List of longest-living cardinals
This article lists the 100 longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (born non earlier than 01 January 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 (1903-2005) who lived to 101 years, 214 days.
Gallery
Oldest:
Italy
Corrado Bafile2nd-Oldest ever:
Italy
Loris Francesco Capovilla3rd-Oldest:
Colombia
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez4th-oldest ever:
Angola
Alexandre do Nascimiento
List
ages are up-to-date 10/31/2024
Rank | Cardinal | Country | Born | Died | Age |
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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, 244 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 |
10 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic | Argentina | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 267 days |
12 | Fiorenzo Angelini | Italy | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 113 days |
13 | Albert Vanhoye, SJ | France | 1923 | 2021 | 98 years, 5 days |
14 | Paolo Dezza, S.J. | Italy | 1901 | 1999 | 98 years, 4 days |
15 | Emmanuel Wamala | Uganda | 1926 | Alive | 97 years, 321 days |
16 | Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. | Mozambique | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 195 days |
17 | Alfons Maria Stickler | Austria | 1910 | 2007 | 97 years, 111 days |
19 | Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. | Argentina | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 197 days |
20 | Henryk Gulbinowicz | Poland | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 30 days |
21 | Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. | Italy | 1896 | 1993 | 96 years, 363 days |
22 | Roger Etchegaray | France | 1922 | 2019 | 96 years, 344 days |
23 | Johannes Willebrands | Netherlands | 1909 | 2008 | 96 years, 331 days |
24 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Italy | 1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days |
25 | Edward Cassidy | Australia | 1924 | 2021 | 96 years, 279 days |
26 | Kazimierz Świątek | Belgium | 1914 | 2011 | 96 years, 273 days |
27 | José da Costa Nuñes | Portugal | 1880 | 1976 | 96 years, 259 days |
28 | Giovanni Canestri | Italy | 1918 | 2006 | 96 years, 211 days |
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 | Friedrich Wetter | Germany | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 246 days |
33 | Mikel Koliqi | Albania | 1900 | 1997 | 96 years, 121 days |
34 | Francesco Morano | italy | 1872 | 1968 | 96 years, 34 days |
35 | Luigi De Magistris | Italy | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 358 days |
36 | José Freire Falcão | Brazil | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years, 338 days |
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, 13 days |
40 | Agostino Cacciavillan | Italy | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years, 204 days |
41 | Henri de Lubac S.J. | France | 1896 | 1991 | 95 years, 196 days |
42 | Walter Brandmüller | Germany | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 300 days |
43 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu | Thailand | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 280 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 | Jorge Medina | Chile | 1926 | 2021 | 94 years, 284 days |
49 | Julijans Vaivods | Latvia | 1895 | 1990 | 94 years, 279 days |
50 | Carlos María de la Torre | Ecuador | 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 |
54 | Gilberto Agustoni | Italy | 1922 | 2017 | 94 years, 171 days |
55 | Eduardo Martínez Somalo | Spain | 1927 | 2021 | 94 years, 142 days |
56 | Giovanni Cheli | Italy | 1918 | 2013 | 94 years 122 days |
57 | Adam Maida | United States | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 227 days |
58 | Julian Herranz Casado | Spain | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 214 days |
59 | Giuseppe Sensi | Italy | 1907 | 2001 | 94 years, 60 days |
60 | Marian Jaworski | Poland | 1926 | 2020 | 94 years 13 days |
61 | Carlo Furno | Italy | 1921 | 2015 | 94 years, 7 days |
62 | Prosper Grech, O.S.A. | Malta | 1925 | 2019 | 94 years, 6 days |
63 | Roberto Tucci | Italy | 1921 | 2015 | 93 years, 360 days |
64 | Georges Cottier OP | Switzerland | 1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 341 days |
65 | John Carberry | United States | 1904 | 1998 | 93 years, 321 days |
66 | Paul Poupard | France | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 62 days |
67 | Salvatore De Giorgi | Italy | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 55 days |
68 | Paolo Bertoli | Italy | 1908 | 2001 | 93 years, 280 days |
69 | Thomas Williams | United States | 1930 | 2023 | 93 years. 276 days |
70 | Opilio Rossi | United States | 1910 | 2004 | 93 years, 271 days |
71 | Janis Pujats | Latvia | 1930.11.14 | Alive | 93 years, 352 days |
72 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | Italy | 1836 | 1930 | 93 years, 216 days |
73 | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | Spain | 1926 | 2019 | 93 years, 201 days |
74 | Jean Margéot | Mauritius | 1916 | 2009 | 93 years, 164 days |
75 | Teodolfo Mertel | Italy | 1806 | 1899 | 93 years, 152 days |
76 | Simon Pimenta | Italy | 1920.03.01 | 2013.02.19 | 93 years, 140 days |
77 | Camillo Ruini | Italy | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 255 days |
79 | Lucian Mureșan | Romania | 1931.05.23 | Alive | 93 years, 161 days |
80 | František Tomášek | Czechoslovakia | 1899 | 1992 | 93 years, 35 days |
81 | Alfredo Scherer | Brazil | 1903 | 1996 | 93 years, 33 days |
81 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | Italy | 1877 | 1970 | 93 years, 19 days |
82 | James Francis McIntyre | United States | 1886 | 1979 | 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 | Julien Ries | Belgium | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 310 days |
86 | Juan Carlos Aramburu | Argentina | 1912 | 2004 | 92 years, 281 days |
87 | Sergio Sebastiani | Italy | 1931 | 2024 | 92 years, 280 days |
88 | Paolo Giobbe | Italy | 1880 | 1972 | 92 years, 217 days |
89 | Josyf Slipyj | Ukraine | 1892 | 1984 | 92 years, 203 days |
Léon-Étienne Duval | Algeria | 1903 | 1996 | ||
91 | Jean Honoré | France | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 199 days |
92 | Joseph Asajirō Satowaki | Japan | 1904 | 1996 | 92 years, 189 days |
93 | José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. | Portugal | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 299 days |
94 | Joseph Zen S.D.B. | China Hong Kong' |
1932 | Alive | 92 years, 292 days |
95 | José María Caro Rodríguez | Chile | 1866 | 1958 | 92 years, 164 days |
96 | Luigi Poggi | Italy | 1917 | 2010 | 92 years, 160 days |
97 | Silvano Piovanelli | Italy | 1924 | 2016 | 92 years, 139 days |
98 | Maurice Feltin | France | 1883 | 1975 | 92 years, 135 days |
99 | Giuseppe Casoria | Italy | 1908 | 2001 | 92 years, 130 days |
100 | Augusto da Silva | Brazil | 1876 | 1958 | 92 years, 128 days |
Next to Join
No. | Cardinal | Country | Born | Died | Age | Age by 12-31-24 |
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1 | James Stafford | United States | 1932 | alive | 92 years, 97 days | 92 years, 158 days |
2 | Gaudencio Rosales | Philippines | 1932 | alive | 92 years, 82 days | 92 years, 143 days |
3 | Francis Arinze | Nigeria | 1932 | Alive | 91 years, 365 days | 92 years, 60 days |
4 | Renato Martino | Italy | 1932.11.23 | Alive | 91 years, 343 days | 92 years, 38 days |
5 | Walter Kasper | Germany | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 240 days | 91 years, 301 days |
6 | Juan Sandoval Íñiguez | Mexico | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 217 days | 91 years, 278 days |
7 | Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Isch | Chile | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 56 days | 91 years, 117 days |
8 | Raffaele Farina SDB | Italy | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 37 days | 91 years, 98 days |
9 | Giovanni Battista Re | Italy | 1934 | Alive | 90 years, 275 days | 90 years, 336 days |
10 | Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn | Vietnam | 1934 | Alive | 90 years, 240 days | 90 years, 301 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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John Henry Newman | U.K. England |
1801 | ?? | 1890 89 years, 171 days | |
Teodolfo Mertel | Italy | 1806 | 1899 | 1899 93 years, 152 days | |
Luigi Di Canossa | Italy | 1809 | 1899 | 1900 90 years, 358 days | |
Michelangelo Celesia | Italy | 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 | Italy | 1824 | 1911 | 1912 88 years, 283 days | |
Angelo di Pierto | Italy | 1828 | 1912 | 1914 86 years, 197 days | |
François de Rovérié de Cabrières | France | 1830 | 1914 | 1921 91 years, 113 days | |
Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco | Italy | 1833 | 1921 | 1923 <smaIl>89 years, 149 days | |
Vincenzo Vannutelli | Italy | 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 | Italy | 1861 | 1948 | 1948 aged 87 years, 140 days | |
Alessandro Verde | Italy | 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 | Italy | 1879 | 1970 | 1970 91 years, 93 days | |
Paolo Giobbe | Italy | 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 | 1994 | 2000 98 years, 223 days |
Mikel Koliqi | Albania | 1900 | 1994 | 1997 96 years, 121 days | |
Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei | China | 1901 | 1997 | 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 | Italy | 1916 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 98 years, 113 days |
Loris Francesco Capovilla | Italy | 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 | France | 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, 244 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)