List of longest-living cardinals

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This article lists the Longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (born non earlier than 01 January 1800, with ages at least 91 years, 0 days), and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived was Portuguese, The longest-lived Cardinal was Italian Corrado Bafile (1903-2005) who lived to 101 years, 214 days.

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ages are up-to-date 11/24/2024

Cardinal Country Born

Died

Age
1 Corrado Bafile Italy 1903.07.04 2005.02.03 101 years, 214 days
2 Loris Francesco Capovilla Italy 1915.10.14 2016.05.26 100 years, 224 days
3 José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez Italy 1919.02.18 2019.09.03 100 years, 197 days
4 Alexandre do Nascimento Angola 1925.03.01 Alive 99 years, 268 days
5 Ersilio Tonini Italy 1914.07.20 2013.07.28 99 years, 8 days
6 Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir Lebanon 1920.05.15 2019.05.12 98 years, 362 days
7 Paul Augustin Mayer Germany 1911.05.23 2010.04.30 98 years, 342 days
8 Ignatius Kung Pin-mei China 1901.08.02 2000.03.12 98 years, 223 days
Franz König Austria 1905.08.03 2004.03.13
10 Jozef Tomko Slovakia 1924.03.11 2022.08.08 98 years 150 days
11 Estanislao Esteban Karlic Argentina 1926.02.07 Alive 98 years, 291 days
12 Fiorenzo Angelini Italy 1916.08.01 2014.11.22 98 years, 113 days
13 Albert Vanhoye, SJ France 1923.07.24 2021.07.29 98 years, 5 days
14 Paolo Dezza, S.J. Italy 1901.12.13 1999.12.17 98 years, 4 days
15 Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. Mozambique 1924.03.18 2021.09.29 97 years, 195 days
16 Emmanuel Wamala Uganda 1926.12.15 Alive 97 years, 345 days
17 Alfons Maria Stickler Austria 1910.08.23 2007.12.12 97 years, 111 days
18 Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. Argentina 1927.04.17 Alive 97 years, 221 days
19 Henryk Gulbinowicz Poland 1923.10.17 2020.11.16 97 years, 30 days
20 Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. Italy 1896.07.14 1993.07.12 96 years, 363 days
21 Roger Etchegaray France 1922.09.25 2019.09.04 96 years, 344 days
22 Johannes Willebrands Netherlands 1909.09.04 2008.08.02 96 years, 331 days
23 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Italy 1851.04.10 1948.02.16 96 years, 312 days
24 Edward Cassidy Australia 1924.07.05 2021.04.10 96 years, 279 days
25 Kazimierz Świątek Belgium 1914.10.21 2011.07.21 96 years, 273 days
26 José da Costa Nuñes Portugal 1880.03.15 1976.11.29 96 years, 259 days
27 Júlio Duarte Langa Mozambique 1927.10.27 Alive 97 years, 28 days
28 Giovanni Canestri Italy 1918.09.30 2006.04.29 96 years, 211 days
29 Domenico Bartolucci Italy 1917.05.17 2013.11.11 96 years, 188 days
30 Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. Zambia 1911.04.01 2007.09.28 96 years, 180 days
31 Francisco Álvarez Martínez Spain 1925.07.14 2022.01.05 96 years, 175 days
32 Mikel Koliqi Albania 1900.09.29 1997.01.28 96 years, 121 days
33 Friedrich Wetter Germany 1928.02.28 Alive 96 years, 270 days
34 Francesco Morano italy 1872.06.08 1968.07.12 96 years, 34 days
35 Luigi De Magistris Italy 1926.02.23 2022.02.16 95 years 358 days
36 José Freire Falcão Brazil 1925.10.23 2021.09.26 95 years, 338 days
37 Pietro Parente Italy 1891.02.16 1986.12.29 95 years, 316 days
38 Achille Silvestrini Italy 1923.10.25 2019.08.29 95 years, 308 days
39 Ernest Simoni Albania 1928.10.18 Alive 96 years, 37 days
40 Agostino Cacciavillan Italy 1926.08.14 2022.03.05 95 years, 204 days
41 Henri de Lubac S.J. France 1896.02.20 1991.09.04 95 years, 196 days
42 Walter Brandmüller Germany 1929.01.05 Alive 95 years, 324 days
43 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Thailand 1929.01.25 Alive 95 years, 304 days
44 Paulo Evaristo Arns Brazil 1921.09.14 2016.12.14 95 years, 91 days
45 Serafim Fernandes de Araújo Brazil 1924.08.13 2019.10.08 95 years, 56 days
46 Alberto Di Jorio Italy 1884.07.18 1979.09.05 95 years, 49 days
47 Corrado Ursi Italy 1908.07.26 2003.08.29 95 years, 34 days
48 Jorge Medina Chile 1926.12.23 2021.10.03 94 years, 284 days

49

Julijans Vaivods Latvia 1895.08.18 1990.05.24 94 years, 279 days
50 Carlos María de la Torre Ecuador 1873.11.15 1968.07.31 94 years, 259 days
51 Louis-Albert Vachon Canada 1912.02.04 2006.09.29 94 years, 237 days
52 Egano Righi-Lambertini Italy 1906.02.22 2000.10.04 94 years, 225 days
53 Angelo Sodano Italy 1927.11.23 2022.05.27 94 years, 205 days
54 Gilberto Agustoni Italy 1922.07.26 2017.01.22 94 years, 171 days
55 Eduardo Martínez Somalo Spain 1927.03.31 2021.08.10 94 years, 142 days
56 Giovanni Cheli Italy 1918.10.04 2013.02.08 94 years 122 days
57 Adam Maida United States 1930.03.18 Alive 94 years, 251 days
58 Julian Herranz Casado Spain 1930.03.31 Alive 94 years, 238 days
59 Giuseppe Sensi Italy 1907.05.27 2001.07.26 94 years, 60 days
60 Marian Jaworski Poland 1926.08.21 2020.09.05 94 years 13 days
61 Carlo Furno Italy 1921.12.02 2015.12.09 94 years, 7 days
62 Prosper Grech, O.S.A. Malta 1925.12.24 2019.12.30 94 years, 6 days
63 Roberto Tucci Italy 1921.04.19 2015.04.14 93 years, 360 days
64 Georges Cottier OP Switzerland 1922.04.25 2016.03.31 93 years, 341 days
65 John Carberry United States 1904.07.31 1998..06.17 93 years, 321 days
66 Paul Poupard France 1930.08.30 Alive 94 years, 86 days
67 Salvatore De Giorgi Italy 1930.09.06 Alive 94 years, 79 days
68 Sergio Sebastiani Italy 1931.04.11 2024.01.16 93 years, 281 days
69 Paolo Bertoli Italy 1908.02.01 2001.11.08 93 years, 280 days
70 Thomas Williams United States 1930.03.20 2023.12.22 93 years. 276 days
71 Opilio Rossi United States 1910.05.14 2004.02.09 93 years, 271 days
72 Janis Pujats Latvia 1930.11.14 Alive 94 years, 10 days
73 Vincenzo Vannutelli Italy 1836.12.05 1930.07.09 93 years, 216 days
74 José Manuel Estepa Llaurens Spain 1926.01.01 2019.07.21 93 years, 201 days
75 Jean Margéot

Mauritius

1916.02.03 2009.07.17 93 years, 164 days
76 Teodolfo Mertel Italy 1806.02.09 1899.027.11 93 years, 152 days
77 Simon Pimenta Italy 1920.03.01 2013.07.19 93 years, 140 days
78 Camillo Ruini Italy 1931.02.19 Alive 93 years, 279 days
79 František Tomášek Czechoslovakia 1899.06.30 1992.08.04 93 years, 35 days
80 Alfredo Scherer Brazil 1903.02.05 1996.03.09 93 years, 33 days
81 Lucian Mureșan Romania 1931.05.23 Alive 93 years, 185 days
82 James Francis McIntyre United States 1886.06.25 1979.07.16 93 years, 21 days
83 Giuseppe Pizzardo Italy 1877.07.13 1970.08.01 93 years, 19 days
84 Antonio Innocenti Italy 1915.08.23 2008.09.06 93 years, 14 days
85 Carlo Confalonieri Italy 1893.07.25 1986.08.01 93 years, 7 days
86 Alessandro Verde Italy 1865.03.27 1958.03.29 93 years, 2 days
87 Julien Ries Belgium 1920.04.19 2013.02.23 92 years, 310 days
88 Juan Carlos Aramburu Argentina 1912.02.11 2004.11.18 92 years, 281 days
89 Paolo Giobbe Italy 1880.01.10 1972.08.14 92 years, 217 days
90 Josyf Slipyj Ukraine 1892.02.17 1984.09.07 92 years, 203 days
91 Léon-Étienne Duval Algeria 1903.11.09 1996.05.30
92 Jean Honoré France 1920.08.13 2013.02.28 92 years, 199 days
93 Joseph Asajirō Satowaki Japan 1904.02.01 1996.05.08 92 years, 189 days
94 José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. Portugal 1932.01.06 Alive 92 years, 323 days
95 José María Caro Rodríguez Chile 1866.06.23 1958.12.04 92 years, 164 days
96 Joseph Zen S.D.B. Portugal 1932.01.13 Alive 92 years, 316 days
97 Luigi Poggi Italy 1917.11.25 2010.05.04 92 years, 160 days
98 Silvano Piovanelli Italy 1924.02.21 2016.07.09 92 years, 139 days
99 Maurice Feltin France 1883.05.05 1975.09.27 92 years, 135 days
100 Giuseppe Casoria Italy 1908.10.01 2001.02.08 92 years, 130 days
101 Augusto da Silva Brazil 1876.04.13 1958.08.14 92 years, 128 days
102 Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. Nicaragua 1926.02.02 2018.06.03 92 years, 121 days
103 Gabriel-Marie Garrone France 1901.10.12 1994.11.15 92 years, 95 days
104 Cahal Brendan Daly United Kingdom
(Northern Ireland)
1917.10.01 2009.12.31 92 years, 91 days
105 Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo Italy 1925.08.27 2017.11.19 92 years, 84 days
106 Carlos Carmelo Vascocellos Motta Brazil 1890.07.16 1982.09.18 92 years, 62 days
107 José Tomás Sánchez Philippines 1920.03.17 2012.03.09 91 years, 358 days
108 James Stafford United States 1932.07.26 alive 92 years, 121 days
109 Gaudencio Rosales Philippines 1932.08.10 alive 92 years, 106 days
109 Josef Frings Germany 1887.02.06 1978.12.17 91 years, 314 days
110 Jorge María Mejía Argentina 1923.01.31 2014.12.09 91 years, 312 days
111 Leo Jozef Suenens Belgium 1904.07.16 1996.05.06 91 years, 295 days
112 Ján Chryzostom Korec, S.J. Slovakia 1924.01.22 2015.10.24 91 years, 275 days
113 Stanisław Nagy, S.C.I. Poland 1921.09.30 2013.06.05 91 years, 248 days
114 Eugênio Sales Brazil 1920.11.08 2012.07.09 91 years, 244 days
Pedro Rubiano Sàenz Colombia 1932.09.13 2024.04.15
116 Francis Arinze Nigeria 1932.11.01 Alive 92 years, 23 days
117 Renato Martino Italy 1932.11.23 Alive 92 years, 1 day
118 Enrique Pla y Deniel Spain 1876.12.19 1968.07.05 91 years, 199 days
119 Raúl Silva Henríquez SDB Chile 1907.09.27 1999.04.09 91 years, 194 days
120 Pietro Pavan Italy 1903.08.30 1994.12.26 91 years, 118 days
121 François-Marie de Rovérié de Cabrières France 1830.08.30 1921.12.21 91 years. 113 days
122 Walter Kasper Germany 1933.03.05 Alive 91 years, 264 days
123 Kelvin Edward Felix Dominica 1933.02.15 2024.05.30 92 years. 105 days
124 Benedetto Aloisi Masella Italy 1879.06.29 1970.09.30 91 years, 93 days
125 Juan Sandoval Íñiguez Mexico 1933.03.28 Alive 91 years, 241 days
126 Yves Congar, O.P. France 1904.04.16 1995.06.22 91 years, 70 days
127 Gerald Emmett Carter Canada 1912.03.01 2003.04.06 91 years, 28 days
128 Patrick Aloysius O’Boyle United States 1896.07.18 1987.08.10 91 years, 23 days
129 Pablo Muñoz Vega, S.J. Ecuador 1903.05.23 1994.06.03 91 years, 11 days

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No. Cardinal Country Born Died Age at Death Age by 12-31-24
1 Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Isch Chile 1933.09.05 Alive 91 years, 80 days 91 years, 117 days
2 Raffaele Farina SDB Italy 1933.09.24 Alive 91 years, 61 days 91 years, 98 days
3 Giovanni Battista Re Italy 1934.01.30 Alive 90 years, 299 days 90 years, 336 days
4 Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn Vietnam 1934.03.05 Alive 90 years, 264 days 90 years, 301 days
5 Raniero Cantalamessa O.F.M. Cap. Italy 1934.07.22 Alive 90 years, 125 days 90 years, 162 days
6 Franc Rodé CM Slovenia 1934.03.05 Alive 90 years, 62 days 90 years, 99 days
7 Luis Héctor Villaba Argentina 1934.10.11 Alive 90 years, 44 days 90 years, 81 days
8 Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. Italy 1934.12.02 Alive 89 years, 358 days 90 years, 29 days
9 Julius Darmaarmadja S.J. Vietnam 1934.12.20 Alive 89 years, 340 days 90 years, 11 days
10 Giovanni Lajolo Italy 1935.01.03 Alive 90 years, 264 days 89 years, 363 days
11 Santos Abril y Castilló Spain 1934.09.21 Alive 90 years, 64 days 90 years, 101 days
12 Roger Mahony United States 1936.02.27 Alive 88 years, 271 days 88 years, 308 days
13 Anthony Olubunmi Okojie Nigeria 1936.06.18 Alive 88 years, 159 days 88 years, 206 days
14 Antonio Maria Rouco Varela Spain 1936.08.20 Alive 88 years, 96 days 88 years, 133 days
15 Nicolàs de Jesús López Rodríguez Dominican Republic 1936.10.31 Alive 86 years, 24 days 88 years, 61 days
16 Ennio Antonelli Italy 1936.11.18 Alive 88 years, 6 days 88 years, 43 days
17 Théodore-Adrien Sarr Senegal 1936.11.18 Alive 88 years, 6 days 88 years, 43 days
18 Audrys Bačkis Lithuania 1937.02.01 Alive 87 years, 297 days 87 years, 334 days
19 Raymundo Damasceno Assis Brazil 1937.02.15 Alive 87 years, 283 days 87 years, 320 days
20 Toribio Ticona Porco Bolivia 1937.04.25 Alive 87 years, 213 days 87 years, 250 days

Chronological list of Oldest living members of the College of Cardinals

Name Country Born Time as oldest Death and age
John Henry Newman U.K.
England
1801.02.21 ?? 1890.08.11
89 years, 171 days
Teodolfo Mertel Italy 1806.02.06 1899.08.11 1899.07.11
aged 93 years, 152 days
Luigi Di Canossa Italy 04/20/1809 1899.07.11 1900.03.12
aged 90 years, 358 days
Michelangelo Celesia Italy 1814.01.13 1900.03.12 1904.04.14
aged 90 years, 92 days
François-Marie-Benjamin Richard France 1819.03.01 1904.04.14 1904.01.27
aged 88 years, 332 days
Anton Josef Gruscha Italy 1820.11.03 1908.12.27 1911.08.05
aged 90 years, 275 daya
Alfonso Capecelatro Italy 1824.02.05 1911.08.05 1912.11.14
aged 88 years, 283 days
Angelo di Pierto Italy 1828.05.22 1912.11.14 1914.12.05
aged 86 years, 197 days
François de Cabrières

France

1830.08.30 1914.12.05 1921.12.21
aged 91 years, 113 days
Giuseppe Prisco Italy 1833.09.08 1921.12.21 1923.02.04
aged 89 years, 149 days
Vincenzo Vannutelli Italy 1836.12.05 1923.02.04 1930.07.09
aged 93 years, 216 days
Andreas Frühwirth Austria 1845.08.21 1930.07.09 1933.02.09
aged 87 years, 172 days
Franz Ehrle Germany 1845.10.17

1933.02.09

1934.03.31
aged 88 years, 165 days
Pierre Andrieu France 1849.12.07 1934.03.31 1935.02.15
aged 85 years, 70 days
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Italy 1851.04.10 1935.02.15 1948.02.16
aged 96 years, 312 days
Enrico Sibilia Italy 1861.03.17 1948.02.16 1948.08.04
aged 87 years, 140 days
Alessandro Verde Italy 1865.03.27 1948.08.04 1958.03.29
aged 93 years, 2 days
Jose Maria Caro Chile 1866.06.23 1958.03.29 1958.12.04
aged 92 years, 164 days
Georges Grente France 1872.05.05 1958.12.04 1959.05.05
aged 87 years, 0 days
Elia dala Costa Italy 1872.05.14 1959.05.05 1961.12.22
aged 89 years, 222 days
Francesco Morano Italy 1872.06.08 1961.12.22 1968.07.12
aged 96 years, 34 days
Carlos María de la Torre Ecuador 1873.11.15 1968.07.12 1968.07.31

aged 94 years, 259 days

Augusto da Silva Brazil 1876.04.08 1968.07.31 1968.08.14
aged 92 years, 128 days
Giuseppe Pizzardo Italy 1877.07.13 1968.08.14 1970.08.01
aged 93 years, 19 days
Benedetto Aloisi Masella Italy 1879.06.29 1970.08.01 1970.09.30
aged 91 years, 93 days
Paolo Giobbe Italy

1880.01.10

1970.09.30 1970.09.30
aged 92 years, 217 days
José da Costa Nunes Portugal 1880.03.15 1972.08.14

1976.11.29

aged 96 years, 259 days

Alberto di Jorio Italy 1884.07.18 1976.11.29 1979.09.05
aged 95 years, 49 days
Antonio Caggiano Argentina 1889.01.30 1979.09.05 1979.10.23
aged 90 years, 266 days
Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta Brazil 1890.07.16 1979.10.23 1982.09.18
aged 92 years, 64 days
Pietro Parente Italy 1891.02.16 1982.09.18

1986.12.29
aged 95 years, 356 days

Julijans Vaivods Latvia 1895.08.08 1986.12.29 1990.05.24
aged 94 years, 279 days
Henri de Lubac France 1896.02.20 1990.05.24 1991.09.04
aged 95 years, 196 days
Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli Italy 1896.07.14 1991.09.04 1993.07.12
aged 95 years, 196 days
Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei China 1901.01.01 1993.07.12 1994.11.26 2000.03.12
aged 98 years, 223 days
Mikel Koliqi Albania 1900.09.29 1994.11.26 1997.01.28
aged 96 years, 121 days
Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei China 1901.08.02 1997.01.28 2000.03.12
aged 98 years, 223 days
Corrado Bafile Italy 1903.07.04 2000.03.12 2005.02.03
aged 101 years, 214 days
Johannes Willebrands Natherlands 1909.09.04 2005.03.02 2008.08.01
aged 96 years, 331 days
Alfons Maria Stickler Austria 1910.08.23 2006.08.01 2007.12.12
aged 97 years, 111 days
Paul Augustin Mayer Germany 1911.05.23 2007.12.12 2010.04.30
aged 98 years, 312 days
Ersilio Tonini Italy 1914.07.20 2010.04.30 2013.07.28 2013.07.28
aged 99 years, 8 days
Fiorenzo Angelini Italy

1916.01.08

2013.07.28 2014.02.14 2014.11.22
aged 98 years, 113 days
Loris Francesco Capovilla Italy 1915.10.14 2014.02.14 2016.05.26
aged 100 years, 224 days
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez Colombia 1919.02.18 2016.05.26 2019.09.03
aged 100 years, 197 days
Roger Etchegaray France 1922.09.05 2019.09.03 2019.09.04
aged 96 years, 344 days
Albert Vanhoye France 1923.07.24 2019.09.04 2021.07.29
aged 98 years, 5 days
Jozef Tomko Slovakia 1924.03.11 2021.07.29 2022.07.14
aged 98 years, 150 days
Alexandre do Nascimento Angola 1925.03.01 2022.07.14 Alive
99 years, 268 days

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