Bishops of Ireland
by Age
Bishops of Irelandby Age | |
| Bishop Ordinaries of Ireland (48) | Age | Date of Birth  |
 Bishop Joseph Duffy (92), Bishop emeritus of Clogher (Ireland) | 92 | 1934.02.03 |
| Bishop Colm O’Reilly (91), Bishop emeritus of Ardagh (Ireland) | 91 | 1935.01.11 |
| Bishop William Murphy (89), Bishop emeritus of Kerry (Ireland) | 89 | 1936.06.06 |
| Bishop John Magee, S.P.S. (89), Bishop emeritus of Cloyne (Ireland) | 89 | 1936.09.24 |
| Bishop John Kirby (87), Bishop emeritus of Clonfert (Ireland) | 87 | 1938.10.29 |
 Archbishop Dermot Clifford (87), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cashel (Ireland) | 87 | 1939.01.25 |
 Cardinal Seán Baptist Brady (86), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quirico e Giulitta, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Armagh (Northern Ireland) and former President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference | 86 | 1939.08.16 |
| Bishop John Buckley (86), Bishop emeritus of Cork and Ross (Ireland) | 86 | 1939.11.02 |
| Bishop Michael Smith (85), Bishop emeritus of Meath (Ireland) | 85 | 1940.06.06 |
 Bishop Brian Farrell, L.C. (82), Titular Bishop of Abitinæ, Secretary emeritus of Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and Vice-President emeritus of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews | 82 | 1944.02.08 |
| Bishop Philip Leo O’Reilly (82), Bishop emeritus of Kilmore (Ireland) | 82 | 1944.04.10 |
| Bishop Raymond W. Field (81), Titular Bishop of Ardmore and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Dublin (Ireland) | 81 | 1944.05.24 |
| Bishop Eamonn Oliver Walsh (81), Titular Bishop of Elmham and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Dublin (Ireland) | 81 | 1944.09.01 |
| Archbishop Diarmuid Martin (81), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dublin (Ireland) | 81 | 1945.04.08 |
| Bishop Denis Brennan (80), Bishop emeritus of Ferns (Ireland) | 80 | 1945.06.20 |
| Archbishop Michael Neary (79), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tuam (Ireland) | 79 | 1946.04.15 |
| Bishop Brendan Kelly (79), Bishop emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland) | 79 | 1946.05.20 |
| Bishop John Fleming (78), Bishop emeritus of Killala (Ireland) | 78 | 1948.02.16 |
 Bishop Donal McKeown (75), Bishop of Derry (Northern Ireland) | 75 | 1950.04.12 |
| Bishop Lawrence Duffy (74), Bishop of Clogher (Ireland) | 74 | 1951.11.27 |
| Bishop William Crean (74), Bishop of Cloyne (Ireland) | 74 | 1951.12.16 |
 Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly, S.M.A. (73), Metropolitan Archbishop of Cashel and Emly (Ireland) | 73 | 1952.08.08 |
| Bishop Kevin Peter Doran (72), Bishop of Achonry (Ireland) and Bishop of Elphin (Ireland) | 72 | 1953.06.26 |
| Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U. (72), Bishop emeritus of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England) | 72 | 1954.02.23 |
| Archbishop Dermot Pius Farrell (71), Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin (Ireland) and Vice-President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference | 71 | 1954.11.22 |
| Bishop Raymond Anthony Browne (69), Bishop of Kerry (Ireland) | 69 | 1957.01.23 |
| Bishop Paul Connell (68), Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) | 68 | 1958.01.27 |
 Bishop Paul Desmond Tighe (68), Titular Bishop of Drivastum and Secretary of Section for Culture of Dicastery for Culture and Education | 68 | 1958.02.12 |
| Bishop Donal Roche (67), Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille and Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland) | 67 | 1958.04.16 |
| Archbishop Francis Duffy (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland), Bishop of Killala (Ireland) and General Secretary of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference | 67 | 1958.04.21 |
| Bishop Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski (67), Bishop of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England) and Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians | 67 | 1958.05.16 |
| Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent (劉裕政) (67), Titular Archbishop of Domnach Sechnaill, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar and Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait | 67 | 1958.10.21 |
| Bishop Gerard Nash (67), Bishop of Ferns (Ireland) and Apostolic Administrator of Ossory (Ireland) | 67 | 1959.02.27 |
| Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan (66), Bishop of Waterford and Lismore (Ireland) | 66 | 1959.05.07 |
| Bishop Martin Hayes (66), Bishop of Kilmore (Ireland) | 66 | 1959.10.24 |
| Bishop Brendan Leahy (66), Bishop of Limerick (Ireland) | 66 | 1960.03.28 |
| Archbishop Eamon Martin (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland), President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Apostolic Administrator of Dromore (Northern Ireland) | 64 | 1961.10.30 |
| Bishop Denis Nulty (62), Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin (Ireland) | 62 | 1963.06.07 |
| Bishop Niall Coll (62), Bishop of Raphoe (Ireland) | 62 | 1963.08.25 |
| Bishop Michael Router (60), Titular Bishop of Louth and Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland) | 60 | 1965.04.15 |
| Bishop Fintan Gavin (60), Bishop of Cork and Ross (Ireland) | 60 | 1966.01.01 |
| Bishop Fintan Monahan (59), Bishop of Killaloe (Ireland) | 59 | 1967.01.23 |
| Bishop Thomas Deenihan (58), Bishop of Meath (Ireland) | 58 | 1967.06.20 |
 Archbishop John Joseph Kennedy (57), Titular Archbishop of Osor and Secretary for the Disciplinary Section of Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith | 57 | 1968.07.15 |
| Archbishop Séamus Patrick Horgan (56), Titular Archbishop of Árd Sratha and Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan | 56 | 1969.08.31 |
| Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty (56), Titular Archbishop of Lindisfarne, Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria and Permanent Observer to Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) | 56 | 1970.03.26 |
| Bishop Michael Duignan (55), Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland) and Bishop of Clonfert (Ireland) | 55 | 1970.07.15 |
| Bishop Paul Dempsey (54), Titular Bishop of Sita and Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland) | 54 | 1971.04.20 |
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