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Belgium

Oldest and Youngest Bishops


BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
Oldest
12 Apr 1914 Bishop Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M.Bishop Emeritus of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
20 Nov 1923 Archbishop Giovanni MorettiApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
2 Nov 1924 Bishop Albert Jean Charles Ghislain HoussiauBishop Emeritus of Liège
22 Jul 1925 Bishop Paul LanneauAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
18 Mar 1932 Bishop Arthur LuystermanBishop Emeritus of Gent {Ghent, Gand}
7 Jan 1933 Bishop Paul Van den BergheBishop Emeritus of Antwerpen {Antwerp}
4 Jun 1933 Godfried Cardinal DanneelsArchbishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
11 Apr 1934 Archbishop Karl-Josef RauberApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
9 Aug 1934 Archbishop Roger PirenneArchbishop of Bertoua, Cameroon
3 May 1935 Bishop Luc Julian MatthysBishop of Armidale, Australia
7 Nov 1936 Bishop Roger Joseph VangheluweBishop of Brugge {Bruges}
23 Jan 1937 Archbishop Pier Luigi CelataSecretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Roman Curia
Youngest
4 Jan 1963 Bishop Philip E. R. DickmansBishop of Miracema do Tocantins, Tocatins, Brazil
2 Apr 1957 Bishop Pascal Michel Ghislain DelannoyBishop of Saint-Denis, France
10 Jul 1955 Bishop Johan Jozef BonnyBishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}
19 May 1952 Bishop Patrick HoogmartensBishop of Hasselt
15 Jun 1948 Bishop Pierre WarinAuxiliary Bishop of Namur {Namen}
13 Apr 1948 Bishop Guy HarpignyBishop of Tournai {Doornik}
7 Jan 1948 Bishop Jan de Groef, M. Afr.Bishop of Bethlehem, South Africa
17 Jun 1947 Bishop Josef De KeselAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
3 Jul 1944 Bishop Eugène Lambert Adrian RixenBishop of Goiás, Goias, Brazil
25 Jul 1943 Bishop Rémy Victor VancottemAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
28 Sep 1941 Bishop Lucas Van Looy, S.D.B.Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}
31 Aug 1941 Archbishop Giacinto BerlocoApostolic Nuncio to Belgium

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