Youngest and Oldest Bishops

Oldest BishopsAgeDescendingDate of Birth
MexicoBishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra (103)Bishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra

Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Mexico)

1031922.01.01
USABishop René Henry Gracida (102)Bishop René Henry Gracida

Bishop emeritus of Corpus Christi (USA)

1021923.06.09
South AfricaBishop Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I. (101)Bishop Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I.

Bishop emeritus of Klerksdorp (South Africa)

1011924.07.31
BrazilBishop Manuel Edmilson da Cruz (101)Bishop Manuel Edmilson da Cruz

Bishop emeritus of Limoeiro do Norte (Brazil)

1011924.10.03
BelgiumBishop Albert Jean Charles Ghislain Houssiau (101)Bishop Albert Jean Charles Ghislain Houssiau

Bishop emeritus of Liège (Belgium)

1011924.11.02
EcuadorBishop Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña, O.F.M. (101)Bishop Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña, O.F.M.

Titular Bishop of Gibba

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Zamora (Ecuador)

1011924.11.07
South KoreaArchbishop Victorinus Youn Kong-hi (101)Archbishop Victorinus Youn Kong-hi (윤공희 빅토리노 / 尹恭熙)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea)

1011924.11.08
ItalyArchbishop Gaetano Bonicelli (100)Archbishop Gaetano Bonicelli

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Siena–Colle di Val d’Elsa–Montalcino (Italy)

1001924.12.13
ItalyCardinal Angelo Acerbi (100)Cardinal Angelo Acerbi

Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino

Prelate emeritus of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

1001925.09.23
FranceBishop Jacques Marie Sébastien de Saint-Blanquat (99)Bishop Jacques Marie Sébastien de Saint-Blanquat

Bishop emeritus of Montauban (France)

991925.11.21
BrazilBishop Hildebrando Mendes Costa (99)Bishop Hildebrando Mendes Costa

Bishop emeritus of Estância (Brazil)

991926.06.16
BrazilArchbishop Heitor de Araújo Sales (99)Archbishop Heitor de Araújo Sales

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Natal (Brazil)

991926.07.29
BrazilArchbishop Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto (99)Archbishop Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Curitiba (Brazil)

991926.08.11
EcuadorBishop Raúl Holguer López Mayorga (99)Bishop Raúl Holguer López Mayorga

Bishop emeritus of Latacunga (Ecuador)

991926.08.24
UgandaCardinal Emmanuel Wamala (98)Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala

Cardinal-Priest of S. Ugo

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kampala (Uganda)

981926.12.15
South KoreaBishop Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol (98)Bishop Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol (김창렬 바오로 / 金昌烈)

Bishop emeritus of Cheju 제주 (South Korea)

981927.01.25
PolandBishop Julian Andrzej Wojtkowski (98)Bishop Julian Andrzej Wojtkowski

Titular Bishop of Murustaga

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Warmia (Poland)

981927.01.31
USABishop Dominic Anthony Marconi (98)Bishop Dominic Anthony Marconi

Titular Bishop of Bure

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Newark (USA)

981927.03.13
IndiaBishop Joseph Pallikaparampil (98)Bishop Joseph Pallikaparampil

Bishop emeritus of Palai of the Syro-Malabars (India)

981927.04.10
BrazilArchbishop Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B. (98)Archbishop Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B.

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Maceió (Brazil)

981927.05.25
ItalyArchbishop Edoardo Rovida (98)Archbishop Edoardo Rovida

Titular Archbishop of Taormina

981927.08.26
MozambiqueCardinal Júlio Duarte Langa (98)Cardinal Júlio Duarte Langa

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gabriele dell’Addolorata

Bishop emeritus of Xai-Xai (Mozambique)

981927.10.27
USAArchbishop Daniel Anthony Cronin (98)Archbishop Daniel Anthony Cronin

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Hartford (USA)

981927.11.14
MadagascarBishop Raymond Razakarinvony (97)Bishop Raymond Razakarinvony

Bishop emeritus of Miarinarivo (Madagascar)

971927.11.19
PeruBishop Bernhard Franz Kühnel Langer, M.S.C. (97)Bishop Bernhard Franz Kühnel Langer, M.S.C.

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Caravelí (Peru)

971927.12.04
ItalyBishop Vincenzo Rimedio (97)Bishop Vincenzo Rimedio

Bishop emeritus of Lamezia Terme (Italy)

971927.12.05
BrazilBishop Giovanni Zerbini, S.D.B. (97)Bishop Giovanni Zerbini, S.D.B.

Bishop emeritus of Guarapuava (Brazil)

971927.12.29
GermanyCardinal Friedrich Wetter (97)Cardinal Friedrich Wetter

Cardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of München und Freising (Germany)

971928.02.20
USABishop Robert Joseph Banks (97)Bishop Robert Joseph Banks

Bishop emeritus of Green Bay (USA)

971928.02.26
GermanyBishop Ernst Franz Gerd Werner Dicke (97)Bishop Ernst Franz Gerd Werner Dicke

Titular Bishop of Iria Flavia

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Aachen (Germany)

971928.03.28
MalawiBishop Allan Chamgwera (97)Bishop Allan Chamgwera

Bishop emeritus of Zomba (Malawi)

971928.04.30
FranceBishop Jacques Joseph Marie Despierre, Prado (97)Bishop Jacques Joseph Marie Despierre, Prado

Bishop emeritus of Carcassonne (France)

971928.05.06
IsraelArchbishop Pierre Mouallem, M.S.P. (97)Archbishop Pierre Mouallem, M.S.P.

Archbishop emeritus of Akka of the Greek-Melkites (Israel)

971928.05.10
ChadArchbishop Charles Louis Joseph Vandame, S.J. (97)Archbishop Charles Louis Joseph Vandame, S.J.

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of N’Djaména (Chad)

971928.06.04
BrazilBishop Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque (97)Bishop Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque

Bishop emeritus of Itapipoca (Brazil)

971928.07.24
Costa RicaBishop Ignacio Nazareno Trejos Picado (97)Bishop Ignacio Nazareno Trejos Picado

Bishop emeritus of San Isidro de El General (Costa Rica)

971928.07.31
MalaysiaArchbishop Peter Chung Hoan Ting (97)Archbishop Peter Chung Hoan Ting (鍾萬庭)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kuching (Malaysia)

971928.09.10
BrazilBishop Francisco Barroso Filho (97)Bishop Francisco Barroso Filho

Bishop emeritus of Oliveira (Brazil)

971928.10.08
AlbaniaCardinal Ernest Simoni (97)Cardinal Ernest Simoni

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Scala

971928.10.18
TaiwanBishop Lucas Liu Hsien-tang (96)Bishop Lucas Liu Hsien-tang (劉獻堂)

Bishop emeritus of Hsinchu 新竹 (Taiwan)

961928.12.21
GermanyCardinal Walter Brandmüller (96)Cardinal Walter Brandmüller

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuliano dei Fiamminghi pro hac vice Title

President emeritus of Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

961929.01.05
ThailandCardinal Michael Michai Kitbunchu (96)Cardinal Michael Michai Kitbunchu

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna

Protopriest of College of Cardinals

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bangkok (Thailand)

961929.01.25
GermanyBishop Leopold Nowak (96)Bishop Leopold Nowak

Bishop emeritus of Magdeburg (Germany)

961929.03.17
ItalyArchbishop Pier Giuliano Tiddia (96)Archbishop Pier Giuliano Tiddia

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Oristano (Italy)

961929.06.13
ItalyBishop Paolo Gillet (96)Bishop Paolo Gillet

Titular Bishop of Germa in Galatia

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Albano (Italy)

961929.07.08
ChinaBishop Melchior Shi Hong-zhen (96)Bishop Melchior Shi Hong-zhen (石鴻禎)

Bishop of Tianjin 天津 (China)

Bishop of Tianjin 天津 (China)

961929.10.07
ItalyBishop Angelo Mascheroni (96)Bishop Angelo Mascheroni

Titular Bishop of Foro Flaminio

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Milano (Italy)

961929.10.13
CubaBishop Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez (96)Bishop Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez

Bishop emeritus of Holguín (Cuba)

961929.10.18
BrazilBishop Antônio de Souza, C.S.S. (96)Bishop Antônio de Souza, C.S.S.

Bishop emeritus of Assis (Brazil)

961929.10.21
ItalyBishop Vincenzo Zarri (96)Bishop Vincenzo Zarri

Bishop emeritus of Forlì–Bertinoro (Italy)

961929.10.23
FranceBishop Paul-Marie Joseph André Guillaume (96)Bishop Paul-Marie Joseph André Guillaume

Bishop emeritus of Saint-Dié (France)

961929.10.31
ColombiaArchbishop Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal (95)Archbishop Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia (Colombia)

951929.12.02
BrazilBishop José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S. (95)Bishop José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S.

Bishop emeritus of Guaxupé (Brazil)

951929.12.03
SpainBishop Ramón Buxarrais Ventura (95)Bishop Ramón Buxarrais Ventura

Bishop emeritus of Málaga (Spain)

951929.12.12
SpainBishop Victorio Oliver Domingo (95)Bishop Victorio Oliver Domingo

Bishop emeritus of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain)

951929.12.23
ChinaBishop Peter Zhuang Jian-jian (94)Bishop Peter Zhuang Jian-jian (莊建堅)

Bishop emeritus of Shantou 汕頭 (China)

941930
ChileBishop Miguel Caviedes Medina (95)Bishop Miguel Caviedes Medina

Bishop emeritus of Los Ángeles (Chile)

951930.01.30
FranceBishop Jean-Marie-Louis Bonfils, S.M.A. (95)Bishop Jean-Marie-Louis Bonfils, S.M.A.

Bishop emeritus of Nice (France)

951930.02.15
PhilippinesArchbishop Pedro Rosales Dean (95)Archbishop Pedro Rosales Dean

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Palo (Philippines)

951930.02.21
AustraliaBishop David Cremin (95)Bishop David Cremin

Titular Bishop of Cunga Féichin

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Sydney (Australia)

951930.02.22
USACardinal Adam Joseph Maida (95)Cardinal Adam Joseph Maida

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Detroit (USA)

Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands)

951930.03.18
SpainCardinal Julián Herranz Casado, Opus Dei (95)Cardinal Julián Herranz Casado, Opus Dei

Cardinal-Priest of S. Eugenio pro hac vice Title

Supplementary Member emeritus of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta graviora

951930.03.31
ChileBishop Juan Luis Ysern de Arce (95)Bishop Juan Luis Ysern de Arce

Bishop emeritus of San Carlos de Ancud (Chile)

951930.05.02
USABishop William Edwin Franklin (95)Bishop William Edwin Franklin

Bishop emeritus of Davenport (USA)

951930.05.03
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Di Falco (95)Bishop Giuseppe Di Falco

Bishop emeritus of Sulmona–Valva (Italy)

951930.05.13
CanadaBishop Lawrence Sabatini, C.S. (95)Bishop Lawrence Sabatini, C.S.

Bishop emeritus of Kamloops (Canada)

951930.05.15
BrazilBishop José da Silva Chaves (95)Bishop José da Silva Chaves

Bishop emeritus of Uruaçu (Brazil)

951930.05.15
USABishop William Joseph Winter (95)Bishop William Joseph Winter

Titular Bishop of Uthina

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Pittsburgh (USA)

951930.05.20
PortugalBishop Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva (95)Bishop Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva

Bishop emeritus of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal)

951930.06.16
BrazilBishop Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap. (95)Bishop Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap.

Bishop emeritus of Vacaria (Brazil)

951930.06.22
HondurasBishop Raúl Corriveau, P.M.E. (95)Bishop Raúl Corriveau, P.M.E.

Bishop emeritus of Choluteca (Honduras)

951930.06.27
FranceArchbishop Émile Marcus, P.S.S. (95)Archbishop Émile Marcus, P.S.S.

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toulouse (France)

951930.06.29
BrazilBishop Thadeu Gomes Canellas (95)Bishop Thadeu Gomes Canellas

Bishop emeritus of Osório (Brazil)

951930.07.28
USABishop John Joseph Leibrecht (95)Bishop John Joseph Leibrecht

Bishop emeritus of Springfield–Cape Girardeau (USA)

951930.08.08
SyriaArchbishop Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni (95)Archbishop Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni

Titular Archbishop of Mardin of the Syriacs

Archbishop emeritus of Aleppo of the Syriacs (Syria)

951930.08.08
NetherlandsBishop Johannes Antonius de Kok, O.F.M. (95)Bishop Johannes Antonius de Kok, O.F.M.

Titular Bishop of Trevico

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Utrecht (Netherlands)

951930.08.28
FranceCardinal Paul Poupard (95)Cardinal Paul Poupard

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede

President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Culture

951930.08.30
Congo-KinshasaArchbishop Godefroy Mukeng’a Kalond, C.I.C.M. (95)Archbishop Godefroy Mukeng’a Kalond, C.I.C.M.

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kananga (Congo-Kinshasa)

951930.08.31
Burkina FasoBishop Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé (95)Bishop Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé

Bishop emeritus of Diébougou (Burkina Faso)

951930.09
USABishop Sylvester Donovan Ryan (95)Bishop Sylvester Donovan Ryan

Bishop emeritus of Monterey (USA)

951930.09.03
ItalyCardinal Salvatore De Giorgi (95)Cardinal Salvatore De Giorgi

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara Coeli

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Palermo (Italy)

951930.09.06
LatviaCardinal Jānis Pujats (95)Cardinal Jānis Pujats

Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvia

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Riga (Latvia)

former President of Episcopal Conference of Latvia

951930.11.14
GermanyArchbishop Karl Heinrich Braun (94)Archbishop Karl Heinrich Braun

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bamberg (Germany)

941930.12.13
RwandaBishop Frédéric Rubwejanga (93)Bishop Frédéric Rubwejanga

Bishop emeritus of Kibungo (Rwanda)

931931
FranceArchbishop Gérard Denis Auguste Defois (94)Archbishop Gérard Denis Auguste Defois

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Lille (France)

941931.01.05
ArgentinaArchbishop Domingo Salvador Castagna (94)Archbishop Domingo Salvador Castagna

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Corrientes (Argentina)

941931.01.12
Congo-KinshasaBishop Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi, O.M.I. (94)Bishop Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi, O.M.I.

Bishop emeritus of Idiofa (Congo-Kinshasa)

941931.02.11
ItalyCardinal Camillo Ruini (94)Cardinal Camillo Ruini

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura

Archpriest emeritus of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran

Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome emeritus of Roma (Italy)

former Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (Italy)

former Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University

941931.02.19
ChinaBishop Peter Zhang Zhi-yong (94)Bishop Peter Zhang Zhi-yong (張志勇)

Coadjutor Bishop emeritus of Fengxiang 鳳翔 (China)

941931.02.26
BrazilBishop José Carlos de Oliveira, C.SS.R. (94)Bishop José Carlos de Oliveira, C.SS.R.

Bishop emeritus of Rubiataba–Mozarlândia (Brazil)

941931.03.14
EcuadorBishop Pietro Gabrielli, S.D.B. (94)Bishop Pietro Gabrielli, S.D.B.

Titular Bishop of Taparura

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Méndez (Ecuador)

941931.03.17
BrazilBishop Aldo Gerna, M.C.C.J. (94)Bishop Aldo Gerna, M.C.C.J.

Bishop emeritus of São Mateus (Brazil)

941931.05.07
IndiaArchbishop Blasco Francisco Collaço (94)Archbishop Blasco Francisco Collaço

Titular Archbishop of Octava

941931.05.16
BrazilBishop José Vieira de Lima, T.O.R. (94)Bishop José Vieira de Lima, T.O.R.

Bishop emeritus of São Luiz de Cáceres (Brazil)

941931.06.10
USABishop Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen (94)Bishop Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen

Bishop emeritus of Colorado Springs (USA)

941931.06.15
UruguayBishop Luis Serapio del Castillo Estrada, S.J. (94)Bishop Luis Serapio del Castillo Estrada, S.J.

Bishop emeritus of Melo (Uruguay)

941931.06.21
MexicoBishop Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes (94)Bishop Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes

Bishop emeritus of Huejutla (Mexico)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Durango (Mexico)

941931.06.23
Solomon IslandsBishop Bernard Cyril O’Grady, O.P. (94)Bishop Bernard Cyril O’Grady, O.P.

Bishop emeritus of Gizo (Solomon Islands)

941931.08.24
PanamaBishop José Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R. (94)Bishop José Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R.

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Bocas del Toro (Panama)

941931.08.28
LebanonArchbishop Joseph Kallas, M.S.P. (94)Archbishop Joseph Kallas, M.S.P.

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Beirut–Gibail of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

941931.09.24

Last updated on 2025.11.16

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Non-Retired Bishops of Age 75 or above

Non-Retired Bishops of Age 74

Cardinals by Age

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