Lists of longest-livied state leaders and cardinals

Longest-livied All-Time

State Leaders

Key

Longest-living

Time as Longest lived state leader	Name	State	Post	Lifespan Age
??–29 Oct 1915	Baron Ignaz Von Plener	Cislethania	Minister-President (1870)	21 May 1810–17 Feb 1908 (aged 97 years, 272 days)
30 Oct 1915–8 Mar 1958	Artúr Görgei	Hungary	Acting Governor-President (1849)	30 Jan 1818–21 May 1916 (aged 98 years, 112 days)
9 Mar 1958–12 Jun 1984	Christopher Hornsrud	Norway	Prime Minister (1928)	15 Nov 1859–12 Dec 1960 (aged 101 years, 27 days)
13 Jun 1984–8 Apr 2008	Celál Bayar	Turkey	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	16 May 1883–22 Aug 1986 (aged 103 years, 98 days)
9 Apr 2008–present	Chau Sen Cocsal	Cambodia	Acting Prime Minister (1962)	1 Sept 1905–22 Jan 2009 (aged 103 years, 143 days)

Cardinals

Key

Longest-living

Time as Longest lived cardinal	Name	State	Rank	Post	Lifespan Age
??–29 Jul 1895	John Henry Newman C.O.	England  Great Britain	Deacon	San Giorgio in Velabro (1879–1890)	21 Feb 1801–11 Aug 1890 (aged 89 years, 171 days)
29 Jul 1895–7 May 1930	Teodolfo Mertel	Papal States	Deacon (1858–1884) Priest (1884–1899)	Sant'Eustachio (1858–1881) Santa Maria in Via Lata (1881–1884) San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884-1899)	6 Feb 1806–11 Jul 1899 (aged 93 years, 152 days)
7 May 1930–13 Nov 1944	Vincenzo Vannutelli	Italy	Priest (1891-1900) Bishop (1900-1930)	San Silvestro in Capite (1891–1900) Palestrina (1900–1930) Ostia (1915–1930)	5 Dec 1836–9 Jul 1930 (aged 93 years, 216 days)
13 Nov 1944–13 May 2000	Granito Pignatelli		Priest (1911-1915) Bishop (1915-1948)	Santa Maria in Degli Angeli (1911–1915) Albano (1915–1948) Ostia (1930–1948)	10 Apr 1851–16 Feb 1948 (aged 96 years, 312 days)
13 May 2000–present	Corrado Bafile	Italy	Deacon (1976–1987) Priest (1987–2005)	Santa Maria in Portico (1976-2005)	4 Jul 1903–3 Feb 2005 (aged 101 years, 214 days)

By Continent

Africa

State Leaders

Key

Longest-living

Time as Longest lived state leader	Name	State	Post	Lifespan Age
??–6 Mar 2009	Hastings Banda	Malawi	Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)	1898–25 Nov 1997 (aged 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days)
6 Mar 2009–18 Jun 2008	Abdel Halim Muhammad	Sudan	Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)	10 Apr 1910–16 Apr 2009 (aged 99 years, 6 days)
18 Jun 2016–present	Babiker Awadalla		Prime Minister (1969)	2 Mar 1917–17 Jan 2019 (aged 101 years, 321 days)

Cardinals

Key

Longest-living

Time as Longest lived state leader	Name	Rank	Titulus	Post	Lifespan Age
??–24 Aug 2008	Léon-Étienne Duval	Algeria (born in  France)	Priest	Santa Balbina (1965–1996)	9 Nov 1903–30 May 1996 (aged 92 years, 203 days)
24 Aug 2007–29 Aug 2011	Jean Margéot	Mauritius	Priest	San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (1988–2009)	3 Feb 1916–17 Jul 2009 (aged 93 years, 164 days)
29 Aug 2011–present	Alexandre José Maria dos Santos O.F.M.	Mozambique	Priest	San Frumencio ai Frati Fiscali (1988–2021)	8 Mar 1918–29 Sept 2021 (aged 103 years, 205 days)

Asia

State Leaders

Name	State	Position	Birth	Became longest-livied	Ceased to be longest-livied	Death	Age
Charvakarti Rajogopalachari	India	Governor-General (1946–1950)	10 Dec 1878	??	1 Jun 1977	25 Dec 1972	94 years, 15 days
Celâl Bayar	Turkey	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	16 May 1883	1 Jun 1977	9 Dec 2008	22 Aug 1986	103 years, 98 days
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum	Cambodia	Acting Prime Minister (1962)	1 Sept 1905	9 Dec 2008	present	22 Jan 2009	103 years, 143 days

Cardinals

Name	Country	Rank	Titulus	Birth	Became longest-livied	Ceased to be longest-livied	Death	Age
Maximos IV Sayegh	Syria	Bishop	Cardinal-Patriarch of Antioch (1965–1967)	10 Apr 1878	??	28 Jun 1991	5 Oct 1967	89 years, 209 days
Ignatius Kung Pin-mei	China	Priest	San Sisto (1991–2000)	2 Aug 1901	28 Jun 1991	15 Dec 2018	12 Mar 2000	98 years, 223 days
Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir	Lebanon	Bishop	Cardinal-Patriarch (1994-2019)	15 May 1910	25 Dec 2018	present	15 May 2019	98 years, 362 days

Europe

State Leaders

Name	State	Position	Birth	Became longest-livied	Ceased to be longest-livied	Death	Age
Bernhard von Rechberg und Rothenlôwen	25px Austria	Minister-president (1870)	17 Jul 1806	??	1 Jun 1977	26 Feb 1899	92 years, 224 days
Ignaz von Plener	25px Cislethania	Minister-president (1870)	21 May 1810	1 Jan 1903	1 Jun 1977	17 Feb 1908	97 years, 272 days
Artúr Görgei	Hungary	Acting Governor-President (1937–1939)	30 Jan 1818	30 Aug 1915	13 Feb 1982	21 May 1918	98 years, 112 days
Celâl Bayar	Turkey	Prime Minister (1937-1939) President (1950-1960)	16 May 1883	13 Feb 2008	present	22 Aug 1986	103 years, 98 days

Cardinals

Name	Country	Titulus	Birth	Became longest-livied	Ceased to be longest-livied	Death	Age
John Henry Newman C.O.	England	Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1965–1967)	21 Feb 1801	??	28 Jun 1991	11 Aug 1890	89 years, 171 days
Teodolfo Mertel	Papal States	Deacon of San Eustachio (1858–1881) Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata (1881–1884) Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884-1899)	6 Feb 1806	28 Jul 1895	7 May 1930	11 Jul 1899	93 years, 152 days
Vincenzo Vannutelli	Italy	Priest of San Lorenzo in Capite (1891–1900) Bishop of Palestrina (1900–1930) Bishop of Ostia (1915-1930)	5 Dec 1836	7 May 1930	13 Nov 1944	11 Jul 1930	93 years, 216 days
Granito Pignatelli	Italy	Priest of Santa Maria in degli Angeli (1911–1915) Bishop of Albano (1915–1948) Bishop of Ostia (1930-1948)	10 Apr 1851	13 Nov 1944	13 May 1993	16 Feb 1948	96 years, 312 days
Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli	Italy	Deacon of San Sebastiano al Palatino (1973–1983) Priest of San Sebastiano al Palatino (1983–1996)	14 Jul 1896	13 May 1993	4 Jul 2000	12 Jul 1993	96 years, 363 days
Corrado Bafile	Italy	Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (1976-1987) Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (1987-2005)	4 Jul 1903	4 Jul 2000	present	3 Feb 2005	101 years, 214 days

See Also

• List of longest-living state leaders
• List of longest-living cardinals
• List of oldest living state leaders
• List of oldest living cardinals