Peter Leo Gerety
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Peter Leo Gerety (July 19, 1912 – September 20, 2016) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Newark from 1974 to 1986, having previously served as Bishop of Portland (1969–74).[1] At age 104, he was the oldest living Catholic bishop in the United States[2] and the oldest living Catholic archbishop in the world until his death in 2016.[3]
He died in Totowa, New Jersey, on September 20, 2016, and was the world's oldest living Catholic bishop at the time.[4][5]