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Revision as of 15:58, 18 August 2025

This is a list of the 100 oldest living Catholic bishops and cardinals (in gold those who are Cardinals). The current breakdown of the 100 persons are 14 cardinals and 86 bishops.

List

Rank Prelate Country Born Age
1 José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico January 1, 1922 103 years, 343 days
2 René Henry Gracida Flag of the United States.svg United States June 9, 1923 102 years, 184 days
3 Daniel Verstraete Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa July 31, 1924 101 years, 132 days
4 Manuel Edmilson da Cruz Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 3, 1924 101 years, 68 days
5 Albert Houssiau Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium November 2, 1924 101 years, 38 days
6 Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña Flag of Spain.svg Spain November 7, 1924 101 years, 33 days
7 Victorinus Youn Kong-hi Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea November 8, 1924 101 years, 32 days
8 Gaetano Bonicelli Flag of Italy.svg Italy December 13, 1924 100 years, 362 days
9 Angelo Acerbi Flag of Italy.svg Italy September 23, 1925 100 years, 78 days
10 Jacques de Saint-Blanquat Flag of France.svg France November 21, 1925 100 years, 19 days
11 Hildebrando Mendes Costa Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 16, 1926 99 years, 177 days
12 Heitor de Araújo Sales Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 29, 1926 99 years, 134 days
13 Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil August 11, 1926 99 years, 121 days
14 Raúl Holguer López Mayorga Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador August 24, in 1926 99 years, 108 days
15 Emmanuel Wamala Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda December 15, 1926 98 years, 360 days
16 Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea January 25, 1927 98 years, 319 days
17 Julian Wojtkowski Flag of Poland.svg Poland January 31, 1927 98 years, 313 days
18 Gilberto Pereira Lopes Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil February 14, 1927 98 years, 299 days
19 Dominic Anthony Marconi Flag of the United States.svg United States March 13, 1927 98 years, 272 days
20 Joseph Pallikaparampil Flag of India.svg India April 10, 1927 98 years, 244 days
21 Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 25, 1927 98 years, 199 days
22 Edoardo Rovida Flag of Italy.svg Italy August 26, 1927 98 years, 106 days
23 Júlio Duarte Langa Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique October 27, 1927 98 years, 44 days
24 Daniel Cronin Flag of the United States.svg United States November 14, 1927 98 years, 26 days
25 Raymond Razakarinvony Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar November 19, 1927 98 years, 21 days
26 Bernhard Kühnel Flag of Peru.svg Peru December 4, 1927 98 years, 6 days
27 Vincenzo Rimedio Flag of Italy.svg Italy December 5, 1927 98 years, 5 days
28 Giovanni Zerbini Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 29, 1927 97 years, 346 days
29 Friedrich Wetter Flag of Germany.svg Germany February 20, 1928 97 years, 293 days
30 Robert Joseph Banks Flag of the United States.svg United States February 26, 1928 97 years, 287 days
31 Gerd Dicke Flag of Germany.svg Germany March 28, 1928 97 years, 257 days
32 Allan Chamgwera Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi April 30, 1928 97 years, 224 days
33 Jacques Despierre Flag of France.svg France May 6, 1928 97 years, 218 days
34 Pierre Mouallem Flag of Israel.svg Israel May 10, 1928 97 years, 214 days
35 Charles Louis Joseph Vandame Flag of Chad.svg Chad June 4, 1928 97 years, 189 days
36 Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 24, 1928 97 years, 139 days
37 Ignacio Trejos Picado Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica July 31, 1928 97 years, 132 days
38 Peter Chung Hoan Ting Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia September 10, 1928 97 years, 91 days
39 István Katona Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary October 3, 1928 97 years, 68 days
40 Francisco Barroso Filho Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 8, 1928 97 years, 63 days
41 Ernest Simoni Flag of Albania.svg Albania October 18, 1928 97 years, 53 days
42 Lucas Liu Hsien-tang Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan December 21, 1928 96 years, 354 days
43 Walter Brandmüller Flag of Germany.svg Germany January 5, 1929 96 years, 339 days
44 Melchior Shi Hongzhen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China January 7, 1929 96 years, 337 days
45 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand January 25, 1929 96 years, 319 days
46 Leo Nowak Flag of Germany.svg Germany March 17, 1929 96 years, 268 days
47 Pier Giuliano Tiddia Flag of Italy.svg Italy June 13, 1929 96 years, 180 days
48 Paolo Gillet Flag of Italy.svg Italy July 8, 1929 96 years, 155 days
49 Angelo Mascheroni Flag of Italy.svg Italy October 13, 1929 96 years, 58 days
50 Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba October 18, 1929 96 years, 53 days
51 Antônio de Souza Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 21, 1929 96 years, 50 days
52 Vincenzo Zarri Flag of Italy.svg Italy October 23, 1929 96 years, 48 days
53 Paul-Marie Gillaume Flag of France.svg France October 31, 1929 96 years, 40 days
54 Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia December 2, 1929 96 years, 8 days
55 José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 3, 1929 96 years, 7 days
56 Ramón Buxarrais Ventura Flag of Spain.svg Spain December 12, 1929 95 years, 363 days
57 Victorio Oliver Domingo Flag of Spain.svg Spain December 23, 1929 95 years, 352 days
58 Miguel Caviedes Flag of Chile.svg Chile January 30, 1930 95 years, 314 days
59 Jean Bonfils Flag of France.svg France February 15, 1930 95 years, 298 days
60 Pedro Dean Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines February 21, 1930 95 years, 292 days
61 David Cremin Flag of Australia.svg Australia February 22, 1930 95 years, 291 days
62 Adam Maida Flag of the United States.svg United States March 18, 1930 95 years, 267 days
63 Julián Herranz Casado Flag of Spain.svg Spain March 31, 1930 95 years, 254 days
64 Juan Luis Ysern de Arce Flag of Chile.svg Chile May 2, 1930 95 years, 222 days
65 William Edwin Franklin Flag of the United States.svg United States May 3, 1930 95 years, 221 days
66 Giuseppe Di Falco Flag of Italy.svg Italy May 13, 1930 95 years, 211 days
67 José da Silva Chaves Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 15, 1930 95 years, 209 days
Lawrence Sabatini Flag of Canada.svg Canada
69 William J. Winter Flag of the United States.svg United States May 20, 1930 95 years, 204 days
70 Emmanuel Milingo Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia June 13, 1930 95 years, 180 days
71 Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal June 16, 1930 95 years, 177 days
72 Orlando Octacílio Dotti Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 22, 1930 95 years, 171 days
73 Raúl Corriveau Flag of Honduras (2022–present).svg Honduras June 27, 1930 95 years, 166 days
74 Émile Marcus Flag of France.svg France June 29, 1930 95 years, 164 days
75 Thadeu Gomes Canellas Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 28, 1930 95 years, 135 days
76 Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon August 8, 1930 95 years, 124 days
John Joseph Leibrecht Flag of the United States.svg United States
78 Teodoro de Faria Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal August 24, 1930 95 years, 108 days
79 Johannes Antonius de Kok Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands August 28, 1930 95 years, 104 days
80 Paul Poupard Flag of France.svg France August 30, 1930 95 years, 102 days
81 Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg D. R. Congo August 31, 1930 95 years, 101 days
82 Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso September 1930 95 years, 71 days to 95 years, 100 days
83 Sylvester Donovan Ryan Flag of the United States.svg United States September 3, 1930 95 years, 98 days
84 Salvatore de Giorgi Flag of Italy.svg Italy September 6, 1930 95 years, 95 days
85 Rafael de la Barra Tagle Flag of Chile.svg Chile October 29, 1930 95 years, 42 days
86 Jānis Pujats Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia November 14, 1930 95 years, 26 days
87 Karl Braun Flag of Germany.svg Germany December 13, 1930 94 years, 362 days
Jacob Thoomkuzhy Flag of India.svg India
89 Gérard Defois Flag of France.svg France January 5, 1931 94 years, 339 days
90 Domingo Salvador Castagna Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina January 12, 1931 94 years, 332 days
91 Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg D. R. Congo February 11, 1931 94 years, 302 days
92 Camillo Ruini Flag of Italy.svg Italy February 19, 1931 94 years, 294 days
93 Peter Zhang Zhiyong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China March 1, 1931 94 years, 284 days
94 José Carlos de Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil March 14, 1931 94 years, 271 days
95 Pietro Gabrielli Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador March 17, 1931 94 years, 268 days
96 Aldo Gerna Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 7, 1931 94 years, 217 days
97 Blasco Francisco Collaço Flag of India.svg India May 16, 1931 94 years, 208 days
98 Lucian Mureşan Flag of Romania.svg Romania May 23, 1931 94 years, 201 days
99 José Vieira de Lima Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 10, 1931 94 years, 183 days
100 Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen Flag of the United States.svg United States June 15, 1931 94 years, 178 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

Name State Born Age
The following individuals might be older than #100–91 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
Frédéric Rubwejanga Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 1931 93 years, 344 days to 94 years, 343 days
Peter Zhuang Jianjian Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China

Chronological List of eldest Roman Catholic Prelates Since 1879

Became oldest prelate End as oldest prelate Name Country Office held Birth
1879.08.27 1882.03.30 José Domingo Sánchez Reza Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania Titular Bishop of Macri (1843-1882) 1779.08.05
1882.03.30 1883.07.31 Pedro Ignacio de Benavente y del Castillo Flag of Peru.svg Peru Titular Bishop of Thespiae (1865-1883) 1790.02.21
1883.07.31 1887.11.17 Andreas Räss Flag of France.svg France Bishop of Strasbourg (1842-1887) 1794.04.06
1887.11.11 1888.04.15 Luigi Margarita Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816).svg Two Sicilies Bishop of Oria (1851-1888) 1800.02.01
1888.04.15 1889.08.03 Louis-Eugène Regnault Flag of France.svg France Bishop of Chatres (1852-1889) 1800.02.21
1889.08.03 1890.08.11 John Henry Newman, C.O. Flag of England.svg England Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1879-1890) 1801.02.21
1890.08.11 1890.09.18 José António Pereira Bilhano, O.F.M. Cap. Flag of Portugal (1830–1910).svg Portugal Archbishop of Évora (1871-1890) 1801.03.21
1890.09.18 1891.03.25 Armand-François-Marie de Charbonnel, O.F.M. Cap. Flag of Canada (1868–1921).svg Canada Bishop of Toronto 1802.12.01
1891.03.25 1895.01.20 Tobias Kirby State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg Greece Titular Archbishop of Ephesus (1886-1895) 1803.01.01
1895.01.20 1896.05.12 Giovanni Cirino Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo

Titular Archbishop of Ancyra

1805.03.18
1896.05.12 1899.07.11 Teodolfo Mertel Cardinal-Deacon of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884-1899) 1806.02.09
1899.07.12 1901.06.16 Adrian Jardinier Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Bishop of Sion (Sitten) (1875-1901) 1808.04.15
1901.06.16 1909.09.01 Raffaele Morisciano Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Bishop of Squillace (1858-1909) 1811.10.22
1909.09.01 1910.11.01 Simon Aichner Titular Archbishop of Theodoropolis (1904-1910) 1816.10.19
1910.11.01 1916.11.28 Henri Monnier Flag of France.svg France Archbishop of Cambrai (1872-1916) 1820.01.05
1915.04.08 1919.07.31 Domenico Gaspare Lancia di Brolo, O.S.B. Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Archbishop of Monreale (1884-1919) 1825.10.01
1919.07.31 1921.07.18 Paolo Schinosi Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis (1901-1921) 1827.04.05
1921.07.18 1921.12.21 François de Rovérié de Cabrières Flag of France.svg France Archbishop of Montpellier (1874-1921)

Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria (1911-21)

1830.08.30
1921.12.21 1925.01.19 Pedro Rocamora y García Flag of Spain.svg Spain Bishop of Tortosa (1894-1925) 1832.02.11
1925.01.19 1925.10.20 Agnello Renzullo Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Bishop of Nola (1890-1924)

Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Lydia (1924-1925)

1836.04.02
1925.10.20 1928.10.01 Abraham Brownrigg Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg Ireland Bishop of Ossory (1884-1928) 1836.12.03
1928.10.01 1930.07.09 Vincenzo Vannutelli Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Sardes (1884-1930)

Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1891-1900)

Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1900-1930)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1915-1930)

1836.12.05
1930.07.09 1935.01.03 Francis Redwood Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Archbishop of Wellington (1987-1935) 1839.06.06
1935.01.03 1937.11.15 Gisleno Veneri Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Darnis (1919-1937) 1844.09.31
1937.11.15 1939.01.20 Juan Torres y Rivas Flag of Spain.svg Spain Bishop of Menorca (1902-1939) 1844.12.13
1939.01.20 1941.08.08 Giovanni Maria Zonghi Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Collosae (1914-1941) 1847.08.03
1939.01.20 1942.03.18 Paul-Augustin Le Couer Flag of France.svg France Bishop of Saint-Flour (1906-1942) 1848.03.13
1942.03.18 1948.02.16 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhorëne (1899-1948)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli (1911-1915)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1915-1948)
Bishop of Ostia (1930-1948)
1851.04.10
1948.02.16 1953.12.25 Leonidas Medina Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Archbishop of Novae Patrae (1947-1953) 1854.06.18
1953.12.25 1954.04.05 Jesús Maria Echavarria y Aguirre Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Mexico Bishop of Saltillo, Cualhuila (1987-1935) 1858.07.06
1954.04.05 1955.10.25 Michael Fogarty Ireland Archbishop of Killaloe (1954-1955) 1859.10.11
1955.10.25 1956.03.26 Antonio di Tommaso Italy Titular Bishop of Cyrene (1947-1956) 1860.08.10
1956.03.26 1957.01.05 Alexandre Caillot France Bishop of Grenoble (1917-1957) 1861.06.21
1957.01.05 1957.10.31 Francesco d'Errico Italy Titular Archbishop of Samosata (1938-1957) 1862.08.05
1957.10.31 1963.12.06 Alfonso Carinci Italy Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria (1945-1963) 1862.11.09
1963.12.06 1967.07.29 Angelo Paino Italy Archbishop of Messina (1923-1963)
Titular Archbishop of Serrae (1963-1967)
1870.06.21
1967.07.29 1968.10.27 Mateo Múgica Urrestarazu Flag of Spain.svg Spain Bishop of Vittoria (1923-1937)
Titular Bishop of Cinna (1937-1968)
1870.09.21
1968.10.27 1969.10.18 John Bernard MacGinley United States Bushes of Nueva Caceres (Philippines) (1910-1924)
Bishop of Monterey-Fresno (US) (1924-1932)
Titular Bishop of Croae (1932-1969)
1871.08.19
1969.10.18 1970.10.13 Jean Marie Patrice Flynn France Bishop of Nevers (1932-1963)
Titular Bishop of Arneae (1963-1970)
1874.08.15
1970.10.13 1972.12.13 Jean-Marie Jan Haiti Titular Bishop of Edistiana (1953-1970) 1875.11.02
1972.12.13 1973.04.17 Bernardin Shlaku Albania Titular Bishop of Tiberias (1910-1973)
Bishop of Pult (1911-1973)
1875.06.23
1972.12.13 1973.04.17 Bernardin Shlaku Albania Titular Bishop of Tiberias (1910-1973)
Bishop of Pult (1911-1973)
1875.06.23
1973.04.17 1983.01.02 Edward Daniel Howard United States Archbishop of Portland (1926-1966)
Titular Archbishop of Albulae (1966-1983)
1877.11.05
1983.01.02 1984.01.22 Mikiel Gonzi Malta Archbishop of Malta (1944-1976) 1885.05.13
1984.01.22 1985.04.27 Pierre Kamel Medawar Syria Auxillary Bishop of Antioch (1943-1969)
Titular Bishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti (1943-1985)
1877.12.26
1985.04.27 1986.03.06 Emilio de Brigard Ortiz Colombia Auxillary Bishop of Bogotá (1944-1986)
Titular Bishop of Coracesium (1944-1961)
Titular Archbishop of Dystis (1961-1986)
1888.05.15
1986.03.06 1989.10.13 Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez Chile Archbishop of La Serena (1943-1967)
Titular Archbishop of Thapsus (1967-1970)
1888.05.15
1989.10.13 1991.08.18 Patrick Joseph Kelly Nigeria Titular Bishop of Thignica (1939-1950)
Bishop of Benin City (1950-1973)
1894.08.31
1991.08.18 1999.03.21 John Linus Paschang United States Bishop of Grand Island (1951-1972) 1895.10.05
1999.05.23 2003.04.26 José Calasanz Rosenhammer Bolivia Titular Bishop of Ampora (1949-2003) 1900.01.01
2003.03.26 2007.01.07 Joseph Meng Ziwen China Archbishop of Nanning (1984-2007) 1903.03.19
2009.11.06 2015.01.01 Géry Leuliet Canada-Franco Auxillary Bishop of Amiens (1963-1985) 1910.01.12
2015.01.01 2016.09.20 Peter Leo Gerety United States Archbishop of New Ark (1974-1986) 1912.07.19
2016.09.20 2020.06.21 Bernardino Piñera Chile Archbishop of La Serena (1983-1990) 1915.09.22
2020.06.21 2020.11.24 Damián Iguacén Borau Spain Bishop of San Cristobal de La Laguna or Tenrrife (1984-1991) 1916.02.12
2020.11.24 2022.07.02 Laurent Noël Canada Bishop of Trois-Ravières (1975-1996) 1920.03.19
2022.07.02 Present José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra Mexico Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (1985-1993) 1922.01.01

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