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Cameroon

Oldest and Youngest Bishops

BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
Oldest
23 Nov 1909 Archbishop Jean JadotPro-President Emeritus of the Secretariat of Non-Christians, Roman Curia
25 Nov 1917 Luigi Cardinal PoggiArchivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives, Roman Curia
2 Mar 1927 Bishop Athanase Bala, C.S.Sp.Bishop Emeritus of Bafia
7 Jul 1928 Bishop Thomas NkuissiBishop Emeritus of Nkongsamba
4 May 1930 Bishop Pius Suh AwaBishop Emeritus of Buéa
15 Oct 1930 Christian Wiyghan Cardinal TumiArchbishop of Douala
22 Jan 1931 Archbishop Paul VerdzekovArchbishop Emeritus of Bamenda
4 Nov 1932 Bishop Raphaël Marie ZeBishop of Sangmélima
4 Feb 1933 Bishop Jérôme Owono-MimboeBishop of Obala
9 Aug 1934 Archbishop Roger PirenneArchbishop of Bertoua
21 Sep 1935 Archbishop Santos Abril y CastellóApostolic Nuncio to Slovenia
15 Mar 1937 Bishop Gabriel SimoAuxiliary Bishop of Bafoussam
Youngest
31 Jan 1964 Bishop Barthélemy YaoudaBishop of Yagoua
25 Apr 1962 Bishop Joseph Befe AtebaBishop of Kribi
10 Jun 1961 Bishop Christophe ZoaAuxiliary Bishop of Yaoundé
10 May 1959 Bishop Jean-Marie Benoît BallaBishop of Bafia
1959 Archbishop Samuel KledaCoadjutor Archbishop of Douala
18 May 1956 Bishop Jean MbargaBishop of Ebolowa
17 Apr 1956 Bishop Jan OzgaBishop of Doumé-Abong’ Mbang
12 Jan 1955 Bishop Dieudonné BogmisBishop of Eséka
27 Feb 1953 Bishop George NkuoBishop of Kumbo
14 Aug 1952 Bishop Joseph Atanga, S.J.Bishop of Bafoussam
3 Apr 1951 Bishop Jean-Bosco NtepBishop of Edéa
17 Nov 1948 Archbishop Eliseo Antonio AriottiApostolic Nuncio to Cameroun

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