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Oldest and Youngest Bishops

BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
Oldest
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 Habib 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
1 Jun 1927 Bishop John Joseph GerryAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brisbane
Youngest
13 May 1968 Bishop Michael Robert KennedyBishop of Armidale
25 Mar 1964 Bishop Peter Andrew ComensoliAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney
3 Dec 1961 Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen, O.F.M. Conv.Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne
10 Mar 1960 Bishop Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P.Bishop of Parramatta
14 Feb 1960 Bishop Robert RabbatBishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite Greek)
3 Feb 1954 Bishop Timothy Costelloe, S.D.B.Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne
14 Nov 1953 Bishop Christopher Charles ProwseBishop of Sale
7 Feb 1953 Bishop Donald George SproxtonAuxiliary Bishop of Perth
26 Oct 1952 Bishop William Joseph WrightBishop of Maitland-Newcastle
19 Apr 1952 Bishop Christopher Henry TooheyBishop Emeritus of Wilcannia-Forbes
8 Dec 1951 Bishop Michael Joseph McKennaBishop of Bathurst
2 Oct 1950 Archbishop Philip Edward WilsonArchbishop of Adelaide

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