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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 15 cardinals and 85 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|Victorinus Youn Kong-hi}}
|January 26, 1924
|[[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|25px]] South Korea
|{{age in years and days|1924|1|26}}
|November 8, 1924
|July 3, 1947
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|8}}
|April 12, 1981
|Poland
|-
|-
|7
|7
|{{wp|Peter Takaaki Hirayama}}
|{{wp|Gaetano Bonicelli}}
|March 31, 1924
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1924|3|31}}
|December 13, 1924
|March 19, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1924|12|13}}
|January 25, 1970
|-bgcolor=gold
|Japan
|'''8'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Angelo Acerbi}}'''
|8
|'''[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy'''
|{{wp|Settimio Todisco}}
|'''September 23, 1925'''
|May 10, 1924
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|9|23}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1924|5|10}}
|July 27, 1947
|February 15, 1970
|Italy
|-
|-
|9
|9
|{{wp|Daniel Verstraete}}
|{{wp|Jacques de Saint-Blanquat}}
|July 31, 1924
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|{{age in years and days|1924|7|31}}
|November 21, 1925
|February 19, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1925|11|21}}
|May 14, 1978
|South Africa
|-
|-
|10
|10
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Edmilson_da_Cruz Manuel Edmilson da Cruz]
|{{wp|Hildebrando Mendes Costa}}
|October 3, 1924
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1924|10|3}}
|June 16, 1926
|December 5, 1948
|{{age in years and days|1926|6|16}}
|November 6, 1966
|Brazil
|-
|-
|11
|11
|{{wp|Albert Houssiau}}
|{{wp|Heitor de Araújo Sales}}
|November 2, 1924
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|2}}
|July 29, 1926
|February 6, 1949
|{{age in years and days|1926|7|29}}
|May 18, 1986
|Belgium
|-
|-
|12
|12
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serafín_Luis_Alberto_Cartagena_Ocaña Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Antônio_Marchetti_Fedalto Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto]
|November 7, 1924
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|7}}
|August 11, 1926
|April 1, 1951
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|11}}
|February 2, 1983
|Spain
|-
|-
|13
|13
|{{wp|Victorinus Youn Kong-hi}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Holguer_López_Mayorga Raúl Holguer López Mayorga]
|November 8, 1924
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|25px]] Ecuador
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|8}}
|August 24, in 1926
|March 20, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|24}}
|October 20, 1963
|-bgcolor=gold
|South Korea
|'''14'''
|'''{{wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Uganda.svg|25px]] Uganda'''
|'''December 15, 1926
|'''{{age in years and days|1926|12|15}}'''
|-
|-
|14
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Bonicelli Gaetano Bonicelli]
|December 13, 1924
|{{age in years and days|1924|12|13}}
|May 22, 1948
|August 26, 1975
|Italy
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|15
|15
|{{wp|Alexandre do Nascimento}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kim_Tchang-ryeol Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol]
|March 1, 1925
|[[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|25px]] South Korea
|{{age in years and days|1925|3|1}}
|January 25, 1927
|December 20, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1927|1|25}}
|August 31, 1975
|Angola
|-
|-
|16
|16
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hector_MacDonald James Hector MacDonald]
|{{wp|Dominic Anthony Marconi}}
|April 28, 1925
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|4|28}}
|March 13, 1927
|June 29, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1927|3|13}}
|April 17, 1978
|Canada
|-
|-
|17
|17
|{{wp|Ernest Bertrand Boland}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pallikaparampil Joseph Pallikaparampil]
|July 10, 1925
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India
|{{age in years and days|1925|7|10}}
|April 10, 1927
|June 9, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1927|4|10}}
|July 25, 1966
|United States
|-
|-
|18
|18
|{{wp|Angelo Acerbi}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvaldo_Gonçalves_Amaral Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral]
|September 23, 1925
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1925|9|23}}
|May 25, 1927
|March 27, 1948
|{{age in years and days|1927|5|25}}
|June 30, 1974
|Italy
|-
|-
|19
|19
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_de_Saint-Blanquat Jacques de Saint-Blanquat]
|{{wp|Edoardo Rovida}}
|November 21, 1925
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1925|11|21}}
|August 26, 1927
|March 29, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1927|8|26}}
|October 5, 1975
|-bgcolor=gold
|France
|'''20'''
|'''{{wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Mozambique.svg|25px]] Mozambique'''
|'''October 27, 1927'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1927|10|27}}'''
|-
|-
|20
|{{wp|John R. Gorman}}
|December 11, 1925
|{{age in years and days|1925|12|11}}
|May 1, 1956
|April 11, 1988
|United States
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|21
|21
|{{wp|Estanislao Esteban Karlic}}
|{{wp|Daniel Cronin (bishop)|Daniel Cronin}}
|February 7, 1926
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1926|2|7}}
|November 14, 1927
|December 8, 1954
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|14}}
|August 15, 1977
|Argentina
|-
|-
|22
|22
|{{wp|Maurice_Taylor_(bishop)|Maurice Taylor}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Razakarinvony Raymond Razakarinvony]
|May 5, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Madagascar.svg|25px]] Madagascar
|{{age in years and days|1926|5|5}}
|November 19, 1927
|July 2, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|19}}
|June 9, 1981
|United Kingdom
|-
|-
|23
|23
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Ivan_de_Azevedo Walter Ivan de Azevedo]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Kühnel Bernhard Kühnel]
|May 8, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] Peru
|{{age in years and days|1926|5|8}}
|December 4, 1927
|December 8, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|4}}
|July 27, 1986
|Brazil
|-
|-
|24
|24
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildebrando_Mendes_Costa Hildebrando Mendes Costa]
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Rimedio Vincenzo Rimedio]
|June 16, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1926|6|16}}
|December 5, 1927
|December 2, 1951
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|5}}
|May 24, 1981
|Brazil
|-
|-
|25
|25
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuele_Catarinicchia Emanuele Catarinicchia]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Zerbini Giovanni Zerbini]
|July 12, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1926|7|12}}
|December 29, 1927
|April 2, 1949
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|29}}
|December 17, 1978
|-bgcolor=gold
|Italy
|'''26'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Friedrich Wetter}}'''
|26
|'''[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany'''
|{{wp|James Chan Soon Cheong}}
|'''February 20, 1928'''
|July 26, 1926
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|2|20}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1926|7|26}}
|August 6, 1959
|June 8, 1973
|Malaysia
|-
|-
|27
|27
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heitor_de_Araújo_Sales Heitor de Araújo Sales]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_Dicke_(Bischof) Gerd Dicke]
|July 29, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|{{age in years and days|1926|7|29}}
|March 28, 1928
|December 3, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|28}}
|June 16, 1978
|Brazil
|-
|-
|28
|28
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Antônio_Marchetti_Fedalto Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Chamgwera Allan Chamgwera]
|August 11, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Malawi.svg|25px]] Malawi
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|11}}
|April 30, 1928
|December 6, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1928|4|30}}
|August 28, 1966
|Brazil
|-
|-
|29
|29
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Holguer_López_Mayorga Raúl Holguer López Mayorga]
|{{wp|Jacques Despierre}}
|August 24, 1926
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|24}}
|May 6, 1928
|June 29, 1951
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|6}}
|April 29, 1973
|Ecuador
|-
|-
|30
|30
|{{wp|Gilbert_Sheldon_(Bishop_of_Steubenville)|Gilbert Sheldon}}
|{{wp|Pierre Mouallem}}
|September 20, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Israel.svg|25px]] Israel
|{{age in years and days|1926|9|20}}
|May 10, 1928
|February 28, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|10}}
|June 11, 1976
|United States
|-
|-
|31
|31
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domenico_Crescentino_Marinozzi Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi]
|{{wp|Charles Louis Joseph Vandame}}
|November 21, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Chad.svg|25px]] Chad
|{{age in years and days|1926|11|21}}
|June 4, 1928
|December 17, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1928|6|4}}
|December 10, 1982
|-
|Italy
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|32
|32
|{{wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedito_Francisco_de_Albuquerque Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque]
|December 15, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1926|12|15}}
|July 24, 1928
|December 21, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|24}}
|November 22, 1981
|Uganda
|-
|-
|33
|33
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pak_Jeong-il Michael Pak Jeong-il]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Trejos_Picado Ignacio Trejos Picado]
|December 18, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg|25px]] Costa Rica
|{{age in years and days|1926|12|18}}
|July 31, 1928
|November 23, 1958
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|31}}
|May 31, 1977
|South Korea
|-
|-
|34
|34
|{{wp|Paolo Magnani}}
|{{wp|Peter Chung Hoan Ting}}
|December 31, 1926
|[[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|25px]] Malaysia
|{{age in years and days|1926|12|31}}
|September 10, 1928
|June 29, 1951
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|10}}
|September 10, 1977
|Italy
|-
|-
|35
|35
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kim_Tchang-ryeol Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barroso_Filho Francisco Barroso Filho]
|January 25, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1927|1|25}}
|October 8, 1928
|August 22, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1928|10|8}}
|January 6, 1984
|-bgcolor=gold
|South Korea
|'''36'''
|'''{{wp|Ernest Simoni}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Albania.svg|25px]] Albania'''
|'''October 18, 1928'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|10|18}}'''
|-
|-
|36
|37
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Wojtkowski Julian Wojtkowski]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Liu_Hsien-tang Lucas Liu Hsien-tang]
|January 31, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Taiwan.svg|25px]] Taiwan
|{{age in years and days|1927|1|31}}
|December 21, 1928
|June 25, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1928|12|21}}
|August 22, 1969
|-bgcolor=gold
|Poland
|'''38'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Walter Brandmüller}}'''
| rowspan="2" |37 / 38
|'''[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany'''
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Manuel_Maldonado_Barreno Victor Manuel Maldonado Barreno]
|'''January 5, 1929'''
|rowspan="2" |February 14, 1927
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|5}}'''
|rowspan="2" |{{age in years and days|1927|2|14}}
|June 29, 1953
|March 3, 1990
|Ecuador
|-
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilberto_Pereira_Lopes Gilberto Pereira Lopes]
|December 14, 1949
|December 18, 1969
|Brazil
|-
|-
|39
|39
|{{wp|Dominic Anthony Marconi}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_Shi_Hongzhen Melchior Shi Hongzhen]
|March 13, 1927
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|{{age in years and days|1927|3|13}}
|January 7, 1929
|May 30, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|7}}
|June 25, 1976
|-bgcolor=gold
|United States
|'''40'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}'''
|40
|'''[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] Thailand'''
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pallikaparampil Joseph Pallikaparampil]
|'''January 25, 1929'''
|April 10, 1927
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|25}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1927|4|10}}
|November 23, 1958
|August 15, 1973
|India
|-
|-
|41
|41
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Agustín_Valbuena_Jáuregui José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui]
|{{wp|Leo Nowak (bishop)|Leo Nowak}}
|May 20, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|{{age in years and days|1927|5|20}}
|March 17, 1929
|November 20, 1949
|{{age in years and days|1929|3|17}}
|October 25, 1977
|Colombia
|-
|-
|42
|42
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvaldo_Gonçalves_Amaral Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral]
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Giuliano_Tiddia Pier Giuliano Tiddia]
|May 25, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1927|5|25}}
|June 13, 1929
|December 8, 1954
|{{age in years and days|1929|6|13}}
|April 20, 1975
|Brazil
|-
|-
|43
|43
|{{wp|Joseph Martin Sartoris}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Mascheroni Angelo Mascheroni]
|July 1, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1927|7|1}}
|October 13, 1929
|May 30, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|13}}
|March 19, 1994
|United States
|-
|-
|44
|44
|{{wp|Alberto Tricarico}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_de_Souza_(bispo) Antônio de Souza]
|August 10, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1927|8|10}}
|October 21, 1929
|January 6, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|21}}
|April 27, 1987
|Italy
|-
|-
|45
|45
|{{wp|Kazimierz Romaniuk}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Marie_Guillaume Paul-Marie Gillaume]
|August 21, 1927
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|{{age in years and days|1927|8|21}}
|October 31, 1929
|December 16, 1951
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|31}}
|March 4, 1982
|Poland
|-
|-
|46
|46
|{{wp|Edoardo Rovida}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Gómez_Aristizábal Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal]
|August 26, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]] Colombia
|{{age in years and days|1927|8|26}}
|December 2, 1929
|June 29, 1950
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|2}}
|October 10, 1971
|Italy
|-
|-
|47
|47
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Than Abraham Than]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Geraldo_Oliveira_do_Valle José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle]                            
|September 21, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1927|9|21}}
|December 3, 1929
|September 22, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|3}}
|May 11, 1969
|Myanmar
|-
|-
|48
|48
|{{wp|Raymond E. Goedert}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramón_Buxarrais_Ventura Ramón Buxarrais Ventura]
|October 15, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|{{age in years and days|1927|10|15}}
|December 12, 1929
|May 1, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|12}}
|August 29, 1991
|-
|United States
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|49
|49
|{{wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorio_Oliver_Domingo Victorio Oliver Domingo]
|October 27, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|{{age in years and days|1927|10|27}}
|December 23, 1929
|June 9, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|23}}
|October 24, 1976
|Mozambique
|-
|-
|50
|50
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Trân_Thanh_Chung Pierre Trân Thanh Chung]
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bonfils Jean Bonfils]
|November 10, 1927
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|10}}
|February 15, 1930
|May 25, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|15}}
|November 22, 1981
|Vietnam
|-
|-
|51
|51
|{{wp|Daniel_Cronin_(bishop)|Daniel Cronin}}
|{{wp|Pedro Dean}}
|November 14, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Philippines.svg|25px]] Philippines
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|14}}
|February 21, 1930
|December 20, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|21}}
|September 12, 1968
|United States
|-
|-
|52
|52
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Razakarinvony Raymond Razakarinvony]
|{{wp|David Cremin}}
|November 19, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Australia.svg|25px]] Australia
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|19}}
|February 22, 1930
|July 27, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|22}}
|May 17, 1998
|-bgcolor=gold
|Madagascar
|'''53'''
|'''{{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
|'''54'''
|'''{{wp|Julián Herranz Casado}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain'''
|'''March 31, 1930'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|31}}'''
|-
|-
|53
|55
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Kühnel Bernhard Kühnel]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Luis_Ysern_de_Arce Juan Luis Ysern de Arce]
|December 4, 1927
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|4}}
|May 2, 1930
|August 6, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|2}}
|April 27, 1983
|Germany
|-
|54
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Rimedio Vincenzo Rimedio]
|December 5, 1927
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|5}}
|July 22, 1951
|October 28, 1982
|Italy
|-
|-
|55
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Zerbini Giovanni Zerbini]
|December 29, 1927
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|29}}
|June 29, 1956
|February 19, 1995
|Italy
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|56
|56
|{{wp|Friedrich Wetter}}
|{{wp|William Edwin Franklin}}
|February 20, 1928
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1928|2|20}}
|May 3, 1930
|October 10, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|3}}
|June 29, 1968
|Germany
|-
|-
|57
|57
|{{wp|Robert Joseph Banks}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Di_Falco Giuseppe Di Falco]
|February 26, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1928|2|26}}
|May 13, 1930
|December 20, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|13}}
|September 19, 1985
|United States
|-
|-
|58
|rowspan=2|58
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Dick Klaus Dick]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_da_Silva_Chaves José da Silva Chaves]
|February 27, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1928|2|27}}
|rowspan=2|May 15, 1930
|February 24, 1953
|rowspan=2|{{age in years and days|1930|5|15}}
|May 19, 1975
|Germany
|-
|-
|59
|{{wp|Lawrence Sabatini}}
|{{wp|John Stephen Cummins}}
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada
|March 3, 1928
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|3}}
|January 24, 1953
|May 16, 1974
|United States
|-
|-
|60
|60
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_Dicke_(Bischof) Gerd Dicke]
|{{wp|William J. Winter}}
|March 28, 1928
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|28}}
|May 20, 1930
|July 25, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1930|5|20}}
|February 16, 1970
|Germany
|-
|-
|61
|61
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Kleinermeilert Alfred Kleinermeilert]
|{{wp|Emmanuel Milingo}}
|March 30, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Zambia.svg|25px]] Zambia
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|30}}
|June 13, 1930
|October 10, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|13}}
|May 3, 1968
|Germany
|-
|-
|62
|62
|{{wp|Peter Henrici}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serafim_de_Sousa_Ferreira_e_Silva Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva]
|March 31, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|25px]] Portugal
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|31}}
|June 16, 1930
|July 23, 1958
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|16}}
|May 31, 1993
|Switzerland
|-
|-
|63
|63
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Chamgwera Allan Chamgwera]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Octacílio_Dotti Orlando Octacílio Dotti]
|April 30, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1928|4|30}}
|June 22, 1930
|September 7, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|22}}
|May 31, 1981
|-  
|Malawi
|-
|64
|64
|{{wp|Louis Edward Gelineau}}
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Émile_Marcus Émile Marcus]
|May 3, 1928
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|3}}
|June 29, 1930
|June 5, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1930|6|29}}
|January 26, 1972
|United States
|-
|-
|65
|rowspan=2|65
|{{wp|Jacques Despierre}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denys_Raboula_Antoine_Beylouni Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni]
|May 6, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|6}}
|rowspan=2|August 8, 1930
|June 24, 1952
|rowspan=2|{{age in years and days|1930|8|8}}
|October 10, 1982
|France
|-
|-
|66
|{{wp|John Joseph Leibrecht}}
|{{wp|Pierre Mouallem}}
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States
|May 10, 1928
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|10}}
|November 21, 1955
|June 29, 1990
|Israel
|-
|-
|67
|67
|{{wp|Daniel Patrick Reilly}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Antonius_de_Kok Johannes Antonius de Kok]
|May 12, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Netherlands.svg|25px]] Netherlands
|{{age in years and days|1928|5|12}}
|August 28, 1930
|May 30, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1930|8|28}}
|August 6, 1975
|-bgcolor=gold
|United States
|'''68'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Paul Poupard}}'''
|68
|'''[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France'''
|{{wp|Charles Louis Joseph Vandame}}
|'''August 30, 1930'''
|June 4, 1928
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|8|30}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1928|6|4}}
|September 7, 1960
|January 6, 1982
|Chad
|-
|-
|69
|69
|{{wp|Alphonsus Mathias}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godefroid_Mukeng’a_Kalond Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond]         
|June 22, 1928
|[[File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|25px]] D. R. Congo
|{{age in years and days|1928|6|22}}
|August 31, 1930
|August 24, 1954
|{{age in years and days|1930|8|31}}
|February 5, 1964
|India
|-
|-
|70
|70
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Bui_Tuân Jean-Baptiste Bui Tuân]
|{{wp|Sylvester Donovan Ryan}}
|June 24, 1928
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1928|6|24}}
|September 3, 1930
|September 2, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1930|9|3}}
|April 30, 1975
|-bgcolor=gold
|Vietnam
|'''71'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Salvatore de Giorgi}}'''
|71
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''Italy'''
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Fréchard Maurice Fréchard]
|'''September 6, 1930'''
|July 3, 1928
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|9|6}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|3}}
|-bgcolor=gold
|July 3, 1955
|'''72'''
|October 27, 1996
|'''{{wp|Jānis Pujats}}'''
|France
|[[File:Flag of Latvia.svg|25px]] '''Latvia'''
|-
|'''November 14, 1930'''
|72
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|11|14}}'''
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedito_Francisco_de_Albuquerque Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque]
|July 24, 1928
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|24}}
|December 8, 1953
|May 5, 1985
|Brazil
|-
|-
|73
|73
|{{wp|Philippe Bär}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Braun_(Bischof) Karl Braun]
|July 29, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|29}}
|December 13, 1930
|July 26, 1959
|{{age in years and days|1930|12|13}}
|March 20, 1982
|Netherlands
|-
|-
|74
|74
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Trejos_Picado Ignacio Trejos Picado]
|{{wp|Gérard Defois}}
|July 31, 1928
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France
|{{age in years and days|1928|7|31}}
|January 5, 1931
|March 8, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1931|1|5}}
|March 8, 1968
|Costa Rica
|-
|-
|75
|75
|{{wp|Peter Chung Hoan Ting}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domingo_Salvador_Castagna Domingo Salvador Castagna]
|September 10, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Argentina.svg|25px]] Argentina
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|10}}
|January 12, 1931
|September 26, 1954
|{{age in years and days|1931|1|12}}
|November 15, 1970
|Malaysia
|-
|-
|76
|76
|{{wp|Joseph John Gerry}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Mbwôl-Mpasi Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi]
|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}}
|February 11, 1931
|June 12, 1954
|{{age in years and days|1931|2|11}}
|April 21, 1986
|-bgcolor=gold
|United States
|'''77'''
|-
|'''{{wp|Camillo Ruini}}'''
|77
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''Italy'''
|{{wp|Giuseppe Germano Bernardini}}
|'''February 19, 1931'''
|September 27, 1928
|'''{{age in years and days|1931|2|19}}'''
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|27}}
|March 21, 1953
|April 9, 1983
|Türkiye
|-
|-
|78
|78
|{{wp|Owen Dolan}}
|[https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Zhang_Zhiyong Peter Zhang Zhiyong]
|September 30, 1928
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|30}}
|March 1, 1931
|July 21, 1954
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|1}}
|December 10, 1995
|New Zealand
|-
|-
|79
|79
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/István_Katona_(Bischof) István Katona]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Carlos_de_Oliveira_(Geistlicher) José Carlos de Oliveira]
|October 3, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1928|10|3}}
|March 14, 1931
|June 7, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|14}}
|December 9, 1989
|Hungary
|-
|-
|80
|80
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barroso_Filho Francisco Barroso Filho]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Gabrielli Pietro Gabrielli]
|October 8, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|25px]] Ecuador
|{{age in years and days|1928|10|8}}
|March 17, 1931
|December 1, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|17}}
|March 19, 1984
|-
|Brazil
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|81
|81
|{{wp|Ernest Simoni}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldo_Gerna Aldo Gerna]
|October 18, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1928|10|18}}
|May 7, 1931
|April 7, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1931|5|7}}
|
|Albania
|-
|-
|82
|82
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Liu_Hsien-tang Lucas Liu Hsien-tang]
|{{wp|Blasco Francisco Collaço}}
|December 21, 1928
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India
|{{age in years and days|1928|12|21}}
|May 16, 1931
|November 30, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1931|5|16}}
|January 1, 1981
|Taiwan
|-
|-
|83
|83
|{{wp|Adam Exner}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Vieira_de_Lima José Vieira de Lima]
|December 24, 1928
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1928|12|24}}
|June 10, 1931
|July 7, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|10}}
|March 12, 1974
|Canada
|-
|-
|84
|84
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Pain_Ratu Anton Pain Ratu]
|{{wp|Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen}}
|January 2, 1929
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|2}}
|June 15, 1931
|August 17, 1958
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|15}}
|September 21, 1982
|-
|Indonesia
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|85
|85
|{{wp|Walter Brandmüller}}
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_del_Castillo_Estrada Luis del Castillo Estrada]
|January 5, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg|25px]] Uruguay
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|5}}
|June 21, 1931
|July 26, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|21}}
|November 13, 2010
|Germany
|-
|-
|86
|86
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_Shi_Hongzhen Melchior Shi Hongzhen]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_Dios_Caballero_Reyes Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes]
|January 7, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] Mexico
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|7}}
|June 23, 1931
|July 4, 1954
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|23}}
|June 15, 1982
|China
|-
|-
|87
|87
|{{wp|Fritz Lobinger}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Cyril_O’Grady Bernard Cyril O’Grady]
|January 22, 1929
|[[File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg|25px]] Solomon Islands
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|22}}
|August 24, 1931
|June 29, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1931|8|24}}
|February 27, 1988
|Germany
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" |88 / 89
|88
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalberto_Paulo_da_Silva Adalberto Paulo da Silva]
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Agustín_Ganuza_García José Agustín Ganuza García]
|rowspan="2" |January 25, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Panama.svg|25px]] Panama
|rowspan="2" |{{age in years and days|1929|1|25}}
|August 28, 1931
|December 8, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1931|8|28}}
|August 3, 1975
|-
|Brazil
|89
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|{{wp|Joseph Kallas}}
|{{wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon
|December 20, 1959
|September 24, 1931
|June 3, 1973
|{{age in years and days|1931|9|24}}
|Thailand
|-
|-
|90
|90
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgerton_Roland_Clarke Edgerton Roland Clarke]
|{{wp|Victor Hermann Balke}}
|February 14, 1929
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1929|2|14}}
|September 29, 1931
|February 2, 1960
|{{age in years and days|1931|9|29}}
|November 30, 1967
|Jamaica
|-
|-
|91
|91
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Bernal_Vargas Jorge Bernal Vargas]
|{{wp|Anthony Gbuji}}
|February 28, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Nigeria.svg|25px]] Nigeria
|{{age in years and days|1929|2|28}}
|October 29, 1931
|September 15, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1931|10|29}}
|March 19, 1974
|Mexico
|-
|-
|92
|92
|{{wp|Leo Nowak (bishop)|Leo Nowak}}
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_Gaspar_(religioso) Antônio Gaspar]
|March 17, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1929|3|17}}
|November 11, 1931
|May 10, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|11}}
|March 24, 1990
|Germany
|-
|-
|93
|93
|{{wp|Georges Gilson}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Staccioli Alessandro Staccioli]
|May 30, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|{{age in years and days|1929|5|30}}
|November 13, 1931
|April 20, 1957
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|13}}
|October 9, 1976
|France
|-
|-
|94
|94
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Giuliano_Tiddia Pier Giuliano Tiddia]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Thienchai_Samanchit Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit]
|June 13, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] Thailand
|{{age in years and days|1929|6|13}}
|November 28, 1931
|December 16, 1951
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|28}}
|February 2, 1975
|Italy
|-
|-
|95
|95
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Gillet Paolo Gillet]
|{{wp|Louis Yu Runchen}}
|July 8, 1929
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China
|{{age in years and days|1929|7|8}}
|December 1, 1931
|September 19, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1931|12|1}}
|January 6, 1994
|Italy
|-
|-
|96
|96
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/René_Dupont_(prêtre) René Dupont]
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilário_Moser Hilário Moser]
|September 2, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil
|{{age in years and days|1929|9|2}}
|December 2, 1931
|June 29, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1931|12|2}}
|July 25, 1969
|France
|-
|-
|97
|97
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricio_Infante_Alfonso Patricio Infante Alfonso]
|{{wp|James Henry Garland}}
|October 9, 1929
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|9}}
|December 13, 1931
|June 28, 1953
|{{age in years and days|1931|12|13}}
|September 23, 1984
|Chile
|-
|-
|98
|98
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Mascheroni Angelo Mascheroni]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Jerome_Cooney Eugene Jerome Cooney]
|October 13, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|13}}
|December 20, 1931
|June 13, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1931|12|20}}
|June 24, 1990
|-bgcolor=gold
|Italy
|'''99'''
|'''{{wp|José Saraiva Martins}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|25px]] Portugal'''
|'''January 6, 1932'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1932|1|6}}'''
|-bgcolor=gold
|'''100'''
|'''{{wp|Joseph Zen}}'''
|'''[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China'''
|'''January 13, 1932'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1932|1|13}}'''
<!--
|-
|-
|99
|1xx
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Héctor_Luis_Lucas_Peña_Gómez Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez]                            
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_César_Alves_Ferreira_da_Silva Augusto César Alves Ferreira da Silva]
|October 18, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|25px]] Portugal
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|18}}
|March 15, 1932
|June 25, 1955
|{{age in years and days|1932|3|15}}
|March 19, 1970
|Cuba
|-
|-
|100
|1xx
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_de_Souza_(bispo) Antônio de Souza]
|{{wp|Mario Enrique Ríos Montt}}
|October 21, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Guatemala.svg|25px]] Guatemala
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|21}}
|March 17, 1932
|July 1, 1956
|{{age in years and days|1932|3|17}}
|April 16, 1974
|Brazil
|}
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|1xx
|1xx
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Zarri Vincenzo Zarri]
|{{wp|Arthur Luysterman}}
|October 21, 1929
|[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]] Belgium
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|23}}
|March 18, 1932
|July 25, 1952
|{{age in years and days|1932|3|18}}
|June 29, 1976
|Italy
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Marie_Guillaume Paul-Marie Gillaume]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Francis_Ustrzycki Matthew Francis Ustrzycki]
|{{age in years and days|1929|10|31}}
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada
|April 9, 1955
|March 25, 1932
|December 9, 1984
|{{age in years and days|1932|3|25}}
|France
|-
|-
|1xx
|1xx
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Gómez_Aristizábal Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal]
|{{wp|Michael Wiwchar}}
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|2}}
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada
|August 17, 1958
|May 9, 1932
|September 8, 1972
|{{age in years and days|1932|5|9}}
|Colombia
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== Addendum ==
=== Uncertain Date of Birth ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |
|-
! Name
! State
! Born
! Age
|-
|+ style=line-height:normal | The following individuals might be older than ''#100–71'' 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
|-
|-
|1xx
|2020.06.21
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Geraldo_Oliveira_do_Valle José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle]                             
|2020.11.24
|December 3, 1929
|{{wp|Damián Iguacén Borau}}
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|3}}
|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain
|January 10, 1954
|Bishop of San Cristobal de La Laguna or Tenrrife (1984-1991)
|July 23, 1982
|1916.02.12
|Brazil
|-
|-
|1xx
|2020.11.24
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramón Buxarrais Ventura Ramón Buxarrais Ventura]
|2022.07.02
|December 12, 1929
|{{wp|Laurent Noël}}
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|12}}
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada
|December 17, 1955
|Bishop of Trois-Ravières (1975-1996)
|October 3, 1971
|1920.03.19
|Spain
|- 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 19:26, 4 February 2026

This is a list of the 100 oldest living Catholic bishops and cardinals (in gold those who are Cardinals). The current breakdown of the 100 persons are 15 cardinals and 85 bishops.

List

Rank Prelate Country Born Age
1 José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico January 1, 1922 104 years, 35 days
2 René Henry Gracida Flag of the United States.svg United States June 9, 1923 102 years, 241 days
3 Daniel Verstraete Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa July 31, 1924 101 years, 189 days
4 Manuel Edmilson da Cruz Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 3, 1924 101 years, 125 days
5 Albert Houssiau Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium November 2, 1924 101 years, 95 days
6 Victorinus Youn Kong-hi Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea November 8, 1924 101 years, 89 days
7 Gaetano Bonicelli Flag of Italy.svg Italy December 13, 1924 101 years, 54 days
8 Angelo Acerbi Flag of Italy.svg Italy September 23, 1925 100 years, 135 days
9 Jacques de Saint-Blanquat Flag of France.svg France November 21, 1925 100 years, 76 days
10 Hildebrando Mendes Costa Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 16, 1926 99 years, 234 days
11 Heitor de Araújo Sales Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 29, 1926 99 years, 191 days
12 Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil August 11, 1926 99 years, 178 days
13 Raúl Holguer López Mayorga Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador August 24, in 1926 99 years, 165 days
14 Emmanuel Wamala Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda December 15, 1926 99 years, 52 days
15 Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea January 25, 1927 99 years, 11 days
16 Dominic Anthony Marconi Flag of the United States.svg United States March 13, 1927 98 years, 329 days
17 Joseph Pallikaparampil Flag of India.svg India April 10, 1927 98 years, 301 days
18 Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 25, 1927 98 years, 256 days
19 Edoardo Rovida Flag of Italy.svg Italy August 26, 1927 98 years, 163 days
20 Júlio Duarte Langa Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique October 27, 1927 98 years, 101 days
21 Daniel Cronin Flag of the United States.svg United States November 14, 1927 98 years, 83 days
22 Raymond Razakarinvony Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar November 19, 1927 98 years, 78 days
23 Bernhard Kühnel Flag of Peru.svg Peru December 4, 1927 98 years, 63 days
24 Vincenzo Rimedio Flag of Italy.svg Italy December 5, 1927 98 years, 62 days
25 Giovanni Zerbini Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 29, 1927 98 years, 38 days
26 Friedrich Wetter Flag of Germany.svg Germany February 20, 1928 97 years, 350 days
27 Gerd Dicke Flag of Germany.svg Germany March 28, 1928 97 years, 314 days
28 Allan Chamgwera Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi April 30, 1928 97 years, 281 days
29 Jacques Despierre Flag of France.svg France May 6, 1928 97 years, 275 days
30 Pierre Mouallem Flag of Israel.svg Israel May 10, 1928 97 years, 271 days
31 Charles Louis Joseph Vandame Flag of Chad.svg Chad June 4, 1928 97 years, 246 days
32 Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 24, 1928 97 years, 196 days
33 Ignacio Trejos Picado Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica July 31, 1928 97 years, 189 days
34 Peter Chung Hoan Ting Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia September 10, 1928 97 years, 148 days
35 Francisco Barroso Filho Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 8, 1928 97 years, 120 days
36 Ernest Simoni Flag of Albania.svg Albania October 18, 1928 97 years, 110 days
37 Lucas Liu Hsien-tang Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan December 21, 1928 97 years, 46 days
38 Walter Brandmüller Flag of Germany.svg Germany January 5, 1929 97 years, 31 days
39 Melchior Shi Hongzhen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China January 7, 1929 97 years, 29 days
40 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand January 25, 1929 97 years, 11 days
41 Leo Nowak Flag of Germany.svg Germany March 17, 1929 96 years, 325 days
42 Pier Giuliano Tiddia Flag of Italy.svg Italy June 13, 1929 96 years, 237 days
43 Angelo Mascheroni Flag of Italy.svg Italy October 13, 1929 96 years, 115 days
44 Antônio de Souza Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 21, 1929 96 years, 107 days
45 Paul-Marie Gillaume Flag of France.svg France October 31, 1929 96 years, 97 days
46 Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia December 2, 1929 96 years, 65 days
47 José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 3, 1929 96 years, 64 days
48 Ramón Buxarrais Ventura Flag of Spain.svg Spain December 12, 1929 96 years, 55 days
49 Victorio Oliver Domingo Flag of Spain.svg Spain December 23, 1929 96 years, 44 days
50 Jean Bonfils Flag of France.svg France February 15, 1930 95 years, 355 days
51 Pedro Dean Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines February 21, 1930 95 years, 349 days
52 David Cremin Flag of Australia.svg Australia February 22, 1930 95 years, 348 days
53 Adam Maida Flag of the United States.svg United States March 18, 1930 95 years, 324 days
54 Julián Herranz Casado Flag of Spain.svg Spain March 31, 1930 95 years, 311 days
55 Juan Luis Ysern de Arce Flag of Chile.svg Chile May 2, 1930 95 years, 279 days
56 William Edwin Franklin Flag of the United States.svg United States May 3, 1930 95 years, 278 days
57 Giuseppe Di Falco Flag of Italy.svg Italy May 13, 1930 95 years, 268 days
58 José da Silva Chaves Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 15, 1930 95 years, 266 days
Lawrence Sabatini Flag of Canada.svg Canada
60 William J. Winter Flag of the United States.svg United States May 20, 1930 95 years, 261 days
61 Emmanuel Milingo Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia June 13, 1930 95 years, 237 days
62 Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal June 16, 1930 95 years, 234 days
63 Orlando Octacílio Dotti Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 22, 1930 95 years, 228 days
64 Émile Marcus Flag of France.svg France June 29, 1930 95 years, 221 days
65 Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon August 8, 1930 95 years, 181 days
John Joseph Leibrecht Flag of the United States.svg United States
67 Johannes Antonius de Kok Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands August 28, 1930 95 years, 161 days
68 Paul Poupard Flag of France.svg France August 30, 1930 95 years, 159 days
69 Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg D. R. Congo August 31, 1930 95 years, 158 days
70 Sylvester Donovan Ryan Flag of the United States.svg United States September 3, 1930 95 years, 155 days
71 Salvatore de Giorgi Flag of Italy.svg Italy September 6, 1930 95 years, 152 days
72 Jānis Pujats Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia November 14, 1930 95 years, 83 days
73 Karl Braun Flag of Germany.svg Germany December 13, 1930 95 years, 54 days
74 Gérard Defois Flag of France.svg France January 5, 1931 95 years, 31 days
75 Domingo Salvador Castagna Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina January 12, 1931 95 years, 24 days
76 Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg D. R. Congo February 11, 1931 94 years, 359 days
77 Camillo Ruini Flag of Italy.svg Italy February 19, 1931 94 years, 351 days
78 Peter Zhang Zhiyong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China March 1, 1931 94 years, 341 days
79 José Carlos de Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil March 14, 1931 94 years, 328 days
80 Pietro Gabrielli Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador March 17, 1931 94 years, 325 days
81 Aldo Gerna Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 7, 1931 94 years, 274 days
82 Blasco Francisco Collaço Flag of India.svg India May 16, 1931 94 years, 265 days
83 José Vieira de Lima Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 10, 1931 94 years, 240 days
84 Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen Flag of the United States.svg United States June 15, 1931 94 years, 235 days
85 Luis del Castillo Estrada Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay June 21, 1931 94 years, 229 days
86 Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico June 23, 1931 94 years, 227 days
87 Bernard Cyril O’Grady Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands August 24, 1931 94 years, 165 days
88 José Agustín Ganuza García Flag of Panama.svg Panama August 28, 1931 94 years, 161 days
89 Joseph Kallas Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon September 24, 1931 94 years, 134 days
90 Victor Hermann Balke Flag of the United States.svg United States September 29, 1931 94 years, 129 days
91 Anthony Gbuji Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria October 29, 1931 94 years, 99 days
92 Antônio Gaspar Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil November 11, 1931 94 years, 86 days
93 Alessandro Staccioli Flag of Italy.svg Italy November 13, 1931 94 years, 84 days
94 Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand November 28, 1931 94 years, 69 days
95 Louis Yu Runchen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China December 1, 1931 94 years, 66 days
96 Hilário Moser Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 2, 1931 94 years, 65 days
97 James Henry Garland Flag of the United States.svg United States December 13, 1931 94 years, 54 days
98 Eugene Jerome Cooney Flag of Canada.svg Canada December 20, 1931 94 years, 47 days
99 José Saraiva Martins Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal January 6, 1932 94 years, 30 days
100 Joseph Zen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China January 13, 1932 94 years, 23 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

Name State Born Age
The following individuals might be older than #100–71 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso September 1930 95 years, 128 days to 95 years, 157 days
Frédéric Rubwejanga Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 1931 94 years, 36 days to 95 years, 35 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

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