Nigeria

Oldest and Youngest Bishops

Birthdate	Age	Name	Current Title
Oldest
unknown		Father John Francis Brown, S.M.A.	Superior Emeritus of Kano
unknown		Father Thomas Vincent Greenan, S.P.S.	Superior Emeritus of Bomadi
12 Oct 1921		Archbishop Girolamo Prigione	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to México
2 Nov 1923		Archbishop Carlo Curis	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Canada
1927		Bishop Emmanuel Otteh	Bishop Emeritus of Issele-Uku
24 Feb 1927		Bishop Senan Louis O’Donnell, O.S.A.	Bishop Emeritus of Maiduguri
1931		Archbishop Peter Yariyok Jatau	Archbishop Emeritus of Kaduna
31 Aug 1931		Bishop Gregory Obinna Ochiagha	Bishop Emeritus of Orlu
26 Oct 1931		Archbishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu	Archbishop Emeritus of Benin City
29 Oct 1931		Bishop Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji	Bishop Emeritus of Enugu
15 Feb 1932		Bishop Alexius Obabu Makozi	Bishop Emeritus of Port Harcourt
28 May 1932		Bishop Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A.	Bishop Emeritus of Kano
Youngest
15 Dec 1970		Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna	Vicar Apostolic of Kontagora
30 Nov 1969		Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza	Bishop of Yola
12 Jul 1965		Bishop Malachy John Goltok	Bishop of Bauchi
13 Oct 1964		Bishop Anthony Ademu Adaji, M.S.P.	Bishop of Idah
1 Oct 1962		Bishop Charles M. Hammawa	Bishop of Jalingo
25 May 1962		Bishop Felix Femi Ajakaye	Bishop of Ekiti
14 Apr 1962		Bishop Anselm Umoren, M.S.P.	Auxiliary Bishop of Abuja
13 Jul 1961		Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo	Bishop of Oyo
2 Jun 1961		Bishop Jude Ayodeji Arogundade	Bishop of Ondo
13 Dec 1960		Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme	Bishop of Maiduguri
6 Aug 1960		Bishop Michael Ekwoy Apochi	Bishop of Otukpo
4 Jun 1960		Bishop John Namanzah Niyiring, O.S.A.	Bishop of Kano

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