List of longest-living cardinals
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This article lists the 100 longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (born non earlier than 01 January 1800), 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.
Gallery
Oldest:
Italy
Corrado Bafile2nd-Oldest ever:
Italy
Loris Francesco Capovilla3rd-Oldest:
Colombia
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez4th-oldest ever:
Angola
Alexandre do Nascimiento
List
ages are up-to-date 11/24/2024
No. | Cardinal | Country | YOB | YOD | Age |
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1 | Corrado Bafile | ITA | 1903 | 2005 | 101 years, 214 days |
2 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | ITA | 1915 | 2016 | 100 years, 224 days |
3 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez | COL | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 197 days |
4 | Alexandre do Nascimento | AGO | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 268 days |
5 | Ersilio Tonini | ITA | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 8 days |
6 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir | LBN | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 362 days |
7 | Paul Augustin Mayer | GER | 1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 342 days |
8 | Ignatius Kung Pin-mei | CHN | 1901 | 2000 | 98 years, 223 days |
Franz König | AUS | 1905 | 2004 | ||
10 | Jozef Tomko | SVK | 1924 | 2022 | 98 years 150 days |
10 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic | ARG | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 291 days |
12 | Fiorenzo Angelini | ITA | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 113 days |
13 | Albert Vanhoye, SJ | FRA | 1923 | 2021 | 98 years, 5 days |
14 | Paolo Dezza, S.J. | ITA | 1901 | 1999 | 98 years, 4 days |
15 | Emmanuel Wamala | UGA | 1926 | Alive | 97 years, 345 days |
16 | Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. | MOZ | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 195 days |
17 | Alfons Maria Stickler | AUT | 1910 | 2007 | 97 years, 111 days |
19 | Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. | ARG | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 221 days |
20 | Henryk Gulbinowicz | POL | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 30 days |
21 | Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. | ITA | 1896 | 1993 | 96 years, 363 days |
22 | Roger Etchegaray | FRA | 1922 | 2019 | 96 years, 344 days |
23 | Johannes Willebrands | NED | 1909 | 2008 | 96 years, 331 days |
24 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | ITA | 1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days |
25 | Edward Cassidy | AUS | 1924 | 2021 | 96 years, 279 days |
26 | Kazimierz Świątek | BEL | 1914 | 2011 | 96 years, 273 days |
27 | José da Costa Nuñes | POR | 1880 | 1976 | 96 years, 259 days |
28 | Giovanni Canestri | ITA | 1918 | 2006 | 96 years, 211 days |
29 | Domenico Bartolucci | ITA | 1917 | 2013 | 96 years, 188 days |
30 | Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. | ZAM | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 180 days |
31 | Francisco Álvarez Martínez | ESP | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 175 days |
32 | Friedrich Wetter | GER | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 270 days |
33 | Mikel Koliqi | ALB | 1900 | 1997 | 96 years, 121 days |
34 | Francesco Morano | ITA | 1872 | 1968 | 96 years, 34 days |
35 | Luigi De Magistris | ITA | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 358 days |
36 | José Freire Falcão | BRA | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years, 338 days |
37 | Pietro Parente | ITA | 1891 | 1986 | 95 years, 316 days |
38 | Achille Silvestrini | ITA | 1923 | 2019 | 95 years, 308 days |
39 | Ernest Simoni | ALB | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 37 days |
40 | Agostino Cacciavillan | ITA | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years, 204 days |
41 | Henri de Lubac S.J. | ITA | 1896 | 1991 | 95 years, 196 days |
42 | Walter Brandmüller | GER | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 324 days |
43 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu | THA | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 304 days |
44 | Paulo Evaristo Arns | BRA | 1921 | 2016 | 95 years, 91 days |
45 | Serafim Fernandes de Araújo | BRA | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 56 days |
46 | Alberto Di Jorio | ITA | 1884 | 1979 | 95 years, 49 days |
47 | Corrado Ursi | ITA | 1908 | 2003 | 95 years, 34 days |
48 | Jorge Medina | CHL | 1926 | 2021 | 94 years, 284 days |
49 | Julijans Vaivods | LAT | 1895 | 1990 | 94 years, 279 days |
50 | Carlos María de la Torre | ECU | 1873 | 1968 | 94 years, 259 days |
51 | Louis-Albert Vachon | CAN | 1912 | 2006 | 94 years, 237 days |
52 | Egano Righi-Lambertini | ITA | 1906 | 2000 | 94 years, 225 days |
53 | Angelo Sodano | ITA | 1927 | 2022 | 94 years, 205 days |
54 | Gilberto Agustoni | ITA | 1922 | 2017 | 94 years, 171 days |
55 | Eduardo Martínez Somalo | ESP | 1927 | 2021 | 94 years, 142 days |
56 | Giovanni Cheli | ITA | 1918 | 2013 | 94 years 122 days |
57 | Adam Maida | USA | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 251 days |
58 | Julian Herranz Casado | ESP | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 238 days |
59 | Giuseppe Sensi | ITA | 1907 | 2001 | 94 years, 60 days |
60 | Marian Jaworski | POL | 1926 | 2020 | 94 years 13 days |
61 | Carlo Furno | ITA | 1921 | 2015 | 94 years, 7 days |
62 | Prosper Grech, O.S.A. | MLT | 1925 | 2019 | 94 years, 6 days |
63 | Roberto Tucci | ITA | 1921 | 2015 | 93 years, 360 days |
64 | Georges Cottier OP | SUI | 1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 341 days |
65 | John Carberry | USA | 1904 | 1998 | 93 years, 321 days |
66 | Paul Poupard | FRA | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 86 days |
67 | Salvatore De Giorgi | ITA | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 79 days |
68 | Paolo Bertoli | ITA | 1908 | 2001 | 93 years, 280 days |
69 | Thomas Williams | USA | 1930 | 2023 | 93 years. 276 days |
70 | Opilio Rossi | USA | 1910 | 2004 | 93 years, 271 days |
71 | Janis Pujats | LAT | 1930.11.14 | Alive | 94 years, 10 days |
72 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | ITA | 1836 | 1930 | 93 years, 216 days |
73 | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | ESP | 1926 | 2019 | 93 years, 201 days |
74 | Jean Margéot | MUS | 1916 | 2009 | 93 years, 164 days |
75 | Teodolfo Mertel | ITA (PPS) |
1806 | 1899 | 93 years, 152 days |
76 | Simon Pimenta | ITA | 1920 | 2013 | 93 years, 140 days |
77 | Camillo Ruini | ITA | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 279 days |
79 | Lucian Mureșan | ROU | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 185 days |
80 | František Tomášek | CZE | 1899 | 1992 | 93 years, 35 days |
81 | Alfredo Scherer | BRA | 1903 | 1996 | 93 years, 33 days |
81 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | ITA | 1877 | 1970 | 93 years, 19 days |
82 | James Francis McIntyre | USA | 1886 | 1979 | 93 years, 14 days |
83 | Carlo Confalonieri | ITA | 1893 | 1986 | 93 years, 7 days |
84 | Alessandro Verde | ITA | 1865 | 1958 | 93 years, 2 days |
85 | Julien Ries | BEL | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 310 days |
86 | Juan Carlos Aramburu | ARG | 1912 | 2004 | 92 years, 281 days |
87 | Sergio Sebastiani | ITA | 1931 | 2024 | 92 years, 280 days |
88 | Paolo Giobbe | ITA | 1880 | 1972 | 92 years, 217 days |
89 | Josyf Slipyj | UKR | 1892 | 1984 | 92 years, 203 days |
Léon-Étienne Duval | ALG | 1903 | 1996 | ||
91 | Jean Honoré | FRA | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 199 days |
92 | Joseph Asajirō Satowaki | JPN | 1904 | 1996 | 92 years, 189 days |
93 | José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. | POR | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 323 days |
94 | Joseph Zen S.D.B. | CHN (HKG)' |
1932 | Alive | 92 years, 316 days |
95 | José María Caro Rodríguez | CHL | 1866 | 1958 | 92 years, 164 days |
96 | Luigi Poggi | ITA | 1917 | 2010 | 92 years, 160 days |
97 | Silvano Piovanelli | ITA | 1924 | 2016 | 92 years, 139 days |
98 | Maurice Feltin | FRA | 1883 | 1975 | 92 years, 135 days |
99 | Giuseppe Casoria | ITA | 1908 | 2001 | 92 years, 130 days |
100 | Augusto da Silva | BRA | 1876 | 1958 | 92 years, 128 days |
Next to Join
No. | Cardinal | Co. | YOB | YOD | Age | Age by 12-31-24 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | James Stafford | USA | 1932 | alive | 92 years, 121 days | 92 years, 158 days |
2 | Gaudencio Rosales | PHL | 1932 | alive | 92 years, 106 days | 92 years, 143 days |
3 | Francis Arinze | NGA | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 23 days | 92 years, 60 days |
4 | Renato Martino | ITA | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 1 day | 92 years, 38 days |
5 | Walter Kasper | GER | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 264 days | 91 years, 301 days |
6 | Juan Sandoval Íñiguez | MEX | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 241 days | 91 years, 278 days |
7 | Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Isch | CHL | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 80 days | 91 years, 117 days |
8 | Raffaele Farina SDB | ITA | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 61 days | 91 years, 98 days |
9 | Giovanni Battista Re | ITA | 1934 | Alive | 90 years, 299 days | 90 years, 336 days |
10 | Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn | VIE | 1934 | Alive | 90 years, 264 days | 90 years, 301 days |
Chronological list of Oldest living members of the College of Cardinals
Name | Country | Born | Time as longest-lived cardinal | |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Henry Newman | U.K. ENG |
21 Feb 1801 | 1 Jan 1890–30 Jul 1895 5 years, 210 days | |
Teodolfo Mertel | ITA | 9 Feb 1806 | 31 Jul 1895–6 May 1930 34 years, 279 days | |
Vincenzo Vannutelli | 5 Dec 1836 | 7 May 1930–12 Nov 1944 14 years, 189 days | ||
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | 10 Apr 1851 | 13 Nov 1944–10 June 1998 53 years, 209 days | ||
Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei | CHN | 2 Aug 1901 | 11 Jun 1998–12 Feb 2002 3 years, 246 days | |
Corrado Bafile | ITA | 4 Jul 1903 | 13 Feb 2002–present 22 years, 286 days |
See Also
- List of Cardinals by Age (current)
- Cardinals by Death Date (who died at least 85 years old)
- Lists of Cardinals by death date
- List of current cardinals
- Hypothetical List of longest-living Cardinals
- List of longest-living state leaders
- Past longest-living cardinals
- Oldest and Longest-lived Cardinals by Country (born post-1800)