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Switzerland

Oldest and Youngest Bishops


BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
Oldest
25 Apr 1922 Georges Marie Martin Cardinal Cottier, O.P.Cardinal-Deacon of S. Domenico e Sisto
26 Jul 1922 Gilberto Cardinal AgustoniPrefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura, Roman Curia
6 Oct 1926 Bishop Ernesto TogniBishop Emeritus of Lugano
22 Jan 1927 Abbot Georg (Karl Maria} Holzherr, O.S.B.Abbot Emeritus of Maria Einsiedeln
26 Aug 1927 Archbishop Edoardo RovidaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
31 Mar 1928 Bishop Peter Henrici, S.J.Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chur
11 Mar 1929 Archbishop Pier Giacomo De NicolòApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
3 Feb 1930 Bishop Amédée (Antoine-Marie) Grab, O.S.B.Bishop Emeritus of Chur
20 Apr 1930 Bishop Ivo FürerBishop Emeritus of Sankt Gallen
14 Jun 1932 Henri Cardinal SchweryBishop Emeritus of Sion {Sitten}
8 Jul 1932 Bishop Karl Josef RomerSecretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Roman Curia
11 Apr 1934 Archbishop Karl-Josef RauberApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
Youngest
7 Jun 1966 Bishop Felix GmürBishop of Basel
21 Jun 1964 Bishop Stephan TurnovszkyAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
28 Mar 1962 Abbot Martin (Stephan) Werlen, O.S.B.Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln
28 Oct 1961 Bishop Charles Morerod, O.P.Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg)
7 Apr 1955 Bishop Marian Eleganti, O.S.B.Auxiliary Bishop of Chur
16 Mar 1951 Bishop Hansjörg VogelBishop Emeritus of Basel
21 Sep 1950 Bishop Denis TheurillatAuxiliary Bishop of Basel
15 Mar 1950 Kurt Cardinal KochPresident of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Roman Curia
9 Aug 1949 Bishop Markus BüchelBishop of Sankt Gallen
7 Aug 1948 Archbishop Wolfgang HaasArchbishop of Vaduz, Liechtenstein
3 Feb 1947 Archbishop Emil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to Argentina
20 Dec 1945 Bishop Pierre BürcherBishop of Reykjavik, Iceland

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