Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living
This list contains the top 10 Longest-lived and oldest living State leaders and Cardinals
Longest-Living
State Leaders
UPDATED 01/2/2026
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Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, the longest lived state leader
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum |  Cambodia
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Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar |  Turkey
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Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days |
| 3 | Antoine Pinay |  France
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Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 1891 | 1994 | 102 years, 348 days |
| 4 | André Prunet-Foch |  Andorra
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French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days |
| 5 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | .svg){kind=small} Japan
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Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days |
| 6 | Babiker Awadalla | .svg){kind=small} Sudan
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Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days |
| 7 | Willem Drees |  Netherlands
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Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 314 days |
| 8 | Guillermo Rodríguez | .svg){kind=small} Ecuador
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Acting President (1972–1976) | 1923 | Alive | 102 years, 59 days |
| 9 | Đỗ Mười |  Vietnam
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Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days |
| 10 | Zhang Qun |  Taiwan
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Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days |
Cardinals
| No. | Cardinal | Country | Rank | Titulus | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corrado Bafile |  Italy
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Deacon (1976-1987) Priest (1987-2005) |
Santa Maria in Portico (1976–2005) | 1903 | 2005 | 101 years, 214 days |
| 2 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | Italy
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Priest | Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) | 1915 | 2016 | 100 years, 224 days |
| 3 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez |  Colombia
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Priest | San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019) | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 197 days |
| 4 | Angelo Acerbi | Italy
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Deacon | Santissimi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2024-present) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 101 days |
| 5 | Alexandre do Nascimento |  Angola
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Priest | San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-2024) | 1925 | 2024 | 99 years, 212 days |
| 6 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic |  Argentina
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Priest | Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-present) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 329 days |
| 7 | Ersilio Tonini | Italy
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Priest | Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 8 days |
| 8 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir |  Lebanon
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Bishop | Patriarch (Oriental-rite) (1994–2019) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 362 days |
| 9 | Paul Augustin Mayer |  West Germany
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Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2010) |
San Anselmo all’Aventino (1985–2010) | 1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 342 days |
| 10 | Ignatius Kung Pin-mei |  China
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Priest | San Sisto (1991–2000) | 1901 | 2000 | 98 years, 223 days |
| Franz König |  Austria
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Priest | Sant'Eusebio (1958–2004) | 1905 | 2004 |
Oldest Living
Top Ten =
UPDATED 01/2/2026
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| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador
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Acting President (1972–1976) | 4 Nov 1923 | 102 years, 59 days |
| 2 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan
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Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 Mar 1924 | 101 years, 305 days |
| 3 | Mahathir Mohamad |  Malaysia
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Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 10 July 1925 | 100 years, 176 days |
| 4 | Muhammad Hassan Sharq | .svg){kind=small} Afghanistan
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Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) | 17 Jul 1925 | 100 years, 169 days |
| 5 | Abdoulaye Wade |  Senegal
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President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 99 years, 218 days |
| 6 | Valdas Adamkus |  Lithuania
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President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 Nov 1926 | 99 years, 60 days |
| 7 | Raif Dizdarević | .svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
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President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 Dec 1926 | 99 years, 24 days |
| 8 | Kim Yong-nam |  North Korea
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Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 4 Feb 1928 | 97 years, 332 days |
| 9 | Arthur Foulkes |  Bahamas
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Governor-General(2010–2014) | 11 May 1928 | 97 years, 236 days |
| 10 | Péter Boross |  Hungary
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Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 27 Aug 1928 | 97 years, 128 days |
Cardinals
| No. | Name | Country | Rank | Titular Church | Born | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angelo Acerbi | Italy
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Deacon | Santissimi Angeli Custodi a Cittá Giardino (2024–present) | 23 Sept 1925 | 100 years, 101 days |
| 2 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic | Argentina
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Priest | Beata Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-present) | 7 Feb 1926 | 99 years, 329 days |
| 3 | Emmanuel Wamala |  Uganda
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Priest | Sant'Ugo (1994-present) | 15 Dec 1926 | 99 years, 18 days |
| 4 | Júlio Duarte Langa |  Mozambique
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Priest | San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) | 18 Oct 1927 | 98 years, 67 days |
| 5 | Friedrich Wetter | West Germany
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Priest | Santo Stefano al Monte Celio (1985–present) | 20 Feb 1928 | 97 years, 308 days |
| 6 | Ernest Simoni |  Albania
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Deacon | Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) | 18 Oct 1928 | 97 years, 76 days |
| 7 | Walter Brandmüller | Germany
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Deacon (2010–2021) Priest (since 2021) |
San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi (2010–present) | 5 Jan 1929 | 96 years, 362 days |
| 8 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu |  Thailand
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Priest | San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) | 25 Jan 1929 | 96 years, 342 days |
| 9 | Adam Maida |  United States
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Priest | San Vitale (1994–present) | 18 Mar 1930 | 95 years, 290 days |
| 10 | Julian Herranz Casado |  Spain
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Deacon (2003-2014) Priest (pro hac vice, since 2014) |
Sant'Eugenio (basilica) (2003-present) | 31 Mar 1930 | 95 years, 277 days |