| Bishop Ordinaries of Papua New Guinea (26) | Age | Date of
Birth |
 Bishop Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen, S.V.D. (91), Bishop emeritus of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea) | 91 | 1933.09.03 |
| Bishop Francesco Sarego, S.V.D. (85), Bishop emeritus of Goroka (Papua New Guinea) | 85 | 1939.08.01 |
| Bishop Cesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E. (84), Bishop emeritus of Vanimo (Papua New Guinea) | 84 | 1940.09.30 |
 Archbishop Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B. (82), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea) | 82 | 1942.11.23 |
| Archbishop Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap. (81), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Madang (Papua New Guinea) | 81 | 1943.05.14 |
| Bishop Gilles Côté, S.M.M. (79), Bishop emeritus of Daru–Kiunga (Papua New Guinea) | 79 | 1945.11.24 |
 Bishop Rolando Crisostomo Santos, C.M. (75), Bishop of Alotau–Sideia (Papua New Guinea) | 75 | 1949.03.21 |
 Archbishop Douglas William Young, S.V.D. (75), Metropolitan Archbishop of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea) | 75 | 1950.01.23 |
 Cardinal John Ribat, M.S.C. (68), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi and Metropolitan Archbishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) | 68 | 1957.02.09 |
| Bishop Walenty Gryk, S.V.D. (68), Bishop of Goroka (Papua New Guinea) | 68 | 1957.02.23 |
| Bishop Donald Francis Lippert, O.F.M. Cap. (67), Bishop of Mendi (Papua New Guinea) | 67 | 1957.06.12 |
| Bishop Otto Separy (67), Bishop of Bereina (Papua New Guinea) and Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands | 67 | 1957.08.05 |
| Bishop Roland Vunuvung (65), Bishop of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea) | 65 | 1959.08.11 |
| Bishop Francis Meli (62), Bishop of Vanimo (Papua New Guinea) | 62 | 1962.07.21 |
| Bishop Józef Roszynski, S.V.D. (62), Bishop of Wewak (Papua New Guinea) | 62 | 1962.08.18 |
| Archbishop Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C. (62), Metropolitan Archbishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea) | 62 | 1962.09.24 |
| Archbishop Anton Bal (61), Metropolitan Archbishop of Madang (Papua New Guinea) and President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands | 61 | 1963.11.29 |
| Bishop Dariusz Piotr Kałuża, M.S.F. (57), Bishop of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea) | 57 | 1967.11.05 |
| Bishop Joseph Tarife Durero, S.V.D. (55), Bishop of Daru–Kiunga (Papua New Guinea) | 55 | 1969.04.13 |
| Bishop Rozario Menezes, S.M.M. (55), Bishop of Lae (Papua New Guinea) | 55 | 1969.08.30 |
| Bishop Pedro Baquero, S.D.B. (54), Bishop of Kerema (Papua New Guinea) | 54 | 1970.09.15 |
| Bishop Siby Mathew Peedikayil, H.G.N. (54), Bishop of Aitape (Papua New Guinea) | 54 | 1970.12.06 |
 Archbishop Clement Papa (54), Coadjutor Archbishop of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea) | 54 | 1971.02.22 |
| Bishop John Bosco Auram (52), Bishop of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea) | 52 | 1972.10.19 |
 Bishop Justin Ain Soongie (51), Titular Bishop of Forma and Auxiliary Bishop of Wabag (Papua New Guinea) | 51 | 1973.06.02 |
| Bishop Paul Sundu (51), Bishop of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea) | 51 | 1973.07.27 |
