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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
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 Emeritus of Bethlehem
23 Apr 1933 Archbishop George Francis DanielArchbishop Emeritus of Pretoria
Youngest
24 Sep 1970 Abbot Anselm van der Linde, O. Cist.Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria
8 May 1961 Bishop José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C.Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma
27 Apr 1960 Bishop Sithembele Anton SipukaBishop of Umtata
27 Apr 1960 Bishop Stanislaw Jan Dziuba, O.S.P.P.E.Bishop of Umzimkulu
9 May 1957 Bishop Adam Leszek Musialek, S.C.I.Bishop of De Aar
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
7 Jan 1948 Bishop Jan de Groef, M. Afr.Bishop of Bethlehem

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