List of longest-living cardinals

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This article lists the 100 longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (born post-1900), 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.

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Currently Living
No. Cardinal Country Born Died Age at Death
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
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
17 Alfons Maria Stickler Austria 1910 2007 97 years, 111 days
18 Henryk Gulbinowicz Poland 1923 2020 97 years, 30 days
19 Roger Etchegaray France 1922 2019 96 years, 344 days
20 Johannes Willebrands Netherlands 1909 2008 96 years, 331 days
21 Edward Cassidy Australia 1924 2021 96 years, 279 days
22 Kazimierz Świątek Belgium 1914 2011 96 years, 273 days
23 Giovanni Canestri Italy 1918 2006 96 years, 211 days
24 Júlio Duarte Langa Mozambique 1927 Alive 97 years, 32 days
25 Domenico Bartolucci Italy 1917 2013 96 years, 188 days
26 Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. Zambia 1911 2007 96 years, 180 days
27 Francisco Álvarez Martínez Spain 1925 2022 96 years, 175 days
28 Mikel Koliqi Albania 1900 1997 96 years, 121 days
29 Friedrich Wetter Germany 1928 Alive 96 years, 282 days
30 Luigi De Magistris Italy 1926 2022 95 years 358 days
31 José Freire Falcão Brazil 1925 2021 95 years, 338 days
32 Achille Silvestrini Italy 1923 2019 95 years, 308 days
33 Ernest Simoni Albania 1928 Alive 96 years, 41 days
34 Agostino Cacciavillan Italy 1926 2022 95 years, 204 days
35 Walter Brandmüller Germany 1929 Alive 95 years, 328 days
36 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Thailand 1929 Alive 95 years, 308 days
37 Paulo Evaristo Arns Brazil 1921 2016 95 years, 91 days
38 Serafim Fernandes de Araújo Brazil 1924 2019 95 years, 56 days
39 Corrado Ursi Italy 1908 2003 95 years, 34 days
40 Jorge Medina Estévez Chile 1926 2021 94 years, 284 days
41 Louis-Albert Vachon Canada 1912 2006 94 years, 237 days
42 Egano Righi-Lambertini Italy 1906 2000 94 years, 225 days
43 Angelo Sodano Italy 1927 2022 94 years, 205 days
44 Gilberto Agustoni Italy 1922 2017 94 years, 171 days
45 Eduardo Martínez Somalo Spain 1927 2021 94 years, 142 days
46 Giovanni Cheli Italy 1918 2013 94 years 122 days
47 Adam Maida United States 1930 Alive 94 years, 255 days
48 Giuseppe Sensi Italy 1907 2001 94 years, 60 days
49 Julian Herranz Casado Spain 1930 Alive 94 years, 242 days
50 Marian Jaworski Poland 1926 2020 94 years 13 days
51 Carlo Furno Italy 1921 2015 94 years, 7 days
52 Prosper Grech, O.S.A. Malta 1925 2019 94 years, 6 days
53 Roberto Tucci Italy 1921 2015 93 years, 360 days
54 Georges Cottier OP Switzerland 1922 2016 93 years, 341 days
55 John Carberry United States 1904 1998 93 years, 321 days
56 Paolo Bertoli Italy 1908 2001 93 years, 280 days
57 Opilio Rossi United States 1910 2004 93 years, 271 days
58 Paul Poupard France 1930 Alive 94 years, 90 days
59 Salvatore De Giorgi Italy 1930 Alive 94 years, 83 days
60 José Manuel Estepa Llaurens Spain 1926 2019 93 years, 201 days
61 Janis Pujats Latvia 1930 Alive 94 years, 14 days
62 Jean Margéot Mauritius 1916 2009 93 years, 164 days
63 Simon Pimenta Italy 1920 2013 93 years, 140 days
64 Camillo Ruini Italy 1931 Alive 93 years, 283 days
65 Alfredo Scherer Brazil 1903 1996 93 years, 33 days
66 Antonio Innocenti Italy 1915 2008 93 years, 14 days
67 Lucian Mureșan Romania 1931 Alive 93 years, 189 days
68 Julien Ries Belgium 1920 2013 92 years, 310 days
69 Juan Carlos Aramburu Argentina 1912 2004 92 years, 281 days
70 Sergio Sebastiani Italy 1931 2023 92 years, 280 days
71 Thomas Williams United States 1930 2023 93 years, 276 days
72 Léon-Étienne Duval Algeria 1903 1996 92 years, 203 days
73 Jean Honoré France 1920 2013 92 years, 199 days
74 Joseph Asajirō Satowaki Japan 1904 1996 92 years, 189 days
75 Luigi Poggi Italy 1917 2010 92 years, 160 days
76 José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. Portugal 1932 Alive 92 years, 327 days
77 Silvano Piovanelli Italy 1924 2016 92 years, 139 days
78 Joseph Zen Ze-kiun S.D.B. Portugal 1932 Alive 92 years, 320 days
79 Giuseppe Casoria Italy 1908 2001 92 years, 130 days
80 Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. Nicaragua 1926 2018 92 years, 121 days
81 Gabriel-Marie Garrone France 1901 1994 92 years, 95 days
82 Cahal Brendan Daly United Kingdom
(Northern Ireland)
1917 2009 92 years, 91 days
83 Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo Italy 1925 2017 92 years, 84 days
84 José Tomás Sánchez Philippines 1920 2012 91 years, 358 days
85 Jorge María Mejía Argentina 1923 2014 91 years, 312 days
86 James Francis Stafford United States 1932 alive 92 years, 125 days
87 Leo Jozef Suenens Belgium 1904 1996 91 years, 295 days
88 Gaudencio Borbon Rosales Philippines 1932 alive 92 years, 110 days
89 Ján Chryzostom Korec, S.J. Slovakia 1924 2015 91 years, 275 days
90 Stanisław Nagy, S.C.I. Poland 1921 2013 91 years, 248 days
91 Eugênio Sales Brazil 1920 2012 91 years, 244 days
92 Eugênio Sales Lesotho 1929 2021 91 years, 218 days
93 Pedro Rubiano Sáebz Colombia 1932 2024 91 years, 215 days
94 Francis Arinze Nigeria 1932 Alive 92 years, 27 days
95 'Renato Martino Italy 1932 Alive 92 years, 5 days
96 Pietro Pavan Italy 1903 1994 91 years, 118 days
97 Kelvin Felix Saint Lucia 1933 Alive 91 years, 287 days
98 Walter Kasper Germany 1933 Alive 91 years, 268 days
99 Yves Congar, O.P. France 1904 1995 91 years, 70 days
100 Juan Sandoval Íñiguez Mexico 1933 Alive 91 years, 245 days

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

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