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


 
=='''List'''==
This is a list of the 100 oldest living Catholic bishops and cardinals (in gold those who are Cardinals). The current breakdown of the 100 persons are 8 cardinals and 92 bishops.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Rank
!'''Rank'''
!Bishop or Cardinal
!'''Prelate'''
!Date of birth
!'''Country'''
!Age (years, days)
!'''Born'''
!Ordained Priest
!'''Age'''
!Consecrated Bishop
!Country of origin
|-
|-
|1
|1
|{{wp|José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra}}
|{{wp|José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra}}
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] Mexico
|January 1, 1922
|January 1, 1922
|{{age in years and days|1922|1|1}}
|{{age in years and days|1922|1|1}}
|May 28, 1946
|September 8, 1961
|Mexico
|-
|-
|2
|2
|{{wp|René Henry Gracida}}
|{{wp|René Henry Gracida}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|June 9, 1923
|June 9, 1923
|{{age in years and days|1923|6|9}}
|{{age in years and days|1923|6|9}}
|May 23, 1959
|January 25, 1972
|United States
|-
|-
|3
|3
|{{wp|Giuseppe Casale}}
|{{wp|Daniel Verstraete}}
|September 28, 1923
|[[File:Flag of South Africa.svg|25px]] South Africa
|{{age in years and days|1923|9|28}}
|July 31, 1924
|February 3, 1946
|{{age in years and days|1924|7|31}}
|December 8, 1974
|Italy
|-
|-
|4
|4
|{{wp|Luigi Bettazzi}}
|{{wp|Manuel Edmilson da Cruz}}
|November 26, 1923
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1923|11|26}}
|October 3, 1924
|August 4, 1946
|{{age in years and days|1924|10|3}}
|October 4, 1963
|Italy
|-
|-
|5
|5
|{{wp|Thomas Zhao Duomo}}
|{{wp|Albert Houssiau}}
|1924
|[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]] Belgium
|98–99 years
|November 2, 1924
|1951
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|2}}
|February 17, 2004
|China
|-
|-
|6
|6
|{{wp|Stanisław Szymecki}}
|{{wp|Serafín Cartagena Ocaña}}
|January 26, 1924
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|{{age in years and days|1924|1|26}}
|November 7, 1924
|July 3, 1947
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|7}}
|April 12, 1981
|Poland
|-
|-
|7
|7
|{{wp|Peter Takaaki Hirayama}}
|{{wp|Victorinus Youn Kong-hi}}
|March 31, 1924
|[[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|25px]] South Korea
|{{age in years and days|1924|3|31}}
|November 8, 1924
|March 19, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|8}}
|January 25, 1970
|Japan
|-
|-
|8
|8
|{{wp|Settimio Todisco}}
|{{wp|Gaetano Bonicelli}}
|May 10, 1924
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1924|5|10}}
|December 13, 1924
|July 27, 1947
|{{age in years and days|1924|12|13}}
|February 15, 1970
|-bgcolor=gold
|Italy
|'''9'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Angelo Acerbi}}'''
|9
|'''[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy'''
|{{wp|Daniel Verstraete}}
|'''September 23, 1925'''
|July 31, 1924
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|9|23}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1924|7|31}}
|February 19, 1950
|May 14, 1978
|South Africa
|-
|-
|10
|10
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Edmilson_da_Cruz Manuel Edmilson da Cruz]
|{{wp|Jacques de Saint-Blanquat}}
|October 3, 1924
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|{{age in years and days|1924|10|3}}
|November 21, 1925
|December 5, 1948
|{{age in years and days|1925|11|21}}
|November 6, 1966
|Brazil
|-
|-
|11
|11
|{{wp|Albert Houssiau}}
|{{wp|Hildebrando Mendes Costa}}
|November 2, 1924
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|2}}
|June 16, 1926
|February 6, 1949
|{{age in years and days|1926|6|16}}
|May 18, 1986
|Belgium
|-
|-
|12
|12
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serafín_Luis_Alberto_Cartagena_Ocaña Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña]
|{{wp|Heitor de Araújo Sales}}
|November 7, 1924
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|7}}
|July 29, 1926
|April 1, 1951
|{{age in years and days|1926|7|29}}
|February 2, 1983
|Spain
|-
|-
|13
|13
|{{wp|Victorinus Youn Kong-hi}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Antônio_Marchetti_Fedalto Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto]
|November 8, 1924
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|8}}
|August 11, 1926
|March 20, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|11}}
|October 20, 1963
|South Korea
|-
|-
|14
|14
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Bonicelli Gaetano Bonicelli]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Holguer_López_Mayorga Raúl Holguer López Mayorga]
|December 13, 1924
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|25px]] Ecuador
|{{age in years and days|1924|12|13}}
|August 24, in 1926
|May 22, 1948
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|24}}
|August 26, 1975
|-bgcolor=gold
|Italy
|'''15'''
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''{{wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}'''
|15
|'''[[File:Flag of Uganda.svg|25px]] Uganda'''
|{{wp|Alexandre do Nascimento}}
|'''December 15, 1926
|March 1, 1925
|'''{{age in years and days|1926|12|15}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1925|3|1}}
|December 20, 1952
|August 31, 1975
|Angola
|-
|-
|16
|16
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hector_MacDonald James Hector MacDonald]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kim_Tchang-ryeol Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol]
|April 28, 1925
|[[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|25px]] South Korea
|{{age in years and days|1925|4|28}}
|January 25, 1927
|June 29, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1927|1|25}}
|April 17, 1978
|Canada
|-
|-
|17
|17
|{{wp|Ernest Bertrand Boland}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Wojtkowski Julian Wojtkowski]
|July 10, 1925
|[[File:Flag of Poland.svg|25px]] Poland
|{{age in years and days|1925|7|10}}
|January 31, 1927
|June 9, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1927|1|31}}
|July 25, 1966
|United States
|-
|-
|18
|18
|{{wp|Angelo Acerbi}}
|{{wp|Dominic Anthony Marconi}}
|September 23, 1925
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|9|23}}
|March 13, 1927
|March 27, 1948
|{{age in years and days|1927|3|13}}
|June 30, 1974
|Italy
|-
|-
|19
|19
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_de_Saint-Blanquat Jacques de Saint-Blanquat]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pallikaparampil Joseph Pallikaparampil]
|November 21, 1925
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India
|{{age in years and days|1925|11|21}}
|April 10, 1927
|March 29, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1927|4|10}}
|October 5, 1975
|France
|-
|-
|20
|20
|{{wp|John R. Gorman}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvaldo_Gonçalves_Amaral Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral]
|December 11, 1925
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1925|12|11}}
|May 25, 1927
|May 1, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1927|5|25}}
|April 11, 1988
|-
|United States
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|21
|21
|{{wp|Estanislao Esteban Karlic}}
|{{wp|Edoardo Rovida}}
|February 7, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1926|2|7}}
|August 26, 1927
|December 8, 1954
|{{age in years and days|1927|8|26}}
|August 15, 1977
|-bgcolor=gold
|Argentina
|'''22'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}'''
|22
|'''[[File:Flag of Mozambique.svg|25px]] Mozambique'''
|{{wp|Maurice_Taylor_(bishop)|Maurice Taylor}}
|'''October 27, 1927'''
|May 5, 1926
|'''{{age in years and days|1927|10|27}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1926|5|5}}
|July 2, 1950
|June 9, 1981
|United Kingdom
|-
|-
|23
|23
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Ivan_de_Azevedo Walter Ivan de Azevedo]
|{{wp|Daniel Cronin (bishop)|Daniel Cronin}}
|May 8, 1926
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1926|5|8}}
|November 14, 1927
|December 8, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|14}}
|July 27, 1986
|Brazil
|-
|-
|24
|24
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildebrando_Mendes_Costa Hildebrando Mendes Costa]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Razakarinvony Raymond Razakarinvony]
|June 16, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Madagascar.svg|25px]] Madagascar
|{{age in years and days|1926|6|16}}
|November 19, 1927
|December 2, 1951
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|19}}
|May 24, 1981
|Brazil
|-
|-
|25
|25
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuele_Catarinicchia Emanuele Catarinicchia]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Kühnel Bernhard Kühnel]
|July 12, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] Peru
|{{age in years and days|1926|7|12}}
|December 4, 1927
|April 2, 1949
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|4}}
|December 17, 1978
|Italy
|-
|-
|26
|26
|{{wp|James Chan Soon Cheong}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Rimedio Vincenzo Rimedio]
|July 26, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1926|7|26}}
|December 5, 1927
|August 6, 1959
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|5}}
|June 8, 1973
|Malaysia
|-
|-
|27
|27
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heitor_de_Araújo_Sales Heitor de Araújo Sales]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Zerbini Giovanni Zerbini]
|July 29, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1926|7|29}}
|December 29, 1927
|December 3, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|29}}
|June 16, 1978
|-bgcolor=gold
|Brazil
|'''28'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Friedrich Wetter}}'''
|28
|'''[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany'''
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Antônio_Marchetti_Fedalto Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto]
|'''February 20, 1928'''
|August 11, 1926
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|2|20}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|11}}
|December 6, 1950
|August 28, 1966
|Brazil
|-
|-
|29
|29
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Holguer_López_Mayorga Raúl Holguer López Mayorga]
|{{wp|Robert Joseph Banks}}
|August 24, 1926
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|24}}
|February 26, 1928
|June 29, 1951
|{{age in years and days|1928|2|26}}
|April 29, 1973
|Ecuador
|-
|-
|30
|30
|{{wp|Gilbert_Sheldon_(Bishop_of_Steubenville)|Gilbert Sheldon}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_Dicke_(Bischof) Gerd Dicke]
|September 20, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|{{age in years and days|1926|9|20}}
|March 28, 1928
|February 28, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|28}}
|June 11, 1976
|United States
|-
|-
|31
|31
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domenico_Crescentino_Marinozzi Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Chamgwera Allan Chamgwera]
|November 21, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Malawi.svg|25px]] Malawi
|{{age in years and days|1926|11|21}}
|April 30, 1928
|December 17, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1928|4|30}}
|December 10, 1982
|-
|Italy
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|32
|32
|{{wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}
|{{wp|Jacques Despierre}}
|December 15, 1926
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|{{age in years and days|1926|12|15}}
|May 6, 1928
|December 21, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|6}}
|November 22, 1981
|Uganda
|-
|-
|33
|33
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pak_Jeong-il Michael Pak Jeong-il]
|{{wp|Pierre Mouallem}}
|December 18, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Israel.svg|25px]] Israel
|{{age in years and days|1926|12|18}}
|May 10, 1928
|November 23, 1958
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|10}}
|May 31, 1977
|South Korea
|-
|-
|34
|34
|{{wp|Paolo Magnani}}
|{{wp|Charles Louis Joseph Vandame}}
|December 31, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Chad.svg|25px]] Chad
|{{age in years and days|1926|12|31}}
|June 4, 1928
|June 29, 1951
|{{age in years and days|1928|6|4}}
|September 10, 1977
|Italy
|-
|-
|35
|35
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kim_Tchang-ryeol Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedito_Francisco_de_Albuquerque Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque]
|January 25, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1927|1|25}}
|July 24, 1928
|August 22, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|24}}
|January 6, 1984
|South Korea
|-
|-
|36
|36
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Wojtkowski Julian Wojtkowski]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Trejos_Picado Ignacio Trejos Picado]
|January 31, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg|25px]] Costa Rica
|{{age in years and days|1927|1|31}}
|July 31, 1928
|June 25, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|31}}
|August 22, 1969
|Poland
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |37 / 38
|37
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Manuel_Maldonado_Barreno Victor Manuel Maldonado Barreno]
|{{wp|Peter Chung Hoan Ting}}
|rowspan="2" |February 14, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|25px]] Malaysia
|rowspan="2" |{{age in years and days|1927|2|14}}
|September 10, 1928
|June 29, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|10}}
|March 3, 1990
|Ecuador
|-
|-
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilberto_Pereira_Lopes Gilberto Pereira Lopes]
|38
|December 14, 1949
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barroso_Filho Francisco Barroso Filho]
|December 18, 1969
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|Brazil
|October 8, 1928
|-
|{{age in years and days|1928|10|8}}
|39
|-bgcolor=gold
|{{wp|Senan Louis O'Donnell}}
|'''39'''
|February 24, 1927
|'''{{wp|Ernest Simoni}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1927|2|24}}
|'''[[File:Flag of Albania.svg|25px]] Albania'''
|July 17, 1955
|'''October 18, 1928'''
|November 28, 1993
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|10|18}}'''
|Ireland
|-
|-
|40
|40
|{{wp|Dominic Anthony Marconi}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Liu_Hsien-tang Lucas Liu Hsien-tang]
|March 13, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Taiwan.svg|25px]] Taiwan
|{{age in years and days|1927|3|13}}
|December 21, 1928
|May 30, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1928|12|21}}
|June 25, 1976
|-bgcolor=gold
|United States
|'''41'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Walter Brandmüller}}'''
|41
|'''[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany'''
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pallikaparampil Joseph Pallikaparampil]
|'''January 5, 1929'''
|April 10, 1927
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|5}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1927|4|10}}
|November 23, 1958
|August 15, 1973
|India
|-
|-
|42
|42
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Agustín_Valbuena_Jáuregui José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_Shi_Hongzhen Melchior Shi Hongzhen]
|May 20, 1927
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|{{age in years and days|1927|5|20}}
|January 7, 1929
|November 20, 1949
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|7}}
|October 25, 1977
|-bgcolor=gold
|Colombia
|'''43'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}'''
|43
|'''[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] Thailand'''
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvaldo_Gonçalves_Amaral Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral]
|'''January 25, 1929'''
|May 25, 1927
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|25}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1927|5|25}}
|December 8, 1954
|April 20, 1975
|Brazil
|-
|-
|44
|44
|{{wp|Joseph Martin Sartoris}}
|{{wp|Leo Nowak (bishop)|Leo Nowak}}
|July 1, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|{{age in years and days|1927|7|1}}
|March 17, 1929
|May 30, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1929|3|17}}
|March 19, 1994
|United States
|-
|-
|45
|45
|{{wp|James Timlin}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Giuliano_Tiddia Pier Giuliano Tiddia]
|August 5, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1927|8|5}}
|June 13, 1929
|July 16, 1951
|{{age in years and days|1929|6|13}}
|September 21, 1976
|United States
|-
|-
|46
|46
|{{wp|Alberto Tricarico}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Gillet Paolo Gillet]
|August 10, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1927|8|10}}
|July 8, 1929
|January 6, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1929|7|8}}
|April 27, 1987
|Italy
|-
|-
|47
|47
|{{wp|Kazimierz Romaniuk}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Mascheroni Angelo Mascheroni]
|August 21, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1927|8|21}}
|October 13, 1929
|December 16, 1951
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|13}}
|March 4, 1982
|Poland
|-
|-
|48
|48
|{{wp|Edoardo Rovida}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Héctor_Luis_Lucas_Peña_Gómez Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez]                             
|August 26, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Cuba.svg|25px]] Cuba
|{{age in years and days|1927|8|26}}
|October 18, 1929
|June 29, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|18}}
|October 10, 1971
|Italy
|-
|-
|49
|49
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Than Abraham Than]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_de_Souza_(bispo) Antônio de Souza]
|September 21, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1927|9|21}}
|October 21, 1929
|September 22, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|21}}
|May 11, 1969
|Myanmar
|-
|-
|50
|50
|{{wp|Raymond E. Goedert}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Zarri Vincenzo Zarri]
|October 15, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1927|10|15}}
|October 23, 1929
|May 1, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|23}}
|August 29, 1991
|-
|United States
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|51
|51
|{{wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Marie_Guillaume Paul-Marie Gillaume]
|October 27, 1927
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|{{age in years and days|1927|10|27}}
|October 31, 1929
|June 9, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|31}}
|October 24, 1976
|Mozambique
|-
|-
|52
|52
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Trân_Thanh_Chung Pierre Trân Thanh Chung]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Gómez_Aristizábal Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal]
|November 10, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]] Colombia
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|10}}
|December 2, 1929
|May 25, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|2}}
|November 22, 1981
|Vietnam
|-
|-
|53
|53
|{{wp|Daniel_Cronin_(bishop)|Daniel Cronin}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Geraldo_Oliveira_do_Valle José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle]                             
|November 14, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|14}}
|December 3, 1929
|December 20, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|3}}
|September 12, 1968
|United States
|-
|-
|54
|54
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Razakarinvony Raymond Razakarinvony]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramón_Buxarrais_Ventura Ramón Buxarrais Ventura]
|November 19, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|19}}
|December 12, 1929
|July 27, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|12}}
|May 17, 1998
|Madagascar
|-
|-
|55
|55
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Kühnel Bernhard Kühnel]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorio_Oliver_Domingo Victorio Oliver Domingo]
|December 4, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|4}}
|December 23, 1929
|August 6, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|23}}
|April 27, 1983
|Germany
|-
|-
|56
|56
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Rimedio Vincenzo Rimedio]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Caviedes Miguel Caviedes]
|December 5, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|5}}
|January 30, 1930
|July 22, 1951
|{{age in years and days|1930|1|30}}
|October 28, 1982
|Italy
|-
|-
|57
|57
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Zerbini Giovanni Zerbini]
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bonfils Jean Bonfils]
|December 29, 1927
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|29}}
|February 15, 1930
|June 29, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|15}}
|February 19, 1995
|-
|Italy
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|58
|58
|{{wp|Friedrich Wetter}}
|{{wp|Pedro Dean}}
|February 20, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Philippines.svg|25px]] Philippines
|{{age in years and days|1928|2|20}}
|February 21, 1930
|October 10, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|21}}
|June 29, 1968
|Germany
|-
|-
|59
|59
|{{wp|Robert Joseph Banks}}
|{{wp|David Cremin}}
|February 26, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Australia.svg|25px]] Australia
|{{age in years and days|1928|2|26}}
|February 22, 1930
|December 20, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|22}}
|September 19, 1985
|-bgcolor=gold
|United States
|'''60'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Adam Maida}}'''
|60
|'''[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States'''
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Dick Klaus Dick]
|'''March 18, 1930'''
|February 27, 1928
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|18}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1928|2|27}}
|-bgcolor=gold
|February 24, 1953
|'''61'''
|May 19, 1975
|'''{{wp|Julián Herranz Casado}}'''
|Germany
|'''[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain'''
|-
|'''March 31, 1930'''
|61
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|31}}'''
|{{wp|John Stephen Cummins}}
|March 3, 1928
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|3}}
|January 24, 1953
|May 16, 1974
|United States
|-
|-
|62
|62
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_Dicke_(Bischof) Gerd Dicke]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Luis_Ysern_de_Arce Juan Luis Ysern de Arce]
|March 28, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|28}}
|May 2, 1930
|July 25, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|2}}
|February 16, 1970
|Germany
|-
|-
|63
|63
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Kleinermeilert Alfred Kleinermeilert]
|{{wp|William Edwin Franklin}}
|March 30, 1928
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|30}}
|May 3, 1930
|October 10, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|3}}
|May 3, 1968
|Germany
|-
|-
|64
|64
|{{wp|Peter Henrici}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Di_Falco Giuseppe Di Falco]
|March 31, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|31}}
|May 13, 1930
|July 23, 1958
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|13}}
|May 31, 1993
|Switzerland
|-
|-
|65
|rowspan=2|65
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Chamgwera Allan Chamgwera]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_da_Silva_Chaves José da Silva Chaves]
|April 30, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1928|4|30}}
|rowspan=2|May 15, 1930
|September 7, 1957
|rowspan=2|{{age in years and days|1930|5|15}}
|May 31, 1981
|Malawi
|-
|-
|66
|{{wp|Lawrence Sabatini}}
|{{wp|Louis Edward Gelineau}}
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada
|May 3, 1928
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|3}}
|June 5, 1953
|January 26, 1972
|United States
|-
|-
|67
|67
|{{wp|Jacques Despierre}}
|{{wp|William J. Winter}}
|May 6, 1928
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|6}}
|May 20, 1930
|June 24, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|20}}
|October 10, 1982
|France
|-
|-
|68
|68
|{{wp|Pierre Mouallem}}
|{{wp|Emmanuel Milingo}}
|May 10, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Zambia.svg|25px]] Zambia
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|10}}
|June 13, 1930
|November 21, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|13}}
|June 29, 1990
|Israel
|-
|-
|69
|69
|{{wp|Daniel Patrick Reilly}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serafim_de_Sousa_Ferreira_e_Silva Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva]
|May 12, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|25px]] Portugal
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|12}}
|June 16, 1930
|May 30, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|16}}
|August 6, 1975
|United States
|-
|-
|70
|70
|{{wp|Charles Louis Joseph Vandame}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Octacílio_Dotti Orlando Octacílio Dotti]
|June 4, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1928|6|4}}
|June 22, 1930
|September 7, 1960
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|22}}
|January 6, 1982
|-  
|Chad
|-
|71
|71
|{{wp|Alphonsus Mathias}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Corriveau Raúl Corriveau]
|June 22, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Honduras.svg|25px]] Honduras
|{{age in years and days|1928|6|22}}
|June 27, 1930
|August 24, 1954
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|27}}
|February 5, 1964
|India
|-
|-
|72
|72
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Bui_Tuân Jean-Baptiste Bui Tuân]
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Émile_Marcus Émile Marcus]
|June 24, 1928
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|{{age in years and days|1928|6|24}}
|June 29, 1930
|September 2, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|29}}
|April 30, 1975
|Vietnam
|-
|-
|73
|73
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Fréchard Maurice Fréchard]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thadeu_Gomes_Canellas Thadeu Gomes Canellas]
|July 3, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|3}}
|July 28, 1930
|July 3, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1930|7|28}}
|October 27, 1996
|France
|-
|-
|74
|rowspan=2|74
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedito_Francisco_de_Albuquerque Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denys_Raboula_Antoine_Beylouni Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni]
|July 24, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|24}}
|rowspan=2|August 8, 1930
|December 8, 1953
|rowspan=2|{{age in years and days|1930|8|8}}
|May 5, 1985
|Brazil
|-
|-
|75
|{{wp|John Joseph Leibrecht}}
|{{wp|Philippe Bär}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|July 29, 1928
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|29}}
|July 26, 1959
|March 20, 1982
|Netherlands
|-
|-
|76
|76
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Trejos_Picado Ignacio Trejos Picado]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Antonius_de_Kok Johannes Antonius de Kok]
|July 31, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Netherlands.svg|25px]] Netherlands
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|31}}
|August 28, 1930
|March 8, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1930|8|28}}
|March 8, 1968
|-bgcolor=gold
|Costa Rica
|'''77'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Paul Poupard}}'''
|77
|'''[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France'''
|{{wp|Peter Chung Hoan Ting}}
|'''August 30, 1930'''
|September 10, 1928
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|8|30}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|10}}
|September 26, 1954
|November 15, 1970
|Malaysia
|-
|-
|78
|78
|{{wp|Joseph John Gerry}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godefroid_Mukeng’a_Kalond Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond]         
|September 12, 1928
|[[File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|25px]] D. R. Congo
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|12}}
|August 31, 1930
|June 12, 1954
|{{age in years and days|1930|8|31}}
|April 21, 1986
|United States
|-
|-
|79
|79
|{{wp|Giuseppe Germano Bernardini}}
|{{wp|Sylvester Donovan Ryan}}
|September 27, 1928
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|27}}
|September 3, 1930
|March 21, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1930|9|3}}
|April 9, 1983
|-bgcolor=gold
|Türkiye
|'''80'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Salvatore de Giorgi}}'''
|80
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''Italy'''
|{{wp|Owen Dolan}}
|'''September 6, 1930'''
|September 30, 1928
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|9|6}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|30}}
|-bgcolor=gold
|July 21, 1954
|'''81'''
|December 10, 1995
|'''{{wp|Jānis Pujats}}'''
|New Zealand
|[[File:Flag of Latvia.svg|25px]] '''Latvia'''
|-
|'''November 14, 1930'''
|81
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|11|14}}'''
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/István_Katona_(Bischof) István Katona]
|October 3, 1928
|{{age in years and days|1928|10|3}}
|June 7, 1953
|December 9, 1989
|Hungary
|-
|-
|82
|82
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barroso_Filho Francisco Barroso Filho]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Braun_(Bischof) Karl Braun]
|October 8, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|{{age in years and days|1928|10|8}}
|December 13, 1930
|December 1, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1930|12|13}}
|March 19, 1984
|Brazil
|-
|-
|83
|83
|{{wp|José Francisco Moreira dos Santos}}
|{{wp|Gérard Defois}}
|October 12, 1928
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|{{age in years and days|1928|10|12}}
|January 5, 1931
|January 20, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1931|1|5}}
|April 30, 1967
|-
|Portugal
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|84
|84
|{{wp|Ernest Simoni}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domingo_Salvador_Castagna Domingo Salvador Castagna]
|October 18, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Argentina.svg|25px]] Argentina
|{{age in years and days|1928|10|18}}
|January 12, 1931
|April 7, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1931|1|12}}
|
|Albania
|-
|-
|85
|85
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Liu_Hsien-tang Lucas Liu Hsien-tang]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Mbwôl-Mpasi Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi]
|December 21, 1928
|[[File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|25px]] D. R. Congo
|{{age in years and days|1928|12|21}}
|February 11, 1931
|November 30, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1931|2|11}}
|January 1, 1981
|-bgcolor=gold
|Taiwan
|'''86'''
|'''{{wp|Camillo Ruini}}'''
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''Italy'''
|'''February 19, 1931'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1931|2|19}}'''
|-
|-
|86
|87
|{{wp|Adam Exner}}
|[https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Zhang_Zhiyong Peter Zhang Zhiyong]
|December 24, 1928
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|{{age in years and days|1928|12|24}}
|March 1, 1931
|July 7, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|1}}
|March 12, 1974
|Canada
|-
|-
|87
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Pain_Ratu Anton Pain Ratu]
|January 2, 1929
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|2}}
|August 17, 1958
|September 21, 1982
|Indonesia
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|88
|88
|{{wp|Walter Brandmüller}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Carlos_de_Oliveira_(Geistlicher) José Carlos de Oliveira]
|January 5, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|5}}
|March 14, 1931
|July 26, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|14}}
|November 13, 2010
|Germany
|-
|-
|89
|89
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_Shi_Hongzhen Melchior Shi Hongzhen]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Gabrielli Pietro Gabrielli]
|January 7, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|25px]] Ecuador
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|7}}
|March 17, 1931
|July 4, 1954
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|17}}
|June 15, 1982
|China
|-
|-
|90
|90
|{{wp|Fritz Lobinger}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldo_Gerna Aldo Gerna]
|January 22, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|22}}
|May 7, 1931
|June 29, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1931|5|7}}
|February 27, 1988
|-
|Germany
|91
|{{wp|Blasco Francisco Collaço}}
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India
|May 16, 1931
|{{age in years and days|1931|5|16}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" |91 / 92
|92
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalberto_Paulo_da_Silva Adalberto Paulo da Silva]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Vieira_de_Lima José Vieira de Lima]
|rowspan="2" |January 25, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|rowspan="2" |{{age in years and days|1929|1|25}}
|June 10, 1931
|December 8, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|10}}
|August 3, 1975
|Brazil
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|{{wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}
|December 20, 1959
|June 3, 1973
|Thailand
|-
|-
|93
|93
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgerton_Roland_Clarke Edgerton Roland Clarke]
|{{wp|Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen}}
|February 14, 1929
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1929|2|14}}
|June 15, 1931
|February 2, 1960
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|15}}
|November 30, 1967
|Jamaica
|-
|-
|94
|94
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Bernal_Vargas Jorge Bernal Vargas]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_del_Castillo_Estrada Luis del Castillo Estrada]
|February 28, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg|25px]] Uruguay
|{{age in years and days|1929|2|28}}
|June 21, 1931
|September 15, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|21}}
|March 19, 1974
|Mexico
|-
|-
|95
|95
|{{wp|Leo Nowak (bishop)|Leo Nowak}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_Dios_Caballero_Reyes Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes]
|March 17, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] Mexico
|{{age in years and days|1929|3|17}}
|June 23, 1931
|May 10, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|23}}
|March 24, 1990
|Germany
|-
|-
|96
|96
|{{wp|Georges Gilson}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Cyril_O’Grady Bernard Cyril O’Grady]
|May 30, 1929
|[[File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg|25px]] Solomon Islands
|{{age in years and days|1929|5|30}}
|August 24, 1931
|April 20, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1931|8|24}}
|October 9, 1976
|France
|-
|-
|97
|97
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Giuliano_Tiddia Pier Giuliano Tiddia]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Agustín_Ganuza_García José Agustín Ganuza García]
|June 13, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Panama.svg|25px]] Panama
|{{age in years and days|1929|6|13}}
|August 28, 1931
|December 16, 1951
|{{age in years and days|1931|8|28}}
|February 2, 1975
|Italy
|-
|-
|98
|98
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Gillet Paolo Gillet]
|{{wp|Joseph Kallas}}, S.M.S.P
|July 8, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|{{age in years and days|1929|7|8}}
|September 24, 1931
|September 19, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1931|9|24}}
|January 6, 1994
|Italy
|-
|-
|99
|99
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/René_Dupont_(prêtre) René Dupont]
|{{wp|Victor Hermann Balke}}
|September 2, 1929
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1929|9|2}}
|September 29, 1931
|June 29, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1931|9|29}}
|July 25, 1969
|France
|-
|-
|100
|100
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricio_Infante_Alfonso Patricio Infante Alfonso]
|[https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavien_Joseph_Melki Flavien Joseph Melki]
|October 9, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|9}}
|October 10, 1931
|June 28, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1931|10|10}}
|September 23, 1984
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|Chile
|}
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|1xx
|1xx
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Mascheroni Angelo Mascheroni]
|{{wp|Anthony Gbuji}}
|October 13, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Nigeria.svg|25px]] Nigeria
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|13}}
|October 29, 1931
|June 13, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1931|10|29}}
|June 24, 1990
|Italy
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Héctor_Luis_Lucas_Peña_Gómez Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez]                            
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_Gaspar_(religioso) Antônio Gaspar]
|October 18, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|18}}
|November 11, 1931
|June 25, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|11}}
|March 19, 1970
|Cuba
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_de_Souza_(bispo) Antônio de Souza]
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Staccioli Alessandro Staccioli]
|October 21, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|21}}
|November 13, 1931
|July 1, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|13}}
|April 16, 1974
|Brazil
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Zarri Vincenzo Zarri]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Thienchai_Samanchit Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit]
|October 21, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] Thailand
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|23}}
|November 28, 1931
|July 25, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|28}}
|June 29, 1976
|Italy
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Marie_Guillaume Paul-Marie Gillaume]
|{{wp|Louis Yu Runchen}}
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|31}}
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|April 9, 1955
|December 1, 1931
|December 9, 1984
|{{age in years and days|1931|12|1}}
|France
-->
|}
 
== 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, 345 days
2 René Henry Gracida Flag of the United States.svg United States June 9, 1923 102 years, 186 days
3 Daniel Verstraete Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa July 31, 1924 101 years, 134 days
4 Manuel Edmilson da Cruz Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 3, 1924 101 years, 70 days
5 Albert Houssiau Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium November 2, 1924 101 years, 40 days
6 Serafín Cartagena Ocaña Flag of Spain.svg Spain November 7, 1924 101 years, 35 days
7 Victorinus Youn Kong-hi Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea November 8, 1924 101 years, 34 days
8 Gaetano Bonicelli Flag of Italy.svg Italy December 13, 1924 100 years, 364 days
9 Angelo Acerbi Flag of Italy.svg Italy September 23, 1925 100 years, 80 days
10 Jacques de Saint-Blanquat Flag of France.svg France November 21, 1925 100 years, 21 days
11 Hildebrando Mendes Costa Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 16, 1926 99 years, 179 days
12 Heitor de Araújo Sales Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 29, 1926 99 years, 136 days
13 Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil August 11, 1926 99 years, 123 days
14 Raúl Holguer López Mayorga Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador August 24, in 1926 99 years, 110 days
15 Emmanuel Wamala Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda December 15, 1926 98 years, 362 days
16 Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea January 25, 1927 98 years, 321 days
17 Julian Wojtkowski Flag of Poland.svg Poland January 31, 1927 98 years, 315 days
18 Dominic Anthony Marconi Flag of the United States.svg United States March 13, 1927 98 years, 274 days
19 Joseph Pallikaparampil Flag of India.svg India April 10, 1927 98 years, 246 days
20 Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 25, 1927 98 years, 201 days
21 Edoardo Rovida Flag of Italy.svg Italy August 26, 1927 98 years, 108 days
22 Júlio Duarte Langa Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique October 27, 1927 98 years, 46 days
23 Daniel Cronin Flag of the United States.svg United States November 14, 1927 98 years, 28 days
24 Raymond Razakarinvony Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar November 19, 1927 98 years, 23 days
25 Bernhard Kühnel Flag of Peru.svg Peru December 4, 1927 98 years, 8 days
26 Vincenzo Rimedio Flag of Italy.svg Italy December 5, 1927 98 years, 7 days
27 Giovanni Zerbini Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 29, 1927 97 years, 348 days
28 Friedrich Wetter Flag of Germany.svg Germany February 20, 1928 97 years, 295 days
29 Robert Joseph Banks Flag of the United States.svg United States February 26, 1928 97 years, 289 days
30 Gerd Dicke Flag of Germany.svg Germany March 28, 1928 97 years, 259 days
31 Allan Chamgwera Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi April 30, 1928 97 years, 226 days
32 Jacques Despierre Flag of France.svg France May 6, 1928 97 years, 220 days
33 Pierre Mouallem Flag of Israel.svg Israel May 10, 1928 97 years, 216 days
34 Charles Louis Joseph Vandame Flag of Chad.svg Chad June 4, 1928 97 years, 191 days
35 Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 24, 1928 97 years, 141 days
36 Ignacio Trejos Picado Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica July 31, 1928 97 years, 134 days
37 Peter Chung Hoan Ting Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia September 10, 1928 97 years, 93 days
38 Francisco Barroso Filho Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 8, 1928 97 years, 65 days
39 Ernest Simoni Flag of Albania.svg Albania October 18, 1928 97 years, 55 days
40 Lucas Liu Hsien-tang Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan December 21, 1928 96 years, 356 days
41 Walter Brandmüller Flag of Germany.svg Germany January 5, 1929 96 years, 341 days
42 Melchior Shi Hongzhen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China January 7, 1929 96 years, 339 days
43 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand January 25, 1929 96 years, 321 days
44 Leo Nowak Flag of Germany.svg Germany March 17, 1929 96 years, 270 days
45 Pier Giuliano Tiddia Flag of Italy.svg Italy June 13, 1929 96 years, 182 days
46 Paolo Gillet Flag of Italy.svg Italy July 8, 1929 96 years, 157 days
47 Angelo Mascheroni Flag of Italy.svg Italy October 13, 1929 96 years, 60 days
48 Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba October 18, 1929 96 years, 55 days
49 Antônio de Souza Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 21, 1929 96 years, 52 days
50 Vincenzo Zarri Flag of Italy.svg Italy October 23, 1929 96 years, 50 days
51 Paul-Marie Gillaume Flag of France.svg France October 31, 1929 96 years, 42 days
52 Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia December 2, 1929 96 years, 10 days
53 José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 3, 1929 96 years, 9 days
54 Ramón Buxarrais Ventura Flag of Spain.svg Spain December 12, 1929 96 years, 0 days
55 Victorio Oliver Domingo Flag of Spain.svg Spain December 23, 1929 95 years, 354 days
56 Miguel Caviedes Flag of Chile.svg Chile January 30, 1930 95 years, 316 days
57 Jean Bonfils Flag of France.svg France February 15, 1930 95 years, 300 days
58 Pedro Dean Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines February 21, 1930 95 years, 294 days
59 David Cremin Flag of Australia.svg Australia February 22, 1930 95 years, 293 days
60 Adam Maida Flag of the United States.svg United States March 18, 1930 95 years, 269 days
61 Julián Herranz Casado Flag of Spain.svg Spain March 31, 1930 95 years, 256 days
62 Juan Luis Ysern de Arce Flag of Chile.svg Chile May 2, 1930 95 years, 224 days
63 William Edwin Franklin Flag of the United States.svg United States May 3, 1930 95 years, 223 days
64 Giuseppe Di Falco Flag of Italy.svg Italy May 13, 1930 95 years, 213 days
65 José da Silva Chaves Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 15, 1930 95 years, 211 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, 206 days
68 Emmanuel Milingo Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia June 13, 1930 95 years, 182 days
69 Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal June 16, 1930 95 years, 179 days
70 Orlando Octacílio Dotti Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 22, 1930 95 years, 173 days
71 Raúl Corriveau Flag of Honduras (2022–present).svg Honduras June 27, 1930 95 years, 168 days
72 Émile Marcus Flag of France.svg France June 29, 1930 95 years, 166 days
73 Thadeu Gomes Canellas Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 28, 1930 95 years, 137 days
74 Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon August 8, 1930 95 years, 126 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, 106 days
77 Paul Poupard Flag of France.svg France August 30, 1930 95 years, 104 days
78 Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg D. R. Congo August 31, 1930 95 years, 103 days
79 Sylvester Donovan Ryan Flag of the United States.svg United States September 3, 1930 95 years, 100 days
80 Salvatore de Giorgi Flag of Italy.svg Italy September 6, 1930 95 years, 97 days
81 Jānis Pujats Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia November 14, 1930 95 years, 28 days
82 Karl Braun Flag of Germany.svg Germany December 13, 1930 94 years, 364 days
83 Gérard Defois Flag of France.svg France January 5, 1931 94 years, 341 days
84 Domingo Salvador Castagna Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina January 12, 1931 94 years, 334 days
85 Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg D. R. Congo February 11, 1931 94 years, 304 days
86 Camillo Ruini Flag of Italy.svg Italy February 19, 1931 94 years, 296 days
87 Peter Zhang Zhiyong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China March 1, 1931 94 years, 286 days
88 José Carlos de Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil March 14, 1931 94 years, 273 days
89 Pietro Gabrielli Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador March 17, 1931 94 years, 270 days
90 Aldo Gerna Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 7, 1931 94 years, 219 days
91 Blasco Francisco Collaço Flag of India.svg India May 16, 1931 94 years, 210 days
92 José Vieira de Lima Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 10, 1931 94 years, 185 days
93 Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen Flag of the United States.svg United States June 15, 1931 94 years, 180 days
94 Luis del Castillo Estrada Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay June 21, 1931 94 years, 174 days
95 Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico June 23, 1931 94 years, 172 days
96 Bernard Cyril O’Grady Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands August 24, 1931 94 years, 110 days
97 José Agustín Ganuza García Flag of Panama.svg Panama August 28, 1931 94 years, 106 days
98 Joseph Kallas, S.M.S.P Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon September 24, 1931 94 years, 79 days
99 Victor Hermann Balke Flag of the United States.svg United States September 29, 1931 94 years, 74 days
100 Flavien Joseph Melki Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon October 10, 1931 94 years, 63 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, 73 days to 95 years, 102 days
Frédéric Rubwejanga Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 1931 93 years, 346 days to 94 years, 345 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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