Difference between revisions of "List of longest-living cardinals"

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|100 years, 224 days
|100 years, 224 days
|14 February 2014
|14 February 2014
{{Wp|Alexandru Todea|Todea}}
<small>{{Wp|Alexandru Todea|Todea}}</small>
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|3
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|{{Age in years and days|18 February 1919|3 September 2019}}
|{{Age in years and days|18 February 1919|3 September 2019}}
|14 February 2015
|14 February 2015
{{Wp|Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy|Lourdusamy}}
<small>{{Wp|Tomáš Špidlík|Špidlík}}</small>
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|4
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|2019
|2019
|98 years, 362 days
|98 years, 362 days
|21 March 2009
|26 April 2009
 
<small>{{Wp|Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira|Cerejeira}}</small>
{{Wp|Maurilio Fossati|Fossati}}
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|{{Wp|Ignatius Kung Pin-mei}} '''(龔品梅)'''
|{{Wp|Ignatius Kung Pin-mei}}
|China
|China
|1901  
|1901  
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|3|1}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|3|1}}'''
|'''29 June 2015'''
|'''29 August 2015'''
'''{{Wp|Tomáš Špidlík|Špidlík}}'''
<small>'''{{Wp|Urbano Navarrete Cortés|Navarrete Cortés}}'''</small>
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|2022
|2022
|98 years 150 days
|98 years 150 days
|30 June 2014
|5 June 2014
{{Wp|Juan Francisco Fresno|Fresno}}
<small>{{Wp|1=Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez|2=Miranda y Gómez}}</small>
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|2021
|2021
|98 years, 59 days
|98 years, 59 days
|31 March 2013
|2 April 2013
{{Wp|Luis Aponte Martínez|Aponte Martínez}}
<small>{{Wp|Paul-Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng|Phạm Ðình Tụng}}</small>
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1926|2|7}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1926|2|7}}'''
|'''3 November 2016'''
|'''29 November 2016'''
'''{{Wp|Anton Josef Gruscha|Gruscha}}'''
<small>'''{{Wp|Amleto Giovanni Cicognani|Cicognani}}'''</small>
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|2021
|2021
|97 years, 195 days
|97 years, 195 days
|12 June 2014
|18 June 2014
{{Wp|Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez|Miranda y Gómez}}
<small>{{Wp|Michelangelo Celesia|Celesia}}</small>
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|17
|17
|{{Wp|Henryk Gulbinowicz}}
|{{Wp|1=Henryk Gulbinowicz}}
|Poland
|Poland
|1923
|1923
|2020
|2020
|{{Age in years and days|17 October 1923|16 November 2020}}
|{{Age in years and days|17 October 1923|16 November 2020}}
|26 June 2013
|8 July 2013
{{Wp|Paul-Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng|Phạm Ðình Tụng}}
<small>{{Wp|1=Paolo Marella|2=Marella}}</small>
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|2019
|2019
|96 years, 344 days  
|96 years, 344 days  
| -
| 1 June 2012
<small>{{Wp|1=Luis Aponte Martínez|2=Aponte Martínez}}</small>
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|2021
|2021
|96 years, 279 days
|96 years, 279 days
|8 October 2014
|19 October 2014
{{Wp|Michelangelo Celesia|Celesia}}
<small>{{Wp|José Clemente Maurer|Maurer}}</small>
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''23'''
|'''23'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1926|12|15}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1926|12|15}}'''
|'''8 December 2017'''
|'''26 November 2017'''
'''{{Wp|José Tomás Sánchez|Sánchez}}'''
<small>'''{{Wp|Pablo Muñoz Vega|Muñoz Vega}}'''</small>
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|Italy
|Italy
|1918
|1918
|2015
|2006
|96 years, 211 days
|96 years, 211 days
|Original
|20 March 2007
<small>{{Wp|Carlo Grano|Grano}}</small>
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|27
|27
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|2013
|2013
|{{Age in years and days|7 May 1917|11 November 2013}}
|{{Age in years and days|7 May 1917|11 November 2013}}
|Original
|28 November 2010
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|28
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|2022  
|2022  
|96 years, 175 days
|96 years, 175 days
|11 January 2016
|15 March 2016
{{Wp|Urbano Navarrete Cortés|Navarrete Cortés}}
<small>{{Wp|Aurelio Sabattani|Sabattani}}</small>
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| 2022
| 2022
|95 years 358 days
|95 years 358 days
|15 December 2016
|14 January 2017
{{Wp|Amleto Giovanni Cicognani|Cicongani}}
<small>{{Wp|1=Luigi Di Canossa|2=Canossa}}</small>
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|32
|32
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|2021
|2021
|95 years, 338 days
|95 years, 338 days
|23 April 2016
|30 June 2016
{{Wp|Silvio Oddi|Oddi}}
<small>{{Wp|Giovanni Mercati|Mercati}}</small>
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''33'''
|'''33'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|10|27}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|10|27}}'''
|'''24 November 2018'''
|'''5 January 2019'''
'''{{Wp|Gerard Emmett Carter|Carter}}'''
<small>'''{{Wp|Yves Congar|Congar}}'''</small>
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|34
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|2019
|2019
|95 years, 308 days
|95 years, 308 days
|16 July 2013
|26 July 2013
{{Wp|Paolo Marella|Marella}}
<small>{{Wp|François Marty|Marty}}</small>
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''36'''
|'''36'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|2|20}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|2|20}}'''
|'''1 June 2019'''
|'''13 June 2019'''
'''{{Wp|Benedetto Aloisi Masella|Aloisi Masella}}'''
<small>'''{{Wp|1=François de Rovérié de Cabrières|2=Rovérié de Cabrières}}'''</small>
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|37
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|2022
|2022
|95 years, 204 days
|95 years, 204 days
|6 July 2017
|14 July 2017
{{Wp|Luigi Di Canossa|Di Canossa}}
<small>{{Wp|Giuseppe Caprio|Carpio}}</small>
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|38
|38
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|2016
|2016
|95 years, 91 days
|95 years, 91 days
|23 April 2010
|17 February 2011
{{Wp|Avery Dulles|Dulles}}
<small>{{Wp|Fernando Cento|Cento}}</small>
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|41
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|2019
|2019
|{{Age in years and days|13 August 1924|8 October 2019}}
|{{Age in years and days|13 August 1924|8 October 2019}}
|12 November 2009
|18 November 2014
 
<small>{{Wp|Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy|Lourdusamy}}</small>
{{Wp|Stéphanos II Ghattas|Ghattas}}
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|42
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|10|27}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|10|27}}'''
|'''8 February 2020'''
|13 February 2020
'''{{Wp|François de Rovérié de Cabrières|Rovérié de Cabrières}}'''
<small>{{Wp|1=Pietro Pavan|2=Pavan}}</small>
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|2021
|2021
|94 years, 284 days  
|94 years, 284 days  
|3 January 2018
|15 January 2018
{{Wp|Pablo Muñoz Vega|Muñoz Vega}}
<small>{{Wp|Patrick Aloysius O’Boyle|O’Boyle}}</small>
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|46
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|5}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|5}}'''
|{{Wp|Pietro Pavan|Pavan}}
|'''22 July 2020'''
<small>'''{{Wp|1=Enrique Pla y Deniel|2=Pla y Deniel}}'''</small>
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|25}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|25}}'''
|{{Wp|Edward Bede Clancy|Clancy}}
|'''14 September 2020'''
<small>'''{{Wp|1=Edward Clancy (cardinal)|2=Clancy}}'''</small>
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|2022
|2022
|94 years, 205 days
|94 years, 205 days
|1 February 2019
|22 February 2019
 
<small>{{Wp|Benedetto Aloisi Masella|Aloisi Masella}}</small>
{{Wp|Yves Congar|Congar}}
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|53
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|2017
|2017
|94 years, 171 days
|94 years, 171 days
|13 January 2012
|20 February 2012
{{Wp|John Henry Newman|Newman}}
<small>{{Wp|Maximos IV Sayegh|Saigh}}</small>
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|2021
|2021
|94 years, 142 days
|94 years, 142 days
|23 April 2018
|28 April 2018
 
<small>{{Wp|Gerald Emmett Carter|Carter}}</small>
{{Wp|Patrick Aloysius O’Boyle|O’Boyle}}
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|2020
|2020
|94 years 13 days
|94 years 13 days
|21 July 2017
|14 August 2017
 
<small>{{Wp|José Tomás Sánchez|Sánchez}}</small>
{{Wp|Giuseppe Caprio|Carpio}}
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|2015
|2015
| 94 years, 7 days
| 94 years, 7 days
|7 May 2011
|22 May 2011
{{Wp|Fernando Cento|Cento}}
<small>{{Wp|1=John Henry Newman|2=Newman}}</small>
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|59
|59
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|2019
|2019
|94 years, 6 days
|94 years, 6 days
|28 August 2016
|2 September 2016
{{Wp|Giovanni Mercati|Mercati}}
<small>Antonetti</small>
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|60
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|2015
|2015
|93 years, 360 days
|93 years, 360 days
|26 April 2010
|15 September 2010
{{Wp|Achille Liénart|Liénart}}
<small>{{Wp|Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco|Prisco}}</small>
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|2016
|2016
|93 years, 341 days
|93 years, 341 days
|8 October 2011
|16 November 2011
{{Wp|Giovanni Colombo|Colombo}}
<small>{{Wp|William Heard (cardinal)|Heard}}</small>
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|2019
|2019
|93 years, 201 days
|93 years, 201 days
|10 September 2016
|23 September 2016


{{Wp|Lorenzo Antonetti|Antonetti}}
<small>Caggiano</small>
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''67'''
|'''67'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|18}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|18}}'''
|{{Wp|Eugênio de Araújo Sales|Sales}}
|'''17 November 2021'''
<small>Sales</small>
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''68'''
|'''68'''
|'''{{Wp|Thomas Williams (cardinal)|Thomas Williams}}'''
|'''{{Wp|1=Thomas Williams (cardinal)|2=Thomas Williams}}'''
|'''United States'''
|'''United States'''
|'''1930'''
|'''1930'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|20}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|20}}'''
|{{Wp|Stanisław Nagy|Nagy}}
|'''23 November 2021'''
<small>'''Nagy'''</small>
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''69'''
|'''69'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|31}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|31}}'''
|{{Wp|Ján Chryzostom Korec|Korec}}
|'''31 December 2021'''
'''<small>Korec</small>'''
|-
|-
|70
|70
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|2013  
|2013  
|93 years, 140 days
|93 years, 140 days
|4 December 2008
|14 December 2008
{{Wp|Alfredo Ottaviani|Pimenta}}
<small>{{Wp|Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada|Corripio y Ahumada}}</small>
|-
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|73
|73
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|-
|74
|74
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Pizzardo}}  
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Pizzardo}}
|Italy
|Italy
| 1877
|1877
|1970
|1970
|93 years, 19 days
|93 years, 19 days
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|{{Wp|Alfredo Scherer|Alfredo Vicente Scherer}}
|{{Wp|Alfredo Scherer|Alfredo Vicente Scherer}}
|Brazil
|Brazil
|1903
| 1903
|1996  
|1996
|{{Age in years and days|5 February 1903|9 March 1996}}
|{{Age in years and days|5 February 1903|9 March 1996}}
|Original
|Original
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|8|30}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|8|30}}'''
|{{Wp|Leo Jozef Suenens|Suenens}}
|'''21 June 2022'''
<small>'''{{Wp|1=Leo Jozef Suenens|2=Suenens}}'''</small>
|-
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| rowspan="2" |77
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|9|6}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|9|6}}'''
|{{Wp|Jorge María Mejía|Mejía}}
|'''15 July 2022'''
<small>'''{{Wp|1=Jorge María Mejía|2=Mejía}}'''</small>
|-
|-
|80
|80
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|2013
|2013
|92 years, 310 days
|92 years, 310 days
|Original
|17 March 2009
<small>{{Wp|François-Marie-Benjamin Richard|Richard}}</small>
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''83'''
|'''83'''
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| '''Alive'''
| '''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|11|14}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|11|14}}'''
|{{Wp|Josef Frings|Frings}}
|'''24 September 2022'''
<small>'''{{Wp|1=Josef Frings|2=Frings}}'''</small>
|-
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|84
|84
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|Original  
|Original  
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|86
|'''86'''
|'''{{Wp|Camillo Ruini}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Camillo Ruini}}'''
|'''Italy'''
|'''Italy'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1931|2|19}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1931|2|19}}'''
|{{Wp|Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta|Motta}}
|'''22 April 2023'''
<small>'''{{Wp|1=Carlos Carmelo Vascocellos Motta|2=Motta}}'''</small>
|-
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| rowspan="2" |87
| rowspan="2" |87
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|2013  
|2013  
| 92 years, 199 days
| 92 years, 199 days
|25 July 2009
|20 August 2009
{{Wp|Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira|Cerejeira}}
<small>{{Wp|Achille Liénart|Liénart}}</small>
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|90
|90
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|Original
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|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''92'''
|'''93'''
|'''{{Wp|Sergio Sebastiani}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Sergio Sebastiani}}'''
|'''Italy'''
|'''Italy'''
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|'''Alive'''  
|'''Alive'''  
|'''{{age in years and days|1931|4|11}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1931|4|11}}'''
|{{Wp|Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo|Lanza di Montezemolo}}
|'''4 July 2023'''
<small>'''{{Wp|1=Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo|2=Lanza di Montezemolo}}'''</small>
|-
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|94
|94
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|2016
|2016
|92 years, 139 days
|92 years, 139 days
|25 January 2014
|12 May 2014
{{Wp|Paul Gouyon|Gouyon}}
<small>{{Wp|Juan Francisco Fresno|Fresno Larraín}}</small>
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|96
|96
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|2018
|2018
|92 years, 121 days
|92 years, 121 days
|25 October 2016
|3 November 2016
{{Wp|Antonio Caggiano|Caggiano}}
<small>{{Wp|Anton Josef Gruscha|Gruscha}}</small>
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''99'''
|'''99'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1931|5|23}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1931|5|23}}'''
|{{Wp|Cahal Daly|Daly}}
|'''22 August 2023'''
<small>'''{{Wp|1=Cahal Daly|2=Daly}}'''</small>
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Revision as of 07:30, 18 September 2023

This article lists the 100 oldest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (after 1800),, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived Cardinal was Italian, Corrado Bafile who lived to ages of 101 years, 214 days. The Second longest-lived another Italian Cardinal Loris Francesco Capovilla who lived to 100 years, 224 days.

List

Key
Bold on gold are Cardinals currently living
Rank Cardinal Country Born Died Age at Death Date Entered Replacing
1 Corrado Bafile Italy 1903 2005 101 years, 214 days Original
2 Loris Francesco Capovilla Italy 1915 2016 100 years, 224 days 14 February 2014

Todea

3 José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez Colombia 1919 2019 100 years, 197 days 14 February 2015

Špidlík

4 Ersilio Tonini Italy 1914 2013 99 years, 8 days Original
5 Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir Lebanon 1920 2019 98 years, 362 days 26 April 2009

Cerejeira

6 Paul Augustin Mayer Germany 1911 2010 98 years, 342 days Original
7 Ignatius Kung Pin-mei China 1901 2000 98 years, 223 days Original
Franz König Austria 1905 2004
9 Alexandre do Nascimento Angola 1925 Alive 99 years, 261 days 29 August 2015

Navarrete Cortés

10 Jozef Tomko Slovakia 1924 2022 98 years 150 days 5 June 2014

Miranda y Gómez

11 Fiorenzo Angelini Italy 1916 2014 98 years, 113 days Original
12 Albert Vanhoye, SJ France 1923 2021 98 years, 59 days 2 April 2013

Phạm Ðình Tụng

13 Paolo Dezza, S.J. Italy 1901 1999 98 years, 4 days Original
14 Estanislao Esteban Karlic Argentina 1926 Alive 98 years, 284 days 29 November 2016

Cicognani

15 Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. Mozambique 1924 2021 97 years, 195 days 18 June 2014

Celesia

16 Alfons Maria Stickler Austria 1910 2007 97 years, 111 days Original
17 Henryk Gulbinowicz Poland 1923 2020 97 years, 30 days 8 July 2013

Marella

18 Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. Italy 1896 1993 96 years, 363 days Original
19 Roger Etchegaray France 1922 2019 96 years, 344 days 1 June 2012

Aponte Martínez

20 Johannes Willebrands Netherlands 1909 2008 96 years, 331 days Original
21 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Italy 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days Original
22 Edward Cassidy Australia 1924 2021 96 years, 279 days 19 October 2014

Maurer

23 Emmanuel Wamala Uganda 1926 Alive 97 years, 338 days 26 November 2017

Muñoz Vega

24 Kazimierz Świątek Belarus 1914 2011 96 years, 273 days Original
25 José da Costa Nuñes Portugal 1880 1976 96 years, 259 days Original
26 Giovanni Canestri Italy 1918 2006 96 years, 211 days 20 March 2007

Grano

27 Domenico Bartolucci Italy 1917 2013 96 years, 188 days 28 November 2010
28 Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. Zambia 1911 2007 96 years, 180 days Original
29 Francisco Álvarez Martínez Spain 1925 2022 96 years, 175 days 15 March 2016

Sabattani

30 Mikel Koliqi Albania 1900 1997 96 years, 121 days Original
31 Luigi De Magistris Italy 1926 2022 95 years 358 days 14 January 2017

Canossa

32 José Freire Falcão Brazil 1925 2021 95 years, 338 days 30 June 2016

Mercati

33 Júlio Duarte Langa Mozambique 1927 Alive 97 years, 21 days 5 January 2019

Congar

34 Pietro Parente Italy 1891 1986 95 years, 316 days Original
35 Achille Silvestrini Italy 1923 2019 95 years, 308 days 26 July 2013

Marty

36 Friedrich Wetter Germany 1928 Alive 96 years, 271 days 13 June 2019

Rovérié de Cabrières

37 Agostino Cacciavillan Italy 1926 2022 95 years, 204 days 14 July 2017

Carpio

38 Henri de Lubac, S.J. France 1896 1991 95 years, 196 days Original
39 Francesco Morano Italy 1872 1968 96 years, 34 days Original
40 Paulo Evaristo Arns Brazil 1921 2016 95 years, 91 days 17 February 2011

Cento

41 Serafim Fernandes de Araújo Brazil 1924 2019 95 years, 56 days 18 November 2014

Lourdusamy

42 Alberto Di Jorio Italy 1884 1979 95 years, 49 days Original
43 Corrado Ursi Italy 1908 2003 95 years, 34 days Original
44 Ernest Simoni Albania 1928 Alive 96 years, 21 days 13 February 2020

Pavan

45 Jorge Medina Estévez Chile 1926 2021 94 years, 284 days 15 January 2018

O’Boyle

46 Julijans Vaivods Latvia 1895 1990 94 years, 279 days Original
47 Carlos María de la Torre Ecuador 1873 1968 94 years, 259 days Original
48 Walter Brandmüller Germany 1929 Alive 95 years, 317 days 22 July 2020

Pla y Deniel

49 Louis-Albert Vachon Canada 1912 2006 94 years, 237 days Original
50 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Thailand 1929 Alive 95 years, 297 days 14 September 2020

Clancy

51 Egano Righi-Lambertini Italy 1906 2000 94 years, 225 days Original
52 Angelo Sodano Italy 1927 2022 94 years, 205 days 22 February 2019

Aloisi Masella

53 Gilberto Agustoni Italy 1922 2017 94 years, 171 days 20 February 2012

Saigh

54 Eduardo Martínez Somalo Spain 1927 2021 94 years, 142 days 28 April 2018

Carter

55 Giovanni Cheli Italy 1918 2013 94 years 122 days Original
56 Giuseppe Sensi Italy 1907 2001 94 years, 60 days Original
57 Marian Jaworski Poland 1926 2020 94 years 13 days 14 August 2017

Sánchez

58 Carlo Furno Italy 1921 2015 94 years, 7 days 22 May 2011

Newman

59 Prosper Grech, O.S.A. Malta 1925 2019 94 years, 6 days 2 September 2016

Antonetti

60 Roberto Tucci Italy 1921 2015 93 years, 360 days 15 September 2010

Prisco

61 Georges Cottier Switzerland 1922 2016 93 years, 341 days 16 November 2011

Heard

62 John Carberry United States 1904 1998 93 years, 321 days Original
63 Paolo Bertoli Italy 1908 2001 93 years, 280 days Original
64 Opilio Rossi United States 1910 2004 93 years, 271 days Original
65 Vincenzo Vannutelli Italy 1836 1930 93 years, 216 days Original
66 José Manuel Estepa Llaurens Spain 1926 2019 93 years, 201 days 23 September 2016

Caggiano

67 Adam Maida United States 1930 Alive 94 years, 244 days 17 November 2021

Sales

68 Thomas Williams United States 1930 Alive 94 years, 242 days 23 November 2021

Nagy

69 Julian Herranz Casado Spain 1930 Alive 94 years, 231 days 31 December 2021

Korec

70 Jean Margéot Mauritius 1916 2009 93 years, 164 days Original
71 Teodolfo Mertel Italy 1806 1899 93 years, 152 days Original
72 Simon Pimenta Italy 1920 2013 93 years, 140 days 14 December 2008

Corripio y Ahumada

73 František Tomášek Czech Republic 1899 1992 93 years, 35 days Original
74 Giuseppe Pizzardo Italy 1877 1970 93 years, 19 days Original
75 Alfredo Vicente Scherer Brazil 1903 1996 93 years, 33 days Original
76 Paul Poupard France 1930 Alive 94 years, 79 days 21 June 2022

Suenens

77 James Francis McIntyre United States 1886 1979 93 years, 14 days Original
Antonio Innocenti Italy 1915 2008
79 Salvatore De Giorgi Italy 1930 Alive 94 years, 72 days 15 July 2022

Mejía

80 Carlo Confalonieri Italy 1893 1986 93 years, 7 days Original
81 Alessandro Verde Italy 1865 1958 93 years, 2 days Original
82 Julien Ries Belgium 1920 2013 92 years, 310 days 17 March 2009

Richard

83 Janis Pujats Latvia 1930 Alive 94 years, 3 days 24 September 2022

Frings

84 Juan Carlos Aramburu Argentina 1912 2004 92 years, 281 days Original
85 Paolo Giobbe Italy 1880 1972 92 years, 217 days Original
86 Camillo Ruini Italy 1931 Alive 93 years, 272 days 22 April 2023

Motta

87 Josyf Slipyj Ukraine 1892 1984 92 years, 203 days Original
Léon-Étienne Duval Algeria 1903 1996
89 Jean Honoré France 1920 2013 92 years, 199 days 20 August 2009

Liénart

90 Joseph Asajirō Satowaki Japan 1904 1996 92 years, 189 days Original
91 José María Caro Rodríguez Chile 1866 1958 92 years, 164 days Original
92 Luigi Poggi Italy 1917 2010 92 years, 160 days Original
93 Sergio Sebastiani Italy 1931 Alive 93 years, 220 days 4 July 2023

Lanza di Montezemolo

94 Maurice Feltin France 1883 1975 92 years, 145 days Original
95 Silvano Piovanelli Italy 1924 2016 92 years, 139 days 12 May 2014

Fresno Larraín

96 Giuseppe Casoria Italy 1908 2001 92 years, 130 days Original
97 Augusto Álvaro da Silva Brazil 1876 1968 92 years, 128 days Original
98 Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. Nicaragua 1926 2018 92 years, 121 days 3 November 2016

Gruscha

99 Lucian Mureșan Romania 1931 Alive 93 years, 178 days 22 August 2023

Daly

100 Gabriel-Marie Garrone France 1901 1994 92 years, 95 days Original

Next 10 Longest-living cardinals

Name Country Birth Death Current age Entry Date main list Age by

2023-09-30

José Saraiva Martins, CMF Portugal 1932 Alive 92 years, 316 days 2024-04-10
Garrone		 91 years, 267 days
Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, SDB China
(Hong Kong)		 1932 Alive 92 years, 309 days 2024-05-14
Obando y Bravo		 91 years, 260 days
James Francis Stafford United States 1932 Alive 92 years, 111 days 2024-12-04
da Silva		 91 years, 63 days
Gaudencio Rosales Philippines 1932 Alive 92 years, 99 days 2024-12-18
Casoria		 91 years, 51 days
Pedro Rubiano Sáenz Colombia 1932 Alive 92 years, 65 days 2025-01-30
Piovanelli		 91 years, 17 days
Francis Arinze Nigeria 1932 Alive 92 years, 16 days 2025-03-26
Feltin		 90 years, 333 days
Renato Martino Italy 1932 Alive 91 years, 360 days 2025-05-02
Poggi		 90 years, 311 days
Kelvin Edward Felix Saint Lucia 1933 Alive 91 years, 276 days 2025-07-29
Caro Rodriguez		 90 years, 227 days
Walter Kasper Germany 1933 Alive 91 years, 257 days 2025-09-10
Satowaki		 90 years, 209 days
Juan Sandoval Iñiguez Mexico 1933 Alive 91 years, 234 days 2025-10-13
Honoré		 90 years, 186 days

Chronological list of Oldest living members of the College of Cardinals

Name Nationality Born Became Oldest Died (Time as oldest)

Age

John Henry Newman English

(United Kingdom)

21 February 1801 11 August 1890 11 August 1890 (??)

89 years, 171 days

Teodolfo Mertel Italy 9 February 1806 11 August 1890 11 July 1899 (8 years, 334 days)

93 years, 152 days

Luigi Di Canossa 20 April 1809 11 July 1899 2 March 1900 (244 days)

90 years, 326 days

Michelangelo Celesia 13 January 1814 12 March 1900 14 April 1904 (314 days)

90 years, 92 days

François-Marie-Benjamin Richard France 1 March 1819 14 April 1900 27 January 1908 (3 years, 288 days)

88 years, 332 days

Anton Josef Gruscha Italy 3 November 1820 27 January 1908 5 August 1911 (3 years, 190 days)

90 years, 275 days

Alfonso Capecelatro 5 February 1824 5 August 1911 14 November 1912 (1 year, 101 days)

88 years, 283 days

Angelo di Pierto 22 May 1828 14 November 1912 5 December 1914 (2 years, 21 days)

86 years, 197 days

François de Rovérié de Cabrières France 30 August 1830 5 December 1914 21 December 1921 (7 years, 16 days)

91 years, 113 days

Giuseppe Prisco Italy 8 September 1833 21 December 1921 4 February 1923 (1 year, 45 days)

89 years, 149 days

Vincenzo Vannutelli 8 September 1833 4 February 1923 4 February 1923 (7 years, 155 days)

89 years, 149 days

Andreas Frühwirth Austria 21 August 1845 9 July 1930 9 February 1933 (2 years, 215 days)

87 years, 172 days

Franz Ehrle Germany 17 October 1845 9 February 1933 31 March 1934 (1 year, 50 days)

88 years, 165 days

Pierre Andrieu France 7 December 1849 31 March 1934 15 February 1935 (321 days)

85 years, 70 days

Gennaro Pignatelli di Belmonte Italy 10 April 1851 15 February 1935 16 February 1948 (13 years, 1 day)

96 years, 312 days

Enrico Sibilia 17 March 1861 16 February 1948 4 August 1948 (170 days)

87 years, 140 days

Alessandro Verde 27 March 1865 4 August 1948 29 March 1958 (9 years, 237 days)

93 years, 2 days

José María Caro Rodríguez Chile 23 June 1866 29 March 1958 4 December 1958 (1 year, 250 days)

92 years, 164 days

Georges Grente France 5 May 1872 4 December 1958 5 May 1959 (152 days)

87 years, 0 days

Elia dala Costa Italy 14 May 1872 5 May 1959 22 December 1961 (2 years, 231 days)

89 years, 222 days

Francesco Morano 8 June 1872 22 December 1961 12 July 1968 (6 years, 203 days)

96 years, 34 days

Carlos María de la Torre Ecuador 15 November 1873 12 July 1968 31 July 1968 (19 days)

94 years, 259 days

Augusto da Silva Brazil 8 April 1876 31 July 1968 14 August 1968 (14 days)

92 years, 128 days

Giuseppe Pizzardo Italy 13 July 1877 14 August 1968 1 August 1970 (1 year, 352 days)

93 years, 19 days

Benedetto Aloisi Masella 29 June 1879 1 August 1970 30 September 1970 (60 days)

91 years, 93 days

Paolo Giobbe 10 January 1880 30 September 1970 14 August 1972 (1 year, 319 days)

92 years, 217 days

José da Costa Nunes Portugal 15 March 1880 14 August 1972 29 November 1976 (4 years, 107 days)

96 years, 259 days

Alberto di Jorio Italy 18 July 1884 29 November 1976 5 September 1979 (2 years, 280 days)

95 years, 49 days

Antonio Caggiano Argentina 30 January 1889 5 September 1979 23 October 1979 (48 days)

90 years, 266 days

Carlos Vasconcellos Brazil 16 July 1890 23 October 1979 18 September 1982 (2 years, 326 days)

92 years, 64 days

Pietro Parente Italy 16 February 1891 18 September 1982 29 December 1986 (4 years, 102 days)

95 years, 316 days

Julijans Vaivods Latvia 18 August 1895 29 December 1986 24 May 1990 (3 years, 146 days)

94 years, 279 days

Henri de Lubac France 20 February 1896 24 May 1990 4 September 1991 (1 year, 103 days)

95 years, 196 days

Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli Italy 14 July 1896 4 September 1991 12 July 1993 (1 year, 311 days)

96 years, 363 days

Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei China 2 August 1901 4 September 1991 26 November 1994 12 March 2000 (3 years, 44 days)

98 years, 223 days

Mikel Koliqi Albania 29 September 1900 26 November 1994 28 January 1997

96 years, 121 days

Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei China 2 August 1901 28 January 1997 12 March 2000 (3 years, 44 days)

98 years, 223 days

Corrado Bafile Italy 4 July 1903 12 March 2000 3 February 2005 (4 years, 328 days)

101 years, 214 days

Johannes Willebrands Natherlands 4 September 1909 3 February 2005 1 August 2008 (1 year, 180 days)

96 years, 331 days

Alfons Maria Stickler Austria 23 August 1910 1 August 2006 12 December 2007 (1 year, 133 days)

97 years, 311 days

Paul Augustin Mayer Germany 23 May 1911 12 December 2007 30 April 2010 (2 years, 139 days)

98 years, 312 days

Ersilio Tonini Italy 20 July 1914 30 April 2010 28 July 2013 (3 years, 89 days)

99 years, 8 days

Fiorenzo Angelini 1 August 1916 28 July 2013 22 November 2014 (209 days)

98 years, 113 days

Loris Francesco Capovilla 14 October 1915 22 February 2014 26 May 2016 (2 years, 94 days)

100 years, 224 days

José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez Colombia 18 February 1919 26 May 2016 3 September 2019 (3 years, 100 days)

100 years, 197 days

Roger Etchegaray France 25 September 1922 3 September 2019 4 September 2019 (1 day)

96 years, 344 days

Albert Vanhoye 24 July 1923 4 September 2019 29 July 2021 (1 year, 328 days)

98 years, 5 days

Jozef Tomko Slovakia 11 March 1924 29 July 2021 14 July 2022 (1 year, 10 days)

100 years, 283 days

Alexandre do Nascimento Angola 1 March 1925 8 August 2022 Alive (2 years, 101 days)

age 99 years, 261 days

See Also

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