List of longest-living cardinals
This article lists the 100 oldest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (post-1800),, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived Cardinal was Corrado Bafile, of Italy who lived to ages of 101 years, 214 days.
Gallery
Oldest ever:
Portuhgal
Jorge da Costae (1406–1405, aged 101 years 262 days to 102 years, 261 days)2nd-Oldest ever:
Italy
Corrado Baffile (1903–2005, aged 101 years, 214 days)3rd-oldest ever:
Italy
Loris Francesco Capovilla (1915–2016, aged 100 years, 224 days)15th-oldest ever:
Angola
Alexandre do Nascimento (1925–, 99 years, 271 days)
List
Rank | Cardinal | Country | Born | Died | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jorge da Costa | Portugal | 1406 | 1508 | 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 | Colombia | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 197 days |
5 | Luigi Ciacchi | Italy | 1765 | 1865 | 100 years, 118 days |
6 | Domingo Ram y Lanaja | Spain | 1345 | 1445 | 99 years 115 days to 100 years, 114 days |
7 | Ersilio Tonini | Italy | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 8 days |
8 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir | Lebanon | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 362 days |
9 | Paul Augustin Mayer | Germany | 1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 342 days |
10 | Galeazzo Marescotti | Italy | 1627 | 1726 | 98 years 275 days |
11 | Jean-Baptist de Belloy | France | 1709 | 1808 | 98 years, 245 days |
12 | Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei | China | 1901 | 2000 | 98 Years, 223 days |
Franz König | Austria | 1905 | 2004 | ||
14 | Jozef Tomko | Czechoslovakia | 1924 | 2022 | 98 years 150 days |
15 | Alexandre do Nascimento | Angola | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 271 days |
16 | Fiorenzo Angelini | Italy | 11916 | 2014 | 98 years, 113 days |
17 | Albert Vanhoye | France | 1923 | 2021 | 98 years 59 days |
18 | Paolo Dezza | Italy | 1901 | 1999 | 98 years, 14 days |
19 | Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. | Mozambique | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 195 days |
20 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic | Argentina | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 294 days |
21 | Alfons Maria Stickler | Austria | 1910 | 2007 | 97 years, 111 days |
22 | Henryk Gulbinowicz | Poland | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years 30 days |
23 | Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. | Italy | 1896 | 1993 | 96 years, 363 days |
24 | Roger Etchegaray | France | 1922 | 2019 | 96 years, 344 days |
25 | Johannes Willebrands | The Netherlands | 1909 | 2008 | 96 years, 331 days |
26 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Italy | 1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days |
27 | Edward Cassidy | Australia | 1924 | 2021 | 96 years 279 days |
28 | Kazimierz Świątek | Belarus | 1914 | 2011 | 96 years 273 days |
29 | José da Costa Nuñes | Portugal | 1880 | 1976 | 96 years, 259 days |
30 | Giovanni Canestri | Italy | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 211 days |
31 | Emmanuel Wamala | Uganda | 1926 | Alive | 97 years, 348 days |
32 | Domenico Bartolucci | Italy | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 180 days |
33 | Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. | Poland | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 180 days |
34 | Francisco Álvarez Martínez | Spain | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 175 days |
35 | Francesco Morano | italy | 1872 | 1968 | 96 years, 34 days |
36 | Luigi De Magistris | Italy | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 358 days |
37 | José Freire Falcão | Brazil | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years 338 days |
38 | Pietro Parente | Italy | 1891 | 1986 | 95 years, 316 days |
39 | Achille Silvestrini | Italy | 1923 | 2019 | 95 years, 308 days |
40 | Júlio Duarte Langa | Mozambique | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 31 days |
41 | Agostino Cacciavillan | Italy | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 204 days |
42 | Henri de Lubac, S.J. | France | 1896 | 1991 | 95 years, 196 days |
43 | Friedrich Wetter | Germany | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 281 days |
44 | Paulo Evaristo Arns | Brazil | 1921 | 2016 | 95 years, 91 days |
45 | Serafim Fernandes de Araújo | Brazil | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 56 days |
46 | Alberto Di Jorio | Italy | 1884 | 1979 | 95 years, 49 days |
47 | Corrado Ursi | Italy | 1908 | 2003 | 95 years, 34 days |
48 | Julijans Vaivods | Latvia | 1895 | 1990 | 94 years, 279 days |
49 | Carlos María de la Torre | Ecuador | 1873 | 1968 | 94 years, 259 days |
50 | Louis-Albert Vachon | Canada | 1912 | 2006 | 94 years, 237 days |
51 | Jorge Medina Estévez | Chile | 1926 | 2021 | 94 years, 284 days |
52 | Ernest Simoni | Albania | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 31 days |
53 | Egano Righi-Lambertini | Italy | 1906 | 2000 | 94 years, 225 days |
54 | Angelo Sodano | Italy | 1927 | 2022 | 94 years, 205 days |
55 | Walter Brandmüller | Germany | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 327 days |
56 | Gilberto Agustoni | italy | 1922 | 2017 | 94 years, 171 days |
57 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu | Thailand | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 307 days |
58 | Eduardo Martínez Somalo | Spain | 1927 | 2021 | 94 years, 142 days |
59 | Giovanni Cheli | Italy | 1918 | 2013 | 94 years 122 days |
60 | Mikel Koliqi | Albania | 1902 | 1997 | 94 years, 121 days |
61 | Giuseppe Sensi | Italy | 1907 | 2001 | 94 years, 60 days |
62 | Marian Jaworski | Poland | 1926 | 2020 | 94 years 13 days |
63 | Carlo Furno | Italy | 2015 | 94 years, 7 days | |
64 | Prosper Grech | Malta | 1925 | 2019 | 94 years, 6 days |
65 | Roberto Tucci | Italy | 1921 | 2015 | 93 years, 360 days |
66 | Georges Cottier | Switzerland | 1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 341 days |
67 | John Joseph Carberry | United States | 1904 | 1998 | 93 years, 321 days |
68 | Paolo Bertoli | Italy | 1908 | 2001 | 93 years, 280 days |
69 | Opilio Rossi | United States | 1910 | 2004 | 93 years, 271 days |
70 | Henri Albert de la Grange d’Arquien | France | 1613 | 1707 | 93 years, 258 days |
71 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | Italy | 1836 | 1930 | 93 years, 216 days |
72 | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | Spain | 1926 | 2019 | 93 years, 201 days |
73 | Jean Margéot | Mauritius | 1916 | 2009 | 93 years, 164 days |
74 | Giuseppe Firrao Jr. | Italy | 1736 | 1830 | 93 years, 188 days |
75 | Teodolfo Mertel | Italy | 1806 | 1899 | 93 years, 152 days |
76 | Simon Pimenta | Italy | 1920 | 2013 | 93 years 140 days |
77 | Adam Joseph Maida | United States | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 254 days |
78 | Thomas Stafford Williams | United States | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 252 days |
79 | Julian Herranz Casado | Spain | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 241 days |
80 | František Tomášek | Czech Republic | 1899 | 1992 | 93 years, 35 days |
81 | Alfredo Scherer | Brazil | 1903 | 1996 | 93 years, 33 days |
82 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | Italy | 1877 | 1970 | 93 years, 19 days |
83 | James Francis McIntyre | United States | 1886 | 1979 | 93 years, 14 days |
Antonio Innocenti | Italy | 1915 | 2008 | ||
85 | Carlo Confalonieri | Italy | 1893 | 1986 | 93 years, 7 days |
86 | Alessandro Verde | Italy | 1865 | 1958 | 93 years, 2 days |
87 | Branda da Castiglione | Italy | 1350 | 1443 | 93 years, 0 days |
88 | Julien Ries | Belgium | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years 310 days |
89 | Paul Poupard | France | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 89 days |
90 | Salvatore De Giorgi | Italy | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 82 days |
91 | Juan Carlos Aramburu | Argentina | 1912 | 2004 | 92 years, 281 days |
92 | Janis Pujats | Latvia | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 13 days |
93 | Paolo Giobbe | Italy | 1880 | 1972 | 92 years, 217 days |
94 | Josyf Slipyj | Ukraine | 1892 | 1984 | 92 years, 203 days |
Léon-Étienne Duval | France | 1903 | 1996 | ||
96 | Jean Honoré | France | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 199 days |
97 | Joseph Asajiro Satowaki | Japan | 1904 | 1996 | 92 years, 189 days |
98 | José María Caro Rodríguez | Chile | 1866 | 1958 | 92 years, 164 days |
99 | Luigi Poggi | Italy | 1917 | 2010 | 92 years 160 days |
100 | Maurice Feltin | France | 1883 | 1975 | 92 years, 145 days |
Chronological list of Oldest living members of the College of Cardinals
Living From | To | Name | Lifespan | Nationality | |
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Age | Age | Birth | Death | ||
Time as Longest lived state Leader | |||||
?? | 11 August 1890 | John Henry Newman | 21 February 1801 | 11 August 1890 | English
(United Kingdom) |
?? | 89 years, 171 days | ||||
11 August 1890 | 11 July 1899 | Teodolfo Mertel | 9 February 1806 | 11 July 1899 | Italy |
8 years , 334 days | 93 years, 152 days | ||||
11 July 1899 | 12 March 1900 | Luigi Di Canossa | 20 April 1809 | 2 March 1900 | |
244 days | 90 years, 326 days | ||||
12 March 1900 | 14 April 1904 | Michelangelo Celesia | 13 January 1814 | 14 April 1904 | |
314 days | 90 years, 92 days | ||||
14 April 1900 | 27 January 1908 | François-Marie-Benjamin Richard | 1 March 1819 | 27 January 1908 | France |
3 years, 288 days | 88 years, 332 days | ||||
27 January 1908 | 5 August 1911 | Anton Josef Gruscha | 3 November 1820 | 5 August 1911 | Italy |
3 years, 190 days | 90 years, 275 days | ||||
5 August 1911 | 14 November 1912 | Alfonso Capecelatro | 5 February 1824 | 14 November 1912 | |
1 year, 101 days | 88 years, 283 days | ||||
14 November 1912 | 5 December 1914 | Angelo di Pierto | 22 May 1828 | 5 December 1914 | |
2 years, 21 days | 86 years, 197 days | ||||
5 December 1914 | 21 December 1921 | François de Rovérié de Cabrières | 30 August 1830 | 21 December 1921 | France |
7 years, 16 days | 91 years, 113 days | ||||
21 December 1921 | 4 February 1923 | Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco | 8 September 1833 | 4 February 1923 | Italy |
1 year, 45 days | 89 years, 149 days | ||||
4 February 1923 | 9 July 1930 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | 8 September 1833 | 4 February 1923 | |
7 years, 155 days | 89 years, 149 days | ||||
9 July 1930 | 9 February 1933 | Andreas Frühwirth | 21 August 1845 | 9 February 1933 | Austria |
2 years, 215 days | 87 years, 172 days | ||||
9 February 1933 | 31 March 1834 | Franz Ehrle | 17 October 1845 | 31 March 1934 | Germany |
1 year, 50 days | 88 years, 165 days | ||||
31 March 1934 | 15 February 1935 | Pierre Andrieu | 7 December 1849 | 15 February 1935 | France |
321 days | 85 years, 70 days | ||||
15 February 1935 | 16 February 1948 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | 10 April 1851 | 16 February 1948 | Italy |
13 years, 1 day | 96 years, 312 days | ||||
16 February 1948 | 4 August 1948 | 17 March 1861 | 4 August 1948 | ||
170 days | 87 years, 140 days | ||||
4 August 1948 | 29 March 1958 | Alessandro Verde | 27 March 1865 | 29 March 1958 | |
9 years, 237 days | 93 years, 2 days | ||||
29 March 1958 | 4 December 1959 | José María Caro Rodríguez | 23 June 1866 | 4 December 1958 | Chile |
1 year, 250 days | 92 years, 164 days | ||||
4 December 1958 | 5 May 1959 | Georges Grente | 5 May 1872 | 5 May 1959 | France |
152 days | 87 years, 0 days | ||||
5 May 1959 | 22 December 1961 | Elia dala Costa | 14 May 1872 | 22 December 1961 | Italy |
2 years, 231 days | 89 years, 222 days | ||||
22 December 1961 | 12 July 1968 | Francesco Morano | 8 June 1872 | 12 July 1968 | |
6 years, 203 days | 96 years, 34 days | ||||
12 July 1968 | 31 July 1968 | Carlos María de la Torre | 15 November 1873 | 31 July 1968 | Ecuador |
19 days | 94 years, 259 days | ||||
31 July 1968 | 14 August 1968 | Augusto da Silva | 8 April 1876 | 14 August 1968 | Brazil |
14 days | 92 years, 128 days | ||||
14 August 1968 | 1 August 1970 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | 13 July 1877 | 1 August 1970 | Italy |
1 year, 352 days | 93 years, 19 days | ||||
1 August 1970 | 30 September 1970 | Benedetto Aloisi Masella | 29 June 1879 | 30 September 1970 | |
60 days | 91 years, 93 days | ||||
30 September 1970 | 14 August 1972 | Paolo Giobbe | 10 January 1880 | 14 August 1972 | |
1 year, 319 days | 92 years, 217 days | ||||
14 August 1972 | 29 November 1976 | José da Costa Nunes | 15 March 1880 | 29 November 1976 | Portugal |
4 years, 107 days | 96 years, 259 days | ||||
29 November 1976 | 5 September 1979 | Alberto di Jorio | 18 July 1884 | 5 September 1979 | Italy |
2 years, 280 days | 95 years, 49 days | ||||
5 September 1979 | 23 October 1979 | Antonio Caggiano | 30 January 1889 | 23 October 1979 | Argentina |
48 days | 90 years, 266 days | ||||
23 October 1979 | 14 September 1982 | Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta | 16 July 1890 | 18 September 1982 | Brazil |
2 years, 326 days | 92 years, 64 days | ||||
18 September 1982 | 29 December 1986 | Pietro Parente | 16 February 1891 | 29 December 1986 | Italy |
4 years, 102 days | 95 years, 316 days | ||||
29 December 1986 | 24 May 1990 | Julijans Vaivods | 18 August 1895 | 24 May 1990 | Latvia |
3 years, 146 days | 94 years, 279 days | ||||
24 May 1990 | 4 September 1991 | Henri de Lubac | 20 February 1896 | 4 September 1991 | France |
1 year, 103 days | 95 years, 196 days | ||||
4 September 1991 | 12 July 1993 | Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli | 14 July 1896 | 12 July 1993 | Italy |
1 year, 311 days | 96 years, 363 days | ||||
4 September 1991 | 12 July 1993 | Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei | 2 August 1901 | 12 March 2000 | China |
8 years, 190 days | 98 years, 223 days | ||||
12 March 2000 | 3 February 2005 | Corrado Bafile | 4 July 1903 | 3 February 2005 | Italy |
4 years, 328 days | 101 years, 214 days | ||||
3 February 2005 | 2 August 2006 | Johannes Willebrands | 4 September 1909 | 1 August 2008 | Natherlands |
1 year, 180 days | 96 years, 331 days | ||||
1 August 2006 | 12 December 2007 | Alfons Maria Stickler | 23 August 1910 | 12 December 2007 | Austria |
1 year, 133 days | 97 years, 311 days | ||||
12 December 2007 | 30 April 2010 | Paul Augustin Mayer | 23 May 1911 | 30 April 2010 | Germany |
2 years, 139 days | 98 years, 312 days | ||||
30 April 2010 | 28 July 2013 | Ersilio Tonini | 20 July 1914 | 28 July 2013 | Italy |
3 years, 89 days | 99 years, 8 days | ||||
28 July 2013 | 22 February 2014 | Fiorenzo Angelini | 1 August 1916 | 22 November 2014 | |
209 days | 98 years, 113 days | ||||
22 February 2014 | 26 May 2016 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | 14 October 1915 | 26 May 2016 | |
2 years, 94 days | 100 years 224 days | ||||
26 May 2016 | 3 September 2019 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez | 18 February 1919 | 3 September 2019 | Colombia |
3 years, 100 days | 100 years 197 days | ||||
3 September 2019 | 4 September 2019 | Roger Etchegaray | 25 September 1922 | 4 September 2019 | France |
1 day | 96 years, 344 days | ||||
4 September 2019 | 29 July 2021 | Albert Vanhoye | 24 July 1923 | 29 July 2021 | |
1 year, 328 days | 98 years, 5 days | ||||
29 July 2021 | 8 August 2022 | Jozef Tomko | 14 July 2022 | Slovakia | |
1 year, 10 days | 100 years, 283 days | ||||
8 August 2022 | Present | Alexandre do Nascimento | 1 March 1925 | Alive | Angola |
2 years, 111 days | age 99 years, 271 days |