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Australia

Seniority by Priestly Ordination


Ordained
Priest
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
12 Jun 195569.81 Bishop David CreminAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney
1 Dec 195668.34 Bishop Bernard Cyril O’Grady, O.P.Bishop Emeritus of Gizo, Solomon Islands
20 Dec 195866.28 Archbishop Barry James HickeyArchbishop Emeritus of Perth
19 Jan 196164.20 Archbishop Djibrail KassabBishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean)
18 Mar 196164.04 Archbishop Francesco CanaliniApostolic Nuncio
23 Jul 196163.69 Bishop Peter Joseph ConnorsBishop Emeritus of Ballarat
20 Dec 196163.28 Archbishop Adrian Leo DoyleArchbishop Emeritus of Hobart
25 Mar 196263.02 Bishop Ad Abi KaramBishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite)
29 Jun 196262.76 Bishop Brian HeenanBishop Emeritus of Rockhampton
21 Jul 196262.70 Bishop David Louis WalkerBishop Emeritus of Broken Bay
19 Mar 196461.04 Abbot Bernard Rooney, O.S.B.Abbot Emeritus of New Norcia
27 Jun 196460.77 Bishop Daniel Eugene HurleyBishop Emeritus of Darwin
Most Junior
26 Jan 201312.18 Father Carl Leonard ReidOrdinary Emeritus of Our Lady of the Southern Cross
15 Jun 201212.80 Monsignor Harry EntwistleOrdinary Emeritus of Our Lady of the Southern Cross
16 Sep 200618.55 Bishop Thinh Xuan NguyenAuxiliary Bishop of Melbourne
3 May 200519.91 Mykola Cardinal Bychok, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian)
1 Sep 200222.59 Bishop Richard James UmbersAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney
14 Aug 199925.63 Bishop Michael Robert KennedyBishop of Maitland-Newcastle
27 Jun 199826.77 Bishop Rene Ramirez, R.C.J.Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne
26 Dec 199727.27 Bishop John Panamthottathil, C.M.I.Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne (Syro-Malabar)
22 Nov 199727.36 Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green, O.S.P.P.E.Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes
2 Jul 199529.75 Bishop Daniel Joseph MeagherAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney
22 Dec 199430.28 Bishop Robert RabbatBishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite Greek)
28 May 199430.85 Bishop Karol Kulczycki, S.D.S.Bishop of Port Pirie

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