List of longest-living cardinals

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This article lists the 100 oldest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals, born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived Cardinal (who was born after 1800 was Italian Cardinal Loris Francesco Capovilla, who lived to 100 years 224 days. The Second Longest-lived cardinal being Colombian José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguezho lived to 100 years 197 days, just 27 days shy of tying Cardinal Capovilla's age.

List

Rank Name Country Birth Death Age
1 Loris Francesco Capovilla Italy 14 October 1915 26 May 2016 100 years 224 days
2 José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez Colombia 18 February 1919 3 September 2019 100 years 197 days
3 Ersilio Tonini Italy 20 July 1914 28 July 2013 99 years 8 days
4 Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir Lebanon 15 May 1920 12 May 2019 98 years, 362 days
5 Paul Augustin Mayer Germany 23 May 1911 30 April 2010 98 years 342 days
6 Ignatius Kung Pin-mei China 2 August 1901 12 March 2000 98 years, 223 days
7 Jozef Tomko Czechoslovakia 11 March 1924 8 August 2022 98 years 150 days
8 Fiorenzo Angelini Italy 1 August 1916 22 November 2014 98 years, 113 days
9 Alexandre do Nascimento Angola 1 March 1925 Alive 98 years 90 days
10 Albert Vanhoye France 24 July 1923 29 July 2021 98 years 59 days
11 Estanislao Esteban Karlic Argentina 7 February 1926 Alive 97 years 112 days
12 Emmanuel Wamala Uganda 15 December 1926 Alive 97 years 166 days
13 Henryk Gulbinowicz Poland 17 October 1923 16 November 2020) 97 years 30 days
14 Roger Etchegaray France 25 September 1922 4 September 2019 96 years 344 days
15 Edward Cassidy Australia 5 July 1924 10 April 2021 96 years 279 days
16 Kazimierz Świątek Belarus 21 October 1914 21 July 2011 96 years 273 days
17 Domenico Bartolucci Italy 7 May 1917 11 November 2013 96 years, 188 days
18 José Freire Falcão Brazil 23 October 1925 26 September 2021 95 years 338 days
19 Giovanni Canestri Italy 30 September 1918 29 April 2015 96 years, 211 days
20 Francisco Álvarez Martínez Spain 14 July 1925 5 January 2022 96 years 175 days
23 Luigi De Magistris Italy 23 February 1926 16 February 2022 95 years 358 days
22 Achille Silvestrini Italy 25 October 1923 29 August 2019 95 years, 310 days
21 Agostino Cacciavillan Italy 14 August 1926 5 March 2022 95 years 204 days
24 Júlio Duarte Langa Mozambique 27 October 1927 Alive 95 years 155 days
25 Friedrich Wetter Germany 20 February 1928 Alive 95 years 99 days
26 Paulo Evaristo Arns Brazil 14 September 1921 14 December 2016 95 years, 91 days
27 Serafim Fernandes de Araújo Brazil 13 August 1924 8 October 2019 95 years, 56 days
28 Corrado Ursi Italy 26 July 1908 29 August 2003 95 years, 34 days
29 Jorge Medina Estévez Chile 23 December 1926 3 October 2021 94 years 284 days
30 Egano Righi-Lambertini Italy 22 February 1906 4 October 2000 94 years, 225 days
31 Ernest Simoni Albania 18 October 1928 Alive 94 years 224 days
32 Angelo Sodano Italy 23 November 1927 27 May 2022 94 years 205 days
33 Walter Brandmüller Germany 5 January 1929 Alive 94 years 145 days
34 Eduardo Martínez Somalo Spain 31 March 1927 10 August 2021 94 years 142 days
35 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Thailand 25 January 1929 Alive 94 years 125 days
36 Giovanni Cheli Italy 4 October 1918 8 February 2013 94 years 122 days
37 Gilberto Agustoni italy 26 July 1922 13 January 2017 94 years, 171 days
38 Giuseppe Sensi Italy 27 May 1907 26 July 2001 94 years, 60 days
39 Marian Jaworski Poland 21 August 1926 5 September 2020 94 years 13 days
40 Carlo Furno Italy 2 December 1921 9 December 2015 94 years, 7 days
41 Prosper Grech Malta 24 December 1925 30 December 2019 94 years, 6 days
42 Teodolfo Mertel Italy 9 February 1806 11 July 1899 93 years 152 days
44 Roberto Tucci Italy 19 April 1921 14 April 2015 93 years, 360 days
44 Georges Cottier Switzerland 25 April 1922 31 March 2016 93 years, 341 days
45 Paolo Bertoli Italy 1 February 1908 8 November 2001 93 years, 280 days
46 José Manuel Estepa Llaurens Spain 1 January 1926 21 July 2019 93 years, 201 days
47 Ignatius Pimenta Italy 1 March 1920 19 July 2013 93 years 140 days
48 Adam Joseph Maida United States 18 March 1938 Alive 93 years 73 days
49 Thomas Stafford Williams United States 20 March 1930 Alive 93 years 61 days
50 Julien Ries Belgium 19 April 1920 23 February 2013 92 years 310 days
51 Luigi Poggi Italy 25 November 1917 4 May 2010 92 years 160 days
52 Silvano Piovanelli Italy 21 February 1924 9 July 2016 92 years 139 days
53 Giuseppe Casoria Italy 1 October 1908 8 February 2001 92 years, 130 days
54 Miguel Obando y Bravo Nicaraguan 2 February 1926 3 June 2018 92 years, 121 days
55 Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo Italy 27 August 1925 19 November 2017 92 years, 84 days
56 José Tomás Sánchez Philippines 17 March 1920 9 March 2012 91 years 358 days
57 Eugenio de Araujo Sales Brazil 8 November 1920 9 July 2012 91 years 244 days
58 Sebastian Koto Khoarai Lesotho 11 September 1929 17 April 2021 91 years 219 days