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|2020
|2020
|97 years, 30 days
|97 years, 30 days
|- style="background-color:#9bddff" |
|'''22'''
| data-sort-value="Wetter, Friedrich" |'''{{Wp|Friedrich Wetter}}'''
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] '''Germany'''
| '''Priest of Santo Stephano in Coelio Monte (1985–''present'')'''
|'''1928'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|28}}'''
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
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| data-sort-value="Antonelli, Ferdinando Giuseppe" |{{Wp|Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli}}, O.F.M.  
| data-sort-value="Antonelli, Ferdinando Giuseppe" |{{Wp|Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli}}, O.F.M.  
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy
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|1993
|1993
|96 years, 363 days
|96 years, 363 days
|- style="background-color:#9bddff" |
|'''23'''
| data-sort-value="Wetter, Friedrich" |'''{{Wp|Friedrich Wetter}}'''
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] '''Germany'''
| '''Priest of Santo Stephano in Coelio Monte (1985–''present'')'''
|'''1928'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|28}}'''
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |  
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |  
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|5}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|5}}'''
|- style="background-color:#9bddff" |
|'''36'''
| data-sort-value="Kitbunchu, Michael Michai" |'''{{Wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}'''
|[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] '''Thailand'''
|Archbishop of Bangkok (1972 – 2009)<br />'''Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-''present'')'''<br />'''Proto-priest (2016-''present'')'''
|'''1929'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|25}}'''
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
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|1968
|1968
|96 years, 34 days
|96 years, 34 days
|- style="background-color:#9bddff" |
|'''37'''
| data-sort-value="Kitbunchu, Michael Michai" |'''{{Wp|Michael Michai Kitbunchu}}'''
|[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Thailand'''
|Archbishop of Bangkok (1972 – 2009)<br />'''Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-''present'')'''<br />'''Proto-priest (2016-''present'')'''
|'''1929'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|1|25}}'''
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
| 38
| 37
| data-sort-value="De Magistris, Luig" |{{wp|Luigi De Magistris (cardinal)|Luigi De Magistris}}
| data-sort-value="De Magistris, Luig" |{{wp|Luigi De Magistris (cardinal)|Luigi De Magistris}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Italy
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Italy
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| data-sort-value="Freire Falcão, José" |{{wp|José Freire Falcão}}
| data-sort-value="Freire Falcão, José" |{{wp|José Freire Falcão}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Brazil
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Brazil
| Titular Bishop of Vardimissa (1967 – 1967)<br/>Coadjutor Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (1967.04.24 – 1967.08.19)<br/>Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (1967 – 1971)<br/>Metropolitan Archbishop of Teresina (Brazil) (1971.11.25 – 1984.02.15)<br/>Archbishop of Brasília (1984 – 2004)<br/>Cardinal-Priest of San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021)
| Titular Bishop of Vardimissa (1967 – 1967)<br/>Coadjutor Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (1967 – 1967)<br/>Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (1967 – 1971)<br/>Archbishop of Teresina (Brazil) (1971 – 1984)<br/>Archbishop of Brasília (1984 – 2004)<br/>Cardinal-Priest of San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021)
|1925
|1925
|2021
|2021
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|1968
|1968
|94 years, 261 days
|94 years, 261 days
|- style="background-color:#9bddff" |
|'''54'''
| data-sort-value="McCarrick, Theodore" | '''{{wp|Theodore McCarrick}}'''
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''United States'''
|Priest of Santi Nereo ad Achilleo (2001&ndash;2018)
|'''1930'''
|'''alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|7|7}}'''
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
| 54
| 55
| data-sort-value="Vachon, Louis-Albert" |{{Wp|Louis-Albert Vachon}}
| data-sort-value="Vachon, Louis-Albert" |{{Wp|Louis-Albert Vachon}}
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Canada
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Canada
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|2006
|2006
|94 years, 237 days
|94 years, 237 days
|- style="background-color:#9bddff" |
|'''55'''
| data-sort-value="McCarrick, Theodore" | '''{{wp|Theodore McCarrick}}'''
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''United States'''
|Priest of Santi Nereo ad Achilleo (2001&ndash;2018)
|'''1930'''
|'''alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|7|7}}'''
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
| 56
| 56
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|2020
|2020
|94 years 13 days
|94 years 13 days
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
| 67
| data-sort-value="Furno, Carlo" |{{Wp|Carlo Furno}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Italy
|Titular Archbishop of Abari (1973–94)<br />Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re (1994–2005)<br />Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re "pro hac vice" (2005–06)<br />Priest of Sant'Onofrio (2006–2015)
|1921
|2015
| 94 years, 7 days
|- style="background-color:#9bddff" |
|- style="background-color:#9bddff" |
|'''67'''
|'''67'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1931|2|19}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1931|2|19}}'''
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
| 68
| data-sort-value="Furno, Carlo" |{{Wp|Carlo Furno}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Italy
|Titular Archbishop of Abari (1973–94)<br />Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re (1994–2005)<br />Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re "pro hac vice" (2005–06)<br />Priest of Sant'Onofrio (2006–2015)
|1921
|2015
| 94 years, 7 days
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
| 69
| 69
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| 1998
| 1998
| 93 years, 321 days
| 93 years, 321 days
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
| 1908
|73
| 2001  
| data-sort-value="Bertoli, Paolo" |{{Wp|Paolo Bertoli}}
| 93 years, 280 days
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Italy
|Titular Archbishop of Nicomedia (1952–1969)<br />Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo dalla Carità (1969-1973)<br />Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati (1973–1979)<br />Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1979–2001)
|1908
|2001  
|93 years, 280 days
|- style="background-color:#9bddff" |
|- style="background-color:#9bddff" |
|'''74'''
| '''73'''
| data-sort-value="Mureșan, Lucian" |'''{{Wp|Lucian Mureșan}}'''
| data-sort-value="Mureșan, Lucian" | '''{{Wp|Lucian Mureșan}}'''
|[[File:Flag of Romania.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Romania'''
| [[File:Flag of Romania.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Romania'''
|Bishop of Maramureș (1990–1994)<br />Archbishop of Făgăraș și Alba Iulia (1994–2005)<br />'''Priest of Sant'Anastasio (2012-''present'')'''
|Bishop of Maramureș (1990–1994)<br />Archbishop of Făgăraș și Alba Iulia (1994–2005)<br />'''Priest of Sant'Anastasio (2012-''present'')'''
|'''1931'''
|'''1931'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1931|5|23}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1931|5|23}}'''
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
| 74
| data-sort-value="Bertoli, Paolo" |{{Wp|Paolo Bertoli}}
| [[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Italy
| Titular Archbishop of Nicomedia (1952–1969)<br />Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo dalla Carità (1969-1973)<br />Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati (1973–1979)<br />Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1979–2001)
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
|75
|75
| data-sort-value="Williams, Thomas" |{{Wp|Thomas Williams (Cardinal)|Thomas Williams}}
| data-sort-value="Williams, Thomas" |{{Wp|Thomas Williams (Cardinal)|Thomas Williams}}
|[[File:Flag of New Zealand.svg|25px]]&nbsp;New Zealand
| [[File:Flag of New Zealand.svg|25px]]&nbsp;New Zealand
|Archbishop of Wellington (1979-2005)<br />Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023)
| Archbishop of Wellington (1979-2005)<br />Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023)
| 1930
| 2023
| 2023
|93 years. 276 days
| 93 years. 276 days
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
|76
| 76
| data-sort-value="Rossi, Opilio" |{{Wp|Opilio Rossi}}
| data-sort-value="Rossi, Opilio" |{{Wp|Opilio Rossi}}
|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]]&nbsp;United States
| [[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]]&nbsp;United States
|Titular Archbishop of Ancyra (1953–76)<br />Cardinal->Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004)
| Titular Archbishop of Ancyra (1953–76)<br />Cardinal->Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004)
|1910
| 1910
| 2004
| 2004
|93 years, 271 days
| 93 years, 271 days
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
| 77
| 77
| data-sort-value="Vannutelli, Vincenzo" |{{Wp|Vincenzo Vannutelli}}
| data-sort-value="Vannutelli, Vincenzo" |{{Wp|Vincenzo Vannutelli}}
| [[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Italy
| [[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Italy
|Titular Archbishop of Sardes (1880–90)<br /><br />Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1891–1900)Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1891–1900)<br />Bishop of Palestrina (1900–1930)<br />Bishop of Ostia (1915–1930)  
| Titular Archbishop of Sardes (1880–90)<br /><br />Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1891–1900)Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1891–1900)<br />Bishop of Palestrina (1900–1930)<br />Bishop of Ostia (1915–1930)  
|1836
|1836
|1930
|1930
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| '''Alive'''
| '''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1932|7|26}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1932|7|26}}'''
|- style="background-color:#9bddff" |
| '''97'''
| data-sort-value="Rosales, Gaudencio" | '''{{wp|Gaudencio Rosales}}'''
|[[File:Flag of the Philippines.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Philippines'''
|Bishop of Malaybalay (1984–1992)<br />Archbishop of Lipa (1993–2003)<br />Archbishop of Manila (2003-2011)<br />'''Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006-''Present'')'''
|'''1932'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1932|8|10}}'''
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
| rowspan=2 | 97
| rowspan=2 | 98
| data-sort-value="Slipyj, Josyf" |{{Wp|Josyf Slipyj}}
| data-sort-value="Slipyj, Josyf" |{{Wp|Josyf Slipyj}}
| [[File:Flag of Ukraine.svg|25px]] Ukraine
| [[File:Flag of Ukraine.svg|25px]] Ukraine
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|1903
|1903
|1996
|1996
|- style="background-color:#9bddff" |
|'''99'''
| data-sort-value="Rosales, Gaudencio" |'''{{wp|Gaudencio Rosales}}'''
|[[File:Flag of the Philippines.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Philippines'''
|Bishop of Malaybalay (1984–1992)<br />Archbishop of Lipa (1993–2003)<br />Archbishop of Manila (2003-2011)<br />'''Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006-''Present'')'''
|'''1932'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1932|8|10}}'''
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
|- style="background-color:#CCCCFF" |
| 100
| 100

Revision as of 09:13, 2 March 2025

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

List

Color Age Range
Living
No. Cardinal Country Ecclesiastical Posts Held Birth Death Age
1 Corrado Bafile Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Antiochia in Pisidia (1960–1976)
Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (1976–1987)
Priest of Santa Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1987–2005) 		1903 2005 101 years, 214 days
2 Loris Francesco Capovilla Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Mesembria (1971–2014)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) 		1915 2016 100 years, 224 days
3 José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019) 1919 2019 100 years, 197 days
4 Alexandre do Nascimento Flag of Angola.svg Angola Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-2024) 1925 2024 99 years, 212 days
5 Angelo Acerbi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Zella (1974–2024)
Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2024-present) 		1925 Alive 100 years, 76 days
6 Estanislao Esteban Karlic Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Priest of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-present) 1926 Alive 99 years, 304 days
7 Ersilio Tonini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Archbishop of Ravenna (1975–1986)
Bishop of Cervia (1975–1986)
>Archbishop of Ravenna–Cervia (1986–1990)
Priest of Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) 		1914 2013 99 years, 8 days
8 Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Cardinal-Patriarch (1994 – 2019) 1920 2019 98 years, 362 days
9 Paul Augustin Mayer Flag of Germany.svg Germany Deacon of San Anselmo all’Aventino (1985–1996)
Priest of San Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title (1996–2010) 		1911 2010 98 years, 342 days
10 Ignatius Kung Pin-mei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Priest of San Sisto (1991–2000) 1901 2000 98 years, 223 days
Franz König Flag of Austria.svg Austria Priest of San Eusebio (1958–2004) 1905 2004
12 Jozef Tomko Flag of Slovenia (1945–1991).svg Slovakia Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola (1985-1996)
Priest of San Sabina (1996–2022) 		1924 2022 98 years 151 days
13 Fiorenzo Angelini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Deacon of Santo Spirito in Sassia (1991–2002)
Priest of Santo Spirito in Sassia pro hac vice Title (2002–2014) 		1916 2014 98 years, 113 days
14 Emmanuel Wamala Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Priest of Sant'Ugo (1994-present) 1926 Alive 99 years, 7 days
15 Albert Vanhoye, SJ Flag of France.svg France Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano a Villa Albani (2006–2016)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e San Adriano a Villa Albani pro hac vice Title (2016–2021) 		1923 2021 98 years, 5 days
16 Paolo Dezza, S.J. Flag of Italy.svg Italy Cardinal-Deacon of San Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (1991 – 1999) 1901 1999 98 years, 4 days
17 Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (2023-present) 1927 Alive 98 years, 235 days
18 Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Priest of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988–2021) 1924 2021 97 years, 195 days
19 Júlio Duarte Langa Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Priest of San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) 1927 Alive 98 years, 51 days
20 Alfons Maria Stickler Flag of Austria.svg Austria Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1985–1996)
Cardinal-Priest of San Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title (1996–2007) 		1910 2007 97 years, 111 days
21 Henryk Gulbinowicz Flag of Poland.svg Poland Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (1985–2020) 1923 2020 97 years, 30 days
22 Friedrich Wetter Flag of Germany.svg Germany Priest of Santo Stephano in Coelio Monte (1985–present) 1928 Alive 97 years, 283 days
23 Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Idicra (1966–1973)
Deacon of San Sebastiano al Palatino (1973–1983)
Priest of San Sebastiano al Palatino pro hac vice Title (1983–1993) 		1896 1993 96 years, 363 days
24 Roger Etchegaray Flag of France.svg France Titular Bishop of Gemellæ in Numidia (1969–1970)
Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (1969–1970)
Archbishop of Marseille (1970–1985)
Cardinal-Priest of San Leone I (1979-1998)
Cardinal-Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina (1998–2019) 		1922 2019 96 years, 344 days
25 Johannes Willebrands Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano (1969-1975)
Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe (1975–2006) 		1909 2008 96 years, 331 days
26 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Edessa (1899–1911)
Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli (1911-1915)
Bishop of Albano (1915–1948)
Bishop of Ostia (1930–1948) 		1851 1948 96 years, 312 days
27 Edward Cassidy Flag of Australia.svg Australia Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata (1991–2002)
Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title (2002–2021) 		1924 2021 96 years, 279 days
28 Kazimierz Świątek Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Priest of San Gerardo Maiella (1994–2011) 1914 2011 96 years, 273 days
29 Giovanni Canestri Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Bishop of Tenedus (1961–1971)
Bishop of Tortona (1971 – 1975)
Titular Archbishop of Monterano (1975–1984)
Archbishop of Cagliari (1984–1987)
Archbishop of Genova–Bobbio (Italy) (1987–1989)
Priest of San Andrea della Valle (1988–2015) 		1918 2015 96 years, 211 days
30 José da Costa Nunes Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Priest of Santa Prisca (1962–1976) 1880 1976 96 years, 259 days
31 Domenico Bartolucci Flag of Italy.svg Italy Deacon Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2010–2013) 1917 2013 96 years, 188 days
32 Adam Kozłowiecki S.J. Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Priest of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1998–2008) 1911 2007 96 years, 180 days
33 Francisco Álvarez Martínez Flag of Spain.svg Spain Priest of Santa Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde (2001–2022) 1925 2022 96 years, 177 days
34 Ernest Simoni Flag of Albania.svg Albania Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) 1928 Alive 97 years, 51 days
35 Walter Brandmüller Flag of Germany.svg Germany Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Mauretania (2010 – 2010)
Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi (2010-2021)
Cardinal-Priest of San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi, pro hac vice (2021-present) 		1929 Alive 96 years, 337 days
36 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Archbishop of Bangkok (1972 – 2009)
Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present)
Proto-priest (2016-present) 		1929 Alive 96 years, 317 days
36 Francesco Morano Flag of Italy.svg Italy Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano (1959 – 1968)
Titular Archbishop of Fallaba (1962) 		1872 1968 96 years, 34 days
37 Luigi De Magistris Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Bishop of Nova (1996–2001)
Titular Archbishop of Nova (2001– 2015)
Cardinal-Deacon Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2015–2022) 		1926 2022 95 years 358 days
39 José Freire Falcão Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Titular Bishop of Vardimissa (1967 – 1967)
Coadjutor Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (1967 – 1967)
Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (1967 – 1971)
Archbishop of Teresina (Brazil) (1971 – 1984)
Archbishop of Brasília (1984 – 2004)
Cardinal-Priest of San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021) 		1925 2021 95 years, 338 days
40 Pietro Parente Flag of Italy.svg Italy Archbishop of Perugia (1955–1959)
itular Archbishop of Ptolemais (1959–1965)
Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1967–1986) 		1891 1986 95 years, 316 days
41 Achille Silvestrini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Novaliciana (1979–1988)
Deacon of San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo ' (1988–1999)
Priest of San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo pro hac vice Title (1999–2019) 		1923 2019 95 years, 308 days
42 Joseph Ratzinger Flag of Germany.svg Germany Archbishop of Munich and Freising (1977‍–‍1982)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino (1977-1993)
Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri-Segni (1993–2005)
Bishop of Ostia (2002-2005) 		1927 2022 95 years, 259 days
43 Agostino Cacciavillan Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Amiterno (1976 – 2001)
Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2001-2011)
Cardinal-Priest of Santissimi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino pro hac vice Title (2011–2022) 		1926 2022 95 years, 204 days
44 Henri de Lubac S.J. Flag of France.svg France Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica (1983–1991) 1896 1991 95 years, 196 days
45 Paulo Evaristo Arns OFM Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (1966–1970)
Titular Bishop of Respecta (1966–1970)
Arch-ishop of São Paulo (1970-1998)
Cardinal-Priest of San Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (1973–2016) 		1921 2016 95 years, 91 days
46 Serafim Fernandes de Araújo Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Titular Bishop of Verinopolis (1959–1982)
Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (1959–1982)
Coadjutor Archbishop of Belo Horizonte (1982–1986)
Archbishop of Belo Horizonte (1982–1986)
Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1998–2019) 		1924 2019 95 years, 56 days
47 Alberto Di Jorio Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Castra Nova (1962)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1967 – 1979) 		1884 1979 95 years, 47 days
48 Corrado Ursi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Bishop of Nardò (1951–1961)
Archbishop of Acerenza (1961–1966)
Archbishop of Naples (1966-1897)
Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto (1967–2003) 		1908 2003 95 years, 34 days
49 Adam Maida Flag of the United States.svg United States Bishop of Green Bay (1984‍–‍1990)
Archbishop of Detroit (1990-2009)rPriest of San Vitale (1994–present) 		1930 Alive 95 years, 265 days
50 Julian Herranz Casado Flag of Spain.svg Spain Deacon of Sant'Eugenio (2003–2014)
Priest of Sant'Eugenio (basilica), pro hac vice (2014-present) 		1930 Alive 95 years, 252 days
51 Jorge Medina Flag of Chile.svg Chile Deacon of San Saba (1998–2008)
Priest of San Saba pro hac vice Title (2008–2021) 		1926 2021 94 years, 284 days
52 Julijans Vaivods Flag of Latvia.svg–Latvia Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati (1983–1990) 1895 1990 94 years, 279 days
53 Carlos María de la Torre Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro (1946–1968)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1953–1968) 		1873 1968 94 years, 261 days
54 Theodore McCarrick Flag of the United States.svg United States Priest of Santi Nereo ad Achilleo (2001–2018) 1930 alive 95 years, 154 days
55 Louis-Albert Vachon Flag of Canada.svg Canada Priest of San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985–2006) 1912 2006 94 years, 237 days
56 Egano Righi-Lambertini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Doclea (1960 – 1979)
Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana (1979–1990)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1990-2000) 		1906 2000 94 years, 225 days
57 Angelo Sodano Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Nova Cæsaris (1977–19918)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova (1991-1994, in commendum from 1994)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1994–2022)
Bishop of Ostia (2005–2019) 		1927 2022 94 years, 205 days
58 Paul Poupard Flag of France.svg France Titular Bishop of Usula (1979-1980)
Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (1979–1980)
Titular Archbishop of Usula (1980-1985)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede (1996–) 		1930 Alive 95 years, 100 days
59 Salvatore De Giorgi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Bishop of Tulana (1973 – 1975
Auxiliary Bishop of Oria (1973 – 1975)
Coadjutor Bishop of Oria (1975– 1978)
Bishop of Oria (1978 – 1981)
Archbishop of Foggia (Italy) (1981 – 1986)
Bishop of Bovino (Italy) (1981 – 1986)
Bishop of Troia (1981–1986)
Archbishop of Foggia–Bovino (1986–1987)
Archbishop of Taranto (1987 – 1990)
Metropolita Archbishop of Palermo (1996.04.04 – 2006.12.19)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Aracoeli (1998–present) 		1930 Alive 95 years, 93 days
60 Gilberto Agustoni Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Titular Archbishop of Caorle (1986–1994)<vr />Deacon of Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta (1994–2005)
Cardinal-Priest of Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta pro hac vice Title (2005–2017) 		1922 2017 94 years, 171 days
61 Eduardo Martínez Somalo Flag of Spain.svg Spain Titular Bishop of Caprulae (1986–1994
cardinal-Deacon of Santissima Nominde Gesú (1988-1999)
Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Nome di Gesù pro hac vice Title (1999–2021) 		1927 2021 94 years, 142 days
62 Giovanni Cheli Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Santa Giusta (1978–1998)
Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano (1998–2008)
Cardinal-Priest of Santi Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title Title (2008–2013) 		1918 2013 94 years 122 days
63 Mikel Koliqi Flag of Albania.svg Albania Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (1994–1997) 1902 1997 94 years, 121 days
64 Janis Pujats Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Archbishop of Riga (1991–2010)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Silvia (2001–) 		1930 Alive 95 years, 24 days
65 Giuseppe Sensi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Sardes (1955–76)
Deacon of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari (1976–1987)
Cardinal-Priest of Regina Apostolorum (1987–2001) 		1907 2001 94 years, 60 days
66 Marian Jaworski Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Flag of Poland.svg Poland 		Titular Bishop of Lambaesis (1984–91)
Archbishop of Lviv of the Latins (1991-2008)
Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto ([1998] 2001–2020) 		1926 2020 94 years 13 days
67 Camillo Ruini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Bishop of Nepte (1983–1991)
Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1991-present) 		1931 Alive 94 years, 292 days
68 Carlo Furno Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Abari (1973–94)
Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re (1994–2005)
Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re "pro hac vice" (2005–06)
Priest of Sant'Onofrio (2006–2015) 		1921 2015 94 years, 7 days
69 Prosper Grech, O.S.A. Flag of Malta.svg Malta Titular Archbishop of San Leone (2012)
Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti (2012–2019) 		1925 2019 94 years, 6 days
70 Roberto Tucci Flag of Italy.svg Italy Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (2001–2011)
Priest of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio pro hac vice Title (2011–2015) 		1921 2015 93 years, 360 days
71 Georges Cottier OP Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Deacon of Santi Domenico e Sisto (2003–2014)
Priest of Santi Domenico e Sisto pro hac vice Title (2014–2016) 		1922 2016 93 years, 341 days
72 John Carberry Flag of the United States.svg United States Bishop of Columbus (1965-1968)
Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana (1957-1965)
Coadjutor Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana (1956-1957)
Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1969–1998) 		1904 1998 93 years, 321 days 1908 2001 93 years, 280 days
73 Lucian Mureșan Flag of Romania.svg Romania Bishop of Maramureș (1990–1994)
Archbishop of Făgăraș și Alba Iulia (1994–2005)
Priest of Sant'Anastasio (2012-present) 		1931 Alive 94 years, 199 days
74 Paolo Bertoli Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Nicomedia (1952–1969)
Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo dalla Carità (1969-1973)
Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati (1973–1979)
Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1979–2001)
75 Thomas Williams Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Archbishop of Wellington (1979-2005)
Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023) 		1930 2023 93 years. 276 days
76 Opilio Rossi Flag of the United States.svg United States Titular Archbishop of Ancyra (1953–76)
Cardinal->Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004) 		1910 2004 93 years, 271 days
77 Vincenzo Vannutelli Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Sardes (1880–90)

Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1891–1900)Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1891–1900)
Bishop of Palestrina (1900–1930)
Bishop of Ostia (1915–1930) 		1836 1930 93 years, 216 days
78 José Manuel Estepa Llaurens Flag of Spain.svg Spain Titular Bishop of Tisili (1972–83)
Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (1972–83)
Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus (1983–89)
itular Archbishop of Italica (1989–98)
Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (2010–2019) 		1926 2019 93 years, 201 days
79 Jean Margéot Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (1988–2009) 1916 2009 93 years, 164 days
80 Teodolfo Mertel Flag of the Papal States (1825-1870).svg Papal States Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio (1858-1881)
Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata (1881-1884)
Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso pro illia vice (1884–1899) 		1806 1899 93 years, 152 days
81 Gioacchino Pecci Papal proto-national flag.svg Papal States Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis (1843–1846)
Archbishop-Bishop of Perugia (1846–1880)
Priest of San Crisogono (1853–1878) 		1810 1903 93 years, 140 days
Simon Pimenta Flag of India.svg India Titular Bishop of Bocconia (1971-1977)
Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (1971-1977)
Coadjutor Archbishop of Bombay (1977-1978)
Archbishop of Bombay (1978-1996)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (1988–2013) 		1920 2013
83 José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Titular Archbishop of Thuburnica (1988–2001)
Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore (2001–2009)
Cardimal-Bishop of Palestrina (2009-present) 		1932 Alive 93 years, 336 days
84 Joseph Zen S.D.B. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
(Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China) 		Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong (1996–2002)
Priest of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (2006–present) 		1932 Alive 93 years, 329 days
85 František Tomášek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (1949-1965)
Archbishop of Prague (1977-1991)
Priest of San Vitale (1977–1992) 		1899 1992 93 years, 35 days
86 Alfredo Scherer Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Titular Bishop of Hemeria (1946)
Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (1946)
Archbishop of Porto Alegre (1946–1981)
Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette (1969–1996) 		1903 1996 93 years, 33 days
87 Giuseppe Pizzardo Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus (1930–1930)
Titular Archbishop of Nicæa (1930–1937)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title (1937–1948)
Bishop of Albano (1948–1970) 		1877 1970 93 years, 19 days
88 James Francis McIntyre Flag of the United States.svg United States Auxiliary Bishop of New York (1940–1946)
Coadjutor Archbishop of New York (1946–1948)
Archbishop of Los Angeles (1948-1970)
Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Anastasia (1953–1979) 		1886 1979 93 years, 14 days
Antonio Innocenti Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Eclano (1967–1985)
Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro (1985–1996)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1996–2008) 		1915 2008
90 Carlo Confalonieri Flag of Italy.svg Italy Archbishop of L’Aquila (1941–1958)
Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis ad Nestum (1950–1958)
Cacrdinal-Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1958–1972)
Cardinal->Bishop of Palestrina (1972–1986)
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1977–1986) 		1893 1986 93 years, 7 days
91 Alessandro Verde Flag of Italy.svg Italy Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin (1925–1935)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Cosmedin pro hac vice Title (1935–1958) 		1865 1958 93 years, 2 days
92 Julien Ries Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Titular Archbishop of Bellicastrum (2012)
Deacon of San Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia (2012–2013) 		1920 2013 92 years, 310 days
93 Juan Carlos Aramburu Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires (1967-1975)
Archbishop of Buenos Aires
Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976–2004) 		1912 2004 92 years, 281 days
94 Sergio Sebastiani Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Mauretania (1976–2001)
Deacon of Sant'Eustachio (2001-2011)
Priest of Sant'Eustachio (basilica), pro hac vice (2011-2024) 		1931 2024 92 years, 280 days
95 Paolo Giobbe Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Ptolemais in Thebaide (1925–1958)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella (1958–1972) 		1880 1972 92 years, 217 days
96 James Stafford Flag of the United States.svg United States Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore and Titular Bishop of Respecta (1976–1982)
Bishop of Memphis (1982–1986)
Archbishop of Denver (1986–1996)
Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio (1998-present) 		1932 Alive 93 years, 135 days
97 Gaudencio Rosales Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Bishop of Malaybalay (1984–1992)
Archbishop of Lipa (1993–2003)
Archbishop of Manila (2003-2011)
Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006-Present) 		1932 Alive 93 years, 120 days
98 Josyf Slipyj Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Titular Archbishop of Serræ (1939 – 1944)
Coadjutor Archbishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1939 – 1944)
Metropolitan of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1944–1963)
Major Archbishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1963–1984)
Priest of Sant’Atanasio (1965–1984) 		1892 1984 92 years, 203 days
Léon-Étienne Duval Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
(born in Flag of France.svg France) 		Bishop of Constantine (1946-1954)
Archbishop of Algiers (1954-1988)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina (1965–1996) 		1903 1996
100 Jean Honoré Flag of France.svg France Bishop of Évreux (1972–1981)
Archbishop of Tours (1981–1997)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle (2001–2013) 		1920 2013 92 years, 199 days

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No. Cardinal Country Titulus Birth Death Age Age by 2025.03.31
1 Francis Arinze Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Bishop of Velletri-Segni (2005-present) 1932 Alive 93 years, 37 days 92 years, 150 days
2 Walter Kasper Flag of Germany.svg Germany Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova, title pro hac vice (2011-present) 1933 Alive 92 years, 278 days 92 years, 26 days
3 Juan Sandoval Íñiguez Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (1994-present) 1933 Alive 92 years, 255 days 92 years, 3 days
4 Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Isch Flag of Chile.svg Chile Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (2001–present) 1933 Alive 92 years, 94 days 91 years, 207 days
5 Raffaele Farina SDB Flag of Italy.svg Italy Titular Bishop of Oderzo (2006–2007)
Titular Archbishop of Oderzo (2007–2007)
Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni della Pigna (2007–2018)
Priest of San Giovanni della Pigna "pro hac vice" (2018-present) 		1933 Alive 92 years, 75 days 91 years, 188 days
6 Giovanni Battista Re Flag of Italy.svg Italy Archbishop of Vescovio (1987–2001)
Cardinal-Priest of Santi Apostoli (2001-2002)
Carinal-Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto (2002–present)
Dean of the College of Cardinals (2020–present)
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (2020–present) 		1934 Alive 91 years, 312 days 91 years, 60 days
7 Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietman Priest of San Giustino (2003–present) 1934 Alive 91 years, 278 days 91 years, 26 days
8 Francesco Monterisi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Titular Archbishop of Alba marittima (1982–2010)
Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola (2010–2021)
Priest 'pro hac vice' of San Paolo alla Regola (2021-present) 		1934 Alive 91 years, 194 days 90 years, 307 days
9 Raniero Cantalamessa Flag of Italy.svg Italy Deacon of Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine (2020-present) 1934 Alive 91 years, 139 days 90 years, 252 days
10 Franc Rodé Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Priest ("pro hac vice") of San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella (2006 [as Cardinal-Priest since 2016]-present) 1934 Alive 91 years, 76 days 90 years, 189 days

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