de_Souza_(bispo) Antônio de Souza]
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
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|{{age in years and days|1929|10|21}}
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|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Zarri Vincenzo Zarri]
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Zarri Vincenzo Zarri]
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
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|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Marie_Guillaume Paul-Marie Gillaume]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Marie_Guillaume Paul-Marie Gillaume]
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
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|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Gómez_Aristizábal Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Gómez_Aristizábal Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal]
|[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]] Colombia
|[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]] Colombia
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|64
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Geraldo_Oliveira_do_Valle José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle]                               
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Geraldo_Oliveira_do_Valle José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle]                               
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
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|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramón_Buxarrais_Ventura Ramón Buxarrais Ventura]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramón_Buxarrais_Ventura Ramón Buxarrais Ventura]
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
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|{{age in years and days|1929|12|12}}
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|67
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|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorio_Oliver_Domingo Victorio Oliver Domingo]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorio_Oliver_Domingo Victorio Oliver Domingo]
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
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|{{age in years and days|1929|12|23}}
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|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Caviedes Miguel Caviedes]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Caviedes Miguel Caviedes]
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
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|{{age in years and days|1930|1|30}}
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|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bonfils Jean Bonfils]
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bonfils Jean Bonfils]
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
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|{{age in years and days|1930|2|15}}
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|70
|69
|{{wp|Pedro Dean}}
|{{wp|Pedro Dean}}
|[[File:Flag of Philippines.svg|25px]] Philippines
|[[File:Flag of Philippines.svg|25px]] Philippines
|February 21, 1930
|February 21, 1930
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|21}}
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|21}}
|-
|70
|{{wp|David Cremin}}
|[[File:Flag of Australia.svg|25px]] Australia
|February 22, 1930
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|22}}
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|-bgcolor=gold
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| 1875.06.23
| 1875.06.23
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|-
| 1973.04.17
|1973.04.17
| 1983.01.02
|1983.01.02
| data-sort-value="Howard, Edward Daniel" | {{wp|Edward Daniel Howard}}
|{{wp|Edward Howard (bishop)|Edward Daniel Howard}}
| United States
|United States
| Archbishop of Portland (1926-1966)<br />Titular Archbishop of Albulae (1966-1983)
|Archbishop of Portland (1926-1966)<br />Titular Archbishop of Albulae (1966-1983)
| 1877.11.05
|1877.11.05
|-
|-
| 1983.01.02
|1983.01.02
| 1984.01.22
|1984.01.22
| data-sort-value="Gonzi, Mikiel" | {{wp|Mikiel Gonzi}}
|{{wp|Mikiel Gonzi}}
| Malta
|Malta
| Archbishop of Malta (1944-1976)
|Archbishop of Malta (1944-1976)
| 1885.05.13
|1885.05.13
|-
|-
| 1984.01.22
|1984.01.22
| 1985.04.27
|1985.04.27
| data-sort-value="Medawar, Pierre Kamel" | {{wp|Pierre Kamel Medawar}}
|{{wp|Pierre Kamel Medawar}}
| Syria
|Syria
| Auxillary Bishop of Antioch (1943-1969)<br />Titular Bishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti (1943-1985)
|Auxillary Bishop of Antioch (1943-1969)<br />Titular Bishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti (1943-1985)
| 1877.12.26
|1877.12.26
|-
|-
| 1985.04.27
|1985.04.27
| 1986.03.06
|1986.03.06
| data-sort-value="de Brigard Ortiz, Emilio" | {{wp|Emilio de Brigard Ortiz}}
|{{wp|Emilio de Brigard Ortiz}}
| Colombia
|Colombia
| Auxillary Bishop of Bogotá (1944-1986)<br />Titular Bishop of Coracesium (1944-1961)<br />Titular Archbishop of Dystis (1961-1986)
|Auxillary Bishop of Bogotá (1944-1986)<br />Titular Bishop of Coracesium (1944-1961)<br />Titular Archbishop of Dystis (1961-1986)
| 1888.05.15
|1888.05.15
|-
|-
| 1986.03.06
|1986.03.06
| 1989.10.13
|1989.10.13
| data-sort-value="Cifuentes Gómes, Alfredo" | {{wp|Alfredo Cifuentes Gómes}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Cifuentes_Gómez Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez]
| Chile
|Chile
| Archbishop of La Serena (1943-1967)<br />Titular Archbishop of Thapsus (1967-1970)
|Archbishop of La Serena (1943-1967)<br />Titular Archbishop of Thapsus (1967-1970)
| 1888.05.15
|1888.05.15
|-
|-
| 1989.10.13
|1989.10.13
| 1991.08.18
|1991.08.18
| data-sort-value="Kelly, Patrick Joseph" | {{wp|Patrick Joseph Kelly}}
|{{wp|Patrick Kelly (bishop of Benin City)|Patrick Joseph Kelly}}
| Nigeria
|Nigeria
| Titular Bishop of Thignica (1939-1950)<br />Bishop of Benin City (1950-1973)
|Titular Bishop of Thignica (1939-1950)<br />Bishop of Benin City (1950-1973)
| 1894.08.31
|1894.08.31
|-
|-
| 1991.08.18
|1991.08.18
| 1999.03.21
|1999.03.21
| data-sort-value="Paschang, John Linus" | {{wp|John Linus Paschang}}
|{{wp|John Linus Paschang}}
| United States
|United States
| Bishop of Grand Island (1951-1972)
|Bishop of Grand Island (1951-1972)
| 1895.10.05
|1895.10.05
|-
|-
| 1999.05.23
|1999.05.23
| 2003.04.26
|2003.04.26
| data-sort-value="Rosenhammer, José Calasanz" | {{wp|José Calasanz Rosenhammer}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Calasanz_Rosenhammer José Calasanz Rosenhammer]
| Bolivia
|Bolivia
| Titular Bishop of Ampora (1949-2003)
|Titular Bishop of Ampora (1949-2003)
| 1900.01.01
|1900.01.01
|-
|-
| 2003.03.26
|2003.03.26
| 2007.01.07
|2007.01.07
| data-sort-value="Meng Ziwen, Joseph" | {{wp|Joseph Meng Ziwen}}
|{{wp|Joseph Meng Ziwen}}
| China  
|China  
| Archbishop of Nanning (1984-2007)
|Archbishop of Nanning (1984-2007)
| 1903.03.19
|1903.03.19
|-
|-
| 2009.11.06
|2009.11.06
| 2015.01.01
|2015.01.01
| data-sort-value="Leuliet, Géry" | {{wp|Géry Leuliet}}
|{{wp|Géry Leuliet}}
| Canada-Franco
|Canada-Franco
| Auxillary Bishop of Amiens (1963-1985)
|Auxillary Bishop of Amiens (1963-1985)
| 1910.01.12
|1910.01.12
|-
|-
| 2015.01.01
|2015.01.01
| 2016.09.20
|2016.09.20
| data-sort-value="Gerety, Peter Leo" | {{wp|Peter Leo Gerety}}
|{{wp|Peter Leo Gerety}}
| United States
|United States
| Archbishop of New Ark (1974-1986)
|Archbishop of New Ark (1974-1986)
| 1912.07.19
|1912.07.19
|-
|-
| 2016.09.20
|2016.09.20
| 2020.06.21
|2020.06.21
| data-sort-value="Piñera Carvallo, Manuel José Bernardino" | {{wp|Manuel José Bernardino Piñera Carvallo}}
|{{wp|Bernardino Piñera}}
| Chile
|Chile
| Archbishop of La Serena (1983-1990)
|Archbishop of La Serena (1983-1990)
| 1915.09.22
|1915.09.22
|-
|-
| 2020.06.21
|2020.06.21
| 2020.11.24
|2020.11.24
| data-sort-value="Borau, Damián Iguacén" | {{wp|Damián Iguacén Borau}}
|{{wp|Damián Iguacén Borau}}
| Spain
|Spain
| Bishop of San Cristobal de La Laguna or Tenrrife (1984-1991)
|Bishop of San Cristobal de La Laguna or Tenrrife (1984-1991)
| 1916.02.12
|1916.02.12
|-
|-
| 2020.11.24
|2020.11.24
| 2022.07.02
|2022.07.02
| data-sort-value="Noël, Laurent" | {{wp|Laurent Noël}}
|{{wp|Laurent Noël}}
| Canada
|Canada
| Bishop of Trois-Ravières (1975-1996)
|Bishop of Trois-Ravières (1975-1996)
| 1920.03.19
|1920.03.19
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
| '''2022.07.02'''
|'''2022.07.02'''
| '''''present'''''
|'''Present'''
| data-sort-value="Sahagún de la Parra, José de Jesús" | ''{{wp|José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra}}''
|'''{{wp|José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra}}'''
| '''Mexico'''
|'''Mexico'''
| Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (1985-1993)
|Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (1985-1993)
| 1922.01.01
|1922.01.01
|}
|}


Revision as of 11:30, 29 April 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 14 cardinals and 86 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 Luis Alberto 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 James Hector MacDonald Flag of Canada.svg Canada April 28, 1925 100 years, 226 days
10 Angelo Acerbi Flag of Italy.svg Italy September 23, 1925 100 years, 78 days
11 Jacques de Saint-Blanquat Flag of France.svg France November 21, 1925 100 years, 19 days
12 John R. Gorman Flag of the United States.svg United States December 11, 1925 99 years, 364 days
13 Estanislao Esteban Karlic Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina February 7, 1926 99 years, 306 days
14 Hildebrando Mendes Costa Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 16, 1926 99 years, 177 days
15 Heitor de Araújo Sales Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 29, 1926 99 years, 134 days
16 Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil August 11, 1926 99 years, 121 days
17 Raúl Holguer López Mayorga Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador August 24, in 1926 99 years, 108 days
18 Emmanuel Wamala Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda December 15, 1926 98 years, 360 days
19 Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea January 25, 1927 98 years, 319 days
20 Julian Wojtkowski Flag of Poland.svg Poland January 31, 1927 98 years, 313 days
21 Victor Manuel Maldonado Barreno Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador February 14, 1927 98 years, 299 days
Gilberto Pereira Lopes Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
23 Dominic Anthony Marconi Flag of the United States.svg United States March 13, 1927 98 years, 272 days
24 Joseph Pallikaparampil Flag of India.svg India April 10, 1927 98 years, 244 days
25 Luis Pascual Dri Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina April 17, 1927 98 years, 237 days
26 Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 25, 1927 98 years, 199 days
27 Joseph Martin Sartoris Flag of the United States.svg United States July 1, 1927 98 years, 162 days
28 Edoardo Rovida Flag of Italy.svg Italy August 26, 1927 98 years, 106 days
29 Abraham Than Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar September 21, 1927 98 years, 80 days
30 Júlio Duarte Langa Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique October 27, 1927 98 years, 44 days
31 Daniel Cronin Flag of the United States.svg United States November 14, 1927 98 years, 26 days
32 Raymond Razakarinvony Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar November 19, 1927 98 years, 21 days
33 Bernhard Kühnel Flag of Peru.svg Peru December 4, 1927 98 years, 6 days
34 Vincenzo Rimedio Flag of Italy.svg Italy December 5, 1927 98 years, 5 days
35 Giovanni Zerbini Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 29, 1927 97 years, 346 days
36 Friedrich Wetter Flag of Germany.svg Germany February 20, 1928 97 years, 293 days
37 Robert Joseph Banks Flag of the United States.svg United States February 26, 1928 97 years, 287 days
38 Gerd Dicke Flag of Germany.svg Germany March 28, 1928 97 years, 257 days
39 Allan Chamgwera Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi April 30, 1928 97 years, 224 days
40 Jacques Despierre Flag of France.svg France May 6, 1928 97 years, 218 days
41 Pierre Mouallem Flag of Israel.svg Israel May 10, 1928 97 years, 214 days
42 Charles Louis Joseph Vandame Flag of Chad.svg Chad June 4, 1928 97 years, 189 days
43 Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 24, 1928 97 years, 139 days
44 Ignacio Trejos Picado Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica July 31, 1928 97 years, 132 days
45 Peter Chung Hoan Ting Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia September 10, 1928 97 years, 91 days
46 István Katona Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary October 3, 1928 97 years, 68 days
47 Francisco Barroso Filho Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 8, 1928 97 years, 63 days
48 Ernest Simoni Flag of Albania.svg Albania October 18, 1928 97 years, 53 days
49 Lucas Liu Hsien-tang Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan December 21, 1928 96 years, 354 days
50 Walter Brandmüller Flag of Germany.svg Germany January 5, 1929 96 years, 339 days
51 Melchior Shi Hongzhen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China January 7, 1929 96 years, 337 days
52 Fritz Lobinger Flag of Germany.svg Germany January 22, 1929 96 years, 322 days
53 Adalberto Paulo da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil January 25, 1929 96 years, 319 days
Michael Michai Kitbunchu Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
55 Leo Nowak Flag of Germany.svg Germany March 17, 1929 96 years, 268 days
56 Pier Giuliano Tiddia Flag of Italy.svg Italy June 13, 1929 96 years, 180 days
57 Paolo Gillet Flag of Italy.svg Italy July 8, 1929 96 years, 155 days
58 Angelo Mascheroni Flag of Italy.svg Italy October 13, 1929 96 years, 58 days
59 Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba October 18, 1929 96 years, 53 days
60 Antônio de Souza Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 21, 1929 96 years, 50 days
61 Vincenzo Zarri Flag of Italy.svg Italy October 23, 1929 96 years, 48 days
62 Paul-Marie Gillaume Flag of France.svg France October 31, 1929 96 years, 40 days
63 Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia December 2, 1929 96 years, 8 days
64 José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 3, 1929 96 years, 7 days
65 Ramón Buxarrais Ventura Flag of Spain.svg Spain December 12, 1929 95 years, 363 days
66 Victorio Oliver Domingo Flag of Spain.svg Spain December 23, 1929 95 years, 352 days
67 Miguel Caviedes Flag of Chile.svg Chile January 30, 1930 95 years, 314 days
68 Jean Bonfils Flag of France.svg France February 15, 1930 95 years, 298 days
69 Pedro Dean Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines February 21, 1930 95 years, 292 days
70 David Cremin Flag of Australia.svg Australia February 22, 1930 95 years, 291 days
71 Adam Maida Flag of the United States.svg United States March 18, 1930 95 years, 267 days
72 Julián Herranz Casado Flag of Spain.svg Spain March 31, 1930 95 years, 254 days
73 Juan Luis Ysern de Arce Flag of Chile.svg Chile May 2, 1930 95 years, 222 days
74 William Edwin Franklin Flag of the United States.svg United States May 3, 1930 95 years, 221 days
75 Giuseppe Di Falco Flag of Italy.svg Italy May 13, 1930 95 years, 211 days
76 José da Silva Chaves Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 15, 1930 95 years, 209 days
Lawrence Sabatini Flag of Canada.svg Canada
78 William J. Winter Flag of the United States.svg United States May 20, 1930 95 years, 204 days
79 Emmanuel Milingo Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia June 13, 1930 95 years, 180 days
80 Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal June 16, 1930 95 years, 177 days
81 Orlando Octacílio Dotti Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 22, 1930 95 years, 171 days
82 Raúl Corriveau Flag of Honduras (2022–present).svg Honduras June 27, 1930 95 years, 166 days
83 Émile Marcus Flag of France.svg France June 29, 1930 95 years, 164 days
84 Thadeu Gomes Canellas Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 28, 1930 95 years, 135 days
85 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
87 Teodoro de Faria Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal August 24, 1930 95 years, 108 days
88 Johannes Antonius de Kok Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands August 28, 1930 95 years, 104 days
89 Paul Poupard Flag of France.svg France August 30, 1930 95 years, 102 days
90 Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg D. R. Congo August 31, 1930 95 years, 101 days
91 Sylvester Donovan Ryan Flag of the United States.svg United States September 3, 1930 95 years, 98 days
92 Salvatore de Giorgi Flag of Italy.svg Italy September 6, 1930 95 years, 95 days
93 Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso September 1930 95 years, 71 days to 95 years, 100 days
94 Carl Frederick Mengeling Flag of the United States.svg United States October 22, 1930 95 years, 49 days
95 Rafael de la Barra Tagle Flag of Chile.svg Chile October 29, 1930 95 years, 42 days
96 Jānis Pujats Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia November 14, 1930 95 years, 26 days
97 Karl Braun Flag of Germany.svg Germany December 13, 1930 94 years, 362 days
Jacob Thoomkuzhy Flag of India.svg India
99 Frédéric Rubwejanga Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 1931 93 years, 344 days to 94 years, 343 days
100 Peter Zhuang Jianjian Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 1931 93 years, 344 days to 94 years, 343 days

Chronological List of eldest Roman Catholic Prelates Since 1890

Became oldest prelate End as oldest prelate Name Country Office held Birth
1879.08.27 1882.03.30 Pedro 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 André 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 Antónío 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 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 Palerthe mo, Italy
Titular Archbishop of An in yra 		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 1925.06.19 Pedro Rocamora y García Flag of Spain.svg Spain Bishop of Tortosa (1894-1925) 1832.02.11
1925.06.19 1925.10.25 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
1925.10.25 1928.10.01 Abraham Brownrigg Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg Ireland Bishop of Ossory (1884-1928) 1836.12.03
1926.06.19 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 1935.06.03 Francis Redwood Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Archbishop of Wellington (1987-1935) 1839.06.06or
1935.06.03 1937.11.15 Vineri Gisleno 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 Rivas 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 Le Couer 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 Maria Echavarria y Aguirre Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Mexico Bishop of Saltillo, Cualhuila (1987-1935) 1858.07.06
1954.04.05 1955.10.25 Michael Fogarty Ireland Archbishop of Killaloe (1954-1955) 1859.10.11
1955.10.25 1956.03.26 Antonio di Tommaso Italy Titular Bishop of Cyrene (1947-1956) 1860.08.10
1956.03.26 1957.01.05 Alexandre Caillot France Bishop of Grenoble (1917-1957) 1861.06.21
1957.01.05 1957.10.31 Francesco d'Errico Italy Titular Archbishop of Samosata (1938-1957) 1862.08.05
1957.10.31 1963.12.06 Alfonso Carinci Italy Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria (1945-1963) 1862.11.09
1963.12.06 1967.07.29 Angelo Paino Italy Archbishop of Messina (1923-1963)
Titular Archbishop of Serrae (1963-1967) 		1870.06.21
1967.07.29 1968.10.27 Mateo Múgica Urrestarazu 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 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 Jean Marie Patrice Flynn France Bishop of Nevers (1932-1963)
Titular Bishop of Arneae (1963-1970) 		1874.08.15
1970.10.13 1972.12.13 Jean-Marie Jan Haiti Titular Bishop of Edistiana (1953-1970) 1875.11.02
1972.12.13 1973.04.17 Bernardin Shlaku Albania Titular Bishop of Tiberias (1910-1973)
Bishop of Pult (1911-1973) 		1875.06.23
1972.12.13 1973.04.17 Bernardin Shlaku Albania Titular Bishop of Tiberias (1910-1973)
Bishop of Pult (1911-1973) 		1875.06.23
1973.04.17 1983.01.02 Edward Daniel Howard United States Archbishop of Portland (1926-1966)
Titular Archbishop of Albulae (1966-1983) 		1877.11.05
1983.01.02 1984.01.22 Mikiel Gonzi Malta Archbishop of Malta (1944-1976) 1885.05.13
1984.01.22 1985.04.27 Pierre Kamel Medawar 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 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 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 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 United States Bishop of Grand Island (1951-1972) 1895.10.05
1999.05.23 2003.04.26 José Calasanz Rosenhammer Bolivia Titular Bishop of Ampora (1949-2003) 1900.01.01
2003.03.26 2007.01.07 Joseph Meng Ziwen China Archbishop of Nanning (1984-2007) 1903.03.19
2009.11.06 2015.01.01 Géry Leuliet Canada-Franco Auxillary Bishop of Amiens (1963-1985) 1910.01.12
2015.01.01 2016.09.20 Peter Leo Gerety United States Archbishop of New Ark (1974-1986) 1912.07.19
2016.09.20 2020.06.21 Bernardino Piñera Chile Archbishop of La Serena (1983-1990) 1915.09.22
2020.06.21 2020.11.24 Damián Iguacén Borau Spain Bishop of San Cristobal de La Laguna or Tenrrife (1984-1991) 1916.02.12
2020.11.24 2022.07.02 Laurent Noël Canada Bishop of Trois-Ravières (1975-1996) 1920.03.19
2022.07.02 Present José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra Mexico Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (1985-1993) 1922.01.01

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