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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 ITA Flag 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
1 Corrado Bafile Italy ITA 1903 2005 101 years, 214 days
2 Loris Francesco Capovilla Italy ITA 1915 2016 100 years, 224 days
3 José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez ColombiaCOL 1919 2019 100 years, 197 days
4 Alexandre do Nascimento AngolaAGO 1925 2024 99 years, 212 days
5 Ersilio Tonini Italy ITA 1914 2013 99 years, 8 days
6 Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir LebanonLBN 1920 2019 98 years, 362 days
7 Paul Augustin Mayer GermanyGER 1911 2010 98 years, 342 days
8 Estanislao Esteban Karlic ArgentinaARG 1926 Alive 98 years, 274 days
9 Ignatius Kung Pin-mei ChinaCHN 1901 2000 98 years, 223 days
Franz König AustriaAUT 1905 2004
11 Jozef Tomko SlovakiaSVK 1924 2022 98 years 150 days
12 Fiorenzo Angelini Italy ITA 1916 2014 98 years, 113 days
13 Albert Vanhoye, SJ FranceFRA 1923 2021 98 years, 5 days
14 Paolo Dezza, S.J. Italy ITA 1901 1999 98 years, 4 days
15 Emmanuel Wamala UgandaUGA 1926 Alive 97 years, 328 days
16 Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. MozambiqueMOZ 1924 2021 97 years, 195 days
17 Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. ArgentinaARG 1927 Alive 97 years, 204 days
18 Alfons Maria Stickler AustriaAUT 1910 2007 97 years, 111 days
19 Henryk Gulbinowicz PolandPOL 1923 2020 97 years, 30 days
20 Júlio Duarte Langa MozambiqueMOZ 1927 Alive 97 years, 11 days
21 Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. Italy ITA 1896 1993 96 years, 363 days
22 Roger Etchegaray FranceFRA 1922 2019 96 years, 344 days
23 Johannes Willebrands NetherlandsNED 1909 2008 96 years, 331 days
24 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Italy ITA 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days
25 Edward Cassidy AustraliaAUS 1924 2021 96 years, 279 days
26 Kazimierz Świątek BelgiumBEL 1914 2011 96 years, 273 days
27 José da Costa Nuñes PortugalPOR 1880 1976 96 years, 259 days
28 Friedrich Wetter GermanyGER 1928 Alive 96 years, 253 days
29 Giovanni Canestri Italy ITA 1918 2015 96 years, 211 days
30 Domenico Bartolucci Italy ITA 1917 2013 96 years, 188 days
31 Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. ZambiaZAM 1911 2007 96 years, 180 days
32 Francisco Álvarez Martínez SpainESP 1925 2022 96 years, 175 days
33 Francesco Morano Italy ITA 1872 1968 96 years, 34 days
34 Ernest Simoni AlbaniaALB 1928 Alive 96 years, 20 days
35 Luigi De Magistris Italy ITA 1926 2022 95 years 358 days
36 José Freire Falcão BrazilBRA 1925 2021 95 years, 338 days
37 Pietro Parente Italy ITA 1891 1986 95 years, 316 days
38 Achille Silvestrini Italy ITA 1923 2019 95 years, 308 days
39 Walter Brandmüller GermanyGER 1929 Alive 95 years, 307 days
40 Michael Michai Kitbunchu ThailandTHA 1929 Alive 95 years, 287 days
41 Agostino Cacciavillan Italy ITA 1926 2022 95 years, 204 days
42 Henri de Lubac S.J. Italy ITA 1896 1991 95 years, 196 days
43 Paulo Evaristo Arns BrazilBRA 1921 2016 95 years, 91 days
44 Serafim Fernandes de Araújo BrazilBRA 1924 2019 95 years, 56 days
45 Alberto Di Jorio Italy ITA 1884 1979 95 years, 49 days
46 Corrado Ursi Italy ITA 1908 2003 95 years, 34 days
47 Jorge Medina Estevez ChileCHL 1926 2021 94 years, 284 days
48 Julijans Vaivods LatviaLAT 1895 1990 94 years, 279 days
49 Carlos María de la Torre EcuadorECU 1873 1968 94 years, 259 days
50 Louis-Albert Vachon CanadaCAN 1912 2006 94 years, 237 days
51 Adam Maida United StatesUSA 1930 Alive 94 years, 234 days
52 Egano Righi-Lambertini Italy ITA 1906 2000 94 years, 225 days
53 Julian Herranz Casado SpainESP 1930 Alive 94 years, 221 days
54 Angelo Sodano Italy ITA 1927 2022 94 years, 205 days
55 Gilberto Agustoni Italy ITA 1922 2017 94 years, 171 days
56 Eduardo Martínez Somalo SpainESP 1927 2021 94 years, 142 days
57 Giovanni Cheli Italy ITA 1918 2013 94 years 122 days
58 Mikel Koliqi AlbaniaALB 1902 1997 94 years, 121 days
59 Thedore McCarrick United StatesUSA 1930 Alive 94 years, 100 days
60 Paul Poupard FranceFRA 1930 Alive 94 years, 69 days
61 Giuseppe Sensi Italy ITA 1907 2001 94 years, 60 days
62 Salvatore De Giorgi Italy ITA 1930 Alive 94 years, 62 days
63 Marian Jaworski PolandPOL 1926 2020 94 years 13 days
64 Carlo Furno Italy ITA 1921 2015 94 years, 7 days
65 Prosper Grech, O.S.A. MaltaMLT 1925 2019 94 years, 6 days
66 Roberto Tucci Italy ITA 1921 2015 93 years, 360 days
67 Janis Pujats LatviaLAT 1930 Alive 93 years, 359 days
68 Georges Cottier OP SwitzerlandSUI 1922 2016 93 years, 341 days
69 John Carberry United StatesUSA 1904 1998 93 years, 321 days
70 Paolo Bertoli Italy ITA 1908 2001 93 years, 280 days
71 Thomas Stafford Williams United StatesUSA 1930 2023 93 years. 276 days
72 Opilio Rossi United StatesUSA 1910 2004 93 years, 271 days
73 Camillo Ruini Italy ITA 1931 Alive 93 years, 262 days
74 Vincenzo Vannutelli Italy ITA 1836 1930 93 years, 216 days
75 José Manuel Estepa Llaurens SpainESP 1926 2019 93 years, 201 days
76 Jean Margéot MauritiusMRI 1916 2009 93 years, 164 days
77 Lucian Mureșan RomaniaROU 1931 Alive 93 years, 168 days
78 Teodolfo Mertel Italy ITA 1806 1899 93 years, 152 days
79 Simon Pimenta IndiaIND 1920 2013 93 years, 140 days
80 František Tomášek Czech RepublicCZE 1899 1992 93 years, 35 days
81 Alfredo Scherer BrazilBRA 1903 1996 93 years, 33 days
82 Antonio Innocenti Italy ITA 1915 2008 93 years, 21 days
83 Giuseppe Pizzardo Italy ITA 1877 1970 93 years, 19 days
84 James Francis McIntyre United StatesUSA 1886 1979 93 years, 14 days
85 Carlo Confalonieri Italy ITA 1893 1986 93 years, 7 days
86 Alessandro Verde Italy ITA 1865 1958 93 years, 2 days
87 Julien Ries BelgiumBEL 1920 2013 92 years, 310 days
88 José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. PortugalPOR 1932 Alive 92 years, 306 days
89 Joseph Zen S.D.B. ChinaCHN
(Hong KongHKG)
1932 Alive 92 years, 299 days
90 Juan Carlos Aramburu ArgentinaARG 1912 2004 92 years, 281 days
91 Sergio Sebastiani Italy ITA 1931 2024 92 years, 280 days
92 Paolo Giobbe Italy ITA 1880 1972 92 years, 217 days
93 Josyf Slipyj UkraineUKR 1892 1984 92 years, 203 days
Léon-Étienne Duval AlgeriaALG 1903 1996
95 Jean Honoré FranceFRA 1920 2013 92 years, 199 days
96 Joseph Asajiro Satowaki JapanJPN 1904 1996 92 years, 189 days
97 José María Caro Rodríguez ChileCHL 1866 1958 92 years, 164 days
98 Luigi Poggi Italy ITA 1917 2010 92 years, 160 days
99 Silvano Piovanelli Italy ITA 1924 2016 92 years, 139 days
100 Maurice Feltin FranceFRA 1883 1975 92 years, 135 days

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No. Cardinal Co. YOB YOD Age Age by 12-31-24
1 James Stafford United StatesUSA 1932 alive 92 years, 104 days 92 years, 158 days
2 Gaudencio Rosales PhilippinesPHL 1932 alive 92 years, 89 days 92 years, 143 days
3 Francis Arinze NigeriaNGA 1932 Alive 92 years, 6 days 92 years, 60 days
4 Walter Kasper GermanyGER 1933 Alive 91 years, 247 days 91 years, 301 days
5 Juan Sandoval Íñiguez MexicoMEX 1933 Alive 91 years, 224 days 91 years, 278 days
6 Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Isch ChileCHL 1933 Alive 91 years, 63 days 91 years, 117 days
7 Raffaele Farina SDB Italy ITA 1933 Alive 91 years, 44 days 91 years, 98 days
8 Giovanni Battista Re Italy ITA 1934 Alive 90 years, 282 days 90 years, 336 days
9 Phạm Minh Mẫn VietnamVIE 1934 Alive 90 years, 247 days 90 years, 301 days
10 Francesco Monterisi Italy 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

John Henry Newman CO United Kingdom UK
EnglandENG,United Kingdom UK
1801 ?? 1890
89 years, 171 days
Teodolfo Mertel Italy 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 FranceFRA 1819 1904 1904
88 years, 332 days
Anton Josef Gruscha Italy 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 FranceFRA 1830 1914 1921
91 years, 113 days
Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco Italy ITA 1833 1921 1923
89 years, 149 days
Vincenzo Vannutelli 1836 1923 1930
93 years, 216 days
Andreas Frühwirth OP AustriaAUT 1845 1930 1933
87 years, 172 days
Franz Ehrle SJ GermanyGER 1845 1933 1934
88 years, 165 days
Pierre Andrieu FranceFRA 1849 1934 1935
85 years, 70 days
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Italy 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 ChileCHL 1866 1958 1958
92 years, 164 days
Georges Grente FranceFRA 1872 1958 1959
87 years, 0 day
Elia dala Costa Italy ITA 1872 1959 1961
89 years, 222 days
Francesco Morano 1872 1961 1968
96 years, 34 days
Carlos María de la Torre EcuadorECU 1873 1968 1968
94 years, 259 days
Augusto da Silva BrazilBRA 1876 1968 1968
92 years, 128 days
Giuseppe Pizzardo Italy 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 PortugalPOR 1880 1972 1976
96 years, 259 days
Alberto di Jorio Italy ITA 1884 1976 1979
95 years, 49 days
Antonio Caggiano ArgentinaARG 1889 1979 1979
90 years, 266 days
Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta BrazilBRA 1890 1979 1982
92 years, 64 days
Pietro Parente Italy ITA 1891 1982 1986
95 years, 356 days
Julijans Vaivods LatviaLAT 1895 1986 1990
94 years, 279 days
Henri de Lubac SJ FranceFRA 1896 1990 1991
95 years, 196 days
Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli Italy ITA 1896 1991 1993
95 years, 196 days
Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei ChinaCHN 1901 1993 2000
98 years, 223 days
Corrado Bafile Italy ITA 1903 2000 2005
101 years, 214 days
Johannes Willebrands NetherlandsNED 1909 2005 2008
96 years, 331 days
Alfons Maria Stickler AustriaAUT 1910 2006 2007
97 years, 111 days
Paul Augustin Mayer GermanyGER 1911 2007 2010
aged 98 years, 312 days
Ersilio Tonini Italy 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 ColombiaCOL 1919 2016 2019
100 years, 197 days
Roger Etchegaray FranceFRA 1922 2019 2019
96 years, 344 days
Albert Vanhoye 1923 2019 2021
98 years, 5 days
Jozef Tomko SlovakiaSVK 1924 2021 2022
98 years, 150 days
Alexandre do Nascimento AngolaAGO 1925 2022 2024
99 years, 212 days
Eseban Estanislao Karlic ArgentinaARG 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
John Henry Newman United Kingdom UK
EnglandENG,United Kingdom 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 ChinaCHN 2 Aug 1901 11 Jun 1998–12 Feb 2002
3 years, 246 days
Corrado Bafile Italy ITA 4 Jul 1903 13 Feb 2002–present
22 years, 269 days

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