List of longest-living cardinals
This article lists the 100 longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (born post-1800), and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived was Portuguese, The longest-lived Cardinal was Italian Corrado Bafile who lived to 101 years, 214 days.
List
Corrado Bafile, The Longest Lived-Cardinal with verifiable dates of birth and death
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Loris Franceso Capovilla, The Second Longest-lived Cardinal
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez, The Third longest-lived cardinal
Alexandre do Nascimiento, the 4th-longest lived cardinal and the longest-lived Angolan Cardinal
| Currently Living |
| No. | Cardinal | Country | Born | Died | Age at Death | Date entered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corrado Bafile | Italy | 1903 | 2005 | 101 years, 214 days | |
| 2 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | Italy | 1915 | 2016 | 100 years, 224 days | |
| 3 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez | Italy | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 197 days | |
| 4 | Alexandre do Nascimento | Angola | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 272 days | |
| 5 | Ersilio Tonini | Italy | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 8 days | |
| 6 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir | Lebanon | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 362 days | |
| 7 | Paul Augustin Mayer | Germany | 1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 342 days | |
| 8 | Ignatius Kung Pin-mei | China | 1901 | 2000 | 98 years, 223 days | |
| Franz König | Austria | 1905 | 2004 | |||
| 10 | Jozef Tomko | Slovakia | 1924 | 2022 | 98 years 150 days | |
| 11 | Fiorenzo Angelini | Italy | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 113 days | |
| 12 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic | Argentina | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 295 days | 2017-11-29 Cicognani |
| 13 | Albert Vanhoye, SJ | France | 1923 | 2021 | 98 years, 59 days | |
| 14 | Paolo Dezza, S.J. | Italy | 1901 | 1999 | 98 years, 4 days | |
| 15 | Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. | Mozambique | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 195 days | |
| 16 | Emmanuel Wamala | Uganda | 1926 | Alive | 97 years, 349 days | 2017-12-26 Muñoz Vega |
| 17 | Alfons Maria Stickler | Austria | 1910 | 2007 | 97 years, 111 days | |
| 18 | Luis Pascual Dri O.F.M. Cap. | Argentina | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 225 days | 2023-09-30 Garrone |
| 19 | Henryk Gulbinowicz | Poland | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 30 days | |
| 20 | Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. | Italy | 1896 | 1993 | 96 years, 363 days | |
| 21 | Roger Etchegaray | France | 1922 | 2019 | 96 years, 344 days | |
| 22 | Johannes Willebrands | The Netherlands | 1909 | 2008 | 96 years, 331 days | |
| 23 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Italy | 1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days | |
| 24 | Edward Cassidy | Australia | 1924 | 2021 | 96 years, 279 days | |
| 25 | Kazimierz Świątek | Belgium | 1914 | 2011 | 96 years, 273 days | |
| 26 | José da Costa Nuñes | Portugal | 1880 | 1976 | 96 years, 259 days | |
| 27 | Giovanni Canestri | Italy | 1918 | 2006 | 96 years, 211 days | |
| 28 | Júlio Duarte Langa | Mozambique | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 32 days | 2019-01-05 Congar |
| 29 | Domenico Bartolucci | Italy | 1917= | 2013 | 96 years, 188 days | |
| 30 | Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. | Zambia | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 180 days | |
| 31 | Francisco Álvarez Martínez | Spain | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 175 days | |
| 32 | Mikel Koliqi | Albania | 1900 | 1997 | 96 years, 121 days | |
| 33 | Friedrich Wetter | Germany | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 282 days | 2019-06-19 Rovérié de Cabrières |
| 34 | Francesco Morano | Italy | 1872 | 1968 | 96 years, 34 days | |
| 35 | Luigi De Magistris | Italy | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 358 days | 2016-12-15 Cicognani |
| 36 | José Freire Falcão | Brazil | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years, 338 days | 2016-06-28 Mercati |
| 37 | Pietro Parente | Italy | 1891 | 1986 | 95 years, 316 days | |
| 38 | Achille Silvestrini | Italy | 1923 | 2019 | 95 years, 308 days | |
| 39 | Ernest Simoni | Albania | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 41 days | 2020-02-13 Pavan |
| 40 | Agostino Cacciavillan | Italy | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years, 204 days | 2017-07-06 Di Canossa |
| 41 | Henri de Lubac S.J. | France | 1896 | 1991 | 95 years, 196 days | |
| 42 | Walter Brandmüller | Germany | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 328 days | 2020-09-26 Sales |
| 43 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu | Thailand | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 308 days | 2020-08-11 Pla y Deniel |
| 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 | Jorge Medina Estévez | Chile | 1926 | 2021 | 94 years, 284 days | 2018-01-15 O’Boyle |
| 49 | Julijans Vaivods | Latvia | 1895 | 1990 | 94 years, 279 days | |
| 50 | Carlos María de la Torre | Canada | 1873 | 1968 | 94 years, 259 days | |
| 51 | Louis-Albert Vachon | Canada | 1912 | 2006 | 94 years, 237 days | |
| 52 | Egano Righi-Lambertini | Italy | 1906 | 2000 | 94 years, 225 days | |
| 53 | Angelo Sodano | Italy | 1927 | 2022 | 94 years, 205 days | 2019-02-24 Aloisi Masella |
| 54 | Gilberto Agustoni | Italy | 1922 | 2017 | 94 years, 171 days | |
| 55 | Eduardo Martínez Somalo | Spain | 1927 | 2021 | 94 years, 142 days | 2018-04-28 Carter |
| 56 | Giovanni Cheli | Italy | 1918 | 2013 | 94 years 122 days | |
| 57 | Adam Maida | United States | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 255 days | 2021-11-21 Nagy |
| 58 | Giuseppe Sensi | Italy | 1907 | 2001 | 94 years, 60 days | |
| 59 | Julian Herranz Casado | Spain | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 242 days | Leo Jozef Suenens|Suenens}} |
| 60 | Marian Jaworski | Poland | 1926 | 2020 | 94 years 13 days | 2017-07-21 Caprio |
| 61 | Carlo Furno | Italy | 1921 | 2015 | 94 years, 7 days | |
| 62 | Prosper Grech, O.S.A. | Malta | 1925 | 2019 | 94 years, 6 days | 2016-09-01 Antonetti |
| 63 | Roberto Tucci | Italy | 1921 | 2015 | 93 years, 360 days | |
| 64 | Georges Cottier | Switzerland | 1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 341 days | |
| 65 | John Carberry | United States | 1904 | 1998 | 93 years, 321 days | |
| 66 | Paolo Bertoli | Italy | 1908 | 2001 | 93 years, 280 days | |
| 67 | Thomas Williams | United States | 1930 | 2023 | 93 years, 276 days | 2021-12-20 Korec |
| 68 | Opilio Rossi | United States | 1910 | 2004 | 93 years, 271 days | |
| 69 | Paul Poupard | France | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 90 days | 2022-07-08 Mejía |
| 70 | Salvatore De Giorgi | Italy | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 83 days | 2022-07-17 Frings |
| 71 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | Italy | 1836 | 1930 | 93 years, 216 days | |
| 72 | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | Spain | 1926 | 2019 | 93 years, 201 days | 2016-09-23 Caggiano |
| 73 | Janis Pujats | Latvia | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 14 days | 2022-07-22 Sánchez |
| 74 | Jean Margéot | Mauritius | 1916 | 2009 | 93 years, 164 days | |
| 75 | Teodolfo Mertel | Italy | 1806 | 1899 | 93 years, 152 days | |
| 76 | Simon Pimenta | Italy | 1920 | 2013 | 93 years, 140 days | |
| 77 | Camillo Ruini | Italy | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 283 days | 04-22-2023 Vascocellos Motta |
| 78 | František Tomášek | Czechoslovakia | 1899 | 1992 | 93 years, 35 days | |
| 79 | Alfredo Scherer | Brazil | 1903 | 1996 | 93 years, 33 days | |
| 80 | James Francis McIntyre | United States | 1886 | 1979 | 93 years, 21 days | |
| 81 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | Italy | 1877 | 1970 | 93 years, 19 days | |
| 82 | Antonio Innocenti | Italy | 1915 | 2008 | 93 years, 14 days | |
| 83 | Carlo Confalonieri | Italy | 1893 | 1986 | 93 years, 7 days | |
| 84 | Alessandro Verde | Italy | 1865 | 1958 | 93 years, 2 days | |
| 85 | Lucian Mureșan | Romania | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 189 days | 2023-08-22 Daly |
| 86 | Julien Ries | Belgium | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 310 days | |
| 87 | Juan Carlos Aramburu | Argentina | 1912 | 2004 | 92 years, 281 days | |
| 88 | Sergio Sebastiani | Italy | 1931 | 2023 | 92 years, 280 days | 2023-07-04 Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo |
| 89 | Paolo Giobbe | Italy | 1880 | 1972 | 92 years, 217 days | |
| 90 | Josyf Slipyj | Ukraine | 1892 | 1984 | 92 years, 203 days | |
| Léon-Étienne Duval | Algeria | 1903 | 1996 | |||
| 92 | Jean Honoré | France | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 199 days | |
| 93 | Joseph Asajirō Satowaki | Japan | 1904 | 1996 | 92 years, 189 days | |
| 94 | José María Caro Rodríguez | Chile | 1866 | 1958 | 92 years, 164 days | |
| 95 | Luigi Poggi | Italy | 1917 | 2010 | 92 years, 160 days | |
| 96 | Silvano Piovanelli | Italy | 1924 | 2016 | 92 years, 139 days | |
| 96 | José Saraiva Martins, SDB | Portugal | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 327 days | 05-06-2024 Obando y Bravo |
| 98 | Maurice Feltin | France | 1883 | 1976 | 92 years, 135 days | |
| 99 | Giuseppe Casoria | Italy | 1908 | 2001 | 92 years, 130 days | |
| 99 | Joseph Zen, SDB | China | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 320 days | 05-20-2024 da Silva |
Chronological list of Oldest living members of the College of Cardinals
| Name | Country | Born | Time as oldest | Death and age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry Newman | U.K. England |
1801.02.21 | ?? | 1890.08.11 89 years, 171 days | |
| Teodolfo Mertel |
Italy |
1806.02.06 | 1899.08.11 | 1899.07.11 aged 93 years, 152 days | |
| Luigi Di Canossa | Italy | 04/20/1809 | 1899.07.11 | 1900.03.12 aged 90 years, 358 days | |
| Michelangelo Celesia | Italy | 1814.01.13 | 1900.03.12 | 1904.04.14 aged 90 years, 92 days | |
| François-Marie-Benjamin Richard | France | 1819.03.01 | 1904.04.14 | 1904.01.27 aged 88 years, 332 days | |
| Anton Josef Gruscha | Italy | 1820.11.03 | 1908.12.27 | 1911.08.05 aged 90 years, 275 daya | |
| Alfonso Capecelatro | Italy | 1824.02.05 | 1911.08.05 | 1912.11.14 aged 88 years, 283 days | |
| Angelo di Pierto | Italy | 1828.05.22 | 1912.11.14 | 1914.12.05 aged 86 years, 197 days | |
| François de Cabrières |
France |
1830.08.30 | 1914.12.05 | 1921.12.21 aged 91 years, 113 days | |
| Giuseppe Prisco | Italy | 1833.09.08 | 1921.12.21 | 1923.02.04 aged 89 years, 149 days | |
| Vincenzo Vannutelli | Italy | 1836.12.05 | 1923.02.04 | 1930.07.09 aged 93 years, 216 days | |
| Andreas Frühwirth | Austria | 1845.08.21 | 1930.07.09 | 1933.02.09 aged 87 years, 172 days | |
| Franz Ehrle | Germany | 1845.10.17 | 1933.02.09 | 1934.03.31 aged 88 years, 165 days | |
| Pierre Andrieu | France | 1849.12.07 | 1934.03.31 | 1935.02.15 aged 85 years, 70 days | |
| Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Italy | 1851.04.10 | 1935.02.15 | 1948.02.16 aged 96 years, 312 days | |
| Enrico Sibilia | Italy | 1861.03.17 | 1948.02.16 | 1948.08.04 aged 87 years, 140 days | |
| Alessandro Verde | Italy | 1865.03.27 | 1948.08.04 | 1958.03.29 aged 93 years, 2 days | |
| Jose Maria Caro | Chile | 1866.06.23 | 1958.03.29 | 1958.12.04 aged 92 years, 164 days | |
| Georges Grente | France | 1872.05.05 | 1958.12.04 | 1959.05.05 aged 87 years, 0 days | |
| Elia dala Costa | Italy | 1872.05.14 | 1959.05.05 | 1961.12.22 aged 89 years, 222 days | |
| Francesco Morano | Italy | 1872.06.08 | 1961.12.22 | 1968.07.12 aged 96 years, 34 days | |
| Carlos María de la Torre | Ecuador | 1873.11.15 | 1968.07.12 | 1968.07.31
aged 94 years, 259 days | |
| Augusto da Silva | Brazil | 1876.04.08 | 1968.07.31 | 1968.08.14 aged 92 years, 128 days | |
| Giuseppe Pizzardo | Italy | 1877.07.13 | 1968.08.14 | 1970.08.01 aged 93 years, 19 days | |
| Benedetto Aloisi Masella | Italy | 1879.06.29 | 1970.08.01 | 1970.09.30 aged 91 years, 93 days | |
| Paolo Giobbe | Italy | 1880.01.10 | 1970.09.30 | 1970.09.30 aged 92 years, 217 days | |
| José da Costa Nunes | Portugal | 1880.03.15 | 1972.08.14 | 1976.11.29
aged 96 years, 259 days | |
| Alberto di Jorio | Italy | 1884.07.18 | 1976.11.29 | 1979.09.05 aged 95 years, 49 days | |
| Antonio Caggiano | Argentina | 1889.01.30 | 1979.09.05 | 1979.10.23 aged 90 years, 266 days | |
| Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta | Brazil | 1890.07.16 | 1979.10.23 | 1982.09.18 aged 92 years, 64 days | |
| Pietro Parente | Italy | 1891.02.16 | 1982.09.18 | 1986.12.29 aged 95 years, 356 days | |
| Julijans Vaivods | Latvia | 1895.08.08 | 1986.12.29 | 1990.05.24 aged 94 years, 279 days | |
| Henri de Lubac | France | 1896.02.20 | 1990.05.24 | 1991.09.04 aged 95 years, 196 days | |
| Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli | Italy | 1896.07.14 | 1991.09.04 | 1993.07.12 aged 95 years, 196 days | |
| Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei | China | 1901.01.01 | 1993.07.12 | 1994.11.26 | 2000.03.12 aged 98 years, 223 days |
| Mikel Koliqi | Albania | 1900.09.29 | 1994.11.26 | 1997.01.28 aged 96 years, 121 days | |
| Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei | China | 1901.08.02 | 1997.01.28 | 2000.03.12 aged 98 years, 223 days | |
| Corrado Bafile | Italy | 1903.07.04 | 2000.03.12 | 2005.02.03 aged 101 years, 214 days | |
| Johannes Willebrands | Natherlands | 1909.09.04 | 2005.03.02 | 2008.08.01 aged 96 years, 331 days | |
| Alfons Maria Stickler | Austria | 1910.08.23 | 2006.08.01 | 2007.12.12 aged 97 years, 111 days | |
| Paul Augustin Mayer | Germany | 1911.05.23 | 2007.12.12 | 2010.04.30 aged 98 years, 312 days | |
| Ersilio Tonini | Italy | 1914.07.20 | 2010.04.30 | 2013.07.28 | 2013.07.28 aged 99 years, 8 days |
| Fiorenzo Angelini | Italy | 1916.01.08 | 2013.07.28 | 2014.02.22 | 2014.11.22 aged 98 years, 113 days |
| Loris Francesco Capovilla | Italy | 1915.10.14 | 2014.02.22 | 2016.05.26 aged 100 years, 224 days | |
| José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez | Colombia | 1919.02.18 | 2016.05.26 | 2019.09.03 aged 100 years, 197 days | |
| Roger Etchegaray | France | 1922.09.05 | 2019.09.03 | 2019.09.04 aged 96 years, 344 days | |
| Albert Vanhoye | France | 1923.07.24 | 2019.09.04 | 2021.07.29 aged 98 years, 5 days | |
| Jozef Tomko | Slovakia | 1924.03.11 | 2021.07.29 | 2022.07.14 aged 98 years, 150 days | |
| Alexandre do Nascimento | Angola | 1925.03.01 | 2022.07.14 | Alive 99 years, 272 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
- Oldest and Longest-lived Cardinals by Country (born post-1800)