General
editCatholic Church has 5561 prelates as per 13 November 2024 (349 of them are Eastern Catholic hierarchs, also here are included 95 prelates at the Continental China)
Orthodox Church has 1190 prelates as per 10 November 2024
Prelates
editThis is a list of the youngest living Catholic bishops. The current breakdown of the 100 persons.
Regarding the age of a bishop is required to be "at least thirty-five years old" in the current Code of Canon Law (Canon 378 § 1, 3).[1] The same age is prescribed for bishops in the Eastern Catholic Churches according to the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (Canon 180, 4).[2]
List of prelates
edit| Rank | Bishop | Date of birth | Ordained Priest | Consecrated Bishop | Church sui iuris | Country of origin[a] | Age (years, days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krikor Badichah | 1 February 1983 | 11 December 2010 | 26 May 2024 | Armenian Catholic |  Lebanon |
41 years, 288 days |
| 2 | Jules Boutros | 28 December 1982 | 9 June 2007 | 18 June 2022 | Syriac Catholic | Lebanon |
41 years, 323 days |
| 3 | Younan Hano | 10 September 1982 | 29 June 2011 | 3 February 2023 | Syriac Catholic |  Iraq |
42 years, 66 days |
| 4 | Mykola Semenyshyn | 29 May 1982 | 29 May 2005 | 15 February 2023 | Ukrainian Catholic |  Ukraine |
42 years, 170 days |
| 5 | Cristian Dumitru Crişan | 11 October 1981 | 11 May 2008 | 21 June 2020 | Romanian Catholic |  Romania |
43 years, 35 days |
| 6 | Stepan Sus | 7 October 1981 | 30 June 2006 | 12 January 2020 | Ukrainian Catholic | Ukraine |
43 years, 39 days |
| 7 | Teodor Matsapula | 21 August 1981 | 10 February 2008 | 16 July 2024 | Ruthenian Catholic | Ukraine |
43 years, 86 days |
| 8 | Andriy Khimyak | 13 April 1981 | 4 November 2012 | 19 February 2023 | Ukrainian Catholic | Ukraine |
43 years, 216 days |
| 9 | Bernardo Andrés Álvarez Tapia | 4 August 1980 | 21 November 2009 | 30 April 2022 | Latin Church |  Chile |
44 years, 103 days |
| 10 | Andrei Znoska | 20 June 1980 | 28 May 2005 | 7 September 2024 | Latin Church |  Belarus |
44 years, 148 days |
| 11 | Maksym Ryabukha | 18 May 1980 | 4 August 2007 | 22 December 2022 | Ukrainian Catholic | Ukraine |
44 years, 181 days |
| 12 | Yaacoub Ephrem Semaan | 2 May 1980 | 24 June 2006 | 15 August 2020 | Syriac Catholic | Lebanon/ Palestine |
44 years, 197 days |
| 13 | Mykola Bychok | 13 February 1980 | 3 May 2005 | 7 June 2020 | Ukrainian Catholic | Ukraine/ Australia |
44 years, 276 days |
| 14 | Orthasie Marcellin Herivonjilalaina | 13 September 1979 | 21 January 2006 | 13 October 2024 | Latin Church |  Madagascar |
45 years, 63 days |
| 15 | Matías Vecino | 28 August 1979 | 30 September 2008 | 30 September 2024 | Latin Church |  Argentina |
45 years, 79 days |
| 16 | Rami Flaviano Al-Kabalan | 17 July 1979 | 16 July 2005 | 13 September 2020 | Syriac Catholic |  Syria |
45 years, 121 days |
| 17 | Petro Loza | 3 June 1979 | 26 August 2007 | 12 July 2018 | Ukrainian Catholic | Ukraine |
45 years, 165 days |
| 18 | Maciej Małyga | 11 May 1979 | 22 May 2004 | 24 April 2022 | Latin Church |  Poland |
45 years, 188 days |
| 19 | Ivan Kulyk | 16 March 1979 | 8 May 2005 | 1 December 2019 | Ukrainian Catholic | Ukraine |
45 years, 244 days |
| 20 | Oleksandr Yazlovetskiy | 2 March 1979 | 26 June 2004 | 9 November 2019 | Latin Church | Ukraine |
45 years, 258 days |
| 21 | Milan Stipić | 28 December 1978 | 18 October 2003 | 17 October 2020 | Croatian Catholic |  Bosnia and Herzegovina/ Croatia |
45 years, 323 days |
| 22 | Adrian Put | 4 November 1978 | 22 May 2004 | 13 August 2022 | Latin Church | Poland |
46 years, 11 days |
| 23 | Vincenzo Turturro | 7 October 1978 | 31 October 2003 | 9 March 2024 | Latin Church |  Italy |
46 years, 39 days |
| 24 | Alexandre Coutinho Lopes de Brito Palma | 11 August 1978 | 2 July 2006 | 21 July 2024 | Latin Church |  Portugal |
46 years, 96 days |
| 25 | Roko Glasnović | 2 July 1978 | 2 July 2005 | 22 January 2022 | Latin Church | Croatia |
46 years, 136 days |
| 26 | Luis Alfonso Tut Tun | 22 June 1978 | 31 Juny 2006 | 22 August 2024 | Latin Church |  Mexico |
46 years, 146 days |
| 27 | Eduard Kava | 17 April 1978 | 1 June 2003 | 21 June 2017 | Latin Church | Ukraine |
46 years, 212 days |
| 28 | Pedro Bernardo Cannavó | 10 April 1978 | 21 November 2009 | 3 August 2024 | Latin Church | Argentina |
46 years, 219 days |
| 29 | Imad Khoshaba Gargees | 4 April 1978 | 8 June 2004 | 10 November 2023 | Chaldean Catholic | Iraq/ Iran |
46 years, 225 days |
| 30 | Alejandro Daniel Pardo | 16 March 1978 | 18 November 2006 | 3 August 2024 | Latin Church | Argentina |
46 years, 244 days |
| 31 | Pavlo Honcharuk | 16 January 1978 | 22 June 2002 | 14 February 2020 | Latin Church | Ukraine |
46 years, 304 days |
| 32 | Benedek Szabolcs Fekete | 17 December 1977 | 26 June 2002 | 18 April 2022 | Latin Church |  Hungary |
46 years, 334 days |
| 33 | Moïse Tinguiano | 11 December 1977 | 26 November 2006 | 27 April 2024 | Latin Church |  Guinea |
46 years, 340 days |
| 34 | Christian Carlassare | 1 October 1977 | 4 September 2004 | 25 March 2022 | Latin Church | Italy/ South Sudan |
47 years, 45 days |
| 35 | Elie Joseph Warde | 28 September 1977 | 28 May 2004 | 18 June 2022 | Syriac Catholic | Lebanon/ Egypt |
47 years, 48 days |
| 36 | Mirko Štefković | 24 September 1977 | 29 June 2006 | 1 June 2024 | Latin Church |  Serbia |
47 years, 52 days |
| 37 | Tulio Omar Pérez Rivera | 14 September 1977 | 19 March 2005 | 21 September 2022 | Latin Church |  Guatemala |
47 years, 62 days |
| 38 | Arokia Raj Satis Kumar | 5 September 1977 | 2 May 2007 | 24 August 2024 | Latin Church |  India |
47 years, 71 days |
| 39 | Flavio Pace | 29 July 1977 | 8 June 2002 | 4 May 2024 | Latin Church | Italy |
47 years, 109 days |
| 40 | Juan Ignacio Liébana | 6 June 1977 | 27 November 2004 | 2 March 2024 | Latin Church | Argentina |
47 years, 162 days |
| 41 | Vito Piccinonna | 1 June 1977 | 3 September 2002 | 21 January 2023 | Latin Church | Italy |
47 years, 167 days |
| 42 | Agnaldo Temóteo da Silveira | 28 May 1977 | 10 July 2002 | 16 July 2024 | Latin Church |  Brazil |
47 years, 171 days |
| 43 | Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat | 19 March 1977 | 21 April 2002 | 21 September 2024 | Latin Church |  Spain |
47 years, 241 days |
| 44 | Davide Carraro | 26 January 1977 | 27 May 2006 | 26 January 2024 | Latin Church | Italy/ Algeria |
47 years, 294 days |
| 45 | Arjan Dodaj | 21 January 1977 | 11 May 2003 | 15 September 2020 | Latin Church |  Albania |
47 years, 299 days |
| 46 | Eloy Ricardo Domínguez Martínez | 4 January 1977 | 27 August 2011 | 1 October 2022 | Latin Church |  Cuba |
47 years, 316 days |
| 47 | Joseph A. Espaillat | 27 December 1976 | 17 May 2003 | 1 March 2022 | Latin Church |  United States |
47 years, 324 days |
| 48 | Henry Juma Odonya | 10 December 1976 | 25 February 2006 | 21 January 2023 | Latin Church |  Kenya |
47 years, 341 days |
| 49 | Waldemar Musioł | 10 November 1976 | 2 June 2001 | 10 December 2022 | Latin Church | Poland |
48 years, 5 days |
| 50 | Cristiano Borro Barbosa | 11 October 1976 | 22 December 2007 | 3 February 2024 | Latin Church | Brazil/ USA |
48 years, 35 days |
| 51 | Carlos Alberto Santos García | 2 October 1976 | 15 August 2002 | 26 July 2023 | Latin Church | Mexico |
48 years, 44 days |
| 52 | Yosafat Moschych | 19 September 1976 | 26 September 1999 | 3 August 2014 | Ukrainian Catholic | Ukraine |
48 years, 57 days |
| 53 | Paul Trairong Multree | 7 September 1976 | 9 June 2007 | 28 September 2024 | Latin Church |  Thailand |
48 years, 69 days |
| 54 | Danival Milagres Coelho | 4 September 1976 | 29 June 2002 | 6 April 2024 | Latin Church | Brazil |
48 years, 72 days |
| 55 | Volodymyr Hrutsa | 19 August 1976 | 12 July 2001 | 7 April 2016 | Ukrainian Catholic | Ukraine |
48 years, 88 days |
| 56 | Piotr Przyborek | 28 June 1976 | 16 June 2001 | 20 August 2022 | Latin Church | Poland |
48 years, 140 days |
| 57 | Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda | 20 June 1976 | 19 July 2008 | 5 August 2023 | Latin Church |  Malawi |
48 years, 148 days |
| 58 | Hryhoriy Komar | 19 June 1976 | 22 April 2001 | 22 August 2014 | Ukrainian Catholic | Ukraine |
48 years, 149 days |
| 59 | Antony Prince Panengaden | 13 May 1976 | 25 April 2007 | 29 October 2015 | Syro-Malabar Catholic | India |
48 years, 186 days |
| 60 | Volodymyr Firman | 8 May 1976 | 8 October 2000 | 27 August 2023 | Ukrainian Catholic | Ukraine |
48 years, 191 days |
| 61 | Gjergj Meta | 30 April 1976 | 21 April 2001 | 2 September 2017 | Latin Church | Albania |
48 years, 199 days |
| 62 | Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga | 7 March 1976 | 14 July 2005 | 26 May 2024 | Latin Church |  Tanzania |
48 years, 253 days |
| 63 | Grégoire Drouot | 6 March 1976 | 1 July 2007 | 2 June 2024 | Latin Church |  France |
48 years, 254 days |
| 64 | Thabet Habib Yousif Al Mekko | 14 February 1976 | 25 July 2008 | 22 October 2021 | Chaldean Catholic | Iraq |
48 years, 275 days |
| 65 | Edgar Jesús Mejía Orozco | 13 January 1976 | 17 November 2007 | 27 July 2024 | Latin Church |  Colombia |
48 years, 307 days |
| 66 | Lénard Ndjadi Ndjate | 2 January 1976 | 13 August 2006 | 13 August 2023 | Latin Church |  DR Congo |
48 years, 318 days |
| 67 | Vincent Frederick Mwakhwawa | 20 November 1975 | 12 July 2003 | 20 January 2024 | Latin Church | Malawi |
48 years, 361 days |
| 68 | Toussaint Ngoma Foumanet | 1 November 1975 | 26 July 2008 | 31 July 2022 | Latin Church |  Congo |
49 years, 14 days |
| 69 | Andriy Rabiy | 1 October 1975 | 19 December 2001 | 3 September 2017 | Ukrainian Catholic | Ukraine/ Canada |
49 years, 45 days |
| 70 | Kendrick John Forbes | 20 August 1975 | 11 June 2002 | 25 July 2024 | Latin Church |  Bahamas/ Dominica |
49 years, 87 days |
| 71 | José Antonio Álvarez Sánchez | 3 August 1975 | 18 June 2000 | 6 July 2024 | Latin Church | Spain |
49 years, 104 days |
| 72 | Yevgeniy Zinkovskiy | 27 July 1975 | 1 August 1999 | 12 September 2021 | Latin Church |  Kazakhstan |
49 years, 111 days |
| 73 | Federico Wechsung | 17 July 1975 | 25 March 2006 | 15 April 2023 | Latin Church | Argentina |
49 years, 121 days |
| 74 | Francisco Agamenilton Damascena | 26 June 1975 | 19 March 2001 | 6 December 2020 | Latin Church | Brazil |
49 years, 142 days |
| 75 | Uladzimir Huliai | 14 June 1975 | 26 June 1999 | 25 May 2024 | Latin Church | Belarus |
49 years, 154 days |
| 76 | Juan Fernando Franco Sánchez | 1 June 1975 | 29 March 2003 | 9 December 2022 | Latin Church | Colombia |
49 years, 167 days |
| 77 | Edwin Raúl Vanegas Cuervo | 21 May 1975 | 4 December 1999 | 3 August 2024 | Latin Church | Colombia |
49 years, 178 days |
| 78 | Peter Munguti Makau | 6 May 1975 | 20 November 2004 | 27 July 2024 | Latin Church | Kenya |
49 years, 193 days |
| 79 | Jean Désiré Razafinirina | 5 May 1975 | 10 August 2003 | 14 April 2024 | Latin Church | Madagascar |
49 years, 194 days |
| 80 | Steven Joseph Lopes | 22 April 1975 | 23 June 2001 | 2 February 2016 | Latin Church | USA |
49 years, 207 days |
| 81 | Edmar José da Silva | 19 April 1975 | 19 May 2001 | 11 May 2024 | Latin Church | Brazil |
49 years, 210 days |
| 82 | Antônio Ederaldo de Santana | 16 April 1975 | 22 December 2002 | 25 November 2023 | Latin Church | Brazil |
49 years, 213 days |
| 83 | Francisco Figueroa Cervantes | 11 April 1975 | 21 June 2003 | 28 August 2021 | Latin Church | Mexico |
49 years, 218 days |
| 84 | Nicolas Lhernould | 23 March 1975 | 22 May 2004 | 8 February 2020 | Latin Church | France/ Tunis |
49 years, 237 days |
| 85 | John Bogna Bakeni | 15 March 1975 | 17 August 2002 | 7 July 2022 | Latin Church |  Nigeria |
49 years, 245 days |
| 86 | Basilio Mamani Quispe | 14 March 1975 | 8 May 2008 | 5 May 2022 | Latin Church |  Bolivia |
49 years, 246 days |
| 87 | Cícero Alves de França | 13 March 1975 | 7 March 2004 | 8 May 2022 | Latin Church | Brazil |
49 years, 247 days |
| 88 | Giordano Piccinotti | 23 February 1975 | 17 June 2006 | 20 April 2024 | Latin Church | Italy |
49 years, 266 days |
| 89 | Manuel Baghdassarian | 21 February 1975 | 2 September 2000 | 15 June 2024 | Armenian Catholic | Lebanon/ USA |
49 years, 268 days |
| 90 | Felix Dawood Al Shabi | 19 January 1975 | 29 June 1998 | 30 August 2020 | Chaldean Catholic | Iraq |
49 years, 301 days |
| 91 | Stephen Xu Hongwei | 16 January 1975 | 11 July 2002 | 28 August 2019 | Latin Church |  China |
49 years, 304 days |
| 92 | Reginei José Modolo | 7 January 1975 | 8 July 2000 | 5 March 2023 | Latin Church | Brazil |
49 years, 313 days |
| 93 | Firas Dardar | 3 January 1975 | 30 April 2009 | 30 October 2020 | Syriac Catholic | Iraq |
49 years, 317 days |
| 94 | Adam Piotr Bab | 30 December 1974 | 22 May 1999 | 29 June 2020 | Latin Church | Poland |
49 years, 321 days |
| 95 | George Muthaka | 28 December 1974 | 28 June 2003 | 7 May 2022 | Latin Church | Kenya |
49 years, 323 days |
| 96 / 97 | Adalberto Donadelli Júnior | 26 December 1974 | 16 October 2004 | 10 August 2024 | Latin Church | Brazil |
49 years, 325 days |
| William Prieto Daza | 26 December 1974 | 21 March 2013 | 25 September 2024 | Latin Church | Colombia |
49 years, 325 days | |
| 98 | Ramón Darío Valdivia Jiménez | 16 December 1974 | 14 September 2003 | 27 May 2023 | Latin Church | Spain |
49 years, 335 days |
| 99 | Clément Herizo Rakotoasimbola | 27 November 1974 | 30 July 2016 | 14 July 2024 | Latin Church | Madagascar |
49 years, 354 days |
| 100 | Francisco Javier Martínez Castillo | 22 November 1974 | 25 June 2004 | 4 January 2024 | Latin Church | Mexico |
49 years, 359 days |
List of elected prelates to consecrate
edit| Rank | Bishop | Date of birth | Ordained Priest | Expecting consecration |
Church sui iuris | Country of origin[b] | Age (years, days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fredrik Hansen | 13 June 1979 | 21 April 2007 | TBD | Latin Church |  Norway |
45 years, 155 days |
| 2 | Tomasz Zbigniew Sztajerwald | 24 November 1977 | 5 June 2004 | 7 December 2024 | Latin Church | Poland |
46 years, 357 days |
| 3 | Pedro Ernesto Fournau | 7 July 1977 | 7 September 2012 | 6 December 2024 | Latin Church | Argentina |
47 years, 131 days |
| 4 | Stephan Lipke | 31 December 1975 | 7 June 2002 | 2 February 2025 | Latin Church |  Germany/ Russia |
48 years, 320 days |
| 5 | César Augusto Huerta Ramírez | 14 November 1975 | 17 November 2005 | 7 December 2024 | Latin Church |  Peru |
49 years, 1 day |
| 6 | Artur Bubnevych | 22 June 1975 | 14 September 2014 | 28 January 2025 | Ruthenian Catholic | Ukraine/ USA |
49 years, 146 days |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Canon 378". Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Code of Canons of Oriental Churchs (I IntraText Edition CT ed.). Èulogos SpA. 1990. Can. 180.
External links
editList of prelates
edit| Rank | Bishop | Date of birth | Ordained Priest | Consecrated Bishop | Church sui iuris | Country of origin[a] | Age (years, days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra | 1 January 1922 | 26 May 1946 | 8 September 1961 | Latin Church | Mexico |
102 years, 319 days |
| 2 | René Henry Gracida | 9 June 1923 | 23 May 1959 | 25 January 1972 | Latin Church | United States |
101 years, 159 days |
| 3 | Settimio Todisco | 10 May 1924 | 27 July 1947 | 15 February 1970 | Latin Church | Italy |
100 years, 189 days |
| 4 | Daniel Verstraete | 31 July 1924 | 19 February 1950 | 14 May 1978 | Latin Church |  Belgium/ South Africa |
100 years, 107 days |
| 5 | Manuel Edmilson da Cruz | 10 October 1924 | 5 December 1948 | 6 November 1966 | Latin Church | Brazil |
100 years, 36 days |
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