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


 
=='''List'''==
This is a list of the 100 oldest living Catholic bishops and cardinals (in bold those who are Cardinals, in gold the Pope emeritus). The current breakdown of the 100 persons are the Pope Emeritus, 7 cardinals and 92 bishops.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Rank
!'''Rank'''
!Bishop or Cardinal
!'''Prelate'''
!Date of birth and age
!'''Country'''
!Ordained Priest
!'''Born'''
!Consecrated Bishop
!'''Age'''
!Country of origin
|-
|-
|1
|1
|{{wp|Laurent Noël}}
|{{wp|José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|3|19}}
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] Mexico
|June 16, 1944
|January 1, 1922
|August 29, 1963
|{{age in years and days|1922|1|1}}
|Canada
|-
|-
|2
|2
|{{wp|John Bai Ningxian}}
|{{wp|René Henry Gracida}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|1|20}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|June 20, 1951
|June 9, 1923
|May 7, 1997
|{{age in years and days|1923|6|9}}
|China
|-
|-
|3
|3
|{{wp|Joseph Hou Guoyang}}
|{{wp|Daniel Verstraete}}
|1922 (age 99–100)
|[[File:Flag of South Africa.svg|25px]] South Africa
|1951
|July 31, 1924
|October 8, 1989
|{{age in years and days|1924|7|31}}
|China
|-
|-
|4
|4
|{{wp|José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra}}
|{{wp|Manuel Edmilson da Cruz}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|1|1}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|May 28, 1946
|October 3, 1924
|September 8, 1961
|{{age in years and days|1924|10|3}}
|Mexico
|-
|-
|5
|5
|{{wp|Bruno Foresti}}
|{{wp|Albert Houssiau}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|5|6}}
|[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]] Belgium
|April 7, 1946
|November 2, 1924
|January 12, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|2}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|6
|6
|{{wp|René Henry Gracida}}
|{{wp|Serafín Cartagena Ocaña}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|6|9}}
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|May 23, 1959
|November 7, 1924
|January 25, 1972
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|7}}
|United States
|-
|-
|7
|7
|{{wp|Giuseppe Casale}}
|{{wp|Victorinus Youn Kong-hi}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|9|28}}
|[[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|25px]] South Korea
|February 3, 1946
|November 8, 1924
|December 8, 1974
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|8}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|8
|8
|{{wp|Luigi Bettazzi}}
|{{wp|Gaetano Bonicelli}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|11|26}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|August 4, 1946
|December 13, 1924
|October 4, 1963
|{{age in years and days|1924|12|13}}
|Italy
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''9'''
|9
|'''{{wp|Angelo Acerbi}}'''
|{{wp|Augusto Lauro}}
|'''[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy'''
|{{birth date and age|1923|11|29}}
|'''September 23, 1925'''
|June 29, 1947
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|9|23}}'''
|October 28, 1975
|Italy
|-
|-
|10
|10
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bzhaod.html Thomas Zhao Duomo]
|{{wp|Jacques de Saint-Blanquat}}
|1924 (age 97–98)
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|1951
|November 21, 1925
|February 17, 2004
|{{age in years and days|1925|11|21}}
|China
|-
|-
|11
|11
|{{wp|Stanisław Szymecki}}
|{{wp|Hildebrando Mendes Costa}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|1|26}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|July 3, 1947
|June 16, 1926
|April 12, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1926|6|16}}
|Poland
|-
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|12
|12
|{{wp|Jozef Tomko}}
|{{wp|Heitor de Araújo Sales}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|3|11}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|March 12, 1949
|July 29, 1926
|September 15, 1979
|{{age in years and days|1926|7|29}}
|Slovakia
|-
|-
|13
|13
|{{wp|Peter Takaaki Hirayama}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Antônio_Marchetti_Fedalto Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto]
|{{birth date and age|1924|3|31}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|March 19, 1957
|August 11, 1926
|January 25, 1970
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|11}}
|Japan
|-
|-
|14
|14
|{{wp|Settimio Todisco}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Holguer_López_Mayorga Raúl Holguer López Mayorga]
|{{birth date and age|1924|5|10}}
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|25px]] Ecuador
|July 27, 1947
|August 24,  in 1926
|February 15, 1970
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|24}}
|Italy
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''15'''
|15
|'''{{wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}'''
|{{wp|Daniel Verstraete}}
|'''[[File:Flag of Uganda.svg|25px]] Uganda'''
|{{birth date and age|1924|7|31}}
|'''December 15, 1926
|February 19, 1950
|'''{{age in years and days|1926|12|15}}'''
|May 14, 1978
|South Africa
|-
|-
|16
|16
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Edmilson_da_Cruz Manuel Edmilson da Cruz]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kim_Tchang-ryeol Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol]
|{{birth date and age|1924|10|3}}
|[[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|25px]] South Korea
|December 5, 1948
|January 25, 1927
|November 6, 1966
|{{age in years and days|1927|1|25}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|17
|17
|{{wp|Albert Houssiau}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Wojtkowski Julian Wojtkowski]
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|2}}
|[[File:Flag of Poland.svg|25px]] Poland
|February 6, 1949
|January 31, 1927
|May 18, 1986
|{{age in years and days|1927|1|31}}
|Belgium
|-
|-
|18
|18
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seraf%C3%ADn_Luis_Alberto_Cartagena_Ocaña Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña]
|{{wp|Dominic Anthony Marconi}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|7}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|April 1, 1951
|March 13, 1927
|February 2, 1983
|{{age in years and days|1927|3|13}}
|Spain
|-
|-
|19
|19
|{{wp|Victorinus Youn Kong-hi}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pallikaparampil Joseph Pallikaparampil]
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|8}}
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India
|March 20, 1950
|April 10, 1927
|October 20, 1963
|{{age in years and days|1927|4|10}}
|South Korea
|-
|-
|20
|20
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Bonicelli Gaetano Bonicelli]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvaldo_Gonçalves_Amaral Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral]
|{{birth date and age|1924|12|13}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|May 22, 1948
|May 25, 1927
|August 26, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1927|5|25}}
|Italy
|-
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|21
|21
|{{wp|Alexandre do Nascimento}}
|{{wp|Edoardo Rovida}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|3|1}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|December 20, 1952
|August 26, 1927
|August 31, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1927|8|26}}
|Angola
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''22'''
|22
|'''{{wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}'''
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hector_MacDonald James Hector MacDonald]
|'''[[File:Flag of Mozambique.svg|25px]] Mozambique'''
|{{birth date and age|1925|4|28}}
|'''October 27, 1927'''
|June 29, 1953
|'''{{age in years and days|1927|10|27}}'''
|April 17, 1978
|Canada
|-
|-
|23
|23
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_Paul_Pinto Ignatius Paul Pinto]
|{{wp|Daniel Cronin (bishop)|Daniel Cronin}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|5|18}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|August 24, 1952
|November 14, 1927
|January 31, 1989
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|14}}
|India
|-
|-
|24
|24
|{{wp|Ernest Bertrand Boland}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Razakarinvony Raymond Razakarinvony]
|{{birth date and age|1925|7|10}}
|[[File:Flag of Madagascar.svg|25px]] Madagascar
|June 9, 1955
|November 19, 1927
|July 25, 1966
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|19}}
|United States
|-
|-
|25
|25
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bertrand_(Bischof) Paul Bertrand]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Kühnel Bernhard Kühnel]
|{{birth date and age|1925|7|11}}
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] Peru
|October 10, 1948
|December 4, 1927
|September 14, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|4}}
|France
|-
|-
|26
|26
|{{wp|Joseph Gabriel Fernandez}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Rimedio Vincenzo Rimedio]
|{{birth date and age|1925|9|16}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|March 19, 1949
|December 5, 1927
|May 14, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|5}}
|India
|-
|-
|27
|27
|{{wp|Angelo Acerbi}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Zerbini Giovanni Zerbini]
|{{birth date and age|1925|9|23}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|March 27, 1948
|December 29, 1927
|June 30, 1974
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|29}}
|Italy
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''28'''
|28
|'''{{wp|Friedrich Wetter}}'''
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_de_Saint-Blanquat Jacques de Saint-Blanquat]
|'''[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany'''
|{{birth date and age|1925|11|21}}
|'''February 20, 1928'''
|March 29, 1952
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|2|20}}'''
|October 5, 1975
|France
|-
|-
|29
|29
|{{wp|John R. Gorman}}
|{{wp|Robert Joseph Banks}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|12|11}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|May 1, 1956
|February 26, 1928
|April 11, 1988
|{{age in years and days|1928|2|26}}
|United States
|-
|-
|30
|30
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bhuoc.html John Huo Cheng]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_Dicke_(Bischof) Gerd Dicke]
|{{birth date and age|1926|2|1}}
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|May 14, 1954
|March 28, 1928
|September 4, 1991
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|28}}
|China
|-
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|31
|31
|{{wp|Estanislao Esteban Karlic}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Chamgwera Allan Chamgwera]
|{{birth date and age|1926|2|7}}
|[[File:Flag of Malawi.svg|25px]] Malawi
|December 8, 1954
|April 30, 1928
|August 15, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1928|4|30}}
|Argentina
|-
|-
|32
|32
|{{wp|Gabino Díaz Merchán}}
|{{wp|Jacques Despierre}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|2|26}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|July 13, 1952
|May 6, 1928
|August 22, 1965
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|6}}
|Spain
|-
|-
|33
|33
|{{wp|Maurice_Taylor_(bishop)|Maurice Taylor}}
|{{wp|Pierre Mouallem}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|5|5}}
|[[File:Flag of Israel.svg|25px]] Israel
|July 2, 1950
|May 10, 1928
|June 9, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|10}}
|United Kingdom
|-
|-
|34
|34
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Ivan_de_Azevedo Walter Ivan de Azevedo]
|{{wp|Charles Louis Joseph Vandame}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|5|8}}
|[[File:Flag of Chad.svg|25px]] Chad
|December 8, 1953
|June 4, 1928
|July 27, 1986
|{{age in years and days|1928|6|4}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|35
|35
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildebrando_Mendes_Costa Hildebrando Mendes Costa]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedito_Francisco_de_Albuquerque Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque]
|{{birth date and age|1926|6|16}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|December 2, 1951
|July 24, 1928
|May 24, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|24}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|36
|36
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuele_Catarinicchia Emanuele Catarinicchia]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Trejos_Picado Ignacio Trejos Picado]
|{{birth date and age|1926|7|12}}
|[[File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg|25px]] Costa Rica
|April 2, 1949
|July 31, 1928
|December 17, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|31}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|37
|37
|{{wp|James Chan Soon Cheong}}
|{{wp|Peter Chung Hoan Ting}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|7|26}}
|[[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|25px]] Malaysia
|August 6, 1959
|September 10, 1928
|June 8, 1973
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|10}}
|Malaysia
|-
|-
|38
|38
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heitor_de_Araújo_Sales Heitor de Araújo Sales]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barroso_Filho Francisco Barroso Filho]
|{{birth date and age|1926|7|29}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|December 3, 1950
|October 8, 1928
|June 16, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1928|10|8}}
|Brazil
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''39'''
|39
|'''{{wp|Ernest Simoni}}'''
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Ant%C3%B4nio_Marchetti_Fedalto Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto]
|'''[[File:Flag of Albania.svg|25px]] Albania'''
|{{birth date and age|1926|8|11}}
|'''October 18, 1928'''
|December 6, 1950
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|10|18}}'''
|August 28, 1966
|Brazil
|-
|-
|40
|40
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Holguer_López_Mayorga Raúl Holguer López Mayorga]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Liu_Hsien-tang Lucas Liu Hsien-tang]
|{{birth date and age|1926|8|24}}
|[[File:Flag of Taiwan.svg|25px]] Taiwan
|June 29, 1951
|December 21, 1928
|April 29, 1973
|{{age in years and days|1928|12|21}}
|Ecuador
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''41'''
|41
|'''{{wp|Walter Brandmüller}}'''
|{{wp|Gilbert_Sheldon_(Bishop_of_Steubenville)|Gilbert Sheldon}}
|'''[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany'''
|{{birth date and age|1926|9|20}}
|'''January 5, 1929'''
|February 28, 1953
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|5}}'''
|June 11, 1976
|United States
|-
|-
|42
|42
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernesto_Togni Ernesto Togni]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_Shi_Hongzhen Melchior Shi Hongzhen]
|{{birth date and age|1926|10|6}}
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|May 7, 1950
|January 7, 1929
|September 17, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|7}}
|Switzerland
|-bgcolor=gold
|'''43'''
|'''{{wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] Thailand'''
|'''January 25, 1929'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|25}}'''
|-
|-
|43
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domenico_Crescentino_Marinozzi Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi]
|{{birth date and age|1926|11|21}}
|December 17, 1950
|December 10, 1982
|Italy
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|44
|44
|{{wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}
|{{wp|Leo Nowak (bishop)|Leo Nowak}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|12|15}}
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|December 21, 1957
|March 17, 1929
|November 22, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1929|3|17}}
|Uganda
|-
|-
|45
|45
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pak_Jeong-il Michael Pak Jeong-il]
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Giuliano_Tiddia Pier Giuliano Tiddia]
|{{birth date and age|1926|12|18}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|November 23, 1958
|June 13, 1929
|May 31, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1929|6|13}}
|South Korea
|-
|-
|46
|46
|{{wp|Paolo Magnani}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Gillet Paolo Gillet]
|{{birth date and age|1926|12|31}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|June 29, 1951
|July 8, 1929
|September 10, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1929|7|8}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|47
|47
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Marie_Cao_%C3%90%C3%ACnh_Thuy%C3%AAn Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Mascheroni Angelo Mascheroni]
|{{birth date and age|1927|1|7}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|May 14, 1960
|October 13, 1929
|November 19, 1992
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|13}}
|Vietnam
|-
|-
|48
|48
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kim_Tchang-ryeol Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Héctor_Luis_Lucas_Peña_Gómez Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez]                            
|{{birth date and age|1927|1|25}}
|[[File:Flag of Cuba.svg|25px]] Cuba
|August 22, 1953
|October 18, 1929
|January 6, 1984
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|18}}
|South Korea
|-
|-
|49
|49
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Wojtkowski Julian Wojtkowski]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_de_Souza_(bispo) Antônio de Souza]
|{{birth date and age|1927|1|31}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|June 25, 1950
|October 21, 1929
|August 22, 1969
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|21}}
|Poland
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |50 / 51
|50
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Manuel_Maldonado_Barreno Victor Manuel Maldonado Barreno]
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Zarri Vincenzo Zarri]
|{{birth date and age|1927|2|14}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|June 29, 1953
|October 23, 1929
|March 3, 1990
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|23}}
|Ecuador
|-
|-
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilberto_Pereira_Lopes Gilberto Pereira Lopes]
|51
|{{birth date and age|1927|2|14}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Marie_Guillaume Paul-Marie Gillaume]
|December 14, 1949
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|December 18, 1969
|October 31, 1929
|Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|31}}
|-
|-
|52
|52
|{{wp|Senan Louis O’Donnell}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Gómez_Aristizábal Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal]
|{{birth date and age|1927|2|24}}
|[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]] Colombia
|July 17, 1955
|December 2, 1929
|November 28, 1993
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|2}}
|Ireland
|-
|-
|53
|53
|{{wp|Dominic Anthony Marconi}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Geraldo_Oliveira_do_Valle José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle]                             
|{{birth date and age|1927|3|13}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|May 30, 1953
|December 3, 1929
|June 25, 1976
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|3}}
|United States
|-
|-
|54
|54
|{{wp|Rembert George Weakland}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramón_Buxarrais_Ventura Ramón Buxarrais Ventura]
|{{birth date and age|1927|4|2}}
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|June 24, 1951
|December 12, 1929
|September 20, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|12}}
|United States
|-
|-
|55
|55
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pallikaparampil Joseph Pallikaparampil]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorio_Oliver_Domingo Victorio Oliver Domingo]
|{{birth date and age|1927|4|10}}
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|November 23, 1958
|December 23, 1929
|August 15, 1973
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|23}}
|India
|-
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|56
|56
|{{wp|Joseph Ratzinger}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Caviedes Miguel Caviedes]
|{{birth date and age|1927|4|16}}
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
|June 29, 1951
|January 30, 1930
|May 28, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1930|1|30}}
|Germany
|-
|-
|57
|57
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Agust%C3%ADn_Valbuena_J%C3%A1uregui José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui]
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bonfils Jean Bonfils]
|{{birth date and age|1927|5|20}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|November 20, 1949
|February 15, 1930
|October 25, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|15}}
|Colombia
|-
|-
|58
|58
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvaldo_Gon%C3%A7alves_Amaral Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral]
|{{wp|Pedro Dean}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|5|25}}
|[[File:Flag of Philippines.svg|25px]] Philippines
|December 8, 1954
|February 21, 1930
|April 20, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|21}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|59
|59
|{{wp|Raul Nicolau Gonçalves}}
|{{wp|David Cremin}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|6|15}}
|[[File:Flag of Australia.svg|25px]] Australia
|December 21, 1950
|February 22, 1930
|March 5, 1967
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|22}}
|India
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''60'''
|60
|'''{{wp|Adam Maida}}'''
|{{wp|Joseph Martin Sartoris}}
|'''[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States'''
|{{birth date and age|1927|7|1}}
|'''March 18, 1930'''
|May 30, 1953
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|18}}'''
|March 19, 1994
|-bgcolor=gold
|United States
|'''61'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Julián Herranz Casado}}'''
|61
|'''[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain'''
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_George_Tripp Howard George Tripp]
|'''March 31, 1930'''
|{{birth date and age|1927|7|3}}
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|31}}'''
|May 31, 1953
|January 30, 1980
|United Kingdom
|-
|-
|62
|62
|{{wp|James Timlin}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Luis_Ysern_de_Arce Juan Luis Ysern de Arce]
|{{birth date and age|1927|8|5}}
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
|July 16, 1951
|May 2, 1930
|September 21, 1976
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|2}}
|United States
|-
|-
|63
|63
|{{wp|Alberto Tricarico}}
|{{wp|William Edwin Franklin}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|8|10}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|January 6, 1950
|May 3, 1930
|April 27, 1987
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|3}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|64
|64
|{{wp|Kazimierz Romaniuk}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Di_Falco Giuseppe Di Falco]
|{{birth date and age|1927|8|21}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|December 16, 1951
|May 13, 1930
|March 4, 1982
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|13}}
|Poland
|-
|-
|65
|rowspan=2|65
|{{wp|Edoardo Rovida}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_da_Silva_Chaves José da Silva Chaves]
|{{birth date and age|1927|8|26}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|June 29, 1950
|rowspan=2|May 15, 1930
|October 10, 1971
|rowspan=2|{{age in years and days|1930|5|15}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|66
|{{wp|Lawrence Sabatini}}
|[http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bthanab.html Abraham Than]
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada
|{{birth date and age|1927|9|21}}
|September 22, 1957
|May 11, 1969
|Myanmar
|-
|-
|67
|67
|{{wp|Abraham Nehmé}}
|{{wp|William J. Winter}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|10|8}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|January 3, 1954
|May 20, 1930
|October 26, 1986
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|20}}
|Syria
|-
|-
|68
|68
|{{wp|Raymond E. Goedert}}
|{{wp|Emmanuel Milingo}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|10|15}}
|[[File:Flag of Zambia.svg|25px]] Zambia
|May 1, 1952
|June 13, 1930
|August 29, 1991
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|13}}
|United States
|-
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|69
|69
|{{wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serafim_de_Sousa_Ferreira_e_Silva Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva]
|{{birth date and age|1927|10|27}}
|[[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|25px]] Portugal
|June 9, 1957
|June 16, 1930
|October 24, 1976
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|16}}
|Mozambique
|-
|-
|70
|70
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Tr%C3%A2n_Thanh_Chung Pierre Trân Thanh Chung]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Octacílio_Dotti Orlando Octacílio Dotti]
|{{birth date and age|1927|11|10}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|May 25, 1955
|June 22, 1930
|November 22, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|22}}
|Vietnam
|-  
|-
|71
|71
|{{wp|Daniel_Cronin_(bishop)|Daniel Cronin}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Corriveau Raúl Corriveau]
|{{birth date and age|1927|11|14}}
|[[File:Flag of Honduras.svg|25px]] Honduras
|December 20, 1952
|June 27, 1930
|September 12, 1968
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|27}}
|United States
|-
|-
|72
|72
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Razakarinvony Raymond Razakarinvony]
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Émile_Marcus Émile Marcus]
|{{birth date and age|1927|11|19}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|July 27, 1956
|June 29, 1930
|May 17, 1998
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|29}}
|Madagascar
|-
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|73
|73
|{{wp|Angelo Sodano}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thadeu_Gomes_Canellas Thadeu Gomes Canellas]
|{{birth date and age|1927|11|23}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|September 23, 1950
|July 28, 1930
|January 15, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1930|7|28}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|74
|rowspan=2|74
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_K%C3%BChnel Bernhard Kühnel]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denys_Raboula_Antoine_Beylouni Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni]
|{{birth date and age|1927|12|4}}
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|August 6, 1955
|rowspan=2|August 8, 1930
|April 27, 1983
|rowspan=2|{{age in years and days|1930|8|8}}
|Germany
|-
|-
|75
|{{wp|John Joseph Leibrecht}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Rimedio Vincenzo Rimedio]
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{birth date and age|1927|12|5}}
|July 22, 1951
|October 28, 1982
|Italy
|-
|-
|76
|76
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Zerbini Giovanni Zerbini]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Antonius_de_Kok Johannes Antonius de Kok]
|{{birth date and age|1927|12|29}}
|[[File:Flag of Netherlands.svg|25px]] Netherlands
|June 29, 1956
|August 28, 1930
|February 19, 1995
|{{age in years and days|1930|8|28}}
|Italy
|-bgcolor=gold
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|'''77'''
|77
|'''{{wp|Paul Poupard}}'''
|{{wp|Friedrich Wetter}}
|'''[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France'''
|{{birth date and age|1928|2|20}}
|'''August 30, 1930'''
|October 10, 1953
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|8|30}}'''
|June 29, 1968
|Germany
|-
|-
|78
|78
|{{wp|Robert Joseph Banks}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godefroid_Mukeng’a_Kalond Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond]         
|{{birth date and age|1928|2|26}}
|[[File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|25px]] D. R. Congo
|December 20, 1952
|August 31, 1930
|September 19, 1985
|{{age in years and days|1930|8|31}}
|United States
|-
|-
|79
|79
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Dick Klaus Dick]
|{{wp|Sylvester Donovan Ryan}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|2|27}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|February 24, 1953
|September 3, 1930
|May 19, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1930|9|3}}
|Germany
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''80'''
|80
|'''{{wp|Salvatore de Giorgi}}'''
|{{wp|John Stephen Cummins}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''Italy'''
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|3}}
|'''September 6, 1930'''
|January 24, 1953
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|9|6}}'''
|May 16, 1974
|-bgcolor=gold
|United States
|'''81'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Jānis Pujats}}'''
|81
|[[File:Flag of Latvia.svg|25px]] '''Latvia'''
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_Dicke_(Bischof) Gerd Dicke]
|'''November 14, 1930'''
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|28}}
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|11|14}}'''
|July 25, 1952
|February 16, 1970
|Germany
|-
|-
|82
|82
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Kleinermeilert Alfred Kleinermeilert]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Braun_(Bischof) Karl Braun]
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|30}}
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|October 10, 1953
|December 13, 1930
|May 3, 1968
|{{age in years and days|1930|12|13}}
|Germany
|-
|-
|83
|83
|{{wp|Peter Henrici}}
|{{wp|Gérard Defois}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|31}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|July 23, 1958
|January 5, 1931
|May 31, 1993
|{{age in years and days|1931|1|5}}
|Switzerland
|-
|-
|84
|84
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonino_Orr%C3%B9 Antonino Orrù]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domingo_Salvador_Castagna Domingo Salvador Castagna]
|{{birth date and age|1928|4|23}}
|[[File:Flag of Argentina.svg|25px]] Argentina
|July 13, 1952
|January 12, 1931
|May 13, 1990
|{{age in years and days|1931|1|12}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|85
|85
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bchamg.html Allan Chamwera]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Mbwôl-Mpasi Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi]
|{{birth date and age|1928|4|30}}
|[[File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|25px]] D. R. Congo
|September 7, 1957
|February 11, 1931
|May 31, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1931|2|11}}
|Malawi
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''86'''
|86
|'''{{wp|Camillo Ruini}}'''
|{{wp|Louis Edward Gelineau}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''Italy'''
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|3}}
|'''February 19, 1931'''
|June 5, 1953
|'''{{age in years and days|1931|2|19}}'''
|January 26, 1972
|United States
|-
|-
|87
|87
|{{wp|Jacques Despierre}}
|[https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Zhang_Zhiyong Peter Zhang Zhiyong]
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|6}}
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|June 24, 1952
|March 1, 1931
|October 10, 1982
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|1}}
|France
|-
|-
|88
|88
|{{wp|Joseph Ti-kang}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Carlos_de_Oliveira_(Geistlicher) José Carlos de Oliveira]
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|7}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|December 20, 1953
|March 14, 1931
|July 22, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|14}}
|Taiwan
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |89 / 90
|89
|{{wp|John Quinn Weitzel}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Gabrielli Pietro Gabrielli]
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|10}}
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|25px]] Ecuador
|June 11, 1955
|March 17, 1931
|October 29, 1986
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|17}}
|American Samoa
|-
|-
|{{wp|Pierre Mouallem}}
|90
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|10}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldo_Gerna Aldo Gerna]
|November 21, 1955
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|June 29, 1990
|May 7, 1931
|Israel
|{{age in years and days|1931|5|7}}
|-
|-
|91
|91
|{{wp|Daniel Patrick Reilly}}
|{{wp|Blasco Francisco Collaço}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|12}}
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India
|May 30, 1953
|May 16, 1931
|August 6, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1931|5|16}}
|United States
|-
|-
|92
|92
|{{wp|Charles Louis Joseph Vandame}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Vieira_de_Lima José Vieira de Lima]
|{{birth date and age|1928|6|4}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|September 7, 1960
|June 10, 1931
|January 6, 1982
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|10}}
|Chad
|-
|-
|93
|93
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Antonino_Mascarenhas_Roxo Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo]
|{{wp|Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|6|12}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|August 20, 1952
|June 15, 1931
|January 28, 1990
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|15}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|94
|94
|{{wp|Alphonsus Mathias}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_del_Castillo_Estrada Luis del Castillo Estrada]
|{{birth date and age|1928|6|22}}
|[[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg|25px]] Uruguay
|August 24, 1954
|June 21, 1931
|February 5, 1964
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|21}}
|India
|-
|-
|95
|95
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Bui_Tu%C3%A2n Jean-Baptiste Bui Tuần]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_Dios_Caballero_Reyes Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes]
|{{birth date and age|1928|6|24}}
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] Mexico
|September 2, 1955
|June 23, 1931
|April 30, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|23}}
|Vietnam
|-
|-
|96
|96
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Fr%C3%A9chard Maurice Fréchard]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Cyril_O’Grady Bernard Cyril O’Grady]
|{{birth date and age|1928|7|3}}
|[[File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg|25px]] Solomon Islands
|July 3, 1955
|August 24, 1931
|October 27, 1996
|{{age in years and days|1931|8|24}}
|France
|-
|-
|97
|97
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedito_Francisco_de_Albuquerque Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Agustín_Ganuza_García José Agustín Ganuza García]
|{{birth date and age|1928|7|24}}
|[[File:Flag of Panama.svg|25px]] Panama
|December 8, 1953
|August 28, 1931
|May 5, 1985
|{{age in years and days|1931|8|28}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|98
|98
|{{wp|Philippe Bär}}
|{{wp|Joseph Kallas}}, S.M.S.P
|{{birth date and age|1928|7|29}}
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|July 26, 1959
|September 24, 1931
|March 20, 1982
|{{age in years and days|1931|9|24}}
|Netherlands
|-
|-
|99
|99
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Trejos_Picado Ignacio Trejos Picado]
|{{wp|Victor Hermann Balke}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|7|31}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|March 8, 1952
|September 29, 1931
|March 8, 1968
|{{age in years and days|1931|9|29}}
|Costa Rica
|-
|-
|100
|100
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Montero_Moreno Antonio Montero Moreno]
|[https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavien_Joseph_Melki Flavien Joseph Melki]
|{{birth date and age|1928|8|28}}
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|May 19, 1951
|October 10, 1931
|May 17, 1969
|{{age in years and days|1931|10|10}}
|Spain
<!--
|}
<!--|-No more than 5 names after this point...
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|{{wp|Peter Chung Hoan Ting}}
|{{wp|Anthony Gbuji}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|10}}
|[[File:Flag of Nigeria.svg|25px]] Nigeria
|September 26, 1954
|October 29, 1931
|November 15, 1970
|{{age in years and days|1931|10|29}}
|Malaysia
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|{{wp|Joseph John Gerry}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_Gaspar_(religioso) Antônio Gaspar]
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|12}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|June 12, 1954
|November 11, 1931
|April 21, 1986
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|11}}
|United States
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|{{wp|Giuseppe Germano Bernardini}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Staccioli Alessandro Staccioli]
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|27}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|March 21, 1953
|November 13, 1931
|April 9, 1983
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|13}}
|Italia
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Scandiffio Michele Scandiffio]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Thienchai_Samanchit Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit]
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|29}}
|[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] Thailand
|July 8, 1951
|November 28, 1931
|July 9, 1988
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|28}}
|Italia
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|{{wp|Owen Dolan}}
|{{wp|Louis Yu Runchen}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|30}}
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|July 21, 1954
|December 1, 1931
|December 10, 1995
|{{age in years and days|1931|12|1}}
|New Zealand
-->
|}
 
== Addendum ==
=== Uncertain Date of Birth ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |
|-
! Name
! State
! Born
! Age
|-
|+ style=line-height:normal | The following individuals might be older than ''#100–80'' on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Kpiéle_Somé Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé]
|[[File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg|25px]] Burkina Faso
|September 1930
|{{age in years and days|1930|9|30}} to {{age in years and days|1930|9|1}}
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frédéric_Rubwejanga Frédéric Rubwejanga]
|[[File:Flag of Rwanda.svg|25px]] Rwanda
|rowspan=2|1931
|rowspan=2|{{age in years and days|1931|12|31}} to {{age in years and days|1931|1|1}}
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Zhuang_Jianjian Peter Zhuang Jianjian]
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|}
 
=='''Chronological List of eldest Roman Catholic Prelates Since 1879'''==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!'''Became oldest prelate'''
!'''End as oldest prelate'''
!'''Name'''
!'''Country'''
!'''Office held'''
!'''Birth'''
|-
|1879.08.27
|1882.03.30
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsanchjd.html José Domingo Sánchez Reza]
|[[File:Flag of Mauritania.svg|25px]] Mauritania
|Titular Bishop of Macri (1843-1882)
|1779.08.05
|-
|1882.03.30
|1883.07.31
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbenavp.html Pedro Ignacio de Benavente y del Castillo]
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] Peru
|Titular Bishop of Thespiae (1865-1883)
|1790.02.21
|-
|1883.07.31
|1887.11.17
|{{wp|Andreas Räss}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|Bishop of Strasbourg (1842-1887)
|1794.04.06
|-
|1887.11.11
|1888.04.15
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmargl.html Luigi Margarita]
|[[File:Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816).svg|25px]] Two Sicilies
|Bishop of Oria (1851-1888)
|1800.02.01
|-
|1888.04.15
|1889.08.03
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Eugène_Regnault Louis-Eugène Regnault]
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|Bishop of Chatres (1852-1889)
|1800.02.21
|-
|1889.08.03
|1890.08.11
|{{wp|John Henry Newman}}, C.O.
|[[File:Flag of England.svg|25px]] England
|Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1879-1890)
|1801.02.21
|-
|1890.08.11
|1890.09.18
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_António_Pereira_Bilhano José António Pereira Bilhano], O.F.M. Cap.
|[[File:Flag of Portugal (1830–1910).svg|25x25px]] Portugal
|Archbishop of Évora (1871-1890)
|1801.03.21
|-
|1890.09.18
|1891.03.25
|{{wp|Armand-François-Marie de Charbonnel}}, O.F.M. Cap.
|[[File:Flag of Canada (1868–1921).svg|25px]] Canada
|Bishop of Toronto
|1802.12.01
|-
|1891.03.25
|1895.01.20
|{{wp|Tobias Kirby}}
|[[File:State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg|25x25px]] Greece
|Titular Archbishop of Ephesus (1886-1895)
|1803.01.01
|-
|1895.01.20
|1896.05.12
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcirino.html Giovanni Cirino]
|rowspan=2|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo
Titular Archbishop of Ancyra
|1805.03.18
|-
|1896.05.12
|1899.07.11
|{{wp|Teodolfo Mertel}}
|Cardinal-Deacon of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884-1899)
|1806.02.09
|-
|1899.07.12
|1901.06.16
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bjard.html Adrian Jardinier]
|[[File:Flag of Switzerland.svg|25x25px]] Switzerland
|Bishop of Sion (Sitten) (1875-1901)
|1808.04.15
|-
|1901.06.16
|1909.09.01
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmorir.html Raffaele Morisciano]
|rowspan=2|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Bishop of Squillace (1858-1909)
|1811.10.22
|-
|1909.09.01
|1910.11.01
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Aichner Simon Aichner]
|Titular Archbishop of Theodoropolis (1904-1910)
|1816.10.19
|-
|1910.11.01
|1916.11.28
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmonnier.html Henri Monnier]
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25x25px]] France
|Archbishop of Cambrai (1872-1916)
|1820.01.05
|-
|1915.04.08
|1919.07.31
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domenico_Gaspare_Lancia_di_Brolo Domenico Gaspare Lancia di Brolo], O.S.B.
|rowspan=2|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Archbishop of Monreale (1884-1919)
|1825.10.01
|-
|1919.07.31
|1921.07.18
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bschino.html Paolo Schinosi]
|Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis (1901-1921)
|1827.04.05
|-
|1921.07.18
|1921.12.21
|{{wp|François de Rovérié de Cabrières}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25x25px]] France
|Archbishop of Montpellier (1874-1921)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria (1911-21)
|1830.08.30
|-
|1921.12.21
|1925.01.19
|{{wp|Pedro Rocamora y García}}
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25x25px]] Spain
|Bishop of Tortosa (1894-1925)
|1832.02.11
|-
|1925.01.19
|1925.10.20
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brenzu.html Agnello Renzullo]
|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Bishop of Nola (1890-1924)
Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Lydia (1924-1925)
|1836.04.02
|-
|1925.10.20
|1928.10.01
|{{wp|Abraham Brownrigg}}
|[[File:Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg|25x25px]] Ireland
|Bishop of Ossory (1884-1928)
|1836.12.03
|-
|1928.10.01
|1930.07.09
|{{wp|Vincenzo Vannutelli}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Titular Archbishop of Sardes (1884-1930)
Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1891-1900)
 
Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1900-1930)
 
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1915-1930)
|1836.12.05
|-
|1930.07.09
|1935.01.03
|{{wp|Francis Redwood}}
|[[File:Flag of New Zealand.svg|25x25px]] New Zealand
|Archbishop of Wellington (1987-1935)
|1839.06.06
|-
|1935.01.03
|1937.11.15
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisleno_Veneri Gisleno Veneri]
|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Titular Archbishop of Darnis (1919-1937)
|1844.09.31
|-
|1937.11.15
|1939.01.20
|[[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Torres_y_Ribas Juan Torres y Ribas]
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25x25px]] Spain
|Bishop of Menorca (1902-1939)
|1844.12.13
|-
|1939.01.20
|1941.08.08
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Maria_Zonghi Giovanni Maria Zonghi]
|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Titular Archbishop of Collosae (1914-1941)
|1847.08.03
|-
|1939.01.20
|1942.03.18
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Augustin_Lecœur Paul-Augustin Lecœur]
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|Bishop of Saint-Flour (1906-1942)
|1848.03.13
|-
|1942.03.18
|1948.02.16
|{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhorëne (1899-1948)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli (1911-1915)
 
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1915-1948)
 
Bishop of Ostia (1930-1948)
|1851.04.10
|-
|1948.02.16
|1953.12.25
|[https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonidas_Medina Leonidas Medina]
|[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25x25px]] Colombia
|Archbishop of Novae Patrae (1947-1953)
|1854.06.18
|-
|1953.12.25
|1954.04.05
|{{wp|Jesús María Echavarria Aguirre}}
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25x25px]] Mexico
|Bishop of Saltillo, Cualhuila (1987-1935)
|1858.07.06
|-
|1954.04.05
|1955.10.25
|{{wp|Michael Fogarty (bishop)|Michael Fogarty}}
|[[File:Flag of Ireland.svg|25x25px]] Ireland
|Archbishop of Killaloe (1954-1955)
|1859.10.11
|-
|1955.10.25
|1956.03.02
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_di_Tommaso Antonio di Tommaso]
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Titular Bishop of Cyrene (1947-1956)
|1860.08.10
|-
|1956.03.02
|1957.01.05
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Caillot Alexandre Caillot]
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25x25px]] France
|Bishop of Grenoble (1917-1957)
|1861.06.21
|-
|1957.01.05
|1957.10.31
|[https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_d’Errico Francesco d’Errico]
|rowspan=3|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Titular Archbishop of Samosata (1938-1957)
|1862.08.05
|-
|1957.10.31
|1963.12.06
|{{wp|Alfonso Carinci}}
|Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria (1945-1963)
|1862.11.09
|-
|1963.12.06
|1967.07.29
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Paino Angelo Paino]
|Archbishop of Messina (1923-1963)
Titular Archbishop of Serrae (1963-1967)
|1870.06.21
|-
|1967.07.29
|1968.10.27
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateo_Múgica Mateo Múgica]
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|Bishop of Vittoria (1923-1937)
Titular Bishop of Cinna (1937-1968)
|1870.09.21
|-
|1968.10.27
|1969.10.18
|{{wp|John Bernard MacGinley}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|Bushes of Nueva Caceres (Philippines) (1910-1924)
Bishop of Monterey-Fresno (US) (1924-1932)
 
Titular Bishop of Croae (1932-1969)
|1871.08.19
|-
|1969.10.18
|1970.10.13
|{{wp|Patrice Flynn}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|Bishop of Nevers (1932-1963)
Titular Bishop of Arneae (1963-1970)
|1874.08.15
|-
|1970.10.13
|1972.12.13
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bjan.html Jean-Marie Jan]
|[[File:Flag of Haiti.svg|25px]] Haiti
|Titular Bishop of Edistiana (1953-1970)
|1875.11.02
|-
|1972.12.13
|1973.04.17
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bshla.html Bernardin Shlaku]
|[[File:Flag of Albania.svg|25px]] Albania
|Titular Bishop of Tiberias (1910-1973)
Bishop of Pult (1911-1973)
|1875.06.23
|-
|1973.04.17
|1983.01.02
|{{wp|Edward Howard (bishop)|Edward Daniel Howard}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|Archbishop of Portland (1926-1966)
Titular Archbishop of Albulae (1966-1983)
|1877.11.05
|-
|1983.01.02
|1984.01.22
|{{wp|Mikiel Gonzi}}
|[[File:Flag of Malta.svg|25px]] Malta
|Archbishop of Malta (1944-1976)
|1885.05.13
|-
|1984.01.22
|1985.04.27
|{{wp|Pierre Kamel Medawar}}
|[[File:Flag of Syria.svg|25px]] Syria
|Auxillary Bishop of Antioch (1943-1969)
Titular Bishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti (1943-1985)
|1877.12.26
|-
|1985.04.27
|1986.03.06
|{{wp|Emilio de Brigard Ortiz}}
|[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]] Colombia
|Auxillary Bishop of Bogotá (1944-1986)
Titular Bishop of Coracesium (1944-1961)
 
Titular Archbishop of Dystis (1961-1986)
|1888.05.15
|-
|1986.03.06
|1989.10.13
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Cifuentes_Gómez Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez]
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
|Archbishop of La Serena (1943-1967)
Titular Archbishop of Thapsus (1967-1970)
|1888.05.15
|-
|1989.10.13
|1991.08.18
|{{wp|Patrick Kelly (bishop of Benin City)|Patrick Joseph Kelly}}
|[[File:Flag of Nigeria.svg|25px]] Nigeria
|Titular Bishop of Thignica (1939-1950)
Bishop of Benin City (1950-1973)
|1894.08.31
|-
|1991.08.18
|1999.03.21
|{{wp|John Linus Paschang}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|Bishop of Grand Island (1951-1972)
|1895.10.05
|-
|1999.05.23
|2003.04.26
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Calasanz_Rosenhammer José Calasanz Rosenhammer]
|[[File:Flag of Bolivia.svg|25px]] Bolivia
|Titular Bishop of Ampora (1949-2003)
|1900.01.01
|-
|2003.04.26
|2007.01.07
|{{wp|Joseph Meng Ziwen}}
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|Archbishop of Nanning (1984-2007)
|1903.03.19
|-
|2007.01.07
|2015.01.01
|{{wp|Géry Leuliet}}
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada
|Auxillary Bishop of Amiens (1963-1985)
|1910.01.12
|-
|2015.01.01
|2016.09.20
|{{wp|Peter Leo Gerety}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|Archbishop of New Ark (1974-1986)
|1912.07.19
|-
|2016.09.20
|2020.06.21
|{{wp|Bernardino Piñera}}
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
|Archbishop of La Serena (1983-1990)
|1915.09.22
|-
|2020.06.21
|2020.11.24
|{{wp|Damián Iguacén Borau}}
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|Bishop of San Cristobal de La Laguna or Tenrrife (1984-1991)
|1916.02.12
|-
|2020.11.24
|2022.07.02
|{{wp|Laurent Noël}}
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada
|Bishop of Trois-Ravières (1975-1996)
|1920.03.19
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|'''2022.07.02'''
|'''Present'''
|'''{{wp|José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra}}'''
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] '''Mexico'''
|Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (1985-1993)
|1922.01.01
|}
|}


=='''See Also'''==
*[[List of longest-living cardinals]]
[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Lists]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prelate}}

Latest revision as of 10:55, 23 October 2025

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

List

Rank Prelate Country Born Age
1 José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico January 1, 1922 103 years, 348 days
2 René Henry Gracida Flag of the United States.svg United States June 9, 1923 102 years, 189 days
3 Daniel Verstraete Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa July 31, 1924 101 years, 137 days
4 Manuel Edmilson da Cruz Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 3, 1924 101 years, 73 days
5 Albert Houssiau Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium November 2, 1924 101 years, 43 days
6 Serafín Cartagena Ocaña Flag of Spain.svg Spain November 7, 1924 101 years, 38 days
7 Victorinus Youn Kong-hi Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea November 8, 1924 101 years, 37 days
8 Gaetano Bonicelli Flag of Italy.svg Italy December 13, 1924 101 years, 2 days
9 Angelo Acerbi Flag of Italy.svg Italy September 23, 1925 100 years, 83 days
10 Jacques de Saint-Blanquat Flag of France.svg France November 21, 1925 100 years, 24 days
11 Hildebrando Mendes Costa Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 16, 1926 99 years, 182 days
12 Heitor de Araújo Sales Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 29, 1926 99 years, 139 days
13 Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil August 11, 1926 99 years, 126 days
14 Raúl Holguer López Mayorga Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador August 24, in 1926 99 years, 113 days
15 Emmanuel Wamala Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda December 15, 1926 99 years, 0 days
16 Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea January 25, 1927 98 years, 324 days
17 Julian Wojtkowski Flag of Poland.svg Poland January 31, 1927 98 years, 318 days
18 Dominic Anthony Marconi Flag of the United States.svg United States March 13, 1927 98 years, 277 days
19 Joseph Pallikaparampil Flag of India.svg India April 10, 1927 98 years, 249 days
20 Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 25, 1927 98 years, 204 days
21 Edoardo Rovida Flag of Italy.svg Italy August 26, 1927 98 years, 111 days
22 Júlio Duarte Langa Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique October 27, 1927 98 years, 49 days
23 Daniel Cronin Flag of the United States.svg United States November 14, 1927 98 years, 31 days
24 Raymond Razakarinvony Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar November 19, 1927 98 years, 26 days
25 Bernhard Kühnel Flag of Peru.svg Peru December 4, 1927 98 years, 11 days
26 Vincenzo Rimedio Flag of Italy.svg Italy December 5, 1927 98 years, 10 days
27 Giovanni Zerbini Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 29, 1927 97 years, 351 days
28 Friedrich Wetter Flag of Germany.svg Germany February 20, 1928 97 years, 298 days
29 Robert Joseph Banks Flag of the United States.svg United States February 26, 1928 97 years, 292 days
30 Gerd Dicke Flag of Germany.svg Germany March 28, 1928 97 years, 262 days
31 Allan Chamgwera Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi April 30, 1928 97 years, 229 days
32 Jacques Despierre Flag of France.svg France May 6, 1928 97 years, 223 days
33 Pierre Mouallem Flag of Israel.svg Israel May 10, 1928 97 years, 219 days
34 Charles Louis Joseph Vandame Flag of Chad.svg Chad June 4, 1928 97 years, 194 days
35 Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 24, 1928 97 years, 144 days
36 Ignacio Trejos Picado Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica July 31, 1928 97 years, 137 days
37 Peter Chung Hoan Ting Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia September 10, 1928 97 years, 96 days
38 Francisco Barroso Filho Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 8, 1928 97 years, 68 days
39 Ernest Simoni Flag of Albania.svg Albania October 18, 1928 97 years, 58 days
40 Lucas Liu Hsien-tang Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan December 21, 1928 96 years, 359 days
41 Walter Brandmüller Flag of Germany.svg Germany January 5, 1929 96 years, 344 days
42 Melchior Shi Hongzhen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China January 7, 1929 96 years, 342 days
43 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand January 25, 1929 96 years, 324 days
44 Leo Nowak Flag of Germany.svg Germany March 17, 1929 96 years, 273 days
45 Pier Giuliano Tiddia Flag of Italy.svg Italy June 13, 1929 96 years, 185 days
46 Paolo Gillet Flag of Italy.svg Italy July 8, 1929 96 years, 160 days
47 Angelo Mascheroni Flag of Italy.svg Italy October 13, 1929 96 years, 63 days
48 Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba October 18, 1929 96 years, 58 days
49 Antônio de Souza Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 21, 1929 96 years, 55 days
50 Vincenzo Zarri Flag of Italy.svg Italy October 23, 1929 96 years, 53 days
51 Paul-Marie Gillaume Flag of France.svg France October 31, 1929 96 years, 45 days
52 Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia December 2, 1929 96 years, 13 days
53 José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 3, 1929 96 years, 12 days
54 Ramón Buxarrais Ventura Flag of Spain.svg Spain December 12, 1929 96 years, 3 days
55 Victorio Oliver Domingo Flag of Spain.svg Spain December 23, 1929 95 years, 357 days
56 Miguel Caviedes Flag of Chile.svg Chile January 30, 1930 95 years, 319 days
57 Jean Bonfils Flag of France.svg France February 15, 1930 95 years, 303 days
58 Pedro Dean Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines February 21, 1930 95 years, 297 days
59 David Cremin Flag of Australia.svg Australia February 22, 1930 95 years, 296 days
60 Adam Maida Flag of the United States.svg United States March 18, 1930 95 years, 272 days
61 Julián Herranz Casado Flag of Spain.svg Spain March 31, 1930 95 years, 259 days
62 Juan Luis Ysern de Arce Flag of Chile.svg Chile May 2, 1930 95 years, 227 days
63 William Edwin Franklin Flag of the United States.svg United States May 3, 1930 95 years, 226 days
64 Giuseppe Di Falco Flag of Italy.svg Italy May 13, 1930 95 years, 216 days
65 José da Silva Chaves Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 15, 1930 95 years, 214 days
Lawrence Sabatini Flag of Canada.svg Canada
67 William J. Winter Flag of the United States.svg United States May 20, 1930 95 years, 209 days
68 Emmanuel Milingo Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia June 13, 1930 95 years, 185 days
69 Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal June 16, 1930 95 years, 182 days
70 Orlando Octacílio Dotti Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 22, 1930 95 years, 176 days
71 Raúl Corriveau Flag of Honduras (2022–present).svg Honduras June 27, 1930 95 years, 171 days
72 Émile Marcus Flag of France.svg France June 29, 1930 95 years, 169 days
73 Thadeu Gomes Canellas Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 28, 1930 95 years, 140 days
74 Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon August 8, 1930 95 years, 129 days
John Joseph Leibrecht Flag of the United States.svg United States
76 Johannes Antonius de Kok Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands August 28, 1930 95 years, 109 days
77 Paul Poupard Flag of France.svg France August 30, 1930 95 years, 107 days
78 Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg D. R. Congo August 31, 1930 95 years, 106 days
79 Sylvester Donovan Ryan Flag of the United States.svg United States September 3, 1930 95 years, 103 days
80 Salvatore de Giorgi Flag of Italy.svg Italy September 6, 1930 95 years, 100 days
81 Jānis Pujats Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia November 14, 1930 95 years, 31 days
82 Karl Braun Flag of Germany.svg Germany December 13, 1930 95 years, 2 days
83 Gérard Defois Flag of France.svg France January 5, 1931 94 years, 344 days
84 Domingo Salvador Castagna Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina January 12, 1931 94 years, 337 days
85 Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg D. R. Congo February 11, 1931 94 years, 307 days
86 Camillo Ruini Flag of Italy.svg Italy February 19, 1931 94 years, 299 days
87 Peter Zhang Zhiyong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China March 1, 1931 94 years, 289 days
88 José Carlos de Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil March 14, 1931 94 years, 276 days
89 Pietro Gabrielli Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador March 17, 1931 94 years, 273 days
90 Aldo Gerna Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 7, 1931 94 years, 222 days
91 Blasco Francisco Collaço Flag of India.svg India May 16, 1931 94 years, 213 days
92 José Vieira de Lima Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 10, 1931 94 years, 188 days
93 Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen Flag of the United States.svg United States June 15, 1931 94 years, 183 days
94 Luis del Castillo Estrada Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay June 21, 1931 94 years, 177 days
95 Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico June 23, 1931 94 years, 175 days
96 Bernard Cyril O’Grady Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands August 24, 1931 94 years, 113 days
97 José Agustín Ganuza García Flag of Panama.svg Panama August 28, 1931 94 years, 109 days
98 Joseph Kallas, S.M.S.P Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon September 24, 1931 94 years, 82 days
99 Victor Hermann Balke Flag of the United States.svg United States September 29, 1931 94 years, 77 days
100 Flavien Joseph Melki Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon October 10, 1931 94 years, 66 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

Name State Born Age
The following individuals might be older than #100–80 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso September 1930 95 years, 76 days to 95 years, 105 days
Frédéric Rubwejanga Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 1931 93 years, 349 days to 94 years, 348 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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