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=='''Chronological list of Oldest living members of the College of Cardinals'''==
=='''Chronological list of Oldest living members of the College of Cardinals'''==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!'''Name'''
!'''Name'''
!'''Country'''
!'''Country'''
!'''Born'''
!'''Born'''
! '''Time as Oldest'''
!'''Became oldest'''
!Ceased to be Oldest
!Death and age
|-
|-
|{{Wp|John Henry Newman}}
|{{Wp|John Henry Newman}}
|United Kingdom<br /><small>England</small>  
|U.K.<br /><small>England</small>
|1801-02-21–1890-08-11<br /><small>89 years, 171 days  
|1801-02-21
| -08/11/1890<br /><small>??
|??
| colspan="2" |1890-08-11<br /><small>89 years, 171 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Teodolfo Mertel}}
|{{Wp|Teodolfo Mertel}}
|
|
Italy
Italy
|1806.02.06–1899.07.11<br /><small>aged 93 years, 152 days
|1806.02.06
|1899.08.11–1899.07.11<br /><small> 8 years, 334 days  
|1899.08.11
| colspan="2" |1899.07.11<br /><small>aged 93 years, 152 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Luigi Di Canossa}}
|{{Wp|Luigi Di Canossa}}
|Italy
|Italy
|04/20/1809–03/12/1900<br /><small>aged 90
|04/20/1809
|1899.07.11 <small>(aged 89)</small>–1900.03.12 <small>(aged 90)</small><br /><small>244 days  
|1899.07.11
| colspan="2" |1900.03.12<br /><small>aged 90 years, 358 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Michelangelo Celesia}}
|{{Wp|Michelangelo Celesia}}
|Italy
|Italy
|01/13/1814-04/14/1904<br /><small>aged 90 years, 92 days  
| 1814.01.13
|03/12/1900 <small>(aged 86)</small>-1904.04.14 <small>(aged 90)</small><br /><small>314 days  
|1900.03.12 -1904.04.14 <br /><small>314 days  
| colspan="2" |1904.04.14<br /><small>aged 90 years, 92 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|François-Marie-Benjamin Richard}}
|{{Wp|François-Marie-Benjamin Richard}}
|France  
|France
| 1819.03.01–1904.01.27<br /><small>aged 88 years, 332 days
|1819.03.01
| 1904.04.14 <small>(aged 84)</small>–1908.01.27 <small>(aged 88)</small><br /><small>3 years, 288 days
|1904.04.14
| colspan="2" |1904.01.27<br /><small>aged 88 years, 332 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Anton Josef Gruscha}}
|{{Wp|Anton Josef Gruscha}}
|Italy
| Italy  
|1820.11.03–1911.08.05<br /><small>aged 90 years, 275 daya
|1820.11.03
|1908.12.27 <small>(aged 87)</small>–1911.08.05 <small>(aged 90)</small><br /><small>3 years, 190 days
|1908.12.27  
| colspan="2" |1911.08.05<br /><small>aged 90 years, 275 daya
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Alfonso Capecelatro}}
|{{Wp|Alfonso Capecelatro}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1824.02.05–1912.11.14<br /><small>aged 88 years, 283 days
|1824.02.05
|1911.08.05 <small>(aged 87)</small>–1912.11.14 <small>(aged 88)</small><br /><small>1 year, 101 days  
|1911.08.05
| colspan="2" |1912.11.14<br /><small>aged 88 years, 283 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Angelo di Pierto}}
|{{Wp|Angelo di Pierto}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1828.05.22–1914.12.05<br /><small>aged 86 years, 197 days
|1828.05.22
|1912.11.14 <small>(aged 83)</small>–1914.12.05 <small>(aged 86)</small><br /><small>2 years, 21 days  
|1912.11.14
| colspan="2" |1914.12.05<br /><small>aged 86 years, 197 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|François de Rovérié de Cabrières|François de Cabrières}}
|{{Wp|François de Rovérié de Cabrières|François de Cabrières}}
| France
| France
|1830.08.30–1921.12.21<br /><small>aged 91 years, 113 days
|1830.08.30
|1914.12.05 <small>(aged 84)</small>–1921.12.21 <small>(aged 91)</small><br /><small>7 years, 16 days  
|1914.12.05
| colspan="2" |1921.12.21<br /><small>aged 91 years, 113 days
|-
|-
| {{Wp|Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco|Giuseppe Prisco}}
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco|Giuseppe Prisco}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1833.09.08–1923.02.04<br /><small>aged 89 years, 149 days
|1833.09.08
|1921.12.21 <small>(aged 87)</small>–1923.02.04 <small>(aged 89)</small><br /><small>1 year, 45 days
|1921.12.21
| colspan="2" |1923.02.04<br /><small>aged 89 years, 149 days
|-
|-
| {{Wp|Vincenzo Vannutelli}}
|{{Wp|Vincenzo Vannutelli}}
|Italy
| Italy
|1836.12.05–1930.07.09<br /><small>aged 93 years, 216 days
|1836.12.05
|1923.02.04 <small>(aged 86)</small>–1930.07.09 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>7 years, 155 days  
|1923.02.04  
| colspan="2" |1930.07.09<br /><small>aged 93 years, 216 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Andreas Frühwirth}}
|{{Wp|Andreas Frühwirth}}
| Austria
| Austria
|1845.08.21–1933.02.09<br /><small>aged 87 years, 172 days
|1845.08.21
|1930.07.09 <small>(aged 84)</small>–1933.02.09 <small>(aged 87)</small><br /><small>2 years, 215 days
|1930.07.09
| colspan="2" |1933.02.09<br /><small>aged 87 years, 172 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Franz Ehrle}}
|{{Wp|Franz Ehrle}}
|Germany
|Germany
|1845.10.17–1934.03.31<br /><small>aged 88 years, 165 days
|1845.10.17
|1933.02.09 <small>(aged 87)</small>–1934.03.31 <small>(aged 88)</small><br /><small>1 year, 54 days  
|1933.02.09
| colspan="2" |1934.03.31<br /><small>aged 88 years, 165 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Pierre Andrieu}}  
|{{Wp|Pierre Andrieu}}
|France
|France
|1849.12.07–1935.02.15<br /><small>aged 85 years, 70 days
|1849.12.07
|1934.03.31 (<small>aged 84)</small>–1935.02.15 <small>(aged 85)</small><br /><small>321 days<small>
|1934.03.31
| colspan="2" |1935.02.15<br /><small>aged 85 years, 70 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte|Gennaro Granito  out Belmonte}}
|{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte|Gennaro Granito  out Belmonte}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1851.04.10–1948.02.16<br /><small>aged 96 years, 312 days
|1851.04.10
|1935.02.15 <small>(aged 83)</small>–1948.02.16 <small>(aged 96)<small><br />13 years, 1 day
|1935.02.15
| colspan="2" |1948.02.16<br /><small>aged 96 years, 312 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Enrico Sibilia}}<small><small><small><small><small>
|{{Wp|Enrico Sibilia}}<small><small><small><small><small>
|Italy
|Italy
|1861.03.17–1948.08.04<br /><small>aged 87 years, 140 days<small>  
|1861.03.17
|1948.02.16 <small>(aged 86)</small>–1948.08.04 <small>(aged 87)</small><br /><small>170 days
|1948.02.16
| colspan="2" |1948.08.04<br /><small>aged 87 years, 140 days<small>  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Alessandro Verde}}
|{{Wp|Alessandro Verde}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1865.03.27–1958.03.29<br /><small>aged 93 years, 2 days
| 1865.03.27
|4 August 1948 <small><small><small>(aged 83)</small>–29 March 1958 <small><small><small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>9 years, 237 days  
|1948.08.04
| colspan="2" |1958.03.29<br /><small>aged 93 years, 2 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|José María Caro Rodríguez|Jose Maria Caro}}
|{{Wp|José María Caro Rodríguez|Jose Maria Caro}}
|Chile
|Chile
|1866.06.23–1958.12.04<br /><small>aged 92 years, 164 days<small>
|1866.06.23
|1958.03.29 <small>(aged 91)</small>–1958.12.04 <small>(aged 92)</small><br /><small>1 year, 250 days<small>
|1958.03.29
| colspan="2" |1958.12.04<br /><small>aged 92 years, 164 days
|-
|-
| {{Wp|Georges Grente}}
|{{Wp|Georges Grente}}
|France
| France
|1872.05.05–1959.05.05<br /><small>aged 87 years, 0 days<small>
|1872.05.05
|1958.12.04 <small>(aged 86)</small>–1959.05.05 <small>(ages 87)</small><br /><small>152 days<small>  
|1958.12.04
| colspan="2" |1959.05.05<br /><small>ag<small>ed 87 years, 0 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Elia dala Costa}}
|{{Wp|Elia dala Costa}}
|Italy
| Italy
|1872.05.14–1961.12.22<br /><small>aged 89 years, 222 days
|1872.05.14
|1959.05.05<small> <small>(aged 86)–1961.12.22<small> <small>(aged 89)<br /><small>2 years, 231 daya
|1959.05.05
| colspan="2" |1961.12.22<br /><small>aged 89 years, 222 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Francesco Morano}}
|{{Wp|Francesco Morano}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1872.06.08–1968.07.12<br /><small>aged 96 years, 34 days<small>
|1872.06.08
|1961.12.22 <small>(aged 89)</small>–1968.07.12 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>6 years, 203 days
| 1961.12.22
| colspan="2" |1968.07.12<br /><small>aged 96 years, 34 days<small>
|-
|-
|<small><small>{{Wp|Carlos María de la Torre}}
|{{Wp|Carlos María de la Torre}}
| Ecuador
|Ecuador
|1873.11.15–1968.07.31<br /><small>aged 94 years, 259 days
|1873.11.15
| 1968.07.12<small><small> <small>(aged 92)</small>–1968.07.31<small><small> <small>(aged 92)</small><br /><small>19 days
|1968.07.12
| colspan="2" |1968.07.31
<small>aged 94 years, 259 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Augusto da Silva}}
|{{Wp|Augusto da Silva}}
|Brazil  
|Brazil
|1876.04.08–1968.08.14<br /><small>aged 92 years, 128 days<small>
|1876.04.08
| 1968.07.31 <small>(aged 92)</small>–1968.08.14 <small>(aged 92)</small><br /><small>14 days<small>  
|1968.07.31
| colspan="2" |1968.08.14<br /><small>aged 92 years, 128 days<small>  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Pizzardo}}
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Pizzardo}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1877.07.13–1970.08.01<br /><small>aged 93 years, 19 days<small>  
|1877.07.13
|1968.08.14 <small>(aged 91)</small>–1970.08.01 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>1 year, 352 days
| 1968.08.14
| colspan="2" |1970.08.01<br /><small>aged 93 years, 19 days<small>  
|-
|-
| <small><small>{{Wp|Benedetto Aloisi Masella}}
|{{Wp|Benedetto Aloisi Masella}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1879.06.29–1970.09.30<br /><small>aged 91 years, 93 days<small>  
|1879.06.29
|1970.08.01–1970.09.30<br /><small>60 days
| 1970.08.01
| colspan="2" |1970.09.30<br /><small>aged 91 years, 93 days<small>  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Paolo Giobbe}}<small><small>
|{{Wp|Paolo Giobbe}}<small><small>
|Italy
|Italy
|1880.01.10–1970.09.30<br /><small>aged 92 years, 217 days<small>
|1880.01.10
|1970.09.30 <small>(aged 90)</small>–1972.08.14 <small>(aged 92)</small><br /><small>1 year, 319 days
|1970.09.30
| colspan="2" |1970.09.30<br /><small>aged 92 years, 217 days<small>  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|José da Costa Nunes}}
|{{Wp|José da Costa Nunes}}
|Portugal
|Portugal
|1880.03.15–1976.11.29  
|1880.03.15
|1972.08.14
| colspan="2" |1976.11.29
 
<small>aged 96 years, 259 days</small>
<small>aged 96 years, 259 days</small>
|1972.08.14 <small>(aged 92)</small> –1976.11.29 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>{{Age in years and days|14 August 1972|29 November 1976}}</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Alberto di Jorio}}
|{{Wp|Alberto di Jorio}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1884.07.18–1979.09.05<br /><small>aged 95 years, 49 days
|1884.07.18
|1976.11.29-1979.09.05<small><small><br />4 years, 107 days  
|1976.11.29
| colspan="2" |1979.09.05<br /><small>aged 95 years, 49 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Antonio Caggiano}}
|{{Wp|Antonio Caggiano}}
|Argentina
|Argentina
|1889.01.30–1979.10.23<br /><small>aged 90 years, 266 days
| 1889.01.30
|1979.09.05 <small>(aged 90)</small>–1979.10.23 <small>(aged 90<small>)</small><br /><small>48 days
|1979.09.05
| colspan="2" |1979.10.23<br /><small>aged 90 years, 266 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta}}
|{{Wp|Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta}}
|Brazil
|Brazil
|1890.07.16–1982.09.18<br /><small>aged 92 years, 64 days<small>
|1890.07.16
|1979.10.23 <small>(aged 89)</small>–1982.09.18 <small>(aged 92)</small><br /><small>2years, 326 days<small>  
| 1979.10.23
| colspan="2" |1982.09.18<br /><small>aged 92 years, 64 days<small>  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Pietro Parente}}
|{{Wp|Pietro Parente}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1891.02.16–1986.12.29<br /><small>aged 95 years, 356 days<small>
|1891.02.16
|1982.09.18 <small>(aged 91</small>)–1986.12.29 <small>(aged 95)</small><br /><small>4 years, 102 days
|1982.09.18
| colspan="2" |1986.12.29<br /><small>aged 95 years, 356 days<small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Julijans Vaivods}}
|{{Wp|Julijans Vaivods}}
|<small><small>Latvia
|Latvia
| 1895.08.08–1990.05.24<br /><small>aged 94 years, 279 days
|1895.08.08
|1986.12.29 <small>(aged 91)–1990.05.24 <small>(aged 95)<small><br />3 years, 146 days  
|1986.12.29
| colspan="2" |1990.05.24<br /><small>aged 94 years, 279 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Henri de Lubac}}
|{{Wp|Henri de Lubac}}
|France
|France
|1896.02.20–1991.09.04<br /><small>aged 95 years, 196 days</small>
| 1896.02.20
|1990.05.24 <small>(aged 94)</small>–1991.09.04 <small>(aged 95)</small><br /><small>1 year, 103 days</small>
|1990.05.24
| colspan="2" |1991.09.04<br /><small>aged 95 years, 196 days</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli}}
|{{Wp|Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1896.07.14 - 1993.07.12<br /><small>aged 95 years, 196 days</small>
|1896.07.14
|1991.09.04–1993.07.12<br />({{Age in years and days|04 Sep 1991|12 Jul 1993}})
|1991.09.04
| colspan="2" |1993.07.12<br /><small>aged 95 years, 196 days</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei}}
|{{Wp|Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei}}
|China
|China
|1901.01.01–2000.03.12<br /><small>aged 98 years, 223 days</small>
|1901.01.01
|1993.07.12–1994.11.26<br /><small>{{Age in years and days|4 September 1991|26 November 1994}}</small>
|1993.07.12
|1994.11.26
|2000.03.12<br /><small>aged 98 years, 223 days</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Mikel Koliqi}}
|{{Wp|Mikel Koliqi}}
|Albania
|Albania
|1900.09.29–1997.01.28<br /><small>aged 96 years, 121 days</small>
|1900.09.29
|1994.11.26–1997.01.28<br /><small>{{Age in years and days|26 November 1994|28 January 1997}}</small>
|1994.11.26
| colspan="2" |1997.01.28<br /><small>aged 96 years, 121 days</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei}}
|{{Wp|Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei}}
|China
|China
|1901.08.02‐2000.03.12<br /><small>aged 98 years, 223 days</small>
|1901.08.02
|1997.01.28‐2000.03.12<br /><small>{{Age in years and days|28 January 1997|12 March 2000}}</small>
|1997.01.28
| colspan="2" |2000.03.12<br /><small>aged 98 years, 223 days</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Corrado Bafile}}
|{{Wp|Corrado Bafile}}
| Italy
|Italy
| 1903.07.04‐2005.02.03<br /><small>aged 101 years, 214 days</small>
|1903.07.04
|2000.03.12‐ 2005.02.03<br /><small>({{Age in years and days|12 March 2000|3 February 2005}})</small>
|2000.03.12
| colspan="2" |2005.02.03<br /><small>aged 101 years, 214 days</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Johannes Willebrands}}
|{{Wp|Johannes Willebrands}}
|Natherlands
|Natherlands
|1909.09.04‐2008.08.01<br /><small>aged 96 years, 331 days</small>
|1909.09.04
|2005.03.02‐2006.08.01<br /><small>({{Age in years and days|3 February 2005|2 August 2006}})</small>
|2005.03.02
| colspan="2" |2008.08.01<br /><small>aged 96 years, 331 days</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Alfons Maria Stickler}}  
|{{Wp|Alfons Maria Stickler}}
|Austria
|Austria
|1910.08.23‐2007.12.12<br /><small>({{Age in years and days|1 August 2006|12 December 2007}})</small>
|1910.08.23
|2006.08.01‐2007.12.12<br /><small>97 years, 311 days</small>
| 2006.08.01
| colspan="2" |2007.12.12<br /><small>({{Age in years and days|1 August 2006|12 December 2007}})</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Paul Augustin Mayer}}
|{{Wp|Paul Augustin Mayer}}
|Germany
|Germany
|1911.05.23‐2010.04.30<br /><small>aged 98 years, 312 days</small>
|1911.05.23
|2007.12.12‐2010.04.30<br /><small>({{Age in years and days|12 December 2007|30 April 2010}})</small>
|2007.12.12
| colspan="2" |2010.04.30<br /><small>aged 98 years, 312 days</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Ersilio Tonini}}
|{{Wp|Ersilio Tonini}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1914.07.20‐2013.07.28<br /><small>({{Age in years and days|30 April 2010|28 July 2013}})</small>
|1914.07.20
|2010.04.30‐2013.07.28<br /><small>aged 99 years, 8 days</small>
|2010.04.30
|2013.07.28
|2013.07.28<br /><small>({{Age in years and days|30 April 2010|28 July 2013}})</small>
|-
|-
| {{Wp|Fiorenzo Angelini}}
|{{Wp|Fiorenzo Angelini}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1916.01.08‐2014.02.22<br /><small>aged 98 years, 113 days</small>
|1916.01.08
|2013.07.28‐2014.02.22<br /><small>({{Age in years and days|28 July 2013|22 February 2014}})</small>
|2013.07.28
|2014.02.22
|2014.11.22<br /><small>aged 98 years, 113 days</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Loris Francesco Capovilla}}
|{{Wp|Loris Francesco Capovilla}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1915.10.14‐2016.05.26<br /><small>aged 100 years, 224 days</small>
|1915.10.14
| 2014.02.22‐2016.05.26<br />({{Age in years and days|22 February 2014|26 May 2016}})
|2014.02.22
| colspan="2" |2016.05.26<br /><small>aged 100 years, 224 days</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez}}
|{{Wp|José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez}}
|Colombia
|Colombia
|1919.02.18‐2019.09.03<br><small>aged 100 years, 197 days</small>
|1919.02.18
|2016.05.26‐2019.09.03<br /><small>({{Age in years and days|26 May 2016|3 September 2019}})</small>
|2016.05.26
| colspan="2" |2019.09.03<br><small>aged 100 years, 197 days</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Roger Etchegaray}}
|{{Wp|Roger Etchegaray}}
|France
|France
|1922.09.05-2019.09.04<br /><small>aged 96 years, 344 days</small>
|1922.09.05
|2019.09.03 <small>(aged 96)</small>–2019.09.04 <small>(aged 96)</small><small>(1 day)</small>
|2019.09.03
| colspan="2" |2019.09.04<br /><small>aged 96 years, 344 days</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Albert Vanhoye}}
|{{Wp|Albert Vanhoye}}
|France
|France
|1923.07.24–2021.07.29<br /><small>aged 98 years, 5 days</small>
|1923.07.24
| 2019.09.04–2021.07.29<br /><small>({{Age in years and days|4 September 2019|29 July 2021}})</small>
|2019.09.04
| colspan="2" |2021.07.29<br /><small>aged 98 years, 5 days</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Jozef Tomko}}
|{{Wp|Jozef Tomko}}
|Slovakia  
|Slovakia
|1924.03.11–2022.07.14<br /><small>aged 98 years, 150 days</small>
|1924.03.11
|29 July 2021 <small>(aged 97)</small>–14 July 2022<br /><small>({{Age in years and days|29 July 2021|8 August 2022}})</small>
|29 July 2021
| colspan="2" |2022.07.14<br /><small>aged 98 years, 150 days</small>
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''{{Wp|Alexandre do Nascimento}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Alexandre do Nascimento}}'''
|'''Angola'''
|'''Angola'''
|'''born 1925.03.01'''<br /><small>'''{{age in years and days|1925|3|1}}'''</small>
|'''born 1925.03.01'''
| '''8 August 2022 <small>(aged 97)</small><br />'''<small>'''{{age in years and days|2022|8|22}}'''</small>
| '''8 August 2022'''
| colspan="2" |'''Alive'''<br /><small>'''{{age in years and days|1925|3|1}}'''</small>
|}
|}


=='''See Also'''==  
=='''See Also'''==  

Revision as of 06:22, 20 May 2024

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

List

Corrado Bafile, The Longest Lived-Cardinal with verifiable dates of birth and death
Loris Franceso Capovilla, The Second Longest-lived Cardinal
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez, The Third longest-lived cardinal
Alexandre do Nascimiento, the 4th-longest lived cardinal and the longest-lived Angolan Cardinal
Currently Living
Rank Cardinal Country Born Died Age
1 Corrado Bafile Italy 1903 2005 101 years, 214 days
2 Loris Francesco Capovilla Italy 1915 2016 100 years, 224 days
3 José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez Colombia 1919 2019 100 years, 197 days
4 Alexandre do Nascimento Angola 1925 Alive 99 years, 305 days
5 Ersilio Tonini Italy 1914 2013

99 years, 8 days

6 Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir Lebanon 1920

2019

98 years, 362 days

7

Paul Augustin Mayer OSA Germany 1911 2010 98 years, 342 days
8 Estanislao Esteban Karlic Argentina 1926 Alive 98 years, 328 days
9 Ignatius Kung Pin-mei China

1901

2000 98 years, 223 days
Franz König Austria 1905 2004
11 Jozef Tomko Slovakia 1924 2022 98 years 150 days
12 Fiorenzo Angelini Italy 1916 2014 98 years, 113 days
13 Emmanuel Wamala Uganda 1926 Alive 98 years, 16 days
14 Albert Vanhoye, SJ France 1923 2021 98 years, 5 days
15 Paolo Dezza, S.J.

Italy

1901 1999 98 years, 4 days
16 Luis Pascual Dri OFMCap Argentina 1927 Alive 97 years, 258 days
17 Alexandre dos Santos, O.F.M. Mozambique 1924 2021 97 years, 195 days
18 Alfons Maria Stickler SDB Austria 1910 2007 97 years, 111 days
19 Júlio Duarte Langa Mozambique 1927 Alive 97 years, 65 days
20 Henryk Gulbinowicz Poland 1923 2020 97 years, 30 days
21 Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. Italy 1896 1993 96 years, 363 days
22 Roger Etchegaray France 1922 2019 96 years, 344 days
23 Johannes Willebrands Netherlands 1909 2008 96 years, 331 days
24 Friedrich Wetter Germany 1928 Alive 96 years, 315 days
25 Gennaro Pignatelli di Belmonte Italy 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days
26 Edward Cassidy Australia 1924 2021 96 years, 279 days
27 Kazimierz Świątek Belarus 1914 2011 96 years, 273 days
28 José da Costa Nuñes Portugal 1880 1976 96 years, 259 days
29 Giovanni Canestri Italy 1918 2006 96 years, 211 days
30 Domenico Bartolucci Italy 1917 2013 96 years, 188 days
31

Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J.

Zambia 1911 2007 96 years, 180 days
32 Francisco Álvarez Martínez Spain 1925 2022 96 years, 175 days
33 Mikel Koliqi Albania 1900 1997 96 years, 121 days
34 Ernest Simoni Albania 1928 Alive

96 years, 74 days

35 Francesco Morano Italy 1872 1968 96 years, 34 days
36 Walter Brandmüller Germany 1929 Alive 95 years, 361 days
37 Luigi De Magistris Italy 1926 2022 95 years 358 days
38 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Thailand 1929 Alive 95 years, 341 days
39 José Freire Falcão Brazil 1925 2021 95 years, 338 days
40 Pietro Parente Italy 1891 1986 95 years, 316 days
41 Achille Silvestrini Italy 1923 2019 95 years, 308 days
42 Agostino Cacciavillan Italy 1926 2022 95 years, 204 days
43 Henri de Lubac S.J. France 1896 1991 95 years, 196 days
44 Paulo Evaristo Arns Brazil 1921 2016 95 years, 91 days
45 Serafim Fernandes de Araújo Brazil 1924 2019 95 years, 56 days

46

Alberto Di Jorio Italy 1884 1979 95 years, 49 days
47 Corrado Ursi Italy 1908 2003 95 years, 34 days
48 Adam Maida United States 1930 Alive 94 years, 288 days
49 Jorge Medina Estévez Chile 1926 2021 94 years, 284 days
50 Julijans Vaivods Latvia 1895 1990 94 years, 279 days
51 Julian Herranz Casado Spain 1930 Alive 94 years, 275 days
52 Carlos María de la Torre Ecuador 1873 1968 94 years, 259 days
53 Louis-Albert Vachon Canada 1912 2006 94 years, 237 days
54 Egano Righi-Lambertini Italy 1906 2000 94 years, 225 days
55 Angelo Sodano Italy 1927 2022 94 years, 205 days
56 Gilberto Agustoni Italy 1922 2017 94 years, 171 days
57 Eduardo Martínez Somalo Spain 1927 2021 94 years, 142 days
58 Paul Poupard France 1930 Alive 94 years, 123 days
59 Giovanni Cheli Italy 1918 2013 94 years 122 days
60 Salvatore De Giorgi Italy 1930 Alive 94 years, 116 days
61 Giuseppe Sensi Italy 1907 2001 94 years, 60 days
62 Janis Pujats

Latvia

1930 Alive 94 years, 47 days
63 Marian Jaworski Poland 1926 2020 94 years 13 days
64 Carlo Furno Italy 1921 2015 94 years, 7 days
65 Prosper Grech, O.S.A. Malta 1925 2019 94 years, 6 days
66 Roberto Tucci Italy 1921 2015 93 years, 360 days
67 Georges Cottier

Switzerland

1922 2016 93 years, 341 days
68 John Carberry United States 1904 1998 93 years, 321 days
69 Camillo Ruini Italy 1931 Alive 93 years, 316 days
70 Paolo Bertoli Italy 1908 2001 93 years, 280 days
71 Thomas Williams United States 1930 2023 93 years. 276 days
72 Opilio Rossi United States 1910 2004 93 years, 271 days
73 Lucian Mureșan Romania 1931 Alive 93 years, 222 days
74 Vincenzo Vannutelli Italy 1836 1930 93 years, 216 days
75 José Manuel Estepa Llaurens Spain 1926 2019 93 years, 201 days
76 Jean Margéot Mauritius 1916 2009 93 years, 164 days
77 Teodolfo Mertel

Italy

1806 1899 93 years, 152 days
78 Simon Pimenta Italy 1920 2013 93 years, 140 days
79 František Tomášek Czech Republic 1899 1992 93 years, 35 days
80 Alfredo Scherer Brazil 1903 1996 93 years, 33 days
81 James Francis McIntyre United States 1886 1979 93 years, 21 days
82 Giuseppe Pizzardo Italy 1877 1970 93 years, 19 days
83 Antonio Innocenti Italy 1915 2008

93 years, 14 days

84 Carlo Confalonieri Italy 1893 1986 93 years, 7 days
85 Alessandro Verde Italy 1865 1958 93 years, 2 days
86 José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. Portugal 1932 Alive 92 years, 360 days
87 Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B. China 1932 Alive 92 years, 353 days
88 Julien Ries Belgium 1920 2013 92 years, 310 days
89 Juan Carlos Aramburu Argentina 1912 2004 92 years, 281 days

90

Sergio Sebastiani Italy 1931 2023

92 years, 280 days

91 Paolo Giobbe Italy 1880 1972 92 years, 217 days
92 Josyf Slipyj Ukraine 1892 1984 92 years, 203 days
Léon-Étienne Duval Algeria 1903 1996
94 Jean-Marcel Honoré France 1920 2013 92 years, 199 days
95 Joseph Asajiro Satowaki Japan 1904 1996 92 years, 189 days
96 Luigi Poggi Italy 1917 2010 92 years, 160 days
98 James Stafford United States 1932 Alive 92 years, 158 days
99 Gaudencio Rosales Philippinees 1932 Alive 92 years, 143 days
100 Silvano Piovanelli Italy 1924 2016 92 years, 139 days
1xx Maurice Feltin France 1883 1975 92 years, 135 days

Next to Join

Up-to-date 11/28/2024
Rank Cardinal Country Born Died Age Date of Entry

After

1 Francis Arinze Nigeria 1932 Alive 92 years, 27 days 2025-03-16
Maurice Feltin
2 Renato Martino Italy 1932 Alive 92 years, 5 days 2025-04-11
Silvano Piovanelli
3 Kelvin Edward Felix Saint Lucia 1933 Alive 91 years, 287 days 2025-08-04
Maurice Feltin
4 Walter Kasper Germany 1933 Alive 91 years, 268 days 2025-09-08
Luigi Poggi
5 Juan Sandoval Íñiguez Mexxico 1933 Alive 91 years, 245 days 2025-10-13
Joseph Asajiro Satowaki
6 Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Isch Chile 1933 Alive 91 years, 84 days 2026-03-27
Josyf Slipyj
Léon-Étienne Duval
7 Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. Italy 1933 Alive 91 years, 65 days 2026-04-29
Josyf Slipyj
Léon-Étienne Duval (tied age)
8 Giovanni Battista Re Italy 1934 Alive 90 years, 303 days 2026-08-25
Josyf Slipyj
Léon-Étienne Duval (tied age)
9 Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn Vietnam 1934 Alive 90 years, 268 days 2026-10-08
Paolo Giobbe
10 Francesco Monterisi Italy 1934 Alive 90 years, 184 days 2027-03-27
Sergio Sebastiani


Chronological list of Oldest living members of the College of Cardinals

Name Country Born Became oldest Ceased to be 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
314 days
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 out 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
(1 year, 133 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
(3 years, 89 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 29 July 2021 2022.07.14
aged 98 years, 150 days
Alexandre do Nascimento Angola born 1925.03.01 8 August 2022 Alive
99 years, 272 days


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