Hypothetical List of longest-living Cardinals
This article lists the 100 oldest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (after 1800),, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived Cardinal was Corrado Bafile, of Italy who lived to ages of 101 years, 214 days.
If Every Current Living Cardinal's Birth year is altered.
List
| Rank | Cardinal | Post | Country | Born | Died | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge da Costa | Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1503–1508)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Lorenzo in Lucina in commendum (1491–1508) |
Italy | 1406 | 1508 | 101 years, 262 days to 102 years, 261 days |
| 2 | Corrado Bafile | Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1987–2005) | Italy | 1903 | 2005 | 101 years, 214 days |
| 3 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) | Italy | 1915 | 2016 | 100 years, 224 days |
| 4 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez | Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019) | Colombia | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 197 days |
| 5 | Luigi Ciacchi | Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (1838 – 1865) | Italy | 1765 | 1865 | 100 years, 122 days |
| 6 | Alexandre do Nascimento | Cardinal-Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983–) | Angola | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 305 days |
| 7 | Ersilio Tonini | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) | Italy | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 8 days |
| 8 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir | Cardinal Patriarch (1986 (1994)-2019) | Lebanon | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 362 days |
| 9 | Paul Augustin Mayer OSA | Cardinal-Priest of San Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title (1996–2010) | Germany | 1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 342 days |
| 10 | Galeazzo Marescotti | Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1708– 1726)
Protopriest (1710–1715) |
Italy | 1627 | 1726 | 98 years, 275 days |
| 11 | Jean-Baptist de Belloy | Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina (1805 – 1808) | France | 1709 | 1808 | 98 years, 237 days |
| 12 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic | Cardinal-Priest of Beata Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007–) | Argentina | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 328 days |
| 13 | Ignatius Kung Pin-mei | Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto (1991–2000) | China | 1901 | 2000 | 98 years, 223 days |
| 14 | Franz König | Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Eusebio (1958–2004) | Austria | 1905 | 2004 | |
| 15 | Jozef Tomko | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina (1985–2022) | Slovakia | 1924 | 2022 | 98 years 150 days |
| 16 | Fiorenzo Angelini | Cardinal-Priest of Santo Spirito in Sassia (1991-2014) | Italy | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 113 days |
| 17 | Emmanuel Wamala | Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Ugo (1994-) | Uganda | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 16 days |
| 18 | Albert Vanhoye, SJ | Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano a Villa Albani (2006–2021) | France | 1923 | 2021 | 98 years, 5 days |
| 19 | Paolo Dezza, S.J. | Cardinal-Deacon of SantaIgnazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (1991–1999) | Italy | 1901 | 1999 | 98 years, 4 days |
| 20 | Luis Pascual Dri OFMCap | Cardinal-Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino (2023–) | Argentina | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 258 days |
| 21 | Alexandre dos Santos, O.F.M. | Cardinal-Priest of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988–2021) | Mozambique | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 195 days |
| 22 | Alfons Maria Stickler SDB | Cardinal-Priest of S. Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title (1996–2007) | Austria | 1910 | 2007 | 97 years, 111 days |
| 23 | Henryk Gulbinowicz | Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (1985–2020) | Poland | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 30 days |
| 24 | Júlio Duarte Langa | Cardinal Priest of San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) | Mozambique | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 65 days |
| 25 | Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. | Cardinal-Priest of S. Sebastiano al Palatino pro hac vice Title (1983–1993) | Italy | 1896 | 1993 | 96 years, 363 days |
| 26 | Roger Etchegaray | Cardinal-Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina (1998–2019) | France | 1922 | 2019 | 96 years, 344 days |
| 27 | Johannes Willebrands | Cardinal-Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe (1975–2006) | Netherlands | 1909 | 2008 | 96 years, 331 days |
| 28 | Friedrich Wetter | Cardinal Priest of Santo Stephano in Coelio Monte (1985–) | Germany | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 315 days |
| 29 | Gennaro Pignatelli di Belmonte | Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1915-1948)
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1930-1918) Dean of the College of Cardinals (1930-1948) |
Italy | 1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days |
| 30 | Edward Cassidy | Cardinal-Priest 'pro hac vice' of Santa Maria in Via Lata (2002–2021) | Australia | 1924 | 2021 | 96 years, 279 days |
| 31 | Kazimierz Świątek | Cardinal-Priest of San Gerardo Matella (1994–2011) | Belarus | 1914 | 2011 | 96 years, 273 days |
| 32 | José da Costa Nuñes | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca (1962–1976) | Portugal | 1880 | 1976 | 96 years, 259 days |
| 33 | Giovanni Canestri | Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea della Valle (1988-2015) | Italy | 1918 | 2006 | 96 years, 211 days |
| 34 | Domenico Bartolucci | Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2010–2013) | Italy | 1917 | 2013 | 96 years, 188 days |
| 35 | Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. | Cardinal-Priest of San Andrea al Quirinale (1998–2007) | Zambia | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 180 days |
| 36 | Francisco Álvarez Martínez | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria "Regina Pacis" a Monte Verde (2001–2022) | Spain | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 175 days |
| 37 | Francesco Carafa della Spina di Traetto | Protopriest (1803 – 1818)
Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1807 – 1818) Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina in commendum (1807 – 1818) |
Italy | 1722 | 1818 | 96 years, 144 days |
| 38 | Mikel Koliqi | Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (1994–1997) | Albania | 1900 | 1997 | 96 years, 121 days |
| 39 | Ernest Simoni | Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala (2016–) | Albania | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 74 days |
| 40 | Francesco Morano | Cardinal-Priest of San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021) | Italy | 1872 | 1968 | 96 years, 34 days |
| 41 | Walter Brandmüller | Cardinal-Priest 'pro hac vice' of San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi (2010–) | Germany | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 361 days |
| 42 | Luigi De Magistris | Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimo Nome di Gesu e Maria in Via Lata (2015–2022) | Italy | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 358 days |
| 43 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu | Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983–) | Thailand | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 341 days |
| 44 | José Freire Falcão | Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1967–1986) | Brazil | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years, 338 days |
| 45 | Pietro Parente | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Lorenzo in Lucina (1967–1986) | Italy | 1891 | 1986 | 95 years, 316 days |
| 46 | Achille Silvestrini | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2001–2022) | Italy | 1923 | 2019 | 95 years, 308 days |
| 47 | Agostino Cacciavillan | Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica (1983–1991) | Italy | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years, 204 days |
| 48 | Henri de Lubac, S.J. | Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica (1983–1991) | France | 1896 | 1991 | 95 years, 196 days |
| 49 | Paulo Evaristo Arns | Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (1973–2016) | Brazil | 1921 | 2016 | 95 years, 91 days |
| 50 | Serafim Fernandes de Araújo | Cardinal Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1998–2019) | Brazil | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 56 days |
| 51 | Alberto Di Jorio | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1967–1979) | Italy | 1884 | 1979 | 95 years, 49 days |
| 52 | Corrado Ursi | Cardinal-Priest of S. Callisto (1967–2003) | Italy | 1908 | 2003 | 95 years, 34 days |
| 53 | Jorge Medina Estévez | Cardinal-Priest "pro hac vice" of Santa Saba (2008–2021) | Chile | 1926 | 2021 | 94 years, 284 days |
| 54 | Adam Maida | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio (1994–) | United States | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 288 days |
| 55 | Julijans Vaivods | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati (1983–1990) | Latvia | 1895 | 1990 | 94 years, 279 days |
| 56 | Julian Herranz Casado | Cardinal Priest of Sant'Eugenio (2014–present) | Spain | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 275 days |
| 57 | Carlos María de la Torre | Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1953 – 1968) | Ecuador | 1873 | 1968 | 94 years, 259 days |
| 58 | Louis-Albert Vachon | Cardinal-Priest of San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985–2006) | Canada | 1912 | 2006 | 94 years, 237 days |
| 59 | Egano Righi-Lambertini | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1990–2000) | Italy | 1906 | 2000 | 94 years, 225 days |
| 60 | Angelo Sodano | Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1994–2022)
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (2005–2022) Dean of the College of Cardinals (2005–2022) |
Italy | 1927 | 2022 | 94 years, 205 days |
| 61 | Gilberto Agustoni | Cardinal-Priest pro hac vice of Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta (1994–2017) | Italy | 1922 | 2017 | 94 years, 171 days |
| 62 | Eduardo Martínez Somalo | Cardinal Priest of Santissimo Nome di Gesù (1999–2021) | Spain | 1927 | 2021 | 94 years, 142 days |
| 63 | Paul Poupard | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede (1996–) | France | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 123 days |
| 64 | Giovanni Cheli | Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title (2008–2013) | Italy | 1918 | 2013 | 94 years 122 days |
| 65 | Salvatore De Giorgi | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Aracoeli (1996–) | Italy | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 116 days |
| 66 | Giuseppe Sensi | Cardinal-Priest of Regina Apostolorum (1987–2001) | Italy | 1907 | 2001 | 94 years, 60 days |
| 67 | Janis Pujats | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Silvia (2001–) | Latvia | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 47 days |
| 68 | Marian Jaworski | Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto (1998–2020) | Poland | 1926 | 2020 | 94 years 13 days |
| 69 | Carlo Furno | Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio (2006–2015) | Italy | 1921 | 2015 | 94 years, 7 days |
| 70 | Prosper Grech, O.S.A. | Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti (2012–2019) | Malta | 1925 | 2019 | 94 years, 6 days |
| 71 | Roberto Tucci | Cardinal-Priest pro hac vice of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (2001–2015) | Italy | 1921 | 2015 | 93 years, 360 days |
| 72 | Georges Cottier | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Domenico e Sisto pro hac vice Title (2014–2016) | Switzerland | 1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 341 days |
| 73 | John Carberry | Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1969–1998) | United States | 1904 | 1998 | 93 years, 321 days |
| 74 | Camillo Ruini | Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura (1991–present) | Italy | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 316 days |
| 75 | Paolo Bertoli | Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1979–2001) | Italy | 1908 | 2001 | 93 years, 280 days |
| 76 | Thomas Williams | Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023) | United States | 1930 | 2023 | 93 years. 276 days |
| 77 | Opilio Rossi | Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004) | United States | 1910 | 2004 | 93 years, 271 days |
| 78 | Henri Albert de la Grange d’Arquien | Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere (1699–1707) | France | 1613 | 1707 | 93 years, 258 days |
| 79 | Lucian Mureșan | Cardinal-Deacon of San Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia (2012–2013) | Romania | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 222 days |
| 80 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1915-1930)
Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1900-1930) Dean of the College of Cardinals (1915-1930) |
Italy | 1836 | 1930 | 93 years, 216 days |
| 81 | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all'Acqua Traversa (2010–2019) | Spain | 1926 | 2019 | 93 years, 201 days |
| 82 | Giuseppe Firrao | Cardinal-Priest of San Eusebio (1801 – 1830)
Protopriest (1823 – 1830) |
Italy | 1736 | 1830 | 93 years, 188 days |
| 83 | Jean Margéot | Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (1988–2009) | Mauritius | 1916 | 2009 | 93 years, 164 days |
| 84 | Teodolfo Mertel | Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso (1884–1899) | Italy | 1806 | 1899 | 93 years, 152 days |
| 85 | Simon Pimenta | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (1988–2013) | Italy | 1920 | 2013 | 93 years, 140 days |
| 86 | František Tomášek | Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio (1977–1992) | Czech Republic | 1899 | 1992 | 93 years, 35 days |
| 87 | Alfredo Scherer | Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette (1969–1996) | Brazil | 1903 | 1996 | 93 years, 33 days |
| 88 | James Francis McIntyre | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Anastasia (1953–1979) | United States | 1886 | 1979 | 93 years, 21 days |
| 89 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1948–1970) | Italy | 1877 | 1970 | 93 years, 19 days |
| 90 | Antonio Innocenti | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1996–2008) | Italy | 1915 | 2008 | 93 years, 14 days |
| 91 | Carlo Confalonieri | Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1972–1986)
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1977–1986) Dean of the College of Cardinals |
Italy | 1893 | 1986 | 93 years, 7 days |
| 92 | Alessandro Verde | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Cosmedin pro hac vice Title (1935 – 1958) | Italy | 1865 | 1958 | 93 years, 2 days |
| 93 | José Saraiva Martins | Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (2009–) | Portugal | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 360 days |
| 94 | Joseph Zen | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (2009–) | China | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 353 days |
| 95 | Julien Ries | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Cosmedin pro hac vice Title (1935–1958) | Belgium | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 310 days |
| 96 | Juan Carlos Aramburu | Cardinal-priest of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini | Argentina | 1912 | 2004 | 92 years, 281 days |
| 97 | Sergio Sebastiani | Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Eustachio "title pro hac vice" (2001–2024) | Italy | 1931 | 2023 | 92 years, 280 days |
| 98 | Paolo Giobbe | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella (1958–1972) | Italy | 1880 | 1972 | 92 years, 217 days |
| 99 | Josyf Slipyj | Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Atanasio (1965–1984) | Ukraine | 1892 | 1984 | 92 years, 203 days |
| 100 | Léon-Étienne Duval | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina (1965–1996) | Algeria | 1903 | 1996 | |
| Jean-Marcel Honoré | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle (2001–2013) | France | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 199 days |
Next to Join
| Cardinal | Post | Country | Born | Died | Age | Date of Entry (main list) After |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stafford | Cardinal Priest of San Pietro in Montorio (1998–) | United States | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 158 days | 2025-02-14 Josyf Slipyj and Leon-Etienen Duval (tied) |
| Gaudencio Rosales | Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006–) | Philippines | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 143 days | 2025-03-01 Josyf Slipyj and Leon-Etienen Duval |
| Francis Arinze | Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri-Segni (2005–) | Nigeria | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 60 days | 2025-06-26 Paolo Giobbe |
| Renato Martino | Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti (2003–) | Italy | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 38 days | 2025-08-08 Sergio Sebastiani |
| Kelvin Edward Felix | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle (2014–) | Saint Lucia | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 320 days | 2025-11-23 Juan Carlos Aramburu |
| Walter Kasper | Cardinal-Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova, title pro hac vice (2001–) | Gernany | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 301 days | 2026-01-01 Julien Ries |
| Juan Sandoval Íñiguez | Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (basilica) (1994–) | Mexico | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 278 days | 2026-03-30 Alessandro Verde |
| Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, ISch | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (2001–) | Chile | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 117 days | 2026-09-12 Carlo Confalonieri |
| Raffaele Farina, SDB | Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni della Pigna, title pro hac vice (2007–) | Italy | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 98 days | 2026-10-08 Antonio Innocenti |
| Giovanni Battista Re | Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto (2002–present)
Dean of the College of Cardinals (2020–present) Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (2020–present) |
Italy | 1933 | Alive | 90 years, 336 days | 2027-02-18 Giuseppe Pizzardo |