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This article lists the 100 longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals | This article lists the 100 longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived Cardinal was Italian {{Wp|Corrado Bafile}} (1903-2005) who lived to 101 years, 214 days. | ||
== | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery widths="100" style="line-height:normal"> | <gallery widths="100" style="line-height:normal"> | ||
File:Konrad Adenauer - Feier zum 88. Geburtstag in der Redoute-kasf0009.JPG|Oldest:<br />[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy<br />{{Wp|Corrado Bafile}} | File:Konrad Adenauer - Feier zum 88. Geburtstag in der Redoute-kasf0009.JPG|Oldest:<br />[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy<br />{{Wp|Corrado Bafile}} | ||
File:Capovilla.cardinal2014.jpg|2nd-Oldest ever:<br />[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy<br />{{Wp|Loris Francesco Capovilla}} | File:Capovilla.cardinal2014.jpg|2nd-Oldest ever:<br />[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy<br />{{Wp|Loris Francesco Capovilla}} | ||
File:Pimiento Rodríguez.jpg|3rd-Oldest:<br />[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]] Colombia<br />{{Wp|José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez}} | File:Pimiento Rodríguez.jpg|3rd-Oldest:<br />[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]] Colombia<br />{{Wp|José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez}} | ||
File: | File:IMG 6581 - Angelo Acerbi.jpg|4th-Oldest ever:<br />[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] {{wp|Italy}}<br />{{Wp|Angelo Acerbi}} | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | == List == | ||
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!style="width: 25px; text-align:left"| No.!!style="width: 175px; text-align:left"| lName!!style="text-align:left"|Country!!style="width: 75px; text-align:left"|Rank!!style="width: 125px; text-align:left"|Titulus!!style="text-align:left"|Birth!!style="text-align:left"|Death!!style="width: 125px"|Age | |||
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|1||data-sort-value="Bafile, Corrado"|{{wp|Corrado Bafile}}||[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] {{wp|Italy}}||Deacon (1976-1987)<br />Priest (1987-2005)||{{wp|Santa Maria in Portico}} (1976–2005) | |||
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==='''Next to Join | === If every Living cardinals are still alive by 30 Nov 2025 === | ||
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!style="text-align:center" colspan="2"|Rank!!style="text-align:left" rowspan="2"|Cardinal!!style="text-align:left" rowspan=2|Country!!style="text-align:left" rowspan=2|Rank!!style="text-align:left" rowspan="2"|Titulus!!style="text-align:left" rowspan=2|Birth!!style="text-align:left" rowspan=2|Death!!style="text-align:center" colspan="2"|Age | |||
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!style="text-align:left"|Current!!style="text-align:left"|By<br />30/11/25</br>!!style="text-align:left"|Current!!style="text-align:left"|By<br />30/11/25</br> | |||
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|'''4'''||'''4'''||data-sort-value="Acerbi, Angelo" | '''{{wp|Angelo Acerbi}}'''||[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Italy}}'''||'''Deacon'''||'''{{wp|Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino}} (2024-''present'')'''||1925||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1925|9|23}}'''||'''{{age in years and days|1925|9|23|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
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|'''9'''||'''9'''||data-sort-value="Wamala, Emmanuel"|'''{{wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}'''||[[File:Flag of Uganda.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Uganda}}'''||'''Priest'''||'''{{wp|Sant'Ugo}} (1994-''present'')'''||1926||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|15}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|15|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
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|'''16'''||'''16'''||data-sort-value="Langa, Júlio Duarte"|'''{{wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}'''||[[File:Flag of Mozambique.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Mozambique}}'''||'''Priest'''||'''{{wp|San Gabriele dell'Addolorata}} (2015-''present'')'''||1927||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1927|10|27}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1927|10|27|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
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|'''19'''||'''19'''||data-sort-value="Wetter, Friedrich"|'''{{wp|Friedrich Wetter}}'''||[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|West Germany}}'''||'''Priest'''||'''{{wp|Santo Stefano in Monte Celio}} (1985–''present'')'''||1928||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|28}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|28|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
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|'''22'''||'''22''''||data-sort-value="Simoni, Ernest" | '''{{wp|Ernest Simoni}}'''||[[File:Flag of Albania.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Albania}}'''||'''Deacon'''||'''{{wp|Santa Maria della Scala}} (2018-''present'')'''||1928||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|18}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|18|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
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|'''27'''||'''27'''||data-sort-value="Brandmüller, Walter"|'''{{wp|Walter Brandmüller}}'''||[[File:Flag of West Germany.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|West Germany}}'''||Deacon (2010-2021)<br />'''Priest''' '''(2021-''present'')'''||'''{{wp|San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi}} (2010-''present'')'''||1929||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|5}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|5|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
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|'''29'''||'''29'''||data-sort-value="Kitbunchu, Michael Michai" | '''{{wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}'''||[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Thailand}}'''||'''Priest''' ||'''{{wp|San Lorenzo in Panisperna}} (1983-''present'')'''<br />'''{{wp|Proto-priest}} (2016-''present'')'''||1929||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|25}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|25|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
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|'''42'''||'''42'''||data-sort-value="Maida, Adam"|'''{{wp|Adam Maida}}'''||[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|United States}}'''||'''Priest'''||'''{{wp|San Vitale}} (1994–''present'')'''||1930||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|18}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|18|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
|- style="background-color:#99ff99" | | |||
|'''43'''||'''42'''||data-sort-value="Herranz Casado, Julian"|'''{{wp|Julian Herranz Casado}}'''||[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Spain}}'''||Deacon (2002-2014)<br />'''Priest (2014-''present'')''' ||'''{{wp|Sant'Eugenio}} (2003–''present'')'''||1930||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|31}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|31|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
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|'''47'''||'''46'''||data-sort-value="Poupard, Paul"|'''{{wp|Paul Poupard}}'''||[[File:Flag of France (1976–2020).svg|25px]] '''{{wp|France}}'''||Priest||'''{{wp|Santa Prassede}} (1996–''present'')'''||1930||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|8|30}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|8|30|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
|- style="background-color:#99ff99" | | |||
|'''48'''||'''48''' | |||
||data-sort-value="De Giorgi, Salvatorre"|'''{{wp|Salvatore De Giorgi}}'''||[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Italy}}'''||'''Priest'''||'''{{wp|Santa Maria in Ara Coeli}} (1998–present)'''||1930||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|9|6}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|9|6|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
|- style="background-color:#99ff99" | | |||
|'''52'''||'''52'''||data-sort-value="Pujats, Janis"|'''{{wp|Janis Pujats}}'''||[[File:Flag of Latvia.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Latvia}}'''||'''Priest'''||'''{{wp|Santa Silvia}} (2001–''present'')'''||1930||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|11|14}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|11|14|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
|- style="background-color:#99ff99" | | |||
|'''55'''||'''53'''||data-sort-value="Ruini, Camillo"|'''{{wp|Camillo Ruini}}'''||'''[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] {{wp|Italy}}'''||'''Priest'''||'''{{wp|Sant'Agnese fuori le mura}} (1991-''present'')'''||1931||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1931|2|19}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1931|2|19|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
|- style="background-color:#99ff99" | | |||
|'''72'''||'''72'''||data-sort-value="Saraiva Martins, José" |'''{{Wp|José Saraiva Martins}}''' '''{{wp|Claretians|C.M.F.}}'''||[[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Portugal}}'''||Deacon (2003-2009)<br />'''Bishop (since 2009)'''||{{wp|Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore}} (2001–2009)<br />'''{{wp|Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina|Palestrina}} (2009-''present'')'''||1932||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|1|6}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|1|6|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
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|'''74'''||'''73'''||data-sort-value="Zen, Joseph"|'''{{wp|Joseph Zen}} {{wp|Salesians of Don Bosco|S.D.B.}}'''||[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|China}}'''<small /><br />'''<small>([[File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg|25px]] {{wp|Hong Kong}})</small>'''||Priest||'''{{wp|Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca}} (2006–''present'')'''||1932||'''Alive''' ||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|1|13}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|1|13|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
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|style="text-align:cemter" colspan="2"|'''83'''||data-sort-value="Stafford, James"|'''{{wp|James Stafford}}'''||[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|United States}}'''||'''Priest'''||'''{{wp|San Pietro in Montorio}} (1998-present)'''||1932||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|7|26}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|7|26|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
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|style="text-align:center" colspan="2"|'''84'''||data-sort-value="Rosales, Gaudencio"|'''{{wp|Gaudencio Rosales}}'''||[[File:Flag of the Philippines.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Philippines}}'''||'''Priest'''||'''{{wp|Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina}} (2006-''Present'')'''||1932||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|8|10}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|8|10|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
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|style="text-align:center" colspan="2"|'''87'''||data-sort-value="Arinze, Francis"|'''{{wp|Francis Arinze}}'''||[[File:Flag of Nigeria.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Nigeria}}'''||Deacon (1985-1996)<br />Priest (1996-2005)<br />'''Bishop (2005-''present'')'''||{{wp|San Giovanni della Pigna}} (1985–2005)<br />'''{{wp|Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Velletri-Segni|Velletri-Segni}} (2005-''present'')'''||1932||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|11|1}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|11|1|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
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|'''96'''||'''96'''||data-sort-value="Kasper, Walter"|'''{{Wp|Walter Kasper}}'''||[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Germany}}'''||Deacon (2001-2011)<br />'''Priest (2011-''present'')'''||'''{{wp|Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova}} (2001-''present'')'''||1933||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1933|3|5}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1933|3|5|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
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|'''97'''||'''97'''||data-sort-value="Sandoval Íñiguez, Juan"|'''{{wp|Juan Sandoval Íñiguez}}'''||[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Mexico}}'''||'''Priest'''||'''{{wp|Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire}}''' (1994-''present'')'''||1933||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1933|3|28}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1933|3|28|2025|11|30}}''' | |||
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! | !No.!!Cardinal!!Country!!Rank!!Titulus!!Birth!!Death!!Age!!Age by 30 Nov 2025!!Entry Date<br /><small>After</small> | ||
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! | | '''1'''||data-sort-value="Errázuriz Ossa, Francisco Javier"|'''{{wp|Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa}} {{wp|Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement|ISch}}'''||[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Chile}}'''||'''Priest'''||'''{{wp|Santa Maria della Pace}} (2001–''present'')'''||1933||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1933|9|5}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1933|9|5|2025|11|30}}'''||'''27 Mar 2026''' | ||
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|'''2'''||data-sort-value="Farina, Raffaele" | '''{{wp|Raffaele Farina}} {{wp|Salesians of Don Bosco|S.D.B.}}'''||[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Italy}}'''||Deacon (2007-2018)<br />'''Priest (2018-''present'')'''||'''{{wp|San Giovanni della Pigna}} (2007–''present'')'''||1933||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1933|9|24}}''' ||'''{{Age in years and days|1933|9|24|2025|11|30}}'''||'''15 Apr 2026'''<br /><small>{{wp|Josyf Slipyj|Slipyj}} and {{wp|Léon-Étienne Duval|Duval}}<br />92 years, 203 days<br />1892-1984 (Slipyj) and 1903-1996 (Duval)</small> | |||
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|'''3'''||data-sort-value="Re, Giovanni Battista"|'''{{wp|Giovanni Battista Re}}'''||[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Italy}}'''||Priest (2001-2002)<br />'''Bishop (2002-''present'')'''||{{wp|Santi Apostoli}} (2001-2002)<br />'''{{wp|Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto|Sabina-Poggio Mirteto}} (2002–''present'')'''<br />'''{{wp|Dean of the College of Cardinals}} (2020–''present'')'''<br />'''{{wp|Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Ostia|Ostia}} (2020–''present'')'''||1934||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|1|30}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|1|30|2025|11|30}}'''||'''4 Sept 2026'''<br /><small>{{wp|Paolo Giobbe|Giobbe}}<br />92 years, 217 days<br />1880–1972</small> | |||
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|'''4'''||data-sort-value="Phạm Minh Mẫn, Jean-Baptiste"|'''{{wp|Phạm Minh Mẫn|Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn}}'''||[[File:Flag of Vietnam.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Vietnam}}'''||'''Priest'''||'''{{wp|San Giustino}} (2003–''present'')'''||1934||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|3|5}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|3|5|2025|10|31}}'''||'''10 Dec 2027'''<br /><small>{{wp|Sergio Sebastiani|Sebastiani}}<br />1931–2024<br />92 years, 280 days</small> | |||
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| | |'''5'''||data-sort-value="Monterisi, Francesco" | '''{{wp|Francesco Monterisi}}'''||[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Italy}}'''||Deacon (2011-2021)<br />'''Priest (2021-''present'')'''||''''{{wp|San Paolo alla Regola}} (2010–''present'')'''||1934||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|5|28}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|5|28|2025|10|31}}'''||'''5 Mar 2027'''<br /><small>{{wp|Juan Carlos Aramburu|Aramburu}}<br />92 years, 281 days<br />1912–2004</small> | ||
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|'''6'''||data-sort-value="Cantalamessa, Raniero"|'''{{wp|Raniero Cantalamessa}}''' '''{{wp|Order of Friars Minor Capuchin|O.F.M. Cap}}'''||[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Italy}}'''||'''Deacon'''||'''{{wp|Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine}} (2020-''present'')'''||1934||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|7|22}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|7|22|2025|11|30}}'''||'''28 May 2027'''<br /><small>{{wp|Julien Ries|Ries}}<br />92 years, 310 days<br />1920–2013</small> | |||
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| ''' | |'''7'''||data-sort-value="Rodé, Franc" | '''{{Wp|Franc Rodé}}''' '''{{wp|Congregation of the Mission|CM}}'''||[[File:Flag of Slovenia.svg|25px]]''' {{wp|Slovenia}}'''||Deacon (2006-2016)<br />'''Priest (2016-''present'')'''||'''{{wp|San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella}}''' (2006-''present'')'''||1934||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|9|23}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|9|23|2025|11|30}}'''||''''14 Oct 2027'''<br /><small>{{wp|Alessandro Verde|Verde}}<br />93 years, 2 days<br />1865–1958</small> | ||
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| '''{{ | |'''8'''||data-sort-value="Villalba, Luis Héctor"|'''{{wp|Luis Héctor Villalba}}'''||[[File:Flag of Argentina.svg|25px]]''' {{wp|Argentina}}'''||'''Priest (2015-''present'')'''||'''{{wp|San Girolamo a Corviale}}''' (2015-''present'')'''||1934||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|10|11}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|10|11|2025|11|30}}'''||'''18 Oct 2027'''<br /><small>{{wp|Carlo Confalonieri|Confalonieri}}<br />93 years, 7 days<br />1893–1986</small> | ||
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| ''' | |'''9'''||data-sort-value="Bertone, Tarcisio" | '''{{wp|Tarcisio Bertone}} {{wp|Salesians of Don Bosco|S.D.B.}}'''||[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]]''' {{wp|Italy}}'''||Priest (2003-2008)<br />'''Bishop'''||{{wp|Santa Maria Ausiliatrice, Rome|Santa Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscaloosa}} (2003–2008)<br/>'''{{wp|Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Frascati|Frascati}}''' '''(2008-''present'')'''||1934||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|12|2}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|12|2|2025|11|30}}'''||'''16 Dec 2027''' | ||
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| | |'''10'''||data-sort-value="Darmaatmadja, Julius"|'''{{wp|Julius Darmaatmadja}} {{wp|Jesuits|SJ}}'''||[[File:Flag of Indonesia.svg|25px]]''' {{wp|Indonesia}}'''||'''Priest'''||'''{{wp|Sacro Cuore di Maria}}''' '''(2008-''present'')'''||1934||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|12|20}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|12|20|2025|11|30}}'''||'''4 Jan 2028'''<br /><small>{{wp|James Francis McIntyre|McIntyre}} & {{wp|Antonio Innocenti|Innocenti}}<br />93 years, 14 days<br />1886–1979 (McIntyre) and 1915-2008 (Innocenti)</small> | ||
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==''' | == Chronological list of longest-lived Cardinals (from 21 Feb 1886) == | ||
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| style="background-color:#99ff99" | '''Longest-living''' | |||
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!style="width: 125px" style="text-align:left" | Name!!style="width: 100px" style="text-align:left" | Country !!style="text-align:left" | Rank and Titulus!!style="text-align:left" | Birth!!style="width: 95px; text-align:left" | Became<br />Longest<br />lived!!style="width: 95px; text-align:left" | Death!!style="width: 95px; text-align:left" | Age!!style="width: 95px; text-align:left" | Ceased to be<br />Longest<br />lived<br /><small>Duration</small> | |||
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|data-sort-value="Newman, John Henry" | {{wp|John Henry Newman}} {{wp|Oratory of Saint Philip Neri|C.O.}}||[[File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px]] {{wp|United Kingdom}}<br /><small>[[File:Flag of England.svg|25px]] {{wp|England}}</small>||{{wp|San Giorgio in Velabro|Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro}} (1879–1890)||21 Feb 1801||??||11 Aug 1890||89 years, 171 days||29 Jul 1895<br /><small>??</small> | |||
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|data-sort-value="Mertel, Teodolfo"|{{wp|Teodolfo Mertel}}||[[File:Papal proto-national flag.svg|25px]] {{wp|Papal States}}||{{wp|Sant'Eustachio|Deacon of Sant'Eustachio}} (1858–1881)<br />{{wp|Santa Maria in Via Lata|Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata}} (1881–1884)<br />{{wp|San Lorenzo in Damasoa|Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso}} (1884-1899)||6 Feb 1806||29 Jul 1895||11 Jul 1899||93 years, 152 days||7 May 1930<br /><small>34 years, 282 days</small> | |||
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|data-sort-value="Vannutelli, Vincenzo" | {{wp|Vincenzo Vannutelli}}||rowspan="2"|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25px]] {{wp|Kingdom of Italy|Italy}}||{{wp|San Silvestro in Capite|Priest of San Silvestro in Capite}} (1891–1900)<br />{{wp|Roman Catholic Subirbicarian Diocese of Palestrina|Bishop of Palestrina}} (1900–1930)<br />{{wp|Roman Catholic Subirbicarian Diocese of Ostia|Bishop of Ostia}} (1915–1930)||5 Dec 1836||7 May 1930||9 Jul 1930||93 years, 216 days||3 Nov 1944<br /><small>14 years, 180 days</small> | |||
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|data-sort-value="Granito Pignatelli" | {{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte|Granito Pignatelli}}||{{wp|Santa Maria in Degli Angeli|Priest of Santa Maria in Degli Angeli}} (1911–1915)<br />{{wp|Roman Catholic Subirbicarian Diocese of Albano|Bishop of Albano}} (1915–1948)<br />{{wp|Roman Catholic Subirbicarian Diocese of Ostia|Bishop of Ostia}} (1930–1948)||10 Apr 1851||3 Nov 1944||16 Feb 1948||96 years, 312 days||13 May 2000<br /><small>55 years, 192 days</small> | |||
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|data-sort-value="Bafile, Corrado"|{{wp|Corrado Bafile}} ||[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] {{wp|Italy}} ||{{wp|Santa Maria in Portico|Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico}} (1976-1987)<br />{{wp|Santa Maria in Portico|Priest <small>''(pro hac vice)''</small> of Santa Maria in Portico}} (1987-2005)||4 Jul 1903||'''13 May 2000'''||3 Feb 2005||101 years, 214 days||'''''present'''''<br /><small>'''''{{age in years and days|2000|5|13}}'''''</small> | |||
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== See Also == | |||
* [[List of oldest living cardinals]] | * [[List of oldest living cardinals]] | ||
* [[Hypothetical List of longest-living cardinals]] | * [[Hypothetical List of longest-living cardinals]] | ||
*[[List of longest-living | * [[Past longest-living cardinals]] | ||
* [[List of longest-living | * [[Hypothetical List of longest-living cardinals (What if, 31 December 2025)]] | ||
* [[List of longest-living | * [[Hypothetical List of longest-living cardinals (What if, 25 April 2027)]] | ||
* [[List of longest-living state leaders]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 00:05, 25 November 2025
This article lists the 100 longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived Cardinal was Italian Corrado Bafile (1903-2005) who lived to 101 years, 214 days.
Gallery
Oldest:
Italy
Corrado Bafile
2nd-Oldest ever:
Italy
Loris Francesco Capovilla
3rd-Oldest:
Colombia
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez
4th-Oldest ever:
Italy
Angelo Acerbi
List
UPDATED 12/9/2025
| Living |
| No. | lName | Country | Rank | Titulus | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corrado Bafile |  Italy |
Deacon (1976-1987) Priest (1987-2005) |
Santa Maria in Portico (1976–2005) | 1903 | 2005 | 101 years, 214 days |
| 2 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | Italy |
Priest | Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) | 1915 | 2016 | 100 years, 224 days |
| 3 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez |  Colombia |
Priest | San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019) | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 197 days |
| 4 | Angelo Acerbi | Italy |
Deacon | Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2024-present) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 77 days |
| 5 | Alexandre do Nascimento |  Angola |
Priest | San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-2024) | 1925 | 2024 | 99 years, 212 days |
| 6 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic |  Argentina |
Priest | Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-2025) | 1926 | 2025 | 99 years, 182 days |
| 7 | Ersilio Tonini | Italy |
Priest | Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 8 days |
| 8 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir |  Lebanon |
Bishop | Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Oriental-rite) (Patriarch: 1986-2011; Cardinal: 1994–2019) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 362 days |
| 9 | Emmanuel Wamala |  Uganda |
Priest | Sant'Ugo (1994-present) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 359 days |
| 10 | Paul Augustin Mayer |  West Germany |
Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2010) |
Sant'Anselmo all’Aventino (1985–2010) | 1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 342 days |
| 11 | Ignatius Kung Pin-mei |  China |
Priest | San Sisto (1991–2000) | 1901 | 2000 | 98 years, 223 days |
| Franz König |  Austria |
Priest | Sant'Eusebio (1958–2004) | 1905 | 2004 | ||
| 13 | Jozef Tomko |  Czechoslovakia |
Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2022) |
Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola (1985-1996) Santa Sabina (1996-2022) |
1924 | 2022 | 98 years 151 days |
| 14 | Fiorenzo Angelini | Italy |
Deacon (1991-2002} Priest (2002-2014) |
Santo Spirito in Sassia (1991–2014) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 113 days |
| 15 | Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. | Argentina |
Deacon | Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (2023-2025) | 1927 | Alive | 98 years, 73 days |
| 16 | Júlio Duarte Langa |  Mozambique |
Priest | San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) | 1927 | Alive | 98 years, 43 days |
| 17 | Albert Vanhoye S.J. |  France |
Deacon (2006-2016) Priest (2016-2021) |
Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano a Villa Albani (2006–2021) | 1923 | 2021 | 98 years, 5 days |
| 18 | Paolo Dezza S.J. | Italy |
Deacon | San Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (1991–1999) | 1901 | 1999 | 98 years, 4 days |
| 19 | Friedrich Wetter | West Germany |
Priest | Santo Stefano in Monte Celio (1985–present) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 284 days |
| 20 | Alexandre José María dos Santos O.F.M. | Mozambique |
Priest | San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988–2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 195 days |
| 21 | Alfons Maria Stickler SDB | Austria |
Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2007) |
San Giorgio in Velabro (1985–2007) | 1910 | 2007 | 97 years, 111 days |
| 22 | Ernest Simoni |  Albania |
Deacon | Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 52 days |
| 23 | Henryk Gulbinowicz | .svg){kind=small} Poland |
Priest | Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (1985–2020) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 30 days |
| 24 | Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli O.F.M. | Italy |
Deacon (1973-1983) Priest (1983-1993) |
San Sebastiano al Palatino (1973–1983) | 1896 | 1993 | 96 years, 363 days |
| 25 | Roger Etchegaray | .svg){kind=small} France |
Priest (1979-1998) Bishop (1998-2019) |
San Leone I (1979-1998) Porto–Santa Rufina (1998–2019) |
1922 | 2019 | 96 years, 344 days |
| 26 | Johannes Willebrands |  Netherlands |
Deacon (1969-1975) Priest (1975-2006) |
Santi Cosma e Damiano (1969-1975) San Sebastiano alle Catacombe (1975–2006) |
1909 | 2008 | 96 years, 331 days |
| 27 | Walter Brandmüller | West Germany |
Deacon (2010-2021) Priest (2021-present) |
San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi (2010-present) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 338 days |
| 28 | Granito Pignatelli | _crowned.svg){kind=small} Italy |
Priest(1911-1915) Bishop (1915-1948) |
Santa Maria degli Angeli (1911-1915) Albano (1915–1948) Ostia (1930–1948) |
1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days |
| 29 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu |  Thailand |
Priest | San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present) |
1929 | Alive | 96 years, 318 days |
| 30 | Edward Cassidy |  Australia |
Deacon (1991-2002) Priest (2002-2021) |
Santa Maria in Via Lata (1991-2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 96 years, 279 days |
| 31 | Kazimierz Świątek |  Belgium |
Priest | San Gerardo Maiella (1994–2011) | 1914 | 2011 | 96 years, 273 days |
| 32 | José da Costa Nunes |  Portugal |
Priest | Santa Prisca (1962–1976) | 1880 | 1976 | 96 years, 259 days |
| 33 | Giovanni Canestri | Italy |
Priest | San Andrea della Valle (1988–2015) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 211 days |
| 34 | Domenico Bartolucci | Italy |
Deacon | Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2010–2013) | 1917 | 2013 | 96 years, 188 days |
| 35 | Adam Kozłowiecki S.J. |  Zambia |
Priest | Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1998–2008) | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 180 days |
| 36 | Francisco Álvarez Martínez |  Spain |
Priest | Santa Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde (2001–2022) | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 177 days |
| 37 | Francesco Morano | Italy |
Deacon | Santi Cosma e Damiano (1959–1968) | 1872 | 1968 | 96 years, 34 days |
| 38 | Luigi De Magistris | Italy |
Deacon | Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2015–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 358 days |
| 39 | José Freire Falcão |  Brazil |
Priest | San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021) | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years, 338 days |
| 40 | Pietro Parente | Italy |
Priest | San Lorenzo in Lucina (1967–1986) | 1891 | 1986 | 95 years, 316 days |
| 41 | Achille Silvestrini | Italy |
Deacon (1988-1999) Priest (1999-2019) |
San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo (1988–2019) | 1923 | 2019 | 95 years, 308 days |
| 42 | Adam Maida |  United States |
Priest | San Vitale (1994–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 266 days |
| 43 | Julian Herranz Casado | Spain |
Deacon (2002-2014) Priest (2014-present) |
Sant'Eugenio (2003–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 253 days |
| 44 | Agostino Cacciavillan | Italy |
Deacon (2001-2011) Priest (2011-2022) |
Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2001-2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years, 204 days |
| 45 | Henri de Lubac S.J. | France |
Deacon | Santa Maria in Domnica (1983–1991) | 1896 | 1991 | 95 years, 196 days |
| 46 | Paulo Evaristo Arns O.F.M | Brazil |
Priest | San Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (1973–2016) | 1921 | 2016 | 95 years, 91 days |
| 47 | Paul Poupard | France |
Priest | Santa Prassede (1996–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 101 days |
| 48 | Salvatore De Giorgi | Italy |
Priest | Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (1998–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 94 days |
| 49 | Serafim Fernandes de Araújo | Brazil |
Priest | San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1998–2019) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 56 days |
| 50 | Alberto Di Jorio | Italy |
Priest | Santa Pudenziana (1967–1979) | 1884 | 1979 | 95 years, 47 days |
| 51 | Corrado Ursi | Italy |
Priest | San Callisto (1967–2003) | 1908 | 2003 | 95 years, 34 days |
| 52 | Janis Pujats |  Latvia |
Priest | Santa Silvia (2001–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 25 days |
| 53 | Jorge Medina |  Chile |
Deacon (1999-2008) Priest (2008-2021) |
San Saba (1998–2021) | 1926 | 2021 | 94 years, 284 days |
| 54 | Julijans Vaivods |  Soviet Union |
Priest | Santi Quattro Coronati (1983–1990) | 1895 | 1990 | 94 years, 279 days |
| 54 | Camillo Ruini | Italy |
Priest | Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1991-present) | 1931 | Alive | 94 years, 293 days |
| 56 | Theodore McCarrick | United States |
Priest | Santi Nereo ad Achilleo (2001–2018) | 1930 | 2025 | 94 years, 270 days |
| 57 | Carlos María de la Torre | .svg){kind=small} Ecuador |
Deacon (1946-1953) Priest (1953-1968) |
Santa Maria in Aquiro (1946–1968) | 1873 | 1968 | 94 years, 261 days |
| 58 | Louis-Albert Vachon |  Canada |
Priest | San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985–2006) | 1912 | 2006 | 94 years, 237 days |
| 59 | Egano Righi-Lambertini | Italy |
Deacon Priest |
San Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana (1979–1990) Santa Maria in Via (1990-2000) |
1906 | 2000 | 94 years, 225 days |
| 60 | Angelo Sodano | Italy |
Priest (1991-1994) Bishop (1994-2022) |
Santa Maria Nuova (1991-1994)(in commenda: 1994-2022) Albano (1994–2022) Ostia (2005–2019) |
1927 | 2022 | 94 years, 205 days |
| 61 | Gilberto Agustoni |  Switzerland |
Deacon (1994-2005) Priest (2005-2017) |
Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta (1994–2017) | 1922 | 2017 | 94 years, 171 days |
| 62 | Eduardo Martínez Somalo | Spain |
Deacon (1988-1999) Priest (1999-2021) |
Santissima Nominde Gesú (1988–2021) | 1927 | 2021 | 94 years, 142 days |
| 63 | Lucian Mureșan |  Romania |
Priest | Sant'Atanasio (2012–2025) | 1931 | 2025 | 94 years, 125 days |
| 64 | Giovanni Cheli | Italy |
Deacon (1998-2008) Priest (2008-2013) |
Santi Cosma e Damiano (1998-2013) | 1918 | 2013 | 94 years 122 days |
| 65 | Mikel Koliqi | Albania |
Deacon | Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (1994–1997) | 1902 | 1997 | 94 years, 121 days |
| 66 | Giuseppe Sensi | Italy |
Deacon (1976-1987) Priest (1987-2001) |
Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari (1976–1987) Regina Apostolorum (1987–2001) |
1907 | 2001 | 94 years, 60 days |
| 67 | Marian Jaworski |  Ukraine Poland |
Priest | San Sisto ([1998] 2001–2020) | 1926 | 2020 | 94 years 13 days |
| 68 | Carlo Furno | Italy |
Deacon (1994-2005) Priest (2005-2015) |
Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re (1994–2006) Sant'Onofrio (2006–2015) |
1921 | 2015 | 94 years, 7 days |
| 69 | Prosper Grech, O.S.A. |  Malta |
Deacon | Santa Maria Goretti (2012–2019) | 1925 | 2019 | 94 years, 6 days |
| 70 | Roberto Tucci | Italy |
Deacon (2001-2011) Priest (2011-2015) |
Sant'Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (2001–2015) | 1921 | 2015 | 93 years, 360 days |
| 71 | Georges Cottier O.P. | Switzerland |
Deacon (2003-2014) Priest (2014-2016) |
Santi Domenico e Sisto (2003–2016) | 1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 341 days |
| 72 | José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. | Portugal |
Deacon (2003-2009) Bishop (since 2009) |
Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore (2001–2009) Palestrina (2009-present) |
1932 | Alive | 93 years, 337 days |
| 73 | John Carberry | United States |
Priest | San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1969–1998) | 1904 | 1998 | 93 years, 321 days |
| 74 | Joseph Zen S.D.B. | China (  Hong Kong) |
Priest | Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (2006–present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 330 days |
| 75 | Paolo Bertoli | Italy |
Deacon Priest Bishop |
San Girolamo dalla Carità (1969-1973) San Girolamo dei Croati (1973–1979) Frascati (1979–2001) |
1908 | 2001 | 93 years, 280 days |
| 76 | Thomas Williams |  New Zealand |
Priest | Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023) | 1930 | 2023 | 93 years. 276 days |
| 77 | Opilio Rossi | United States |
Priest | San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004) | 1910 | 2004 | 93 years, 271 days |
| 78 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | Italy |
Priest (1891-1900) Bishop (1900-1930) |
San Silvestro in Capite (1891–1900) Palestrina (1900–1930) Ostia (1915–1930) |
1836 | 1930 | 93 years, 216 days |
| 79 | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | Spain |
Priest | San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (2010–2019) | 1926 | 2019 | 93 years, 201 days |
| 80 | Jean Margéot |  Mauritius |
Priest | San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (1988–2009) | 1916 | 2009 | 93 years, 164 days |
| 81 | Teodolfo Mertel | .svg){kind=small} Papal States |
Deacon (1858-1884) Priest (1884-1899) |
Sant'Eustachio (1858-1881) Santa Maria in Via Lata (1881-1884) San Lorenzo in Damaso pro illia vice (1884–1899) |
1806 | 1899 | 93 years, 152 days |
| 82 | Simon Pimenta |  India |
Priest | Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (1988–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 93 years, 140 days |
| 83 | James Stafford | United States |
Priest | San Pietro in Montorio (1998-present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 136 days |
| 84 | Gaudencio Rosales |  Philippines |
Priest | Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006-Present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 121 days |
| 85 | František Tomášek | Czechoslovakia |
Priest | San Vitale (1977–1992) | 1899 | 1992 | 93 years, 35 days |
| 86 | Alfredo Scherer | Brazil |
Priest | Nostra Signora de La Salette (1969–1996) | 1903 | 1996 | 93 years, 33 days |
| 87 | Francis Arinze |  Nigeria |
Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2005) Bishop (2005-present) |
San Giovanni della Pigna (1985–2005) Velletri-Segni (2005-present) |
1932 | Alive | 93 years, 38 days |
| 88 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | Italy |
Priest (1937-1948) Bishop (1948-1970) |
Santa Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title (1937–1948) Albano (1948–1970) |
1877 | 1970 | 93 years, 19 days |
| 89 | James Francis McIntyre | .svg){kind=small} United States |
Priest | Sant'Anastasia (1953–1979) | 1886 | 1979 | 93 years, 14 days |
| Antonio Innocenti | Italy |
Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2008) |
Santa Maria in Aquiro (1985–2008) | 1915 | 2008 | ||
| 91 | Carlo Confalonieri | Italy |
Priest (1958-1972) Bishop (1972-1986) |
Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1958–1972) Palestrina (1972–1986) Ostia (1977–1986) |
1893 | 1986 | 93 years, 7 days |
| 92 | Alessandro Verde | Italy |
Deacon (1925-1935) Priest (1937-1958) |
Santa Maria in Cosmedin (1925–1958) | 1865 | 1958 | 93 years, 2 days |
| 93 | Julien Ries | Belgium |
Deacon | San Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia (2012–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 310 days |
| 94 | Juan Carlos Aramburu | Argentina |
Priest | San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976–2004) | 1912 | 2004 | 92 years, 281 days |
| 95 | Sergio Sebastiani | Italy |
Deacon (2001-2011) Priest (2011-2024) |
Sant'Eustachio (2001-2024) | 1931 | 2024 | 92 years, 280 days |
| 96 | Walter Kasper | Germany |
Deacon (2001-2011) Priest (2011-present) |
Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (2001-present) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years, 279 days |
| 97 | Juan Sandoval Íñiguez |  Mexico |
Priest | Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (1994-present) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years, 256 days |
| 98 | Paolo Giobbe | Italy |
Priest | Santa Maria in Vallicella (1958–1972) | 1880 | 1972 | 92 years, 217 days |
| 99 | Josyf Slipyj | .svg){kind=small} Ukrainian SSR |
Priest | Sant’Atanasio (1965–1984) | 1892 | 1984 | 92 years, 203 days |
| Léon-Étienne Duval |  Algeria(born in France) |
Priest | Santa Balbina (1965–1996) | 1903 | 1996 |
If every Living cardinals are still alive by 30 Nov 2025
| Rank | Cardinal | Country | Rank | Titulus | Birth | Death | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | By 30/11/25 |
Current | By 30/11/25 | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | Angelo Acerbi | Italy |
Deacon | Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2024-present) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 77 days | 100 years, 68 days |
| 9 | 9 | Emmanuel Wamala | Uganda |
Priest | Sant'Ugo (1994-present) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 359 days | 98 years, 350 days |
| 16 | 16 | Júlio Duarte Langa | Mozambique |
Priest | San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) | 1927 | Alive | 98 years, 43 days | 98 years, 34 days |
| 19 | 19 | Friedrich Wetter | West Germany |
Priest | Santo Stefano in Monte Celio (1985–present) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 284 days | 97 years, 275 days |
| 22 | 22' | Ernest Simoni | Albania |
Deacon | Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 52 days | 97 years, 43 days |
| 27 | 27 | Walter Brandmüller | West Germany |
Deacon (2010-2021) Priest (2021-present) |
San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi (2010-present) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 338 days | 96 years, 329 days |
| 29 | 29 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu | Thailand |
Priest | San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present) |
1929 | Alive | 96 years, 318 days | 96 years, 309 days |
| 42 | 42 | Adam Maida | United States |
Priest | San Vitale (1994–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 266 days | 95 years, 257 days |
| 43 | 42 | Julian Herranz Casado | Spain |
Deacon (2002-2014) Priest (2014-present) |
Sant'Eugenio (2003–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 253 days | 95 years, 244 days |
| 47 | 46 | Paul Poupard | France |
Priest | Santa Prassede (1996–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 101 days | 95 years, 92 days |
| 48 | 48 | data-sort-value="De Giorgi, Salvatorre"|Salvatore De Giorgi | Italy |
Priest | Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (1998–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 94 days | 95 years, 85 days |
| 52 | 52 | Janis Pujats | Latvia |
Priest | Santa Silvia (2001–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 25 days | 95 years, 16 days |
| 55 | 53 | Camillo Ruini | Italy |
Priest | Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1991-present) | 1931 | Alive | 94 years, 293 days | 94 years, 284 days |
| 72 | 72 | José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. | Portugal |
Deacon (2003-2009) Bishop (since 2009) |
Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore (2001–2009) Palestrina (2009-present) |
1932 | Alive | 93 years, 337 days | 93 years, 328 days |
| 74 | 73 | Joseph Zen S.D.B. | China ( Hong Kong) |
Priest | Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (2006–present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 330 days | 93 years, 321 days |
| 83 | James Stafford | United States |
Priest | San Pietro in Montorio (1998-present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 136 days | 93 years, 127 days | |
| 84 | Gaudencio Rosales | Philippines |
Priest | Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006-Present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 121 days | 93 years, 112 days | |
| 87 | Francis Arinze | Nigeria |
Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2005) Bishop (2005-present) |
San Giovanni della Pigna (1985–2005) Velletri-Segni (2005-present) |
1932 | Alive | 93 years, 38 days | 93 years, 29 days | |
| 96 | 96 | Walter Kasper | Germany |
Deacon (2001-2011) Priest (2011-present) |
Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (2001-present) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years, 279 days | 92 years, 270 days |
| 97 | 97 | Juan Sandoval Íñiguez | Mexico |
Priest | Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (1994-present) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years, 256 days | 92 years, 247 days |
Next to Join
| No. | Cardinal | Country | Rank | Titulus | Birth | Death | Age | Age by 30 Nov 2025 | Entry Date After |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa ISch | Chile |
Priest | Santa Maria della Pace (2001–present) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years, 95 days | 92 years, 86 days | 27 Mar 2026 |
| 2 | Raffaele Farina S.D.B. | Italy |
Deacon (2007-2018) Priest (2018-present) |
San Giovanni della Pigna (2007–present) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years, 76 days | 92 years, 67 days | 15 Apr 2026 Slipyj and Duval 92 years, 203 days 1892-1984 (Slipyj) and 1903-1996 (Duval) |
| 3 | Giovanni Battista Re | Italy |
Priest (2001-2002) Bishop (2002-present) |
Santi Apostoli (2001-2002) Sabina-Poggio Mirteto (2002–present) Dean of the College of Cardinals (2020–present) Ostia (2020–present) |
1934 | Alive | 91 years, 313 days | 91 years, 304 days | 4 Sept 2026 Giobbe 92 years, 217 days 1880–1972 |
| 4 | Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn |  Vietnam |
Priest | San Giustino (2003–present) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years, 279 days | 91 years, 240 days | 10 Dec 2027 Sebastiani 1931–2024 92 years, 280 days |
| 5 | Francesco Monterisi | Italy |
Deacon (2011-2021) Priest (2021-present) |
'San Paolo alla Regola (2010–present) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years, 195 days | 91 years, 156 days | 5 Mar 2027 Aramburu 92 years, 281 days 1912–2004 |
| 6 | Raniero Cantalamessa O.F.M. Cap | Italy |
Deacon | Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine (2020-present) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years, 140 days | 91 years, 131 days | 28 May 2027 Ries 92 years, 310 days 1920–2013 |
| 7 | Franc Rodé CM |  Slovenia |
Deacon (2006-2016) Priest (2016-present) |
San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella (2006-present) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years, 77 days | 91 years, 68 days | '14 Oct 2027 Verde 93 years, 2 days 1865–1958 |
| 8 | Luis Héctor Villalba | Argentina |
Priest (2015-present) | San Girolamo a Corviale (2015-present) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years, 59 days | 91 years, 50 days | 18 Oct 2027 Confalonieri 93 years, 7 days 1893–1986 |
| 9 | Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. | Italy |
Priest (2003-2008) Bishop |
Santa Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscaloosa (2003–2008) Frascati (2008-present) |
1934 | Alive | 91 years, 7 days | 90 years, 363 days | 16 Dec 2027 |
| 10 | Julius Darmaatmadja SJ |  Indonesia |
Priest | Sacro Cuore di Maria (2008-present) | 1934 | Alive | 90 years, 354 days | 90 years, 345 days | 4 Jan 2028 McIntyre & Innocenti 93 years, 14 days 1886–1979 (McIntyre) and 1915-2008 (Innocenti) |
Chronological list of longest-lived Cardinals (from 21 Feb 1886)
- Key
| Longest-living |
| Name | Country | Rank and Titulus | Birth | Became Longest lived |
Death | Age | Ceased to be Longest lived Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry Newman C.O. | .svg){kind=small} United Kingdom England |
Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1879–1890) | 21 Feb 1801 | ?? | 11 Aug 1890 | 89 years, 171 days | 29 Jul 1895 ?? |
| Teodolfo Mertel |  Papal States |
Deacon of Sant'Eustachio (1858–1881) Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata (1881–1884) Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884-1899) |
6 Feb 1806 | 29 Jul 1895 | 11 Jul 1899 | 93 years, 152 days | 7 May 1930 34 years, 282 days |
| Vincenzo Vannutelli | Italy |
Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1891–1900) Bishop of Palestrina (1900–1930) Bishop of Ostia (1915–1930) |
5 Dec 1836 | 7 May 1930 | 9 Jul 1930 | 93 years, 216 days | 3 Nov 1944 14 years, 180 days |
| Granito Pignatelli | Priest of Santa Maria in Degli Angeli (1911–1915) Bishop of Albano (1915–1948) Bishop of Ostia (1930–1948) |
10 Apr 1851 | 3 Nov 1944 | 16 Feb 1948 | 96 years, 312 days | 13 May 2000 55 years, 192 days | |
| Corrado Bafile | Italy |
Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (1976-1987) Priest (pro hac vice) of Santa Maria in Portico (1987-2005) |
4 Jul 1903 | 13 May 2000 | 3 Feb 2005 | 101 years, 214 days | present 25 years, 210 days |
See Also
- List of oldest living cardinals
- Hypothetical List of longest-living cardinals
- Past longest-living cardinals
- Hypothetical List of longest-living cardinals (What if, 31 December 2025)
- Hypothetical List of longest-living cardinals (What if, 25 April 2027)
- List of longest-living state leaders