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 1900). Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived Cardinal was Italian Corrado Bafile (1903-2005) who lived to 101 years, 214 days.
Gallery
Oldest:
Italy
Corrado Bafile
2nd-Oldest ever:
Italy
Loris Francesco Capovilla
3rd-Oldest:
Colombia
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez
8th-Oldest ever:
Argentina
Estanislao Esteban Karlic
List
Ages are up to date 11/26/2024
| Color | Age Range |
|---|---|
| Columbia Blue | Living |
| No. | Cardinal | Country | Post | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corrado Bafile |  Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1987–2005) | 1903 | 2005 | 101 years, 214 days |
| 2 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) | 1915 | 2016 | 100 years, 224 days |
| 3 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez |  Colombia
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Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019) | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 197 days |
| 4 | Alexandre do Nascimento OP |  Angola
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Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-2024) | 1925 | 2024 | 99 years, 212 days |
| 5 | Ersilio Tonini | Italy
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Priest of Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 8 days |
| 6 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir |  Lebanon
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Cardinal-Patriarch (1994 – 2019) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 362 days |
| 7 | Paul Augustin Mayer |  Germany
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Priest of San Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title (1996–2010) | 1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 342 days |
| 8 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic |  Argentina
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Priest of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-present) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 293 days |
| 9 | Ignatius Kung Pin-mei |  China
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Priest of San Sisto (1991 – 2000) | 1901 | 2000 | 98 years, 223 days |
| Franz König |  Austria
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Priest of San Eusebio (1958 – 2004)) | 1905 | 2004 | ||
| 11 | Jozef Tomko | .svg){kind=small} Slovakia
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Priest of S. Sabina (1996–2022) | 1924 | 2022 | 98 years 151 days |
| 12 | Fiorenzo Angelini | Italy
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Priest of Santo Spirito in Sassia pro hac vice Title (2002–2014) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 113 days |
| 13 | Albert Vanhoye, SJ |  France
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Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e San Adriano a Villa Albani pro hac vice Title (2016–2021) | 1923 | 2021 | 98 years, 5 days |
| 14 | Paolo Dezza, S.J. | Italy
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Deacon of San Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (1991 – 1999) | 1901 | 1999 | 98 years, 4 days |
| 15 | Emmanuel Wamala |  Uganda
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Priest of Sant'Ugo (1994-present) | 1926 | Alive | 97 years, 361 days |
| 16 | Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. | Argentina
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Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (2023-present) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 223 days |
| 17 | Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. |  Mozambique
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Priest of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988–2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 195 days |
| 18 | Alfons Maria Stickler | Austria
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Priest of San Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title (1996–2007) | 1910 | 2007 | 97 years, 111 days |
| 19 | Júlio Duarte Langa | Mozambique
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Priest of San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 39 days |
| 20 | Henryk Gulbinowicz |  Poland
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Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (1985–2020) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 30 days |
| 21 | Roger Etchegaray | France
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Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina (1998–2019) | 1922 | 2019 | 96 years, 344 days |
| 22 | Johannes Willebrands |  Netherlands
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Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe (1975–2006) | 1909 | 2008 | 96 years, 331 days |
| 23 | Edward Cassidy |  Australia
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Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title (2002–2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 96 years, 279 days |
| 24 | Kazimierz Świątek |  Belgium
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Priest of San Gerardo Maiella (1994–2011) | 1914 | 2011 | 96 years, 273 days |
| 25 | Friedrich Wetter | Germany
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Priest of Santo Stephano in Coelio Monte (1985–present) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 272 days |
| 26 | Giovanni Canestri | Italy
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Priest of San Andrea della Valle (1988–2015) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 211 days |
| 27 | Domenico Bartolucci | Italy
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Deacon Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2010–2013) | 1917 | 2013 | 96 years, 188 days |
| 28 | Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. |  Zambia
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Priest of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1998–2008) | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 180 days |
| 29 | Francisco Álvarez Martínez |  Spain
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Priest of Santa Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde (2001–2022) | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 177 days |
| 30 | Ernest Simoni |  Albania
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Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 39 days |
| 31 | Luigi De Magistris | Italy
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Deacon Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2015–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 358 days |
| 32 | José Freire Falcão |  Brazil
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Priest of San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021) | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years, 338 days |
| 33 | Walter Brandmüller | Germany
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Priest of San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi, pro hac vice (2021-present) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 326 days |
| 34 | Achille Silvestrini | Italy
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Priest of San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo pro hac vice Title (1999–2019) | 1923 | 2019 | 95 years, 308 days |
| 35 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu |  Thailand
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Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present) |
1929 | Alive | 95 years, 306 days |
| 36 | Agostino Cacciavillan | Italy
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Priest of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino pro hac vice Title (2011–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years, 204 days |
| 37 | Paulo Evaristo Arns | Brazil
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Priest of San Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (1973 –2016) | 1921 | 2016 | 95 years, 91 days |
| 38 | Serafim Fernandes de Araújo | Brazil
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Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1998–2019) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 56 days |
| 39 | Corrado Ursi | Italy
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Priest of San Callisto (1967–2003) | 1908 | 2003 | 95 years, 34 days |
| 40 | Jorge Medina |  Chile
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Priest of San Saba pro hac vice Title (2008–2021) | 1926 | 2021 | 94 years, 284 days |
| 41 | Adam Maida |  United States
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Priest of San Vitale (1994–present) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 253 days |
| 42 | Julian Herranz Casado | Spain
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Priest of Sant'Eugenio (basilica), pro hac vice (2014-present) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 240 days |
| 43 | Louis-Albert Vachon |  Canada
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Priest of San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985–2006) | 1912 | 2006 | 94 years, 237 days |
| 44 | Egano Righi-Lambertini | Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1990 – 2000) | 1906 | 2000 | 94 years, 225 days |
| 45 | Angelo Sodano | Italy
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Bishop of Albano (1994–2022) Bishop of Ostia (2005–2019) Priest of Santa Maria Nuova in commendum (1994–2022) |
1927 | 2022 | 94 years, 205 days |
| 46 | Gilberto Agustoni | Italy
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Priest of Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta pro hac vice Title (2005–2017) | 1922 | 2017 | 94 years, 171 days |
| 47 | Eduardo Martínez Somalo | Spain
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Priest of Santissima Nome di Gesù pro hac vice Title (1999–2021) | 1927 | 2021 | 94 years, 142 days |
| 48 | Theodore McCarrick | United States
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Priest of Santi Nereo ad Achilleo (2001-2018) | 1930 | alive | 94 years, 142 days |
| 49 | Giovanni Cheli | Italy
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Priest of Santi Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title Title (2008–2013) | 1918 | 2013 | 94 years 122 days |
| 50 | Mikel Koliqi | Albania
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Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (1994–1997) | 1902 | 1997 | 94 years, 121 days |
| 51 | Paul Poupard | France
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Priest of Santa Prassede (1996–) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 88 days |
| 52 | Salvatore De Giorgi | Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria in Aracoeli (1998–present) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 81 days |
| 53 | Giuseppe Sensi | Italy
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Priest of Regina Apostolorum (1987 – 2001) | 1907 | 2001 | 94 years, 60 days |
| 54 | Marian Jaworski | Poland
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Priest of San Sisto (2001–2020) | 1926 | 2020 | 94 years 13 days |
| 55 | Janis Pujats |  Latvia
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Priest of Santa Silvia (2001–) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 12 days |
| 56 | Carlo Furno | Italy
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Priest of Sant'Onofrio (2006– 2015) | 1921 | 2015 | 94 years, 7 days |
| 57 | Prosper Grech, O.S.A. |  Malta
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Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti (2012–2019) | 1925 | 2019 | 94 years, 6 days |
| 58 | Roberto Tucci | Italy
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Priest of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio pro hac vice Title (2011–2015) | 1921 | 2015 | 93 years, 360 days |
| 59 | Georges Cottier OP |  Switzerland
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Priest of Santi Domenico e Sisto pro hac vice Title (2014–2016) | 1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 341 days |
| 60 | John Carberry | United States
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Priest of San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1969–1998) | 1904 | 1998 | 93 years, 321 days |
| 61 | Paolo Bertoli | Italy
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Bishop of Frascati (1979–2001) | 1908 | 2001 | 93 years, 280 days |
| 62 | Camillo Ruini | Italy
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Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1991-present) | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 281 days |
| 63 | Thomas Williams | United States
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Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023) | 1930 | 2023 | 93 years. 276 days |
| 64 | Opilio Rossi | United States
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Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004) | 1910 | 2004 | 93 years, 271 days |
| 65 | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | Spain
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Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (2010–2019) | 1926 | 2019 | 93 years, 201 days |
| 66 | Lucian Mureșan |  Romania
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Priest of Sant'Anastasio (2012-present) | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 187 days |
| 67 | Simon Pimenta |  India
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Priest of Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (1988–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 93 years, 140 days |
| 68 | Alfredo Scherer | Brazil
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Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette (1969–1996) | 1903 | 1996 | 93 years, 34 days |
| 69 | Antonio Innocenti | Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1996–2008) | 1915 | 2008 | 93 years, 21 days |
| 70 | José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. |  Portugal
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Bishop of Palestrina (2009-present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 325 days |
| 71 | Joseph Zen S.D.B. | China (  Hong Kong)
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Priest of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (2006–present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 318 days |
| 72 | Julien Ries | Belgium
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Deacon of San Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia (2012–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 310 days |
| 73 | Juan Carlos Aramburu | Argentina
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Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976–2004) | 1912 | 2004 | 92 years, 281 days |
| 74 | Sergio Sebastiani | Italy
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Priest of Sant'Eustachio (basilica), pro hac vice (2011-2024) | 1931 | 2024 | 92 years, 280 days |
| 75 | Léon-Étienne Duval |  Algeria
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Priest of Santa Balbina (1965 – 1996) | 1903 | 1996 | 92 years, 203 days |
| 76 | Jean Honoré | France
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Priest of Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle (2001–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 199 days |
| 77 | Joseph Asahirō Satowaki | .svg){kind=small} Japan
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Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (1979-1996) | 1904 | 1996 | 92 years, 189 days |
| 78 | Luigi Poggi | Italy
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Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (2005–2010) | 1917 | 2010 | 92 years, 160 days |
| 79 | Silvano Piovanelli | Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale (1985–2016) | 1924 | 2016 | 92 years, 139 days |
| 80 | Giuseppe Casoria | Italy
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Priest pro illa vice of San Giuseppe in via Trionfale (1993-2001) | 1908 | 2001 | 92 years, 130 days |
| 81 | {Wp|James Stafford}} | United States
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Priest of San Pietro in Montorio (2008–present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 123 days |
| 82 | Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. |    Nicaragua
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Priest of San Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto (1985–2018) | 1926 | 2018 | 92 years, 121 days |
| 83 | {Wp|Gaudencio Rosales}} |  Philippines
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Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2008–present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 108 days |
| 84 | Cahal Daly | .svg){kind=small} United Kingdom(  Northern Ireland)
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Priest of San Patrizio (1991–2009) | 1917 | 2009 | 92 years, 91 days |
| 85 | Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo | Italy
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Priest (pro hac vice) of Santa Maria in Portico (2016–2017) | 1925 | 2017 | 92 years, 84 days |
| 86 | {Wp|Francis Arinze}} |  Nigeria
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Bishop of Velletri-Segni (2005–present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 25 days |
| 87 | Jose Tomás Sánchez |   Philippines
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Priest of San Pio V a Villa Carpegna pro hac vice Title (2001–2012) | 1920 | 2012 | 91 years, 358 days |
| 88 | Renato Martino | 25px Italy | Priest of San Pio V a Villa Carpegna pro hac vice Title (2001–2012) | 1933 | 2024 | 91 years, 340 days |
| 89 | Jorge María Mejía | Argentina
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Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità (2001–2014) | 1923 | 2014 | 91 years, 312 days |
| 90 | Leo Jozef Suenens | Belgium
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Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli (1962-1996) | 1904 | 1996 | 91 years, 295 days |
| 91 | Ján Chryzostom Korec, S.J. |  Slovakia
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Priest of Santi Fabiano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli (1991-2015) | 1924 | 2015 | 91 years, 275 days |
| 92 | {Wp|Francis Arinze}} | Germany
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Priest pro hac vice of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (2001–present) | 1932 | Alive | 91 years, 266 days |
| 93 | Stanisław Nagy, S.C.I. |  Poland
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Deacon of Santa Maria in Scalia (2003–2013) | 1921 | 2013 | 91 years, 248 days |
| 94 | Eugênio Sales | Brazil
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Priest of San Gregorio VII (1969–2012) | 1920 | 2012 | 91 years, 244 days |
| 95 | {Wp|Juan Sandoval Íñiguez}} |  Mexico
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Priest Nostra Signiora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (1994–present) | 1932 | Alive | 91 years, 266 days |
| 96 | Sebastian Koto Khoarai |  Lesotho
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Priest of San Leonardo da Porto Maurizio (2016–2021} | 1929 | 2021 | 91 years, 218 days |
| 97 | Pedro Rubiano Sáenz | Colombia
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Priest of Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo (2001–2024) | 1932 | 2024 | 91 years, 215 days |
| 98 | Pietro Pavan | Italy
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Deacon of San Francesco di Paola ai Monti (1985-1994) | 1903 | 1994 | 91 years, 118 days |
| 99 | {Wp|Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa}} ISch | Chile
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Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (2001–present) | 1932 | Alive | 91 years, 82 days |
| 100 | Yves Congar, O.P. | 25px France | Deacon of San Sebastiano al Palatino (1994–1995) | 1904 | 1995 | 91 years, 70 days |
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