Ettore Cunial

Archbishop Ettore Cunial (born at Possagno in Treviso province, Italy, November 16, 1905) was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Paul VI in 1976, and did not retire until October 23, 2004, even though the customary retirement age for the Roman Curia is 75, and very few are permitted by exception to remain in office past 80. In 2005 the death of Corrado Cardinal Bafile left him the oldest Catholic bishop in the world.