This article lists the 100 oldest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (post-1800),, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived Cardinal was Corrado Baffile of Italy who lived to 101 years 214 days. L
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ages are up-to-date 11/7/2024
Cardinals currently living
Deceased Cardinal
No. | Cardinal | Country | Birth | Death | Age |
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1 | Corrado Bafile | ITA | 1903 | 2005 | 101 years, 214 days |
2 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | ITA | 1915 | 2016 | 100 years, 224 days |
3 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez | COL | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 197 days |
4 | Alexandre do Nascimento | AGO | 1925 | 2024 | 99 years, 212 days |
5 | Ersilio Tonini | ITA | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 8 days |
6 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir | LBN | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 362 days |
7 | Paul Augustin Mayer | GER | 1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 342 days |
8 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic | ARG | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 274 days |
9 | Ignatius Kung Pin-mei | CHN | 1901 | 2000 | 98 years, 223 days |
Franz König | AUT | 1905 | 2004 | ||
11 | Jozef Tomko | SVK | 1924 | 2022 | 98 years 150 days |
12 | Fiorenzo Angelini | ITA | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 113 days |
13 | Albert Vanhoye, SJ | FRA | 1923 | 2021 | 98 years, 5 days |
14 | Paolo Dezza, S.J. | ITA | 1901 | 1999 | 98 years, 4 days |
15 | Emmanuel Wamala | UGA | 1926 | Alive | 97 years, 328 days |
16 | Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. | MOZ | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 195 days |
17 | Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. | ARG | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 204 days |
18 | Alfons Maria Stickler | AUT | 1910 | 2007 | 97 years, 111 days |
19 | Henryk Gulbinowicz | POL | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 30 days |
20 | Júlio Duarte Langa | MOZ | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 11 days |
21 | Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. | ITA | 1896 | 1993 | 96 years, 363 days |
22 | Roger Etchegaray | FRA | 1922 | 2019 | 96 years, 344 days |
23 | Johannes Willebrands | NED | 1909 | 2008 | 96 years, 331 days |
24 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | ITA | 1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days |
25 | Edward Cassidy | AUS | 1924 | 2021 | 96 years, 279 days |
26 | Kazimierz Świątek | BEL | 1914 | 2011 | 96 years, 273 days |
27 | José da Costa Nuñes | POR | 1880 | 1976 | 96 years, 259 days |
28 | Friedrich Wetter | GER | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 253 days |
29 | Giovanni Canestri | ITA | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 211 days |
30 | Domenico Bartolucci | ITA | 1917 | 2013 | 96 years, 188 days |
31 | Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. | ZAM | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 180 days |
32 | Francisco Álvarez Martínez | ESP | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 175 days |
33 | Francesco Morano | ITA | 1872 | 1968 | 96 years, 34 days |
34 | Ernest Simoni | ALB | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 20 days |
35 | Luigi De Magistris | ITA | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 358 days |
36 | José Freire Falcão | BRA | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years, 338 days |
37 | Pietro Parente | ITA | 1891 | 1986 | 95 years, 316 days |
38 | Achille Silvestrini | ITA | 1923 | 2019 | 95 years, 308 days |
39 | Walter Brandmüller | GER | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 307 days |
40 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu | THA | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 287 days |
41 | Agostino Cacciavillan | ITA | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years, 204 days |
42 | Henri de Lubac S.J. | ITA | 1896 | 1991 | 95 years, 196 days |
43 | Paulo Evaristo Arns | BRA | 1921 | 2016 | 95 years, 91 days |
44 | Serafim Fernandes de Araújo | BRA | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 56 days |
45 | Alberto Di Jorio | ITA | 1884 | 1979 | 95 years, 49 days |
46 | Corrado Ursi | ITA | 1908 | 2003 | 95 years, 34 days |
47 | Jorge Medina Estevez | CHL | 1926 | 2021 | 94 years, 284 days |
48 | Julijans Vaivods | LAT | 1895 | 1990 | 94 years, 279 days |
49 | Carlos María de la Torre | ECU | 1873 | 1968 | 94 years, 259 days |
50 | Louis-Albert Vachon | CAN | 1912 | 2006 | 94 years, 237 days |
51 | Adam Maida | USA | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 234 days |
52 | Egano Righi-Lambertini | ITA | 1906 | 2000 | 94 years, 225 days |
53 | Julian Herranz Casado | ESP | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 221 days |
54 | Angelo Sodano | ITA | 1927 | 2022 | 94 years, 205 days |
55 | Gilberto Agustoni | ITA | 1922 | 2017 | 94 years, 171 days |
56 | Eduardo Martínez Somalo | ESP | 1927 | 2021 | 94 years, 142 days |
57 | Giovanni Cheli | ITA | 1918 | 2013 | 94 years 122 days |
58 | Mikel Koliqi | ALB | 1902 | 1997 | 94 years, 121 days |
59 | Thedore McCarrick | USA | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 100 days |
60 | Paul Poupard | FRA | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 69 days |
61 | Giuseppe Sensi | ITA | 1907 | 2001 | 94 years, 60 days |
62 | Salvatore De Giorgi | ITA | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 62 days |
63 | Marian Jaworski | POL | 1926 | 2020 | 94 years 13 days |
64 | Carlo Furno | ITA | 1921 | 2015 | 94 years, 7 days |
65 | Prosper Grech, O.S.A. | MLT | 1925 | 2019 | 94 years, 6 days |
66 | Roberto Tucci | ITA | 1921 | 2015 | 93 years, 360 days |
67 | Janis Pujats | LAT | 1930 | Alive | 93 years, 359 days |
68 | Georges Cottier OP | SUI | 1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 341 days |
69 | John Carberry | USA | 1904 | 1998 | 93 years, 321 days |
70 | Paolo Bertoli | ITA | 1908 | 2001 | 93 years, 280 days |
71 | Thomas Stafford Williams | USA | 1930 | 2023 | 93 years. 276 days |
72 | Opilio Rossi | USA | 1910 | 2004 | 93 years, 271 days |
73 | Camillo Ruini | ITA | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 262 days |
74 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | ITA | 1836 | 1930 | 93 years, 216 days |
75 | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | ESP | 1926 | 2019 | 93 years, 201 days |
76 | Jean Margéot | MRI | 1916 | 2009 | 93 years, 164 days |
77 | Lucian Mureșan | ROU | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 168 days |
78 | Teodolfo Mertel | ITA | 1806 | 1899 | 93 years, 152 days |
79 | Simon Pimenta | IND | 1920 | 2013 | 93 years, 140 days |
80 | František Tomášek | CZE | 1899 | 1992 | 93 years, 35 days |
81 | Alfredo Scherer | BRA | 1903 | 1996 | 93 years, 33 days |
82 | Antonio Innocenti | ITA | 1915 | 2008 | 93 years, 21 days |
83 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | ITA | 1877 | 1970 | 93 years, 19 days |
84 | James Francis McIntyre | USA | 1886 | 1979 | 93 years, 14 days |
85 | Carlo Confalonieri | ITA | 1893 | 1986 | 93 years, 7 days |
86 | Alessandro Verde | ITA | 1865 | 1958 | 93 years, 2 days |
87 | Julien Ries | BEL | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 310 days |
88 | José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. | POR | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 306 days |
89 | Joseph Zen S.D.B. | CHN (HKG) |
1932 | Alive | 92 years, 299 days |
90 | Juan Carlos Aramburu | ARG | 1912 | 2004 | 92 years, 281 days |
91 | Sergio Sebastiani | ITA | 1931 | 2024 | 92 years, 280 days |
92 | Paolo Giobbe | ITA | 1880 | 1972 | 92 years, 217 days |
93 | Josyf Slipyj | UKR | 1892 | 1984 | 92 years, 203 days |
Léon-Étienne Duval | ALG | 1903 | 1996 | ||
95 | Jean Honoré | FRA | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 199 days |
96 | Joseph Asajiro Satowaki | JPN | 1904 | 1996 | 92 years, 189 days |
97 | José María Caro Rodríguez | CHL | 1866 | 1958 | 92 years, 164 days |
98 | Luigi Poggi | ITA | 1917 | 2010 | 92 years, 160 days |
99 | Silvano Piovanelli | ITA | 1924 | 2016 | 92 years, 139 days |
100 | Maurice Feltin | FRA | 1883 | 1975 | 92 years, 135 days |
Next to Join[]
No. | Cardinal | Co. | YOB | YOD | Age | Age by 12-31-24 |
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1 | James Stafford | USA | 1932 | alive | 92 years, 104 days | 92 years, 158 days |
2 | Gaudencio Rosales | PHL | 1932 | alive | 92 years, 89 days | 92 years, 143 days |
3 | Francis Arinze | NGA | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 6 days | 92 years, 60 days |
4 | Walter Kasper | GER | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 247 days | 91 years, 301 days |
5 | Juan Sandoval Íñiguez | MEX | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 224 days | 91 years, 278 days |
6 | Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Isch | CHL | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 63 days | 91 years, 117 days |
7 | Raffaele Farina SDB | ITA | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 44 days | 91 years, 98 days |
8 | Giovanni Battista Re | ITA | 1934 | Alive | 90 years, 282 days | 90 years, 336 days |
9 | Phạm Minh Mẫn | VIE | 1934 | Alive | 90 years, 247 days | 90 years, 301 days |
10 | Francesco Monterisi | ITA | 1934 | Alive | 90 years, 163 days | 90 years, 217 days |
Chronological List of Longest Living Cardinals[]
Name | Country | Born | Time as oldest |
Death and age | |
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John Henry Newman CO | UK ENG, UK |
1801 | ?? | 1890 89 years, 171 days | |
Teodolfo Mertel | ITA | 1806 | 1899 | 1899 93 years, 152 days | |
Luigi Di Canossa SJ | 1809 | 1899 | 1900 90 years, 358 days | ||
Michelangelo Celesia , O.S.B. Cas. | 1814 | 1900 | 1904 90 years, 92 days | ||
François-Marie-Benjamin Richard | FRA | 1819 | 1904 | 1904 88 years, 332 days | |
Anton Josef Gruscha | ITA | 1820 | 1908 | 1911 90 years, 275 days | |
Alfonso Capecelatro CO | 1824 | 1911 | 1912 88 years, 283 days | ||
Angelo di Pierto | 1828 | 1912 | 1914 86 years, 197 days | ||
François de Rovérié de Cabrières | FRA | 1830 | 1914 | 1921 91 years, 113 days | |
Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco | ITA | 1833 | 1921 | 1923 89 years, 149 days | |
Vincenzo Vannutelli | 1836 | 1923 | 1930 93 years, 216 days | ||
Andreas Frühwirth OP | AUT | 1845 | 1930 | 1933 87 years, 172 days | |
Franz Ehrle SJ | GER | 1845 | 1933 | 1934 88 years, 165 days | |
Pierre Andrieu | FRA | 1849 | 1934 | 1935 85 years, 70 days | |
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | ITA | 1851 | 1935 | 1948 96 years, 312 days | |
Enrico Sibilia | 1861 | 1948 | 1948 aged 87 years, 140 days | ||
Alessandro Verde | 1865 | 1948 | 1958 93 years, 2 days | ||
José María Caro Rodríguez | CHL | 1866 | 1958 | 1958 92 years, 164 days | |
Georges Grente | FRA | 1872 | 1958 | 1959 87 years, 0 day | |
Elia dala Costa | ITA | 1872 | 1959 | 1961 89 years, 222 days | |
Francesco Morano | 1872 | 1961 | 1968 96 years, 34 days | ||
Carlos María de la Torre | ECU | 1873 | 1968 | 1968 94 years, 259 days | |
Augusto da Silva | BRA | 1876 | 1968 | 1968 92 years, 128 days | |
Giuseppe Pizzardo | ITA | 1877 | 1968 | 1970 93 years, 19 days | |
Benedetto Aloisi Masella | 1879 | 1970 | 1970 91 years, 93 days | ||
Paolo Giobbe | 1880 | 1970 | 1970 92 years, 217 days | ||
José da Costa Nunes | POR | 1880 | 1972 | 1976 96 years, 259 days | |
Alberto di Jorio | ITA | 1884 | 1976 | 1979 95 years, 49 days | |
Antonio Caggiano | ARG | 1889 | 1979 | 1979 90 years, 266 days | |
Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta | BRA | 1890 | 1979 | 1982 92 years, 64 days | |
Pietro Parente | ITA | 1891 | 1982 | 1986 95 years, 356 days | |
Julijans Vaivods | LAT | 1895 | 1986 | 1990 94 years, 279 days | |
Henri de Lubac SJ | FRA | 1896 | 1990 | 1991 95 years, 196 days | |
Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli | ITA | 1896 | 1991 | 1993 95 years, 196 days | |
Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei | CHN | 1901 | 1993 | 2000 98 years, 223 days | |
Corrado Bafile | ITA | 1903 | 2000 | 2005 101 years, 214 days | |
Johannes Willebrands | NED | 1909 | 2005 | 2008 96 years, 331 days | |
Alfons Maria Stickler | AUT | 1910 | 2006 | 2007 97 years, 111 days | |
Paul Augustin Mayer | GER | 1911 | 2007 | 2010 aged 98 years, 312 days | |
Ersilio Tonini | ITA | 1914 | 2010 | 2013 99 years, 6 days | |
Fiorenzo Angelini | 1916 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 98 years, 113 days | |
Loris Francesco Capovilla | 1915 | 2014 | 2016 100 years, 224 days | ||
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez | COL | 1919 | 2016 | 2019 100 years, 197 days | |
Roger Etchegaray | FRA | 1922 | 2019 | 2019 96 years, 344 days | |
Albert Vanhoye | 1923 | 2019 | 2021 98 years, 5 days | ||
Jozef Tomko | SVK | 1924 | 2021 | 2022 98 years, 150 days | |
Alexandre do Nascimento | AGO | 1925 | 2022 | 2024 99 years, 212 days | |
Eseban Estanislao Karlic | ARG | 1926 | 2024 | Alive 98 years, 274 days |
Chronological list of Longest-lived members of the College of Cardinals[]
Name | Country | Born | Time as longest-lived cardinal |
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John Henry Newman | UK ENG, UK |
21 Feb 1801 | 1 Jan 1890–30 Jul 1895 5 years, 210 days |
Teodolfo Mertel | ITA | 9 Feb 1806 | 31 Jul 1895–6 May 1930 34 years, 279 days |
Vincenzo Vannutelli | 5 Dec 1836 | 7 May 1930–12 Nov 1944 14 years, 189 days | |
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | 10 Apr 1851 | 13 Nov 1944–10 June 1998 53 years, 209 days | |
Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei | CHN | 2 Aug 1901 | 11 Jun 1998–12 Feb 2002 3 years, 246 days |
Corrado Bafile | ITA | 4 Jul 1903 | 13 Feb 2002–present 22 years, 269 days |
See Also[]
- List of current cardinals
- List of oldest-living Cardinals
- Hypothetical List of-longest living cardinals
- Cardinals Who died at least 85 years old (1890-present)
- List of Piston Cup Racing Series Champions
- List of longest-living state leaders
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