India

Seniority by Priestly Ordination

Ordained Priest	Years	Name	Current Title
Most Senior
29 Sep 1944		Bishop Joseph Albert Rosario, M.S.F.S.	Bishop Emeritus of Amravati
18 Mar 1945		Archbishop Cornelius Elanjikal	Archbishop Emeritus of Verapoly
21 Dec 1947		Bishop Ignatius P. Lobo	Bishop Emeritus of Belgaum
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
11 Mar 1951		Bishop John Perumattam, M.S.T.A.	Bishop Emeritus of Ujjain (Syro-Malabarese)
11 Apr 1951		Bishop Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop Emeritus of Jammu-Srinagar
24 Aug 1951		Bishop Siluvaimathu Teresanathan Amalnather	Bishop Emeritus of Tuticorin
Most Junior
20 Feb 1992		Bishop Anthony Poola	Bishop of Kurnool
25 Apr 1990		Bishop Sarat Chandra Nayak	Bishop of Berhampur
1 Mar 1989		Bishop Prasad Gallela	Bishop of Cuddapah
24 May 1988		Bishop Paul Toppo	Bishop of Raigarh
7 May 1988		Bishop Joseph Erumachadath, M.C.B.S.	Bishop of Bhadravathi (Syro-Malabarese)
6 May 1988		Bishop Paul Alois Lakra	Bishop of Gumla
9 Apr 1988		Bishop Thomas Ignatius MacWan	Bishop of Ahmedabad
28 Dec 1987		Bishop Jose Pandarassery	Auxiliary Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese)
9 May 1987		Bishop Anthonisamy Neethinathan	Bishop of Chinglepet
25 Jan 1987		Bishop Victor Lyngdoh	Bishop of Nongstoin
2 Oct 1986		Bishop Jacob Barnabas Chacko Aerath, O.I.C.	Titular Bishop of Bapara
11 Jun 1986		Archbishop Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Thottunkal	Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Malankarese)

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