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Seniority by Bishop Ordination


Ordained
Bishop
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
8 Dec 1968 Bishop Alessandro Staccioli, O.M.I.Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino
1 Aug 1971 Bishop Aldo Gerna, F.S.C.J.Bishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
10 Oct 1971 Archbishop Edoardo RovidaApostolic Nuncio
27 Dec 1973 Salvatore Cardinal De GiorgiArchbishop Emeritus of Palermo
30 Jun 1974 Angelo Cardinal AcerbiApostolic Nuncio
2 Feb 1975 Archbishop Pier Giuliano TiddiaArchbishop Emeritus of Oristano
26 Aug 1975 Archbishop Gaetano BonicelliArchbishop Emeritus of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino
24 Jun 1976 Bishop Emílio PignoliBishop Emeritus of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
21 Jan 1978 Archbishop Vittorio Luigi MondelloArchbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria-Bova
13 May 1978 Archbishop Carmelo FerraroArchbishop Emeritus of Agrigento
29 Aug 1982 Ennio Cardinal AntonelliPresident Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life, Roman Curia
28 Oct 1982 Bishop Vincenzo RimedioBishop Emeritus of Lamezia Terme
Most Junior
2 May 2026 Father Alessandro ZenobbiAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Roma {Rome}
2 May 2026 Father Marco ValentiAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Roma {Rome}
2 May 2026 Father Stefano SparapaniAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Roma {Rome}
2 May 2026 Father Andrea CarlevaleAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Roma {Rome}
11 Apr 2026 Father Domenico BasileBishop-Elect of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi
8 Nov 2025 Bishop Raffaele De AngelisBishop of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese)
25 May 2025 Bishop Riccardo BattocchioBishop of Vittorio Veneto
22 May 2025 Archbishop Ignazio CeffaliaApostolic Nuncio to Belarus
18 May 2025 Bishop Giuseppe Luigi SpigaBishop of Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil
11 May 2025 Archbishop Saverio Antonio Gennaro Cannistrà, O.C.D.Archbishop of Pisa
25 Apr 2025 Archbishop Giancarlo DellagiovannaApostolic Nuncio
19 Mar 2025 Archbishop Samuele SangalliAdjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Roman Curia

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