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Seniority by Priestly Ordination


Ordained
Priest
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
27 Mar 1948--> Angelo Cardinal AcerbiApostolic Nuncio
29 Mar 1951--> Jānis Cardinal PujatsArchbishop Emeritus of Riga, Latvia
29 Mar 1952--> Luis Pascual Cardinal Dri, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
28 Jun 1953--> Salvatore Cardinal De GiorgiArchbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
26 Jul 1953--> Walter Cardinal BrandmüllerPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences, Roman Curia
10 Oct 1953--> Friedrich Cardinal WetterArchbishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
8 Dec 1954--> Estanislao Esteban Cardinal KarlicArchbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina
8 Dec 1954--> Camillo Cardinal RuiniVicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
18 Dec 1954--> Paul Joseph Jean Cardinal PoupardPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Roman Curia
7 Aug 1955--> Julián Cardinal Herranz CasadoPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, Roman Curia
7 Apr 1956--> Ernest Cardinal SimoniPriest of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
26 May 1956--> Adam Joseph Cardinal MaidaArchbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
Most Junior
3 May 2005--> Mykola Cardinal Bychok, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia
24 Jul 2004--> George Jacob Cardinal KoovakadPrefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, Roman Curia
8 Jul 2001--> Américo Manuel Cardinal Alves AguiarBishop of Setúbal, Portugal
24 Jun 2001--> Jean-Paul Cardinal Vesco, O.P.Archbishop of Alger, Algeria
26 May 2001--> Giorgio Cardinal Marengo, I.M.C.Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
8 Jan 2000--> Mauro Maria Cardinal Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv.President of the Fabric of St. Peter, Roman Curia
18 Dec 1998--> Virgilio Cardinal do Carmo da Silva, S.D.B.Archbishop of Díli, Timor-Leste
9 Aug 1998--> Dieudonné Cardinal Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp.Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic
14 Dec 1996--> Frank Cardinal LeoArchbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
20 Jul 1996--> Rolandas Cardinal MakrickasCoadjutor Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}, Roman Curia
8 Sep 1995--> Baldassare Cardinal ReinaVicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
10 Sep 1994--> François-Xavier Cardinal Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv.Bishop of Ajaccio, France

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