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Oldest and Youngest Bishops


BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
Oldest
5 Jul 1924 Edward Idris Cardinal CassidyPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Roman Curia
31 Jul 1924 Bishop Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I.Bishop Emeritus of Klerksdorp
23 Aug 1924 Bishop Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B.Bishop Emeritus of Pietersburg
22 Jan 1929 Bishop Fritz LobingerBishop Emeritus of Aliwal
16 May 1931 Archbishop Blasco Francisco CollaçoApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
21 Jun 1931 Bishop Hubert BucherBishop Emeritus of Bethlehem
23 Apr 1933 Archbishop George Francis DanielArchbishop Emeritus of Pretoria
13 May 1933 Bishop Joseph James Potocnak, S.C.I.Bishop Emeritus of De Aar
13 Oct 1933 Bishop Erwin Hecht, O.M.I.Bishop Emeritus of Kimberley
10 Mar 1934 Bishop Hugh Patrick Slattery, M.S.C.Bishop Emeritus of Tzaneen
24 May 1934 Bishop Edward Robert AdamsBishop Emeritus of Oudtshoorn
27 Jul 1934 Archbishop Lawrence Patrick HenryArchbishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}
Youngest
24 Sep 1970 Abbot Anselm van der Linde, O. Cist.Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria
8 May 1961 Bishop José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C.Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma
27 Apr 1960 Bishop Sithembele Anton SipukaBishop of Umtata
27 Apr 1960 Bishop Stanislaw Jan Dziuba, O.S.P.P.E.Bishop of Umzimkulu
6 Sep 1959 Bishop Dabula Anthony MpakoBishop of Queenstown
9 May 1957 Bishop Adam Leszek Musialek, S.C.I.Bishop of De Aar
20 Feb 1957 Bishop Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I.Bishop of Kokstad
24 Sep 1956 Archbishop Stephen BrislinArchbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}
23 Mar 1955 Bishop Abel GabuzaBishop of Kimberley
8 Mar 1955 Bishop João Noé RodriguesBishop of Tzaneen
19 Jul 1954 Bishop Michael WüstenbergBishop of Aliwal
2 Jul 1954 Bishop Xolelo Thaddaeus KumaloBishop of Eshowe

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