Born between 1900-1919
| Cardinal | Country | Born | Died | Age | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Clemente Maurer, C.SS.R. | Bolivia | 13 March 1900 | 27 June 1990 | 90 years, 106 days | |
| Bernardus Johannes Alfrink | Netherlands | 5 July 1900 | 17 December 1987 | 87 years, 165 days | |
| Mikel Koliqi | Albania | 29 September 1900 | 28 January 1997 | 96 years, 121 days | |
| Ignatius Kung Pin-mei (龔品梅) | China | 2 August 1901 | 12 March 2000 | 98 years, 223 days | |
| Gabriel-Marie Garrone | France | 2 October 1901 | 15 January 1994 | 92 years, 95 days | |
| Paolo Dezza, S.J. | Italy | 13 December 1901 | 17 December 1999 | 98 years, 4 days | |
| Thomas Benjamin Cooray | Sri Lanks | 28 December 1901 | 29 October 1988 | 86 years, 306 days | |
| Giovanni Colombo | Italy | 6 December 1902 | 20 May 1992 | 89 years, 166 days | |
| Alfredo Vicente Scherer | Brazil | 5 February 1903 | 9 March 1996 | 93 years, 33 days | |
| Pablo Muñoz Vega, S.J. | Ecuador | 23 May 1903 | 3 June 1994 | 91 years, 11 days | |
| Mario Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano | Italy | 12 August 1903 | 9 November 1988 | 85 years, 89 days | |
| Pietro Pavan | Italy | 30 August 1903 | 26 December 1994 | 91 years, 118 days | |
| Léon-Étienne Duval | Alegeria | 9 November 1903 | 30 May 1996 | 92 years, 203 days | |
| Joseph Asajirō Satowaki | Japan | 1 February 1904 | 8 August 1996 | 92 years, 189 days | |
| Yves Congar, O.P. | France | 13 April 1904 | 22 June 1995 | 91 years, 70 days | |
| Paul-Émile Léger | Canada | 28 April 1904 | 13 November 1991 | 87 years, 201 days | |
| François Marty | France | 18 May 1904 | 16 February 1994 | 89 years, 274 days | |
| Leo Jozef Suenens | Belgium | 16 July 1904 | 6 May 1996 | 91 years, 295 days | |
| John Joseph Carberry | United States | 31 July 1904 | 17 June 1998 | 93 years, 321 days | |
| Francesco Carpino | Italy | 18 May 1905 | 5 October 1993 | 88 years, 140 days | |
| Franz König | Austria | 3 August 1905 | 13 March 2004 | 98 years, 223 days | |
| Sergio Guerri | Italy | 25 December 1905 | 15 March 1992 | 86 years, 81 days | |
| Egano Righi-Lambertini | Italy | 22 February 1906 | 4 October 2000 | 94 years, 225 days | |
| Giuseppe Casoria | Italy | 1 October 1908 | 8 February 2001 | 92 years, 130 days | |
| Giuseppe Paupini | Italy | 25 February 1907 | 18 July 1992 | 85 years, 144 days | |
| Owen McCann | South Africa | 26 June 1907 | 26 March 1994 | 86 years, 273 days | |
| Antoine Pierre Khoraiche | Lebanon | 20 September 1907 | 19 August 1994 | 86 years, 333 days | |
| Vicente Enrique y Tarancón | Spain | 14 May 1907 | 28 November 1994 | 87 years, 198 days | |
| Giuseppe Sensi | Italy | 27 May 1907 | 26 July 2001 | 94 years, 60 days | |
| Raúl Silva Henríquez, S.D.B. († 91) | Chile | 27 September 1907 | 9 April 1999 | 91 years, 194 days | |
| Paolo Bertoli | Italy | 1 February 1908 | 8 November 2001 | 93 years, 280 days | |
| Corrado Ursi | Italy | 26 July 1908 | 29 August 2003 | 95 years, 34 days | |
| Mario Luigi Ciappi, O.P. | Italy | 6 October 1909 | 23 April 1996 | 86 years, 200 days | |
| Alois Grillmeier, S.J. († 88) | Germany | 1 January 1910 | 13 September 1998 | 88 years, 255 days | |
| John Joseph Krol | United States | 26 October 1910 | 3 March 1996 | 85 years, 129 days | |
| Laurean Rugambwa | Tanzania | 12 July 1912 | 8 December 1997 | 85 years, 149 days | |
| Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. | Ecuador | 12 November 1912 | 6 April 2000 | 87 years, 146 days |
| Deceased Cardinals | Country | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Gouyon | France | 24 October 1910 | 26 September 2000 | 89 years, 338 days |
| Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi | Italy | 14 November 1910 | 29 June 2001 | 90 years, 227 days |
| Pietro Palazzini | Italy | 19 May 1912 | 11 October 2000 | 88 years, 145 days |
| Alexandru Todea (Romanian Rite) | Romania | 5 June 1912 | 22 May 2002 | 89 years, 351 days |
| Gerald Emmett Carter | Canada | 1 March 1912 | 8 April 2003 | 91 years, 38 days |
| Aurelio Sabattani | Italy | 18 October 1912 | 19 April 2003 | 90 years, 183 days |
| Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky (Ukrainian Rite) | Ukraine | 24 June 1914 | 14 December 2000 | 86 years, 173 days |
| Opilio Rossi | United States | 14 May 1910 | 9 February 2004 | 93 years, 271 days |
| Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum († 83)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Popolo (1976.05.24 – 2004.05.18) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dakar (Senegal) (1962.02.24 – 2000.06.02) |
89 years, 351 days | |||
| Cardinal Marcelo González Martín († 86)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Agostino (1973.03.05 – 2004.08.25) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toledo (Spain) (1971.12.03 – 1995.06.23) |
91 years, 38 days | |||
| Cardinal Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín († 90)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea (1985.05.25 – 2004.10.14) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santiago (Chile) (1983.05.03 – 1990.03.30) |
86 years, 173 days | |||
| Cardinal James Aloysius Hickey († 84)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (1988.06.28 – 2004.10.24) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Washington (USA) (1980.06.17 – 2000.11.21) |
89 years, 338 days | |||
| Cardinal Gustaaf Joos († 81)
Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo (2003.10.21 [2004.02.22] – 2004.11.02) |
90 years, 227 days | |||
| Cardinal Juan Carlos Aramburu († 92)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976.05.24 – 2004.11.18) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1975.04.22 – 1990.07.10) |
88 years, 145 days | |||
| Cardinal Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. († 76)
Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuliano dei Fiamminghi (1994.11.26 – 2005.01.10) President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See (1989.04.14 – 2005.01.10) |
89 years, 351 days | |||
| Cardinal Corrado Bafile († 101)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1987.06.22 – 2005.02.03) Prefect emeritus of Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints (1976.05.25 – 1980.06.27) |
91 years, 38 days | |||
| Saint Pope John Paul II († 84)
Supreme Pontiff (1978.10.16 [1978.10.22] – 2005.04.02) |
86 years, 173 days | |||
| Cardinal Jaime Lachica Sin († 76)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria ai Monti (1976.05.24 – 2005.06.21) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Manila (Philippines) (1974.01.21 – 2003.09.15) |
89 years, 338 days | |||
| Cardinal Giuseppe Caprio (高理耀) († 90)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria (1990.11.26 – 2005.10.15) Grand Master emeritus of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre) (1988.12.14 – 1995.12.21) |
90 years, 227 days | |||
| Cardinal Leo Scheffczyk († 85)
Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella (2001.02.21 [2001.05.27] – 2005.12.08) |
88 years, 145 days | |||
| Cardinal Pio Taofinu’u, S.M. († 82)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio (1973.03.05 – 2006.01.19) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Samoa–Apia (Samoa) (1992.06.26 – 2002.11.16) |
89 years, 351 days | |||
| Cardinal Raúl Francisco Primatesta († 87)
Cardinal-Priest of Beata Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (1973.03.05 – 2006.05.01) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Córdoba (Argentina) (1965.02.16 – 1998.11.17) |
91 years, 38 days | |||
| Cardinal Angel Suquía Goicoechea († 89)
Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio (1985.05.25 – 2006.07.13) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Madrid (Spain) (1991.07.23 – 1994.07.28) |
86 years, 173 days | |||
| Cardinal Johannes Willebrands († 96)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Sebastiano alle Catacombe (1975.12.06 – 2006.08.02) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Utrecht (Netherlands) (1975.12.06 – 1983.12.03) Camerlengo emeritus of College of Cardinals (1988.05.02 – 1995) |
89 years, 338 days | |||
| Cardinal Louis-Albert Vachon († 94)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Paolo della Croce a «Corviale» (1985.05.25 – 2006.09.29) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Québec (Canada) (1981.03.20 – 1990.03.17) |
90 years, 227 days | |||
| Cardinal Dino Monduzzi († 84)
Cardinal-Deacon of S. Sebastiano al Palatino (1998.02.21 [1998.04.18] – 2006.10.13) Prefect emeritus of Prefecture of the Papal Household (1986.12.18 – 1998.02.07) |
88 years, 145 days | |||
| Cardinal Mario Francesco Pompedda († 77)
Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina (2001.02.21 [2001.03.25] – 2006.10.18) President of Commission for Advocates (2000.03.07 – 2006.10.18) |
89 years, 351 days | |||
| Cardinal Salvatore Pappalardo († 88)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani pro hac vice Title (1973.03.05 – 2006.12.10) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Palermo (Italy) (1970.10.17 – 1996.04.04) |
91 years, 38 days | |||
| Cardinal Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. († 76)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Lucia a Piazza d’Armi (1991.06.28 – 2007.01.06) Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa) (1990.07.07 – 2007.01.06) |
86 years, 173 days | |||
| Cardinal Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. († 85)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio pro hac vice Title (1999.01.09 [1999.04.24] – 2007.02.01) Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (1992.01.24 – 1996.06.21) |
89 years, 338 days | |||
| Cardinal Angelo Felici († 87)
Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari pro hac vice Title (1999.01.09 – 2007.06.17) President emeritus of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” (1995.12.16 – 2000.04.14) |
90 years, 227 days | |||
| Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger († 80)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi dei Francesi (1994.11.26 – 2007.08.05) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paris (France) (1981.01.31 – 2005.02.11) Ordinary emeritus of France of the Eastern Rite (France) (1981.03.12 – 2005.03.14) |
88 years, 145 days | |||
| Cardinal Édouard Gagnon, P.S.S. († 89)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello (1996.01.29 – 2007.08.25) Bishop emeritus of Saint-Paul (Canada) (1969.02.19 – 1972.05.03) President emeritus of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses (1991.01.03 – 2001.03) |
89 years, 351 days | |||
| Cardinal Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. († 96)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea al Quirinale (1998.02.21 [1998.02.28] – 2007.09.28) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lusaka (Zambia) (1959.04.25 – 1969.05.29) |
91 years, 38 days | |||
| Cardinal Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. († 85)
Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Coromoto in S. Giovanni di Dio pro hac vice Title (1996.01.29 – 2007.10.16) President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State (1990.10.31 – 1997.10.14) |
86 years, 173 days | |||
| Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao (ステファノ 濱尾文郎) († 77)
Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana (2003.10.21 [2003.12.14] – 2007.11.08) Bishop emeritus of Yokohama 横浜 (Japan) (1979.10.30 – 1998.06.15) President emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (1998.06.15 – 2006.03.11) |
89 years, 338 days | |||
| Cardinal Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. († 97)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title (1996.01.29 – 2007.12.12) Librarian emeritus of Vatican Apostolic Library (1985.05.27 – 1988.07.01) Archivist emeritus of Vatican Secret Archives (1985.05.27 – 1988.07.01) |
90 years, 227 days | |||
| Cardinal Aloísio Lorscheider, O.F.M. († 83)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio (1976.05.24 – 2007.12.23) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Aparecida (Brazil) (1995.07.12 – 2004.01.28) |
88 years, 145 days | |||
| Cardinal Peter Proeku Dery († 89)
Cardinal-Deacon of S. Elena fuori Porta Prenestina (2006.03.24 [2006.03.28] – 2008.03.06) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tamale (Ghana) (1977.05.30 – 1994.03.26) |
89 years, 351 days | |||
| Cardinal Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera († 81)
Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario (1994.11.26 – 2008.03.22) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Monterrey (Mexico) (1983.11.08 – 2003.01.25) |
91 years, 38 days | |||
| Cardinal Ernesto Corripio Ahumada († 88)
Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino (1979.06.30 – 2008.04.10) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of México (Mexico) (1977.07.19 – 1994.09.29) |
86 years, 173 days | |||
| Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo († 72)
Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (2001.11.17 [2002.04.27] – 2008.04.19) President of Pontifical Council for the Family (1990.11.08 – 2008.04.19) |
89 years, 338 days | |||
| Cardinal Bernardin Gantin († 86)
Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1986.09.29 – 2008.05.13) Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Bishops (1984.04.08 – 1998.06.25) President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Latin America (1984.04.08 – 1998.06.25) |
Benin | 90 years, 227 days | ||
| Cardinal Antonio Innocenti († 93)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1996.01.29 – 2008.09.06) President emeritus of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” (1991.07.01 – 1995.12.16) |
88 years, 145 days | |||
| Cardinal Antonio José González Zumárraga († 83)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via (2001.02.21 [2001.02.25] – 2008.10.13) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Quito (Ecuador) (1985.06.01 – 2003.03.21) |
89 years, 351 days | |||
| Cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J. († 90)
Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2001.02.21 [2001.02.23] – 2008.12.12) |
91 years, 38 days | |||
| Cardinal Pio Laghi († 86)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (2002.02.26 [2002.05.31] – 2009.01.10) Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) (1993.05.08 – 2009.01.10) |
86 years, 173 days | |||
| Cardinal Stéphanos II Ghattas (Coptic Rite) († 89)
Cardinal-Patriarch (2001.02.21 – 2009.01.20) Patriarch emeritus of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) ([1986.06.09] 1986.06.23 – 2006.03.30) |
89 years, 338 days | |||
| Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (김수환 스테파노 / 金壽宦) († 86)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle (1969.04.30 – 2009.02.16) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Seoul 서울 (South Korea) (1968.04.09 – 1998.04.03) |
90 years, 227 days | |||
| Cardinal Paul-Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng († 89)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» in Ostia mare (1994.11.26 – 2009.02.22) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Hà Nôi (Vietnam) (1994.03.23 – 2005.02.19) |
88 years, 145 days | |||
| Cardinal Umberto Betti, O.F.M. († 87)
Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia (2007.11.24 – 2009.04.01) Rector Magnificus emeritus of Pontifical Lateran University (1991 – 1995) |
89 years, 351 days | |||
| Cardinal Jean Margéot († 93)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (1988.06.28 – 2009.07.17) Bishop emeritus of Port-Louis (Mauritius) (1969.02.06 – 1993.02.15) |
91 years, 38 days | |||
| Cardinal Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi (ペトロ 白柳誠一) († 81)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza (1994.11.26 – 2009.12.30) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tokyo 東京 (Japan) (1970.02.21 – 2000.02.17) |
86 years, 173 days | |||
| Cardinal Cahal Brendan Daly († 92)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Patrizio (1991.06.28 – 2009.12.31) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Armagh (Northern Ireland) (1990.11.06 – 1996.10.01) |
31 December 2009 | 86 years, 173 days |