List of longest-living cardinals
This article lists the 100 longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived Cardinal was Italian Corrado Bafile (1903-2005) who lived to 101 years, 215 days.
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Oldest:
Prtugal
Jorge da Costa 2nd-Oldest:
Italy
Corrado Bafile3rd-Oldest ever:
Italy
Loris Francesco Capovilla6th-oldest ever:
Angola
Alexandre do Nascimiento
List
No. | Cardinal | Country | Post | Birth | Death | Age |
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1 | Jorge da Costa | Potugal | Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1503–1508) | 1406 | 1508 | 101 years, 263 days to 102 years, 262 days |
2 | Corrado Bafile | Italy | Priest of Santa Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1987–2005) | 1903 | 2005 | 101 years, 215 days |
3 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | Italy | Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) | 1915 | 2016 | 100 years, 225 days |
4 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez | Colombia | Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019) | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 198 days |
5 | Luigi Ciacchi | Papal States | Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (1838–1865) | 1765 | 1865 | 100 years, 124 days |
6 | Alexandre do Nascimento | Angola | Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-present) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 260 days |
6–7 | Domingo Ram I Lanaja | Spain | Bishop of Albano (1444–1445) | 1345 | 1445 | 99 years, 117 days to 100 years, 116 days |
8 | Ersilio Tonini | Italy | Priest of Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 9 days |
9 | Galeazzo Marescotti | Papal States | Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1708–1726) | 1627 | 1726 | 98 years, 276 days |
10 | Jean-Baptist de Belloy | France | Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina | 1709 | 1808 | 98 years, 246 days |
11 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir | Lebanon | Cardinal-Patriarch (1994 – 2019) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 363 days |
12 | Paul Augustin Mayer | Germany | Priest of San Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title (1996–2010) | 1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 343 days |
13 | Ignatius Kung Pin-mei | China | Priest of San Sisto (1991 – 2000) | 1901 | 2000 | 98 years, 224 days |
Franz König | Austria | Priest of San Eusebio (1958 – 2004) Proto-priest of College of Cardinals (1991–2004) |
1905 | 2004 | ||
15 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic | Argentina | Priest of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-present) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 283 days |
16 | Jozef Tomko | Slovakia | Priest of Santa Sabina (1996–2022) | 1924 | 2022 | 98 years 151 days |
17 | Fiorenzo Angelini | Italy | Priest of Santo Spirito in Sassia pro hac vice Title (2002–2014) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 114 days |
18 | Albert Vanhoye, SJ | France | Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e San Adriano a Villa Albani pro hac vice Title (2016–2021) | 1923 | 2021 | 98 years, 6 days |
19 | Paolo Dezza, S.J. | Italy | Deacon of San Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (1991 – 1999) | 1901 | 1999 | 98 years, 5 days |
20 | Emmanuel Wamala | Uganda | Priest of Sant'Ugo (1994-present) | 1926 | Alive | 97 years, 337 days |
21 | Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. | Mozambique | Priest of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988–2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 196 days |
22 | Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. | Argentina | Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (2023-present) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 213 days |
23 | Alfons Maria Stickler | Austria | Priest of San Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title (1996–2007) | 1910 | 2007 | 97 years, 111 days |
24 | Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz | Poland | Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (1985–2020) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 31 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, 364 days |
26 | Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray | France | Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina (1998–2019)<br /<>Vice-Dean (2005–2017) | 1922 | 2019 | 96 years, 345 days |
27 | Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands | Netherlands | Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe (1975–2006) | 1909 | 2008 | 96 years, 332 days |
28 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Italy | Bishop of Albano (1915 – 1948) Vice-Dean (1929 – 1930) Bishop of Ostia (1930 – 1948) Dean (1930 – 1948) |
1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 313 days |
29 | Júlio Duarte Langa | Mozambique | Priest of San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 29 days |
30 | Edward Idris Cassidy | Australia | Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title (2002– 2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 96 years, 280 days |
31 | Kazimierz Świątek | Belgium | Priest of San Gerardo Maiella (1994–2011) | 1914 | 2011 | 96 years, 274 days |
32 | José da Costa Nuñes | Portugal | Priest of Santa Prisca (1962–1976) | 1880 | 1976 | 96 years, 260 days |
33 | Giovanni Canestri | Italy | Priest of San Andrea della Valle (1988–2015) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 212 days |
34 | Domenico Bartolucci | Italy | Deacon Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2010–2013) | 1917 | 2013 | 96 years, 189 days |
35 | Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. | Zambia | Priest of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1998–2008) | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 181 days |
36 | Francisco Álvarez Martínez | Spain | Priest of Santa Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde (2001–2022) | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 176 days |
37 | Friedrich Wetter | Germany | Priest of Santo Stephano in Coelio Monte (1985–present) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 262 days |
38 | Francesco Carafa di Trajetto | Kingdom of Two Sicilies | Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1807–1818) Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina in commendam (1807–1818) |
1722 | 1818 | 96 years, 145 days |
39 | Francesco Morano | Italy | Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano (1959 – 1968) | 1872 | 1968 | 96 years, 35 days |
40 | Luigi De Magistris | Italy | Deacon Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2015–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 359 days |
41 | José Freire Falcão | Brazil | Priest of San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021) | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years, 339 days |
42 | Pietro Parente | Italy | Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1967–1986) | 1891 | 1986 | 95 years, 317 days |
43 | Achille Silvestrini | Italy | Priest of San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo pro hac vice Title (1999–2019) | 1923 | 2019 | 95 years, 309 days |
44 | Ernest Simoni | Albania | Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 29 days |
45 | Walter Brandmüller | Germany | Priest of San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi, pro hac vice (2021-present) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 316 days |
46 | Agostino Cacciavillan | Italy | Priest of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino pro hac vice Title (2011–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years, 205 days |
47 | Henri-Marie Joseph Sonier de Lubac S.J. | France | Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica (1983–1991) | 1896 | 1991 | 95 years, 197 days |
47 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu | Thailand | Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present) |
1929 | Alive | 95 years, 296 days |
49 | Paulo Evaristo Arns | Brazil | Priest of San Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (1973 –2016) | 1921 | 2016 | 95 years, 92 days |
50 | Serafim Fernandes de Araújo | Brazil | Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1998–2019) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 57 days |
51 | Alberto Di Jorio | Italy | Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1967 – 1979) | 1884 | 1979 | 95 years, 48 days |
42 | Corrado Ursi | Italy | Priest of San Callisto (1967–2003) | 1908 | 2003 | 95 years, 35 days |
43 | Jorge Medina | Chile | Priest of San Saba pro hac vice Title (2008–2021) | 1926 | 2021 | 94 years, 285 days |
54 | Julijans Vaivods | Latvia | Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati (1983–1990) | 1895 | 1990 | 94 years, 280 days |
55 | Carlos María de la Torre | Ecuador | Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1953–1968) | 1873 | 1968 | 94 years, 260 days |
56 | Louis-Albert Vachon | Canada | Priest of San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985– 2006) | 1912 | 2006 | 94 years, 238 days |
57 | Egano Righi-Lambertini | Italy | Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1990 – 2000) | 1906 | 2000 | 94 years, 226 days |
58 | Angelo Raffaele Sodano | Italy | Bishop of Albano (1994–2022) Bishop of Ostia (2005–2019) Priest of S. Maria Nuova in commendum (1994–2022) |
1927 | 2022 | 94 years, 206 days |
59 | Gilberto Agustoni | Italy | Priest of Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta pro hac vice Title (2005–2017) | 1922 | 2017 | 94 years, 172 days |
60 | Adam Joseph Maida | United States | Priest of San Vitale (1994–present) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 243 days |
61 | Eduardo Martínez Somalo | Spain | Priest of Santissima Nome di Gesù pro hac vice Title (1999–2021) | 1927 | 2021 | 94 years, 143 days |
62 | Julian Herranz Casado | Spain | Priest of Sant'Eugenio (basilica), pro hac vice (2014-present) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 230 days |
63 | Giovanni Cheli | Italy | Priest of Santi Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title Title (2008–2013) | 1918 | 2013 | 94 years 123 days |
64 | Mikel Koliqi | Albania | Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (1994–1997) | 1902 | 1997 | 94 years, 122 days |
65 | Giuseppe Maria Sensi | Italy | Priest of Regina Apostolorum (1987 – 2001) | 1907 | 2001 | 94 years, 61 days |
66 | Theodore Edgar McCarrick | United States | Priest of Santi Nereo ad Achilleo (2001–2018, resigned) | 1930 | alive | 94 years, 132 days |
67 | Marian Jaworski | Poland | Priest of San Sisto (2001–2020) | 1926 | 2020 | 94 years 14 days |
68 | Carlo Furno | Italy | Priest of Sant'Onofrio (2006– 2015) | 1921 | 2015 | 94 years, 8 days |
69 | Prosper Grech, O.S.A. | Malta | Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti (2012–2019) | 1925 | 2019 | 94 years, 7 days |
70 | Roberto Tucci | Italy | Priest of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio pro hac vice Title (2011–2015) | 1921 | 2015 | 93 years, 361 days |
71 | Paul Poupard | France | Priest of Santa Prassede (1996–) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 78 days |
72 | Georges Cottier OP | Switzerland | Priest of Santi Domenico e Sisto pro hac vice Title (2014–2016) | 1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 342 days |
73 | Salvatore De Giorgi | Italy | Priest of Santa Maria in Aracoeli (1998–) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 71 days |
74 | John Carberry | United States | Priest of San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1969–1998) | 1904 | 1998 | 93 years, 322 days |
75 | Paolo Bertoli | Italy | Bishop of Frascati (1979–2001) | 1908 | 2001 | 93 years, 281 days |
76 | Thomas Williams | United States | Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023) | 1930 | 2023 | 93 years. 277 days |
77 | Opilio Rossi | United States | Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004) | 1910 | 2004 | 93 years, 272 days |
78 | Janis Pujats | Latvia | Priest of Santa Silvia (2001–) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 2 days |
79 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | Italy | Bishop of Palestrina (1900–1930) Bishop of Ostia (1915–1930) |
1836 | 1930 | 93 years, 217 days |
80 | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | Spain | Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (2010–2019) | 1926 | 2019 | 93 years, 202 days |
81 | Camillo Ruini | Italy | Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1991-present) | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 271 days |
82 | Jean Margéot | Mauritius | Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (1988– 2009) | 1916 | 2009 | 93 years, 165 days |
83 | Teodolfo Mertel | Papal States | Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884–1899) Vice-Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery (1884–1899) |
1806 | 1899 | 93 years, 153 days |
84 | Simon Pimenta | India | Priest of Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (1988–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 93 years, 141 days |
85 | Lucian Mureșan | Romania | Priest of Sant'Anastasio (2012-present) | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 177 days |
86 | František Tomášek | Czechoslovakia | Priest of San Vitale (1977–\1992) | 1899 | 1992 | 93 years, 36 days |
87 | Alfredo Vicente Scherer | Brazil | Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette (1969–1996) | 1903 | 1996 | 93 years, 34 days |
88 | Antonio Innocenti | Italy | Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1996–2008) | 1915 | 2008 | 93 years, 22 days |
89 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | Italy | Bishop of Albano (1948 –1970) | 1877 | 1970 | 93 years, 20 days |
90 | James Francis McIntyre | United States | Priest of Sant'Anastasia (1953–1979) | 1886 | 1979 | 93 years, 15 days |
91 | Carlo Confalonieri | Italy | Bishop of Palestrina (1972–1986) Bishop of Ostia (1977–1986) |
1893 | 1986 | 93 years, 8 days |
92 | Alessandro Verde | Italy | Priest of Santa Maria in Cosmedin pro hac vice Title (1935 – 1958) | 1865 | 1958 | 93 years, 3 days |
93 | Branda da Castiglione | Milan | Bishop of Albano (1431–1443) | 1350 | 1443 | 93 years, 0 days |
94 | Julien Ries | Belgium | Deacon of San Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia (2012–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 311 days |
95 | Juan Carlos Aramburu | Argentina | Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976– 2004) | 1912 | 2004 | 92 years, 282 days |
96 | Sergio Sebastiani | Italy | Priest of Sant'Eustachio (basilica), pro hac vice (2011-2024) | 1931 | 2024 | 92 years, 281 days |
97 | Paolo Giobbe | Italy | Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella (1958–1972) | 1880 | 1972 | 92 years, 218 days |
98 | José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. | Portugal | Bishop of Palestrina (2009-present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 315 days |
99 | Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun S.D.B. | China ( Hong Kong) |
Priest of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (2006–present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 308 days |
100 | Josyf Slipyj | Ukraine | Priest of Sant’Atanasio (1965 – 1984) Major Archbishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1963 – 1984) |
1892 | 1984 | 92 years, 204 days |
Léon-Étienne Duval | Algeria | Priest of Santa Balbina (1965 – 1996) | 1903 | 1996 |
Next to Join
No. | Cardinal | Co. | Post | YOB | YOD |
Age||Age by 12-31-24 | |
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1 | James Francis Stafford | United States | Priest of San Pietro in Montorio (1998-present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 113 days | 92 years, 159 days |
2 | Gaudencio Rosales | Philippines | Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006-Present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 98 days | 92 years, 144 days |
3 | Francis Arinze | Nigeria | Bishop of Velletri-Segni (2005-present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 15 days | 92 years, 61 days |
4 | Renato Martino | Italy | Deacon of San Francesco di Paola ai Monti (2012-present) Protodeacon (2014-present) |
1932 | Alive | 91 years, 359 days | 92 years, 39 days |
5 | Walter Kasper | Germany | Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova, title pro hac vice (2011-present) | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 256 days | 91 years, 302 days |
6 | Juan Sandoval Íñiguez | Mexico | Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (1994-present) | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 233 days | 91 years, 279 days |
7 | Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Isch | Chile | Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (2001–present) | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 72 days | 91 years, 118 days |
8 | Raffaele Farina SDB | Italy | Priest of S. Giovanni della Pigna "pro hac vice" (2018-present) | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 53 days | 91 years, 99 days |
9 | 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, 291 days | 90 years, 337 days |
10 | Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn | Vietman | Priest of San Giustino (2003-present) | 1934 | Alive | 90 years, 256 days | 90 years, 302 days |
Chronological list of Oldest living members of the College of Cardinals
Name | Country | Born | Time as oldest | Death and age | |
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U.K. England |
1801 | ?? | 1890 89 years, 171 days | ||
Teodolfo Mertel | Italy | 1806 | 1899 | 1899 93 years, 152 days | |
Luigi Di Canossa |
1809 |
1899 | 1900 90 years, 358 days | ||
Michelangelo Celesia | 1814 | 1900 | 1904 90 years, 92 days | ||
François-Marie-Benjamin Richard | France | 1819 | 1904 | 1904 88 years, 332 days | |
Anton Josef Gruscha | Italy | 1820 |
1908 |
1911 90 years, 275 days | |
Alfonso Capecelatro | 1824 | 1911 | 1912 88 years, 283 days | ||
Angelo di Pierto | 1828 | 1912 | 1914 86 years, 197 days | ||
France | 1830 | 1914 | 1921 91 years, 113 days | ||
Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco | Italy | 1833 | 1921 | 1923 89 years, 149 days | |
Vincenzo Vannutelli | 1836 | 1923 | 1930 93 years, 216 days | ||
Andreas Frühwirth | Austria | 1845 | 1930 | 1933 87 years, 172 days | |
Franz Ehrle | Germany | 1845 | 1933 | 1934 88 years, 165 days | |
Pierre Andrieu | France | 1849 | 1934 | 1935 85 years, 70 days | |
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Italy | 1851 | 1935 | 1948 96 years, 312 days | |
Enrico Sibilia | 1861 | 1948 | 1948 aged 87 years, 140 days | ||
Alessandro Verde | 1865 | 1948 | 1958 93 years, 2 days | ||
José María Caro Rodríguez | Chile | 1866 | 1958 | 1958 92 years, 164 days | |
Georges Grente | France | 1872 | 1958 | 1959 87 years, 0 day | |
Elia dala Costa | Italy | 1872 | 1959 | 1961 89 years, 222 days | |
Francesco Morano | Italy | 1872 | 1961 | 1968 96 years, 34 days | |
Carlos María de la Torre | Ecuador | 1873 | 1968 | 1968 94 years, 259 days | |
Augusto da Silva | Brazil | 1876 | 1968 | 1968 92 years, 128 days | |
Giuseppe Pizzardo | Italy | 1877 | 1968 | 1970 93 years, 19 days | |
Benedetto Aloisi Masella | 1879 | 1970 | 1970 91 years, 93 days | ||
Paolo Giobbe | 1880 | 1970 | 1970 92 years, 217 days | ||
José da Costa Nunes | Portugal | 1880 | 1972 | 1976 96 years, 259 days | |
Alberto di Jorio | Italy | 1884 | 1976 | 1979 95 years, 49 days | |
Antonio Caggiano | Argentina | 1889 | 1979 | 1979 90 years, 266 days | |
Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta | Brazil | 1890 | 1979 | 1982 92 years, 64 days | |
Pietro Parente | Italy | 1891 | 1982 | 1986 95 years, 356 days | |
Julijans Vaivods | Latvia | 1895 | 1986 | 1990 94 years, 279 days | |
Henri de Lubac | France | 1896 | 1990 | 1991 95 years, 196 days | |
Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli | Italy | 1896 | 1991 | 1993 95 years, 196 days | |
Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei | China | 1901 | 1993 | 2000 98 years, 223 days | |
Corrado Bafile | Italy | 1903 | 2000 | 2005 101 years, 214 days | |
Johannes Willebrands | Netherlands | 1909 | 2005 | 2008 96 years, 331 days | |
Alfons Maria Stickler | Austria | 1910 | 2006 | 2007 97 years, 111 days | |
Paul Augustin Mayer | Germany | 1911 |
2007 |
2010 aged 98 years, 312 days | |
Ersilio Tonini | Italy | 1914 | 2010 | 2013 99 years, 8 days | |
Fiorenzo Angelini | 1916 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 98 years, 113 days | |
Loris Francesco Capovilla | 1915 | 2014 | 2016 100 years, 224 days | ||
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez | Colombia | 1919 | 2016 | 2019 100 years, 197 days | |
Roger Etchegaray | France | 1922 | 2019 | 2019 96 years, 344 days | |
Albert Vanhoye | 1923 | 2019 | 2021 98 years, 5 days | ||
Jozef Tomko | Slovakia | 1924 | 2021 | 2022 98 years, 150 days | |
Alexandre do Nascimento | Angola | 1925 | 2022 | Alive 99 years, 259 days |
See Also
- List of Cardinals by Age (current)
- Cardinals by Death Date (who died at least 85 years old)
- Lists of Cardinals by death date
- List of current cardinals
- Hypothetical List of longest-living Cardinals
- List of longest-living state leaders
- Past longest-living cardinals
- Longest-lived cardinals pre-1800
- Oldest and Longest-lived Cardinals by Country (born post-1800)