Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living

This list contains the top 10 Longest-lived and oldest living State leaders and Cardinals

Longest-Living

Top Ten All-time

State Leaders

UPDATED 12/7/2025

Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, the longest lived state leader

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum	Cambodia	Acting Prime Minister (1962)	1905	2009	103 years, 143 days
2	Celâl Bayar	Turkey	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	1883	1986	103 years, 98 days
3	Antoine Pinay	France	Prime Minister (1952–1953)	1891	1994	102 years, 348 days
4	André Prunet-Foch	Andorra	French Viguier (1977–1980)	1914	2017	102 years, 211 days
5	Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni	Japan	Prime Minister (1945)	1887	1990	102 years, 48 days
6	Guillermo Rodríguez	Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	1923	Alive	102 years, 33 days
7	Babiker Awadalla	Sudan	Prime Minister (1969)	1917	2019	101 years, 321 days
8	Willem Drees	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1948–1958)	1889	1990	101 years, 314 days
9	Đỗ Mười	Vietnam	Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)	1917	2018	101 years, 241 days
10	Zhang Qun	China	Premier (1947–1948)	1889	1990	101 years, 219 days

Cardinals

Corrado Bafile, the longest lived cardinal

No.	Cardinal	Country	Rank	Titulus	Birth	Death	Age
1	Corrado Bafile	Italy	Deacon (1976-1987) Priest (1987-2005)	Santa Maria in Portico (1976–2005)	1903	2005	101 years, 214 days
2	Loris Francesco Capovilla	Italy	Priest	Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016)	1915	2016	100 years, 224 days
3	José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez	Colombia	Priest	San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019)	1919	2019	100 years, 197 days
5	Angelo Acerbi	Italy	Deacon	Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2024-present)	1925	Alive	100 years, 75 days
5	Alexandre do Nascimento	Angola	Priest	San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-2024)	1925	2024	99 years, 212 days
6	Estanislao Esteban Karlic	Argentina	Priest	Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-2025)	1926	2025	99 years, 182 days
7	Ersilio Tonini	Italy	Priest	Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013)	1914	2013	99 years, 8 days
8	Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir	Lebanon	Bishop	Patriarch (Oriental-rite) (1994–2019)	1920	2019	98 years, 362 days
9	Paul Augustin Mayer	West Germany	Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2010)	Sant'Anselmo all’Aventino (1985–2010)	1911	2010	98 years, 342 days
10	Emmanuel Wamala	Uganda	Priest	Sant'Ugo (1994-present)	1926	Alive	98 years, 357 days

By Continent

Africa

State Leaders

Babiker Awadalla, the longest-lived African state leader.

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	Babiker Awadalla	Sudan	Prime Minister (1969)	1917	2019	101 years, 321 days
2	Mustafa Ben Halim	Libya	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	1921	2021	100 years, 312 days
3	Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein	Somalia	Interim president (1969)	1912	2012	99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
4	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	1926	Alive	99 years, 192 days
5	Mohammed Karim Lamrani	Morocco	Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)	1919	2018	99 years, 142 days
6	Abdel Halim Muhammad	Sudan	Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)	1910	2009	99 years, 6 days
4–7	Hastings Banda	Malawi	Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)	1898	1997	98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days
8	Mamadou Dia	Senegal	Prime Minister (1960–1962)	1910	2009	98 years, 191 days
9	Aden Adde	Somalia	President (1960–1967)	1908	2007	98 years, 181 days
10	Abdelmalek Benhabyles	Algeria	Acting President (1992)	1921	2018	97 years, 245 days

Cardinals

Alexandre do Nascimento, the longest-lived African Cardinal.

No.	Cardinal	Country	Rank	Titulus	Birth	Death	Age
1	Alexandre do Nascimento	Angola	Priest	San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983–2024)	1925	2024	99 years, 212 days
2	Emmanuel Wamala	Uganda	Priest	Sant'Ugo (1994-present)	1926	Alive	99 years, 6 days
3	Júlio Duarte Langa	Mozambique	Priest	San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present)	1927	Alive	98 years, 50 days
4	Alexandre dos Santos, O.F.M.	Mozambique	Priest	San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988–2021)	1924	2021	97 years, 195 days
5	Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J.	Zambia	Priest	Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1998–2008)	1911	2007	96 years, 180 days
6	Francis Arinze	Nigeria	Priest Bishop	San Giovanni della Pigna (1996–2005) Velletri-Segni (2005-present)	1932	Alive	93 years, 36 days
7	Léon-Étienne Duval	Algeria	Priest	Santa Balbina (1965–1996)	1903	1996	92 years, 203 days
8	Sebastian Koto Khoarai	Lesotho	Priest	San Leonardo da Porto Maurizio ad Acilia (2016-2021)	1929	2021	91 years, 212 days
9	Christian Tumi	Cameroon	Priest	Santi Martiri dell'Uganda a Poggio Ameno (1988-2021)	1930	2021	90 years, 117 days
10	Peter Porekuu Dery	Ghana	Deacon	Sant'Elena (2006–2008)	1918	2008	89 years, 301 days

Asia

State Leaders

Chau Sen Cocaal, the longest-lived Asian state leader.

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum	Cambodia	Acting Prime Minister (1962)	1905	2009	103 years, 143 days
2	Celâl Bayar	Turkey	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	1883	1986	103 years, 98 days
3	Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni	Japan	Prime Minister (1945)	1887	1990	102 years, 48 days
4	Đỗ Mười	Vietnam	Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)	1917	2018	101 years, 241 days
5	Tomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	1924	2025	101 years, 228
6	Zhang Qun	China	Premier (1947–1948)	1889	1990	101 years, 219 days
7	Yasuhiro Nakasone	Japan	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	1918	2019	101 years, 186 days
8	Hyun Soong-jong	South Korea	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	1919	2020	101 years, 88 days
9	Khamtai Siphandone	Laos	Prime Minister (1991–1998) Party Chairman (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)	1924	2025	101 years, 53 days
10	Hau Pei-tsun	Taiwan	Premier (1990-1993)	1919	2020	100 years, 235 days

Cardinals

Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, the longest-lived Asian Cardinal.

No.	Cardinal	Country	Rank	Titulus	Birth	Death	Age
1	Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir	Lebanon	Bishop	Patriarch (Oriental-rite) (1994–2019)	1920	2019	98 years, 362 days
2	Ignatius Kung Pin-mei	China	Priest	San Sisto (1991–2000)	1901	2000	98 years, 223 days
3	Michael Michai Kitbunchu	Thailand	Priest	San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present)	1929	Alive	96 years, 316 days
4	Joseph Zen S.D.B.	China ( Hong Kong)	Priest	Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (2006–present)	1932	Alive	93 years, 328 days
5	Simon Pimenta	India	Priest	Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (1988–2013)	1920	2013	93 years, 140 days
6	Gaudencio Rosales	Philippines	Priest	Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006-Present)	1932	Alive	93 years, 119 days
7	Joseph Asajirō Satowaki	Japan	Priest	Santa Maria della Pace (1979–1996)	1904	1996	92 years, 189 days
8	Jose Tomas Sanchez	Philippines	Deacon (1991-2001) Priest ((pro hac vice) 2001-2012)	San Pio V a Villa Carpegna (1991–2012)	1920	2012	91 years, 358 days
9	Jose Tomas Sanchez	Philippines	Deacon (1991-2001) Priest ((pro hac vice) 2001-2012)	San Pio V a Villa Carpegna (1991–2012)	1920	2012	91 years, 358 days
10	Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn	Vietnam	Priest	San Giustino (2003–present)	1934	Alive	91 years, 277 days

Europe

State Leaders

Celâl Bayar, the longest-lived European state leader.

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	Celâl Bayar	Turkey	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	1883	1986	103 years, 98 days
2	Antoine Pinay	France	Prime Minister (1952–1953)	1891	1994	102 years, 348 days
3	André Prunet-Foch	Andorra	French Viguier (1977–1980)	1914	2017	102 years, 211 days
4	Willem Drees	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1948–1958)	1889	1990	101 years, 314 days
5	Piet de Jong	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1967–1971)	1915	2016	101 years, 115 days
6	Christopher Hornsrud	Norway	Prime Minister (1928)	1859	1960	101 years, 27 days
7	Xenophon Zolotas	Greece	Prime Minister (1989–1990)	1904	2004	100 years, 45 days
8	Anthony Mamo	Malta	Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976)	1909	2008	99 years, 113 days
9	Michail Stasinopoulos	Greece	President (1974–1975)	1903	2002	99 years, 96 days
10	Valdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	1926	Alive	99 years, 34 days

North America

State Leaders

Luis Echeveria, the 2nd longest-lived state leader from North America.

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	Bernardino González Ruiz	Panama	Acting Leader (1963)	1911	2012	101 years, 64 days
2	Luis Echeverría	Mexico	President (1970–1976)	1922	2022	100 years, 172 days
3	Jimmy Carter	United States	President (1977–1981)	1924	2024	100 years, 89 days
4	Clifford Campbell	Jamaica	Governor-General (1962–1973)	1892	1991	99 years, 92 days
5	Howard Cooke	Jamaica	Governor-General (1991–2006)	1915	2014	98 years, 240 days
6	Arthur Foulkes	Bahamas	Governor-General (2010–2014)	1928	Alive	97 years, 210 days
7	Martial Célestin	Haiti	Prime Minister (1988)	1913	2011	97 years, 123 days
8	Pedro Lascuráin	Mexico	Mexico (1913)	1856	1952	96 years, 74 days
9	Orville Turnquest	Bahamas	Governor-General (1995-2001)	1929	Alive	96 years, 141 days
10	Mario Echandi Jiménez	Costa Rica	President (1958–1962)	1915	2011	96 years, 43 days

Cardinals

Adam Maida, the longest-lived North American Cardinal.

No.	Cardinal	Country	Rank	Tiitulus	Birth	Death	Age
1	Adam Maida	United States	Priest	San Vitale (1994–present)	1930	Alive	95 years, 264 days
2	Louis-Albert Vachon	Canada	Priest	San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985–2006)	1912	2006	94 years, 237 days
3	Theodore McCarrick	United States	Priest	Santi Nereo ad Achilleo (2001–2018)	1930	2025	94 years, 270 days
4	James Stafford	United States	Priest	San Pietro in Montorio (1998-present)	1932	Alive	93 years, 134 days
5	John Carberry	United States	Priest	San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1969–1998)	1904	1998	93 years, 321 days
6	Opilio Rossi	United States	Priest	San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004)	1910	2004	93 years, 271 days
7	James Francis McIntyre	United States	Priest	Sant'Anastasia (1953 – 1979)	1886	1979	93 years, 14 days
8	Juan Sandoval Íñiguez	Mexico	Priest	Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (1994-present)	1933	Alive	92 years, 254 days
9	Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B.	Nicaragua	Priest	San Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto (1985–2018)	1926	2018	92 years, 121 days
10	Kelvin Felix	Saint Lucia	Priest	Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle (2014–2024)	1912	2003	91 years, 104 days

Oceania

State Leaders

Gough Whitlam, the longest-lived state leader from Oceania.

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	Gough Whitlam	Australia	Prime Minister (1972–1975)	1916	2014	98 years, 102 days
2	William Deane	Australia	Governor-General (1996–2001)	1931	Alive	94 years, 337 days
3	Ninian Stephen	Australia	Prime Minister (1982-1989)	1923	2017	94 years, 136 days
4	Malietoa Tanumafili II	Samoa	O le Ao O le Malo (1989–1993)	1913	2007	94 years, 127 days
5	Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt	New Zealand	Governor-General (1967-1972)	1900	1994	93 years, 144 days
6	William McKell	Australia	Governor-Genera (1947–1953)	1891	1985	93 years, 107 days
7	Frank Forde	Australia	Prime Minister (1945)	1890	1983	92 years, 195 days
8	Isaac Isaacs	Australia	Governor-General (1931–1936)	1855	1948	92 years,189 days
9	Michael Hardie Boys	New Zealand	New Zealand (1996–2001)	1931	2023	92 years, 84 days
10	Robert Sidney Foster	Fiji	Governor-General (1970–1973)	1913	2005	92 years, 63 days

Cardinals

No.	Cardinal	Country	Rank	Titulus	Birth	Death	Age
1	Edward Cassidy	Australia	Deacon (1991-2002) Priest (2002-2021)	Santa Maria in Via Lata (1991-2021)	1924	2021	96 years, 279 days
2	Thomas Williams	New Zealand	Priest	Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023)	1930	2023	93 years. 276 days
3	Edward Clancy	Australia	Priest	Santa Maria in Vallicella (1988–2014)	1923	2014	90 years, 233 days

South America

State Leaders

Guillermo Rodríguez, the longest-lived South American state leader.

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	Guillermo Rodríguez	Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	1923	Alive	102 years, 33 days
2	Telmo Vargas	Ecuador	Acting President (1966)	1912	2013	100 years, 304 days
3	Francisco Morales Bermúdez	Peru	Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980)	1921	2022	100 years, 283 days
4	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar	Peru	Prime Minister (2000–2001)	1920	2020	100 years, 45 days
5	Johan Ferrier	Suriname	President (1975–1980)	1910	2010	99 years, 237 days
6	Isidro Ayora	Ecuador	President (1926–1931)	1879	1978	98 years, 203 days
7	Venceslau Brás	Brazil	President (1914–1918)	1868	1966	98 years, 78 days
8	Gabriel París Gordillo	Colombia	President (1957–1958)	1910	2008	98 years, 13 days
9	Ramón José Velásquez	Venezuela	President (1993-1994)	1916	2014	97 years, 208 days
10	Alfredo Solf y Muro	Peru	Prime Minister (1939–1944)	1872	1969	97 years, 152 days

Cardinals

José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez, the longest lived South American cardinal.

No.	Cardinal	Country	Rank	Titulus	Birth	Death	Age
1	José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez	Colombia	Priest	San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019)	1919	2019	100 years, 197 days
2	Estanislao Esteban Karlic	Argentina	Priest	Beata Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-2025)	1926	2025	99 years, 182 days
3	Luis Pascual Dri O. F. M. Cap.	Argentina	Deacon	Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (2023-2025)	1927	2025	98 years, 74 days
4	José Freire Falcão	Brazil	Priest	San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021)	1925	2021	95 years, 338 days
5	Serafim Fernandes de Araújo	Brazil	Priest	San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1998–2019)	1924	2019	95 years, 56 days
6	Jorge Medina	Chile	Deacon (1998-2008) Priest (pro hac vice 2008-2021)	San Saba (1998–2021)	1926	2021	94 years, 284 days
7	Carlos María de la Torre	Ecuador	Priest (Title pro hac vice)	Santa Maria in Aquiro (1953–1968)	1873	1968	94 years, 261 days
8	Alfredo Scherer	Brazil	Priest	Nostra Signora de La Salette (1969–1996)	1903	1996	93 years, 33 days
9	Juan Carlos Aramburu	Argentina	Priest	San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976–2004)	1912	2004	92 years, 281 days
10	Augusto da Silva	Brazil	Priest pro hac vice	Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (1953–1968)	1876	1968	92 years, 128 days

Oldest Living

Current Top Ten

UPDATED 12/7/2025

State Leaders

Guillermo Rodriguez, the oldest living State Leader.

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Age
1	Guillermo Rodríguez	Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	4 Nov 1923	102 years, 33 days
2	Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)	10 July 1925	100 years, 150 days
3	Muhammad Hassan Sharq	Afghanistan	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989)	17 Jul 1925	100 years, 143 days
4	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	29 May 1926	99 years, 192 days
5	Valdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	3 Nov 1926	99 years, 34 days
6	Raif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	9 Dec 1926	98 years, 363 days
7	Kim Yong-nam	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)	4 Feb 1928	97 years, 306 days
8	Arthur Foulkes	Bahamas	Governor-General(2010–2014)	11 May 1928	97 years, 210 days
9	Péter Boross	Hungary	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	27 Aug 1928	97 years, 102 days
10	1xx	Zhu Rongji	China	Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)	23 October 1928	97 years, 45 days

Cardinal

Angelo Acerbi, the oldest living Cardinal.

Rank	Name	Country	Born	Rank	Titlular Church	Age
1	Angelo Acerbi	Italy	Deacon	Sant Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2024-present)	23 Sept 1925	100 years, 75 days
2	Emmanuel Wamala	Uganda	Priest	Sant'Ugo (1994-present)	15 Dec 1926	98 years, 357 days
3	Júlio Duarte Langa	Mozambique	Priest	San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present)	27 Oct 1927	98 years, 41 days
4	Friedrich Wetter	West Germany	Priest	Santo Stefano in Monte Celio (1985–present)	28 Feb 1928	97 years, 282 days
5	Ernest Simoni	Albania	Deacon	Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present)	18 Oct 1928	97 years, 50 days
6	Walter Brandmüller	Germany	Deacon (2010-2021) Priest (2021-present)	San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi (2010-present)	5 Jan 1929	96 years, 336 days
7	Michael Michai Kitbunchu	Thailand	Priest	San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present)	25 Jan 1929	96 years, 316 days
8	Adam Maida	United States	Priest	San Vitale (1994–present)	18 Mar 1930	95 years, 264 days
9	Julian Herranz Casado	Spain	Deacon (2002-2014) Priest (2014-present)	Sant'Eugenio (2003–present)	31 Mar 1930	95 years, 251 days
10	Paul Poupard	France	Priest	Santa Prassede (1996–present)	30 Aug 1930	95 years, 99 days

By Continent

Africa

Abdoulaye Wade, the oldest living African State Leader.

State Leaders

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Age
1	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	29 May 1926	99 years, 192 days
2	Ahmed Osman	Morocco	Prime Minister (1972–1979)	3 Jan 1930	95 years, 338 days
3	Pié Masumbuko	Burundi	Acting Prime Minister (1965)	29 Sept 1931	94 years, 69 days
4	Paul Biya	Cameroon	Prime Minister (1975–1982) President (1982–present)	13 Feb 1933	92 years, 298 days
5	Fouad Mebazaa	Tunisia	Acting President (2011)	15 Jun 1933	92 years, 175 days
6	Mohamed Ennaceur		Acting President (2019)	21 Mar 1934	91 years, 261 days
7	John Malecela	Tanzania	Prime Minister (1990–1994)	19 Apr 1934	91 years, 232 days
8	Pedro Pires	Cape Verde	Prime Minister (1975–1991) President (2001–2011)	29 Apr 1934	91 years, 222 days
9	Désiré Rakotoarijaona	Madagascar	Prime Minister (1977–1988)	19 Jun 1934	91 years, 171 days
10	Yakubu Gowon	Nigeria	Head of the Federal Military Government (1966–1975)	19 Oct 1934	91 years, 49 days

Cardinals

Emmanuel Wamala, the oldest living African Cardinal.

No.	Name	Country	Rank	Titular Church	Born	Age
1	Emmanuel Wamala	Uganda	Priest	Sant'Ugo (1994-present)	15 Dec 1926	98 years, 357 days
2	Júlio Duarte Langa	Mozambique	Priest	San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present)	18 Oct 1927	98 years, 41 days
3	Francis Arinze	Nigeria	Priest (1996-2005) Bishop (since 2005)	San Giovanni Della Pigna Velletri-Segni (2005-present)	1 Nov 1932	93 years, 36 days
4	Anthony Olubunmi Okogie	Nigeria	Priest	Beata Vergine Maria del Monte (2003-present)	16 Jun 1936	89 years, 174 days
5	Théodore-Adrien Sarr	Senegal	Priest	Santa Lucia a Piazza d’Armi (2003-present)	28 Nov 1936	89 years, 9 days
6	Gabriel Zubeir Wako	Sudan	Priest	Sant'Atanasio a Via Tiburtina (20023-present)	27 Feb 1941	84 years, 283 days
7	Wilfrid Fox Napier O. F. M.	South Africa	Priest	San Francisco d'Asissi ad Acilla (2001-present)	8 Mar 1941	84 years, 274 days
8	Jean Zerbo	Mali	Priest	Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (2017-present)	27 Dec 1943	81 years, 345 days
9	John Onaiyekan	Nigeria	Priest	San Saturnino (2012‍–‍present)	29 Jan 1944	81 years, 312 days
10	Polycarp Pengo	Tanzania	Priest	Nostra Signora de la Salette (2001–‍present)	5 Aug 1944	81 years, 124 days

Asia

Tomoichi Murayama, the oldest living Asian State Leader.

State Leaders

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Age
1	Tomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	3 Mar 1924	101 years, 279 days
2	Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)	10 July 1925	100 years, 150 days
3	Muhammad Hassan Sharq	Afghanistan	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989)	17 Jul 1925	100 years, 143 days
4	Kim Yong-nam	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)	4 Feb 1928	97 years, 306 days
5	Zhu Rongji	China	Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)	4 Feb 1928	97 years, 45 days
6	Gombojavyn Ochirbat	Mongolia	General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)	15 Nov 1929	96 years, 22 days
7	Lee Hyun-jae	South Korea	Prime Minister (1988)	20 Dec 1929	95 years, 352 days
8	Kesang Choden	Bhutan	Regent (1972)	21 May 1930	95 years, 200 days
9	Choe Yong-rim	North Korea	Premier (2010–2013)	20 Nov 1930	95 years, 17 days
10	Cesar Virata	Philippines	Prime Minister (1981–1986)	12 Dec 1930	94 years, 360 days

Cardinals

Michael Michai Kitbunchu, the oldest living Asian Cardinal.

No.	Cardinal	Country	Rank	Titulus	Birth	Age
1	Michael Michai Kitbunchu	Thailand	Priest	San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present)	25 Jan 1929	96 years, 316 days
2	Joseph Zen S.D.B.	China ( Hong Kong)	Priest	Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (2006–present)	13 Jan 1932	93 years, 328 days
3	Gaudencio Rosales	Philippines	Priest	Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006-Present)	10 Aug 1932	93 years, 119 days
4	Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn	Vietnam	Priest	San Giustino (2003–present)	5 Mar 1934	91 years, 277 days
5	Julius Darmaatmadja S. J.	Indonesia	Priest	Sacro Cuore di Maria (1994-present)	20 Dec 1934	90 years, 352 days
6	Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn	Vietnam	Priest	San Tommaso Apostolo (2015-present)	1 Apr 1938	87 years, 250 days
7	Orlando Quevedo O. M. I.	Philippines	Priest	Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (2015-present)	11 Mar 1939	86 years, 271 days
8	John Tong Hon	China ( Hong Kong)	Priest	Regina Apostolorum (2012-present)	31 Jul 1939	86 years, 129 days
9	Béchara Boutros al-Raï OMM	Lebanon	Bishop	Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (since 2011, cardinal from 2012)	25 Feb 1940	85 years, 285 days
10	Patrick D'Rozario CSC	Bangladesh	Priest	Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi (2016–present)	1 Oct 1943	82 years, 67 days

Europe

Valdas Adamkus, the oldest living European State Leader.

State Leaders

Rank	Name	State	Position	Birth	Age
1	Valdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	3 Nov 1926	99 years, 34 days
2	Raif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	9 Dec 1926	98 years, 363 days
3	Péter Boross	Hungary	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	27 Aug 1928	97 years, 102 days
4	Édouard Balladur	France	Prime Minister (1993–1995)	2 May 1929	96 years, 219 days
5	Alfred Moisiu	Albania	President (2002–2007)	1 Dec 1929	96 years, 6 days
6	Milan Panić	Yugoslavia	Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)	20 Dec 1929	95 years, 352 days
7	Ion Iliescu	Romania	Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990) President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990) President (1990–1996; 2000–2004)	3 Mar 1930	95 years, 279 days
8	Vigdís Finnbogadóttir	Iceland	President (1980–1996)	15 Apr 1930	95 years, 236 days
9	Lamberto Dini	Italy	Prime Minister (1995–1996)	1 Mar 1931	94 years, 281 days
10	Gioegios Vassilliou	Cyprus	President (1988–1993)	20 May 1931	94 years, 201 days

Cardinals

Angelo Acerbi, the oldest living European Cardinal.

No.	Cardinal	Country	Rank	Titulus	Birth	Age
1	Angelo Acerbi	Italy	Deacon	Sant Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2024-present)	23 Sept 1925	100 years, 75 days
2	Friedrich Wetter	West Germany	Priest	Santo Stefano in Monte Celio (1985–present)	26 Feb 1928	97 years, 282 days
3	Ernest Simoni	Albania	Deacon	Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present)	18 Oct 1928	97 years, 50 days
4	Walter Brandmüller	Germany	Deacon (2010-2021) Priest (2021-present)	San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi (2010-present)	1929	96 years, 336 days
5	Julian Herranz Casado	Spain	Deacon (2002-2014) Priest (2014-present)	Sant'Eugenio (2003–present)	31 Mar 1930	95 years, 251 days
6	Paul Poupard	France	Priest	Santa Prassede (1996–)	30 Aug 1930	95 years, 99 days
7	Salvatore De Giorgi	Italy	Priest	Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (1998–present)	6 Sept 1930	95 years, 92 days
8	Janis Pujats	Latvia	Priest	Santa Silvia (2001–)	14 Nov 1930	95 years, 23 days
9	Camillo Ruini	Italy	Priest	Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1991-present)	19 Feb 1931	94 years, 291 days
10	José Saraiva Martins {wp|Claretians|C.M.F.}}	Portugal	Deacon (2003-2009) Bishop (since 2009)	Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore (2001–2009) Palestrina (2009-present)	1932	93 years, 335 days

North America

Arthur Foulkes, the oldest living North American State Leader.

State Leaders

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Age
1	Arthur Foulkes	Bahamas	Governor-General (2010–2014)	11 May 1928	97 years, 210 days
2	Orville Turnquest	Bahamas	Governor-General (1995-2001)	19 Jul 1929	96 years, 141 days
3	Ivy Dumont	Bahamas	Acting Governor-General (2001-2002) Governor-General (2002-2005)	2 Oct 1930	95 years, 66 days
4	Elliott Belgrave	Barbados	Acting Governor-General (2011–2012) Governor-General (2012–2017)	16 Mar 1931	94 years, 266 days
5	Raúl Castro	Cuba	President of the Council of State (2006–2018) President of the Council of Ministers (2006–2018) First Secretary of the Communist Party (2011–2021)	3 Jun 1931	94 years, 187 days
6	Marguerite Pindling	Bahamas	Governor-General (2014–2019)	26 Jun 1932	93 years, 164 days
7	Sir Colville Young	Belize	Governor-General (1993–2021)	20 Nov 1932	93 years, 17 days
8	Rubén Darío Paredes	Panama	Military Leader (1982–1983)	11 Aug 1933	92 years, 118 days
9	Abel Pacheco	Costa Rica	President (2002–2006)	22 Dec 1933	91 years, 350 days
10	Jean Chrétien	Canada	Prime Minister (1993–2003)	11 Jan 1934	91 years, 330 days

Cardinals

Adam Maida, the oldest living North American Cardinal.

No.	Cardinal	Country	Rank	Post	Birth	Age
1	Adam Maida	United States	Priest	San Vitale (1994–present)	18 Mar 1930	95 years, 264 days
2	James Stafford	United States	Priest	San Pietro in Montorio (1998-present)	26 July 1932	93 years, 134 days
3	Juan Sandoval Íñiguez	Mexico	Priest	Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (1994-present)	28 Mar 1933	92 years, 254 days
4	Roger Mahony	United States	Priest	Santi Quattro Coronati (1991-present)	27 Feb 1936	89 years, 283 days
5	Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez	Dominican Republic	Priest	San Lorenzo in Damaso (1998-present)	31 Oct 1936	89 years, 37 days
6	Alberto Suárez Inda	Mexico	Priest	San Policarpo (2015-present)	30 Jan 1939	86 years, 311 days
7	Edwin Frederick O'Brien	United States	Priest	San Sebastiano al Palatino (2012-present)	8 Apr 1939	86 years, 243 days
8	Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel	Mexico	Priest	San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (since 2020)	1 May 1940	85 years, 220 days
9	Donald William Wuerl	United States	Priest	San Pietro in Vincoli (2010-present)	12 Nov 1940	85 years, 25 days
10	Norberto Rivera Carrera	Mexico	Priest	San Francesco d'Assisi a Ripa Grande (1998-present)	6 Jun 1942	83 years, 184 days

Oceania

William Deane, the oldest living State Leader from Oceania.

State Leaders

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Age
1	William Deane	Australia	Governor-General (1996–2001)	4 Jan 1931	94 years, 337 days
2	Peter Hollingworth		Governor-General (2001–2003)	10 Apr 1935	90 years, 241 days
3	Tuluaga Malnuella	Tuvalu	Governor-General (1994–1998)	26 August 1936	89 years, 103 days
4	Kamuta Latasi		Prime Minister (1993–1996)	4 Sept 1936	89 years, 94 days
5	Ati George Sokomanu	Vanuatu	President (1980–1984; 1984-1989)	18 Jan 1937	88 years, 323 days
6	Tufuga Efi	Samoa	Prime Minister (1976–1982, 1982) Acting O le Ao o le Malo (2007) O le Ao o le Malo (2007-2017)	1 Mar 1938	87 years, 281 days
7	Tomasi Puapua	Tuvalu	Prime Minister (1981-1989) Governor-General (1998–2003)	10 Sept 1938	87 years, 88 days
8	John Howard	Australia	Prime Minister (1996–2007)	26 July 1939	86 years, 134 days
9	Takiree Tamuera	Kiribati	Acting President (1994)	16 Feb 1940	85 years, 294 days
10	Epeli Nailatikau	Fiji	President (2009–2015)	5 Jul 1941	84 years, 155 days

Cardinals

Edward Cassidy, the longest-lived Oceanian Cardinal.

No.	Cardinal	Country	Rank	Titulus	Birth	Death	Age
1	Edward Cassidy	Australia	Deacon (1991-2002) Priest (2002-2021)	Santa Maria in Via Lata (1991-2021)	1924	2021	96 years, 279 days
2	Thomas Williams	New Zealand	Priest	Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023)	1930	2023	93 years. 276 days
3	Edward Clancy	Australia	Priest	Santa Maria in Vallicella (1988–2014)	1923	2014	90 years, 233 days
4	James Darcy Freeman	Australia	Priest	Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido (1973–1991)	1907	1991	83 years, 117 days
5	Pio Taofinu'u	Samoa	Priest	Sant'Onofrio (1973–2006)	1923	2006	82 years, 42 days
6	Norman Gilroy	Australia	Priest	Santin Quattro Coronati (1946–1977)	1896	1977	81 years, 272 days
7	George Pell	Australia	Priest	Santa Maria Mazzarello (2003–2023)	1941	2023	81 years, 224 days
8	Francis Moran	Australia	Priest	Santa Susanna (1885–1911)	1830	1911	80 years, 334 days
9	John Dew	New Zealand	Priest	Sant'Ippolito (2015–present)	1948	Alive	77 years, 216 days
10	Peter McKeefry	New Zealand	Priest	Imacolata al Tiburtino (1969–1973)	1899	1973	74 years, 138 days

South America

Guillermo Rodriguez, the oldest living State Leader.

State Leaders

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Age
1	Guillermo Rodríguez	Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	4 Nov 1923	102 years, 33 days
2	Efraín Goldenberg	Peru	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	28 Dec 1929	95 years, 344 days
3	José Sarney	Brazil	President (1985–1990)	24 Apr 1930	95 years, 227 days
4	Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada	Bolivia	President (1993–1997; 2002–2003)	1 Jul 1930	95 years, 159 days
5	Isabel Perón	Argentina	President (1974–1976)	4 Feb 1931	94 years, 306 days
6	Fernando Henrique Cardoso	Brazil	President (1995–2002)	18 Jun 1931	94 years, 172 days
7	Hamilton Green	Guyana	Prime Minister (1985–1992)	9 Nov 1934	91 years, 28 days
8	Rodrigo Borja Cevallos	Ecuador	President (1988–1992)	19 Jun 1935	90 years, 171 days
9	Julio María Sanguinetti	Uruguay	President (1985–1990, 1995-2000)	6 Jan 1936	89 years, 335 days
10	Ronald Venetiaan	Suriname	President (1991–1996, 2000-2010)	18 Jun 1936	89 years, 172 days

Cardinals

Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, the oldest living South American Cardinal.

No.	Name	Country	Born	Rank	Titlular Church	Age
1	Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Isch	Chile	Priest	Santa Maria della Pace (2001–present)	5 Sept 1933	92 years, 92 days
2	Luis Héctor Villalba	Argentina	Priest	San Girolamo a Corviale (2015-present)	11 Oct 1934	91 years, 57 days
3	Raymundo Damasceno Assis	Brazil	Priest	Immacolata al Tiburtino (2010present)	15 Feb 1937	88 years, 295 days
4	Toribio Ticona Porco	Bolivia	'Priest	Santi Gioacchino e Anna al Tuscolano (2018–presrnt)	25 Apr 1937	88 years, 226 days
5	Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez	Venezuela	Priest	San Gaetano (2023-present)	17 May 1939	86 years, 204 days
6	Ricardo Ezzati S.D.B	Chile	Priest	Santissimo Redentore a Valmelaina (2014–present)	7 Jan 1942	83 years, 334 days
7	Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal C.I.M.	Colombia	Priest	Santa Dorotea (2022–)	29 Mar 1942	83 years, 253 days
8	Rubén Salazar Gómez		Priest	San Gerardo Maiella (2012-present)	22 Sept 1942	83 years, 76 days
9	Leonardo Sandri	Argentina	Deacon (2007-2018) Priest (2018) Bishop (2018–present)	Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari (2007-present) (Suburbicarian Rank pro hac vice)	18 Nov 1943	82 years, 19 days
10	Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne	Peru	Priest	San Camillo de Lellis (2001-present)	28 Dec 1943	81 years, 344 days

See Also

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