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Pacific (Oceania)

Seniority by Priestly Ordination


Ordained
Priest
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
3 Feb 1947 Archbishop George Hamilton Pearce, S.M.Archbishop Emeritus of Suva, Fiji
5 Jun 1955 Father Camille DesRosiers, S.M.Superior Emeritus of Funafuti, Tuvalu
11 Jun 1955 Bishop John Quinn Weitzel, M.M.Bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa
21 Jul 1955 Bishop Soane Lilo Foliaki, S.M.Bishop Emeritus of Tonga
25 Feb 1956 Archbishop Thomas A. WhiteApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Fiji
27 Jun 1957 Archbishop Hubert CoppenrathArchbishop Emeritus of Papeete, French Polynesia
16 Jul 1957 Father Patrick Edward O’ConnorSuperior Emeritus of Tokelau
21 Jul 1958 Bishop Robin Walsh Leamy, S.M.Auxiliary Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand
21 Feb 1959 Archbishop Patrick CoveneyApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
19 Dec 1959 Archbishop Petero MatacaArchbishop Emeritus of Suva, Fiji
27 Jul 1960 Bishop Stuart France O’Connell, S.M.Bishop Emeritus of Rarotonga, Cook Islands
14 Jun 1961 Bishop Tomas Aguon CamachoBishop Emeritus of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands
Most Junior
4 Feb 2000 Bishop Pascal Chang-Soi, SS.CC.Coadjutor Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia
2 Jan 1997 Father Oliver P. Aro, M.S.P.Superior of Tokelau
11 Jan 1992 Archbishop Peter Loy ChongArchbishop of Suva, Fiji
29 Jun 1991 Bishop Soane Patita Paini MafiBishop of Tonga
4 Dec 1987 Bishop Jean (John) Bosco Baremes, S.M.Bishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
10 Oct 1987 Bishop Jean-Marie Charles André Le VertBishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
10 Oct 1983 Archbishop Martin KrebsApostolic Nuncio to New Zealand
10 Dec 1977 Bishop Amando SamoBishop of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia
5 Jul 1977 Archbishop Alapati Lui MataeligaArchbishop of Samoa-Apia, Samoa
21 May 1977 Bishop Randolph Roque CalvoBishop of Reno, Nevada, USA
6 Jun 1976 Archbishop Charles Daniel BalvoApostolic Nuncio to Kenya
29 Jun 1975 Bishop Paul Donoghue, S.M.Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands

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