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Ethiopia

Oldest and Youngest Bishops


BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
Oldest
21 Nov 1926 Bishop Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo-Hosanna
18 May 1931 Bishop Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.I.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Awasa
22 May 1938 Bishop Theodorus van Ruijven (van Ruyven), C.M.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nekemte
5 Sep 1938 Bishop Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, S.J.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo
22 Jun 1940 Bishop Woldeghiorghis MatheosVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hosanna
12 Oct 1940 Bishop Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Harar
12 Oct 1940 Silvano Maria Cardinal Tomasi, C.S.Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva
13 Mar 1941 Archbishop Ramiro Moliner InglésApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Albania
26 Oct 1942 Archbishop George PanikulamApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Uruguay
23 Nov 1943 Bishop Tsegaye Keneni DeraraVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo
13 Oct 1944 Father Juan González Núñez, M.C.C.I.Apostolic Administrator of Awasa
14 Jul 1948 Berhaneyesus Demerew Cardinal Souraphiel, C.M.Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian)
Youngest
6 Jun 1972 Bishop Teshome Fikre WoldetensaeCoadjutor Bishop of Emdeber (Ethiopian)
20 Aug 1970 Bishop Seyoum Franso NoelVicar Apostolic of Hosanna
24 Dec 1967 Father Petros BergaApostolic Visitor (Visitator)
18 Nov 1966 Bishop Markos Ghebremedhin, C.M.Vicar Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga
20 Aug 1965 Archbishop Antoine CamilleriApostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia
3 Mar 1960 Archbishop Luigi BiancoApostolic Nuncio to Uganda
19 Dec 1959 Bishop Lisane-Christos Matheos SemahunBishop of Bahir Dar - Dessie (Ethiopian)
2 Jun 1959 Bishop Varghese Thottamkara, C.M.Bishop of Balasore, India
17 Dec 1954 Bishop Roberto Bergamaschi, S.D.B.Vicar Apostolic of Gambella
15 Jan 1954 Bishop Angelo Pagano, O.F.M. Cap.Vicar Apostolic of Harar
24 May 1953 Father Angelo Antolini, O.F.M. Cap.Prefect of Robe
8 Jan 1953 Bishop Tesfasellassie MedhinBishop of Adigrat (Ethiopian)

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