List of longest-living cardinals

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This article lists the all-time 100 longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived was Portuguese, Dom Jorge da Costa who lived to ages of 101 years 262 days to 102 years, 261 days. The Second longest-lived another Italian Cardinal Corrado Bafile who lived to 101 years, 214 days.

List

Key
Bold on gold are Cardinals currently living
Rank Cardinal Country Born Died Age at Death Date Entered

After

1 Jorge da Costa Portugal 1406 1508 101 years, 262 days to 102 years, 261 days 1 January 2008
Original
2 Corrado Bafile Italy 1903 2005 101 years, 214 days 1 January 2008
Original
3 Loris Francesco Capovilla Italy 1915 2016 100 years, 224 days 22 February 2014
Aurelio Sasbattani
4 José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez Colombia 1919 2019 100 years, 197 days 14 February 2015
Luigi Di Camossa
5 Luigi Ciacchi Italy 1765 1865 100 years, 123 days 1 January 2008
Original
6 Ersilio Tonini Italy 1914 2013 99 years, 8 days 1 January 2008
Original
7 Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir Lebanon 1920 2019 98 years, 362 days 23 December 2009
Elia Dalla Costa and Édouard Gagnon (tied age)
8 Paul Augustin Mayer

Germany

1911 2010 98 years, 342 days 1 January 2008
Original
9 Galeazzo Marescotti Italy 1627 1726 98 years, 275 days 1 January 2008
Original
10 Jean-Baptist de Belloy France 1709 1808 98 years, 245 days 1 January 2008
Original
11 Alexandre do Nascimento Angola 1925 Alive 99 years, 245 days 22 February 2016
José Tomás Sánchez
12 Ignatius Kung Pin-mei China 1901 2000 98 years, 223 days 1 January 2008
Original
Franz König Austria 1905 2004 1 January 2008
Original
14 Jozef Tomko Slovakia 1924 2022 98 years 150 days 11 December 2014
Anton Jozef Gruscha
15 Fiorenzo Angelini Italy 1916 2014 98 years, 113 days 1 January 2008
Original
16 Albert Vanhoye, SJ France 1923 2021 98 years, 59 days 21 January 2014
Urbano Navarrete Cortés S.J.
17 Paolo Dezza, S.J. Italy 1901 1999 98 years, 4 days 1 January 2008
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18 Estanislao Esteban Karlic Argentina 1926 Alive 98 years, 268 days 25 May 2017
Rainiero d'Elci
19 Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. Mozambique 1924 2021 97 years, 195 days 8 January 2015
Amleto Giovanni Cicongani
20 Alfons Maria Stickler Austria 1910 2007 97 years, 111 days 1 January 2008
Original
21 Henryk Gulbinowicz Poland 1923 2020 97 years, 30 days 29 May 2014
Carlo Albero Guidobono Cavalchini
22 Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. Italy 1896 1993 96 years, 363 days 1 January 2008
Original
23 Roger Etchegaray France 1922 2019 96 years, 344 days 13 January 2013
Marcelo Lante della Rovere
24 Johannes Willebrands Netherlands 1909 2008 96 years, 331 days 1 January 2008
Original
25 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Italy 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days 1 January 2008
Original
25 Emmanuel Wamala Uganda 1926 Alive 97 years, 322 days 5 August 2018
Edward Clancy
27 Edward Cassidy Australia 1924 2021 96 years, 279 days 4 June 2015
Giuseppe Carpio
28 Kazimierz Świątek Belarus 1914 2011 96 years, 273 days 1 January 2008
Original
29 José da Costa Nuñes Portugal 1880 1976 96 years, 259 days 1 January 2008
Original
30 Giovanni Canestri Italy 1918 2006 96 years, 211 days 14 March 2008
Giovanni Colombo
31 Luis Pascual Dri Argentina 1927 Alive 97 years, 198 days 30 September 2023
Luigi Poggi
32 Domenico Bartolucci Italy 1917 2013 96 years, 188 days 28 November 2010
Ángel Suquía Goicoechea
33 Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. Zambia 1911 2007 96 years, 180 days 1 January 2008
Original
34 Francisco Álvarez Martínez Spain 1925 2022 96 years, 175 days 26 July 2015
Francesco Albizzi
35 Francesco Carafa di Trajetto Italy 1722 1818 96 years, 144 days 1 January 2008
Original
36 Mikel Koliqi Albania 1900 1997 96 years, 121 days 1 January 2008
Original
37 Francesco Morano Italy 1872 1968 96 years, 34 days 1 January 2008
Original
38 Júlio Duarte Langa Mozambique 1927 Alive 97 years, 5 days 29 July 2019
Ján Chryzostom Korec S.J.
39 Luigi De Magistris Italy 1926 2022 95 years 358 days 14 July 2017
François de Rovérié de Cabrières
40 José Freire Falcão Brazil 1925 2021 95 years, 338 days 15 November 2016
Patrick O'Boyle
41 Pietro Parente Italy 1891 1986 95 years, 316 days 1 January 2008
Original
42 Achille Silvestrini Italy 1923 2019 95 years, 308 days 9 June 2014
Silvio Oddi
43 Friedrich Wetter Germany 1928 Alive 96 years, 255 days 28 July 2020
Jorge María Mejía
44 Agostino Cacciavillan Italy 1926 2022 95 years, 204 days 10 December 2017
Pietro Pavan
45 Henri de Lubac, S.J. France 1896 1991 95 years, 196 days 1 January 2008
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46 Paulo Evaristo Arns Brazil 1921 2016 95 years, 91 days 18 August 2011
Paul Gouyon
47 Serafim Fernandes de Araújo Brazil 1924 2019 95 years, 56 days 26 July 2015
Francesco Albizzi
48 Alberto Di Jorio Italy 1884 1979 95 years, 49 days 1 January 2008
Original
49 Corrado Ursi Italy 1908 2003 95 years, 34 days 1 January 2008
Original
50 Ernest Simoni Albania 1928 Alive 96 years, 5 days 5 September 2020
Jozef Frings
51 Walter Brandmüller Germany 1929 Alive 95 years, 301 days 8 March 2021
Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta
52 Jorge Medina Estévez Chile 1926 2021 94 years, 284 days 24 August 2018
Eugenio Sales
53 Julijans Vaivods Latvia 1895 1990 94 years, 279 days 1 January 2008
Original
54 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Thailand 1929 Alive 95 years, 281 days 19 April 2021
Andrea Lanza di Montemoozlo
55 Carlos María de la Torre Ecuador 1873 1968 94 years, 259 days 1 January 2008
Original
56 Louis-Albert Vachon Canada 1912 2006 94 years, 237 days 1 January 2008
Original
57 Egano Righi-Lambertini Italy 1906 2000 94 years, 225 days 1 January 2008
Original
58 Angelo Sodano Italy 1927 2022 94 years, 205 days 14 September 2019
Leo Jozef Suenens
59 Gilberto Agustoni Italy 1922 2017 94 years, 171 days 26 October 2012
Michelangelo Celesia
60 Eduardo Martínez Somalo Spain 1927 2021 94 years, 142 days 4 December 2018
Stanisław Nagy S.C.I.
61 Giovanni Cheli Italy 1918 2013 94 years 122 days 19 March 2008
Antonio Tosti
62 Giuseppe Sensi Italy 1907 2001 94 years, 60 days 1 January 2008
Original
63 Marian Jaworski Poland 1926 2020

94 years 13 days

8 March 2018
Enrique Pla y Deniel
64 Carlo Furno Italy 1921 2015 94 years, 7 days 20 February 2012
Juan Francisco Fresno
65 Prosper Grech, O.S.A. Malta 1925 2019 94 years, 6 days 21 January 2017
Gerald Emmett Carter
67 Roberto Tucci Italy 1921 2015 93 years, 360 days 14 February 2011
Peter Porekuu Dery
67 Georges Cottier Switzerland 1922 2016 93 years, 341 days 20 July 2012
Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez
68 John Carberry United States 1904 1998 93 years, 321 days 1 January 2008
Original
69 Paolo Bertoli Italy 1908 2001 93 years, 280 days 1 January 2008
Original
70 Opilio Rossi United States 1910 2004 93 years, 271 days 1 January 2008
Original
71 Henri Albert de la Grange d'Arquien France 1613 1707 93 years, 258 days 1 January 2008
Original
72 Adam Maida United States 1930 Alive 94 years, 228 days 17 June 2022
Cahal Daly
73 Thomas Williams United States 1930 Alive 94 years, 226 days 23 June 2022
Gabriel-Marie Garrone
74 Vincenzo Vannutelli Italy 1836 1930 93 years, 216 days 1 January 20081 January 2008
Original
75 Julian Herranz Casado Spain 1930 Alive 94 years, 215 days 30 July 2022
Miguel Obando y Bravo
76 José Manuel Estepa Llaurens Spain 1926 2019 93 years, 201 days 12 March 2017
Yves Congar, O.P.
77 Giuseppe Firrao Italy 1736 1830 93 years, 188 days 1 January 2008
Original
78 Jean Margéot Mauritius 1916 2009 93 years, 164 days 1 January 2008
Original
79 Teodolfo Mertel Italy 1806 1899 93 years, 152 days 1 January 2008
Original
80 Simon Pimenta Italy 1920 2013 93 years, 140 days 26 September 2009
Maximos IV Sayegh
81 Paul Poupard France 1930 Alive 94 years, 63 days 5 January 2023
Augusto da Silva
82 Salvatore De Giorgi Italy 1930 Alive 94 years, 56 days 17 January 2023
Giuseppe Casoiria
83 František Tomášek Czech Republic 1899 1992 93 years, 35 days 1 January 2008
Original
84 Alfredo Scherer Brazil 1903 1996 93 years, 33 days 1 January 2008
Original
85 Giuseppe Pizzardo Italy 1877 1970 93 years, 19 days 1 January 2008
Original
86 James Francis McIntyre United States 1886 1979 93 years, 14 days 1 January 2008
Original
Antonio Innocenti Italy 1915 2008
88 Carlo Confalonieri Italy 1893 1986 93 years, 7 days 1 January 2008
Original
89 Alessandro Verde Italy 1865 1958 93 years, 2 days 1 January 2008
Original
90 Janis Pujats Latvia 1930 Alive 93 years, 353 days 2 April 2023
Silvano Piovanelli
91 Julien Ries Belgium 1920 2013 92 years, 310 days 18 February 2012
Ángel Suquía Goicoechea
92 Juan Carlos Aramburu Argentina 1912 2004 92 years, 281 days 1 January 2008
Original
93 Camillo Ruini Italy 1931 Alive 93 years, 256 days 3 September 2023
Maurice Feltin
94 Paolo Giobbe Italy 1880 1972 92 years, 217 days 1 January 2008
Original
95 Josyf Slipyj Ukraine 1892 1984 92 years, 203 days 1 January 2008
Original
Léon-Étienne Duval Algeria 1903 1996
97 Jean Honoré France 1920 2013 92 years, 199 days 4 May 2010
Paolo Marella
98 Sergio Sebastiani Italy 1931 Alive 93 years, 204 days 18 September 2023
Luigi Poggi
99 Joseph Asajirō Satowaki Japan 1904 1996 92 years, 189 days 1 January 2008
Original
100 José María Caro Rodríguez Chile 1866 1958 92 years, 164 days 1 January 2008
Original

Next 10 Longest-living cardinals

Name Country Birth Death Current age Date endred

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Age by

2023-12-31

Lucian Mureșan Romania 1931 Alive 93 years, 162 days 92 years, 221 days
José Saraiva Martins, CMF Portugal 1932 Alive 92 years, 300 days 91 years, 359 days
Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, SDB China
(Hong Kong)		 1932 Alive 92 years, 293 days 91 years, 352 days
James Francis Stafford United States 1932 Alive 92 years, 95 days 91 years, 155 days
Gaudencio Rosales Philippines 1932 Alive 92 years, 83 days 91 years, 143 days
Pedro Rubiano Sáenz Colombia 1932 Alive 92 years, 49 days 91 years, 109 days
Francis Arinze Nigeria 1932 Alive 92 years, 0 days 91 years, 60 days
Renato Martino Italy 1932 Alive 91 years, 344 days 91 years, 38 days
Kelvin Edward Felix Saint Lucia 1933 Alive 91 years, 260 days 90 years, 319 days
Walter Kasper Germany 1933 Alive 91 years, 241 days 90 years, 301 days
Juan Sandoval Iñiguez Mexico 1933 Alive 91 years, 218 days 90 years, 278 days

Chronological list of Oldest living members of the College of Cardinals

Name Country Born Time as Oldest
John Henry Newman United Kingdom
United Kingdom< 		21 February 1801–11 August 1890
89 years, 171 days 		–11 August 1890 (aged 89)
??
Teodolfo Mertel

Italy

9 February 1806–11 July 1899
aged 93 years, 152 days 		11 August 1890 (aged 84)–11 July 1899 (aged 93)
8 years, 334 days
Luigi Di Canossa 20 April 1809–2 March 1900
aged 90 		11 July 1899 (aged 89)–2 March 1900 (aged 90)
244 days
Michelangelo Celesia 13 January 1814&ndssh;14 April 1904
aged 90 years, 92 days 		12 March 1900 (aged 86)&ndssh;14 April 1904 (aged 90)
314 days
François-Marie-Benjamin Richard France 1 March 1819–27 January 1904
aged 88 years, 332 days 		14 April 1904 (aged 84)–27 January 1908 (aged 88)
3 years, 288 days
Anton Josef Gruscha Italy 3 November 1820–5 August 1911
aged 90 years, 275 daya 		27 January 1908 (aged 87)–5 August 1911 (aged 90)
3 years, 190 days
Alfonso Capecelatro 5 February 1824–14 November 1912
aged 88 years, 283 days 		5 August 1911 (aged 87)–14 November 1912 (aged 88)
1 year, 101 days
Angelo di Pierto 22 May 1828–14 November 1912
aged 86 years, 197 days 		14 November 1912 (aged 83)–5 December 1914 (aged 86)
2 years, 21 days
François de Cabrières France 30 August 1830–21 December 1921
aged 91 years, 113 days 		5 December 1914 (aged 84)–21 December 1921 (aged 91)
7 years, 16 days
Giuseppe Prisco Italy 8 September 1833–4 February 1923
aged 89 years, 149 days 		21 December 1921 (aged 87)–4 February 1923 (aged 89)
1 year, 45 days
Vincenzo Vannutelli 5 December 1836–9 July 1930
aged 93 years, 216 days 		4 February 1923 (aged 86)–9 July 1930 (aged 93)
7 years, 155 days
Andreas Frühwirth Austria 21 August 1845–9 February 1933
aged 87 years, 172 days 		9 July 1930(aged 84)–9 February 1933 (aged 87)
2 years, 215 days
Franz Ehrle Germany 17 October 1845–31 March 1934
aged 88 years, 165 days 		9 February 1933 (aged 87)–31 March 1933 (aged 88)
1 year, 54 days
Pierre Andrieu France 7 December 1849–15 February 1935
aged 85 years, 70 days 		31 March 1934(aged 84)–15 February 1935 (aged 85)
321 days
Gennaro Granito out Belmonte Italy 10 April 1851–16 February 1948
aged 96 years, 312 days 		15 February 1935(aged 83)–16 February 1951(aged 96)
13 years, 1 day
Enrico Sibilia 17 March 1861–4 August 1948
aged 87 years, 140 days 		16 February 1948 (aged 86)–4 August 1948 (aged 87)
170 days
Alessandro Verde 27 March 1865–29 March 1958
aged 93 years, 2 days 		4 August 1948 (aged 83)–29 March 1958 (aged 93)
9 years, 237 days
Jose Maria Caro Chile 23 June 1866–4 December 1958
aged 92 years, 164 days 		29 March 1958 (aged 91)–4 December 1958 (aged 92)
1 year, 250 days
Georges Grente France 5 May 1872–5 May 1959
aged 87 years, 0 days 		4 December 1958 (aged 86)–5 May 1959 (ages 87)
152 days
Elia dala Costa Italy 14 May 1872–22 December 1961
aged 89 years, 222 days 		5 May 1959 (aged 86)–22 December 1961 (aged 89)
2 years, 231 daya
Francesco Morano 8 June 1872–12 July 1968
aged 96 years, 34 days 		22 December 1961 (aged 89)–12 July 1968 (aged 96)
6 years, 203 days
Carlos María de la Torre Ecuador 15 November 1873–31 July 1968
aged 94 years, 259 days 		12 July 1968 (aged 92)–31 July 1968 (aged 92)
19 days
Augusto da Silva Brazil 8 April 1876–14 August 1968
aged 92 years, 128 days 		31 July 1968 (aged 92)–14 August 1968 (aged 92)
14 days
Giuseppe Pizzardo Italy 13 July 1877–1 August 1973
aged 93 years, 19 days 		14 August 1968 (aged 91)–1 August 1973 (aged 93)
1 year, 352 days
Benedetto Aloisi Masella 29 June 1879–30 September 1970
aged 91 years, 93 days 		1 August 1970–30 September 1970
60 days
Paolo Giobbe 10 January 1880–30 September 1970
aged 92 years, 217 days 		30 September 1970 (aged 90)–14 August 1972 (aged 92)
1 year, 319 days
José da Costa Nunes Portugal 15 March 1880–29 November 1976 (4 years, 107 days)

aged 96 years, 259 days

14 August 1972 (aged 92) –29 November 1976(aged 96)
4 years, 107 days
Alberto di Jorio Italy 18 July 1884–5 September 1979
aged 95 years, 49 days 		29 November 1976&ndssh;5 September 1979
4 years, 107 days
Antonio Caggiano Argentina 30 January 1889–23 October 1979
aged 90 years, 266 days<> 		5 September 1979 (aged 90)–23 October 1979
48 days
Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta Brazil 16 July 1890–18 September 1982
aged 92 years, 64 days 		23 October 1979 (aged 89)–18 September 1982 (aged 92)
2years, 326 days
Pietro Parente Italy 16 February 1891–29 December 1986
aged 95 years, 356 days 		18 September 1982 (aged 91)–29 December 1986 (aged 95)
4 years, 102 days
Julijans Vaivods Latvia 18 August 1895–24 May 1990
aged 94 years, 279 days 		29 December 1986 (aged 91)–24 May 1990 (aged 95)
3 years, 146 days
Henri de Lubac France 20 February 1896–4 September 1991
aged 95 years, 196 days 		24 May 1990 (aged 94)–4 September 1991(aged 95)
1 year, 103 days
Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli Italy 14 July 1896 - 4 September 1991
aged 95 years, 196 days 		4 September 1991–4 September 1991
(1 year, 103 days)
Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei China 2 August 1901–12 March 2000
aged 98 years, 223 days 		4 September 1991–12 March 2000
3 years, 83 days
Mikel Koliqi Albania 29 September 1900–28 January 1997
aged 96 years, 121 days 		26 November 1994–28 January 1997
2 years, 63 days
Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei China 2 August 1901‐12 March 2000
aged 98 years, 223 days 		28 January 1997‐12 March 2000
3 years, 44 days
Corrado Bafile Italy 4 July 1903‐3 February 2005
aged 101 years, 214 days 		12 March 2000‐3 February 2005
(4 years, 328 days)
Johannes Willebrands Natherlands 4 September 1909‐1 August 2008
aged 96 years, 331 days 		3 February 2005‐1 August 2008
(1 year, 180 days)
Alfons Maria Stickler Austria 23 August 1910‐12 December 2007
(1 year, 133 days) 		1 August 2006‐12 December 2007
97 years, 311 days
Paul Augustin Mayer Germany 23 May 1911‐30 April 2010
aged 98 years, 312 days 		12 December 2007‐30 April 2010
(2 years, 139 days)
Ersilio Tonini Italy 20 July 1914‐28 July 2013
(3 years, 89 days) 		30 April 2010‐28 July 2013
aged 99 years, 8 days
Fiorenzo Angelini 1 August 1916‐22 November 2014
aged 98 years, 113 days 		28 July 2013‐22 February 2014
(209 days)
Loris Francesco Capovilla 14 October 1915‐6 May 2016
100 years, 224 days 		22 February 2014‐26 May 2016
(2 years, 94 days)
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez Colombia 18 February 1919‐3 September 2019
aged 100 years, 197 days 		26 May 2016‐3 September 2019
(3 years, 100 days)
Roger Etchegaray France 25 September 1922‐4 September 2019
aged 96 years, 344 days 		3 September 2019 (aged 96)–4 September 2019 (aged 96)(1 day)
Albert Vanhoye 24 July 1923–29 July 2021
98 years, 5 days 		4 September 2019–29 July 2021
(1 year, 328 days)
Jozef Tomko Slovakia 11 March 1924–14 July 2022
aged 98 years, 150 days 		29 July 2021 (aged 97)–14 July 2022
(1 year, 10 days)
Alexandre do Nascimento Angola born 1 March 1925
99 years, 245 days 		8 August 2022(aged 97)
2 years, 71 days

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