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Seniority by Bishop Ordination


Ordained
Bishop
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
29 Aug 196559.82 Francis Cardinal ArinzePrefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Roman Curia
29 Jun 196856.99 Friedrich Cardinal WetterArchbishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
29 Aug 197153.82 Anthony Olubunmi Cardinal OkogieArchbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Nigeria
3 Jun 197352.06 Michael Michai Cardinal KitbunchuArchbishop Emeritus of Bangkok, Thailand
27 Dec 197351.50 Salvatore Cardinal De GiorgiArchbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
30 Jun 197450.99 Angelo Cardinal AcerbiApostolic Nuncio
28 Oct 197450.66 Gaudencio Borbon Cardinal RosalesArchbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
24 Nov 197450.59 Théodore-Adrien Cardinal SarrArchbishop Emeritus of Dakar, Senegal
19 Mar 197550.27 Roger Michael Cardinal MahonyArchbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
6 Apr 197550.22 Gabriel Cardinal Zubeir WakoArchbishop Emeritus of Khartoum, Sudan
29 Feb 197649.32 James Francis Cardinal StaffordMajor Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary, Roman Curia
24 Oct 197648.67 Júlio Duarte Cardinal LangaBishop Emeritus of Xai-Xai, Mozambique
Most Junior
11 Jan 20250.46 Fabio Cardinal Baggio, C.S.Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Roman Curia
24 Nov 20240.59 George Jacob Cardinal KoovakadPrefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, Roman Curia
20 Apr 20241.18 Ángel Cardinal Fernández Artime, S.D.B.Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Roman Curia
15 Apr 20232.19 Rolandas Cardinal MakrickasCoadjutor Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}, Roman Curia
12 Sep 20222.79 Frank Cardinal LeoArchbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
23 Jul 20222.92 Fortunato Cardinal FrezzaCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
29 Jun 20222.99 Baldassare Cardinal ReinaVicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
7 May 20223.13 Roberto Cardinal RepoleArchbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
17 Dec 20213.52 Ángel Sixto Cardinal Rossi, S.J.Archbishop of Córdoba, Argentina
4 Dec 20213.56 Stephen Cardinal Chow Sau-yan, S.J.Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
13 Jun 20214.03 François-Xavier Cardinal Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv.Bishop of Ajaccio, France
16 Feb 20214.36 Dominique Joseph Cardinal Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv.Archbishop of Teheran-Ispahan, Iran

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