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Oldest and Youngest Bishops


BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
Oldest
24 Mar 1921 Bishop Everardus Antonius M. Baaij, S.C.I.Bishop Emeritus of Aliwal
1 Feb 1922 Archbishop Ernst Heinrich Karlen, C.M.M.Archbishop Emeritus of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
1 Nov 1923 Bishop John Baptist Minder, O.S.F.S.Bishop Emeritus of Keimoes-Upington
5 Jul 1924 Edward Idris Cardinal CassidyPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Roman Curia
31 Jul 1924 Bishop Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I.Bishop Emeritus of Klerksdorp
23 Aug 1924 Bishop Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B.Bishop Emeritus of Pietersburg
22 Jan 1929 Bishop Fritz LobingerBishop Emeritus of Aliwal
18 Mar 1929 Bishop Michael Vincent Paschal Rowland, O.F.M.Bishop Emeritus of Dundee
22 Nov 1929 Bishop Andrew Zolile T. BrookBishop Emeritus of Umtata
28 Feb 1930 Bishop Oswald Georg HirmerBishop Emeritus of Umtata
16 May 1931 Archbishop Blasco Francisco CollaçoApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
21 Jun 1931 Bishop Hubert BucherBishop of Bethlehem
Youngest
27 Apr 1960 Bishop Sithembele Anton SipukaBishop of Umtata
24 Sep 1956 Bishop Stephen BrislinBishop of Kroonstad
19 Jul 1954 Bishop Michael WüstenbergBishop of Aliwal
2 Jul 1954 Bishop Xolelo Thaddaeus KumaloBishop of Eshowe
23 Dec 1951 Bishop Thomas Graham RoseBishop of Dundee
30 May 1950 Archbishop James Patrick GreenApostolic Nuncio to South Africa
6 Jan 1949 Bishop Edward Gabriel Risi, O.M.I.Bishop of Keimoes-Upington
26 Dec 1947 Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I.Archbishop of Johannesburg
13 Oct 1947 Bishop Pius Mlungisi DlungwanaBishop of Mariannhill
5 Feb 1947 Bishop Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M.Bishop of Witbank
14 Feb 1944 Bishop Kevin Dowling, C.SS.R.Bishop of Rustenburg
27 Jan 1944 Archbishop Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I.Archbishop of Bloemfontein

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