Youngest and Oldest Bishops

Youngest BishopsAgeAscendingDate of Birth
LebanonBishop Robert Badichah, I.C.P.B. (43)Bishop Robert Badichah (Krikor), I.C.P.B.

Titular Bishop of Artvin of the Armenians

Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon)

431983.02.01
LebanonBishop Jules Boutros (43)Bishop Jules Boutros

Titular Bishop of Amida of the Syriacs

Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

431982.12.28
IraqArchbishop Younan Hano (43)Archbishop Younan Hano (Qusay Mubarak Abdullah)

Archbishop of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq)

431982.09.10
IndiaBishop John Kuttiyil (43)Bishop John Kuttiyil

Titular Bishop of Canatha

Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India)

431982.05.30
UkraineBishop Mykola Semenyshyn (43)Bishop Mykola Semenyshyn

Titular Bishop of Iunca in Mauretania

Auxiliary Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

431982.05.29
RomaniaBishop Cristian Dumitru Crişan (44)Bishop Cristian Dumitru Crişan

Titular Bishop of Abula

Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania)

Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Romanians

441981.10.11
UkraineBishop Stepan Sus (44)Bishop Stepan Sus

Titular Bishop of Zygris

Bishop of Curia of the Ukrainians

441981.10.07
UkraineBishop Teodor Matsapula, I.V.E. (44)Bishop Teodor Matsapula, I.V.E.

Bishop of Mukačeve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine)

441981.08.21
UkraineBishop Andriy Khimyak (45)Bishop Andriy Khimyak

Titular Bishop of Cuicul

Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Secretary of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church

451981.04.13
CroatiaBishop Marko Kovač (45)Bishop Marko Kovač

Titular Bishop of Sarda

Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia)

451981.01.10
ChileBishop Bernardo Andrés Álvarez Tapia (45)Bishop Bernardo Andrés Álvarez Tapia

Titular Bishop of Theuzi

Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Chile)

451980.08.04
BelarusBishop Andrei Znoska (45)Bishop Andrei Znoska

Titular Bishop of Skradin

Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk (Belarus)

451980.06.20
UkraineBishop Maksim Ryabukha, S.D.B. (45)Bishop Maksim Ryabukha, S.D.B.

Archiepiscopal Exarch of Donets’k of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Titular Bishop of Stephaniacum

451980.05.18
PalestineBishop Yacoub Camil Afram Antoine Semaan (45)Bishop Yacoub Camil Afram Antoine Semaan

Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan) of the Syriacs (Palestine)

Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Syria of the Syriacs

451980.05.02
AustraliaCardinal Mykola Bychok, C.SS.R. (46)Cardinal Mykola Bychok, C.SS.R.

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea

Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne of the Ukrainians (Australia)

461980.02.13
PolandBishop Mariusz Dmyterko (46)Bishop Mariusz Dmyterko

Titular Bishop of Tzernicus

Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław–Koszalin of the Ukrainians (Poland)

461979.12.29
ItalyBishop Raffaele De Angelis (46)Bishop Raffaele De Angelis

Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy)

461979.10.24
MadagascarBishop Orthasie Marcellin Herivonjilalaina (46)Bishop Orthasie Marcellin Herivonjilalaina

Bishop of Ambatondrazaka (Madagascar)

461979.09.13
ArgentinaBishop Matías Vecino (46)Bishop Matías Vecino

Titular Bishop of Idicra

Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Argentina)

461979.08.28
SyriaBishop Rami Flavian Al-Kabalan (46)Bishop Rami Flavian Al-Kabalan

Titular Bishop of Arethusa of the Syriacs

Procurator at Rome of the Syriacs

Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Syriacs

461979.07.17
USABishop Robert Fedek (46)Bishop Robert Fedek

Titular Bishop of Dardanus

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

461979.07.07
PeruBishop Miguel Ángel Contreras Llajaruna, S.M. (46)Bishop Miguel Ángel Contreras Llajaruna, S.M.

Titular Bishop of Babra

Auxiliary Bishop of Callao (Peru)

461979.07.05
KenyaBishop Obed Muriungi Karobia, O.F.M. Conv. (46)Bishop-elect Obed Muriungi Karobia, O.F.M. Conv.

Titular Bishop of Thimida

Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi (Kenya)

461979.06.29
NorwayBishop Fredrik Hansen (46)Bishop Fredrik Hansen

Bishop of Oslo (Norway)

461979.06.13
UkraineBishop Petro Loza, C.SS.R. (46)Bishop Petro Loza, C.SS.R.

Bishop of Sokal–Zhovkva of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

461979.06.03
PolandBishop Maciej Małyga (46)Bishop Maciej Małyga

Titular Bishop of Ulcinj

Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Poland)

461979.05.11
USABishop José Maria Garcia Maldonado (47)Bishop José Maria Garcia Maldonado

Titular Bishop of Fallaba

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

471979.03.24
UkraineBishop Ivan Kulyk (47)Bishop Ivan Kulyk

Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

471979.03.16
UkraineBishop Oleksandr Yazlovetskiy (47)Bishop Oleksandr Yazlovetskiy

Titular Bishop of Tulana

Auxiliary Bishop of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine)

471979.03.02
CroatiaBishop Milan Stipić (47)Bishop Milan Stipić

Bishop of Križevci of the Croatians (Croatia)

471978.12.28
EthiopiaBishop Gobezayehu Getachew Yilma (47)Bishop Gobezayehu Getachew Yilma

Vicar Apostolic of Awasa (Ethiopia)

471978.12.04
PolandBishop Adrian Put (47)Bishop Adrian Put

Titular Bishop of Furnos minor

Auxiliary Bishop of Zielona Góra–Gorzów (Poland)

471978.11.04
ItalyArchbishop Vincenzo Turturro (47)Archbishop Vincenzo Turturro

Titular Archbishop of Ravello

Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay

471978.10.07
PortugalBishop Alexandre Coutinho Lopes de Brito Palma (47)Bishop Alexandre Coutinho Lopes de Brito Palma

Titular Bishop of Tepelta

Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

471978.08.11
ItalyBishop Filippo Ciampanelli (47)Bishop Filippo Ciampanelli

Titular Bishop of Aquæ in Mauretania

Undersecretary of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

471978.07.30
USABishop Thomas Joseph Hennen (47)Bishop Thomas Joseph Hennen

Bishop of Baker (USA)

471978.07.04
CroatiaBishop Roko Glasnović (47)Bishop Roko Glasnović

Bishop of Dubrovnik (Croatia)

471978.07.02
MexicoBishop Luis Alfonso Tut Tun (47)Bishop Luis Alfonso Tut Tun

Titular Bishop of Arba

Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera (Mexico)

471978.06.22
KenyaBishop Vincent Ouma Odundo (47)Bishop Vincent Ouma Odundo

Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli

Auxiliary Bishop of Kisumu (Kenya)

471978.06.01
UkraineBishop Eduard Kava, O.F.M. Conv. (48)Bishop Eduard Kava, O.F.M. Conv.

Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Ukraine)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Ukraine

481978.04.17
ArgentinaBishop Pedro Bernardo Cannavó (48)Bishop Pedro Bernardo Cannavó

Titular Bishop of Idassa

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

481978.04.10
IranArchbishop Imad Khoshaba Gargees (48)Archbishop Imad Khoshaba Gargees

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Patriarchal Administrator of Urmyā of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Patriarchal Administrator of Salmas of the Chaldeans (Iran)

481978.04.04
ArgentinaBishop Alejandro Daniel Pardo (48)Bishop Alejandro Daniel Pardo

Titular Bishop of Fissiana

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

481978.03.16
FranceBishop Ihor Rantsya (48)Bishop Ihor Rantsya

Bishop of Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris of the Ukrainians (France)

481978.03.08
South AfricaBishop Amos Mabuti Masemola (48)Bishop-elect Amos Mabuti Masemola

Bishop of Kroonstad (South Africa)

481978.03.05
UkraineBishop Pavlo Goncharuk (48)Bishop Pavlo Goncharuk

Bishop of Kharkiv–Zaporizhia (Ukraine)

481978.01.16
HungaryBishop Benedek Szabolcs Fekete (48)Bishop Benedek Szabolcs Fekete

Titular Bishop of Baza

Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary)

481977.12.17
GuineaBishop Moïse Tinguiano (48)Bishop Moïse Tinguiano

Bishop of Boké (Guinea)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of the Guinea

481977.12.11
PolandBishop Tomasz Zbigniew Sztajerwald (48)Bishop Tomasz Zbigniew Sztajerwald

Titular Bishop of Cediæ

Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga (Poland)

481977.11.24
Congo-BrazzavilleBishop François Halyday Mbouangui (48)Bishop François Halyday Mbouangui

Coadjutor Bishop of Nkayi (Congo-Brazzaville)

481977.10.04
South SudanBishop Christian Carlassare, M.C.C.J. (48)Bishop Christian Carlassare, M.C.C.J.

Bishop of Bentiu (South Sudan)

Apostolic Administrator of Rumbek (South Sudan)

481977.10.01
EgyptBishop Élie Joseph Warde (48)Bishop Élie Joseph Warde

Bishop of Cairo of the Syriacs (Egypt)

Patriarchal Vicar of Sudan and South Sudan of the Syriacs (Sudan)

481977.09.28
SerbiaBishop Mirko Štefković (48)Bishop Mirko Štefković

Bishop of Zrenjanin (Serbia)

481977.09.24
GuatemalaBishop Tulio Omar Pérez Rivera (48)Bishop Tulio Omar Pérez Rivera

Titular Bishop of Filaca

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala)

481977.09.14
IndiaBishop Arokia Raj Satis Kumar (48)Bishop Arokia Raj Satis Kumar

Titular Bishop of Castellum minus

Auxiliary Bishop of Bangalore (India)

481977.09.05
ItalyArchbishop Flavio Pace (48)Archbishop Flavio Pace

Titular Archbishop of Dolia

Secretary of Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

Vice-President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

481977.07.29
HondurasBishop Jenrry Johel Velásquez Hernández (48)Bishop Jenrry Johel Velásquez Hernández

Bishop of La Ceiba (Honduras)

Apostolic Administrator of Yoro (Honduras)

481977.07.23
ArgentinaBishop Pedro Ernesto Fournau (48)Bishop Pedro Ernesto Fournau

Titular Bishop of Bararus

Auxiliary Bishop of Bahía Blanca (Argentina)

481977.07.07
ArgentinaBishop Juan Ignacio Liébana (48)Bishop Juan Ignacio Liébana

Bishop of Chascomús (Argentina)

481977.06.06
ItalyBishop Vito Piccinonna (48)Bishop Vito Piccinonna

Bishop of Rieti (Italy)

481977.06.01
BrazilBishop Agnaldo Temóteo da Silveira (48)Bishop Agnaldo Temóteo da Silveira

Bishop of Garanhuns (Brazil)

481977.05.28
GermanyBishop Martin Marahrens (48)Bishop Martin Marahrens

Titular Bishop of Cercina

Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim (Germany)

481977.05.24
GermanyBishop Joshy George Pottackal, O. Carm. (48)Bishop Joshy George Pottackal, O. Carm.

Titular Bishop of Ceramussa

Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz (Germany)

481977.04.30
BrazilBishop José Roberto dos Reis, C.P. (48)Bishop José Roberto dos Reis, C.P.

Titular Bishop of Feradi minus

Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia (Brazil)

481977.04.22
SpainBishop Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat (49)Bishop Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat

Bishop of Urgell (Spain)

491977.03.19
TanzaniaBishop Josaphat Jackson Bududu (49)Bishop Josaphat Jackson Bududu

Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia

Auxiliary Bishop of Tabora (Tanzania)

491977.03.06
AlgeriaBishop Davide Carraro, P.I.M.E. (49)Bishop Davide Carraro, P.I.M.E.

Bishop of Oran (Algeria)

491977.01.26
AlbaniaArchbishop Arjan Dodaj (49)Archbishop Arjan Dodaj

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tiranë–Durrës (Albania)

491977.01.21
CubaBishop Eloy Ricardo Domínguez Martínez (49)Bishop Eloy Ricardo Domínguez Martínez

Titular Bishop of Nisa in Lycia

Auxiliary Bishop of La Habana (Cuba)

General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cuba

491977.01.04
USABishop Joseph Armando Espaillat (49)Bishop Joseph Armando Espaillat

Titular Bishop of Tagarbala

Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA)

491976.12.27
CubaBishop Osmany Massó Cuesta (49)Bishop Osmany Massó Cuesta

Bishop of Bayamo y Manzanillo (Cuba)

491976.12.18
MaliBishop Noël Bernard Coulibaly (49)Bishop-elect Noël Bernard Coulibaly

Bishop of Sikasso (Mali)

491976.12.17
KenyaBishop Henry Juma Odonya (49)Bishop Henry Juma Odonya

Bishop of Kitale (Kenya)

491976.12.10
PolandBishop Waldemar Musioł (49)Bishop Waldemar Musioł

Titular Bishop of Bagis

Auxiliary Bishop of Opole (Poland)

491976.11.10
FranceBishop Étienne Guillet (49)Bishop Étienne Guillet

Bishop of Saint-Denis (France)

491976.10.28
USABishop Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa (49)Bishop Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa

Titular Bishop of Membressa

Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

491976.10.11
MexicoBishop Carlos Alberto Santos García (49)Bishop Carlos Alberto Santos García

Titular Bishop of Tamada

Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey (Mexico)

491976.10.02
Dominican RepublicBishop Andrés Amauri Rosario Henriquez (49)Bishop Andrés Amauri Rosario Henriquez

Titular Bishop of Autenti

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic)

491976.09.23
MyanmarBishop Raymond Wai Lin Htun (49)Bishop Raymond Wai Lin Htun

Titular Bishop of Thucca in Numidia

Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon (Myanmar)

491976.09.22
UkraineBishop Yosafat Moshchych, C.M.S.A.A. (49)Bishop Yosafat Moshchych, C.M.S.A.A.

Bishop of Chernivtsi of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

491976.09.16
ThailandBishop Paul Trairong Multree (49)Bishop Paul Trairong Multree

Bishop of Surat Thani (Thailand)

491976.09.07
BrazilBishop Danival Milagres Coelho (49)Bishop Danival Milagres Coelho

Titular Bishop of Vatarba

Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia (Brazil)

491976.09.04
UkraineBishop Volodymyr Hrutsa, C.SS.R. (49)Bishop Volodymyr Hrutsa, C.SS.R.

Titular Bishop of Bahanna

Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

491976.08.19
BrazilBishop Evandro Luis Braun (49)Bishop Evandro Luis Braun

Bishop of Campo Mourão (Brazil)

491976.08.03
BrazilBishop Jefferson Santos Pinheiro (49)Bishop-elect Jefferson Santos Pinheiro

Titular Bishop of Tagaria

Auxiliary Bishop of Aracaju (Brazil)

491976.07.17
PolandBishop Piotr Przyborek (49)Bishop Piotr Przyborek

Titular Bishop of Musti in Numidia

Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk (Poland)

491976.06.28
MalawiBishop Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda (49)Bishop Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda

Bishop of Mzuzu (Malawi)

491976.06.20
ItalyBishop Hryhoriy Komar (49)Bishop Hryhoriy Komar

Titular Bishop of Acci

Apostolic Administrator of Italy of the Ukrainians (Italy)

491976.06.19
IndiaBishop Bernard Laloo (49)Bishop Bernard Laloo

Titular Bishop of Trofimiana

Auxiliary Bishop of Shillong (India)

491976.06.16
IndiaArchbishop Prince Panengadan Devassy (49)Archbishop Prince Panengadan Devassy

Metropolitan Archbishop of Shamshabad of the Syro-Malabars (India)

491976.05.13
UkraineBishop Volodymyr Firman (49)Bishop Volodymyr Firman

Titular Bishop of Limisa

Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil–Zboriv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

491976.05.08
AlbaniaBishop Gjergj Meta (49)Bishop Gjergj Meta

Bishop of Rrëshen (Albania)

President of Episcopal Conference of Albania

491976.04.30
ItalyBishop Renato Tarantelli Baccari (49)Bishop Renato Tarantelli Baccari

Titular Bishop of Campli

Vicegerent for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy)

491976.04.25
ItalyBishop Michele Morandi (50)Bishop-elect Michele Morandi

Bishop of Faenza–Modigliana (Italy)

501976.03.30
BotswanaBishop Lawrence Ofentse Pheto (50)Bishop-elect Lawrence Ofentse Pheto

Bishop of Francistown (Botswana)

501976.03.12
TanzaniaBishop Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga (50)Bishop Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga

Titular Bishop of Thuburbo minus

Auxiliary Bishop of Mbeya (Tanzania)

501976.03.07
FranceBishop Grégoire Drouot (50)Bishop Grégoire Drouot

Bishop of Nevers (France)

501976.03.06
ColombiaBishop Edgar Jesús Mejía Orozco (50)Bishop Edgar Jesús Mejía Orozco

Titular Bishop of Zattara

Auxiliary Bishop of Barranquilla (Colombia)

501976.01.13
Solomon IslandsBishop Jacob Aba, S.M. (50)Bishop Jacob Aba, S.M.

Bishop of Auki (Solomon Islands)

501976.01.06
Congo-KinshasaBishop Lénard Ndjadi Ndjate, M.C.C.J. (50)Bishop Lénard Ndjadi Ndjate, M.C.C.J.

Titular Bishop of Casæ in Numidia

Auxiliary Bishop of Kisangani (Congo-Kinshasa)

501976.01.02

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