Year Age Bishop Event Title Current Title 1928 92.1
Michael Meier , S.V.D.Born Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen , Papua New Guinea 1932 88.1
Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan Born Archbishop Emeritus of Tuguegarao , Philippines 1933 87.1
Geraldo Majella Agnelo Born Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia , Brazil 1934 86.1
Paulo Cardoso da Silva , O. Carm.Born Bishop Emeritus of Petrolina , Pernambuco, Brazil 86.1
Gustavo Rodolfo Mendoza Hernández Born Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Guatemala 1936 84.1
José Ángel Rovai Born Bishop Emeritus of Villa María , Argentina 1947 73.1
Luciano Capelli , S.D.B.Born Bishop of Gizo , Solomon Islands 1949 71.1
Stanisław Gądecki Born Archbishop of Poznań , Poland 1951 69.1
Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez , O.C.D.Born Bishop of Trujillo , Venezuela 1953 67.1
José Luiz Majella Delgado , C.SS.R.Born Archbishop of Pouso Alegre , Minas Gerais, Brazil 67.1
Daniel Nlandu Mayi Born Bishop of Matadi , Congo (Dem. Rep.) 1958 24.2 Raniero Cantalamessa , O.F.M. Cap.Ordained Priest Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine 62.1
Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal Born Archbishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara) , India 62.1
Dulcênio Fontes de Matos Born Bishop of Campina Grande , Paraiba, Brazil 1959 61.1
Mario de Jesús Álvarez Gómez Born Bishop of Istmina-Tadó , Colombia 1960 60.1
Vitorino José Pereira Soares Born Auxiliary Bishop of Porto , Portugal 1962 58.1
Javier Gerardo Román Arias Born Bishop of Limón , Costa Rica 1963 57.1
Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena Born Bishop of Nazaré , Pernambuco, Brazil 57.1
Wiesław Śpiewak , C. R.Born Bishop of Hamilton in Bermuda , Antilles 1966 54.1
Karol Kulczycki , S.D.S.Born Bishop of Port Pirie , Australia 1968 25.9 William Regis Fey , O.F.M. Cap.Ordained Priest Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of Kimbe , Papua New Guinea 1969 51.1
Adelar Baruffi Born Bishop of Cruz Alta , Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 51.1
Fadi Abou Chebel , O.M.M.Born Apostolic Exarch of Colombia (Maronite) 1970 34.9 Anthony Hampden Dickson Appointed Bishop of Bridgetown-Kingstown , Barbados, Antilles Bishop Emeritus of Bridgetown , Barbados, Antilles 1972 48.1
John Bosco Auram Born Bishop of Kimbe , Papua New Guinea 1974 27.0 Donald Francis Hanchon Ordained Priest Priest of Detroit , Michigan, USA Auxiliary Bishop 27.4 Sylvain Lavoie , O.M.I.Ordained Priest Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Archbishop Emeritus of Keewatin-Le Pas , Manitoba, Canada 1975 26.9 Sergio Pagano , B.Professed Member of Clerics Regular of St. Paul Prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Archive 1979 28.2 Juan Vicente Cordoba Villota , S.J.Ordained Priest Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop of Fontibón , Colombia 1980 40.1 Mário Clemente Neto , C.S.Sp.Ordained Bishop Coadjutor Prelate of Tefé , Amazonas, Brazil Prelate Emeritus 1983 55.2 Ronald Philippe Bär , O.S.B.Appointed Bishop of Rotterdam , Netherlands Bishop Emeritus 1985 51.3 Eugenio Sbarbaro Ordained Bishop Titular Archbishop of Tiddi Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Serbia 26.0 Rubens Sevilha , O.C.D.Ordained Priest Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites Bishop of Bauru , Sao Paulo, Brazil 1986 24.2 Nuno Manuel dos Santos Almeida Ordained Priest Priest of Viseu , Portugal Auxiliary Bishop of Braga , Portugal 1990 45.4 Peter Wilfred Novecosky , O.S.B.Confirmed Abbot of Saint Peter-Muenster , Saskatchewan, Canada Abbot Emeritus 1991 41.9 Michael Dixon Bhasera Ordained Bishop Bishop of Gokwe , Zimbabwe Bishop of Masvingo , Zimbabwe 1992 59.0 Florencio Olvera Ochoa Appointed Bishop of Tabasco , México Bishop Emeritus of Cuernavaca , Morelos, México 1996 23.6 Valter Magno de Carvalho Ordained Deacon Deacon of Mariana , Minas Gerais, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of São Salvador da Bahia , Brazil 1997 53.9 Cyprien Mbuka , C.I.C.M.Ordained Bishop Titular Bishop of Simidicca Bishop of Boma , Congo (Dem. Rep.) 1999 50.3 George Joseph Lucas Appointed Bishop of Springfield in Illinois , USA Archbishop of Omaha , Nebraska, USA 2000 46.3 Sérgio Eduardo Castriani , C.S.Sp.Succeeded Prelate of Tefé , Amazonas, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Manaus , Amazonas, Brazil 60.1 Mário Clemente Neto , C.S.Sp.Resigned Prelate of Tefé , Amazonas, Brazil Prelate Emeritus 2001 55.4 Juan José Omella Omella Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Jaca , Spain Cardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona , Spain 2002 58.3 Seán Patrick O’Malley , O.F.M. Cap.Installed Bishop of Palm Beach , Florida, USA Cardinal, Archbishop of Boston , Massachusetts, USA 52.9 Paul Tschang In-Nam Appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand 52.9 Paul Tschang In-Nam Appointed Titular Archbishop of Amantia Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand 2004 46.8 Christopher Michael Cardone , O.P.Appointed Bishop of Auki , Solomon Islands Archbishop of Honiara , Solomon Islands 49.3 Arnold Orowae Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Wabag , Papua New Guinea Bishop 2005 58.5 Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragón Appointed Bishop of Cuautitlán , México, México 36.9 Joseph Wu Qinjing Ordained Bishop Bishop of Zhouzhi [Chowchich] , China 2006 53.4 Pierre Paul Oscar d’Ornellas Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo) , France Archbishop 57.2 Vasyl Semeniuk Appointed Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian) , Ukraine Archbishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian) , Ukraine 48.4 Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis Succeeded Bishop of Chilaw , Sri Lanka 2008 62.3 Francisco Pardo Artigas Ordained Bishop Bishop of Girona , Spain 2009 50.3 Paul Dennis Etienne Appointed Bishop of Cheyenne , Wyoming, USA Archbishop of Seattle , Washington, USA 2011 61.9 David Dennis Kagan Appointed Bishop of Bismarck , North Dakota, USA 70.7 Carlo Maria Viganò Appointed Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus 2013 54.7 Lucius Hre Kung Appointed Bishop of Hakha , Myanmar 70.4 Nicholas Mang Thang Ceased Apostolic Administrator of Hakha , Myanmar Archbishop Emeritus of Mandalay , Myanmar 2014 74.8 Patricio Hacbang Alo Resigned Bishop of Mati , Philippines Bishop Emeritus 2016 49.5 Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto Succeeded Bishop of Itapeva , Sao Paulo, Brazil 61.8 Martin David Holley Installed Bishop of Memphis , Tennessee, USA Bishop Emeritus 75.2 José Moreira de Melo Retired Bishop of Itapeva , Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus 2017 58.5 Charles Jason Gordon Appointed Archbishop of Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles 62.6 Peter Sebastian Goveas Ordained Bishop Bishop of Bettiah , India 75.5 Joseph Everard Harris , C.S.Sp.Retired Archbishop of Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus 2019 55.8 Nicolás Gregorio Nava Rojas Appointed Bishop of Machiques , Venezuela 65.9 Joseph Nguyễn Năng Appointed Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville) , Viet Nam
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