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This article lists the 100 longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (born non earlier than 01 January 1400), 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'''==
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|1865.12.17
|1865.12.17
|100 years, 123 days
|100 years, 123 days
|-
|6
|{{Wp|Domingo Ram y Lanaja|Domingo Ram I Lanaja}}
|Spain
|1345
|1445.04.25
|99 years, 116 days to 100 years, 115 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''6'''
|'''7'''
|'''{{Wp|Alexandre do Nascimento}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Alexandre do Nascimento}}'''
|'''Angola'''
|'''Angola'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|3|1}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|3|1}}'''
|-
|-
|7
|8
|{{Wp|Ersilio Tonini}}||Italy||1914.07.20||2013.07.28
|{{Wp|Ersilio Tonini}}||Italy||1914.07.20||2013.07.28
|99 years, 8 days
|99 years, 8 days
|-
|-
|8
|9
|{{Wp|Galeazzo Marescotti}}
|{{Wp|Galeazzo Marescotti}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|98 years, 275 days
|98 years, 275 days
|-
|-
|9
|10
|{{Wp|Jean-Baptist de Belloy}}
|{{Wp|Jean-Baptist de Belloy}}
|France
|France
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|98 years, 245 days
|98 years, 245 days
|-
|-
|10
|11
|{{Wp|Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir}}||Lebanon||1920.05.15||2019.05.12||98 years, 362 days
|{{Wp|Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir}}||Lebanon||1920.05.15||2019.05.12||98 years, 362 days
|-
|-
|11
|12
|{{Wp|Paul Augustin Mayer}}||Germany||1911.05.23||2010.04.30||98 years, 342 days  
|{{Wp|Paul Augustin Mayer}}||Germany||1911.05.23||2010.04.30||98 years, 342 days  
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |12
| rowspan="2" |13
|{{Wp|Ignatius Kung Pin-mei}}
|{{Wp|Ignatius Kung Pin-mei}}
|China
|China
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|2004.03.13
|2004.03.13
|-
|-
|14
|15
|{{Wp|Jozef Tomko}}
|{{Wp|Jozef Tomko}}
|Slovakia
|Slovakia
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|98 years 150 days
|98 years 150 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''15'''
|'''16'''
|'''{{Wp|Estanislao Esteban Karlic}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Estanislao Esteban Karlic}}'''
|'''Argentina'''
|'''Argentina'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|2|7}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|2|7}}'''
|-
|-
|16
|17
|{{Wp|Fiorenzo Angelini}}
|{{Wp|Fiorenzo Angelini}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|98 years, 113 days
|98 years, 113 days
|-
|-
|17
|18
|{{wp|Albert Vanhoye}}, SJ
|{{wp|Albert Vanhoye}}, SJ
|France
|France
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|98 years, 5 days
|98 years, 5 days
|-
|-
|18
|19
|{{Wp|Paolo Dezza}}, S.J.||Italy||1901.12.13|| 1999.12.17|| 98 years, 4 days
|{{Wp|Paolo Dezza}}, S.J.||Italy||1901.12.13|| 1999.12.17|| 98 years, 4 days
|-
|-
|19
|20
|{{wp|Alexandre José María dos Santos}}, O.F.M.
|{{wp|Alexandre José María dos Santos}}, O.F.M.
|Mozambique
|Mozambique
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|97 years, 195 days
|97 years, 195 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''20'''
|'''21'''
|'''{{Wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}'''
|'''Uganda'''
|'''Uganda'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|15}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|15}}'''
|-
|-
|21
|22
|{{Wp|Alfons Maria Stickler}}||Austria||1910.08.23||2007.12.12
|{{Wp|Alfons Maria Stickler}}||Austria||1910.08.23||2007.12.12
|97 years, 111 days
|97 years, 111 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''22'''
|'''23'''
|'''{{Wp|Luis Pascual Dri}} OFM Cap.'''
|'''{{Wp|Luis Pascual Dri}} OFM Cap.'''
|'''Argentina'''
|'''Argentina'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|17}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|17}}'''
|-
|-
|23
|24
|{{Wp|Henryk Gulbinowicz}}
|{{Wp|Henryk Gulbinowicz}}
|Poland
|Poland
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|97 years, 30 days
|97 years, 30 days
|-
|-
|24
|25
|{{Wp|Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli}}, O.F.M.||Italy||1896.07.14 ||1993.07.12||96 years, 363 days
|{{Wp|Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli}}, O.F.M.||Italy||1896.07.14 ||1993.07.12||96 years, 363 days
|-
|-
|25
|26
|{{Wp|Roger Etchegaray}}
|{{Wp|Roger Etchegaray}}
|France
|France
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|96 years, 344 days
|96 years, 344 days
|-
|-
|26
|27
|{{Wp|Johannes Willebrands}}
|{{Wp|Johannes Willebrands}}
|Netherlands
|Netherlands
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|96 years, 331 days
|96 years, 331 days
|-
|-
| 27
|28
|{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|96 years, 312 days
|96 years, 312 days
|-
|-
|28
|29
|{{Wp|Edward Cassidy}}
|{{Wp|Edward Cassidy}}
|Australia
|Australia
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|96 years, 279 days  
|96 years, 279 days  
|-
|-
|29
|30
|{{wp|Kazimierz Świątek}}||Belgium||1914.10.21 ||2011.07.21||96 years, 273 days
|{{wp|Kazimierz Świątek}}||Belgium||1914.10.21 ||2011.07.21||96 years, 273 days
|-
|-
|30
|31
|{{wp|José da Costa Nuñes}}||Portugal||1880.03.15 ||1976.11.29  
|{{wp|José da Costa Nuñes}}||Portugal||1880.03.15 ||1976.11.29  
|96 years, 259 days
|96 years, 259 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''31'''
|'''32'''
|'''{{Wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}'''
|'''Mozambique'''
|'''Mozambique'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|10|27}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|10|27}}'''
|-
|-
| 32||{{wp|Giovanni Canestri}}||Italy||1918.09.30||2006.04.29||96 years, 211 days
|33||{{wp|Giovanni Canestri}}||Italy||1918.09.30||2006.04.29||96 years, 211 days
|-
|-
|'''33''
|34
|{{Wp|Domenico Bartolucci}}
|{{Wp|Domenico Bartolucci}}
|Italy  
|Italy  
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|96 years, 188 days
|96 years, 188 days
|-
|-
|34
|35
|{{Wp|Adam Kozłowiecki}}, S.J.
|{{Wp|Adam Kozłowiecki}}, S.J.
|Zambia
|Zambia
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|96 years, 180 days
|96 years, 180 days
|-
|-
|35
|36
|{{Wp|Francisco Álvarez Martínez}}
|{{Wp|Francisco Álvarez Martínez}}
|Spain
|Spain
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|96 years, 175 days
|96 years, 175 days
|-
|-
|36
|37
|{{Wp|Francesco Carafa di Trajetto}}
|{{Wp|Francesco Carafa di Trajetto}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|96 years, 144 days
|96 years, 144 days
|-
|-
|37
|38
|{{Wp|Mikel Koliqi}}
|{{Wp|Mikel Koliqi}}
| Albania
|Albania
| 1900.09.29
|1900.09.29
|1997.01.28
|1997.01.28
|96 years, 121 days
|96 years, 121 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''38'''
|'''39'''
|'''{{Wp|Friedrich Wetter}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Friedrich Wetter}}'''
|'''Germany'''
|'''Germany'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|20}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|20}}'''
|-
|-
|39
|40
|{{Wp|Francesco Morano}}
|{{Wp|Francesco Morano}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|96 years, 34 days
|96 years, 34 days
|-
|-
|40
|41
|{{wp|Luigi De Magistris (cardinal)|Luigi De Magistris}}
|{{wp|Luigi De Magistris (cardinal)|Luigi De Magistris}}
|Italy
|Italy
| 1926.02.23
|1926.02.23
|2022.02.16
|2022.02.16
|95 years 358 days
|95 years 358 days
|-
|-
|41
|42
|{{wp|José Freire Falcão}}
|{{wp|José Freire Falcão}}
|Brazil
|Brazil
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|95 years, 338 days
|95 years, 338 days
|-
|-
|42
|43
|{{Wp|Pietro Parente}}
|{{Wp|Pietro Parente}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|95 years, 316 days  
|95 years, 316 days  
|-
|-
|43
|44
|{{Wp|Achille Silvestrini}}
|{{Wp|Achille Silvestrini}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|2019.08.29
|2019.08.29
|95 years, 308 days
|95 years, 308 days
|-
|45
|{{Wp|Pope Benedict XVI|Joseph Ratzinger}}<br /><small>(later Pope Benedict XVI)<small>
|Italy
|1927.04.16
|2022.12.31
|95 years, 279 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''44'''
|'''46'''
|'''{{Wp|Ernest Simoni}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Ernest Simoni}}'''
|'''Albania'''
|'''Albania'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|18}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|18}}'''
|-
|-
|45
|47
|{{Wp|Pope Benedict XVI|Joseph Ratzinger}}<br /><small>(later Pope Benedict XVI)<small>
|Italy
|1927.04.16
|2022.12.31
|95 years, 279 days
|-
|33&dash;48
|{{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
|-
|49
|{{Wp|Agostino Cacciavillan}}
|{{Wp|Agostino Cacciavillan}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|95 years, 204 days
|95 years, 204 days
|-
|-
|46
|50
|{{Wp|Henri de Lubac}} S.J.
|{{Wp|Henri de Lubac}} S.J.
| France
|France
|1896.02.20
|1896.02.20
|1991.09.04
|1991.09.04
|95 years, 196 days
|95 years, 196 days
|-
|51
|{{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" |
|'''47'''
|'''52'''
|'''{{Wp|Walter Brandmüller}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Walter Brandmüller}}'''
|'''Germany'''
|'''Germany'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|5}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|5}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''48'''
|'''53'''
|'''{{Wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}'''
|'''Thailand'''
|'''Thailand'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|25}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|25}}'''
|-
|-
| 49
|54
|{{Wp|Paulo Evaristo Arns}}
|{{Wp|Paulo Evaristo Arns}}
|Brazil
|Brazil
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|95 years, 91 days
|95 years, 91 days
|-
|-
|50
|55
|{{Wp|Serafim Fernandes de Araújo}}
|{{Wp|Serafim Fernandes de Araújo}}
|Brazil
|Brazil
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|95 years, 56 days
|95 years, 56 days
|-
|-
|51
|56
|{{Wp|Alberto Di Jorio}}
|{{Wp|Alberto Di Jorio}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|95 years, 49 days
|95 years, 49 days
|-
|-
|52
|57
|{{Wp|Corrado Ursi}}
|{{Wp|Corrado Ursi}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|95 years, 34 days
|95 years, 34 days
|-
|-
|53
|58
|{{Wp|Julijans Vaivods}}
|{{Wp|Julijans Vaivods}}
|Latvia
|Latvia
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|94 years, 279 days
|94 years, 279 days
|-
|-
|54
|59
|{{Wp|Jorge Medina (cardinal)|Jorge Medina}}
|{{Wp|Jorge Medina (cardinal)|Jorge Medina}}
|Chile
|Chile
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|94 years, 284 days
|94 years, 284 days
|-
|-
|55
|60
|{{wp|Carlos María de la Torre}}
|{{wp|Carlos María de la Torre}}
|Ecuador
|Ecuador
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|94 years, 259 days
|94 years, 259 days
|-
|-
|56
|61
|{{Wp|Louis-Albert Vachon}}
|{{Wp|Louis-Albert Vachon}}
|Canada
|Canada
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|94 years, 237 days
|94 years, 237 days
|-
|-
|57
|62
|{{Wp|Egano Righi-Lambertini}}||Italy||1906.02.22
|{{Wp|Egano Righi-Lambertini}}||Italy||1906.02.22
|2000.10.04
|2000.10.04
|94 years, 225 days
|94 years, 225 days
|-
|-
|58
|63
|{{Wp|Angelo Sodano}}
|{{Wp|Angelo Sodano}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|94 years, 205 days
|94 years, 205 days
|-
|-
|59
|64
|{{Wp|Gilberto Agustoni}}
|{{Wp|Gilberto Agustoni}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|94 years, 171 days
|94 years, 171 days
|-
|-
|60
|65
|{{Wp|Eduardo Martínez Somalo}}
|{{Wp|Eduardo Martínez Somalo}}
|Spain
|Spain
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|94 years, 142 days
|94 years, 142 days
|-
|-
|61
|66
|{{Wp|Giovanni Cheli}}
|{{Wp|Giovanni Cheli}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|94 years 122 days
|94 years 122 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''62'''
|'''67'''
|'''{{Wp|Adam Maida}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Adam Maida}}'''
|'''United States'''
|'''United States'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|18}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|18}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''63'''
|'''68'''
|'''{{Wp|Julian Herranz Casado}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Julian Herranz Casado}}'''
|'''Spain'''
|'''Spain'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|31}}'''
|-
|-
| 64||{{Wp|Giuseppe Sensi}}||Italy||1907.05.27||2001.07.26
|69||{{Wp|Giuseppe Sensi}}||Italy||1907.05.27||2001.07.26
|94 years, 60 days  
|94 years, 60 days  
|-
|-
|65
|70
|{{Wp|Marian Jaworski}}
|{{Wp|Marian Jaworski}}
|Poland
|Poland
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|94 years 13 days
|94 years 13 days
|-
|-
| 66
|71
|{{Wp|Carlo Furno}}
|{{Wp|Carlo Furno}}
|Italy  
|Italy  
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|94 years, 7 days
|94 years, 7 days
|-
|-
|67
|72
|{{Wp|Prosper Grech}}, O.S.A.  
|{{Wp|Prosper Grech}}, O.S.A.  
|Malta
|Malta
| 1925.12.24
|1925.12.24
|2019.12.30
|2019.12.30
|94 years, 6 days
|94 years, 6 days
|-
|-
|68
|73
|{{Wp|Roberto Tucci}}
|{{Wp|Roberto Tucci}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|93 years, 360 days
|93 years, 360 days
|-
|-
|69
|74
|{{Wp|Georges Cottier}} OP
|{{Wp|Georges Cottier}} OP
|Switzerland
|Switzerland
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|93 years, 341 days
|93 years, 341 days
|-
|-
|70
|75
|{{Wp|John Carberry}}
|{{Wp|John Carberry}}
|United States
|United States
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|93 years, 321 days
|93 years, 321 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''71'''
|'''76'''
|'''{{Wp|Paul Poupard}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Paul Poupard}}'''
|'''France'''
|'''France'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|8|30}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|8|30}}'''
|-
|-
|72
|77
|{{Wp|Paolo Bertoli}}
|{{Wp|Paolo Bertoli}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|93 years, 280 days
|93 years, 280 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
| '''73'''
|'''78'''
|'''{{Wp|Salvatore De Giorgi}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Salvatore De Giorgi}}'''
|'''Italy'''
|'''Italy'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|9|6}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|9|6}}'''
|-
|-
|74
|79
|{{Wp|Thomas Williams (cCardinal)|Thomas Williams}}
|{{Wp|Thomas Williams (cCardinal)|Thomas Williams}}
|United States
|United States
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|93 years. 276 days
|93 years. 276 days
|-
|-
|75
|80
|{{Wp|Opilio Rossi}}
|{{Wp|Opilio Rossi}}
| United States
|United States
|1910.05.14
|1910.05.14
|2004.02.09
|2004.02.09
|93 years, 271 days  
|93 years, 271 days  
|-
|-
|76||{{Wp|Vincenzo Vannutelli}}||Italy||1836.12.09||1930.07.05||93 years, 216 days
|81||{{Wp|Vincenzo Vannutelli}}||Italy||1836.12.09||1930.07.05||93 years, 216 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|77
|'''82'''
|'''{{Wp|Janis Pujats}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Janis Pujats}}'''
|'''Latvia'''
|'''Latvia'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|11|14}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|11|14}}'''
|-
|-
|78
|83
|{{Wp|José Manuel Estepa Llaurens}}
|{{Wp|José Manuel Estepa Llaurens}}
|Spain
|Spain
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|93 years, 201 days
|93 years, 201 days
|-
|-
|79
|84
|{{Wp|Jean Margéot}}
|{{Wp|Jean Margéot}}
|Mauritius
|Mauritius
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|93 years, 164 days
|93 years, 164 days
|-
|-
|80
|85
|{{Wp|Teodolfo Mertel}}
|{{Wp|Teodolfo Mertel}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|93 years, 152 days
|93 years, 152 days
|-
|-
|81
|86
|{{Wp|Simon Pimenta}}
|{{Wp|Simon Pimenta}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|93 years, 140 days
|93 years, 140 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|82
|'''87'''
|'''{{Wp|Camillo Ruini}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Camillo Ruini}}'''
|'''Italy'''
|'''Italy'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1931|2|19}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1931|2|19}}'''
|-
|-
|83
|88
|{{Wp|František Tomášek}}
|{{Wp|František Tomášek}}
|Czechoslovakia
|Czechoslovakia
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|93 years, 35 days
|93 years, 35 days
|-
|-
|84
|89
|{{Wp|Alfredo Scherer}}
|{{Wp|Alfredo Scherer}}
|Brazil
|Brazil
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|93 years, 33 days
|93 years, 33 days
|-
|-
|85
|90
|{{Wp|James Francis McIntyre}}
|{{Wp|James Francis McIntyre}}
|United States
|United States
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|93 years, 21 days
|93 years, 21 days
|-
|-
|86
|91
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Pizzardo}}
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Pizzardo}}
|Italy
|Italy
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| 93 years, 19 days
| 93 years, 19 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|87
|'''92'''
|'''{{Wp|Lucian Mureșan}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Lucian Mureșan}}'''
|'''Romania'''
|'''Romania'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1931|5|23}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1931|5|23}}'''
|-
|-
| 88
|93
|{{Wp|Antonio Innocenti}}
|{{Wp|Antonio Innocenti}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|93 years, 14 days
|93 years, 14 days
|-
|-
|89
|94
|{{Wp|Carlo Confalonieri}}
|{{Wp|Carlo Confalonieri}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|93 years, 7 days
|93 years, 7 days
|-
|-
|90
|95
|{{Wp|Alessandro Verde}}
|{{Wp|Alessandro Verde}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|93 years, 2 days
|93 years, 2 days
|-
|-
|91
|96
|{{Wp|Branda da Castiglione}}
|Italy
|1350.02.04
|1443.02.03
|92 years, 364 days
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|97
|{{Wp|Julien Ries}}
|{{Wp|Julien Ries}}
|Belgium
|Belgium
| 1920.04.19
|1920.04.19
|2013.02.23
|2013.02.23
|92 years, 310 days
|92 years, 310 days
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|92
|98
|{{Wp|Juan Carlos Aramburu}}
|{{Wp|Juan Carlos Aramburu}}
|Argentina
|Argentina
| 1912.02.11
|1912.02.11
|2004.11.18
|2004.11.18
|92 years, 281 days
|92 years, 281 days
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|93
|99
|{{Wp|Sergio Sebastiani}}
|{{Wp|Sergio Sebastiani}}
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Revision as of 13:29, 12 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 11/16/2024

Currently Living
No. Cardinal Country Born Died Age at Death
1 Jorge da Costa Portugal 1406 1508.09.18 101 years, 262 days to 102 years, 261 days
2 Corrado Bafile Italy 1903.07.04 2005.02.03 101 years, 214 days
3 Loris Francesco Capovilla Italy 1915.10.14 2016.05.26 100 years, 224 days
4 José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez Italy 1919.02.18 2019.09.03 100 years, 197 days
5 Luigi Ciacchi Italy 1765.08.16 1865.12.17 100 years, 123 days
6 Domingo Ram I Lanaja Spain 1345 1445.04.25 99 years, 116 days to 100 years, 115 days
7 Alexandre do Nascimento Angola 1925.03.01 Alive 99 years, 260 days
8 Ersilio Tonini Italy 1914.07.20 2013.07.28 99 years, 8 days
9 Galeazzo Marescotti Italy 1627.10.01 1726.07.03 98 years, 275 days
10 Jean-Baptist de Belloy France 1709.10.09 1808.06.10 98 years, 245 days
11 Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir Lebanon 1920.05.15 2019.05.12 98 years, 362 days
12 Paul Augustin Mayer Germany 1911.05.23 2010.04.30 98 years, 342 days
13 Ignatius Kung Pin-mei China 1901.08.02 2000.03.12 98 years, 223 days
Franz König Austria 1905.08.03 2004.03.13
15 Jozef Tomko Slovakia 1924.03.11 2022.08.08 98 years 150 days
16 Estanislao Esteban Karlic Argentina 1926.02.07 Alive 98 years, 283 days
17 Fiorenzo Angelini Italy 1916.08.01 2014.11.22 98 years, 113 days
18 Albert Vanhoye, SJ France 1923.07.24 2021.07.29 98 years, 5 days
19 Paolo Dezza, S.J. Italy 1901.12.13 1999.12.17 98 years, 4 days
20 Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. Mozambique 1924.03.18 2021.09.29 97 years, 195 days
21 Emmanuel Wamala Uganda 1926.12.15 Alive 97 years, 337 days
22 Alfons Maria Stickler Austria 1910.08.23 2007.12.12 97 years, 111 days
23 Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. Argentina 1927.04.17 Alive 97 years, 213 days
24 Henryk Gulbinowicz Poland 1923.10.17 2020.11.16 97 years, 30 days
25 Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. Italy 1896.07.14 1993.07.12 96 years, 363 days
26 Roger Etchegaray France 1922.09.25 2019.09.04 96 years, 344 days
27 Johannes Willebrands Netherlands 1909.09.04 2008.08.02 96 years, 331 days
28 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Italy 1851.04.10 1948.02.16 96 years, 312 days
29 Edward Cassidy Australia 1924.07.05 2021.04.10 96 years, 279 days
30 Kazimierz Świątek Belgium 1914.10.21 2011.07.21 96 years, 273 days
31 José da Costa Nuñes Portugal 1880.03.15 1976.11.29 96 years, 259 days
32 Júlio Duarte Langa Mozambique 1927.10.27 Alive 97 years, 20 days
33 Giovanni Canestri Italy 1918.09.30 2006.04.29 96 years, 211 days
34 Domenico Bartolucci Italy 1917.05.17 2013.11.11 96 years, 188 days
35 Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. Zambia 1911.04.01 2007.09.28 96 years, 180 days
36 Francisco Álvarez Martínez Spain 1925.07.14 2022.01.05 96 years, 175 days
37 Francesco Carafa di Trajetto Italy 1722.04.29 1818.09.20 96 years, 144 days
38 Mikel Koliqi Albania 1900.09.29 1997.01.28 96 years, 121 days
39 Friedrich Wetter Germany 1928.02.20 Alive 96 years, 270 days
40 Francesco Morano Italy 1872.06.08 1968.07.12 96 years, 34 days
41 Luigi De Magistris Italy 1926.02.23 2022.02.16 95 years 358 days
42 José Freire Falcão Brazil 1925.10.23 2021.09.26 95 years, 338 days
43 Pietro Parente Italy 1891.02.16 1986.12.29 95 years, 316 days
44 Achille Silvestrini Italy 1923.10.25 2019.08.29 95 years, 308 days
45 Joseph Ratzinger
(later Pope Benedict XVI)
Italy 1927.04.16 2022.12.31 95 years, 279 days
46 Ernest Simoni Albania 1928.10.18 Alive 96 years, 29 days
47 Joseph Ratzinger
(later Pope Benedict XVI)
Italy 1927.04.16 2022.12.31 95 years, 279 days
33‐48 Ugolino dei Conti di Segni
(later Pope Gregory IX)
Italy 1145 1241.08.22 95 years, 235 days to 96 years, 234 days
49 Agostino Cacciavillan Italy 1926.08.14 2022.03.05 95 years, 204 days
50 Henri de Lubac S.J. France 1896.02.20 1991.09.04 95 years, 196 days
51 Pedro Martinez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor
(later Antipope Benedict XIII)
France 1428.11.28 1523.05.23 95 years, 176 days
52 Walter Brandmüller Germany 1929.01.05 Alive 95 years, 316 days
53 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Thailand 1929.01.25 Alive 95 years, 296 days
54 Paulo Evaristo Arns Brazil 1921.09.14 2016.12.14 95 years, 91 days
55 Serafim Fernandes de Araújo Brazil 1924.08.13 2019.10.08 95 years, 56 days
56 Alberto Di Jorio Italy 1884.07.18 1979.09.05 95 years, 49 days
57 Corrado Ursi Italy 1908.07.26 2003.08.29 95 years, 34 days
58 Julijans Vaivods Latvia 1895.08.18 1990.05.24 94 years, 279 days
59 Jorge Medina Chile 1926.12.23 2021.10.03 94 years, 284 days
60 Carlos María de la Torre Ecuador 1873.11.15 1968.07.31 94 years, 259 days
61 Louis-Albert Vachon Canada 1912.02.04 2006.09.29 94 years, 237 days
62 Egano Righi-Lambertini Italy 1906.02.22 2000.10.04 94 years, 225 days
63 Angelo Sodano Italy 1927.11.23 2022.05.27 94 years, 205 days
64 Gilberto Agustoni Italy 1922.07.26 2017.01.22 94 years, 171 days
65 Eduardo Martínez Somalo Spain 1927.03.31 2021.08.10 94 years, 142 days
66 Giovanni Cheli Italy 1918.10.04 2013.02.08 94 years 122 days
67 Adam Maida United States 1930.03.18 Alive 94 years, 243 days
68 Julian Herranz Casado Spain 1930.03.31 Alive 94 years, 230 days
69 Giuseppe Sensi Italy 1907.05.27 2001.07.26 94 years, 60 days
70 Marian Jaworski Poland 1926.08.21 2020.09.05 94 years 13 days
71 Carlo Furno Italy 1921.12.02 2015.12.09 94 years, 7 days
72 Prosper Grech, O.S.A. Malta 1925.12.24 2019.12.30 94 years, 6 days
73 Roberto Tucci Italy 1921.04.19 2015.04.14 93 years, 360 days
74 Georges Cottier OP Switzerland 1922.04.25 2016.03.31 93 years, 341 days
75 John Carberry United States 1904.07.31 1998..06.17 93 years, 321 days
76 Paul Poupard France 1930.08.30 Alive 94 years, 78 days
77 Paolo Bertoli Italy 1908.02.01 2001.11.08 93 years, 280 days
78 Salvatore De Giorgi Italy 1930.09.06 Alive 94 years, 71 days
79 Thomas Williams United States 1930.03.20 2023.12.22 93 years. 276 days
80 Opilio Rossi United States 1910.05.14 2004.02.09 93 years, 271 days
81 Vincenzo Vannutelli Italy 1836.12.09 1930.07.05 93 years, 216 days
82 Janis Pujats Latvia 1930.11.14 Alive 94 years, 2 days
83 José Manuel Estepa Llaurens Spain 1926.01.01 2019.07.21 93 years, 201 days
84 Jean Margéot Mauritius 1916.02.03 2009.07.17 93 years, 164 days
85 Teodolfo Mertel Italy 1806.02.09 1899.07.11 93 years, 152 days
86 Simon Pimenta Italy 1920.03.01 2013.02.19 93 years, 140 days
87 Camillo Ruini Italy 1931.02.19 Alive 93 years, 271 days
88 František Tomášek Czechoslovakia 1899.06.30 1992.08.04 93 years, 35 days
89 Alfredo Scherer Brazil 1903.02.05 1996.03.09 93 years, 33 days
90 James Francis McIntyre United States 1886.06.25 1979.07.18 93 years, 21 days
91 Giuseppe Pizzardo Italy 1877.07.13 1970.08.01 93 years, 19 days
92 Lucian Mureșan Romania 1931.05.23 Alive 93 years, 177 days
93 Antonio Innocenti Italy 1915.08.23 2008.09.06 93 years, 14 days
94 Carlo Confalonieri Italy 1893.07.25 1986.08.01 93 years, 7 days
95 Alessandro Verde Italy 1865.03.25 1958.03.29 93 years, 2 days
96 Branda da Castiglione Italy 1350.02.04 1443.02.03 92 years, 364 days
97 Julien Ries Belgium 1920.04.19 2013.02.23 92 years, 310 days
98 Juan Carlos Aramburu Argentina 1912.02.11 2004.11.18 92 years, 281 days
99 Sergio Sebastiani Italy 1931.04.11 2024.01.16 92 years, 280 days
100 Henri Albert de la Grange d'Arquien France 1613.09.08 1707.05.24 93 years, 258 days
1xx Paolo Giobbe Italy 1880.01.10 1972.08.14 92 years, 217 days
rowspan="2" Josyf Slipyj Ukraine 1892.02.17 1984.09.07 92 years, 203 days
Léon-Étienne Duval Algeria 1903.11.09 1996.05.30
97 Giuseppe Firrao Italy 1736.07.20 1830.01.24 93 years, 188 days
99 Jean Honoré France 1920.08.13 2013.02.28 92 years, 199 days
100 Joseph Asajirō Satowaki Japan 1904.02.01 1996.08.08 92 years, 189 days

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, 315 days 92 years, 360 days
2 Joseph Zen Ze-kiun S.D.B. Portugal 1932.01.13 Alive 92 years, 308 days 92 years, 353 days
3 James Stafford United States 1932.07.26 alive 92 years, 113 days 92 years, 158 days
4 Gaudencio Rosales Philippines 1932.08.10 alive 92 years, 98 days 92 years, 143 days
5 Francis Arinze Nigeria 1932.11.01 Alive 92 years, 15 days 92 years, 60 days
6 Renato Martino Italy 1932.11.23 Alive 91 years, 359 days 92 years, 38 days
7 Walter Kasper Germany 1933.03.05 Alive 91 years, 256 days 91 years, 301 days
8 Juan Sandoval Íñiguez Mexico 1933.03.28 Alive 91 years, 233 days 91 years, 278 days
9 Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Isch Chile 1933.09.05 Alive 91 years, 72 days 91 years, 117 days
10 Raffaele Farina SDB Chile 1933.09.24 Alive 91 years, 53 days 91 years, 98 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, 260 days

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