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This article lists the 100 longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (born post-1800), and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived was Portuguese, The longest-lived Cardinal was Italian {{Wp|Corrado Bafile}} who lived to 101 years, 214 days.
This article lists the 100 longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (born non earlier than 01 January 1000), and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived was Portuguese, The longest-lived Cardinal was Portuguese {{Wp|Jorge da Costa|Dom Jorge da Costa}} who lived between 101 years, 262 days to 102 years, 261 days.


=='''Gallery'''==
<gallery widths="150" style="line-height:normal">
File:Konrad Adenauer - Feier zum 88. Geburtstag in der Redoute-kasf0009.JPG|Oldest:<br />Italy<br />{{Wp|Corrado Bafile}}
File:Capovilla.cardinal2014.jpg|2nd-Oldest ever:<br />Italy<br />{{Wp|Loris Francesco Capovilla}}
File:Pimiento Rodríguez.jpg|3rd-Oldest:<br />Colombia<br />{{Wp|José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez}}
File:Alexandre do Nascimento.jpg|4th-oldest ever:<br />Angola<br />{{Wp|Alexandre do Nascimiento}}
</gallery>
=='''List'''==
=='''List'''==
[[File:Konrad Adenauer - Feier zum 88. Geburtstag in der Redoute-kasf0009.JPG|thumb|130px|{{Wp|Corrado Bafile}}, The Longest Lived-Cardinal with verifiable dates of birth and death ]]
ages are up-to-date {{CURRENTMONTH}}/{{CURRENTDAY}}/{{CURRENTYEAR}}
[[File:Capovilla.cardinal2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|130px|{{Wp|Loris Franceso Capovilla}}, The Second Longest-lived Cardinal]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
[[File:Pimiento Rodríguez.jpg|thumb|130px|{{Wp|José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez}}, The Third longest-lived cardinal]]
[[File:Alexandre do Nascimento.jpg|thumb|130px|{{Wp|Alexandre do Nascimiento}}, the 4th-longest lived cardinal and the longest-lived Angolan Cardinal]]
{| class="wikitable"
| bgcolor="#fcc" |'''Currently Living'''
| bgcolor="#fcc" |'''Currently Living'''
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%;
{| class="wikitable sortable" font-size:95%;
!'''No.'''
!'''No.'''
!'''Cardinal'''||'''Country'''||'''Born'''
!'''Cardinal'''||'''Country'''||'''Born'''||'''Died''' || '''Age at Death'''
!'''Died'''
!'''Age at Death'''
!Date entered
|-
|-
|1
|1
|{{Wp|Corrado Bafile}}||Italy||1903||2005 ||101 years, 214 days
|{{Wp|Corrado Bafile}}
|
|Italy
|1903.07.04
| 2005.02.03
|101 years, 214 days
|-
|-
|2
|2
|{{Wp|Loris Francesco Capovilla}}||Italy||1915||2016||100 years, 224 days
|{{Wp|Loris Francesco Capovilla}}
|
|Italy
|1915.10.14
| 2016.05.26
|100 years, 224 days
|-
|-
|3
|3
|{{Wp|José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez}}||Italy||1919||2019||100 years, 197 days
|{{Wp|José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez}}
|
|Italy
|1919.02.18
|2019.09.03
|100 years, 197 days
|-
|4
|{{Wp|Luigi Ciacchi}}
|Italy
|1765.08.16
|1865.12.17
|100 years, 123 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''4'''
|'''5'''
|'''{{Wp|Alexandre do Nascimento}}'''||'''Angola'''||'''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1925|3|1}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Alexandre do Nascimento}}'''
|
|'''Angola'''
|-
|'''1925.03.01'''
|5
|'''Alive'''
|{{Wp|Ersilio Tonini}}||Italy||1914||2013||99 years, 8 days
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|3|1}}'''
|
|-
|-
|6
|6
|{{Wp|Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir}}||Lebanon||1920||2019||98 years, 362 days
|{{Wp|Ersilio Tonini}}||Italy||1914.07.20||2013.07.28
|
|99 years, 8 days
|-
|-
|7
|7
|{{Wp|Paul Augustin Mayer}}||Germany||1911||2010||98 years, 342 days
|{{Wp|Galeazzo Marescotti}}
|
|Italy
|1627.10.01
|1726.07.03
|98 years, 275 days
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |8
|8
|{{Wp|Ignatius Kung Pin-mei}}||China||1901||2000|| rowspan="2" |98 years, 223 days
|{{Wp|Jean-Baptist de Belloy}}
|
|France
|1709.10.09
|1808.06.10
|98 years, 245 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Franz König}}||Austria||1905||2004
|9
|
|{{Wp|Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir}}||Lebanon||1920.05.15||2019.05.12||98 years, 362 days
|-
|-
|10
|10
|{{Wp|Jozef Tomko}}||Slovakia||1924||2022||98 years 150 days
|{{Wp|Paul Augustin Mayer}}||Germany||1911.05.23||2010.04.30||98 years, 342 days  
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |11
|{{Wp|Ignatius Kung Pin-mei}}
|China
|1901.08.02
|2000.03.12
| rowspan="2" |98 years, 223 days
|-
|{{Wp|Franz König}}
|Austria
|1905.08.03
|2004.03.13
|-
|-
|11
|13
|{{Wp|Fiorenzo Angelini}}
|{{Wp|Jozef Tomko}}
|Italy
|Slovakia
|1916
|1924.03.11
|2014
|2022.08.08
|98 years, 113 days
|98 years 150 days
|
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''12'''
|'''14'''
|'''{{Wp|Estanislao Esteban Karlic}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Estanislao Esteban Karlic}}'''
|'''Argentina'''
|'''Argentina'''
|'''1926'''
|'''1926.02.07'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|2|7}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|2|7}}'''
|'''2017-11-29'''<br />{{Wp|Amleto Giovanni Cicognani|Cicognani}}
|-
|-
|13
|15
|{{Wp|Fiorenzo Angelini}}
|Italy
|1916.08.01
|2014.11.22
|98 years, 113 days
|-
|16
|{{wp|Albert Vanhoye}}, SJ
|{{wp|Albert Vanhoye}}, SJ
|France
|France
|1923
|1923.07.24
| 2021
|2021.07.29
|98 years, 59 days
|98 years, 5 days
|
|-
|-
|14
|17
|{{Wp|Paolo Dezza}}, S.J.
|{{Wp|Paolo Dezza}}, S.J.||Italy||1901.12.13|| 1999.12.17|| 98 years, 4 days
|Italy
|1901  
|1999
|98 years, 4 days
|
|-
|-
|15
|18
|{{wp|Alexandre José María dos Santos}}, O.F.M.
|{{wp|Alexandre José María dos Santos}}, O.F.M.
|Mozambique
|Mozambique
|1924  
|1924.03.18
|2021
|2021.09.29
|97 years, 195 days
|97 years, 195 days
|
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''16'''
|'''19'''
|'''{{Wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}'''
|'''Uganda'''
|'''Uganda'''
|'''1926'''
|'''1926.12.15'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|15}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|15}}'''
|'''2017-12-26'''<br />{{Wp|Pablo Muñoz Vega|Muñoz Vega}}
|-
|-
|17
|20
|{{Wp|Alfons Maria Stickler}}
|{{Wp|Alfons Maria Stickler}}||Austria||1910.08.23||2007.12.12
|Austria
|1910  
|2007
|97 years, 111 days
|97 years, 111 days
|
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''18'''
|'''21'''
|'''{{Wp|Luis Pascual Dri}}''' '''O.F.M. Cap.'''
|'''{{Wp|Luis Pascual Dri}} OFM Cap.'''
|'''Argentina'''
|'''Argentina'''
|'''1927'''
|'''1927.04.17'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|17}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|17}}'''
|'''2023-09-30'''<br/>{{Wp|Gabriel-Marie Garrone|Garrone}}
|-
|-
|19
|22
|{{Wp|Henryk Gulbinowicz}}
|{{Wp|Henryk Gulbinowicz}}
|Poland
|Poland
|1923  
|1923.10.17
|2020
| 2020.11.16
|97 years, 30 days
|97 years, 30 days
|
|-
|-
|20
|23
|{{Wp|Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli}}, O.F.M.
|{{Wp|Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli}}, O.F.M.||Italy||1896.07.14 ||1993.07.12||96 years, 363 days
|Italy
|1896  
|1993
|96 years, 363 days
|
|-
|-
|21
|24
|{{Wp|Roger Etchegaray}}
|{{Wp|Roger Etchegaray}}
|France
|France
|1922  
|1922.09.25
| 2019
|2019.09.04
|96 years, 344 days
|96 years, 344 days
|
|-
|-
|22
|25
|{{Wp|Johannes Willebrands}}
|{{Wp|Johannes Willebrands}}
|The Netherlands
|Netherlands
|1909  
| 1909.09.04
|2008
|2008.08.02
|96 years, 331 days
|96 years, 331 days
|
|-
|-
|23
|26
|{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1851  
|1851.04.10
|1948
|1948.02.16
|96 years, 312 days
|96 years, 312 days
|
|-
|-
|24
|27
|{{Wp|Edward Cassidy}}
|{{Wp|Edward Cassidy}}
|Australia
|Australia
|1924  
|1924.07.05
|2021
|2021.04.10
|96 years, 279 days
|96 years, 279 days  
|
|-
|-
|25
|28
|{{wp|Kazimierz Świątek}}
|{{wp|Kazimierz Świątek}}||Belgium||1914.10.21 ||2011.07.21||96 years, 273 days
|Belgium
|1914  
|2011
|96 years, 273 days
|
|-
|26
|{{wp|José da Costa Nuñes}}||Portugal||1880 ||1976||96 years, 259 days
|
|-
|-
|27
|29
|{{wp|Giovanni Canestri}}
|{{wp|José da Costa Nuñes}}||Portugal||1880.03.15 ||1976.11.29
|Italy
|96 years, 259 days
|1918
|2006
|96 years, 211 days
|
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''28'''
|'''30'''
|'''{{Wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}'''
|'''Mozambique'''
|'''Mozambique'''
|'''1927'''
|'''1927.10.27'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|10|27}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|10|27}}'''
|'''2019-01-05'''<br />{{Wp|Yves Congar|Congar}}
|-
|-
|29||{{Wp|Domenico Bartolucci}}||Italy||1917=||2013||96 years, 188 days
|31||{{wp|Giovanni Canestri}}||Italy||1918.09.30||2006.04.29||96 years, 211 days
|
|-
|32
|{{Wp|Domenico Bartolucci}}
|Italy  
|1917.05.17
|2013.11.11
|96 years, 188 days
|-
|-
|30
|33
|{{Wp|Adam Kozłowiecki}}, S.J.
|{{Wp|Adam Kozłowiecki}}, S.J.
|Zambia
|Zambia
|1911  
|1911.04.01
|2007
|2007.09.28
|96 years, 180 days
|96 years, 180 days
|
|-
|-
|31
|34
|{{Wp|Francisco Álvarez Martínez}}
|{{Wp|Francisco Álvarez Martínez}}
|Spain
|Spain
|1925  
|1925.07.14
|2022
|2022.01.05
|96 years, 175 days
|96 years, 175 days
|
|-
|-
|32
|35
|{{Wp|Francesco Carafa di Trajetto}}
|Italy
|1722.04.29
|1818.09.20
|96 years, 144 days
|-
|36
|{{Wp|Mikel Koliqi}}
|{{Wp|Mikel Koliqi}}
|Albania
|Albania
|1900  
|1900.09.29
|1997
|1997.01.28
|96 years, 121 days
|96 years, 121 days
|
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''33'''
|'''37'''
|'''{{Wp|Friedrich Wetter}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Friedrich Wetter}}'''
|'''Germany'''
|'''Germany'''
|'''1928'''
|'''1928.02.20'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|20}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|20}}'''
|'''2019-06-19'''<br />{{Wp|François de Rovérié de Cabrières|Rovérié de Cabrières}}
|-
|-
|34||{{Wp|Francesco Morano}}||Italy||1872||1968||96 years, 34 days
|38
|
|{{Wp|Francesco Morano}}
|Italy
|1872.06.08
|1968.07.12
|96 years, 34 days
|-
|-
|35
|39
|{{wp|Luigi De Magistris (cardinal)|Luigi De Magistris}}
|{{wp|Luigi De Magistris (cardinal)|Luigi De Magistris}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1926
|1926.02.23
|2022
|2022.02.16
|95 years 358 days  
|95 years 358 days
|'''2016-12-15'''<br />{{Wp|Amleto Giovanni Cicognani|Cicognani}}
|-
|-
|36
|40
|{{wp|José Freire Falcão}}
|{{wp|José Freire Falcão}}
|Brazil
|Brazil
|1925  
|1925.10.23
|2021
|2021.09.26
|95 years, 338 days
|95 years, 338 days
|2016-06-28<br/>{{Wp|Giovanni Mercati|Mercati}}
|-
|-
|37
|41
|{{Wp|Pietro Parente}}
|{{Wp|Pietro Parente}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1891  
|1891.02.16
|1986
|1986.12.29
|95 years, 316 days
|95 years, 316 days  
|
|-
|-
|38
|42
|{{Wp|Achille Silvestrini}}
|{{Wp|Achille Silvestrini}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1923  
|1923.10.25
|2019
|2019.08.29
|95 years, 308 days
|95 years, 308 days
|
|-
|43
|{{Wp|Pope Benedict XVI|Joseph Ratzinger}}<br /><small>(later Pope Benedict XVI)<small>
|Germany
|1927.04.16
|2022.12.31
|95 years, 279 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''39'''
|'''44'''
|'''{{Wp|Ernest Simoni}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Ernest Simoni}}'''
|'''Albania'''
|'''Albania'''
|'''1928'''
|'''1928.10.18'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|18}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|18}}'''
|'''2020-02-13'''<br />{{Wp|Pietro Pavan|Pavan}}
|-
|-
|40
|45
|{{Wp|Agostino Cacciavillan}}
|{{Wp|Agostino Cacciavillan}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1926  
|1926.08.14
|2022
|2022.03.05
|95 years, 204 days
|95 years, 204 days
|2017-07-06<br/>{{Wp|Luigi Di Canossa|Di Canossa}}
|-
|-
|41
|46
|{{Wp|Henri de Lubac}} S.J.
|{{Wp|Henri de Lubac}} S.J.
|France
|France
|1896  
|1896.02.20
|1991
|1991.09.04
|95 years, 196 days
|95 years, 196 days
|
|-
|47
|{{Wp|Antipope Benedict XIII|Pedro Martinez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor}}<br /><small>(later Antipope Benedict XIII)<small>
|France
|1428.11.28
|1523.05.23
|95 years, 176 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''42'''
|'''48'''
|'''{{Wp|Walter Brandmüller}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Walter Brandmüller}}'''
|'''Germany'''
|'''Germany'''
|'''1929'''
|'''1929.01.05'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|5}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|5}}'''
|'''2020-09-26'''<br />{{Wp|Eugênio Sales|Sales}}
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''43'''
|'''49'''
|'''{{Wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}'''
|'''Thailand'''
|'''Thailand'''
|'''1929'''
|'''1929.01.25'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|25}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|25}}'''
|'''2020-08-11'''<br />{{Wp|Enrique Pla y Deniel|Pla y Deniel}}
|-
|-
|44
|50
|{{Wp|Paulo Evaristo Arns}}
|{{Wp|Paulo Evaristo Arns}}
|Brazil
|Brazil
|1921  
|1921.09.14
|2016
|2016.12.14
|95 years, 91 days
|95 years, 91 days
|
|-
|-
|45
|51
|{{Wp|Serafim Fernandes de Araújo}}
|{{Wp|Serafim Fernandes de Araújo}}
|Brazil
|Brazil
|1924  
|1924.08.13
|2019
|2019.10.08
|95 years, 56 days  
|95 years, 56 days
|
|-
|-
|46
|52
|{{Wp|Alberto Di Jorio}}
|{{Wp|Alberto Di Jorio}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1884  
|1884.07.18
|1979
|1979.09.05
|95 years, 49 days
|95 years, 49 days
|
|-
|-
|47
|53
|{{Wp|Corrado Ursi}}
|{{Wp|Corrado Ursi}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1908  
|1908.07.26
|2003
|2003.08.29
|95 years, 34 days
|95 years, 34 days
|
|-
|-
|48
|54
|{{Wp|Jorge Medina (cardinal)|Jorge Medina Estévez}}
|Chile
|1926
|2021
|94 years, 284 days
|2018-01-15<br />{{Wp|Patrick Aloysius O’Boyle|O’Boyle}}
|-
|49
|{{Wp|Julijans Vaivods}}
|{{Wp|Julijans Vaivods}}
|Latvia
|Latvia
|1895  
|1895.08.18
|1990
|1990.05.24
|94 years, 279 days
|94 years, 279 days
|
|-
|-
|50
|55
|{{Wp|Jorge Medina (cardinal)|Jorge Medina}}
|Chile
|1926.12.23
|2021.10.03
|94 years, 284 days
|-
|56
|{{wp|Carlos María de la Torre}}
|{{wp|Carlos María de la Torre}}
|Canada
|Ecuador
|1873
|1873.11.15
|1968
|1968.07.31
|94 years, 259 days
|94 years, 259 days
|
|-
|-
|51
|57
|{{Wp|Louis-Albert Vachon}}
|{{Wp|Louis-Albert Vachon}}
|Canada
|Canada
|1912  
|1912.02.04
|2006
|2006.09.29
|94 years, 237 days
|94 years, 237 days
|
|-
|-
|52
|58
|{{Wp|Egano Righi-Lambertini}}
|{{Wp|Egano Righi-Lambertini}}||Italy||1906.02.22
|Italy
|2000.10.04
|1906  
|2000
|94 years, 225 days
|94 years, 225 days
|
|-
|-
|53
|59
|{{Wp|Angelo Sodano}}
|{{Wp|Angelo Sodano}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1927  
|1927.11.23
|2022
|2022.05.27
|94 years, 205 days
|94 years, 205 days
|2019-02-24<br />{{Wp|Benedetto Aloisi Masella|Aloisi Masella}}
|-
|-
|54
|60
|{{Wp|Gilberto Agustoni}}
|{{Wp|Gilberto Agustoni}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1922  
|1922.07.26
|2017
|2017.01.22
|94 years, 171 days
|94 years, 171 days
|
|-
|-
|55
|61
|{{Wp|Eduardo Martínez Somalo}}
|{{Wp|Eduardo Martínez Somalo}}
|Spain
|Spain
|1927  
|1927.03.31
|2021
|2021.08.10
|94 years, 142 days
|94 years, 142 days
|2018-04-28<br />{{Wp|Gerald Emmett Carter|Carter}}
|-
|-
|56
|62
|{{Wp|Giovanni Cheli}}
|{{Wp|Giovanni Cheli}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1918
|1918.10.04
| 2013
|2013.02.08
|94 years 122 days
|94 years 122 days
|
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''57'''
|'''63'''
|'''{{Wp|Adam Maida}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Adam Maida}}'''
|'''United States'''
|'''United States'''
|'''1930'''
|'''1930.03.18'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|18}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|18}}'''
|'''2021-11-21'''<br/>{{Wp|Stanisław Nagy|Nagy}}
|-
|58
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Sensi}}
|Italy
|1907
|2001
|94 years, 60 days
|
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''59'''
|'''64'''
|'''{{Wp|Julian Herranz Casado}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Julian Herranz Casado}}'''
|'''Spain'''
|'''Spain'''
|'''1930'''
|'''1930.03.31'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|31}}'''
|'''2022-01-22'''<br/>{Wp|Leo Jozef Suenens|Suenens}}
|-
|-
|60
|65||{{Wp|Giuseppe Sensi}}||Italy||1907.05.27||2001.07.26
|94 years, 60 days
|-
|66
|{{Wp|Marian Jaworski}}
|{{Wp|Marian Jaworski}}
|Poland
|Poland
|1926
|1926.08.21
|2020
|2020.09.05
|94 years 13 days  
|94 years 13 days
|2017-07-21<br/>{{Wp|Giuseppe Caprio|Caprio}}
|-
|-
|61
|67
|{{Wp|Carlo Furno}}
|{{Wp|Carlo Furno}}
|Italy  
|Italy  
|1921  
|1921.12.02
|2015
|2015.12.09
|94 years, 7 days
|94 years, 7 days
|
|-
|-
|62
|68
|{{Wp|Prosper Grech}}, O.S.A.
|{{Wp|Prosper Grech}}, O.S.A.  
|Malta
|Malta
|1925  
|1925.12.24
|2019
|2019.12.30
|94 years, 6 days
|94 years, 6 days
|2016-09-01<br/>{{Wp|Lorenzo Antonetti|Antonetti}}
|-
|-
|63
|69
|{{Wp|Roberto Tucci}}
|{{Wp|Roberto Tucci}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1921  
| 1921.04.19
|2015
|2015.04.14
|93 years, 360 days
|93 years, 360 days
|
|-
|-
|64
|70
|{{Wp|Georges Cottier}}
|{{Wp|Georges Cottier}} OP
|Switzerland
|Switzerland
|1922  
|1922.04.25
|2016
|2016.03.31
|93 years, 341 days  
|93 years, 341 days
|
|-
|-
|65
|71
|{{Wp|John Carberry}}
|{{Wp|John Carberry}}
|United States
|United States
|1904  
|1904.07.31
|1998
|1998..06.17
|93 years, 321 days
|93 years, 321 days
|
|-
|66
|{{Wp|Paolo Bertoli}}
|Italy
|1908
|2001
|93 years, 280 days
|
|-
|67
|{{Wp|Thomas Williams (cardinal)|Thomas Williams}}
|United States
|1930
|2023
|93 years, 276 days
|2021-12-20<br/>{{Wp|Ján Chryzostom Korec|Korec}}
|-
|68
|{{Wp|Opilio Rossi}}
|United States
|1910
|2004
|93 years, 271 days
|
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''69'''
|'''72'''
|'''{{Wp|Paul Poupard}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Paul Poupard}}'''
|'''France'''
|'''France'''
|'''1930'''
|'''1930.08.30'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|8|30}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|8|30}}'''
|'''2022-07-08'''<br/>{{Wp|Jorge María Mejía|Mejía}}
|-
|73
|{{Wp|Paolo Bertoli}}
|Italy
|1908.02.01
|2001.11.08
|93 years, 280 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''70'''
|'''74'''
|'''{{Wp|Salvatore De Giorgi}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Salvatore De Giorgi}}'''
|'''Italy'''
|'''Italy'''
|'''1930'''
|'''1930.09.06'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|9|6}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|9|6}}'''
|'''2022-07-17'''<br/>{{Wp|Josef Frings|Frings}}
|-
|-
|71
|75
|{{Wp|Vincenzo Vannutelli}}
|{{Wp|Thomas Williams (cCardinal)|Thomas Williams}}
|Italy
|United States
|1836
|1930.03.20
|1930
|2023.12.22
|93 years, 216 days
|93 years. 276 days
|
|-
|76
|{{Wp|Opilio Rossi}}
|United States
|1910.05.14
|2004.02.09
|93 years, 271 days
|-
|-
|72
|77||{{Wp|Vincenzo Vannutelli}}||Italy||1836.12.09||1930.07.05||93 years, 216 days
|{{Wp|José Manuel Estepa Llaurens}}
|Spain
|1926
|2019
|93 years, 201 days
|2016-09-23<br/>{{Wp|Antonio Caggiano|Caggiano}}
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''73'''
|'''78'''
|'''{{Wp|Janis Pujats}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Janis Pujats}}'''
|'''Latvia'''
|'''Latvia'''
|'''1930'''
|'''1930.11.14'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|11|14}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|11|14}}'''
|'''2022-07-22'''<br/>{{Wp|José Tomás Sánchez|Sánchez}}
|-
|-
|74
|79
|{{Wp|José Manuel Estepa Llaurens}}
|Spain
| 1926.01.01
|2019.07.21
|93 years, 201 days
|-
|80
|{{Wp|Jean Margéot}}
|{{Wp|Jean Margéot}}
|Mauritius
|Mauritius
|1916  
|1916.02.03
|2009
|2009.07.17
|93 years, 164 days
|93 years, 164 days
|
|-
|-
|75
|81
|{{Wp|Teodolfo Mertel}}
|{{Wp|Teodolfo Mertel}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1806  
|1806.02.09
|1899
|1899.07.11
|93 years, 152 days
|93 years, 152 days
|
|-
|-
|76
|rowspan=2| 82
||{{Wp|Pope Leo XIII|Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci}}<br /><small>(later Pope Leo XIII)<small>
|Italy
|1810.03.02
|1903.07.20
|rowspan=2 | 93 years, 140 days
|-
|{{Wp|Simon Pimenta}}
|{{Wp|Simon Pimenta}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1920  
|1920.03.01
|2013
| 2013.02.19
|93 years, 140 days
|
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''77'''
|'''84'''
|'''{{Wp|Camillo Ruini}}'''||Italy||'''1931'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1931|2|19}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Camillo Ruini}}'''
|'''04-22-2023'''<br/>{{Wp|Carlos Carmelo Vascocellos Motta|Vascocellos Motta}}
|'''Italy'''
|'''1931.02.19'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1931|2|19}}'''
|-
|-
|78
|85
|{{Wp|František Tomášek}}||Czechoslovakia||1899||1992||93 years, 35 days
|{{Wp|František Tomášek}}
|
|Czechoslovakia
|1899.06.30
|1992.08.04
|93 years, 35 days
|-
|-
|79||{{Wp|Alfredo Scherer}}||Brazil||1903||1996||93 years, 33 days
|86
|
|{{Wp|Alfredo Scherer}}
|Brazil
|1903.02.05
|1996.03.09
|93 years, 33 days
|-
|-
|80
|87
|{{Wp|James Francis McIntyre}}||United States||1886||1979||93 years, 21 days
|{{Wp|James Francis McIntyre}}
|
|United States
|1886.06.25
| 1979.07.18
|93 years, 21 days
|-
|-
|81
|88
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Pizzardo}}||Italy||1877||1970||93 years, 19 days
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Pizzardo}}
|
|Italy
|-
|1877.07.13
|82
|1970.08.01
|{{Wp|Antonio Innocenti}}||Italy||1915||2008||93 years, 14 days
| 93 years, 19 days
|
|-
|83
|{{Wp|Carlo Confalonieri}}||Italy||1893||1986||93 years, 7 days
|
|-
|84
|{{Wp|Alessandro Verde}}||Italy||1865||1958||93 years, 2 days
|
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''85'''||'''{{Wp|Lucian Mureșan}}'''||'''Romania'''||'''1931'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1931|5|23}}'''
|'''89'''
|'''2023-08-22'''<br />{{Wp|Cahal Daly|Daly}}
|'''{{Wp|Lucian Mureșan}}'''
|'''Romania'''
|'''1931.05.23'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1931|5|23}}'''
|-
|-
|86|86||{{Wp|Julien Ries}}||Belgium||1920||2013
|90
|92 years, 310 days
|{{Wp|Antonio Innocenti}}
|
|Italy
|1915.08.23
|2008.09.06
|93 years, 14 days
|-
|-
|87||{{Wp|Juan Carlos Aramburu}}||Argentina||1912||2004||92 years, 281 days
|91
|
|{{Wp|Carlo Confalonieri}}
|Italy
|1893.07.25
|1986.08.01
|93 years, 7 days
|-
|-
|88||{{Wp|Sergio Sebastiani}}||Italy||1931||2023||92 years, 280 days
|92
|2023-07-04<br />{{Wp|Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo|Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo}}
|{{Wp|Alessandro Verde}}
|Italy
|1865.03.25
|1958.03.29
|93 years, 2 days
|-
|-
|89||{{Wp|Paolo Giobbe}}||Italy||1880||1972||92 years, 217 days
|93
|
|{{Wp|Branda da Castiglione}}
|Italy
|1350.02.04
|1443.02.03
|92 years, 364 days
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |90||{{Wp|Josyf Slipyj}}||Ukraine||1892||1984|| rowspan="2" |92 years, 203 days
|94
|
|{{Wp|Julien Ries}}
|Belgium
|1920.04.19
|2013.02.23
|92 years, 310 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Léon-Étienne Duval}}||Algeria||1903||1996
|95
|
|{{Wp|Juan Carlos Aramburu}}
|Argentina
|1912.02.11
|2004.11.18
|92 years, 281 days
|-
|-
|92||{{Wp|Jean Honoré}}||France||1920||2013|| 92 years, 199 days |92 years, 199 days
|96
|
|{{Wp|Sergio Sebastiani}}
|Italy
|1931.04.11
|2024.01.16
|92 years, 280 days
|-
|-
|93||{{Wp|Joseph Asajirō Satowaki}}||Japan||1904||1996||92 years, 189 days
|97
|
|{{Wp|Henri Albert de la Grange d'Arquien}}
|France
|1613.09.08
|1707.05.24
|93 years, 258 days
|-
|-
|94
|98
|{{Wp|José María Caro Rodríguez}}
|{{Wp|Paolo Giobbe}}
|Chile
|Italy
|1866
|1880.01.10
|1958
|1972.08.14
|92 years, 164 days
|92 years, 217 days
|
|-
|-
|95||{{Wp|Luigi Poggi}}||Italy||1917||2010||92 years, 160 days
|rowspan=2|99
|
|{{Wp|Josyf Slipyj}}
|Ukraine
|1892.02.17
|1984.09.07
| rowspan="2" |92 years, 203 days
|-
|-
|96||{{Wp|Silvano Piovanelli}}||Italy||1924||2016||92 years, 139 days
|{{Wp|Léon-Étienne Duval}}
|
|Algeria
|1903.11.09
|1996.05.30
<!--|-
|1xx
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Firrao Jr.|Giuseppe Firrao}}
|Italy
|1736.07.20
|1830.01.24
|93 years, 188 days-->
|}
 
===Next to Join===
{| class="wikitable sortable" font-size:95%;
!'''No.'''
!'''Cardinal'''||'''Country'''||'''Born'''||'''Died'''||'''Age at Death'''
!Age by 12-31-24
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''96'''
|'''1'''||'''{{Wp|José Saraiva Martins}}''' '''C.M.F.'''
|'''{{Wp|José Saraiva Martins}}, SDB'''
|'''Portugal'''
|'''Portugal'''
|'''1932'''
|'''1932.01.06'''||'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1932|1|6}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1932|01|06|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''2'''||'''{{Wp|Joseph Zen|Joseph Zen Ze-kiun}} S.D.B.'''
| '''Portugal'''
|'''1932.01.13'''||'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1932|1|13}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1932|01|13|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''3'''
|'''{{wp|James Stafford}}'''
|'''United States'''
|'''1932.07.26'''
|'''alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1932|7|26}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1932|07|26|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''4'''
|'''{{wp|Gaudencio Rosales}}'''
|'''Philippines'''
|'''1932.08.10'''
|'''alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1932|8|10}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1932|08|10|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''5'''
| '''{{Wp|Francis Arinze}}'''
|'''Nigeria'''
|'''1932.11.01'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1932|11|1}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1932|11|01|2024|12|31}}'''
|-
|'''6'''
|'''{{Wp|Renato Martino}}'''
|'''Italy'''
|'''1932.11.23'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1932|11|23}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1932|11|23|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''7'''
|'''{{Wp|Walter Kasper}}'''
|'''Germany'''
|'''1933.03.05'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1933|3|5}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1933|03|05|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''8'''
|'''{{wp|Juan Sandoval Íñiguez}}'''
|'''Mexico'''
|'''1933.03.28'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1933|3|28}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1933|03|28|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''9'''
|'''{{Wp|Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa}} Isch'''
|'''Chile'''
|'''1933.09.05'''
| '''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1933|9|5}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1933|09|05|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''10'''
|'''{{Wp|Raffaele Farina}} SDB'''
|'''Chile'''
|'''1933.09.24'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1932|1|6}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1933|9|24}}'''
|'''05-06-2024'''<br />{{Wp|Miguel Obando y Bravo|Obando y Bravo}}
|'''{{Age in years and days|1933|09|24|2024|12|31}}'''
|}
 
=='''Addendum'''==
{| class="wikitable sortable" font-size:95%;
!'''Cardinal'''||'''Country'''||'''Born'''||'''Died''' || '''Age at Death'''
|+The Following persons might be older than ''#100-1'' on the list but their dates of Birth is uncertain.
|-
|-
|98||{{Wp|Maurice Feltin}}||France||1883||1976||92 years, 135 days
|{{Wp|Jorge da Costa}}
|
|Portugal
|1406
|1508.09.18
|101 years, 262 days to 102 years, 261 days
|-
|{{Wp|Domingo Ram y Lanaja|Domingo Ram I Lanaja}}
|Spain
|1345
|1445.04.25
|99 years, 116 days to 100 years, 115 days
|-
|{{Wp|Pope Gregory IX|Ugolino dei Conti di Segni}}<br /><small>(later Pope Gregory IX)<small>
|Italy
|1145
|1241.08.22
|95 years, 235 days to 96 years, 234 days
|-
|-
|99||{{Wp|Giuseppe Casoria}}||Italy||1908||2001||92 years, 130 days
|{{Wp|Pope Celestine III|Giacinto Bobone Orsini}}<br /><small>(later Pope Celestine III)<small>
|
|Italy
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|1105
|'''99'''||'''{{Wp|Joseph Zen}}, SDB'''||'''China'''||'''1932'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1932|1|13}}'''
|1198.01.09
|'''05-20-2024'''<br/>{{Wp|Augusto da Silva|da Silva}}
|92 years, 8 days to 93 years, 7 days
<!--|-
|1xx
|{{Wp|Augusto da Silva}}
|Brazil
|1876
|1968
|92 years, 128 days-->
|}
|}


==='''Chronological list of Oldest living members of the College of Cardinals'''===
==='''Chronological list of Oldest living members of the College of Cardinals'''===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!'''Name'''  
!'''Name'''
! '''Country'''
!'''Country'''
!'''Born'''
!'''Born'''
! colspan="2" |'''Time as oldest'''
! colspan="2" |'''Time as oldest'''
!Death and age  
!Death and age
|-
|-
|{{Wp|John Henry Newman}}
|{{Wp|John Henry Newman}}
Line 683: Line 804:
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Teodolfo Mertel}}
|{{Wp|Teodolfo Mertel}}
|
|Italy
Italy
|1806.02.06  
|1806.02.06
|1899.08.11
| 1899.08.11
| colspan="2" |1899.07.11<br /><small>aged 93 years, 152 days
| colspan="2" |1899.07.11<br /><small>aged 93 years, 152 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Luigi Di Canossa}}
|{{Wp|Luigi Di Canossa}}
|Italy  
| Italy
|04/20/1809
|04/20/1809
|1899.07.11
|1899.07.11  
| colspan="2" |1900.03.12<br /><small>aged 90 years, 358 days
| colspan="2" |1900.03.12<br /><small>aged 90 years, 358 days
|-
|-
Line 698: Line 818:
|Italy
|Italy
|1814.01.13
|1814.01.13
|1900.03.12  
|1900.03.12
| colspan="2" | 1904.04.14<br /><small>aged 90 years, 92 days  
| colspan="2" |1904.04.14<br /><small>aged 90 years, 92 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|François-Marie-Benjamin Richard}}
|{{Wp|François-Marie-Benjamin Richard}}
|France
|France
|1819.03.01
|1819.03.01
|1904.04.14
| 1904.04.14
| colspan="2" |1904.01.27<br /><small>aged 88 years, 332 days  
| colspan="2" |1904.01.27<br /><small>aged 88 years, 332 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Anton Josef Gruscha}}
|{{Wp|Anton Josef Gruscha}}
|Italy
| Italy
|1820.11.03
| 1820.11.03  
|1908.12.27
|1908.12.27
| colspan="2" |1911.08.05<br /><small>aged 90 years, 275 daya
| colspan="2" |1911.08.05<br /><small>aged 90 years, 275 daya
Line 730: Line 850:
|1830.08.30
|1830.08.30
|1914.12.05
|1914.12.05
| colspan="2" |1921.12.21<br /><small>aged 91 years, 113 days
| colspan="2" | 1921.12.21<br /><small>aged 91 years, 113 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco|Giuseppe Prisco}}
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco|Giuseppe Prisco}}
|Italy
|Italy  
| 1833.09.08
|1833.09.08
|1921.12.21
| 1921.12.21
| colspan="2" |1923.02.04<br /><small>aged 89 years, 149 days
| colspan="2" |1923.02.04<br /><small>aged 89 years, 149 days
|-
|-
Line 745: Line 865:
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Andreas Frühwirth}}
|{{Wp|Andreas Frühwirth}}
| Austria
|Austria
|1845.08.21
|1845.08.21
|1930.07.09
|1930.07.09
| colspan="2" |1933.02.09<br /><small>aged 87 years, 172 days  
| colspan="2" | 1933.02.09<br /><small>aged 87 years, 172 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Franz Ehrle}}
|{{Wp|Franz Ehrle}}
|Germany
|Germany
|1845.10.17
|1845.10.17
|1933.02.09
|1933.02.09  
| colspan="2" |1934.03.31<br /><small>aged 88 years, 165 days  
| colspan="2" |1934.03.31<br /><small>aged 88 years, 165 days  
|-
|-
Line 764: Line 884:
|{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1851.04.10
| 1851.04.10
|1935.02.15
|1935.02.15
| colspan="2" |1948.02.16<br /><small>aged 96 years, 312 days  
| colspan="2" |1948.02.16<br /><small>aged 96 years, 312 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Enrico Sibilia}}<small><small><small><small><small>
|{{Wp|Enrico Sibilia}}<small><small><small><small><small>
| Italy
|Italy
|1861.03.17
|1861.03.17
|1948.02.16
|1948.02.16
Line 775: Line 895:
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Alessandro Verde}}
|{{Wp|Alessandro Verde}}
|Italy
|Italy  
|1865.03.27
|1865.03.27
|1948.08.04
|1948.08.04
Line 781: Line 901:
|-
|-
|{{Wp|José María Caro Rodríguez|Jose Maria Caro}}
|{{Wp|José María Caro Rodríguez|Jose Maria Caro}}
|Chile
| Chile
|1866.06.23
| 1866.06.23
|1958.03.29
|1958.03.29
| colspan="2" |1958.12.04<br /><small>aged 92 years, 164 days
| colspan="2" |1958.12.04<br /><small>aged 92 years, 164 days
Line 793: Line 913:
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Elia dala Costa}}
|{{Wp|Elia dala Costa}}
| Italy
|Italy
|1872.05.14
| 1872.05.14
|1959.05.05
|1959.05.05
| colspan="2" |1961.12.22<br /><small>aged 89 years, 222 days
| colspan="2" |1961.12.22<br /><small>aged 89 years, 222 days
Line 800: Line 920:
|{{Wp|Francesco Morano}}
|{{Wp|Francesco Morano}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1872.06.08
| 1872.06.08
|1961.12.22
|1961.12.22
| colspan="2" |1968.07.12<br /><small>aged 96 years, 34 days<small>  
| colspan="2" |1968.07.12<br /><small>aged 96 years, 34 days<small>  
Line 808: Line 928:
|1873.11.15
|1873.11.15
|1968.07.12
|1968.07.12
| colspan="2" |1968.07.31
| colspan="2" | 1968.07.31
<small>aged 94 years, 259 days
<small>aged 94 years, 259 days
|-
|-
Line 814: Line 934:
|Brazil
|Brazil
|1876.04.08
|1876.04.08
|1968.07.31
|1968.07.31  
| colspan="2" |1968.08.14<br /><small>aged 92 years, 128 days<small>  
| colspan="2" |1968.08.14<br /><small>aged 92 years, 128 days<small>  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Pizzardo}}
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Pizzardo}}
| Italy  
|Italy
|1877.07.13
|1877.07.13
|1968.08.14
|1968.08.14  
| colspan="2" |1970.08.01<br /><small>aged 93 years, 19 days<small>  
| colspan="2" |1970.08.01<br /><small>aged 93 years, 19 days<small>  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Benedetto Aloisi Masella}}  
|{{Wp|Benedetto Aloisi Masella}}
|Italy  
|Italy
| 1879.06.29
|1879.06.29
| 1970.08.01
|1970.08.01
| colspan="2" |1970.09.30<br /><small>aged 91 years, 93 days<small>  
| colspan="2" |1970.09.30<br /><small>aged 91 years, 93 days<small>  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Paolo Giobbe}}<small><small>
|{{Wp|Paolo Giobbe}}<small><small>
|Italy
|Italy
| 1880.01.10
|
1880.01.10
|1970.09.30
|1970.09.30
| colspan="2" |1970.09.30<br /><small>aged 92 years, 217 days<small>  
| colspan="2" |1970.09.30<br /><small>aged 92 years, 217 days<small>  
Line 839: Line 960:
|1880.03.15
|1880.03.15
|1972.08.14
|1972.08.14
| colspan="2" |1976.11.29
| colspan="2" |
1976.11.29


<small>aged 96 years, 259 days</small>
<small>aged 96 years, 259 days</small>
Line 857: Line 979:
|{{Wp|Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta}}
|{{Wp|Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta}}
|Brazil
|Brazil
|1890.07.16
|1890.07.16  
|1979.10.23
|1979.10.23
| colspan="2" |1982.09.18<br /><small>aged 92 years, 64 days<small>  
| colspan="2" |1982.09.18<br /><small>aged 92 years, 64 days<small>  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Pietro Parente}}
|{{Wp|Pietro Parente}}
|Italy
| Italy
|1891.02.16
|1891.02.16
|1982.09.18
|1982.09.18
Line 868: Line 990:
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Julijans Vaivods}}
|{{Wp|Julijans Vaivods}}
|Latvia
| Latvia
|1895.08.08
|1895.08.08  
|1986.12.29  
|1986.12.29
| colspan="2" |1990.05.24<br /><small>aged 94 years, 279 days
| colspan="2" |1990.05.24<br /><small>aged 94 years, 279 days
|-
|-
Line 888: Line 1,010:
|China
|China
|1901.01.01
|1901.01.01
|1993.07.12  
|1993.07.12
|1994.11.26
|1994.11.26
|2000.03.12<br /><small>aged 98 years, 223 days</small>
|2000.03.12<br /><small>aged 98 years, 223 days</small>
Line 896: Line 1,018:
|1900.09.29
|1900.09.29
|1994.11.26
|1994.11.26
| colspan="2" | 1997.01.28<br /><small>aged 96 years, 121 days</small>
| colspan="2" |1997.01.28<br /><small>aged 96 years, 121 days</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei}}
|{{Wp|Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei}}
Line 907: Line 1,029:
|Italy
|Italy
|1903.07.04
|1903.07.04
|2000.03.12
|2000.03.12  
| colspan="2" | 2005.02.03<br /><small>aged 101 years, 214 days</small>
| colspan="2" |2005.02.03<br /><small>aged 101 years, 214 days</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Johannes Willebrands}}
|{{Wp|Johannes Willebrands}}
|Natherlands
|Natherlands
|1909.09.04  
|1909.09.04
|2005.03.02  
|2005.03.02
| colspan="2" |2008.08.01<br /><small>aged 96 years, 331 days</small>
| colspan="2" | 2008.08.01<br /><small>aged 96 years, 331 days</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Alfons Maria Stickler}}
|{{Wp|Alfons Maria Stickler}}
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|1911.05.23
|1911.05.23
|2007.12.12
|2007.12.12
| colspan="2" | 2010.04.30<br /><small>aged 98 years, 312 days</small>
| colspan="2" |2010.04.30<br /><small>aged 98 years, 312 days</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Ersilio Tonini}}
|{{Wp|Ersilio Tonini}}
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|1914.07.20
|1914.07.20
|2010.04.30
|2010.04.30
| 2013.07.28
|2013.07.28
| 2013.07.28<br /><small>aged {{Age in years and days|20 Jul 1914|28 Jul 2013}}</small>
|2013.07.28<br /><small>aged {{Age in years and days|20 Jul 1914|28 Jul 2013}}</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Fiorenzo Angelini}}
|{{Wp|Fiorenzo Angelini}}
| Italy
|Italy
|1916.01.08
|1916.01.08
|2013.07.28
|2013.07.28
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|-
|-
|{{Wp|Loris Francesco Capovilla}}
|{{Wp|Loris Francesco Capovilla}}
| Italy
|Italy  
|1915.10.14
|1915.10.14
|2014.02.22
|2014.02.22
| colspan="2" |2016.05.26<br /><small>aged 100 years, 224 days</small>
| colspan="2" |2016.05.26<br /><small>aged 100 years, 224 days</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez}}  
|{{Wp|José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez}}
|Colombia
|Colombia
|1919.02.18
|1919.02.18
|2016.05.26
|2016.05.26
| colspan="2" |2019.09.03<br><small>aged 100 years, 197 days</small>  
| colspan="2" |2019.09.03<br><small>aged 100 years, 197 days</small>
|-
|-
| {{Wp|Roger Etchegaray}}
|{{Wp|Roger Etchegaray}}
|France
|France
|1922.09.05
|1922.09.05  
|2019.09.03  
|2019.09.03
| colspan="2" |2019.09.04<br /><small>aged 96 years, 344 days</small>
| colspan="2" |2019.09.04<br /><small>aged 96 years, 344 days</small>
|-
|-
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|Slovakia
|Slovakia
|1924.03.11
|1924.03.11
|2021.07.29
| 2021.07.29
| colspan="2" |2022.07.14<br /><small>aged 98 years, 150 days</small>
| colspan="2" |2022.07.14<br /><small>aged 98 years, 150 days</small>
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |

Latest revision as of 14:12, 14 June 2024

This article lists the 100 longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (born non earlier than 01 January 1000), and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived was Portuguese, The longest-lived Cardinal was Portuguese Dom Jorge da Costa who lived between 101 years, 262 days to 102 years, 261 days.

Gallery

List

ages are up-to-date 06/16/2024

Currently Living
No. Cardinal Country Born Died Age at Death
1 Corrado Bafile Italy 1903.07.04 2005.02.03 101 years, 214 days
2 Loris Francesco Capovilla Italy 1915.10.14 2016.05.26 100 years, 224 days
3 José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez Italy 1919.02.18 2019.09.03 100 years, 197 days
4 Luigi Ciacchi Italy 1765.08.16 1865.12.17 100 years, 123 days
5 Alexandre do Nascimento Angola 1925.03.01 Alive 99 years, 107 days
6 Ersilio Tonini Italy 1914.07.20 2013.07.28 99 years, 8 days
7 Galeazzo Marescotti Italy 1627.10.01 1726.07.03 98 years, 275 days
8 Jean-Baptist de Belloy France 1709.10.09 1808.06.10 98 years, 245 days
9 Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir Lebanon 1920.05.15 2019.05.12 98 years, 362 days
10 Paul Augustin Mayer Germany 1911.05.23 2010.04.30 98 years, 342 days
11 Ignatius Kung Pin-mei China 1901.08.02 2000.03.12 98 years, 223 days
Franz König Austria 1905.08.03 2004.03.13
13 Jozef Tomko Slovakia 1924.03.11 2022.08.08 98 years 150 days
14 Estanislao Esteban Karlic Argentina 1926.02.07 Alive 98 years, 130 days
15 Fiorenzo Angelini Italy 1916.08.01 2014.11.22 98 years, 113 days
16 Albert Vanhoye, SJ France 1923.07.24 2021.07.29 98 years, 5 days
17 Paolo Dezza, S.J. Italy 1901.12.13 1999.12.17 98 years, 4 days
18 Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. Mozambique 1924.03.18 2021.09.29 97 years, 195 days
19 Emmanuel Wamala Uganda 1926.12.15 Alive 97 years, 184 days
20 Alfons Maria Stickler Austria 1910.08.23 2007.12.12 97 years, 111 days
21 Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. Argentina 1927.04.17 Alive 97 years, 60 days
22 Henryk Gulbinowicz Poland 1923.10.17 2020.11.16 97 years, 30 days
23 Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. Italy 1896.07.14 1993.07.12 96 years, 363 days
24 Roger Etchegaray France 1922.09.25 2019.09.04 96 years, 344 days
25 Johannes Willebrands Netherlands 1909.09.04 2008.08.02 96 years, 331 days
26 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Italy 1851.04.10 1948.02.16 96 years, 312 days
27 Edward Cassidy Australia 1924.07.05 2021.04.10 96 years, 279 days
28 Kazimierz Świątek Belgium 1914.10.21 2011.07.21 96 years, 273 days
29 José da Costa Nuñes Portugal 1880.03.15 1976.11.29 96 years, 259 days
30 Júlio Duarte Langa Mozambique 1927.10.27 Alive 96 years, 233 days
31 Giovanni Canestri Italy 1918.09.30 2006.04.29 96 years, 211 days
32 Domenico Bartolucci Italy 1917.05.17 2013.11.11 96 years, 188 days
33 Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. Zambia 1911.04.01 2007.09.28 96 years, 180 days
34 Francisco Álvarez Martínez Spain 1925.07.14 2022.01.05 96 years, 175 days
35 Francesco Carafa di Trajetto Italy 1722.04.29 1818.09.20 96 years, 144 days
36 Mikel Koliqi Albania 1900.09.29 1997.01.28 96 years, 121 days
37 Friedrich Wetter Germany 1928.02.20 Alive 96 years, 117 days
38 Francesco Morano Italy 1872.06.08 1968.07.12 96 years, 34 days
39 Luigi De Magistris Italy 1926.02.23 2022.02.16 95 years 358 days
40 José Freire Falcão Brazil 1925.10.23 2021.09.26 95 years, 338 days
41 Pietro Parente Italy 1891.02.16 1986.12.29 95 years, 316 days
42 Achille Silvestrini Italy 1923.10.25 2019.08.29 95 years, 308 days
43 Joseph Ratzinger
(later Pope Benedict XVI)
Germany 1927.04.16 2022.12.31 95 years, 279 days
44 Ernest Simoni Albania 1928.10.18 Alive 95 years, 242 days
45 Agostino Cacciavillan Italy 1926.08.14 2022.03.05 95 years, 204 days
46 Henri de Lubac S.J. France 1896.02.20 1991.09.04 95 years, 196 days
47 Pedro Martinez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor
(later Antipope Benedict XIII)
France 1428.11.28 1523.05.23 95 years, 176 days
48 Walter Brandmüller Germany 1929.01.05 Alive 95 years, 163 days
49 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Thailand 1929.01.25 Alive 95 years, 143 days
50 Paulo Evaristo Arns Brazil 1921.09.14 2016.12.14 95 years, 91 days
51 Serafim Fernandes de Araújo Brazil 1924.08.13 2019.10.08 95 years, 56 days
52 Alberto Di Jorio Italy 1884.07.18 1979.09.05 95 years, 49 days
53 Corrado Ursi Italy 1908.07.26 2003.08.29 95 years, 34 days
54 Julijans Vaivods Latvia 1895.08.18 1990.05.24 94 years, 279 days
55 Jorge Medina Chile 1926.12.23 2021.10.03 94 years, 284 days
56 Carlos María de la Torre Ecuador 1873.11.15 1968.07.31 94 years, 259 days
57 Louis-Albert Vachon Canada 1912.02.04 2006.09.29 94 years, 237 days
58 Egano Righi-Lambertini Italy 1906.02.22 2000.10.04 94 years, 225 days
59 Angelo Sodano Italy 1927.11.23 2022.05.27 94 years, 205 days
60 Gilberto Agustoni Italy 1922.07.26 2017.01.22 94 years, 171 days
61 Eduardo Martínez Somalo Spain 1927.03.31 2021.08.10 94 years, 142 days
62 Giovanni Cheli Italy 1918.10.04 2013.02.08 94 years 122 days
63 Adam Maida United States 1930.03.18 Alive 94 years, 90 days
64 Julian Herranz Casado Spain 1930.03.31 Alive 94 years, 77 days
65 Giuseppe Sensi Italy 1907.05.27 2001.07.26 94 years, 60 days
66 Marian Jaworski Poland 1926.08.21 2020.09.05 94 years 13 days
67 Carlo Furno Italy 1921.12.02 2015.12.09 94 years, 7 days
68 Prosper Grech, O.S.A. Malta 1925.12.24 2019.12.30 94 years, 6 days
69 Roberto Tucci Italy 1921.04.19 2015.04.14 93 years, 360 days
70 Georges Cottier OP Switzerland 1922.04.25 2016.03.31 93 years, 341 days
71 John Carberry United States 1904.07.31 1998..06.17 93 years, 321 days
72 Paul Poupard France 1930.08.30 Alive 93 years, 291 days
73 Paolo Bertoli Italy 1908.02.01 2001.11.08 93 years, 280 days
74 Salvatore De Giorgi Italy 1930.09.06 Alive 93 years, 284 days
75 Thomas Williams United States 1930.03.20 2023.12.22 93 years. 276 days
76 Opilio Rossi United States 1910.05.14 2004.02.09 93 years, 271 days
77 Vincenzo Vannutelli Italy 1836.12.09 1930.07.05 93 years, 216 days
78 Janis Pujats Latvia 1930.11.14 Alive 93 years, 215 days
79 José Manuel Estepa Llaurens Spain 1926.01.01 2019.07.21 93 years, 201 days
80 Jean Margéot Mauritius 1916.02.03 2009.07.17 93 years, 164 days
81 Teodolfo Mertel Italy 1806.02.09 1899.07.11 93 years, 152 days
82 Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci
(later Pope Leo XIII)
Italy 1810.03.02 1903.07.20 93 years, 140 days
Simon Pimenta Italy 1920.03.01 2013.02.19
84 Camillo Ruini Italy 1931.02.19 Alive 93 years, 118 days
85 František Tomášek Czechoslovakia 1899.06.30 1992.08.04 93 years, 35 days
86 Alfredo Scherer Brazil 1903.02.05 1996.03.09 93 years, 33 days
87 James Francis McIntyre United States 1886.06.25 1979.07.18 93 years, 21 days
88 Giuseppe Pizzardo Italy 1877.07.13 1970.08.01 93 years, 19 days
89 Lucian Mureșan Romania 1931.05.23 Alive 93 years, 24 days
90 Antonio Innocenti Italy 1915.08.23 2008.09.06 93 years, 14 days
91 Carlo Confalonieri Italy 1893.07.25 1986.08.01 93 years, 7 days
92 Alessandro Verde Italy 1865.03.25 1958.03.29 93 years, 2 days
93 Branda da Castiglione Italy 1350.02.04 1443.02.03 92 years, 364 days
94 Julien Ries Belgium 1920.04.19 2013.02.23 92 years, 310 days
95 Juan Carlos Aramburu Argentina 1912.02.11 2004.11.18 92 years, 281 days
96 Sergio Sebastiani Italy 1931.04.11 2024.01.16 92 years, 280 days
97 Henri Albert de la Grange d'Arquien France 1613.09.08 1707.05.24 93 years, 258 days
98 Paolo Giobbe Italy 1880.01.10 1972.08.14 92 years, 217 days
99 Josyf Slipyj Ukraine 1892.02.17 1984.09.07 92 years, 203 days
Léon-Étienne Duval Algeria 1903.11.09 1996.05.30

Next to Join

No. Cardinal Country Born Died Age at Death Age by 12-31-24
1 José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. Portugal 1932.01.06 Alive 92 years, 162 days 92 years, 360 days
2 Joseph Zen Ze-kiun S.D.B. Portugal 1932.01.13 Alive 92 years, 155 days 92 years, 353 days
3 James Stafford United States 1932.07.26 alive 91 years, 326 days 92 years, 158 days
4 Gaudencio Rosales Philippines 1932.08.10 alive 91 years, 311 days 92 years, 143 days
5 Francis Arinze Nigeria 1932.11.01 Alive 91 years, 228 days 92 years, 60 days
6 Renato Martino Italy 1932.11.23 Alive 91 years, 206 days 92 years, 38 days
7 Walter Kasper Germany 1933.03.05 Alive 91 years, 103 days 91 years, 301 days
8 Juan Sandoval Íñiguez Mexico 1933.03.28 Alive 91 years, 80 days 91 years, 278 days
9 Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Isch Chile 1933.09.05 Alive 90 years, 285 days 91 years, 117 days
10 Raffaele Farina SDB Chile 1933.09.24 Alive 90 years, 266 days 91 years, 98 days

Addendum

Cardinal Country Born Died Age at Death
The Following persons might be older than #100-1 on the list but their dates of Birth is uncertain.
Jorge da Costa Portugal 1406 1508.09.18 101 years, 262 days to 102 years, 261 days
Domingo Ram I Lanaja Spain 1345 1445.04.25 99 years, 116 days to 100 years, 115 days
Ugolino dei Conti di Segni
(later Pope Gregory IX)
Italy 1145 1241.08.22 95 years, 235 days to 96 years, 234 days
Giacinto Bobone Orsini
(later Pope Celestine III)
Italy 1105 1198.01.09 92 years, 8 days to 93 years, 7 days


Chronological list of Oldest living members of the College of Cardinals

Name Country Born Time as oldest Death and age
John Henry Newman U.K.
England
1801.02.21 ?? 1890.08.11
89 years, 171 days
Teodolfo Mertel Italy 1806.02.06 1899.08.11 1899.07.11
aged 93 years, 152 days
Luigi Di Canossa Italy 04/20/1809 1899.07.11 1900.03.12
aged 90 years, 358 days
Michelangelo Celesia Italy 1814.01.13 1900.03.12 1904.04.14
aged 90 years, 92 days
François-Marie-Benjamin Richard France 1819.03.01 1904.04.14 1904.01.27
aged 88 years, 332 days
Anton Josef Gruscha Italy 1820.11.03 1908.12.27 1911.08.05
aged 90 years, 275 daya
Alfonso Capecelatro Italy 1824.02.05 1911.08.05 1912.11.14
aged 88 years, 283 days
Angelo di Pierto Italy 1828.05.22 1912.11.14 1914.12.05
aged 86 years, 197 days
François de Cabrières

France

1830.08.30 1914.12.05 1921.12.21
aged 91 years, 113 days
Giuseppe Prisco Italy 1833.09.08 1921.12.21 1923.02.04
aged 89 years, 149 days
Vincenzo Vannutelli Italy 1836.12.05 1923.02.04 1930.07.09
aged 93 years, 216 days
Andreas Frühwirth Austria 1845.08.21 1930.07.09 1933.02.09
aged 87 years, 172 days
Franz Ehrle Germany 1845.10.17 1933.02.09 1934.03.31
aged 88 years, 165 days
Pierre Andrieu France 1849.12.07 1934.03.31 1935.02.15
aged 85 years, 70 days
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Italy 1851.04.10 1935.02.15 1948.02.16
aged 96 years, 312 days
Enrico Sibilia Italy 1861.03.17 1948.02.16 1948.08.04
aged 87 years, 140 days
Alessandro Verde Italy 1865.03.27 1948.08.04 1958.03.29
aged 93 years, 2 days
Jose Maria Caro Chile 1866.06.23 1958.03.29 1958.12.04
aged 92 years, 164 days
Georges Grente France 1872.05.05 1958.12.04 1959.05.05
aged 87 years, 0 days
Elia dala Costa Italy 1872.05.14 1959.05.05 1961.12.22
aged 89 years, 222 days
Francesco Morano Italy 1872.06.08 1961.12.22 1968.07.12
aged 96 years, 34 days
Carlos María de la Torre Ecuador 1873.11.15 1968.07.12 1968.07.31

aged 94 years, 259 days

Augusto da Silva Brazil 1876.04.08 1968.07.31 1968.08.14
aged 92 years, 128 days
Giuseppe Pizzardo Italy 1877.07.13 1968.08.14 1970.08.01
aged 93 years, 19 days
Benedetto Aloisi Masella Italy 1879.06.29 1970.08.01 1970.09.30
aged 91 years, 93 days
Paolo Giobbe Italy

1880.01.10

1970.09.30 1970.09.30
aged 92 years, 217 days
José da Costa Nunes Portugal 1880.03.15 1972.08.14

1976.11.29

aged 96 years, 259 days

Alberto di Jorio Italy 1884.07.18 1976.11.29 1979.09.05
aged 95 years, 49 days
Antonio Caggiano Argentina 1889.01.30 1979.09.05 1979.10.23
aged 90 years, 266 days
Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta Brazil 1890.07.16 1979.10.23 1982.09.18
aged 92 years, 64 days
Pietro Parente Italy 1891.02.16 1982.09.18 1986.12.29
aged 95 years, 356 days
Julijans Vaivods Latvia 1895.08.08 1986.12.29 1990.05.24
aged 94 years, 279 days
Henri de Lubac France 1896.02.20 1990.05.24 1991.09.04
aged 95 years, 196 days
Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli Italy 1896.07.14 1991.09.04 1993.07.12
aged 95 years, 196 days
Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei China 1901.01.01 1993.07.12 1994.11.26 2000.03.12
aged 98 years, 223 days
Mikel Koliqi Albania 1900.09.29 1994.11.26 1997.01.28
aged 96 years, 121 days
Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei China 1901.08.02 1997.01.28 2000.03.12
aged 98 years, 223 days
Corrado Bafile Italy 1903.07.04 2000.03.12 2005.02.03
aged 101 years, 214 days
Johannes Willebrands Natherlands 1909.09.04 2005.03.02 2008.08.01
aged 96 years, 331 days
Alfons Maria Stickler Austria 1910.08.23 2006.08.01 2007.12.12
aged 97 years, 111 days
Paul Augustin Mayer Germany 1911.05.23 2007.12.12 2010.04.30
aged 98 years, 312 days
Ersilio Tonini Italy 1914.07.20 2010.04.30 2013.07.28 2013.07.28
aged 99 years, 8 days
Fiorenzo Angelini Italy 1916.01.08 2013.07.28 2014.02.22 2014.11.22
aged 98 years, 113 days
Loris Francesco Capovilla Italy 1915.10.14 2014.02.22 2016.05.26
aged 100 years, 224 days
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez Colombia 1919.02.18 2016.05.26 2019.09.03
aged 100 years, 197 days
Roger Etchegaray France 1922.09.05 2019.09.03 2019.09.04
aged 96 years, 344 days
Albert Vanhoye France 1923.07.24 2019.09.04 2021.07.29
aged 98 years, 5 days
Jozef Tomko Slovakia 1924.03.11 2021.07.29 2022.07.14
aged 98 years, 150 days
Alexandre do Nascimento Angola 1925.03.01 2022.07.14 Alive
99 years, 107 days

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