Cameroon

Oldest and Youngest Bishops

Birthdate	Age	Name	Current Title
Oldest
23 Nov 1909		Archbishop Jean Jadot	Pro-President Emeritus of the Secretariat of Non-Christians, Roman Curia
25 Nov 1917		Luigi Cardinal Poggi	Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives, Roman Curia
2 Mar 1927		Bishop Athanase Bala, C.S.Sp.	Bishop Emeritus of Bafia
7 Jul 1928		Bishop Thomas Nkuissi	Bishop Emeritus of Nkongsamba
4 May 1930		Bishop Pius Suh Awa	Bishop Emeritus of Buéa
15 Oct 1930		Christian Wiyghan Cardinal Tumi	Archbishop of Douala
22 Jan 1931		Archbishop Paul Verdzekov	Archbishop Emeritus of Bamenda
4 Nov 1932		Bishop Raphaël Marie Ze	Bishop of Sangmélima
4 Feb 1933		Bishop Jérôme Owono-Mimboe	Bishop of Obala
9 Aug 1934		Archbishop Roger Pirenne	Archbishop of Bertoua
21 Sep 1935		Archbishop Santos Abril y Castelló	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia
15 Mar 1937		Bishop Gabriel Simo	Auxiliary Bishop of Bafoussam
Youngest
10 Jun 1961		Bishop Christophe Zoa	Auxiliary Bishop of Yaoundé
10 May 1959		Bishop Jean-Marie Benoît Balla	Bishop of Bafia
1959		Archbishop Samuel Kleda	Coadjutor Archbishop of Douala
18 May 1956		Bishop Jean Mbarga	Bishop of Ebolowa-Kribi
17 Apr 1956		Bishop Jan Ozga	Bishop of Doumé-Abong’ Mbang
12 Jan 1955		Bishop Dieudonné Bogmis	Bishop of Eséka
27 Feb 1953		Bishop George Nkuo	Bishop of Kumbo
14 Aug 1952		Bishop Joseph Atanga, S.J.	Bishop of Bafoussam
3 Apr 1951		Bishop Jean-Bosco Ntep	Bishop of Edéa
17 Nov 1948		Archbishop Eliseo Antonio Ariotti	Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun
24 Mar 1947		Archbishop Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot	Archbishop of Yaoundé
18 Mar 1946		Bishop Dieudonné Watio	Bishop of Nkongsamba

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