India

Seniority by Priestly Ordination

Ordained Priest	Years	Name	Current Title
Most Senior
24 Aug 1948		Archbishop Henry Sebastian D’Souza	Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta
19 Mar 1949		Bishop Joseph Gabriel Fernandez	Bishop Emeritus of Quilon
26 Jun 1949		Agostino Cardinal Cacciavillan	President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Roman Curia
21 Dec 1949		Simon Ignatius Cardinal Pimenta	Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay
15 Mar 1950		Bishop Abraham D. Mattam, C.V.	Bishop Emeritus of Satna (Syro-Malabarese)
21 Dec 1950		Archbishop Raul Nicolau Gonsalves	Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão
21 Dec 1951		Duraisamy Simon Cardinal Lourdusamy	Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Roman Curia
24 Aug 1952		Bishop Maxwell Valentine Noronha	Bishop Emeritus of Calicut
24 Aug 1952		Archbishop Ignatius Paul Pinto	Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore
24 Aug 1953		Bishop Geevarghese Timotheos Chundevalel	Bishop Emeritus of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankarese)
20 Dec 1953		Bishop Patrick Paul D’Souza	Bishop Emeritus of Varanasi
2 May 1954		Archbishop Blasco Francisco Collaço	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
Most Junior
29 Dec 2003		Bishop George Rajendran Kuttinadar, S.D.B.	Bishop of Thuckalay (Syro-Malabarese)
18 Apr 1998		Bishop John Rodrigues	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay
23 Apr 1994		Bishop Binay Kandulna	Bishop of Khunti
27 Dec 1993		Bishop Jacob Muricken	Auxiliary Bishop of Palai (Syro-Malabarese)
24 Apr 1992		Bishop Jojo Anand	Bishop of Hazaribag
20 Feb 1992		Bishop Anthony Poola	Bishop of Kurnool
2 Jan 1991		Bishop Vincent Paulos Kulapuravilai	Bishop of Marthandom (Syro-Malankarese)
25 Apr 1990		Bishop Sarat Chandra Nayak	Bishop of Berhampur
21 Apr 1990		Bishop Franco Mulakkal (Aippunny)	Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi
11 Apr 1990		Bishop Elias Gonsalves	Bishop of Amravati
8 Apr 1989		Bishop Savio Dominic Fernandes	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay
1 Mar 1989		Bishop Prasad Gallela	Bishop of Cuddapah

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