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Revision as of 09:39, 19 June 2024

This article lists the 100 longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (born non earlier than 01 January 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 Corrado Bafile (1903-2005) who lived to 101 years, 214 days.

Gallery

List

ages are up-to-date 11/16/2024

Rank Cardinal Country Born Died Age Date entered
1 Corrado Bafile Italy 1903.07.04 2005.02.03 101 years, 214 days 2008.11.28

Original

2 Loris Francesco Capovilla Italy 1915.10.14 2016.05.26 100 years, 224 days 2014.02.14

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3 José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez Italy 1919.02.18 2019.09.03 100 years, 197 days 2015.02.14

Sabattani

4 Alexandre do Nascimento Angola 1925.03.01 Alive 99 years, 260 days 2014.04.12

Oddi

5 Ersilio Tonini Italy 1914.07.20 2013.07.28 99 years, 8 days 2008.11.28

Original

6 Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir Lebanon 1920.05.15 2019.05.12 98 years, 362 days 2009.04..19

Ottaviani

7 Paul Augustin Mayer Germany 1911.05.23 2010.04.30 98 years, 342 days 2008.11.28

Original

8 Ignatius Kung Pin-mei China 1901.08.02 2000.03.12 98 years, 223 days 2008.11.28

Original

9 Franz König Austria 1905.08.03 2004.03.13 2008.11.28

Original

10 Jozef Tomko Slovakia 1924.03.11 2022.08.08 98 years 150 days 2014.06.25

Maurer

11 Estanislao Esteban Karlic Argentina 1926.02.07 Alive 98 years, 283 days 2016.09.29

Di Canossa

12 Fiorenzo Angelini Italy 1916.08.01 2014.11.22 98 years, 113 days 2008.11.28

Original

13 Albert Vanhoye, SJ France 1923.07.24 2021.07.29 98 years, 5 days 2013.05.04

Goicoechea

14 Paolo Dezza, S.J. Italy 1901.12.13 1999.12.17 98 years, 4 days 2008.11.28

Original

15 Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. Mozambique 1924.03.18 2021.09.29 97 years, 195 days 2014.07.13

-

16 Emmanuel Wamala Uganda 1926.12.15 Alive 97 years, 337 days 2018.01.12

Carter

17 Alfons Maria Stickler Austria 1910.08.23 2007.12.12 97 years, 111 days 2008.11.28

Original

18 Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. Argentina 1927.04.17 Alive 97 years, 213 days 2023.09.30

Garrone

19 Henryk Gulbinowicz Poland 1923.10.17 2020.11.16 97 years, 30 days 2013.08.14

Dery

20 Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. Italy 1896.07.14 1993.07.12 96 years, 363 days 2008.11.28

Original

21 Roger Etchegaray France 1922.09.25 2019.09.04 96 years, 344 days 2012.06.15

Marella

22 Johannes Willebrands Netherlands 1909.09.04 2008.08.02 96 years, 331 days 2008.11.28

Original

23 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Italy 1851.04.10 1948.02.16 96 years, 312 days 2008.11.28

Original

24 Edward Cassidy Australia 1924.07.05 2021.04.10 96 years, 279 days 2010.10.30

Špidlík/Lourdusamy

25 Kazimierz Świątek Belgium 1914.10.21 2011.07.21 96 years, 273 days 2008.11.28

Original

26 José da Costa Nuñes Portugal 1880.03.15 1976.11.29 96 years, 259 days 2008.11.28

Original

27 Giovanni Canestri Italy 1918.09.30 2006.04.29 96 years, 211 days 2008.11.28

Original

28 Domenico Bartolucci Italy 1917.05.17 2013.11.11 96 years, 188 days 2008.11.28

Original

29 Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. Zambia 1911.04.01 2007.09.28 96 years, 180 days 2008.11.28

Original

30 Francisco Álvarez Martínez Spain 1925.07.14 2022.01.05 96 years, 175 days 2016.03.03

Clancy

31 Mikel Koliqi Albania 1900.09.29 1997.01.28 96 years, 121 days 2008.11.28

Original

32 Friedrich Wetter Germany 1928.02.28 Alive 96 years, 262 days 2019.06.26

Pavan

33 Francesco Morano italy 1872.06.08 1968.07.12 96 years, 34 days 2008.11.28

Original

34 Luigi De Magistris Italy 1926.02.23 2022.02.16 95 years 358 days 2017.01.17

Carpio

35 José Freire Falcão Brazil 1925.10.23 2021.09.26 95 years, 338 days 2016.07.02

Antonetti

36 Pietro Parente Italy 1891.02.16 1986.12.29 95 years, 316 days 2008.11.28

Original

37 Achille Silvestrini Italy 1923.10.25 2019.08.29 95 years, 308 days 2013.09.28

Gouyon

38 Ernest Simoni Albania 1928.10.18 Alive 96 years, 29 days 2020.04.29

Silva Henríquez

39 Agostino Cacciavillan Italy 1926.08.14 2022.03.05 95 years, 204 days 2017.08.25

O'Boyle

40 Henri de Lubac S.J. France 1896.02.20 1991.09.04 95 years, 196 days 2008.11.28

Original

41 Walter Brandmüller Germany 1929.01.05 Alive 95 years, 316 days 2020.07.22

Pla y Deniel

42 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Thailand 1929.01.25 Alive 95 years, 296 days 2020.09.25

Sales

43 Paulo Evaristo Arns Brazil 1921.09.14 2016.12.14 95 years, 91 days 2011.03.04

Newman

44 Serafim Fernandes de Araújo Brazil 1924.08.13 2019.10.08 95 years, 56 days 2015.02.10

Navarrete Cortés

45 Alberto Di Jorio Italy 1884.07.18 1979.09.05 95 years, 49 days 2008.11.28

Original

46 Corrado Ursi Italy 1908.07.26 2003.08.29 95 years, 34 days 2008.11.28

Original

47 Jorge Medina Chile 1926.12.23 2021.10.03 94 years, 284 days 2018.03.03

Congar

48 Julijans Vaivods Latvia 1895.08.18 1990.05.24 94 years, 279 days 2008.11.28

Original

49 Carlos María de la Torre Ecuador 1873.11.15 1968.07.31 94 years, 259 days 2008.11.28

Original

50 Louis-Albert Vachon Canada 1912.02.04 2006.09.29 94 years, 237 days 2008.11.28

Original

51 Egano Righi-Lambertini Italy 1906.02.22 2000.10.04 94 years, 225 days 2008.11.28

Original

52 Angelo Sodano Italy 1927.11.23 2022.05.27 94 years, 205 days 2019.03.19

Rovérié de Cabrières

53 Gilberto Agustoni Italy 1922.07.26 2017.01.22 94 years, 171 days 2011.03.04

dalla Costa/Gagnon

54 Eduardo Martínez Somalo Spain 1927.03.31 2021.08.10 94 years, 142 days 2018.07.02

Aloisi Masella

55 Giovanni Cheli Italy 1918.10.04 2013.02.08 94 years 122 days 2008.11.28

Original

56 Adam Maida United States 1930.03.18 Alive 94 years, 243 days 2021.11.21

Nagy

57 Julian Herranz Casado Spain 1930.03.31 Alive 94 years, 230 days 2022.01.20

Suenens

58 Giuseppe Sensi Italy 1907.05.27 2001.07.26 94 years, 60 days 2008.11.28

Original

59 Marian Jaworski Poland 1926.08.21 2020.09.05 94 years 13 days 2017.08.25

O'Boyle

60 Carlo Furno Italy 1921.12.02 2015.12.09 94 years, 7 days 2011.06.29

Sayegh

61 Prosper Grech, O.S.A. Malta 1925.12.24 2019.12.30 94 years, 6 days 2016.09.16

Caggiano

62 Roberto Tucci Italy 1921.04.19 2015.04.14 93 years, 360 days 2010.10.02

Colombo

63 Georges Cottier OP Switzerland 1922.04.25 2016.03.31 93 years, 341 days 2011.12.03

-

64 John Carberry United States 1904.07.31 1998..06.17 93 years, 321 days 2008.11.28

Original

65 Paul Poupard France 1930.08.30 Alive 94 years, 78 days 2022.07.08

Mejia

66 Salvatore De Giorgi Italy 1930.09.06 Alive 94 years, 71 days 2022.07.17

Frings

67 Paolo Bertoli Italy 1908.02.01 2001.11.08 93 years, 280 days 2008.11.28

Original

68 Thomas Williams United States 1930.03.20 2023.12.22 93 years. 276 days 2021.12.20

Korec

69 Opilio Rossi United States 1910.05.14 2004.02.09 93 years, 271 days 2008.11.28

Original

70 Janis Pujats Latvia 1930.11.14 Alive 94 years, 2 days 2022.04.17

Sanchez

71 Vincenzo Vannutelli Italy 1836.12.05 1930.07.09 93 years, 216 days 2008.11.28

Original

72 José Manuel Estepa Llaurens Spain 1926.01.01 2019.07.21 93 years, 201 days 2016.10.02

Grucha

73 Jean Margéot Mauritius 1916.02.03 2009.07.17 93 years, 164 days 2008.11.28

Original

74 Teodolfo Mertel Italy 1806.02.09 1899.17.11 93 years, 152 days 2008.11.28

Original

75 Simon Pimenta Italy 1920.03.01 2013.02.19 93 years, 140 days 2008.12.12

Corripio y Ahumada

76 Camillo Ruini Italy 1931.02.19 Alive 93 years, 271 days 2023.04.12

Vasconcellos Motta

77 František Tomášek Czechoslovakia 1899.06.30 1992.08.04 93 years, 35 days 2008.11.28

Original

78 Alfredo Scherer Brazil 1903.02.05 1996.03.09 93 years, 33 days 2008.11.28

Original

79 Lucian Mureșan Romania 1931.05.23 Alive 93 years, 177 days 2023.08.22

Daly

80 Giuseppe Pizzardo Italy 1877.07.13 1970.08.01 93 years, 19 days 2008.11.28

Original

81 James Francis McIntyre United States 1886.06.25 1979.07.16 93 years, 14 days 2008.11.28

Original

82 Carlo Confalonieri Italy 1893.07.25 1986.08.01 93 years, 7 days 2008.11.28

Original

83 Alessandro Verde Italy 1865.03.27 1958.03.29 93 years, 2 days 2008.11.28

Original

84 Julien Ries Belgium 1920.04.19 2013.02.23 92 years, 310 days 2009.03.18

Ricard

85 Juan Carlos Aramburu Argentina 1912.02.11 2004.11.18 92 years, 281 days 2008.11.28

Original

86 Sergio Sebastiani Italy 1931.04.11 2024.01.16 92 years, 280 days 2023.07.04

Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo

87 Paolo Giobbe Italy 1880.01.10 1972.08.14 92 years, 217 days 2008.11.28

Original

88 Josyf Slipyj Ukraine 1892.02.17 1984.09.07 92 years, 203 days 2008.11.28

Original

89 Léon-Étienne Duval Algeria 1903.11.09 1996.05.30 2008.11.28

Original

Jean Honoré France 1920.08.13 2013.02.28 92 years, 199 days 2009.08.21

Liénart

91 Joseph Asajirō Satowaki Japan 1904.02.01 1996.05.08 92 years, 189 days 2008.11.28

Original

92 José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. Portugal 1932.01.06 Alive 92 years, 315 days 2024.05.06

Obando y Bravo

93 José María Caro Rodríguez Chile 1866.06.23 1958.12.04 92 years, 164 days 2008.11.28

Original

94 Luigi Poggi Italy 1917.11.25 2010.05.04 92 years, 160 days 2008.11.28

Original

95 Joseph Zen S.D.B. Portugal 1932.01.13 Alive 92 years, 308 days 2024.05.20

da Silva

96 Silvano Piovanelli Italy 1924.02.21 2016.07.09 92 years, 139 days 2014.05.24

Celesia

97 Maurice Feltin France 1883.05.05 1975.09.27 92 years, 135 days 2008.11.28

Original

98 Giuseppe Casoria Italy 1908.10.01 2001.02.08 92 years, 130 days 2008.11.28

Original

99 Augusto da Silva Brazil 1876.04.13 1958.08.14 92 years, 128 days 2024.06.19

reinstated

100 Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. Nicaragua 1926.02.02 2018.06.03 92 years, 121 days 2016.11.24

Cicongani

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No. Cardinal Country Born Died Age at Death Age by 12-31-24
1 James Stafford United States 1932.07.26 alive 92 years, 113 days 92 years, 158 days
2 Gaudencio Rosales Philippines 1932.08.10 alive 92 years, 98 days 92 years, 143 days
3 Francis Arinze Nigeria 1932.11.01 Alive 92 years, 15 days 92 years, 60 days
4 Renato Martino Italy 1932.11.23 Alive 91 years, 359 days 92 years, 38 days
5 Walter Kasper Germany 1933.03.05 Alive 91 years, 256 days 91 years, 301 days
6 Juan Sandoval Íñiguez Mexico 1933.03.28 Alive 91 years, 233 days 91 years, 278 days
7 Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Isch Chile 1933.09.05 Alive 91 years, 72 days 91 years, 117 days
8 Raffaele Farina SDB Italy 1933.09.24 Alive 91 years, 53 days 91 years, 98 days
9 Giovanni Battista Re Italy 1934.01.30 Alive 90 years, 291 days 90 years, 336 days
10 Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn Vietnam 1934.03.05 Alive 90 years, 256 days 90 years, 301 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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