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Oldest and Youngest Bishops

BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
Oldest
unknown Father Varghese Vinayanand Vekkal, O.I.C.Priest of Order of Imitation of Christ
10 Apr 1927 Bishop Joseph PallikaparampilBishop Emeritus of Palai (Syro-Malabar)
22 Jun 1928 Archbishop Alphonsus MathiasArchbishop Emeritus of Bangalore
13 Dec 1930 Archbishop Jacob ThoomkuzhyArchbishop Emeritus of Trichur (Syro-Malabar)
16 May 1931 Archbishop Blasco Francisco CollaçoApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
23 Feb 1932 Bishop Dominic Kokkat, C.S.T.Bishop Emeritus of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar)
22 Apr 1932 Bishop George MamalasseryBishop Emeritus of Tura
15 Jun 1932 Archbishop Paschal Topno, S.J.Archbishop Emeritus of Bhopal
6 May 1933 Bishop Gregory Karotemprel, C.M.I.Bishop Emeritus of Rajkot (Syro-Malabar)
15 May 1933 Bishop Gratian Mundadan, C.M.I.Bishop Emeritus of Bijnor (Syro-Malabar)
20 Dec 1935 Bishop Percival Joseph FernandezAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay
3 Jan 1936 Bishop Ignatius MenezesBishop Emeritus of Ajmer
Youngest
13 May 1976 Bishop Antony Prince PanengadenBishop of Adilabad (Syro-Malabar)
22 Mar 1973 Bishop John NellikunnelBishop of Idukki (Syro-Malabar)
20 May 1972 Archbishop George George PanamthundilApostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan
2 Feb 1972 Bishop Thomas (Tomy) Joseph TharayilAuxiliary Bishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar)
25 Nov 1971 Bishop Christudas RajappanAuxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum
30 May 1971 Bishop Vincent NellaiparambilBishop of Bijnor (Syro-Malabar)
6 Dec 1970 Bishop Siby Mathew Peedikayil, H.G.N.Bishop of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
13 Nov 1970 Bishop Mathew Nellikunnel, C.S.T.Bishop of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar)
22 Apr 1970 Bishop Benny Varghese EdathattelBishop of Itanagar
17 Feb 1970 Bishop Wilbert MarweinBishop of Nongstoin
11 Dec 1969 Archbishop Joseph PamplanyArchbishop of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar)
15 Oct 1969 Bishop Rayarala Vijay Kumar, P.I.M.E.Bishop of Srikakulam

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