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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, 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 post-1500), 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.


=='''List'''==
=='''List'''==
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!'''Died'''
!'''Died'''
!'''Age at Death'''
!'''Age at Death'''
!Date entered
|-
|-
|1
|1
|{{Wp|Jorge da Costa}}
|Portugal
|1406
|1508.09.16
|101 years, 262 days to 102 years, 261 days
|-
|2
|{{Wp|Corrado Bafile}}||Italy||1903||2005 ||101 years, 214 days
|{{Wp|Corrado Bafile}}||Italy||1903||2005 ||101 years, 214 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|2
|3
|{{Wp|Loris Francesco Capovilla}}||Italy||1915||2016||100 years, 224 days
|{{Wp|Loris Francesco Capovilla}}||Italy||1915||2016||100 years, 224 days
|'''2014-02-22'''<br />{{Wp|Alexandru Todea|Todea}}
|-
|-
|3
|4
|{{Wp|José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez}}||Italy||1919||2019||100 years, 197 days
|{{Wp|José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez}}||Italy||1919||2019||100 years, 197 days
|'''2015-02-14'''<br />{{Wp|Urbano Navarrete Cortés|Navarrete Cortés}}
|-
|5
|{{Wp|Luigi Ciacchi}}
|Italy
|1765.08.16
|1865.12.17
|100 years, 165 days
|-
|6
|{{Wp|Domingo Ram y Lanaja}}
|Spain
|1345
|1445.04.25
|99 years, 115 days to 100 years, 114 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''4'''
|7
|'''{{Wp|Alexandre do Nascimento}}'''||'''Angola'''||'''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1925|3|1}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Alexandre do Nascimento}}'''||'''Angola'''||'''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1925|3|1}}'''
|'''2015-10-11'''<br />{{Wp|Aurelio Sabattani|Sabattani}}
|-
|-
|5
|8
|{{Wp|Ersilio Tonini}}||Italy||1914||2013||99 years, 8 days
|{{Wp|Ersilio Tonini}}||Italy||1914||2013||99 years, 8 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|6
|9
|{{Wp|Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir}}||Lebanon||1920||2019||98 years, 362 days
|{{Wp|Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir}}||Lebanon||1920||2019||98 years, 362 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|7
|10
|{{Wp|Paul Augustin Mayer}}||Germany||1911||2010||98 years, 342 days
|{{Wp|Paul Augustin Mayer}}||Germany||1911||2010||98 years, 342 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |8
|11
|{{Wp|Galeazzo Marescotti}}
|Italy
|1627.10.01
|1726.07.03
|98 years, 275 days
|-
|12
|{{Wp|Jean-Baptiste de Belloy}}
|France
|1709.10.17
|1808.06.10
|98 years, 327 days
|-
| rowspan="2" |13
|{{Wp|Ignatius Kung Pin-mei}}||China||1901||2000|| rowspan="2" |98 years, 223 days
|{{Wp|Ignatius Kung Pin-mei}}||China||1901||2000|| rowspan="2" |98 years, 223 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Franz König}}||Austria||1905||2004
|{{Wp|Franz König}}||Austria||1905||2004
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|10
|15
|{{Wp|Jozef Tomko}}||Slovakia||1924||2022||98 years 150 days
|{{Wp|Jozef Tomko}}||Slovakia||1924||2022||98 years 150 days
|'''2014-06-25'''<br />{{Wp|José Clemente Maurer|Maurer}}
|-
|-
|11
|16
|{{Wp|Fiorenzo Angelini}}
|{{Wp|Fiorenzo Angelini}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|2014
|2014
|98 years, 113 days
|98 years, 113 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''12'''
|17
|'''{{Wp|Estanislao Esteban Karlic}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Estanislao Esteban Karlic}}'''
|'''Argentina'''
|'''Argentina'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|2|7}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|2|7}}'''
|'''2017-11-29'''<br />{{Wp|Amleto Giovanni Cicognani|Cicognani}}
|-
|-
|13
|18
|{{wp|Albert Vanhoye}}, SJ
|{{wp|Albert Vanhoye}}, SJ
|France
|France
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| 2021
| 2021
|98 years, 59 days
|98 years, 59 days
|'''2013-04-14'''<br />{{Wp|Paolo Marella|Marella}}
|-
|-
|14
|19
|{{Wp|Paolo Dezza}}, S.J.
|{{Wp|Paolo Dezza}}, S.J.
|Italy
|Italy
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|1999
|1999
|98 years, 4 days
|98 years, 4 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|15
|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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|2021
|2021
|97 years, 195 days
|97 years, 195 days
|'''2014-07-05'''<br />{{Wp|Avery Dulles|Dulles}}
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''16'''
|21
|'''{{Wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}'''
|'''Uganda'''
|'''Uganda'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|15}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|15}}'''
|'''2017-12-26'''<br />{{Wp|Pablo Muñoz Vega|Muñoz Vega}}
|-
|-
|17
|22
|{{Wp|Alfons Maria Stickler}}
|{{Wp|Alfons Maria Stickler}}
|Austria
|Austria
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|2007
|2007
|97 years, 111 days
|97 years, 111 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''18'''
|23
|'''{{Wp|Luis Pascual Dri}}''' '''O.F.M. Cap.'''
|'''{{Wp|Luis Pascual Dri}}''' '''O.F.M. Cap.'''
|'''Argentina'''
|'''Argentina'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|17}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|17}}'''
|'''2023-09-30'''<br/>{{Wp|Gabriel-Marie Garrone|Garrone}}
|-
|-
|19
|24
|{{Wp|Henryk Gulbinowicz}}
|{{Wp|Henryk Gulbinowicz}}
|Poland
|Poland
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|2020
|2020
|97 years, 30 days
|97 years, 30 days
|2013-07-10<br />{{Wp|1=François Marty|2=Marty}}
|-
|-
|20
|25
|{{Wp|Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli}}, O.F.M.
|{{Wp|Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli}}, O.F.M.
|Italy
|Italy
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|1993
|1993
|96 years, 363 days
|96 years, 363 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|21
|26
|{{Wp|Roger Etchegaray}}
|{{Wp|Roger Etchegaray}}
|France
|France
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| 2019
| 2019
|96 years, 344 days
|96 years, 344 days
|'''2012-05-04'''<br />{{Wp|Elia dalla Costa|dalla Costa}}/{{Wp|Édouard Gagnon|Gagnon}}
|-
|-
|22
|27
|{{Wp|Johannes Willebrands}}
|{{Wp|Johannes Willebrands}}
|The Netherlands
|The Netherlands
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|2008
|2008
|96 years, 331 days
|96 years, 331 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|23
|28
|{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|1948
|1948
|96 years, 312 days
|96 years, 312 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|24
|29
|{{Wp|Edward Cassidy}}
|{{Wp|Edward Cassidy}}
|Australia
|Australia
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|2021
|2021
|96 years, 279 days
|96 years, 279 days
|'''2014-07-13'''<br />{{Wp|Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy|Lourdusamy}}
|-
|-
|25
|30
|{{wp|Kazimierz Świątek}}
|{{wp|Kazimierz Świątek}}
|Belgium
|Belgium
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|2011
|2011
|96 years, 273 days
|96 years, 273 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|26
|31
|{{wp|José da Costa Nuñes}}||Portugal||1880 ||1976||96 years, 259 days
|{{wp|José da Costa Nuñes}}||Portugal||1880 ||1976||96 years, 259 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|27
|32
|{{wp|Giovanni Canestri}}
|{{wp|Giovanni Canestri}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|2006
|2006
|96 years, 211 days
|96 years, 211 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''28'''
|33
|'''{{Wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Júlio Duarte Langa}}'''
|'''Mozambique'''
|'''Mozambique'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|10|27}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|10|27}}'''
|'''2019-01-05'''<br />{{Wp|Yves Congar|Congar}}
|-
|-
|29||{{Wp|Domenico Bartolucci}}||Italy||1917=||2013||96 years, 188 days
|34||{{Wp|Domenico Bartolucci}}||Italy||1917=||2013||96 years, 188 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|30
|35
|{{Wp|Adam Kozłowiecki}}, S.J.
|{{Wp|Adam Kozłowiecki}}, S.J.
|Zambia
|Zambia
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|2007
|2007
|96 years, 180 days
|96 years, 180 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|31
|36
|{{Wp|Francisco Álvarez Martínez}}
|{{Wp|Francisco Álvarez Martínez}}
|Spain
|Spain
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|2022
|2022
|96 years, 175 days
|96 years, 175 days
|2016-02-26<br />{{Wp|Silvio Oddi|Oddi}}
|-
|-
|32
|37
|{{Wp|Francesco Carafa della Spina di Traetto}}
|Italy
|1722.04.29
|1818.09.20
|96 year, 144 days
|-
|38
|{{Wp|Mikel Koliqi}}
|{{Wp|Mikel Koliqi}}
|Albania
|Albania
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|1997
|1997
|96 years, 121 days
|96 years, 121 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''33'''
|39
|'''{{Wp|Friedrich Wetter}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Friedrich Wetter}}'''
|'''Germany'''
|'''Germany'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|20}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|20}}'''
|'''2019-06-19'''<br />{{Wp|François de Rovérié de Cabrières|Rovérié de Cabrières}}
|-
|-
|34||{{Wp|Francesco Morano}}||Italy||1872||1968||96 years, 34 days
|40||{{Wp|Francesco Morano}}||Italy||1872||1968||96 years, 34 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|35
|41
|{{wp|Luigi De Magistris (cardinal)|Luigi De Magistris}}
|{{wp|Luigi De Magistris (cardinal)|Luigi De Magistris}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|2022
|2022
|95 years 358 days  
|95 years 358 days  
|2016-12-15<br />{{Wp|Amleto Giovanni Cicognani|Cicognani}}
|-
|-
|36
|42
|{{wp|José Freire Falcão}}
|{{wp|José Freire Falcão}}
|Brazil
|Brazil
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|2021
|2021
|95 years, 338 days
|95 years, 338 days
|2016-06-28<br/>{{Wp|Giovanni Mercati|Mercati}}
|-
|-
|37
|43
|{{Wp|Pietro Parente}}
|{{Wp|Pietro Parente}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|1986
|1986
|95 years, 316 days
|95 years, 316 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|38
|44
|{{Wp|Achille Silvestrini}}
|{{Wp|Achille Silvestrini}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|2019
|2019
|95 years, 308 days
|95 years, 308 days
|2013-07-20<br />{{Wp|Ángel Suquía Goicoechea|Goicoechea}}
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''39'''
|45
|'''{{Wp|Ernest Simoni}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Ernest Simoni}}'''
|'''Albania'''
|'''Albania'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|18}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|18}}'''
|'''2020-02-13'''<br />{{Wp|Pietro Pavan|Pavan}}
|-
|-
|40
|46
|{{Wp|Agostino Cacciavillan}}
|{{Wp|Agostino Cacciavillan}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|2022
|2022
|95 years, 204 days
|95 years, 204 days
|2017-07-06<br/>{{Wp|Luigi Di Canossa|Di Canossa}}
|-
|-
|41
|47
|{{Wp|Henri de Lubac}} S.J.
|{{Wp|Henri de Lubac}} S.J.
|France
|France
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|1991
|1991
|95 years, 196 days
|95 years, 196 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''42'''
|48
|'''{{Wp|Walter Brandmüller}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Walter Brandmüller}}'''
|'''Germany'''
|'''Germany'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|5}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|5}}'''
|'''2020-09-26'''<br />{{Wp|Eugênio Sales|Sales}}
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''43'''
|49
|'''{{Wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}'''
|'''Thailand'''
|'''Thailand'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|25}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|25}}'''
|'''2020-08-11'''<br />{{Wp|Enrique Pla y Deniel|Pla y Deniel}}
|-
|-
|44
|50
|{{Wp|Paulo Evaristo Arns}}
|{{Wp|Paulo Evaristo Arns}}
|Brazil
|Brazil
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|2016
|2016
|95 years, 91 days
|95 years, 91 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|45
|51
|{{Wp|Serafim Fernandes de Araújo}}
|{{Wp|Serafim Fernandes de Araújo}}
|Brazil
|Brazil
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|2019
|2019
|95 years, 56 days  
|95 years, 56 days  
|'''2014-12-11'''<br />{{Wp|Tomáš Špidlík|Špidlík}}
|-
|-
|46
|52
|{{Wp|Alberto Di Jorio}}
|{{Wp|Alberto Di Jorio}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|1979
|1979
|95 years, 49 days
|95 years, 49 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|47
|53
|{{Wp|Corrado Ursi}}
|{{Wp|Corrado Ursi}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|2003
|2003
|95 years, 34 days
|95 years, 34 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|48
|54
|{{Wp|Jorge Medina (cardinal)|Jorge Medina Estévez}}
|{{Wp|Jorge Medina (cardinal)|Jorge Medina Estévez}}
|Chile
|Chile
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|2021
|2021
|94 years, 284 days
|94 years, 284 days
|2018-01-15<br />{{Wp|Patrick Aloysius O’Boyle|O’Boyle}}
|-
|-
|49
|55
|{{Wp|Julijans Vaivods}}
|{{Wp|Julijans Vaivods}}
|Latvia
|Latvia
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|1990
|1990
|94 years, 279 days
|94 years, 279 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|50
|56
|{{wp|Carlos María de la Torre}}
|{{wp|Carlos María de la Torre}}
|Canada  
|Canada  
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|1968
|1968
|94 years, 259 days
|94 years, 259 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|51
|57
|{{Wp|Louis-Albert Vachon}}
|{{Wp|Louis-Albert Vachon}}
|Canada
|Canada
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|2006
|2006
|94 years, 237 days
|94 years, 237 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|52
|58
|{{Wp|Egano Righi-Lambertini}}
|{{Wp|Egano Righi-Lambertini}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|2000
|2000
|94 years, 225 days
|94 years, 225 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|53
|59
|{{Wp|Angelo Sodano}}
|{{Wp|Angelo Sodano}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|2022
|2022
|94 years, 205 days
|94 years, 205 days
|2019-02-24<br />{{Wp|Benedetto Aloisi Masella|Aloisi Masella}}
|-
|-
|54
|60
|{{Wp|Gilberto Agustoni}}
|{{Wp|Gilberto Agustoni}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|2017
|2017
|94 years, 171 days
|94 years, 171 days
|2012-02-20<br />{{Wp|Maximos IV Sayegh|Sayegh}}
|-
|-
|55
|61
|{{Wp|Eduardo Martínez Somalo}}
|{{Wp|Eduardo Martínez Somalo}}
|Spain
|Spain
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|2021
|2021
|94 years, 142 days
|94 years, 142 days
|2018-04-28<br />{{Wp|Gerald Emmett Carter|Carter}}
|-
|-
|56
|62
|{{Wp|Giovanni Cheli}}
|{{Wp|Giovanni Cheli}}
|Italy
|Italy
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| 2013
| 2013
|94 years 122 days
|94 years 122 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''57'''
|63
|'''{{Wp|Adam Maida}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Adam Maida}}'''
|'''United States'''
|'''United States'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|18}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|18}}'''
|'''2021-11-21'''<br/>{{Wp|Stanisław Nagy|Nagy}}
|-
|-
|58
|64
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Sensi}}
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Sensi}}
|Italy  
|Italy  
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|2001
|2001
|94 years, 60 days
|94 years, 60 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''59'''
|65
|'''{{Wp|Julian Herranz Casado}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Julian Herranz Casado}}'''
|'''Spain'''
|'''Spain'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|31}}'''
|'''2022-01-22'''<br/>{{Wp|Leo Jozef Suenens|Suenens}}
|-
|-
|60
|66
|{{Wp|Marian Jaworski}}
|{{Wp|Marian Jaworski}}
|Poland
|Poland
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|2020
|2020
|94 years 13 days  
|94 years 13 days  
|2017-07-21<br/>{{Wp|Giuseppe Caprio|Caprio}}
|-
|-
|61
|67
|{{Wp|Carlo Furno}}
|{{Wp|Carlo Furno}}
|Italy  
|Italy  
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|2015
|2015
|94 years, 7 days
|94 years, 7 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|62
|68
|{{Wp|Prosper Grech}}, O.S.A.
|{{Wp|Prosper Grech}}, O.S.A.
|Malta
|Malta
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|2019
|2019
|94 years, 6 days
|94 years, 6 days
|2016-09-01<br/>{{Wp|Lorenzo Antonetti|Antonetti}}
|-
|-
|63
|69
|{{Wp|Roberto Tucci}}
|{{Wp|Roberto Tucci}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|2015
|2015
|93 years, 360 days
|93 years, 360 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|64
|70
|{{Wp|Georges Cottier}} OP
|{{Wp|Georges Cottier}} OP
|Switzerland
|Switzerland
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|2016
|2016
|93 years, 341 days  
|93 years, 341 days  
|2011-11-15<br />{{Wp|William Theodore Heard|Heard}}
|-
|-
|65
|71
|{{Wp|John Carberry}}
|{{Wp|John Carberry}}
|United States
|United States
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|1998
|1998
|93 years, 321 days
|93 years, 321 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|66
|72
|{{Wp|Paolo Bertoli}}
|{{Wp|Paolo Bertoli}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|2001
|2001
|93 years, 280 days
|93 years, 280 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|67
|73
|{{Wp|Thomas Williams (cardinal)|Thomas Williams}}
|{{Wp|Thomas Williams (cardinal)|Thomas Williams}}
|United States
|United States
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|2023
|2023
|93 years, 276 days
|93 years, 276 days
|2021-12-20<br/>{{Wp|Ján Chryzostom Korec|Korec}}
|-
|-
|68
|74
|{{Wp|Opilio Rossi}}
|{{Wp|Opilio Rossi}}
|United States
|United States
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|2004
|2004
|93 years, 271 days
|93 years, 271 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''69'''
|75
|'''{{Wp|Paul Poupard}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Paul Poupard}}'''
|'''France'''
|'''France'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|8|30}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|8|30}}'''
|'''2022-07-08'''<br/>{{Wp|Jorge María Mejía|Mejía}}
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''70'''
|76
|'''{{Wp|Salvatore De Giorgi}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Salvatore De Giorgi}}'''
|'''Italy'''
|'''Italy'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|9|6}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|9|6}}'''
|'''2022-07-17'''<br/>{{Wp|Josef Frings|Frings}}
|-
|-
|71
|77
|{{Wp|Vincenzo Vannutelli}}
|{{Wp|Vincenzo Vannutelli}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|1930
|1930
|93 years, 216 days
|93 years, 216 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|72
|78
|{{Wp|José Manuel Estepa Llaurens}}
|{{Wp|José Manuel Estepa Llaurens}}
|Spain
|Spain
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|2019
|2019
|93 years, 201 days
|93 years, 201 days
|2016-09-23<br/>{{Wp|Antonio Caggiano|Caggiano}}
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''73'''
|79
|'''{{Wp|Janis Pujats}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Janis Pujats}}'''
|'''Latvia'''
|'''Latvia'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|11|14}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|11|14}}'''
|'''2022-07-22'''<br/>{{Wp|José Tomás Sánchez|Sánchez}}
|-
|-
|74
|80
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Firrao Jr.|Giuseppe Firrao}}
|Italy
|1736.07.20
|1830.01.24
|93 years, 188 days
|-
|81
|{{Wp|Jean Margéot}}
|{{Wp|Jean Margéot}}
|Mauritius
|Mauritius
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|2009
|2009
|93 years, 164 days
|93 years, 164 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|75
|82
|{{Wp|Teodolfo Mertel}}
|{{Wp|Teodolfo Mertel}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|1899
|1899
|93 years, 152 days
|93 years, 152 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|76
|83
|{{Wp|Simon Pimenta}}
|{{Wp|Simon Pimenta}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|2013
|2013
|93 years, 140 days
|93 years, 140 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''77'''
|84
|'''{{Wp|Camillo Ruini}}'''||Italy||'''1931'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1931|2|19}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Camillo Ruini}}'''||Italy||'''1931'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1931|2|19}}'''
|'''04-22-2023'''<br/>{{Wp|Carlos Carmelo Vascocellos Motta|Vascocellos Motta}}
|-
|-
|78
|85
|{{Wp|František Tomášek}}||Czechoslovakia||1899||1992||93 years, 35 days
|{{Wp|František Tomášek}}||Czechoslovakia||1899||1992||93 years, 35 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|79||{{Wp|Alfredo Scherer}}||Brazil||1903||1996||93 years, 33 days
|86||{{Wp|Alfredo Scherer}}||Brazil||1903||1996||93 years, 33 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|80
|87
|{{Wp|James Francis McIntyre}}||United States||1886||1979||93 years, 21 days
|{{Wp|James Francis McIntyre}}||United States||1886||1979||93 years, 21 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|81
|88
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Pizzardo}}||Italy||1877||1970||93 years, 19 days
|{{Wp|Giuseppe Pizzardo}}||Italy||1877||1970||93 years, 19 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|82
|89
|{{Wp|Antonio Innocenti}}||Italy||1915||2008||93 years, 14 days
|{{Wp|Antonio Innocenti}}||Italy||1915||2008||93 years, 14 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|83
|90
|{{Wp|Carlo Confalonieri}}||Italy||1893||1986||93 years, 7 days
|{{Wp|Carlo Confalonieri}}||Italy||1893||1986||93 years, 7 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|84
|91
|{{Wp|Alessandro Verde}}||Italy||1865||1958||93 years, 2 days
|{{Wp|Alessandro Verde}}||Italy||1865||1958||93 years, 2 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''85'''||'''{{Wp|Lucian Mureșan}}'''||'''Romania'''||'''1931'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1931|5|23}}'''
|'''92'''||'''{{Wp|Lucian Mureșan}}'''||'''Romania'''||'''1931'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1931|5|23}}'''
|'''2023-08-22'''<br />{{Wp|Cahal Daly|Daly}}
|-
|93
|{{Wp|Branda da Castiglione}}
|Italy
|1350-02.04
|1443.02.03
|92 years, 364 days
|-
|-
|86|86||{{Wp|Julien Ries}}||Belgium||1920||2013
| 86 |94||{{Wp|Julien Ries}}||Belgium||1920||2013
|92 years, 310 days
|92 years, 310 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|87||{{Wp|Juan Carlos Aramburu}}||Argentina||1912||2004||92 years, 281 days
|95||{{Wp|Juan Carlos Aramburu}}||Argentina||1912||2004||92 years, 281 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|88||{{Wp|Sergio Sebastiani}}||Italy||1931||2023||92 years, 280 days
|96||{{Wp|Sergio Sebastiani}}||Italy||1931||2023||92 years, 280 days
|2023-07-04<br />{{Wp|Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo|Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo}}
|-
|-
|89||{{Wp|Paolo Giobbe}}||Italy||1880||1972||92 years, 217 days
|97||{{Wp|Paolo Giobbe}}||Italy||1880||1972||92 years, 217 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |90||{{Wp|Josyf Slipyj}}||Ukraine||1892||1984|| rowspan="2" |92 years, 203 days
| rowspan="2" |98||{{Wp|Josyf Slipyj}}||Ukraine||1892||1984|| rowspan="2" |92 years, 203 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Léon-Étienne Duval}}||Algeria||1903||1996
|{{Wp|Léon-Étienne Duval}}||Algeria||1903||1996
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|-
|92||{{Wp|Jean Honoré}}||France||1920||2013|| 92 years, 199 days |92 years, 199 days
|100||{{Wp|Jean Honoré}}||France||1920||2013|| 92 years, 199 days |92 years, 199 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|93||{{Wp|Joseph Asajirō Satowaki}}||Japan||1904||1996||92 years, 189 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|94
|{{Wp|José María Caro Rodríguez}}
|Chile
|1866
|1958
|92 years, 164 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|95||{{Wp|Luigi Poggi}}||Italy||1917||2010||92 years, 160 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|-
|96||{{Wp|Silvano Piovanelli}}||Italy||1924||2016||92 years, 139 days
|'''2014-05-18'''<br />{{Wp|Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez|Miranda y Gómez}}
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''97'''
|'''{{Wp|José Saraiva Martins}}, SDB'''
|'''Portugal'''
|'''1932'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1932|1|6}}'''
|'''05-06-2024'''<br />{{Wp|Miguel Obando y Bravo|Obando y Bravo}}
|-
|98||{{Wp|Maurice Feltin}}||France||1883||1976||92 years, 135 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''99'''||'''{{Wp|Joseph Zen}}, SDB'''||'''China'''||'''1932'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1932|1|13}}'''
|'''05-20-2024'''<br/>{{Wp|Augusto da Silva|da Silva}}
|-
|-
|100||{{Wp|Giuseppe Casoria}}||Italy||1908||2001||92 years, 130 days
| ||{{Wp|Joseph Asajirō Satowaki}}||Japan||1904||1996||92 years, 189 days
|2011-09-15<br />None
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This article lists the 100 longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (born post-1500), 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 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
No. Cardinal Country Born Died Age at Death
1 Jorge da Costa Portugal 1406 1508.09.16 101 years, 262 days to 102 years, 261 days
2 Corrado Bafile Italy 1903 2005 101 years, 214 days
3 Loris Francesco Capovilla Italy 1915 2016 100 years, 224 days
4 José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez Italy 1919 2019 100 years, 197 days
5 Luigi Ciacchi Italy 1765.08.16 1865.12.17 100 years, 165 days
6 Domingo Ram y Lanaja Spain 1345 1445.04.25 99 years, 115 days to 100 years, 114 days
7 Alexandre do Nascimento Angola 1925 Alive 99 years, 269 days
8 Ersilio Tonini Italy 1914 2013 99 years, 8 days
9 Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir Lebanon 1920 2019 98 years, 362 days
10 Paul Augustin Mayer Germany 1911 2010 98 years, 342 days
11 Galeazzo Marescotti Italy 1627.10.01 1726.07.03 98 years, 275 days
12 Jean-Baptiste de Belloy France 1709.10.17 1808.06.10 98 years, 327 days
13 Ignatius Kung Pin-mei China 1901 2000 98 years, 223 days
Franz König Austria 1905 2004
15 Jozef Tomko Slovakia 1924 2022 98 years 150 days
16 Fiorenzo Angelini Italy 1916 2014 98 years, 113 days
17 Estanislao Esteban Karlic Argentina 1926 Alive 98 years, 292 days
18 Albert Vanhoye, SJ France 1923 2021 98 years, 59 days
19 Paolo Dezza, S.J. Italy 1901 1999 98 years, 4 days
20 Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. Mozambique 1924 2021 97 years, 195 days
21 Emmanuel Wamala Uganda 1926 Alive 97 years, 346 days
22 Alfons Maria Stickler Austria 1910 2007 97 years, 111 days
23 Luis Pascual Dri O.F.M. Cap. Argentina 1927 Alive 97 years, 222 days
24 Henryk Gulbinowicz Poland 1923 2020 97 years, 30 days
25 Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. Italy 1896 1993 96 years, 363 days
26 Roger Etchegaray France 1922 2019 96 years, 344 days
27 Johannes Willebrands The Netherlands 1909 2008 96 years, 331 days
28 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Italy 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days
29 Edward Cassidy Australia 1924 2021 96 years, 279 days
30 Kazimierz Świątek Belgium 1914 2011 96 years, 273 days
31 José da Costa Nuñes Portugal 1880 1976 96 years, 259 days
32 Giovanni Canestri Italy 1918 2006 96 years, 211 days
33 Júlio Duarte Langa Mozambique 1927 Alive 97 years, 29 days
34 Domenico Bartolucci Italy 1917= 2013 96 years, 188 days
35 Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. Zambia 1911 2007 96 years, 180 days
36 Francisco Álvarez Martínez Spain 1925 2022 96 years, 175 days
37 Francesco Carafa della Spina di Traetto Italy 1722.04.29 1818.09.20 96 year, 144 days
38 Mikel Koliqi Albania 1900 1997 96 years, 121 days
39 Friedrich Wetter Germany 1928 Alive 96 years, 279 days
40 Francesco Morano Italy 1872 1968 96 years, 34 days
41 Luigi De Magistris Italy 1926 2022 95 years 358 days
42 José Freire Falcão Brazil 1925 2021 95 years, 338 days
43 Pietro Parente Italy 1891 1986 95 years, 316 days
44 Achille Silvestrini Italy 1923 2019 95 years, 308 days
45 Ernest Simoni Albania 1928 Alive 96 years, 38 days
46 Agostino Cacciavillan Italy 1926 2022 95 years, 204 days
47 Henri de Lubac S.J. France 1896 1991 95 years, 196 days
48 Walter Brandmüller Germany 1929 Alive 95 years, 325 days
49 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Thailand 1929 Alive 95 years, 305 days
50 Paulo Evaristo Arns Brazil 1921 2016 95 years, 91 days
51 Serafim Fernandes de Araújo Brazil 1924 2019 95 years, 56 days
52 Alberto Di Jorio Italy 1884 1979 95 years, 49 days
53 Corrado Ursi Italy 1908 2003 95 years, 34 days
54 Jorge Medina Estévez Chile 1926 2021 94 years, 284 days
55 Julijans Vaivods Latvia 1895 1990 94 years, 279 days
56 Carlos María de la Torre Canada 1873 1968 94 years, 259 days
57 Louis-Albert Vachon Canada 1912 2006 94 years, 237 days
58 Egano Righi-Lambertini Italy 1906 2000 94 years, 225 days
59 Angelo Sodano Italy 1927 2022 94 years, 205 days
60 Gilberto Agustoni Italy 1922 2017 94 years, 171 days
61 Eduardo Martínez Somalo Spain 1927 2021 94 years, 142 days
62 Giovanni Cheli Italy 1918 2013 94 years 122 days
63 Adam Maida United States 1930 Alive 94 years, 252 days
64 Giuseppe Sensi Italy 1907 2001 94 years, 60 days
65 Julian Herranz Casado Spain 1930 Alive 94 years, 239 days
66 Marian Jaworski Poland 1926 2020 94 years 13 days
67 Carlo Furno Italy 1921 2015 94 years, 7 days
68 Prosper Grech, O.S.A. Malta 1925 2019 94 years, 6 days
69 Roberto Tucci Italy 1921 2015 93 years, 360 days
70 Georges Cottier OP Switzerland 1922 2016 93 years, 341 days
71 John Carberry United States 1904 1998 93 years, 321 days
72 Paolo Bertoli Italy 1908 2001 93 years, 280 days
73 Thomas Williams United States 1930 2023 93 years, 276 days
74 Opilio Rossi United States 1910 2004 93 years, 271 days
75 Paul Poupard France 1930 Alive 94 years, 87 days
76 Salvatore De Giorgi Italy 1930 Alive 94 years, 80 days
77 Vincenzo Vannutelli Italy 1836 1930 93 years, 216 days
78 José Manuel Estepa Llaurens Spain 1926 2019 93 years, 201 days
79 Janis Pujats Latvia 1930 Alive 94 years, 11 days
80 Giuseppe Firrao Italy 1736.07.20 1830.01.24 93 years, 188 days
81 Jean Margéot Mauritius 1916 2009 93 years, 164 days
82 Teodolfo Mertel Italy 1806 1899 93 years, 152 days
83 Simon Pimenta Italy 1920 2013 93 years, 140 days
84 Camillo Ruini Italy 1931 Alive 93 years, 280 days
85 František Tomášek Czechoslovakia 1899 1992 93 years, 35 days
86 Alfredo Scherer Brazil 1903 1996 93 years, 33 days
87 James Francis McIntyre United States 1886 1979 93 years, 21 days
88 Giuseppe Pizzardo Italy 1877 1970 93 years, 19 days
89 Antonio Innocenti Italy 1915 2008 93 years, 14 days
90 Carlo Confalonieri Italy 1893 1986 93 years, 7 days
91 Alessandro Verde Italy 1865 1958 93 years, 2 days
92 Lucian Mureșan Romania 1931 Alive 93 years, 186 days
93 Branda da Castiglione Italy 1350-02.04 1443.02.03 92 years, 364 days
94 Julien Ries Belgium 1920 2013 92 years, 310 days
95 Juan Carlos Aramburu Argentina 1912 2004 92 years, 281 days
96 Sergio Sebastiani Italy 1931 2023 92 years, 280 days
97 Paolo Giobbe Italy 1880 1972 92 years, 217 days
98 Josyf Slipyj Ukraine 1892 1984 92 years, 203 days
Léon-Étienne Duval Algeria 1903 1996
100 Jean Honoré France 1920 2013 92 years, 199 days
Joseph Asajirō Satowaki Japan 1904 1996 92 years, 189 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, 269 days

See Also

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