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Revision as of 08:56, 10 November 2024
This article lists the 100 longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (born non earlier than 1500). 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
8th-Oldest ever:
Argentina
Estanislao Esteban Karlic
List
| Color | Age Range |
|---|---|
| Columbia Blue | Living |
| No. | Cardinal | Country | Post | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge da Costa | .svg){kind=small} Portugal
|
Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1503–1508) | 1408 | 1508 | 101 years, 262 days to 102 years, 261 days |
| 2 | Corrado Bafile |  Italy
|
Priest of Santa Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1987–2005) | 1903 | 2005 | 101 years, 214 days |
| 3 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | Italy
|
Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) | 1915 | 2016 | 100 years, 224 days |
| 4 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez |  Colombia
|
Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019) | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 197 days |
| 5 | Luigi Ciacchi | .svg){kind=small} Papal States
|
Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (1838–\1865) | 1765 | 1865 | 100 years, 123 days |
| 6 | Alexandre do Nascimento |  Angola
|
Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-2024) | 1925 | 2024 | 99 years, 212 days |
| 7 | Ersilio Tonini | Italy
|
Priest of Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 8 days |
| 8 | Galeazzo Marescotti | Papal States
|
Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1708–1726) | 1627 | 1726 | 98 years, 275 days |
| 9 | Jean-Baptiste de Belloy |  France
|
Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina (1805–1808) | 1709 | 1808 | 98 years, 245 days |
| 10 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir |  Lebanon
|
Cardinal-Patriarch (1994 – 2019) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 362 days |
| 11 | Paul Augustin Mayer |  Germany
|
Priest of San Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title (1996–2010) | 1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 342 days |
| 12 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic |  Argentina
|
Priest of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-present) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 281 days |
| 13 | Ignatius Kung Pin-mei |  China
|
Priest of San Sisto (1991 – 2000) | 1901 | 2000 | 98 years, 223 days |
| Franz König |  Austria
|
Priest of San Eusebio (1958 – 2004)) | 1905 | 2004 | ||
| 15 | Jozef Tomko | .svg){kind=small} Slovakia
|
Priest of S. Sabina (1996–2022) | 1924 | 2022 | 98 years 151 days |
| 16 | Fiorenzo Angelini | Italy
|
Priest of Santo Spirito in Sassia pro hac vice Title (2002–2014) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 113 days |
| 17 | Albert Vanhoye, SJ | .svg){kind=small} France
|
Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e San Adriano a Villa Albani pro hac vice Title (2016–2021) | 1923 | 2021 | 98 years, 5 days |
| 18 | Paolo Dezza, S.J. | Italy
|
Deacon of San Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (1991 – 1999) | 1901 | 1999 | 98 years, 4 days |
| 19 | Emmanuel Wamala |  Uganda
|
Priest of Sant'Ugo (1994-present) | 1926 | Alive | 97 years, 349 days |
| 20 | Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. | Argentina
|
Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (2023-present) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 211 days |
| 21 | Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. |  Mozambique
|
Priest of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988–2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 195 days |
| 22 | Alfons Maria Stickler | Austria
|
Priest of San Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title (1996–2007) | 1910 | 2007 | 97 years, 111 days |
| 23 | Henryk Gulbinowicz |  Poland
|
Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (1985–2020) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 30 days |
| 24 | Júlio Duarte Langa | Mozambique
|
Priest of San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 27 days |
| 25 | Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. | Italy
|
Priest of San Sebastiano al Palatino pro hac vice Title (1983–1993) | 1896 | 1993 | 96 years, 363 days |
| 26 | Roger Etchegaray |  France
|
Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina (1998–2019) | 1922 | 2019 | 96 years, 344 days |
| 27 | Johannes Willebrands |  Netherlands
|
Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe (1975–2006) | 1909 | 2008 | 96 years, 331 days |
| 28 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Italy
|
Bishop of Albano (1915 – 1948) Bishop of Ostia (1930–1948) |
1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days |
| 29 | Edward Cassidy |  Australia
|
Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title (2002–2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 96 years, 279 days |
| 30 | Kazimierz Świątek |  Belgium
|
Priest of San Gerardo Maiella (1994–2011) | 1914 | 2011 | 96 years, 273 days |
| 31 | José da Costa Nunes |  Portugal
|
Priest of Santa Prisca (1962–1976) | 1880 | 1976 | 96 years, 259 days |
| 32 | Friedrich Wetter | Germany
|
Priest of Santo Stephano in Coelio Monte (1985–present) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 260 days |
| 33 | Giovanni Canestri | Italy
|
Priest of 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 | Francesco Carafa di Traetto |  Naples
|
Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1807–1818) | 1722 | 1818 | 96 years, 144 days |
| 36 | Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. |  Zambia
|
Priest of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1998–2008) | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 180 days |
| 37 | Francisco Álvarez Martínez |  Spain
|
Priest of Santa Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde (2001–2022) | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 177 days |
| 38 | Francesco Morano | Italy
|
Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano (1959 – 1968) | 1872 | 1968 | 96 years, 34 days |
| 39 | Ernest Simoni |  Albania
|
Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 27 days |
| 40 | Luigi De Magistris | Italy
|
Deacon Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2015–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 358 days |
| 41 | José Freire Falcão |  Brazil
|
Priest of San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021) | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years, 338 days |
| 42 | Pietro Parente | Italy
|
Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1967–1986) | 1891 | 1986 | 95 years, 316 days |
| 43 | Walter Brandmüller | Germany
|
Priest of San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi, pro hac vice (2021-present) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 314 days |
| 44 | Achille Silvestrini | Italy
|
Priest of San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo pro hac vice Title (1999–2019) | 1923 | 2019 | 95 years, 308 days |
| 45 | Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) |
Italy
|
Bishop of Velletri-Segni (1993–2005) Bishop of Ostia (2002-2005) Pope (2005–2013) |
1927 | 2022 | 95 years, 279 days |
| 46 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu |  Thailand
|
Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present) |
1929 | Alive | 95 years, 294 days |
| 47 | Agostino Cacciavillan | Italy
|
Priest of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino pro hac vice Title (2011–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years, 204 days |
| 48 | Henri de Lubac S.J. | France
|
Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica (1983–1991) | 1896 | 1991 | 95 years, 196 days |
| 49 | Paulo Evaristo Arns | Brazil
|
Priest of San Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (1973 –2016) | 1921 | 2016 | 95 years, 91 days |
| 50 | Serafim Fernandes de Araújo | Brazil
|
Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1998–2019) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 56 days |
| 51 | Alberto Di Jorio | Italy
|
Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1967 – 1979) | 1884 | 1979 | 95 years, 47 days |
| 52 | Corrado Ursi | Italy
|
Priest of San Callisto (1967–2003) | 1908 | 2003 | 95 years, 34 days |
| 53 | Jorge Medina |  Chile
|
Priest of San Saba pro hac vice Title (2008–2021) | 1926 | 2021 | 94 years, 284 days |
| 54 | Julijans Vaivods |  –Latvia
|
Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati (1983–1990) | 1895 | 1990 | 94 years, 279 days |
| 55 | Carlos María de la Torre |  Ecuador
|
Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1953–1968) | 1873 | 1968 | 94 years, 261 days |
| 56 | Louis-Albert Vachon |  Canada
|
Priest of San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985–2006) | 1912 | 2006 | 94 years, 237 days |
| 57 | Adam Maida |  United States
|
Priest of San Vitale (1994–present) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 241 days |
| 58 | Egano Righi-Lambertini | Italy
|
Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1990 – 2000) | 1906 | 2000 | 94 years, 225 days |
| 59 | Julian Herranz Casado | Spain
|
Priest of Sant'Eugenio (basilica), pro hac vice (2014-present) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 228 days |
| 60 | Angelo Sodano | Italy
|
Bishop of Albano (1994–2022) Bishop of Ostia (2005–2019) Priest of Santa Maria Nuova in commendum (1994–2022) |
1927 | 2022 | 94 years, 205 days |
| 61 | Gilberto Agustoni | Italy
|
Priest of Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta pro hac vice Title (2005–2017) | 1922 | 2017 | 94 years, 171 days |
| 62 | Eduardo Martínez Somalo | Spain
|
Priest of Santissima Nome di Gesù pro hac vice Title (1999–2021) | 1927 | 2021 | 94 years, 142 days |
| 63 | Theodore McCarrick | United States
|
Priest of Santi Nereo ad Achilleo (2001–2018) | 1930 | alive | 94 years, 130 days |
| 64 | Giovanni Cheli | Italy
|
Priest of Santi Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title Title (2008–2013) | 1918 | 2013 | 94 years 122 days |
| 65 | Mikel Koliqi | Albania
|
Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (1994–1997) | 1902 | 1997 | 94 years, 121 days |
| 66 | Paul Poupard | France
|
Priest of Santa Prassede (1996–) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 76 days |
| 67 | Salvatore De Giorgi | Italy
|
Priest of Santa Maria in Aracoeli (1998–present) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 69 days |
| 68 | Giuseppe Sensi | Italy
|
Priest of Regina Apostolorum (1987 – 2001) | 1907 | 2001 | 94 years, 60 days |
| 69 | Marian Jaworski | Poland
|
Priest of San Sisto (2001–2020) | 1926 | 2020 | 94 years 13 days |
| 70 | Carlo Furno | Italy
|
Priest of Sant'Onofrio (2006– 2015) | 1921 | 2015 | 94 years, 7 days |
| 71 | Prosper Grech, O.S.A. |  Malta
|
Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti (2012–2019) | 1925 | 2019 | 94 years, 6 days |
| '72 | Janis Pujats | Latvia
|
Priest of Santa Silvia (2001–) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 0 days |
| 73 | Roberto Tucci | Italy
|
Priest of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio pro hac vice Title (2011–2015) | 1921 | 2015 | 93 years, 360 days |
| 74 | Georges Cottier OP |  Switzerland
|
Priest of Santi Domenico e Sisto pro hac vice Title (2014–2016) | 1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 341 days |
| 75 | John Carberry | United States
|
Priest of San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1969–1998) | 1904 | 1998 | 93 years, 321 days |
| 76 | Paolo Bertoli | Italy
|
Bishop of Frascati (1979–2001) | 1908 | 2001 | 93 years, 280 days |
| 77 | Thomas Williams | United States
|
Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023) | 1930 | 2023 | 93 years. 276 days |
| 78 | Opilio Rossi | United States
|
Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004) | 1910 | 2004 | 93 years, 271 days |
| 79 | Camillo Ruini | Italy
|
Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1991-present) | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 269 days |
| 80 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | .svg){kind=small} Italy
|
Bishop of Palestrina (1900–1930) Bishop of Ostia (1915–1930) |
1836 | 1930 | 93 years, 216 days |
| 81 | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | Spain
|
Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (2010–2019) | 1926 | 2019 | 93 years, 201 days |
| 82 | Giuseppe Firrao | Papal States
|
Priest of San Eusebio (1801–1830) | 1736 | 1830 | 93 years, 188 days |
| 83 | Lucian Mureșan |  Romania
|
Priest of Sant'Anastasio (2012-present) | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 175 days |
| 84 | Jean Margéot |  Mauritius
|
Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (1988–2009) | 1916 | 2009 | 93 years, 164 days |
| 85 | Teodolfo Mertel | .svg){kind=small} Papal States
|
Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884 – 1899) | 1806 | 1899 | 93 years, 152 days |
| 86 | Gioacchino Pecci | French Empire
|
Priest of San Crisogono (1853–1878) | 1810 | 1903 | 93 years, 140 days |
| Simon Pimenta |  India
|
Priest of Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (1988–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | ||
| 88 | František Tomášek |  Czechoslovakia
|
Priest of San Vitale (1977–\1992) | 1899 | 1992 | 93 years, 36 days |
| 89 | Alfredo Scherer | Brazil
|
Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette (1969–1996) | 1903 | 1996 | 93 years, 34 days |
| 90 | Antonio Innocenti | Italy
|
Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1996–2008) | 1915 | 2008 | 93 years, 21 days |
| 91 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | Italy
|
Bishop of Albano (1948–1970) | 1877 | 1970 | 93 years, 19 days |
| 92 | James Francis McIntyre | United States
|
Priest of Sant'Anastasia (1953 – 1979) | 1886 | 1979 | 93 years, 14 days |
| 93 | Carlo Confalonieri | Italy
|
Bishop of Palestrina (1972–1986) Bishop of Ostia (1977–1986) |
1893 | 1986 | 93 years, 7 days |
| 94 | Alessandro Verde | Italy
|
Priest of Santa Maria in Cosmedin pro hac vice Title (1935 – 1958) | 1865 | 1958 | 93 years, 2 days |
| 95 | Branda da Castiglione | 25px Milan | Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1431–1440) | 1350 | 1443 | 92 years, 365 days |
| 96 | Julien Ries | Belgium
|
Deacon of San Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia (2012–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 310 days |
| 97 | José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. | Portugal
|
Bishop of Palestrina (2009-present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 313 days |
| 98 | Joseph Zen S.D.B. | China (  Hong Kong)
|
Priest of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (2006–present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 306 days |
| 99 | Juan Carlos Aramburu | Argentina
|
Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976–2004) | 1912 | 2004 | 92 years, 281 days |
| 100 | Sergio Sebastiani | Italy
|
Priest of Sant'Eustachio (basilica), pro hac vice (2011-2024) | 1931 | 2024 | 92 years, 280 days |
Next to Join
| No. | Cardinal | Co. | Post | Birth | Death | Age | Age by 12-31-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Stafford | United States
|
Priest of San Pietro in Montorio (1998-present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 111 days | 92 years, 158 days |
| 2 | Gaudencio Rosales |  Philippines
|
Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006-Present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 96 days | 92 years, 143 days |
| 3 | Francis Arinze |  Nigeria
|
Bishop of Velletri-Segni (2005-present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 13 days | 92 years, 60 days |
| 4 | Walter Kasper | Germany
|
Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova, title pro hac vice (2011-present) | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 254 days | 91 years, 301 days |
| 5 | Juan Sandoval Íñiguez |  Mexico
|
Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (1994-present) | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 231 days | 91 years, 278 days |
| 6 | Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Isch | Chile
|
Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (2001–present) | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 70 days | 91 years, 117 days |
| 7 | Raffaele Farina SDB | Italy
|
Priest of San Giovanni della Pigna "pro hac vice" (2018-present) | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 51 days | 91 years, 98 days |
| 8 | Giovanni Battista Re | Italy
|
Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto (2002–present) Dean of the College of Cardinals (2020–present) Bishop of Ostia (2020–present) |
1934 | Alive | 90 years, 289 days | 90 years, 336 days |
| 9 | Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn |  Vietman
|
Priest of San Giustino (2003–present) | 1934 | Alive | 90 years, 254 days | 90 years, 301 days |
| 10 | Francesco Monterisi | Italy
|
Priest 'pro hac vice' of San Paolo alla Regola (2021-present) | 1934 | Alive | 90 years, 170 days | 90 years, 217 days |
Chronological list of Oldest living members of the College of Cardinals
| From | Until | Name | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?? | 11 August 1890 | John Henry Newman | 21 February 1801 |  England( .svg){kind=small} United Kingdom)
|
| 11 August 1890 | 11 July 1899 | Teodolfo Mertel | 9 February 1806 | _crowned.svg){kind=small} Italy
|
| 11 July 1899 | 12 March 1900 | Luigi Di Canossa | 20 April 1809 | |
| 12 March 1900 | 14 April 1904 | Michelangelo Celesia | 13 January 1814 | |
| 14 April 1900 | 27 January 1908 | François-Marie-Benjamin Richard | 1 March 1819 | France
|
| 27 January 1908 | 5 August 1911 | Anton Josef Gruscha | 3 November 1820 | Italy
|
| 5 August 1911 | 14 November 1912 | Alfonso Capecelatro | 5 February 1824 | |
| 14 November 1912 | 5 December 1914 | Angelo di Pierto | 22 May 1828 | |
| 5 December 1914 | 21 December 1921 | François de Rovérié de Cabrières | 30 August 1830 | France
|
| 21 December 1921 | 4 February 1923 | Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco | 8 September 1833 | Italy
|
| 4 February 1923 | 9 July 1930 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | 5 December 1836 | |
| 9 July 1930 | 9 February 1933 | Andreas Frühwirth | 21 August 1845 | .svg){kind=small} Austria-Hungary
|
| 9 February 1933 | 31 March 1834 | Franz Ehrle | 17 October 1845 | .svg){kind=small} Germany
|
| 31 March 1934 | 15 February 1935 | Pierre Andrieu | 7 December 1849 | France
|
| 15 February 1935 | 16 February 1948 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | 10 April 1851 | Italy
|
| 16 February 1948 | 4 August 1948 | 17 March 1861 | ||
| 4 August 1948 | 29 March 1958 | Alessandro Verde | 27 March 1865 | |
| 29 March 1958 | 4 December 1959 | José María Caro Rodríguez | 23 June 1866 | Chile
|
| 4 December 1958 | 5 May 1959 | Georges Grente | 5 May 1872 | France
|
| 5 May 1959 | 22 December 1961 | Elia dala Costa | 14 May 1872 | Italy
|
| 22 December 1961 | 12 July 1968 | Francesco Morano | 8 June 1872 | Italy
|
| 12 July 1968 | 31 July 1968 | Carlos María de la Torre | 15 November 1873 | .svg){kind=small} Ecuador
|
| 31 July 1968 | 14 August 1968 | Augusto da Silva | 8 April 1876 | .svg){kind=small} Brazil
|
| 14 August 1968 | 1 August 1970 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | 13 July 1877 | Italy
|
| 1 August 1970 | 30 September 1970 | Benedetto Aloisi Masella | 29 June 1879 | |
| 30 September 1970 | 14 August 1972 | Paolo Giobbe | 10 January 1880 | |
| 14 August 1972 | 29 November 1976 | José da Costa Nunes | 15 March 1880 | Portugal
|
| 29 November 1976 | 5 September 1979 | Alberto di Jorio | 18 July 1884 | Italy
|
| 5 September 1979 | 23 October 1979 | Antonio Caggiano | 30 January 1889 | Argentina
|
| 23 October 1979 | 14 September 1982 | Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta | 16 July 1890 | Brazil
|
| 18 September 1982 | 29 December 1986 | Pietro Parente | 16 February 1891 | Italy
|
| 29 December 1986 | 24 May 1990 | Julijans Vaivods | 18 August 1895 | .svg){kind=small} Latvia
|
| 24 May 1990 | 4 September 1991 | Henri de Lubac | 20 February 1896 | France
|
| 4 September 1991 | 12 July 1993 | Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli | 14 July 1896 | Italy
|
| 4 September 1991 | 12 July 1993 | Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei | 2 August 1901 | China
|
| 12 March 2000 | 3 February 2005 | Corrado Bafile | 4 July 1903 | Italy
|
| 3 February 2005 | 2 August 2006 | Johannes Willebrands | 4 September 1909 | Netherlands
|
| 1 August 2006 | 12 December 2007 | Alfons Maria Stickler | 23 August 1910 | Austria
|
| 12 December 2007 | 30 April 2010 | Paul Augustin Mayer | 23 May 1911 |
|
| 30 April 2010 | 28 July 2013 | Ersilio Tonini | 20 July 1914 | Italy
|
| 28 July 2013 | 22 February 2014 | Fiorenzo Angelini | 1 August 1916 | |
| 22 February 2014 | 26 May 2016 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | 14 October 1915 | |
| 26 May 2016 | 3 September 2019 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez | 18 February 1919 | Colombia
|
| 3 September 2019 | 4 September 2019 | Roger Etchegaray | 25 September 1922 | France
|
| 4 September 2019 | 29 July 2021 | Albert Vanhoye | 24 July 1923 | |
| 29 July 2021 | 8 August 2022 | Jozef Tomko | 11 March 1924 | Chechoslovakia
|
| 8 August 2022 | 28 September 2024 | Alexandre do Nascimento | 1 March 1925 | Angola
|
| 28 September 2024 | Present | Estanislao Esteban Karlic | 7 February 1926 | Argentina
|