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Oldest and Youngest Bishops

BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
Oldest
26 Feb 1933 Archbishop Peter Kwasi SarpongArchbishop Emeritus of Kumasi
19 Nov 1937 Bishop Francis Anani Kofi LodonuBishop Emeritus of Ho
20 Dec 1939 Bishop Paul BemileBishop Emeritus of Wa
13 Feb 1940 Archbishop André Pierre Louis DupuyApostolic Nuncio
11 May 1940 Bishop Anthony Kwami AdanutyBishop Emeritus of Keta-Akatsi
14 Apr 1942 Archbishop Matthias Kobena NketsiahArchbishop Emeritus of Cape Coast
1 Oct 1942 Giuseppe Cardinal BertelloPresident Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State, Roman Curia
1 Jan 1945 Bishop Vincent Sowah Boi-Nai, S.V.D.Bishop Emeritus of Yendi
4 Feb 1945 Archbishop George KocherryApostolic Nuncio
25 Nov 1945 Bishop Joseph Francis Kweku EssienBishop Emeritus of Wiawso
27 Jul 1947 Bishop Gabriel Akwasi Ababio ManteBishop of Jasikan
8 Feb 1948 Bishop Joseph Osei-BonsuBishop Emeritus of Konongo-Mampong
Youngest
1 Jan 1969 Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław JagodzińskiApostolic Nuncio to South Africa
18 Jun 1968 Archbishop Julien KaboréApostolic Nuncio to Ghana
6 May 1968 Bishop Samuel Nkuah-BoatengBishop of Wiawso
29 Dec 1965 Bishop Anthony Narh AsareAuxiliary Bishop of Accra
24 Nov 1964 Bishop John Kobina LouisAuxiliary Bishop of Accra
9 Oct 1964 Bishop Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A.Bishop of Berbérati, Central African Republic
28 Jun 1964 Bishop Francis Obafemi AdesinaBishop of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria
12 May 1962 Bishop John Alphonse Asiedu, S.V.D.Vicar Apostolic of Donkorkrom
19 Jan 1962 Bishop Francis Bomansaan, M. Afr.Bishop of Wa
26 Nov 1961 Bishop Peter Paul Yelezuome AngkyierBishop of Damongo
1 Jan 1961 Bishop Matthew YitierehBishop of Yendi
27 May 1960 Archbishop Gabriel Justice Yaw AnokyeArchbishop of Kumasi

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