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Pacific (Oceania)

Seniority by Priestly Ordination


Ordained
Priest
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
18 Dec 1943 Bishop Hervé-Maria Le Cléac'h, SS.CC.Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia
3 Feb 1947 Archbishop George Hamilton Pearce, S.M.Archbishop Emeritus of Suva, Fiji
5 Jun 1955 Father Camille DesRosiers, S.M.Administrator 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 of Papeete, French Polynesia
16 Jul 1957 Father Patrick Edward O’ConnorAdministrator of Tokelau
21 Dec 1957 Bishop Laurent FuaheaBishop Emeritus of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna
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 of Suva, Fiji
Most Junior
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 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 New Zealand
22 Jun 1974 Bishop Jean-Yves RiocreuxBishop of Pontoise, France
4 May 1974 Father James C. Gould, S.J.Prefect Emeritus of Marshall Islands
28 Apr 1973 Archbishop Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S.M.Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia
26 Aug 1972 Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap.Archbishop of Agaña, Guam
28 Dec 1971 Father Raymundo Sabio, M.S.C.Prefect of Marshall Islands

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