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Papua New Guinea

Oldest and Youngest Bishops


BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
Oldest
27 Aug 1925 Andrea Cardinal Cordero Lanza di MontezemoloArchpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}, Roman Curia
12 May 1926 Bishop Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C.Bishop Emeritus of Alotau-Sideia
25 Sep 1927 Bishop Raymond Philip Kalisz, S.V.D.Bishop Emeritus of Wewak
19 Oct 1928 Archbishop Michael Meier, S.V.D.Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen
4 Jul 1929 Bishop Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M.Bishop Emeritus of Bereina
19 Mar 1932 Bishop Henry Anthony A. van Lieshout, C.M.M.Bishop Emeritus of Lae
23 Mar 1933 Archbishop Brian James Barnes, O.F.M.Archbishop Emeritus of Port Moresby
3 Jul 1933 Archbishop Francesco De NittisApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Uruguay
3 Sep 1933 Bishop Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen, S.V.D.Bishop of Kundiawa
5 Mar 1934 Bishop Austen Robin Crapp, O.F.M.Bishop of Aitape
2 May 1934 Bishop Hermann Raich, S.V.D.Bishop Emeritus of Wabag
29 Sep 1934 Bishop Henk Kronenberg, S. M.Bishop of Bougainville
Youngest
29 Nov 1963 Bishop Anton BalAuxiliary Bishop of Kundiawa
24 Sep 1962 Bishop Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C.Bishop of Bereina
26 Jul 1959 Bishop Alphonse Liguori ChaupaBishop Emeritus of Kimbe
5 Aug 1957 Bishop Otto SeparyAuxiliary Bishop of Aitape
5 May 1957 Bishop Bernard UnabaliAuxiliary Bishop of Bougainville
9 Feb 1957 Archbishop John Ribat, M.S.C.Archbishop of Port Moresby
4 May 1956 Bishop Patrick Taval, M.S.C.Coadjutor Bishop of Kerema
15 Jun 1955 Bishop Arnold OrowaeBishop of Wabag
17 Sep 1953 Archbishop Francisco Montecillo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
1 Mar 1950 Bishop John Doaninoel, S. M.Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul
23 Jan 1950 Archbishop Douglas William Young, S.V.D.Archbishop of Mount Hagen
23 Feb 1948 Bishop Cherubim DambuiAuxiliary Bishop of Port Moresby

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