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Oldest and Youngest Bishops

BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
Oldest
9 Oct 1909 Bishop John Aloysius MorganBishop Emeritus of Australia, Military
21 Mar 1919 Bishop Douglas Joseph WarrenBishop Emeritus of Wilcannia-Forbes
3 Apr 1919 Bishop Myles McKeonBishop Emeritus of Bunbury
4 Feb 1920 Bishop John Jobst, S.A.C.Bishop Emeritus of Broome
16 Feb 1920 Bishop William Edward MurrayBishop Emeritus of Wollongong
19 Apr 1922 Archbishop Luigi BarbaritoApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Great Britain
13 Dec 1923 Edward Bede Cardinal ClancyArchbishop Emeritus of Sydney
5 Jul 1924 Edward Idris Cardinal CassidyPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Roman Curia
24 Feb 1925 Bishop Raymond Conway BenjaminBishop Emeritus of Townsville
30 Sep 1925 Bishop Joseph HittiBishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite)
12 May 1926 Bishop Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C.Bishop Emeritus of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea
5 Dec 1926 Archbishop Leonard Anthony FaulknerArchbishop Emeritus of Adelaide
Youngest
10 Mar 1960 Bishop Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P.Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney
3 Feb 1954 Bishop Timothy Costelloe, S.D.B.Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne
14 Nov 1953 Bishop Christopher Charles ProwseAuxiliary Bishop of Melbourne
7 Feb 1953 Bishop Donald George SproxtonAuxiliary Bishop of Perth
19 Apr 1952 Bishop Christopher Henry TooheyBishop of Wilcannia-Forbes
2 Oct 1950 Archbishop Philip Edward WilsonArchbishop of Adelaide
23 Jan 1950 Archbishop Douglas William Young, S.V.D.Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
15 Jan 1950 Bishop Christopher Alan SaundersBishop of Broome
5 Jun 1949 Bishop Julian Charles PorteousAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney
10 Dec 1948 Bishop Joseph Angelo GrechBishop of Sandhurst
25 Sep 1948 Archbishop Mark Benedict ColeridgeArchbishop of Canberra-Goulburn
19 Jul 1948 Bishop James FoleyBishop of Cairns

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