| Bishop Ordinaries of Papua New Guinea (32) | Age | Date of
Birth |
 Bishop Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C. (85), Bishop emeritus of Alotau–Sideia (Papua New Guinea) | 85 | 1926.05.12 |
 Archbishop Michael Meier, S.V.D. (83), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea) | 83 | 1928.10.19 |
| Bishop Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M. (82), Bishop emeritus of Bereina (Papua New Guinea) | 82 | 1929.07.04 |
| Archbishop Brian James Barnes, O.F.M. (79), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) | 79 | 1933.03.23 |
| Bishop Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen, S.V.D. (78), Bishop emeritus of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea) | 78 | 1933.09.03 |
| Bishop Austen Robin Crapp, O.F.M. (78), Bishop emeritus of Aitape (Papua New Guinea) | 78 | 1934.03.05 |
| Bishop Henk Kronenberg, S.M. (77), Bishop emeritus of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea) | 77 | 1934.09.29 |
| Bishop Paul John Marx, M.S.C. (77), Bishop emeritus of Kerema (Papua New Guinea) | 77 | 1935.03.12 |
| Archbishop William Joseph Kurtz, S.V.D. (76), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Madang (Papua New Guinea) | 76 | 1935.05.28 |
| Archbishop Benedict To Varpin (75), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Madang (Papua New Guinea) | 75 | 1936.07.24 |
| Archbishop Karl Hesse, M.S.C. (75), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea) | 75 | 1936.08.15 |
 Bishop Anthony Joseph Burgess (73), Bishop of Wewak (Papua New Guinea) | 73 | 1938.07.29 |
| Bishop Francesco Sarego, S.V.D. (72), Bishop of Goroka (Papua New Guinea) | 72 | 1939.08.01 |
| Bishop Cesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E. (71), Bishop of Vanimo (Papua New Guinea) | 71 | 1940.09.30 |
| Bishop Christian Blouin, C.M.M. (70), Bishop of Lae (Papua New Guinea) | 70 | 1941.11.01 |
| Bishop William Fey, O.F.M. Cap. (69), Bishop of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea) | 69 | 1942.11.06 |
 Archbishop Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B. (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea) | 69 | 1942.11.23 |
| Archbishop Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap. (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Madang (Papua New Guinea) | 68 | 1943.05.14 |
| Bishop Ambrose Kiapseni, M.S.C. (66), Bishop of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea) | 66 | 1945.10.16 |
| Bishop Gilles Côté, S.M.M. (66), Bishop of Daru–Kiunga (Papua New Guinea) | 66 | 1945.11.24 |
| Bishop Michael Marai (64), Bishop emeritus of Goroka (Papua New Guinea) | 64 | 1948 |
| Bishop Rolando Santos, C.M. (63), Bishop of Alotau–Sideia (Papua New Guinea) | 63 | 1949.03.21 |
| Archbishop Douglas William Young, S.V.D. (62), Metropolitan Archbishop of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea) | 62 | 1950.01.23 |
| Bishop Arnold Orowae (56), Bishop of Wabag (Papua New Guinea) | 56 | 1955.06.15 |
| Bishop Patrick Taval, M.S.C. (55), Bishop of Kerema (Papua New Guinea) | 55 | 1956.05.04 |
| Archbishop John Ribat, M.S.C. (55), Metropolitan Archbishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), President of The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands | 55 | 1957.02.09 |
| Bishop Bernard Unabali (54), Bishop of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea) | 54 | 1957.05.05 |
| Bishop Donald Lippert, O.F.M. Cap. (54), Bishop of Mendi (Papua New Guinea) | 54 | 1957.06.12 |
| Bishop Otto Separy (54), Bishop of Aitape (Papua New Guinea) | 54 | 1957.08.05 |
| Bishop Alphonse Liguori Chaupa (52), Bishop emeritus of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea) | 52 | 1959.07.26 |
| Bishop Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C. (49), Bishop of Bereina (Papua New Guinea) | 49 | 1962.09.24 |
| Bishop Anton Bal (48), Bishop of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea) | 48 | 1963.11.29 |
