Hypothetical List of Longest living Cardinals (what if)
If Every cardinal who are currently living are still alive by 31 December 2028.
List
Rank | Cardinal | Country | Born | Died | Age | Note (If still living by) |
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1 | Corrado Bafile | Italy | 1903 | 2005 | 101 years, 214 days | |
2 | Emmanuel Wamala | Uganda | 1926 | 2027 | 101 years, 53 days | 6 February 2027 |
3 | Alexandre do Nascimento | Angola | 1925 | 2025 | 100 years, 230 days | 17 October 2025 |
4 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | Italy | 1915 | 2016 | 100 years, 224 days | |
5 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez | Colombia | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 197 days | |
6 | Luis Pascual Dri O.F.M.Cap | Argentina | 1927 | 2027 | 100 years, 48 days | 4 June 2027 |
7 | Thomas Stafford Williams | United States | 1930 | Alive | 100 years, 286 days | |
8 | Ersilio Tonini | Italy | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 8 days | |
9 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir | Lebanon | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 362 days | |
10 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic | Argentina | 1926 | 2025 | 98 years, 344 days | 16 January 2025 |
11 | Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. | Germany | 1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 342 days | |
12 | Camillo Ruini | Italy | 1931 | Alive | 99 years, 315 days | |
13 | Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei | China | 1901 | 2000 | 98 years, 223 days | |
Franz König | Austria | 1905 | 2004 | |||
15 | Jozef Tomko | Slovakia | 1924 | 2022 | 98 years 150 days | |
16 | Fiorenzo Angelini | Italy | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 113 days | |
17 | Albert Vanhoye, S.J. | France | 1923 | 2021 | 98 years 59 days | |
18 | Paolo Dezza, S.J. | Italy | 1901 | 1999 | 98 years, 14 days | |
19 | Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. | Mozambique | 1924 | 2021 | 98 years, 59 days | |
20 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu | Thailand | 1929 | 2027 | 98 years, 5 days | 30 January 2027 |
21 | José Saraiva Martins, CMF | Portugal | 1932 | 2030 | 1932|1|6|2030|2|18}} | 18 February 2030 |
22 | Ernest Simoni | Albania | 1928 | 2026 | 97 years, 273 days | 18 July 2026 |
23 | Friedrich Wetter | Germany | 1928 | 2025 | 97 years, 272 days | 19 November 2025 |
24 | Júlio Duarte Langa | Mozambique | 1927 | 2025 | 97 years, 164 days | 9 April 2025 |
25 | Gaudencio Rosales | Philippines | 1932 | Alive | 98 years, 87 days | 5 November 2030 |
26 | Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. | Austria | 1910 | 2007 | 97 years, 111 days | |
27 | Pedro Rubiano Sáenz | Colombia | 1932 | Alive | 98 years, 109 days | |
28 | Julian Herranz Casado | Spain | 1930 | 2027 | 97 years, 105 days | 14 July 2027 |
29 | Renato Martino | Italy | 1932 | Alive | 97 years, 168 days | 10 May 2030 |
30 | Henryk Gulbinowicz | Poland | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years 30 days | |
31 | Salvatore De Giorgi | Italy | 1930 | 2027 | 97 years, 17 days | 23 September 2027 |
32 | Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. | Italy | 1896 | 1993 | 96 years, 363 days | |
33 | Roger Etchegaray | France | 1922 | 2019 | 96 years, 344 days | |
34 | Johannes Willebrands | Netherlands | 1909 | 2008 | 96 years, 331 days | |
35 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Italy | 1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days | |
36 | Walter Kasper | Germany | 1933 | Alive | 97 years, 301 days | |
37 | Edward Cassidy | Australia | 1924 | 2021 | 96 years 279 days | |
38 | Juan Sandoval Iñiguez | Mexico | 1933 | Alive | 96 years, 356 days | 19 March 2030 |
39 | Kazimierz Świątek | Belarus | 1914 | 2011 | 96 years 273 days | |
40 | José da Costa Nuñes | Portugal | 1880 | 1976 | 96 years, 259 days | |
41 | Walter Brandmüller | Germany | 1929 | 2025 | 96 years, 244 days | 6 September 2025 |
42 | Giovanni Canestri | Italy | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 211 days | |
43 | Domenico Bartolucci | Italy | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 188 days | |
44 | Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. | Poland | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 180 days | |
45 | Francisco Álvarez Martínez | Spain | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 175 days | |
46 | Mikel Koliqi | Albania | 1900 | 1997 | 96 years, 121 days | |
47 | Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa ISch | Chile | 1933 | Alive | 96 years, 323 days | If he lives to |
48 | Raffaele Farina S.D.B. | Italy | 1933 | Alive | 97 years, 98 days | |
49 | Geraldo Majella Agnelo | Brazil | 1933 | Alive | 97 years, 73 days | |
50 | Francesco Morano | Italy | 1872 | 1968 | 96 years, 34 days | |
51 | Luigi De Magistris | Italy | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 358 days | |
52 | José Freire Falcão | Brazil | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years 338 days | |
Lucian Mureșan | Romania | 1931 | 2026 | If he lives to 6 April 2027 | ||
54 | Giovanni Battista Re | Italy | 1934 | Alive | 96 years, 146 days | 2030-06;25 |
55 | Pietro Parente | Italy | 1891 | 1986 | 95 years, 316 days | |
56 | Achille Silvestrini | Italy | 1923 | 2019 | 95 years, 308 days | |
57 | Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn | Vietnam | 1934 | Alive | 96 years, 63 days | 5 May 2030 |
58 | Adam Maida | United States | 1930 | 2026 | 95 years, 299 days | 11 January 2026 |
59 | Paul Poupard | France | 1930 | 1926 | 95 years, 223 days | 10 April 2026 |
Sergio Sebastiani | Italy | 1931 | 2026 | 31 July 2026 | ||
61 | Francesco Monterisi | Italy | 1934 | Alive | 96 years, 217 days | |
62 | Agostino Cacciavillan | Italy | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 204 days | |
63 | Henri de Lubac, S.J. | France | 1896 | 1991 | 95 years, 196 days | |
64 | Joseph Zen Ze-kiun S.D.B. | China (Hong Kong) |
1932 | 2027 | 95 years, 169 days | If he lives to 2027-07-01 |
65 | Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap. | Italy | 1934 | Alive | 96 years, 162 days | |
66 | James Francis Stafford | United States | 1932 | 2027 | 95 years, 132 days | If he lives to 2027-12-08 |
67 | Paul Josef Cordes | Gernamy | 1934 | Alive | 96 years, 117 days | |
68 | Franc Rodé, CM | Slovenia | 1934 | Alive | 96 years, 99 days | |
69 | Janis Pujats | Latvia | 1930 | 2026 | 95 years, 93 days | 15 February 2026 |
70 | Paulo Evaristo Arns, O.F.M. | Brazil | 1921 | 2016 | 95 years, 91 days | |
71 | Luis Héctor Villava | Argentina | 1934 | Alive | 96 years, 81 days | |
72 | Serafim Fernandes de Araújo | Brazil | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 56 days | |
73 | Alberto Di Jorio | Italy | 1884 | 1979 | 95 years, 49 days | |
74 | Corrado Ursi | Italy | 1908 | 2003 | 95 years, 34 days | |
75 | Tarcisio Bertone | Italy | 1934 | Alive | 96 years, 29 days | |
76 | Julius Darmaatmadja S.J. | Indonesia | 1934 | Alive | 96 years, 11 days | |
77 | Giovanni Lajolo | Italy | 1935 | Alive | 95 years, 362 days | |
78 | Francis Arinze | Nigeria | 1932 | 2027 | 94 years, 287 | 15 August 2027 |
79 | Jorge Medina Estévez | Chile | 1926 | 2021 | 94 years, 284 days | |
80 | Julijans Vaivods | Latvia | 1895 | 1990 | 94 years, 279 days | |
81 | Justin Rigali | United States | 1935 | Alive | 95 years, 256 days | |
82 | Carlos María de la Torre | Ecuador | 1873 | 1968 | 94 years, 259 days | |
83 | Louis-Albert Vachon | Canada | 1912 | 2006 | 94 years, 237 days | |
84 | Egano Righi-Lambertini | Italy | 1906 | 2000 | 94 years, 225 days | |
85 | Angelo Sodano | Italy | 1927 | 2022 | 94 years, 205 days | |
86 | Gilberto Agustoni | italy | 1922 | 2017 | 94 years, 171 days | |
87 | Eduardo Martínez Somalo | Spain | 1927 | 2021 | 94 years, 142 days | |
88 | Giovanni Cheli | Italy | 1918 | 2013 | 94 years 122 days | |
89 | Santos Abril y Castillo | Spain | 1935 | Alive | 95 years, 101 days | |
90 | Giuseppe Sensi | Italy | 1907 | 2001 | 94 years, 60 days | |
91 | Marian Jaworski | Poland | 1926 | 2020 | 94 years 13 days | |
92 | Carlo Furno | Italy | 1921 | 2015 | 94 years, 7 days | |
93 | Prosper Grech, O.S.A. | Malta | 1925 | 2019 | 94 years, 6 days | |
94 | Roberto Tucci, S.J. | Italy | 1921 | 2015 | 93 years, 360 days | |
95 | Georges Cottier | Switzerland | 1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 341 days | |
96 | John Carberry | United States | 1904 | 1998 | 93 years, 321 days | |
97 | Roger Mahony | United States | 1936 | Alive | 94 years, 307 days | |
98 | Paolo Bertoli | Italy | 1908 | 2001 | 93 years, 280 days | |
99 | Opilio Rossi | United States | 1910 | 2004 | 93 years, 271 days | |
100 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | Italy | 1836 | 1930 | 93 years, 216 days | |
1xx | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | Spain | 1926 | 2019 | 93 years, 201 days | |
5 | Anthony Olubumi Okogie | Nigeria | 1936 | Alive | 94 years, 198 days | |
6 | Antonio Maria Rouco Varela | Spain | 1936 | Alive | 94 years, 133 days | |
'8 | Ennio Antonelli | Italy | 1936 | Alive | 93 years, 85 days | 11 February 2030 |
9 | Théodore-Adrien Sarr | Senegal | 1936 | Alive | 94 years, 33 days |
Future
Rank | Cardinal | Country | Born | Died | Age by 31 December 2028 |
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7 | Nichlás de Jesús López Rodríguez | Dominican Republic | 1936 | Alive | 94 years, 61 days |
10 | Audrys Bačkis | Lithuania | 1937 | Alive | 94 years, 333 days |
11 | Raymundo Damasceno Assis | Brazil | 1937 | Alive | 94 years, 319 days |
12 | Toribio Ticona Porco | Bolivia | 1937 | Alive | 94 years, 250 days |
13 | Lluís Martinez Sistach | Spain | 1937 | Alive | 94 years, 246 days |
'14 | Michael Fitzgerald MAfr | United Kingdom | 1937 | Alive | 94 years, 136 days |
'12 | Antonio Maria Veglió | Italy | 1938 | Alive | 94 years, 331 days |