Australia

Seniority by Priestly Ordination

Ordained Priest	Years	Name	Current Title
Most Senior
20 Dec 1942		Bishop Douglas Joseph Warren	Bishop Emeritus of Wilcannia-Forbes
20 Aug 1944		Archbishop Luigi Barbarito	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Great Britain
21 Jul 1945		Bishop William Edward Murray	Bishop Emeritus of Wollongong
22 Jun 1947		Bishop Myles McKeon	Bishop Emeritus of Bunbury
23 Jul 1949		Edward Idris Cardinal Cassidy	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Roman Curia
23 Jul 1949		Edward Bede Cardinal Clancy	Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney
25 Jul 1949		Bishop Raymond Conway Benjamin	Bishop Emeritus of Townsville
1950		Archbishop Leonard Anthony Faulkner	Archbishop Emeritus of Adelaide
9 Jul 1950		Bishop John Jobst, S.A.C.	Bishop Emeritus of Broome
21 Dec 1950		Bishop John Joseph Gerry	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brisbane
24 Mar 1951		Bishop Joseph Habib Hitti	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite)
15 Jul 1951		Bishop Bede Vincent Heather	Bishop Emeritus of Parramatta
Most Junior
14 Aug 1999		Bishop Michael Robert Kennedy	Bishop of Armidale
22 Dec 1994		Bishop Robert Rabbat	Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite Greek)
22 May 1992		Bishop Peter Andrew Comensoli	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney
14 Sep 1991		Bishop Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P.	Bishop of Parramatta
30 Dec 1989		Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen, O.F.M. Conv.	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne
25 Oct 1986		Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Perth
20 Aug 1983		Bishop Terence John Gerard Brady	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney
19 Aug 1983		Bishop Michael Joseph McKenna	Bishop of Bathurst
21 Aug 1982		Bishop Christopher Henry Toohey	Bishop Emeritus of Wilcannia-Forbes
16 Aug 1980		Bishop Christopher Charles Prowse	Bishop of Sale
17 Dec 1977		Bishop Donald George Sproxton	Auxiliary Bishop of Perth
20 Aug 1977		Bishop William Joseph Wright	Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle

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