Congo, The Democratic Republic of

Oldest and Youngest Bishops

Birthdate	Age	Name	Current Title
Oldest
12 Apr 1914		Bishop Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M.	Bishop Emeritus of Inongo
25 Mar 1916		Bishop Eugène Moke Motsüri	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kinshasa
31 Jul 1922		Lorenzo Cardinal Antonetti	President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Roman Curia
1923		Bishop Louis Nganga a Ndzando	Bishop Emeritus of Lisala
1 May 1927		Bishop Gustave Olombe Atelumbu Musilamu	Bishop Emeritus of Wamba
26 Aug 1927		Archbishop Edoardo Rovida	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
4 Apr 1928		Bishop Joseph Kesenge Wandangakongu	Bishop Emeritus of Molegbe
25 Aug 1928		Bishop Elie Amsini Kiswaya	Bishop Emeritus of Sakania-Kipushi
1929		Bishop Jérôme Nday Kanyangu Lukundwe	Bishop Emeritus of Kongolo
21 Jun 1929		Bishop Léon Lesambo Ndamwize	Bishop Emeritus of Inongo
31 Aug 1930		Archbishop Godefroid Mukeng'a Kalond, C.I.C.M.	Archbishop Emeritus of Kananga
1931		Bishop André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo	Bishop Emeritus of Popokabaka
Youngest
13 Feb 1965		Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, M. Afr.	Bishop of Kindu
5 Dec 1964		Bishop Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Kongolo
3 Nov 1962		Bishop Philibert Tembo Nlandu, C.I.C.M.	Coadjutor Bishop of Budjala
9 Jul 1962		Bishop Fulgence Muteba Mugalu	Bishop of Kilwa-Kasenga
14 Apr 1961		Bishop Gaston Kashala Ruwezi, S.D.B.	Bishop of Sakania-Kipushi
24 Jan 1960		Bishop Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela
6 Apr 1959		Bishop Etienne Ung'eyowun	Bishop of Bondo
7 Jan 1959		Bishop Marcel Utembi Tapa	Bishop of Mahagi-Nioka
28 Oct 1957		Bishop Dieudonné Uringi Uuci	Bishop of Bunia
19 May 1957		Bishop Joseph Banga Bane	Bishop of Buta
1 Sep 1956		Archbishop François-Xavier Maroy Rusengo	Archbishop of Bukavu
17 Jul 1956		Archbishop Léon Kalenga Badikebele	Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana

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