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Papua New Guinea

Oldest and Youngest Bishops


BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
Oldest
3 Sep 1933 Bishop Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen, S.V.D.Bishop Emeritus of Kundiawa
3 Feb 1938 Antonio Maria Cardinal VegliòPresident Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Roman Curia
1 Aug 1939 Bishop Francesco Sarego, S.V.D.Bishop Emeritus of Goroka
30 Sep 1940 Bishop Cesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E.Bishop Emeritus of Vanimo
23 Nov 1942 Archbishop Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B.Archbishop Emeritus of Rabaul
14 May 1943 Archbishop Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap.Archbishop Emeritus of Madang
24 Nov 1945 Bishop Gilles Côté, S.M.M.Bishop Emeritus of Daru-Kiunga
6 Feb 1948 Archbishop Adolfo Tito Camacho YllanaApostolic Nuncio to Israel
21 Mar 1949 Bishop Rolando Crisostomo Santos, C.M.Bishop of Alotau-Sideia
23 Jan 1950 Archbishop Douglas William Young, S.V.D.Archbishop of Mount Hagen
17 Sep 1953 Archbishop Francisco Montecillo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to Guatemala
15 Jun 1955 Bishop Arnold OrowaeBishop of Wabag
Youngest
27 Jul 1973 Bishop Paul SunduBishop of Kundiawa
2 Jun 1973 Bishop Justin Ain SoongieAuxiliary Bishop of Wabag
19 Oct 1972 Bishop John Bosco AuramBishop of Kimbe
22 Feb 1971 Archbishop Clement PapaCoadjutor Archbishop of Mount Hagen
6 Dec 1970 Bishop Siby Mathew Peedikayil, H.G.N.Bishop of Aitape
15 Sep 1970 Bishop Pedro Centeno Baquero, S.D.B.Bishop of Kerema
30 Aug 1969 Bishop Rozario Menezes, S.M.M.Bishop of Lae
13 Apr 1968 Bishop Joseph Tarife Durero, S.V.D.Bishop of Daru-Kiunga
12 Apr 1968 Archbishop Fermín Emilio Sosa RodríguezApostolic Nuncio to Bolivia
5 Nov 1967 Bishop Dariusz Piotr Kałuża, M.S.F.Bishop of Bougainville
4 Aug 1966 Archbishop Kurian Mathew VayalunkalApostolic Nuncio to Algeria
17 Sep 1965 Archbishop Mauro LalliApostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

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