List of longest-living cardinals
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This article lists the 100 longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals. 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 Bafile2nd-Oldest ever:
Italy
Loris Francesco Capovilla3rd-Oldest:
Colombia
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez4th-Oldest ever:
Italy
Angelo Acerbi
List
UPDATED 12/7/2025
| Living |
| No. | Name | Country | Rank | Titulus | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corrado Bafile | Deacon (1976-1987) Priest (1987-2005) |
Santa Maria in Portico (1976–2005) | 1903 | 2005 | 101 years, 214 days | |
| 2 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | Priest | Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) | 1915 | 2016 | 100 years, 224 days | |
| 3 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez | Priest | San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019) | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 197 days | |
| 4 | Angelo Acerbi | Deacon | Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2024-present) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 75 days | |
| 5 | Alexandre do Nascimento | Priest | San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-2024) | 1925 | 2024 | 99 years, 212 days | |
| 6 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic | Priest | Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-2025) | 1926 | 2025 | 99 years, 182 days | |
| 7 | Ersilio Tonini | Priest | Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 8 days | |
| 8 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir | Bishop | Patriarch (Oriental-rite) (1994–2019) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 362 days | |
| 9 | Paul Augustin Mayer | Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2010) |
Sant'Anselmo all’Aventino (1985–2010) | 1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 342 days | |
| 10 | Emmanuel Wamala | Priest | Sant'Ugo (1994-present) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 357 days | |
| 11 | Ignatius Kung Pin-mei | Priest | San Sisto (1991–2000) | 1901 | 2000 | 98 years, 223 days | |
| Franz König | Priest | Sant'Eusebio (1958–2004) | 1905 | 2004 | |||
| 13 | Jozef Tomko | Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2022) |
Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola (1985-1996) Santa Sabina (1996-2022) |
1924 | 2022 | 98 years 151 days | |
| 14 | Fiorenzo Angelini | Deacon (1991-2002} Priest (2002-2014) |
Santo Spirito in Sassia (1991–2014) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 113 days | |
| 15 | Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. | Deacon | Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (2023-2025) | 1927 | Alive | 98 years, 73 days | |
| 16 | Albert Vanhoye S.J. | Deacon (2006-2016) Priest (2016-2021) |
Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano a Villa Albani (2006–2021) | 1923 | 2021 | 98 years, 5 days | |
| 17 | Paolo Dezza, S.J. | Deacon | San Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (1991–1999) | 1901 | 1999 | 98 years, 4 days | |
| 18 | Júlio Duarte Langa | Priest | San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) | 1927 | Alive | 98 years, 41 days | |
| 19 | Friedrich Wetter | Priest | Santo Stefano in Monte Celio (1985–present) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 282 days | |
| 20 | Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. | Priest | San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988–2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 195 days | |
| 21 | Alfons Maria Stickler SDB | Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2007) |
San Giorgio in Velabro (1985–2007) | 1910 | 2007 | 97 years, 111 days | |
| 22 | Henryk Gulbinowicz | Priest | Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (1985–2020) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 30 days | |
| 23 | Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli O.F.M. | Deacon (1973-1983) Priest (1983-1993) |
San Sebastiano al Palatino (1973–1983) | 1896 | 1993 | 96 years, 363 days | |
| 24 | Roger Etchegaray | Priest (1979-1998) Bishop (1998-2019) |
San Leone I (1979-1998) Porto–Santa Rufina (1998–2019) |
1922 | 2019 | 96 years, 344 days | |
| 24 | Ernest Simoni | Deacon | Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 50 days | |
| 26 | Johannes Willebrands | Deacon (1969-1975) Priest (1975-2006) |
Santi Cosma e Damiano (1969-1975) San Sebastiano alle Catacombe (1975–2006) |
1909 | 2008 | 96 years, 331 days | |
| 27 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Priest (1911-1915) Bishop (1915-1948) |
Santa Maria degli Angeli (1911-1915) Albano (1915–1948) Ostia (1930–1948) |
1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days | |
| 28 | Edward Cassidy | Deacon (1991-2002) Priest (2002-2021) |
Santa Maria in Via Lata (1991-2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 96 years, 279 days | |
| 29 | Kazimierz Świątek | Priest | San Gerardo Maiella (1994–2011) | 1914 | 2011 | 96 years, 273 days | |
| 30 | Walter Brandmüller | Deacon (2010-2021) Priest (2021-present) |
San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi (2010-present) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 336 days | |
| 31 | José da Costa Nunes | Priest | Santa Prisca (1962–1976) | 1880 | 1976 | 96 years, 259 days | |
| 32 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu | Priest | San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present) |
1929 | Alive | 96 years, 316 days | |
| 33 | Giovanni Canestri | Priest | San Andrea della Valle (1988–2015) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 211 days | |
| 34 | Domenico Bartolucci | Deacon | Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2010–2013) | 1917 | 2013 | 96 years, 188 days | |
| 35 | Adam Kozłowiecki S.J. | Priest | Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1998–2008) | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 180 days | |
| 36 | Francisco Álvarez Martínez | Priest | Santa Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde (2001–2022) | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 177 days | |
| 37 | Francesco Morano | Deacon | Santi Cosma e Damiano (1959–1968) | 1872 | 1968 | 96 years, 34 days | |
| 38 | Luigi De Magistris | Deacon | Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2015–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 358 days | |
| 39 | José Freire Falcão | Priest | San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021) | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years, 338 days | |
| 40 | Pietro Parente | Priest | San Lorenzo in Lucina (1967–1986) | 1891 | 1986 | 95 years, 316 days | |
| 41 | Achille Silvestrini | Deacon (1988-1999) Priest (1999-2019) |
San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo (1988–2019) | 1923 | 2019 | 95 years, 308 days | |
| 42 | Agostino Cacciavillan | Deacon (2001-2011) Priest (2011-2022) |
Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2001-2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years, 204 days | |
| 43 | Henri de Lubac S.J. | Deacon | Santa Maria in Domnica (1983–1991) | 1896 | 1991 | 95 years, 196 days | |
| 44 | Adam Maida | Priest | San Vitale (1994–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 264 days | |
| 45 | Julian Herranz Casado | Deacon (2002-2014) Priest (2014-present) |
Sant'Eugenio (2003–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 251 days | |
| 46 | Paulo Evaristo Arns O.F.M | Priest | San Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (1973–2016) | 1921 | 2016 | 95 years, 91 days | |
| 47 | Serafim Fernandes de Araújo | Priest | San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1998–2019) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 56 days | |
| 48 | Alberto Di Jorio | Priest | Santa Pudenziana (1967–1979) | 1884 | 1979 | 95 years, 47 days | |
| 49 | Corrado Ursi | Priest | San Callisto (1967–2003) | 1908 | 2003 | 95 years, 34 days | |
| 50 | Paul Poupard | Priest | Santa Prassede (1996–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 99 days | |
| 51 | Salvatore De Giorgi | Priest | Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (1998–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 92 days | |
| 52 | Janis Pujats | Priest | Santa Silvia (2001–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 23 days | |
| 53 | Jorge Medina | Deacon (1999-2008) Priest (2008-2021) |
San Saba (1998–2021) | 1926 | 2021 | 94 years, 284 days | |
| 54 | Julijans Vaivods | Priest | Santi Quattro Coronati (1983–1990) | 1895 | 1990 | 94 years, 279 days | |
| 55 | Theodore McCarrick | Priest | Santi Nereo ad Achilleo (2001–2018) | 1930 | 2025 | 94 years, 270 days | |
| 56 | Carlos María de la Torre | Deacon (1946-1953) Priest (1953-1968) |
Santa Maria in Aquiro (1946–1968) | 1873 | 1968 | 94 years, 261 days | |
| 57 | Louis-Albert Vachon | Priest | San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985–2006) | 1912 | 2006 | 94 years, 237 days | |
| 58 | Egano Righi-Lambertini | Deacon Priest |
San Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana (1979–1990) Santa Maria in Via (1990-2000) |
1906 | 2000 | 94 years, 225 days | |
| 59 | Camillo Ruini | Priest | Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1991-present) | 1931 | Alive | 94 years, 291 days | |
| 60 | Angelo Sodano | Priest (1991-1994) Bishop (1994-2022) |
Santa Maria Nuova (1991-1994)(in commenda: 1994-2022) Albano (1994–2022) Ostia (2005–2019) |
1927 | 2022 | 94 years, 205 days | |
| 61 | Gilberto Agustoni | Deacon (1994-2005) Priest (2005-2017) |
Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta (1994–2017) | 1922 | 2017 | 94 years, 171 days | |
| 62 | Eduardo Martínez Somalo | Deacon (1988-1999) Priest (1999-2021) |
Santissima Nominde Gesú (1988–2021) | 1927 | 2021 | 94 years, 142 days | |
| 63 | Lucian Mureșan | Priest | Sant'Atanasio (2012–2025) | 1931 | 2025 | 94 years, 125 days | |
| 64 | Giovanni Cheli | Deacon (1998-2008) Priest (2008-2013) |
Santi Cosma e Damiano (1998-2013) | 1918 | 2013 | 94 years 122 days | |
| 65 | Mikel Koliqi | Deacon | Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (1994–1997) | 1902 | 1997 | 94 years, 121 days | |
| 66 | Giuseppe Sensi | Deacon (1976-1987) Priest (1987-2001) |
Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari (1976–1987) Regina Apostolorum (1987–2001) |
1907 | 2001 | 94 years, 60 days | |
| 67 | Marian Jaworski | Priest | San Sisto ([1998] 2001–2020) | 1926 | 2020 | 94 years 13 days | |
| 68 | Carlo Furno | Deacon (1994-2005) Priest (2005-2015) |
Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re (1994–2006) Sant'Onofrio (2006–2015) |
1921 | 2015 | 94 years, 7 days | |
| 69 | Prosper Grech, O.S.A. | Deacon | Santa Maria Goretti (2012–2019) | 1925 | 2019 | 94 years, 6 days | |
| 70 | Roberto Tucci | Deacon (2001-2011) Priest (2011-2015) |
Sant'Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (2001–2015) | 1921 | 2015 | 93 years, 360 days | |
| 71 | Georges Cottier O.P. | Deacon (2003-2014) Priest (2014-2016) |
Santi Domenico e Sisto (2003–2016) | 1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 341 days | |
| 72 | John Carberry | Priest | San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1969–1998) | 1904 | 1998 | 93 years, 321 days | |
| 73 | Paolo Bertoli | Deacon Priest Bishop |
San Girolamo dalla Carità (1969-1973) San Girolamo dei Croati (1973–1979) Frascati (1979–2001) |
1908 | 2001 | 93 years, 280 days | |
| 74 | Thomas Williams | Priest | Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023) | 1930 | 2023 | 93 years. 276 days | |
| 75 | Opilio Rossi | Priest | San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004) | 1910 | 2004 | 93 years, 271 days | |
| 76 | José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. | Deacon (2003-2009) Bishop (since 2009) |
Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore (2001–2009) Palestrina (2009-present) |
1932 | Alive | 93 years, 335 days | |
| 77 | Joseph Zen S.D.B. | ( |
Priest | Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (2006–present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 328 days |
| 78 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | Priest (1891-1900) Bishop (1900-1930) |
San Silvestro in Capite (1891–1900) Palestrina (1900–1930) Ostia (1915–1930) |
1836 | 1930 | 93 years, 216 days | |
| 79 | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | Priest | San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (2010–2019) | 1926 | 2019 | 93 years, 201 days | |
| 80 | Jean Margéot | Priest | San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (1988–2009) | 1916 | 2009 | 93 years, 164 days | |
| 81 | Teodolfo Mertel | Deacon (1858-1884) Priest (1884-1899) |
Sant'Eustachio (1858-1881) Santa Maria in Via Lata (1881-1884) San Lorenzo in Damaso pro illia vice (1884–1899) |
1806 | 1899 | 93 years, 152 days | |
| 82 | Simon Pimenta | Priest | Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (1988–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 93 years, 140 days | |
| 83 | James Stafford | Priest | San Pietro in Montorio (1998-present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 134 days | |
| 84 | Gaudencio Rosales | Priest | Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006-Present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 119 days | |
| 85 | František Tomášek | Priest | San Vitale (1977–1992) | 1899 | 1992 | 93 years, 35 days | |
| 86 | Alfredo Scherer | Priest | Nostra Signora de La Salette (1969–1996) | 1903 | 1996 | 93 years, 33 days | |
| 87 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | Priest (1937-1948) Bishop (1948-1970) |
Santa Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title (1937–1948) Albano (1948–1970) |
1877 | 1970 | 93 years, 19 days | |
| 88 | James Francis McIntyre | Priest | Sant'Anastasia (1953–1979) | 1886 | 1979 | 93 years, 14 days | |
| Antonio Innocenti | Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2008) |
Santa Maria in Aquiro (1985–2008) | 1915 | 2008 | |||
| 90 | Carlo Confalonieri | Priest (1958-1972) Bishop (1972-1986) |
Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1958–1972) Palestrina (1972–1986) Ostia (1977–1986) |
1893 | 1986 | 93 years, 7 days | |
| 91 | Alessandro Verde | Deacon (1925-1935) Priest (1937-1958) |
Santa Maria in Cosmedin (1925–1958) | 1865 | 1958 | 93 years, 2 days | |
| 92 | Francis Arinze | Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2005) Bishop (2005-present) |
San Giovanni della Pigna (1985–2005) Velletri-Segni (2005-present) |
1932 | Alive | 93 years, 36 days | |
| 93 | Julien Ries | Deacon | San Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia (2012–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 310 days | |
| 94 | Juan Carlos Aramburu | Priest | San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976–2004) | 1912 | 2004 | 92 years, 281 days | |
| 95 | Sergio Sebastiani | Deacon (2001-2011) Priest (2011-2024) |
Sant'Eustachio (2001-2024) | 1931 | 2024 | 92 years, 280 days | |
| 96 | Paolo Giobbe | Priest | Santa Maria in Vallicella (1958–1972) | 1880 | 1972 | 92 years, 217 days | |
| 97 | Walter Kasper | Deacon (2001-2011) Priest (2011-present) |
Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (2001-present) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years, 277 days | |
| 98 | Josyf Slipyj | Priest | Sant’Atanasio (1965–1984) | 1892 | 1984 | 92 years, 203 days | |
| Léon-Étienne Duval | (born in |
Priest | Santa Balbina (1965–1996) | 1903 | 1996 | ||
| 100 | Jean Honoré | Priest | Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle (2001–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 199 days |
Next to Join
| No. | Cardinal | Country | Rank | Titulus | Birth | Death | Age | Age by 30 Sept 2025 | Entry Date After |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Sandoval Íñiguez | Priest | Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (1994-present) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years, 254 days | 92 years, 186 days | 13 Oct 2025 Honoré 92 years, 199 days 1920-2013 | |
| 2 | Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa ISch | Priest | Santa Maria della Pace (2001–present) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years, 93 days | 92 years, 25 days | 27 Mar 2026 | |
| 3 | Raffaele Farina S.D.B. | Deacon (2007-2018) Priest (2018-present) |
San Giovanni della Pigna (2007–present) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years, 74 days | 92 years, 6 days | 15 Apr 2026 Slipyj and Duval 92 years, 203 days 1892-1984 (Slipyj) and 1903-1996 (Duval) | |
| 4 | Giovanni Battista Re | Priest (2001-2002) Bishop (2002-present) |
Santi Apostoli (2001-2002) Sabina-Poggio Mirteto (2002–present) Dean of the College of Cardinals (2020–present) Ostia (2020–present) |
1934 | Alive | 91 years, 311 days | 91 years, 243 days | 4 Sept 2026 Giobbe 92 years, 217 days 1880–1972 | |
| 5 | Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn | Priest | San Giustino (2003–present) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years, 277 days | 91 years, 209 days | 10 Dec 2027 Sebastiani 1931–2024 92 years, 280 days | |
| 6 | Francesco Monterisi | Deacon (2011-2021) Priest (2021-present) |
'San Paolo alla Regola (2010–present) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years, 193 days | 91 years, 125 days | 5 Mar 2027 Aramburu 92 years, 281 days 1912–2004 | |
| 7 | Raniero Cantalamessa O.F.M. Cap | Deacon | Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine (2020-present) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years, 138 days | 91 years, 70 days | 28 May 2027 Ries 92 years, 310 days 1920–2013 | |
| 8 | Franc Rodé CM | Deacon (2006-2016) Priest (2016-present) |
San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella (2006-present) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years, 75 days | 91 years, 7 days | '14 Oct 2027 Verde 93 years, 2 days 1865–1958 | |
| 9 | Luis Héctor Villalba | Priest (2015-present) | San Girolamo a Corviale (2015-present) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years, 57 days | 90 years, 354 days | 18 Oct 2027 Confalonieri 93 years, 7 days 1893–1986 | |
| 10 | Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. | Priest (2003-2008) Bishop |
Santa Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscaloosa (2003–2008) Frascati (2008-present) |
1934 | Alive | 91 years, 5 days | 90 years, 302 days | 16 Dec 2027 |
Chronological list of longest-lived Cardinals (from 21 Feb 1886)
- Key
| Longest-living |
| Name | Country | Rank and Titulus | Birth | Became Longest lived cardinal |
Death | Age | Ceased to be Longest lived cardinal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry Newman C.O. | Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1879–1890) | 21 Feb 1801 | 21 Feb 1886 | 11 Aug 1890 | 89 years, 171 days | 29 Jul 1895 | |
| Teodolfo Mertel | Deacon of Sant'Eustachio (1858–1881) Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata (1881–1884) Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884-1899) |
6 Feb 1806 | 29 Jul 1895 | 11 Jul 1899 | 93 years, 152 days | 7 May 1930 | |
| Vincenzo Vannutelli | Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1891–1900) Bishop of Palestrina (1900–1930) Bishop of Ostia (1915–1930) |
5 Dec 1836 | 7 May 1930 | 9 Jul 1930 | 93 years, 216 days | 3 Nov 1944 | |
| Granito Pignatelli | 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 | 16 Feb 1948 | 96 years, 312 days | 13 May 2000 | |
| Corrado Bafile | Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (1976-1987) Priest (pro hac vice of Santa Maria in Portico (1987-2005) |
4 Jul 1903 | 13 May 2000 | 3 Feb 2005 | 101 years, 214 days | present |
See Also
- List of oldest living cardinals
- Hypothetical List of longest-living cardinals
- Past longest-living cardinals
- Hypothetical List of longest-living cardinals (What if, 31 December 2025)
- Hypothetical List of longest-living cardinals (What if, 25 April 2027)
- List of longest-living state leaders