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Oldest and Youngest Bishops

BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
Oldest
7 Jan 1929 Bishop Melchior Shi HongzhenBishop of Tianjin [Tientsin]
1931 Bishop Peter Zhuang JianjianBishop Emeritus of Shantou [Swatow]
1 Mar 1931 Bishop Peter Zhang ZhiyongCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Fengxiang [Fengsiang]
1 Dec 1931 Bishop Louis Yu Ren Shen (Yu Runchen)Bishop of Hanzhong [Hanchung]
13 Jan 1932 Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B.Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang]
1933 Bishop Placidus Pei Ronggui (Pei Yonggui), O.C.S.O.Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Luoyang [Loyang]
8 Feb 1934 Bishop Joseph Zhao FengchangBishop of Yanggu [Yangku]
27 Feb 1934 Bishop Ignatius Wang Chung ChangAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
5 Jun 1934 Bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo (Kia Zhi Cuo, Jia Shoushen)Bishop of Zhengding [Chengting]
17 Feb 1937 Bishop Mathias Gu Zheng, S.J.Bishop of Xining [Sining]
31 Jul 1939 John Cardinal Tong HonBishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang]
4 Jun 1940 Bishop Nicholas Han Jide, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Pingliang [Pingliang]
Youngest
16 Jan 1975 Bishop Stephen Xu HongweiCoadjutor Bishop of Hanzhong [Hanchung]
1973 Father Joseph Zhao HongchunApostolic Administrator of Harbin [Harbin]
1972 Bishop Anthony Li HuiCoadjutor Bishop of Pingliang [Pingliang]
27 Mar 1971 Bishop Joseph Zhang YinlinBishop of Jixian [Weihwei]
21 Jan 1971 Bishop Paul Ma CunguoBishop of Shuoxian [Shohchow]
1 Nov 1970 Bishop Antonio Sun WenjunBishop of Weifang
5 Jun 1970 Bishop John Wang RenleiBishop of Xuzhou [Süchow]
Apr 1970 Bishop Joseph Yang YongqiangBishop of Zhoucun [Chowtsun]
23 Feb 1970 Bishop Joseph Shen BinBishop of Shanghai [Shanghai]
1970 Bishop John Lei JiapeiBishop of Xichang [Ningyüan]
2 Feb 1969 Bishop Paul Pei JunminBishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien]
6 Dec 1968 Bishop Joseph Tong ChangpingBishop of Tongzhou [Tungchow]

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