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Seniority by Priestly Ordination


Ordained
Priest
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
2 May 1954 Archbishop Blasco Francisco CollaçoApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
24 Aug 1954 Archbishop Alphonsus MathiasArchbishop Emeritus of Bangalore
22 Dec 1956 Archbishop Jacob ThoomkuzhyArchbishop Emeritus of Trichur (Syro-Malabar)
23 Nov 1958 Bishop Joseph PallikaparampilBishop Emeritus of Palai (Syro-Malabar)
23 Apr 1960 Bishop George MamalasseryBishop Emeritus of Tura
4 Oct 1960 Bishop Dominic Kokkat, C.S.T.Bishop Emeritus of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar)
21 Dec 1960 Bishop Percival Joseph FernandezAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay
18 Oct 1961 Bishop George PunnakottilBishop Emeritus of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabar)
4 Dec 1961 Archbishop Vincent Michael ConcessaoArchbishop Emeritus of Delhi
21 Dec 1962 Bishop Agnelo Rufino GraciasAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay
14 Apr 1963 Bishop Thomas Thiruthalil, C.M.Bishop Emeritus of Balasore
17 May 1963 Bishop Gregory Karotemprel, C.M.I.Bishop Emeritus of Rajkot (Syro-Malabar)
Most Junior
25 Apr 2007 Bishop Antony Prince PanengadenBishop of Adilabad (Syro-Malabar)
29 Dec 2003 Bishop George Rajendran Kuttinadar, S.D.B.Bishop of Thuckalay (Syro-Malabar)
24 Nov 2003 Father Varghese Vinayanand Vekkal, O.I.C.Priest of Order of Imitation of Christ
27 Apr 2003 Bishop Wilbert MarweinBishop of Nongstoin
10 Jan 2002 Father Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D.Bishop-Elect of Kurnool
12 Aug 2000 Bishop Joseph (Benny Mathew) SrampickalBishop of Great Britain (Syro-Malabar)
1 Jan 2000 Bishop Thomas (Tomy) Joseph TharayilAuxiliary Bishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar)
4 Nov 1999 Bishop Rozario Menezes, S.M.M.Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea
25 Apr 1999 Bishop Albert HemromBishop of Dibrugarh
19 Apr 1999 Bishop Benny Varghese EdathattelBishop of Itanagar
8 Apr 1999 Bishop Vincent NellaiparambilBishop of Bijnor (Syro-Malabar)
30 Dec 1998 Bishop Mathew Nellikunnel, C.S.T.Bishop of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar)

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