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Oldest Bishops
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Youngest and Oldest Bishops

Oldest BishopsAgeDescendingDate of Birth
SpainBishop Damián Iguacén Borau (104)Bishop Damián Iguacén Borau

Bishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Spain)

1041916.02.12
RwandaBishop Phocas Nikwigize (101)Bishop Phocas Nikwigize

Bishop emeritus of Ruhengeri (Rwanda)

1011919.08.23
CanadaBishop Laurent Noël (100)Bishop Laurent Noël

Bishop emeritus of Trois-Rivières (Canada)

1001920.03.19
BrazilBishop Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. (100)Bishop Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N.

Bishop emeritus of Taubaté (Brazil)

1001920.04.14
MexicoBishop Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla (99)Bishop Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla

Bishop emeritus of Saltillo (Mexico)

991921.02.01
IndiaBishop Linus Nirmal Gomes, S.J. (99)Bishop Linus Nirmal Gomes, S.J.

Bishop emeritus of Baruipur (India)

991921.09.07
ChinaBishop Joseph Zong Huai-de (98)Bishop Joseph Zong Huai-de (そうふところとく)

Bishop emeritus of Sanyuan 三原みはら (China)

Bishop emeritus of Sanyuan 三原みはら (China)

981922
MexicoBishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra (98)Bishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra

Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Mexico)

981922.01.01
SloveniaBishop Jožef Smej (98)Bishop Jožef Smej

Titular Bishop of Tzernicus

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Maribor (Slovenia)

981922.02.15
ChinaBishop Andrew Han Jing-tao (97)Bishop Andrew Han Jing-tao (かん濤)

Bishop of Siping よんたいら (China)

971923
ChinaBishop Stephen Yang Xiang-tai (97)Bishop Stephen Yang Xiang-tai (楊祥ふとし)

Bishop of Yongnian 永年えいねん (China)

971923.01.03
ItalyArchbishop Bruno Foresti (97)Archbishop Bruno Foresti

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Brescia (Italy)

971923.05.06
USABishop René Henry Gracida (97)Bishop René Henry Gracida

Bishop emeritus of Corpus Christi (USA)

971923.06.09
FranceCardinal Albert Vanhoye, S.J. (97)Cardinal Albert Vanhoye, S.J.

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Mercede e S. Adriano a Villa Albani pro hac vice Title

Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Biblical Commission

971923.07.24
ColombiaBishop Eloy Tato Losada, I.E.M.E. (97)Bishop Eloy Tato Losada, I.E.M.E.

Bishop emeritus of Magangué (Colombia)

971923.09.06
ItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Casale (97)Archbishop Giuseppe Casale

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Foggia–Bovino (Italy)

971923.09.28
PolandCardinal Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz (97)Cardinal Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz

Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Wrocław (Poland)

971923.10.17
ItalyBishop Luigi Bettazzi (96)Bishop Luigi Bettazzi

Bishop emeritus of Ivrea (Italy)

961923.11.26
ItalyBishop Augusto Lauro (96)Bishop Augusto Lauro

Bishop emeritus of San Marco Argentano–Scalea (Italy)

961923.11.29
FranceBishop Jean Pierre Marie Orchampt (96)Bishop Jean Pierre Marie Orchampt

Bishop emeritus of Angers (France)

961923.12.09
PolandArchbishop Stanisław Szymecki (96)Archbishop Stanisław Szymecki

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Białystok (Poland)

961924.01.26
CanadaBishop Remi Joseph De Roo (96)Bishop Remi Joseph De Roo

Bishop emeritus of Victoria (Canada)

961924.02.24
SlovakiaCardinal Jozef Tomko (96)Cardinal Jozef Tomko

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina

President emeritus of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

961924.03.11
MozambiqueCardinal Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. (96)Cardinal Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M.

Cardinal-Priest of S. Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Maputo (Mozambique)

961924.03.18
JapanBishop Peter Takaaki Hirayama (96)Bishop Peter Takaaki Hirayama (ペトロ平山ひらやま高明こうめい)

Bishop emeritus of Oita 大分おおいた (Japan)

961924.03.31
ItalyArchbishop Settimio Todisco (96)Archbishop Settimio Todisco

Archbishop emeritus of Brindisi–Ostuni (Italy)

961924.05.10
AustraliaCardinal Edward Idris Cassidy (96)Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy (かずらすずすすむ)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title

President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

President emeritus of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

961924.07.05
South AfricaBishop Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I. (96)Bishop Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I.

Bishop emeritus of Klerksdorp (South Africa)

961924.07.31
BrazilBishop Manuel Edmilson da Cruz (96)Bishop Manuel Edmilson da Cruz

Bishop emeritus of Limoeiro do Norte (Brazil)

961924.10.03
BelgiumBishop Albert Jean Charles Ghislain Houssiau (96)Bishop Albert Jean Charles Ghislain Houssiau

Bishop emeritus of Liège (Belgium)

961924.11.02
EcuadorBishop Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña, O.F.M. (95)Bishop Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña, O.F.M.

Titular Bishop of Gibba

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Zamora (Ecuador)

951924.11.07
South KoreaArchbishop Victorinus Youn Kong-hi (95)Archbishop Victorinus Youn Kong-hi (윤공희 빅토리노)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea)

951924.11.08
CanadaBishop John Aloysius O’Mara (95)Bishop John Aloysius O’Mara

Bishop emeritus of Saint Catharines (Canada)

951924.11.17
ItalyArchbishop Gaetano Bonicelli (95)Archbishop Gaetano Bonicelli

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Siena–Colle di Val d’Elsa–Montalcino (Italy)

951924.12.13
DjiboutiBishop Georges Perron, O.F.M. Cap. (95)Bishop Georges Perron, O.F.M. Cap.

Bishop emeritus of Djibouti (Djibouti)

951925.01.12
AngolaCardinal Alexandre do Nascimento (95)Cardinal Alexandre do Nascimento

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco in Agro Laurentino

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Luanda (Angola)

951925.03.01
FranceBishop Guy Alexis Herbulot (95)Bishop Guy Alexis Herbulot

Bishop emeritus of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes (France)

951925.03.07
BrazilBishop João Evangelista Martins Terra, S.J. (95)Bishop João Evangelista Martins Terra, S.J.

Titular Bishop of Bagis

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brasília (Brazil)

951925.03.07
CanadaArchbishop James Hector MacDonald, C.S.C. (95)Archbishop James Hector MacDonald, C.S.C.

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland (Canada)

951925.04.28
IndiaArchbishop Ignatius Paul Pinto (95)Archbishop Ignatius Paul Pinto

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bangalore (India)

951925.05.18
PakistanBishop Ernest Bertrand Boland, O.P. (95)Bishop Ernest Bertrand Boland, O.P.

Bishop emeritus of Multan (Pakistan)

951925.07.10
FranceBishop Paul Émile Joseph Bertrand (95)Bishop Paul Émile Joseph Bertrand

Bishop emeritus of Mende (France)

951925.07.11
SpainCardinal Francisco Álvarez Martínez (95)Cardinal Francisco Álvarez Martínez

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toledo (Spain)

951925.07.14
IndiaBishop Joseph Gabriel Fernandez (95)Bishop Joseph Gabriel Fernandez

Bishop emeritus of Quilon (India)

951925.09.16
ItalyArchbishop Angelo Acerbi (95)Archbishop Angelo Acerbi

Titular Archbishop of Zella

Prelate emeritus of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta

951925.09.23
AustraliaBishop Joseph Hitti (95)Bishop Joseph Hitti

Bishop emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney of the Maronites (Australia)

951925.09.30
BrazilCardinal José Freire Falcão (95)Cardinal José Freire Falcão

Cardinal-Priest of S. Luca a Via Prenestina

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brasília (Brazil)

951925.10.23
FranceBishop Didier-Léon Marchand (95)Bishop Didier-Léon Marchand

Bishop emeritus of Valence (France)

951925.11.01
BrazilBishop Jaime Mota de Farias (94)Bishop Jaime Mota de Farias

Bishop emeritus of Alagoinhas (Brazil)

941925.11.12
FranceBishop Jacques Marie Sébastien de Saint-Blanquat (94)Bishop Jacques Marie Sébastien de Saint-Blanquat

Bishop emeritus of Montauban (France)

941925.11.21
GuatemalaBishop Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes (94)Bishop Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes

Bishop emeritus of Vera Paz (Guatemala)

941925.12.09
USABishop John Robert Gorman (94)Bishop John Robert Gorman

Titular Bishop of Catula

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Chicago (USA)

941925.12.11
BrazilBishop Jacó Roberto Hilgert (94)Bishop Jacó Roberto Hilgert

Bishop emeritus of Cruz Alta (Brazil)

941926.01.27
ChinaBishop John Huo Cheng (94)Bishop John Huo Cheng (霍成)

Bishop of Fenyang 汾陽 (China)

941926.02.01
ArgentinaCardinal Estanislao Esteban Karlic (94)Cardinal Estanislao Esteban Karlic

Cardinal-Priest of Beata Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paraná (Argentina)

941926.02.07
ItalyCardinal Luigi De Magistris (94)Cardinal Luigi De Magistris

Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata

Major Pro-Penitentiary emeritus of Apostolic Penitentiary

941926.02.23
SpainArchbishop Gabino Díaz Merchán (94)Archbishop Gabino Díaz Merchán

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Oviedo (Spain)

941926.02.26
VenezuelaArchbishop Helímenas de Jesús Rojo Paredes, C.I.M. (94)Archbishop Helímenas de Jesús Rojo Paredes, C.I.M.

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Calabozo (Venezuela)

941926.04.22
GermanyBishop Franz Josef Kuhnle (94)Bishop Franz Josef Kuhnle

Titular Bishop of Sorres

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)

941926.04.27
ScotlandBishop Maurice Taylor (94)Bishop Maurice Taylor

Bishop emeritus of Galloway (Scotland)

941926.05.05
BrazilBishop Walter Ivan de Azevedo, S.D.B. (94)Bishop Walter Ivan de Azevedo, S.D.B.

Bishop emeritus of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Brazil)

941926.05.08
BrazilBishop Hildebrando Mendes Costa (94)Bishop Hildebrando Mendes Costa

Bishop emeritus of Estância (Brazil)

941926.06.16
LatviaBishop Janis Cakuls (94)Bishop Janis Cakuls

Titular Bishop of Tinista

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Riga (Latvia)

941926.07.04
ItalyBishop Emanuele Catarinicchia (94)Bishop Emanuele Catarinicchia

Bishop emeritus of Mazara del Vallo (Italy)

941926.07.12
MalaysiaBishop James Chan Soon Cheong (94)Bishop James Chan Soon Cheong (曾順さち)

Bishop emeritus of Melaka–Johor (Malaysia)

941926.07.26
BrazilArchbishop Heitor de Araújo Sales (94)Archbishop Heitor de Araújo Sales

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Natal (Brazil)

941926.07.29
BrazilArchbishop Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto (94)Archbishop Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Curitiba (Brazil)

941926.08.11
ItalyCardinal Agostino Cacciavillan (94)Cardinal Agostino Cacciavillan

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino pro hac vice Title

President emeritus of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

941926.08.14
EcuadorBishop Raúl Holguer López Mayorga (94)Bishop Raúl Holguer López Mayorga

Bishop emeritus of Latacunga (Ecuador)

941926.08.24
USABishop Lawrence Donald Soens (94)Bishop Lawrence Donald Soens

Bishop emeritus of Sioux City (USA)

941926.08.26
LithuaniaBishop Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C. (94)Bishop Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C.

Bishop emeritus of Vilkaviškis (Lithuania)

941926.08.30
USABishop Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon (94)Bishop Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon

Bishop emeritus of Steubenville (USA)

941926.09.20
SwitzerlandBishop Ernesto Togni (94)Bishop Ernesto Togni

Bishop emeritus of Lugano (Switzerland)

941926.10.06
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Cantisani (94)Archbishop Antonio Cantisani

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Catanzaro–Squillace (Italy)

941926.11.02
EthiopiaBishop Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap. (93)Bishop Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap.

Titular Bishop of Iucundiana

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Soddo–Hosanna (Ethiopia)

931926.11.21
UgandaCardinal Emmanuel Wamala (93)Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala

Cardinal-Priest of S. Ugo

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kampala (Uganda)

931926.12.15
LebanonArchbishop Jean Assaad Haddad (93)Archbishop Jean Assaad Haddad

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

931926.12.17
South KoreaBishop Michael Pak Jeong-il (93)Bishop Michael Pak Jeong-il (박정일 미카엘)

Bishop emeritus of Masan 마산 (South Korea)

931926.12.18
ChileCardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez (93)Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez

Cardinal-Priest of S. Saba pro hac vice Title

Bishop emeritus of Valparaíso (Chile)

Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

931926.12.23
ItalyBishop Paolo Magnani (93)Bishop Paolo Magnani

Bishop emeritus of Treviso (Italy)

931926.12.31

as of 2020.11.04

See Also

Non-Retired Bishops of Age 75 or above

Non-Retired Bishops of Age 74

Cardinals by Age

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