List of longest-living cardinals

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

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  Oldest:
   Italy
  Corrado Bafile

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  2nd-Oldest ever:
   Italy
  Loris Francesco Capovilla

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  3rd-Oldest:
   Colombia
  José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez

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  4th-Oldest ever:
   Italy
  Angelo Acerbi

List

UPDATED 12/7/2025

Living

No.	lName	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
4	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 of Antioch of the Maronites (Oriental-rite) (Patriarch: 1986-2011; Cardinal: 1994–2019)	1920	2019	98 years, 362 days
9	Emmanuel Wamala	Uganda	Priest	Sant'Ugo (1994-present)	1926	Alive	98 years, 357 days
10	Paul Augustin Mayer	West Germany	Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2010)	Sant'Anselmo all’Aventino (1985–2010)	1911	2010	98 years, 342 days
11	Ignatius Kung Pin-mei	China	Priest	San Sisto (1991–2000)	1901	2000	98 years, 223 days
	Franz König	Austria	Priest	Sant'Eusebio (1958–2004)	1905	2004
13	Jozef Tomko	Czechoslovakia	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	Italy	Deacon (1991-2002} Priest (2002-2014)	Santo Spirito in Sassia (1991–2014)	1916	2014	98 years, 113 days
15	Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap.	Argentina	Deacon	Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (2023-2025)	1927	Alive	98 years, 73 days
16	Júlio Duarte Langa	Mozambique	Priest	San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present)	1927	Alive	98 years, 41 days
17	Albert Vanhoye S.J.	France	Deacon (2006-2016) Priest (2016-2021)	Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano a Villa Albani (2006–2021)	1923	2021	98 years, 5 days
18	Paolo Dezza S.J.	Italy	Deacon	San Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (1991–1999)	1901	1999	98 years, 4 days
19	Friedrich Wetter	West Germany	Priest	Santo Stefano in Monte Celio (1985–present)	1928	Alive	97 years, 282 days
20	Alexandre José María dos Santos O.F.M.	Mozambique	Priest	San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988–2021)	1924	2021	97 years, 195 days
21	Alfons Maria Stickler SDB	Austria	Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2007)	San Giorgio in Velabro (1985–2007)	1910	2007	97 years, 111 days
22	Ernest Simoni	Albania	Deacon	Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present)	1928	Alive	97 years, 50 days
23	Henryk Gulbinowicz	Poland	Priest	Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (1985–2020)	1923	2020	97 years, 30 days
24	Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli O.F.M.	Italy	Deacon (1973-1983) Priest (1983-1993)	San Sebastiano al Palatino (1973–1983)	1896	1993	96 years, 363 days
25	Roger Etchegaray	France	Priest (1979-1998) Bishop (1998-2019)	San Leone I (1979-1998) Porto–Santa Rufina (1998–2019)	1922	2019	96 years, 344 days
26	Johannes Willebrands	Netherlands	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	Walter Brandmüller	West Germany	Deacon (2010-2021) Priest (2021-present)	San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi (2010-present)	1929	Alive	96 years, 336 days
28	Granito Pignatelli	Italy	Priest(1911-1915) Bishop (1915-1948)	Santa Maria degli Angeli (1911-1915) Albano (1915–1948) Ostia (1930–1948)	1851	1948	96 years, 312 days
29	Michael Michai Kitbunchu	Thailand	Priest	San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present)	1929	Alive	96 years, 316 days
30	Edward Cassidy	Australia	Deacon (1991-2002) Priest (2002-2021)	Santa Maria in Via Lata (1991-2021)	1924	2021	96 years, 279 days
31	Kazimierz Świątek	Belgium	Priest	San Gerardo Maiella (1994–2011)	1914	2011	96 years, 273 days
32	José da Costa Nunes	Portugal	Priest	Santa Prisca (1962–1976)	1880	1976	96 years, 259 days
33	Giovanni Canestri	Italy	Priest	San Andrea della Valle (1988–2015)	1918	2015	96 years, 211 days
34	Domenico Bartolucci	Italy	Deacon	Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2010–2013)	1917	2013	96 years, 188 days
35	Adam Kozłowiecki S.J.	Zambia	Priest	Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1998–2008)	1911	2007	96 years, 180 days
36	Francisco Álvarez Martínez	Spain	Priest	Santa Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde (2001–2022)	1925	2022	96 years, 177 days
37	Francesco Morano	Italy	Deacon	Santi Cosma e Damiano (1959–1968)	1872	1968	96 years, 34 days
38	Luigi De Magistris	Italy	Deacon	Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2015–2022)	1926	2022	95 years 358 days
39	José Freire Falcão	Brazil	Priest	San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021)	1925	2021	95 years, 338 days
40	Pietro Parente	Italy	Priest	San Lorenzo in Lucina (1967–1986)	1891	1986	95 years, 316 days
41	Achille Silvestrini	Italy	Deacon (1988-1999) Priest (1999-2019)	San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo (1988–2019)	1923	2019	95 years, 308 days
42	Adam Maida	United States	Priest	San Vitale (1994–present)	1930	Alive	95 years, 264 days
43	Julian Herranz Casado	Spain	Deacon (2002-2014) Priest (2014-present)	Sant'Eugenio (2003–present)	1930	Alive	95 years, 251 days
44	Agostino Cacciavillan	Italy	Deacon (2001-2011) Priest (2011-2022)	Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2001-2022)	1926	2022	95 years, 204 days
45	Henri de Lubac S.J.	France	Deacon	Santa Maria in Domnica (1983–1991)	1896	1991	95 years, 196 days
46	Paulo Evaristo Arns O.F.M	Brazil	Priest	San Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (1973–2016)	1921	2016	95 years, 91 days
47	Paul Poupard	France	Priest	Santa Prassede (1996–present)	1930	Alive	95 years, 99 days
48	Salvatore De Giorgi	Italy	Priest	Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (1998–present)	1930	Alive	95 years, 92 days
49	Serafim Fernandes de Araújo	Brazil	Priest	San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1998–2019)	1924	2019	95 years, 56 days
50	Alberto Di Jorio	Italy	Priest	Santa Pudenziana (1967–1979)	1884	1979	95 years, 47 days
51	Corrado Ursi	Italy	Priest	San Callisto (1967–2003)	1908	2003	95 years, 34 days
52	Janis Pujats	Latvia	Priest	Santa Silvia (2001–present)	1930	Alive	95 years, 23 days
53	Jorge Medina	Chile	Deacon (1999-2008) Priest (2008-2021)	San Saba (1998–2021)	1926	2021	94 years, 284 days
54	Julijans Vaivods	Soviet Union	Priest	Santi Quattro Coronati (1983–1990)	1895	1990	94 years, 279 days
55	Camillo Ruini	Italy	Priest	Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1991-present)	1931	Alive	94 years, 291 days
56	Theodore McCarrick	United States	Priest	Santi Nereo ad Achilleo (2001–2018)	1930	2025	94 years, 270 days
57	Carlos María de la Torre	Ecuador	Deacon (1946-1953) Priest (1953-1968)	Santa Maria in Aquiro (1946–1968)	1873	1968	94 years, 261 days
58	Louis-Albert Vachon	Canada	Priest	San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985–2006)	1912	2006	94 years, 237 days
59	Egano Righi-Lambertini	Italy	Deacon Priest	San Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana (1979–1990) Santa Maria in Via (1990-2000)	1906	2000	94 years, 225 days
60	Angelo Sodano	Italy	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	Switzerland	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	Spain	Deacon (1988-1999) Priest (1999-2021)	Santissima Nominde Gesú (1988–2021)	1927	2021	94 years, 142 days
63	Lucian Mureșan	Romania	Priest	Sant'Atanasio (2012–2025)	1931	2025	94 years, 125 days
64	Giovanni Cheli	Italy	Deacon (1998-2008) Priest (2008-2013)	Santi Cosma e Damiano (1998-2013)	1918	2013	94 years 122 days
65	Mikel Koliqi	Albania	Deacon	Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (1994–1997)	1902	1997	94 years, 121 days
66	Giuseppe Sensi	Italy	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	Ukraine  Poland	Priest	San Sisto ([1998] 2001–2020)	1926	2020	94 years 13 days
68	Carlo Furno	Italy	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.	Malta	Deacon	Santa Maria Goretti (2012–2019)	1925	2019	94 years, 6 days
70	Roberto Tucci	Italy	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.	Switzerland	Deacon (2003-2014) Priest (2014-2016)	Santi Domenico e Sisto (2003–2016)	1922	2016	93 years, 341 days
72	John Carberry	United States	Priest	San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1969–1998)	1904	1998	93 years, 321 days
72	José Saraiva Martins C.M.F.	Portugal	Deacon (2003-2009) Bishop (since 2009)	Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore (2001–2009) Palestrina (2009-present)	1932	Alive	93 years, 335 days
74	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
75	Paolo Bertoli	Italy	Deacon Priest Bishop	San Girolamo dalla Carità (1969-1973) San Girolamo dei Croati (1973–1979) Frascati (1979–2001)	1908	2001	93 years, 280 days
76	Thomas Williams	New Zealand	Priest	Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023)	1930	2023	93 years. 276 days
77	Opilio Rossi	United States	Priest	San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004)	1910	2004	93 years, 271 days
78	Vincenzo Vannutelli	Italy	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	Spain	Priest	San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (2010–2019)	1926	2019	93 years, 201 days
80	Jean Margéot	Mauritius	Priest	San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (1988–2009)	1916	2009	93 years, 164 days
81	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 pro illia vice (1884–1899)	1806	1899	93 years, 152 days
82	Simon Pimenta	India	Priest	Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (1988–2013)	1920	2013	93 years, 140 days
83	James Stafford	United States	Priest	San Pietro in Montorio (1998-present)	1932	Alive	93 years, 134 days
84	Gaudencio Rosales	Philippines	Priest	Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006-Present)	1932	Alive	93 years, 119 days
85	František Tomášek	Czechoslovakia	Priest	San Vitale (1977–1992)	1899	1992	93 years, 35 days
86	Alfredo Scherer	Brazil	Priest	Nostra Signora de La Salette (1969–1996)	1903	1996	93 years, 33 days
87	Francis Arinze	Nigeria	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
88	Giuseppe Pizzardo	Italy	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
89	James Francis McIntyre	United States	Priest	Sant'Anastasia (1953–1979)	1886	1979	93 years, 14 days
	Antonio Innocenti	Italy	Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2008)	Santa Maria in Aquiro (1985–2008)	1915	2008
91	Carlo Confalonieri	Italy	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
92	Alessandro Verde	Italy	Deacon (1925-1935) Priest (1937-1958)	Santa Maria in Cosmedin (1925–1958)	1865	1958	93 years, 2 days
93	Julien Ries	Belgium	Deacon	San Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia (2012–2013)	1920	2013	92 years, 310 days
94	Juan Carlos Aramburu	Argentina	Priest	San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976–2004)	1912	2004	92 years, 281 days
95	Sergio Sebastiani	Italy	Deacon (2001-2011) Priest (2011-2024)	Sant'Eustachio (2001-2024)	1931	2024	92 years, 280 days
96	Walter Kasper	Germany	Deacon (2001-2011) Priest (2011-present)	Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (2001-present)	1933	Alive	92 years, 277 days
97	Juan Sandoval Íñiguez	Mexico	Priest	Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (1994-present)	1933	Alive	92 years, 254 days
98	Paolo Giobbe	Italy	Priest	Santa Maria in Vallicella (1958–1972)	1880	1972	92 years, 217 days
99	Josyf Slipyj	Ukrainian SSR	Priest	Sant’Atanasio (1965–1984)	1892	1984	92 years, 203 days
	Léon-Étienne Duval	Algeria (born in  France)	Priest	Santa Balbina (1965–1996)	1903	1996

If every Living cardinals are still alive by 30 Nov 2025

Rank		Cardinal	Country	Titulus	Birth	Death	Age
Current	By 30/11/25						Current	By 30/11/25
4	4	Angelo Acerbi	Italy	Deacon	Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2024-present)	1925	Alive	100 years, 75 days	100 years, 68 days

Next to Join

No.	Cardinal	Country	Rank	Titulus	Birth	Death	Age	Age by 30 Nov 2025	Entry Date After
1	Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa ISch	Chile	Priest	Santa Maria della Pace (2001–present)	1933	Alive	92 years, 93 days	92 years, 86 days	27 Mar 2026
2	Raffaele Farina S.D.B.	Italy	Deacon (2007-2018) Priest (2018-present)	San Giovanni della Pigna (2007–present)	1933	Alive	92 years, 74 days	92 years, 67 days	15 Apr 2026 Slipyj and Duval 92 years, 203 days 1892-1984 (Slipyj) and 1903-1996 (Duval)
3	Giovanni Battista Re	Italy	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, 304 days	4 Sept 2026 Giobbe 92 years, 217 days 1880–1972
4	Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn	Vietnam	Priest	San Giustino (2003–present)	1934	Alive	91 years, 277 days	91 years, 240 days	10 Dec 2027 Sebastiani 1931–2024 92 years, 280 days
5	Francesco Monterisi	Italy	Deacon (2011-2021) Priest (2021-present)	'San Paolo alla Regola (2010–present)	1934	Alive	91 years, 193 days	91 years, 156 days	5 Mar 2027 Aramburu 92 years, 281 days 1912–2004
6	Raniero Cantalamessa O.F.M. Cap	Italy	Deacon	Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine (2020-present)	1934	Alive	91 years, 138 days	91 years, 131 days	28 May 2027 Ries 92 years, 310 days 1920–2013
7	Franc Rodé CM	Slovenia	Deacon (2006-2016) Priest (2016-present)	San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella (2006-present)	1934	Alive	91 years, 75 days	91 years, 68 days	'14 Oct 2027 Verde 93 years, 2 days 1865–1958
8	Luis Héctor Villalba	Argentina	Priest (2015-present)	San Girolamo a Corviale (2015-present)	1934	Alive	91 years, 57 days	91 years, 50 days	18 Oct 2027 Confalonieri 93 years, 7 days 1893–1986
9	Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B.	Italy	Priest (2003-2008) Bishop	Santa Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscaloosa (2003–2008) Frascati (2008-present)	1934	Alive	91 years, 5 days	90 years, 363 days	16 Dec 2027
10	Julius Darmaatmadja SJ	Indonesia	Priest	Sacro Cuore di Maria (2008-present)	1934	Alive	90 years, 352 days	90 years, 345 days	4 Jan 2028 McIntyre & Innocenti 93 years, 14 days 1886–1979 (McIntyre) and 1915-2008 (Innocenti)

Chronological list of longest-lived Cardinals (from 21 Feb 1886)

Key

Longest-living

Name	Country	Rank and Titulus	Birth	Became Longest lived	Death	Age	Ceased to be Longest lived Duration
John Henry Newman C.O.	United Kingdom  England	Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1879–1890)	21 Feb 1801	??	11 Aug 1890	89 years, 171 days	29 Jul 1895 ??
Teodolfo Mertel	Papal States	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 34 years, 282 days
Vincenzo Vannutelli	Italy	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 14 years, 180 days
Granito Pignatelli		Priest of Santa Maria in Degli Angeli (1911–1915) Bishop of Albano (1915–1948) Bishop of Ostia (1930–1948)	10 Apr 1851	3 Nov 1944	16 Feb 1948	96 years, 312 days	13 May 2000 55 years, 192 days
Corrado Bafile	Italy	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 25 years, 208 days

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