Catholic-Hierarchy DC

Ireland

Oldest and Youngest Bishops


BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
Oldest
1 Oct 1917 Cahal Brendan Cardinal DalyArchbishop Emeritus of Armagh
11 Jan 1918 Bishop John MackeyBishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand
3 Apr 1919 Bishop Myles McKeonBishop Emeritus of Bunbury, Australia
18 May 1920 Archbishop Emanuele GeradaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ireland
10 Dec 1920 Bishop Michael RussellBishop Emeritus of Waterford and Lismore
10 Mar 1921 Bishop Bernard Patrick DevlinBishop Emeritus of Gibraltar, Gibraltar
6 Jan 1924 Bishop John C. O'Riordan, C.S.Sp.Bishop Emeritus of Kenema, Sierra Leone
14 Jan 1924 Bishop Francis Gerard BrooksBishop Emeritus of Dromore
1 Mar 1925 Bishop Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S.Bishop Emeritus of Warri, Nigeria
26 Aug 1925 Bishop Thomas Anthony FinneganBishop Emeritus of Killala
24 Mar 1926 Desmond Cardinal ConnellArchbishop Emeritus of Dublin
24 Feb 1927 Bishop Senan Louis O'Donnell, O.S.A.Bishop Emeritus of Maiduguri, Nigeria
Youngest
26 Feb 1951 Bishop John Gerard NoonanAuxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA
25 Dec 1950 Bishop Noël TreanorBishop of Down and Connor
12 Apr 1950 Bishop Donal McKeownAuxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor
19 Feb 1949 Archbishop Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S.Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria
2 Feb 1949 Bishop John McAreaveyBishop of Dromore
16 Feb 1948 Bishop John FlemingBishop of Killala
2 Sep 1947 Bishop Kevin Joseph FarrellBishop of Dallas, Texas, USA
27 Apr 1947 Bishop Patrick Kevin Lynch, SS.CC.Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
20 May 1946 Bishop Brendan KellyBishop of Achonry
9 May 1946 Bishop George StackAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
15 Apr 1946 Archbishop Michael NearyArchbishop of Tuam
20 Jun 1945 Bishop Denis BrennanBishop of Ferns

============

Home | Search | Countries | Religious Orders | Popes | Holy See | Roman Curia | Statistics
Bishops: All | Living | Deceased | Youngest | Oldest | Cardinal Electors
Dioceses: All | Current | Titular | Vacant | Structured View
Events: Recent | by Date | by Year | Necrology

============

About Catholic-Hierarchy Terminology/Site Help
[ Comments/Corrections ] Copyright David M. Cheney, 1996-2008
code: v2.5.2, 11 May 08; data: 11 May 08