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Oldest and Youngest Bishops


BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
Oldest
22 Feb 1930 Bishop David CreminAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
12 Jan 1934 Bishop Edmond CarmodyBishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
3 Feb 1934 Bishop Joseph DuffyBishop Emeritus of Clogher
10 Mar 1934 Bishop Hugh Patrick Slattery, M.S.C.Bishop Emeritus of Tzaneen, South Africa
11 Jan 1935 Bishop Colm O’ReillyBishop Emeritus of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois)
16 Jan 1935 Bishop William WalshBishop Emeritus of Killaloe
25 Apr 1935 Bishop John Kevin BolandBishop Emeritus of Savannah, Georgia, USA
13 Aug 1935 Bishop Brendan Oliver Comiskey, SS.CC.Bishop Emeritus of Ferns
6 Jun 1936 Bishop William MurphyBishop Emeritus of Kerry
11 Sep 1936 Father Thomas Vincent Greenan, S.P.S.Superior Emeritus of Bomadi, Nigeria
24 Sep 1936 Bishop John Magee, S.P.S.Bishop Emeritus of Cloyne
29 Oct 1938 Bishop John KirbyBishop Emeritus of Clonfert
Youngest
20 Apr 1971 Bishop Paul DempseyBishop of Achonry
15 Jul 1970 Bishop Michael Gerard DuignanBishop of Clonfert
26 Mar 1970 Archbishop Michael Francis CrottyApostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso
16 Aug 1968 Father Joseph MurphyUnder Secretary of the Secretariat of State, Roman Curia
15 Jul 1968 Father John Joseph KennedySecretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Roman Curia
20 Jun 1967 Bishop Thomas DeenihanBishop of Meath
23 Jan 1967 Bishop Fintan MonahanBishop of Killaloe
1 Jan 1966 Bishop Fintan GavinBishop of Cork and Ross
15 Apr 1965 Bishop Michael RouterAuxiliary Bishop of Armagh
25 Aug 1963 Bishop Niall CollBishop of Ossory
7 Jun 1963 Bishop Denis NultyBishop of Kildare and Leighlin
17 Oct 1962 Bishop Paul Horan, O. Carm.Bishop of Mutare, Zimbabwe

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