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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, 8 cardinals and 91 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|José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra}}
|{{wp|José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|1|1}}
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] Mexico
|May 28, 1946
|January 1, 1922
|September 8, 1961
|{{age in years and days|1922|1|1}}
|Mexico
|-
|-
|2
|2
|{{wp|René Henry Gracida}}
|{{wp|René Henry Gracida}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|6|9}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|May 23, 1959
|June 9, 1923
|January 25, 1972
|{{age in years and days|1923|6|9}}
|United States
|-
|-
|3
|3
|{{wp|Giuseppe Casale}}
|{{wp|Daniel Verstraete}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|9|28}}
|[[File:Flag of South Africa.svg|25px]] South Africa
|February 3, 1946
|July 31, 1924
|December 8, 1974
|{{age in years and days|1924|7|31}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|4
|4
|{{wp|Luigi Bettazzi}}
|{{wp|Manuel Edmilson da Cruz}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|11|26}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|August 4, 1946
|October 3, 1924
|October 4, 1963
|{{age in years and days|1924|10|3}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|5
|5
|{{wp|Augusto Lauro}}
|{{wp|Albert Houssiau}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|11|29}}
|[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]] Belgium
|June 29, 1947
|November 2, 1924
|October 28, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|2}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|6
|6
|{{wp|Thomas Zhao Duomo}}
|{{wp|Serafín Cartagena Ocaña}}
|1924 (age 97–98)
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|1951
|November 7, 1924
|February 17, 2004
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|7}}
|China
|-
|-
|7
|7
|{{wp|Stanisław Szymecki}}
|{{wp|Victorinus Youn Kong-hi}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|1|26}}
|[[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|25px]] South Korea
|July 3, 1947
|November 8, 1924
|April 12, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|8}}
|Poland
|-
|-
|8
|8
|{{wp|Peter Takaaki Hirayama}}
|{{wp|Gaetano Bonicelli}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|3|31}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|March 19, 1957
|December 13, 1924
|January 25, 1970
|{{age in years and days|1924|12|13}}
|Japan
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''9'''
|9
|'''{{wp|Angelo Acerbi}}'''
|{{wp|Settimio Todisco}}
|'''[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy'''
|{{birth date and age|1924|5|10}}
|'''September 23, 1925'''
|July 27, 1947
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|9|23}}'''
|February 15, 1970
|Italy
|-
|-
|10
|10
|{{wp|Daniel Verstraete}}
|{{wp|Jacques de Saint-Blanquat}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|7|31}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|February 19, 1950
|November 21, 1925
|May 14, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1925|11|21}}
|South Africa
|-
|-
|11
|11
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Edmilson_da_Cruz Manuel Edmilson da Cruz]
|{{wp|Hildebrando Mendes Costa}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|10|3}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|December 5, 1948
|June 16, 1926
|November 6, 1966
|{{age in years and days|1926|6|16}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|12
|12
|{{wp|Albert Houssiau}}
|{{wp|Heitor de Araújo Sales}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|2}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|February 6, 1949
|July 29, 1926
|May 18, 1986
|{{age in years and days|1926|7|29}}
|Belgium
|-
|-
|13
|13
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seraf%C3%ADn_Luis_Alberto_Cartagena_Ocaña Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Antônio_Marchetti_Fedalto Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto]
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|7}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|April 1, 1951
|August 11, 1926
|February 2, 1983
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|11}}
|Spain
|-
|-
|14
|14
|{{wp|Victorinus Youn Kong-hi}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Holguer_López_Mayorga Raúl Holguer López Mayorga]
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|8}}
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|25px]] Ecuador
|March 20, 1950
|August 24,  in 1926
|October 20, 1963
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|24}}
|South Korea
|-bgcolor=gold
|'''15'''
|'''{{wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Uganda.svg|25px]] Uganda'''
|'''December 15, 1926
|'''{{age in years and days|1926|12|15}}'''
|-
|-
|15
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Bonicelli Gaetano Bonicelli]
|{{birth date and age|1924|12|13}}
|May 22, 1948
|August 26, 1975
|Italy
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|16
|16
|{{wp|Alexandre do Nascimento}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kim_Tchang-ryeol Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol]
|{{birth date and age|1925|3|1}}
|[[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|25px]] South Korea
|December 20, 1952
|January 25, 1927
|August 31, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1927|1|25}}
|Angola
|-
|-
|17
|17
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hector_MacDonald James Hector MacDonald]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Wojtkowski Julian Wojtkowski]
|{{birth date and age|1925|4|28}}
|[[File:Flag of Poland.svg|25px]] Poland
|June 29, 1953
|January 31, 1927
|April 17, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1927|1|31}}
|Canada
|-
|-
|18
|18
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_Paul_Pinto Ignatius Paul Pinto]
|{{wp|Dominic Anthony Marconi}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|5|18}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|August 24, 1952
|March 13, 1927
|January 31, 1989
|{{age in years and days|1927|3|13}}
|India
|-
|-
|19
|19
|{{wp|Ernest Bertrand Boland}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pallikaparampil Joseph Pallikaparampil]
|{{birth date and age|1925|7|10}}
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India
|June 9, 1955
|April 10, 1927
|July 25, 1966
|{{age in years and days|1927|4|10}}
|United States
|-
|-
|20
|20
|{{wp|Joseph Gabriel Fernandez}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvaldo_Gonçalves_Amaral Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral]
|{{birth date and age|1925|9|16}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|March 19, 1949
|May 25, 1927
|May 14, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1927|5|25}}
|India
|-
|-
|21
|21
|{{wp|Angelo Acerbi}}
|{{wp|Edoardo Rovida}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|9|23}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|March 27, 1948
|August 26, 1927
|June 30, 1974
|{{age in years and days|1927|8|26}}
|Italy
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''22'''
|22
|'''{{wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}'''
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_de_Saint-Blanquat Jacques de Saint-Blanquat]
|'''[[File:Flag of Mozambique.svg|25px]] Mozambique'''
|{{birth date and age|1925|11|21}}
|'''October 27, 1927'''
|March 29, 1952
|'''{{age in years and days|1927|10|27}}'''
|October 5, 1975
|France
|-
|-
|23
|23
|{{wp|John R. Gorman}}
|{{wp|Daniel Cronin (bishop)|Daniel Cronin}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|12|11}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|May 1, 1956
|November 14, 1927
|April 11, 1988
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|14}}
|United States
|-
|-
|24
|24
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Huo_Cheng John Huo Cheng]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Razakarinvony Raymond Razakarinvony]
|{{birth date and age|1926|2|1}}
|[[File:Flag of Madagascar.svg|25px]] Madagascar
|May 14, 1954
|November 19, 1927
|September 4, 1991
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|19}}
|China
|-
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|25
|25
|{{wp|Estanislao Esteban Karlic}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Kühnel Bernhard Kühnel]
|{{birth date and age|1926|2|7}}
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] Peru
|December 8, 1954
|December 4, 1927
|August 15, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|4}}
|Argentina
|-
|-
|26
|26
|{{wp|Maurice_Taylor_(bishop)|Maurice Taylor}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Rimedio Vincenzo Rimedio]
|{{birth date and age|1926|5|5}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|July 2, 1950
|December 5, 1927
|June 9, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|5}}
|United Kingdom
|-
|-
|27
|27
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Ivan_de_Azevedo Walter Ivan de Azevedo]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Zerbini Giovanni Zerbini]
|{{birth date and age|1926|5|8}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|December 8, 1953
|December 29, 1927
|July 27, 1986
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|29}}
|Brazil
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''28'''
|28
|'''{{wp|Friedrich Wetter}}'''
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildebrando_Mendes_Costa Hildebrando Mendes Costa]
|'''[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany'''
|{{birth date and age|1926|6|16}}
|'''February 20, 1928'''
|December 2, 1951
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|2|20}}'''
|May 24, 1981
|Brazil
|-
|-
|29
|29
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuele_Catarinicchia Emanuele Catarinicchia]
|{{wp|Robert Joseph Banks}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|7|12}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|April 2, 1949
|February 26, 1928
|December 17, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1928|2|26}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|30
|30
|{{wp|James Chan Soon Cheong}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_Dicke_(Bischof) Gerd Dicke]
|{{birth date and age|1926|7|26}}
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|August 6, 1959
|March 28, 1928
|June 8, 1973
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|28}}
|Malaysia
|-
|-
|31
|31
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heitor_de_Araújo_Sales Heitor de Araújo Sales]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Chamgwera Allan Chamgwera]
|{{birth date and age|1926|7|29}}
|[[File:Flag of Malawi.svg|25px]] Malawi
|December 3, 1950
|April 30, 1928
|June 16, 1978
|{{age in years and days|1928|4|30}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|32
|32
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Ant%C3%B4nio_Marchetti_Fedalto Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto]
|{{wp|Jacques Despierre}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|8|11}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|December 6, 1950
|May 6, 1928
|August 28, 1966
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|6}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|33
|33
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Holguer_López_Mayorga Raúl Holguer López Mayorga]
|{{wp|Pierre Mouallem}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|8|24}}
|[[File:Flag of Israel.svg|25px]] Israel
|June 29, 1951
|May 10, 1928
|April 29, 1973
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|10}}
|Ecuador
|-
|-
|34
|34
|{{wp|Gilbert_Sheldon_(Bishop_of_Steubenville)|Gilbert Sheldon}}
|{{wp|Charles Louis Joseph Vandame}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|9|20}}
|[[File:Flag of Chad.svg|25px]] Chad
|February 28, 1953
|June 4, 1928
|June 11, 1976
|{{age in years and days|1928|6|4}}
|United States
|-
|-
|35
|35
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domenico_Crescentino_Marinozzi Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedito_Francisco_de_Albuquerque Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque]
|{{birth date and age|1926|11|21}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|December 17, 1950
|July 24, 1928
|December 10, 1982
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|24}}
|Italy
|-
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|36
|36
|{{wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Trejos_Picado Ignacio Trejos Picado]
|{{birth date and age|1926|12|15}}
|[[File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg|25px]] Costa Rica
|December 21, 1957
|July 31, 1928
|November 22, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|31}}
|Uganda
|-
|-
|37
|37
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pak_Jeong-il Michael Pak Jeong-il]
|{{wp|Peter Chung Hoan Ting}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|12|18}}
|[[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|25px]] Malaysia
|November 23, 1958
|September 10, 1928
|May 31, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|10}}
|South Korea
|-
|-
|38
|38
|{{wp|Paolo Magnani}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barroso_Filho Francisco Barroso Filho]
|{{birth date and age|1926|12|31}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|June 29, 1951
|October 8, 1928
|September 10, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1928|10|8}}
|Italy
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''39'''
|39
|'''{{wp|Ernest Simoni}}'''
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kim_Tchang-ryeol Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol]
|'''[[File:Flag of Albania.svg|25px]] Albania'''
|{{birth date and age|1927|1|25}}
|'''October 18, 1928'''
|August 22, 1953
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|10|18}}'''
|January 6, 1984
|South Korea
|-
|-
|40
|40
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Wojtkowski Julian Wojtkowski]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Liu_Hsien-tang Lucas Liu Hsien-tang]
|{{birth date and age|1927|1|31}}
|[[File:Flag of Taiwan.svg|25px]] Taiwan
|June 25, 1950
|December 21, 1928
|August 22, 1969
|{{age in years and days|1928|12|21}}
|Poland
|-bgcolor=gold
|'''41'''
|'''{{wp|Walter Brandmüller}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany'''
|'''January 5, 1929'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|5}}'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |41 / 42
|42
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Manuel_Maldonado_Barreno Victor Manuel Maldonado Barreno]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_Shi_Hongzhen Melchior Shi Hongzhen]
|{{birth date and age|1927|2|14}}
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|June 29, 1953
|January 7, 1929
|March 3, 1990
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|7}}
|Ecuador
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''43'''
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilberto_Pereira_Lopes Gilberto Pereira Lopes]
|'''{{wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}'''
|{{birth date and age|1927|2|14}}
|'''[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] Thailand'''
|December 14, 1949
|'''January 25, 1929'''
|December 18, 1969
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|25}}'''
|Brazil
|-
|43
|{{wp|Senan Louis O'Donnell}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|2|24}}
|July 17, 1955
|November 28, 1993
|Ireland
|-
|-
|44
|44
|{{wp|Dominic Anthony Marconi}}
|{{wp|Leo Nowak (bishop)|Leo Nowak}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|3|13}}
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|May 30, 1953
|March 17, 1929
|June 25, 1976
|{{age in years and days|1929|3|17}}
|United States
|-
|-
|45
|45
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pallikaparampil Joseph Pallikaparampil]
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Giuliano_Tiddia Pier Giuliano Tiddia]
|{{birth date and age|1927|4|10}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|November 23, 1958
|June 13, 1929
|August 15, 1973
|{{age in years and days|1929|6|13}}
|India
|-
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|46
|46
|{{wp|Pope Benedict XVI}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Gillet Paolo Gillet]
|{{birth date and age|1927|4|16}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|June 29, 1951
|July 8, 1929
|May 28, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1929|7|8}}
|Germany
|-
|-
|47
|47
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Agust%C3%ADn_Valbuena_J%C3%A1uregui José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Mascheroni Angelo Mascheroni]
|{{birth date and age|1927|5|20}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|November 20, 1949
|October 13, 1929
|October 25, 1977
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|13}}
|Colombia
|-
|-
|48
|48
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvaldo_Gon%C3%A7alves_Amaral Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Héctor_Luis_Lucas_Peña_Gómez Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez]                            
|{{birth date and age|1927|5|25}}
|[[File:Flag of Cuba.svg|25px]] Cuba
|December 8, 1954
|October 18, 1929
|April 20, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|18}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|49
|49
|{{wp|Joseph Martin Sartoris}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_de_Souza_(bispo) Antônio de Souza]
|{{birth date and age|1927|7|1}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|May 30, 1953
|October 21, 1929
|March 19, 1994
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|21}}
|United States
|-
|-
|50
|50
|{{wp|James Timlin}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Zarri Vincenzo Zarri]
|{{birth date and age|1927|8|5}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|July 16, 1951
|October 23, 1929
|September 21, 1976
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|23}}
|United States
|-
|-
|51
|51
|{{wp|Alberto Tricarico}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Marie_Guillaume Paul-Marie Gillaume]
|{{birth date and age|1927|8|10}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|January 6, 1950
|October 31, 1929
|April 27, 1987
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|31}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|52
|52
|{{wp|Kazimierz Romaniuk}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Gómez_Aristizábal Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal]
|{{birth date and age|1927|8|21}}
|[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]] Colombia
|December 16, 1951
|December 2, 1929
|March 4, 1982
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|2}}
|Poland
|-
|-
|53
|53
|{{wp|Edoardo Rovida}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Geraldo_Oliveira_do_Valle José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle]                             
|{{birth date and age|1927|8|26}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|June 29, 1950
|December 3, 1929
|October 10, 1971
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|3}}
|Italy
|-
|-
|54
|54
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Than Abraham Than]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramón_Buxarrais_Ventura Ramón Buxarrais Ventura]
|{{birth date and age|1927|9|21}}
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|September 22, 1957
|December 12, 1929
|May 11, 1969
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|12}}
|Myanmar
|-
|-
|55
|55
|{{wp|Raymond E. Goedert}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorio_Oliver_Domingo Victorio Oliver Domingo]
|{{birth date and age|1927|10|15}}
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|May 1, 1952
|December 23, 1929
|August 29, 1991
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|23}}
|United States
|-
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|56
|56
|{{wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Caviedes Miguel Caviedes]
|{{birth date and age|1927|10|27}}
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
|June 9, 1957
|January 30, 1930
|October 24, 1976
|{{age in years and days|1930|1|30}}
|Mozambique
|-
|-
|57
|57
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Tr%C3%A2n_Thanh_Chung Pierre Trân Thanh Chung]
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bonfils Jean Bonfils]
|{{birth date and age|1927|11|10}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|May 25, 1955
|February 15, 1930
|November 22, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|15}}
|Vietnam
|-
|-
|58
|58
|{{wp|Daniel_Cronin_(bishop)|Daniel Cronin}}
|{{wp|Pedro Dean}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|11|14}}
|[[File:Flag of Philippines.svg|25px]] Philippines
|December 20, 1952
|February 21, 1930
|September 12, 1968
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|21}}
|United States
|-
|-
|59
|59
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Razakarinvony Raymond Razakarinvony]
|{{wp|David Cremin}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|11|19}}
|[[File:Flag of Australia.svg|25px]] Australia
|July 27, 1956
|February 22, 1930
|May 17, 1998
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|22}}
|Madagascar
|-bgcolor=gold
|'''60'''
|'''{{wp|Adam Maida}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States'''
|'''March 18, 1930'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|18}}'''
|-bgcolor=gold
|'''61'''
|'''{{wp|Julián Herranz Casado}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain'''
|'''March 31, 1930'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|31}}'''
|-
|-
|60
|62
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_K%C3%BChnel Bernhard Kühnel]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Luis_Ysern_de_Arce Juan Luis Ysern de Arce]
|{{birth date and age|1927|12|4}}
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
|August 6, 1955
|May 2, 1930
|April 27, 1983
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|2}}
|Germany
|-
|-
|61
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Rimedio Vincenzo Rimedio]
|{{birth date and age|1927|12|5}}
|July 22, 1951
|October 28, 1982
|Italy
|-
|62
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Zerbini Giovanni Zerbini]
|{{birth date and age|1927|12|29}}
|June 29, 1956
|February 19, 1995
|Italy
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|63
|63
|{{wp|Friedrich Wetter}}
|{{wp|William Edwin Franklin}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|2|20}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|October 10, 1953
|May 3, 1930
|June 29, 1968
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|3}}
|Germany
|-
|-
|64
|64
|{{wp|Robert Joseph Banks}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Di_Falco Giuseppe Di Falco]
|{{birth date and age|1928|2|26}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|December 20, 1952
|May 13, 1930
|September 19, 1985
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|13}}
|United States
|-
|-
|65
|rowspan=2|65
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Dick Klaus Dick]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_da_Silva_Chaves José da Silva Chaves]
|{{birth date and age|1928|2|27}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|February 24, 1953
|rowspan=2|May 15, 1930
|May 19, 1975
|rowspan=2|{{age in years and days|1930|5|15}}
|Germany
|-
|-
|66
|{{wp|Lawrence Sabatini}}
|{{wp|John Stephen Cummins}}
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|3}}
|January 24, 1953
|May 16, 1974
|United States
|-
|-
|67
|67
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_Dicke_(Bischof) Gerd Dicke]
|{{wp|William J. Winter}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|28}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|July 25, 1952
|May 20, 1930
|February 16, 1970
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|20}}
|Germany
|-
|-
|68
|68
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Kleinermeilert Alfred Kleinermeilert]
|{{wp|Emmanuel Milingo}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|30}}
|[[File:Flag of Zambia.svg|25px]] Zambia
|October 10, 1953
|June 13, 1930
|May 3, 1968
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|13}}
|Germany
|-
|-
|69
|69
|{{wp|Peter Henrici}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serafim_de_Sousa_Ferreira_e_Silva Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva]
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|31}}
|[[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|25px]] Portugal
|July 23, 1958
|June 16, 1930
|May 31, 1993
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|16}}
|Switzerland
|-
|-
|70
|70
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Chamgwera Allan Chamgwera]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Octacílio_Dotti Orlando Octacílio Dotti]
|{{birth date and age|1928|4|30}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|September 7, 1957
|June 22, 1930
|May 31, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|22}}
|Malawi
|-  
|-
|71
|71
|{{wp|Louis Edward Gelineau}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Corriveau Raúl Corriveau]
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|3}}
|[[File:Flag of Honduras.svg|25px]] Honduras
|June 5, 1953
|June 27, 1930
|January 26, 1972
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|27}}
|United States
|-
|-
|72
|72
|{{wp|Jacques Despierre}}
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Émile_Marcus Émile Marcus]
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|6}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|June 24, 1952
|June 29, 1930
|October 10, 1982
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|29}}
|France
|-
|-
|73
|73
|{{wp|Joseph Ti-kang}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thadeu_Gomes_Canellas Thadeu Gomes Canellas]
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|7}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|December 20, 1953
|July 28, 1930
|July 22, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1930|7|28}}
|Taiwan
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" |74 / 75
|rowspan=2|74
|{{wp|John Quinn Weitzel}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denys_Raboula_Antoine_Beylouni Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni]
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|10}}
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|June 11, 1955
|rowspan=2|August 8, 1930
|October 29, 1986
|rowspan=2|{{age in years and days|1930|8|8}}
|American Samoa
|-
|-
|{{wp|Pierre Mouallem}}
|{{wp|John Joseph Leibrecht}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|10}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|November 21, 1955
|June 29, 1990
|Israel
|-
|-
|76
|76
|{{wp|Daniel Patrick Reilly}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Antonius_de_Kok Johannes Antonius de Kok]
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|12}}
|[[File:Flag of Netherlands.svg|25px]] Netherlands
|May 30, 1953
|August 28, 1930
|August 6, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1930|8|28}}
|United States
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''77'''
|77
|'''{{wp|Paul Poupard}}'''
|{{wp|Charles Louis Joseph Vandame}}
|'''[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France'''
|{{birth date and age|1928|6|4}}
|'''August 30, 1930'''
|September 7, 1960
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|8|30}}'''
|January 6, 1982
|Chad
|-
|-
|78
|78
|{{wp|Alphonsus Mathias}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godefroid_Mukeng’a_Kalond Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond]         
|{{birth date and age|1928|6|22}}
|[[File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|25px]] D. R. Congo
|August 24, 1954
|August 31, 1930
|February 5, 1964
|{{age in years and days|1930|8|31}}
|India
|-
|-
|79
|79
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Bui_Tu%C3%A2n Jean-Baptiste Bui Tuần]
|{{wp|Sylvester Donovan Ryan}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|6|24}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|September 2, 1955
|September 3, 1930
|April 30, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1930|9|3}}
|Vietnam
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''80'''
|80
|'''{{wp|Salvatore de Giorgi}}'''
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Fr%C3%A9chard Maurice Fréchard]
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''Italy'''
|{{birth date and age|1928|7|3}}
|'''September 6, 1930'''
|July 3, 1955
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|9|6}}'''
|October 27, 1996
|-bgcolor=gold
|France
|'''81'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Jānis Pujats}}'''
|81
|[[File:Flag of Latvia.svg|25px]] '''Latvia'''
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedito_Francisco_de_Albuquerque Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque]
|'''November 14, 1930'''
|{{birth date and age|1928|7|24}}
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|11|14}}'''
|December 8, 1953
|May 5, 1985
|Brazil
|-
|-
|82
|82
|{{wp|Philippe Bär}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Braun_(Bischof) Karl Braun]
|{{birth date and age|1928|7|29}}
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|July 26, 1959
|December 13, 1930
|March 20, 1982
|{{age in years and days|1930|12|13}}
|Netherlands
|-
|-
|83
|83
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Trejos_Picado Ignacio Trejos Picado]
|{{wp|Gérard Defois}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|7|31}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|March 8, 1952
|January 5, 1931
|March 8, 1968
|{{age in years and days|1931|1|5}}
|Costa Rica
|-
|-
|84
|84
|{{wp|Peter Chung Hoan Ting}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domingo_Salvador_Castagna Domingo Salvador Castagna]
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|10}}
|[[File:Flag of Argentina.svg|25px]] Argentina
|September 26, 1954
|January 12, 1931
|November 15, 1970
|{{age in years and days|1931|1|12}}
|Malaysia
|-
|-
|85
|85
|{{wp|Joseph John Gerry}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Mbwôl-Mpasi Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi]
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|12}}
|[[File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|25px]] D. R. Congo
|June 12, 1954
|February 11, 1931
|April 21, 1986
|{{age in years and days|1931|2|11}}
|United States
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|'''86'''
|86
|'''{{wp|Camillo Ruini}}'''
|{{wp|Giuseppe Germano Bernardini}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''Italy'''
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|27}}
|'''February 19, 1931'''
|March 21, 1953
|'''{{age in years and days|1931|2|19}}'''
|April 9, 1983
|Türkiye
|-
|-
|87
|87
|{{wp|Owen Dolan}}
|[https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Zhang_Zhiyong Peter Zhang Zhiyong]
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|30}}
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|July 21, 1954
|March 1, 1931
|December 10, 1995
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|1}}
|New Zealand
|-
|-
|88
|88
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istv%C3%A1n_Katona_(Bischof) István Katona]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Carlos_de_Oliveira_(Geistlicher) José Carlos de Oliveira]
|{{birth date and age|1928|10|3}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|June 7, 1953
|March 14, 1931
|December 9, 1989
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|14}}
|Hungary
|-
|-
|89
|89
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barroso_Filho Francisco Barroso Filho]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Gabrielli Pietro Gabrielli]
|{{birth date and age|1928|10|8}}
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|25px]] Ecuador
|December 1, 1957
|March 17, 1931
|March 19, 1984
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|17}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|90
|90
|{{wp|José Francisco Moreira dos Santos}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldo_Gerna Aldo Gerna]
|{{birth date and age|1928|10|12}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|January 20, 1952
|May 7, 1931
|April 30, 1967
|{{age in years and days|1931|5|7}}
|Portugal
|-
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|91
|91
|{{wp|Ernest Simoni}}
|{{wp|Blasco Francisco Collaço}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|10|18}}
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India
|April 7, 1956
|May 16, 1931
|
|{{age in years and days|1931|5|16}}
|Albania
|-
|-
|92
|92
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Liu_Hsien-tang Lucas Liu Hsien-tang]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Vieira_de_Lima José Vieira de Lima]
|{{birth date and age|1928|12|21}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|November 30, 1956
|June 10, 1931
|January 1, 1981
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|10}}
|Taiwan
|-
|-
|93
|93
|{{wp|Adam Exner}}
|{{wp|Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|12|24}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|July 7, 1957
|June 15, 1931
|March 12, 1974
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|15}}
|Canada
|-
|-
|94
|94
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vito_Schlickmann Vito Schlickmann]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_del_Castillo_Estrada Luis del Castillo Estrada]
|{{birth date and age|1928|12|28}}
|[[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg|25px]] Uruguay
|November 28, 1954
|June 21, 1931
|March 25, 1995
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|21}}
|Brazil
|-
|-
|95
|95
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Pain_Ratu Anton Pain Ratu]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_Dios_Caballero_Reyes Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes]
|{{birth date and age|1929|1|2}}
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] Mexico
|August 17, 1958
|June 23, 1931
|September 21, 1982
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|23}}
|Indonesia
|-
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|96
|96
|{{wp|Walter Brandmüller}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Cyril_O’Grady Bernard Cyril O’Grady]
|{{birth date and age|1929|1|5}}
|[[File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg|25px]] Solomon Islands
|July 26, 1953
|August 24, 1931
|November 13, 2010
|{{age in years and days|1931|8|24}}
|Germany
|-
|-
|97
|97
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_Shi_Hongzhen Melchior Shi Hongzhen]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Agustín_Ganuza_García José Agustín Ganuza García]
|{{birth date and age|1929|1|7}}
|[[File:Flag of Panama.svg|25px]] Panama
|July 4, 1954
|August 28, 1931
|June 15, 1982
|{{age in years and days|1931|8|28}}
|China
|-
|-
|98
|98
|{{wp|Fritz Lobinger}}
|{{wp|Joseph Kallas}}, S.M.S.P
|{{birth date and age|1929|1|22}}
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|June 29, 1955
|September 24, 1931
|February 27, 1988
|{{age in years and days|1931|9|24}}
|Germany
|-
|99
|{{wp|Victor Hermann Balke}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|September 29, 1931
|{{age in years and days|1931|9|29}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" |99 / 100
|100
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalberto_Paulo_da_Silva Adalberto Paulo da Silva]
|[https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavien_Joseph_Melki Flavien Joseph Melki]
|{{birth date and age|1929|1|25}}
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|December 8, 1956
|October 10, 1931
|August 3, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1931|10|10}}
|Brazil
<!--
|-bgcolor="ccccff"
|{{wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}
|{{birth date and age|1929|1|25}}
|December 20, 1959
|June 3, 1973
|Thailand
|}
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|-
|1xx
|1xx
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgerton_Roland_Clarke Edgerton Roland Clarke]
|{{wp|Anthony Gbuji}}
|{{birth date and age|1929|2|14}}
|[[File:Flag of Nigeria.svg|25px]] Nigeria
|February 2, 1960
|October 29, 1931
|November 30, 1967
|{{age in years and days|1931|10|29}}
|Jamaica
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Bernal_Vargas Jorge Bernal Vargas]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_Gaspar_(religioso) Antônio Gaspar]
|{{birth date and age|1929|2|28}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|September 15, 1957
|November 11, 1931
|March 19, 1974
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|11}}
|Mexico
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|{{wp|Leo Nowak (bishop)|Leo Nowak}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Staccioli Alessandro Staccioli]
|{{birth date and age|1929|3|17}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|May 10, 1956
|November 13, 1931
|March 24, 1990
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|13}}
|Germany
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|{{wp|Georges Gilson}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Thienchai_Samanchit Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit]
|{{birth date and age|1929|5|30}}
|[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] Thailand
|April 20, 1957
|November 28, 1931
|October 9, 1976
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|28}}
|France
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Giuliano_Tiddia Pier Giuliano Tiddia]
|{{wp|Louis Yu Runchen}}
|{{birth date and age|1929|6|13}}
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|December 16, 1951
|December 1, 1931
|February 2, 1975
|{{age in years and days|1931|12|1}}
|Italy
-->
|}
 
== Addendum ==
=== Uncertain Date of Birth ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |
|-
! Name
! State
! Born
! Age
|-
|+ style=line-height:normal | The following individuals might be older than ''#100–80'' on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Kpiéle_Somé Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé]
|[[File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg|25px]] Burkina Faso
|September 1930
|{{age in years and days|1930|9|30}} to {{age in years and days|1930|9|1}}
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frédéric_Rubwejanga Frédéric Rubwejanga]
|[[File:Flag of Rwanda.svg|25px]] Rwanda
|rowspan=2|1931
|rowspan=2|{{age in years and days|1931|12|31}} to {{age in years and days|1931|1|1}}
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Zhuang_Jianjian Peter Zhuang Jianjian]
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|}
 
=='''Chronological List of eldest Roman Catholic Prelates Since 1879'''==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!'''Became oldest prelate'''
!'''End as oldest prelate'''
!'''Name'''
!'''Country'''
!'''Office held'''
!'''Birth'''
|-
|1879.08.27
|1882.03.30
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsanchjd.html José Domingo Sánchez Reza]
|[[File:Flag of Mauritania.svg|25px]] Mauritania
|Titular Bishop of Macri (1843-1882)
|1779.08.05
|-
|1882.03.30
|1883.07.31
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbenavp.html Pedro Ignacio de Benavente y del Castillo]
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] Peru
|Titular Bishop of Thespiae (1865-1883)
|1790.02.21
|-
|1883.07.31
|1887.11.17
|{{wp|Andreas Räss}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|Bishop of Strasbourg (1842-1887)
|1794.04.06
|-
|1887.11.11
|1888.04.15
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmargl.html Luigi Margarita]
|[[File:Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816).svg|25px]] Two Sicilies
|Bishop of Oria (1851-1888)
|1800.02.01
|-
|1888.04.15
|1889.08.03
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Eugène_Regnault Louis-Eugène Regnault]
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|Bishop of Chatres (1852-1889)
|1800.02.21
|-
|1889.08.03
|1890.08.11
|{{wp|John Henry Newman}}, C.O.
|[[File:Flag of England.svg|25px]] England
|Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1879-1890)
|1801.02.21
|-
|1890.08.11
|1890.09.18
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_António_Pereira_Bilhano José António Pereira Bilhano], O.F.M. Cap.
|[[File:Flag of Portugal (1830–1910).svg|25x25px]] Portugal
|Archbishop of Évora (1871-1890)
|1801.03.21
|-
|1890.09.18
|1891.03.25
|{{wp|Armand-François-Marie de Charbonnel}}, O.F.M. Cap.
|[[File:Flag of Canada (1868–1921).svg|25px]] Canada
|Bishop of Toronto
|1802.12.01
|-
|1891.03.25
|1895.01.20
|{{wp|Tobias Kirby}}
|[[File:State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg|25x25px]] Greece
|Titular Archbishop of Ephesus (1886-1895)
|1803.01.01
|-
|1895.01.20
|1896.05.12
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcirino.html Giovanni Cirino]
|rowspan=2|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo
Titular Archbishop of Ancyra
|1805.03.18
|-
|1896.05.12
|1899.07.11
|{{wp|Teodolfo Mertel}}
|Cardinal-Deacon of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884-1899)
|1806.02.09
|-
|1899.07.12
|1901.06.16
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bjard.html Adrian Jardinier]
|[[File:Flag of Switzerland.svg|25x25px]] Switzerland
|Bishop of Sion (Sitten) (1875-1901)
|1808.04.15
|-
|1901.06.16
|1909.09.01
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmorir.html Raffaele Morisciano]
|rowspan=2|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Bishop of Squillace (1858-1909)
|1811.10.22
|-
|1909.09.01
|1910.11.01
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Aichner Simon Aichner]
|Titular Archbishop of Theodoropolis (1904-1910)
|1816.10.19
|-
|1910.11.01
|1916.11.28
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmonnier.html Henri Monnier]
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25x25px]] France
|Archbishop of Cambrai (1872-1916)
|1820.01.05
|-
|1915.04.08
|1919.07.31
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domenico_Gaspare_Lancia_di_Brolo Domenico Gaspare Lancia di Brolo], O.S.B.
|rowspan=2|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Archbishop of Monreale (1884-1919)
|1825.10.01
|-
|1919.07.31
|1921.07.18
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bschino.html Paolo Schinosi]
|Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis (1901-1921)
|1827.04.05
|-
|1921.07.18
|1921.12.21
|{{wp|François de Rovérié de Cabrières}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25x25px]] France
|Archbishop of Montpellier (1874-1921)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria (1911-21)
|1830.08.30
|-
|1921.12.21
|1925.01.19
|{{wp|Pedro Rocamora y García}}
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25x25px]] Spain
|Bishop of Tortosa (1894-1925)
|1832.02.11
|-
|1925.01.19
|1925.10.20
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brenzu.html Agnello Renzullo]
|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Bishop of Nola (1890-1924)
Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Lydia (1924-1925)
|1836.04.02
|-
|1925.10.20
|1928.10.01
|{{wp|Abraham Brownrigg}}
|[[File:Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg|25x25px]] Ireland
|Bishop of Ossory (1884-1928)
|1836.12.03
|-
|1928.10.01
|1930.07.09
|{{wp|Vincenzo Vannutelli}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Titular Archbishop of Sardes (1884-1930)
Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1891-1900)
 
Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1900-1930)
 
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1915-1930)
|1836.12.05
|-
|1930.07.09
|1935.01.03
|{{wp|Francis Redwood}}
|[[File:Flag of New Zealand.svg|25x25px]] New Zealand
|Archbishop of Wellington (1987-1935)
|1839.06.06
|-
|1935.01.03
|1937.11.15
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisleno_Veneri Gisleno Veneri]
|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Titular Archbishop of Darnis (1919-1937)
|1844.09.31
|-
|1937.11.15
|1939.01.20
|[[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Torres_y_Ribas Juan Torres y Ribas]
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25x25px]] Spain
|Bishop of Menorca (1902-1939)
|1844.12.13
|-
|1939.01.20
|1941.08.08
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Maria_Zonghi Giovanni Maria Zonghi]
|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Titular Archbishop of Collosae (1914-1941)
|1847.08.03
|-
|1939.01.20
|1942.03.18
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Augustin_Lecœur Paul-Augustin Lecœur]
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|Bishop of Saint-Flour (1906-1942)
|1848.03.13
|-
|1942.03.18
|1948.02.16
|{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhorëne (1899-1948)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli (1911-1915)
 
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1915-1948)
 
Bishop of Ostia (1930-1948)
|1851.04.10
|-
|1948.02.16
|1953.12.25
|[https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonidas_Medina Leonidas Medina]
|[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25x25px]] Colombia
|Archbishop of Novae Patrae (1947-1953)
|1854.06.18
|-
|1953.12.25
|1954.04.05
|{{wp|Jesús María Echavarria Aguirre}}
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25x25px]] Mexico
|Bishop of Saltillo, Cualhuila (1987-1935)
|1858.07.06
|-
|1954.04.05
|1955.10.25
|{{wp|Michael Fogarty (bishop)|Michael Fogarty}}
|[[File:Flag of Ireland.svg|25x25px]] Ireland
|Archbishop of Killaloe (1954-1955)
|1859.10.11
|-
|1955.10.25
|1956.03.02
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_di_Tommaso Antonio di Tommaso]
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Titular Bishop of Cyrene (1947-1956)
|1860.08.10
|-
|1956.03.02
|1957.01.05
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Caillot Alexandre Caillot]
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25x25px]] France
|Bishop of Grenoble (1917-1957)
|1861.06.21
|-
|1957.01.05
|1957.10.31
|[https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_d’Errico Francesco d’Errico]
|rowspan=3|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25x25px]] Italy
|Titular Archbishop of Samosata (1938-1957)
|1862.08.05
|-
|1957.10.31
|1963.12.06
|{{wp|Alfonso Carinci}}
|Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria (1945-1963)
|1862.11.09
|-
|1963.12.06
|1967.07.29
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Paino Angelo Paino]
|Archbishop of Messina (1923-1963)
Titular Archbishop of Serrae (1963-1967)
|1870.06.21
|-
|1967.07.29
|1968.10.27
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateo_Múgica Mateo Múgica]
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|Bishop of Vittoria (1923-1937)
Titular Bishop of Cinna (1937-1968)
|1870.09.21
|-
|1968.10.27
|1969.10.18
|{{wp|John Bernard MacGinley}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|Bushes of Nueva Caceres (Philippines) (1910-1924)
Bishop of Monterey-Fresno (US) (1924-1932)
 
Titular Bishop of Croae (1932-1969)
|1871.08.19
|-
|1969.10.18
|1970.10.13
|{{wp|Patrice Flynn}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|Bishop of Nevers (1932-1963)
Titular Bishop of Arneae (1963-1970)
|1874.08.15
|-
|1970.10.13
|1972.12.13
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bjan.html Jean-Marie Jan]
|[[File:Flag of Haiti.svg|25px]] Haiti
|Titular Bishop of Edistiana (1953-1970)
|1875.11.02
|-
|1972.12.13
|1973.04.17
|[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bshla.html Bernardin Shlaku]
|[[File:Flag of Albania.svg|25px]] Albania
|Titular Bishop of Tiberias (1910-1973)
Bishop of Pult (1911-1973)
|1875.06.23
|-
|1973.04.17
|1983.01.02
|{{wp|Edward Howard (bishop)|Edward Daniel Howard}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|Archbishop of Portland (1926-1966)
Titular Archbishop of Albulae (1966-1983)
|1877.11.05
|-
|1983.01.02
|1984.01.22
|{{wp|Mikiel Gonzi}}
|[[File:Flag of Malta.svg|25px]] Malta
|Archbishop of Malta (1944-1976)
|1885.05.13
|-
|1984.01.22
|1985.04.27
|{{wp|Pierre Kamel Medawar}}
|[[File:Flag of Syria.svg|25px]] Syria
|Auxillary Bishop of Antioch (1943-1969)
Titular Bishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti (1943-1985)
|1877.12.26
|-
|1985.04.27
|1986.03.06
|{{wp|Emilio de Brigard Ortiz}}
|[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]] Colombia
|Auxillary Bishop of Bogotá (1944-1986)
Titular Bishop of Coracesium (1944-1961)
 
Titular Archbishop of Dystis (1961-1986)
|1888.05.15
|-
|1986.03.06
|1989.10.13
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Cifuentes_Gómez Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez]
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
|Archbishop of La Serena (1943-1967)
Titular Archbishop of Thapsus (1967-1970)
|1888.05.15
|-
|1989.10.13
|1991.08.18
|{{wp|Patrick Kelly (bishop of Benin City)|Patrick Joseph Kelly}}
|[[File:Flag of Nigeria.svg|25px]] Nigeria
|Titular Bishop of Thignica (1939-1950)
Bishop of Benin City (1950-1973)
|1894.08.31
|-
|1991.08.18
|1999.03.21
|{{wp|John Linus Paschang}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|Bishop of Grand Island (1951-1972)
|1895.10.05
|-
|1999.05.23
|2003.04.26
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Calasanz_Rosenhammer José Calasanz Rosenhammer]
|[[File:Flag of Bolivia.svg|25px]] Bolivia
|Titular Bishop of Ampora (1949-2003)
|1900.01.01
|-
|2003.04.26
|2007.01.07
|{{wp|Joseph Meng Ziwen}}
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|Archbishop of Nanning (1984-2007)
|1903.03.19
|-
|2007.01.07
|2015.01.01
|{{wp|Géry Leuliet}}
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada
|Auxillary Bishop of Amiens (1963-1985)
|1910.01.12
|-
|2015.01.01
|2016.09.20
|{{wp|Peter Leo Gerety}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|Archbishop of New Ark (1974-1986)
|1912.07.19
|-
|2016.09.20
|2020.06.21
|{{wp|Bernardino Piñera}}
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
|Archbishop of La Serena (1983-1990)
|1915.09.22
|-
|2020.06.21
|2020.11.24
|{{wp|Damián Iguacén Borau}}
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|Bishop of San Cristobal de La Laguna or Tenrrife (1984-1991)
|1916.02.12
|-
|2020.11.24
|2022.07.02
|{{wp|Laurent Noël}}
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada
|Bishop of Trois-Ravières (1975-1996)
|1920.03.19
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|'''2022.07.02'''
|'''Present'''
|'''{{wp|José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra}}'''
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] '''Mexico'''
|Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (1985-1993)
|1922.01.01
|}
|}
=='''See Also'''==
*[[List of longest-living cardinals]]
[[Category:Lists]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prelate}}

Latest revision as of 10:55, 23 October 2025

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

List

Rank Prelate Country Born Age
1 José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico January 1, 1922 103 years, 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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