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Nigeria

Oldest and Youngest Bishops

BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
Oldest
29 Oct 1931 Bishop Anthony Okonkwo GbujiBishop Emeritus of Enugu
1 Nov 1932 Francis Cardinal ArinzePrefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Roman Curia
Nov 1934 Bishop Julius Babatunde AdelakunBishop Emeritus of Oyo
1 Mar 1935 Bishop Francis Folorunsho Clement AlongeBishop Emeritus of Ondo
17 Apr 1935 Bishop Michael Patrick Olatunji FagunBishop Emeritus of Ekiti
16 Jun 1936 Anthony Olubunmi Cardinal OkogieArchbishop Emeritus of Lagos
11 Sep 1936 Father Thomas Vincent Greenan, S.P.S.Superior Emeritus of Bomadi
4 Nov 1936 Bishop Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna OkoboBishop Emeritus of Nsukka
24 Jun 1938 Archbishop Felix Alaba Adeosin JobArchbishop Emeritus of Ibadan
23 Apr 1940 Bishop Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kontagora
1 Nov 1940 Bishop Michael Nnachi OkoroBishop Emeritus of Abakaliki
16 Jan 1941 Archbishop Carlo Maria VigaṇApostolic Nuncio
Youngest
15 Mar 1975 Bishop John Bogna BakeniAuxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri
14 Apr 1971 Bishop Isaac Bundepuun DuguBishop of Katsina-Ala
16 Jan 1971 Bishop Gerald Mamman MusaBishop of Katsina
15 Dec 1970 Bishop Bulus Dauwa YohannaBishop of Kontagora
12 Sep 1970 Bishop Anselm Pendo LawaniBishop of Ilorin
10 Jun 1970 Bishop Habila Tyiakwonaboi DabohBishop of Zaria
5 Apr 1970 Bishop Christopher Naseri-Mutiti NaseriAuxiliary Bishop of Calabar
31 Mar 1970 Bishop David AjangBishop of Lafia
26 Mar 1970 Archbishop Michael Francis CrottyApostolic Nuncio to Nigeria
30 Nov 1969 Bishop Stephen Dami MamzaBishop of Yola
15 Jul 1969 Bishop Mark Maigida NzukweinBishop of Wukari
15 Feb 1968 Bishop Julius Yakubu KundiBishop of Kafanchan

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