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, 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.

List

ages are up-to-date 11/5/2024

No.
Image
Cardinal Country Post YOB YOD Age
1 Konrad Adenauer - Feier zum 88. Geburtstag in der Redoute-kasf0009.JPG
Corrado Bafile
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santa Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1987–2005) 1903 2005 101 years, 214 days
2 Capovilla.cardinal2014.jpg
Loris Francesco Capovilla
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) 1915 2016 100 years, 224 days
3 Pimiento Rodríguez.jpg
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019) 1919 2019 100 years, 197 days
4 Alexandre do Nascimento.jpg
Alexandre do Nascimento
Flag of Angola.svg Angola Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-present) 1925 Alive 99 years, 249 days
50 Ersilio.Cardinal.Tonini.jpg
Ersilio Tonini
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) 1914 2013 99 years, 8 days
6 Cardinal Nasrallah Peter Sfeir.jpg
Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Cardinal-Patriarch (1994 – 2019) 1920 2019 98 years, 362 days
7 Coat of arms of Paul Augustin Mayer.svg
Paul Augustin Mayer
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Priest of San Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title (1996–2010) 1911 2010 98 years, 342 days
8 Bishop Kung 1949.jpg
Ignatius Kung Pin-mei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Priest of San Sisto (1991 – 2000) 1901 2000 98 years, 223 days
Kardinal koenig.jpg
Franz König
Flag of Austria.svg Austria Priest of San Eusebio (1958 – 2004)
Proto-priest of College of Cardinals (1991–2004)
1905 2004
10 Estanislao Esteban Karlic.jpg
Estanislao Esteban Karlic
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Priest of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-present) 1926 Alive 98 years, 272 days
11 J.Em. Jozef kardinál Tomko.jpg
Jozef Tomko
Flag of Slovenia (1945–1991).svg Slovakia Priest of S. Sabina (1996–2022) 1924 2022 98 years 150 days
12 Coat of arms of Fiorenzo Angelini.svg
Fiorenzo Angelini
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santo Spirito in Sassia pro hac vice Title (2002–2014) 1916 2014 98 years, 113 days
13 Cardinal Albert Vanhoye.jpg
Albert Vanhoye, SJ
Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e San Adriano a Villa Albani pro hac vice Title (2016–2021) 1923 2021 98 years, 5 days
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Paolo Dezza, S.J.
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Deacon of San Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (1991 – 1999) 1901 1999 98 years, 4 days
15 Emmanuel Wamala.jpg
Emmanuel Wamala
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Priest of Sant'Ugo (1994-present) 1926 Alive 97 years, 326 days
16 Alexandre José Maria dos Santos.jpg
Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M.
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Priest of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988–2021) 1924 2021 97 years, 195 days
17 Coat of arms of Alfons Maria Stickler.svg
Alfons Maria Stickler
Flag of Austria.svg Austria Priest of San Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title (1996–2007) 1910 2007 97 years, 111 days
18 Coat of arms of Luis Pascual Dri.svg
Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap.
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (2023-present) 1927 Alive 97 years, 202 days
19 Henryk Gulbinowicz.JPG
Henryk Gulbinowicz
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (1985–2020) 1923 2020 97 years, 30 days
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Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M.
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of San Sebastiano al Palatino pro hac vice Title (1983–1993) 1896 1993 96 years, 363 days
21 Roger Etchegaray 2012.jpg
Roger Etchegaray
Flag of France.svg France Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina (1998–2019)<br /<>Vice-Dean (2005–2017) 1922 2019 96 years, 344 days
22 Johannes Willebrands 1982 color.jpg
Johannes Willebrands
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe (1975–2006) 1909 2008 96 years, 331 days
23 Gennaro Granito di Belmonte-1922.jpg
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Bishop of Albano (1915 – 1948)
Vice-Dean (1929 – 1930)
Bishop of Ostia (1930 – 1948)
Dean (1930 – 1948)
1851 1948 96 years, 312 days
24 Edward Idris Cassidy (1984).jpg
Edward Cassidy
Flag of Australia.svg Australia Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title (2002– 2021) 1924 2021 96 years, 279 days
25 Langa Francisco.jpg
Júlio Duarte Langa
Flag of Mozambique (WFB 2000).svg Mozambique Priest of San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) 1927 Alive 97 years, 18 days
26 Kazimir Sviontek 03.jpg
Kazimierz Świątek
Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Priest of San Gerardo Maiella (1994–2011) 1914 2011 96 years, 273 days
27 José da Costa Nunes 1946.jpg
José da Costa Nuñes
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Priest of Santa Prisca (1962–1976) 1880 1976 96 years, 259 days
28 Cardinale Giovanni Canestri (cropped).jpeg
Giovanni Canestri
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of San Andrea della Valle (1988–2015) 1918 2015 96 years, 211 days
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Domenico Bartolucci
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Deacon Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2010–2013) 1917 2013 96 years, 188 days
30 Cardinal Adam Kozlowiecki.png
Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J.
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Priest of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1998–2008) 1911 2007 96 years, 180 days
31 Card. Alvarez Martinez (30913897465).jpg
Francisco Álvarez Martínez
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Priest of Santa Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde (2001–2022) 1925 2022 96 years, 175 days
32 Kardinal Wetter 2008.jpg
Friedrich Wetter
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Priest of Santo Stephano in Coelio Monte (1985–present) 1928 Alive 96 years, 251 days
33 Coat of arms of Francesco Morano.svg
Francesco Morano
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano (1959 – 1968) 1872 1968 96 years, 34 days
34 Luigi De Magistris (cropped).png
Luigi De Magistris
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Deacon Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2015–2022) 1926 2022 95 years 358 days
35 José Freire Falcão.jpg
José Freire Falcão
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Priest of San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021) 1925 2021 95 years, 338 days
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Pietro Parente
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1967–1986) 1891 1986 95 years, 316 days
37 Achille Silvestrini.jpg
Achille Silvestrini
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo pro hac vice Title (1999–2019) 1923 2019 95 years, 308 days
38 Ernest Simoni.jpg
Ernest Simoni
Flag of Albania.svg Albania Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) 1928 Alive 96 years, 18 days
39 Coat of arms of Agostino Cacciavillan.svg
Agostino Cacciavillan
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino pro hac vice Title (2011–2022) 1926 2022 95 years, 204 days
40 Walter Kardinal Brandmüller Coat of arms.jpg
Walter Brandmüller
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Priest of San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi, pro hac vice (2021-present) 1929 Alive 95 years, 305 days
41 Henri Cardinal de Lubac.svg
Henri de Lubac S.J.
Flag of France.svg France Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica (1983–1991) 1896 1991 95 years, 196 days
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Michael Michai Kitbunchu
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present)
Proto-priest (2016-present)
1929 Alive 95 years, 285 days
43 Paulo Evaristo Arns (1982).jpg
{Wp|Paulo Evaristo Arns}}
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Priest of San Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (1973 –2016) 1921 2016 95 years, 91 days
44 Cardeal Dom Serafim Fernandes.jpg
Serafim Fernandes de Araújo
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1998–2019) 1924 2019 95 years, 56 days
45 Coat of arms of Alberto di Jorio.svg
Alberto Di Jorio
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1967 – 1979) 1884 1979 95 years, 49 days
46 Corrado Cardinale Ursi.jpg
Corrado Ursi
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of San Callisto (1967–2003) 1908 2003 95 years, 34 days
47 Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez.jpg
Jorge Medina
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Priest of San Saba pro hac vice Title (2008–2021) 1926 2021 94 years, 284 days
48 19950818 8sant Latvia Postage Stamp.jpg
Julijans Vaivods
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati (1983–1990) 1895 1990 94 years, 279 days
49 [[File:Carlos María de la Torre.jpg 130px]]
Carlos María de la Torre
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1953–1968) 1873 1968 94 years, 259 days
50 [[File:Coat of arms of Louis-Albert Vachon.svg 130px]]
Louis-Albert Vachon
Canada-flag.webp Canada Priest of San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985– 2006) 1912 2006 94 years, 237 days
51 Bucciarelli Lambertini (cropped).jpg
Egano Righi-Lambertini
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1990 – 2000) 1906 2000 94 years, 225 days
52 Angelo Cardinal Sodano.jpg
Angelo Sodano
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Bishop of Albano (1994–2022)
Vice Dean (2002–2005)
Bishop of Ostia (2005–2019)
Dean (2005–2019)
Priest of S. Maria Nuova in commendum (1994–2022)
1927 2022 94 years, 205 days
53 [[File:Gilberto Agustoni.jpg 130px]]
Gilberto Agustoni
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta pro hac vice Title (2005–2017) 1922 2017 94 years, 171 days
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Eduardo Martínez Somalo
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Priest of Santissima Nome di Gesù pro hac vice Title (1999–2021) 1927 2021 94 years, 142 days
55 Coat of arms of Giovanni Cheli.svg
Giovanni Cheli
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santi Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title Title (2008–2013) 1918 2013 94 years 122 days
56 Stamp of Albania - 1998 - Colnect 186210 - Mikel Koliqi 1900-1997 Albanian Roman Catholic cardinal.jpeg
Mikel Koliqi
Flag of Albania.svg Albania Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (1994–1997) 1902 1997 94 years, 121 days
57 CardinalAdamMaida (cropped).jpg
Adam Maida
Flag of the United States.svg United States Priest of San Vitale (1994–present) 1930 Alive 94 years, 232 days
58 Julian-Herranz-Casado.jpg
Julian Herranz Casado
25x Spain Priest of Sant'Eugenio (basilica), pro hac vice (2014-present) 1930 Alive 94 years, 219 days
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Giuseppe Sensi
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Regina Apostolorum (1987 – 2001) 1907 2001 94 years, 60 days
60 Marian Jaworski.jpg
Marian Jaworski
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Priest of San Sisto (2001–2020) 1926 2020 94 years 13 days
61 Coat of arms of Carlo Furno.svg
Carlo Furno
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of S. Onofrio (2006– 2015) 1921 2015 94 years, 7 days
62 Cardinal Grech 2014 (cropped).jpg
Prosper Grech, O.S.A.
Flag of Malta.svg Malta Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti (2012–2019) 1925 2019 94 years, 6 days
63 Coat of arms of Roberto Tucci.svg
Roberto Tucci
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio pro hac vice Title (2011–2015) 1921 2015 93 years, 360 days
64 Cardinal Cottier.jpg
Georges Cottier OP
Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Priest of Santi Domenico e Sisto pro hac vice Title (2014–2016) 1922 2016 93 years, 341 days
65 John Joseph Carberry (cropped).tif
John Carberry
Flag of the United States.svg United States Priest of San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1969–1998) 1904 1998 93 years, 321 days
66 Paul Poupard par Claude Truong-Ngoc août 2015.jpg
Paul Poupard
Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France Priest of Santa Prassede (1996–) 1930 Alive 94 years, 67 days
67 Card.DeGiorgi mitra.jpg
Salvatore De Giorgi
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santa Maria in Aracoeli (1998–) 1930 Alive 94 years, 60 days
68 Coat of arms of Paolo Bertoli.svg
Paolo Bertoli
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Bishop of Frascati (1979–2001) 1908 2001 93 years, 280 days
69 Tom Williams ONZ 2016 (cropped).jpg
Thomas Williams
Flag of the United States.svg United States Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023) 1930 2023 93 years. 276 days
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Opilio Rossi
Flag of the United States.svg United States Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004) 1910 2004 93 years, 271 days
71 Vissvētākās Jaunavas Marijas debesīs uzņemšanas svētki Aglonā (cropped).png
Janis Pujats
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Priest of Santa Silvia (2001–) 1930 Alive 93 years, 357 days
72 Vincenzo Vannutelli.jpg
Vincenzo Vannutelli
Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Italy Bishop of Palestrina (1900 – 1930)
Bishop of Ostia (1915 – 1930)
Dean (1915 – 1930)
1836 1930 93 years, 216 days
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José Manuel Estepa Llaurens
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (2010–2019) 1926 2019 93 years, 201 days
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Jean Margéot
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (1988– 2009) 1916 2009 93 years, 164 days
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Camillo Ruini
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1991-present) 1931 Alive 93 years, 260 days
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Teodolfo Mertel
Flag of the Papal States (1803-1825).svg Papal States Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884 – 1899)
Vice-Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery (1884 – 1899)
Proto-priest (1885 – 1899)
1806 1899 93 years, 152 days
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Simon Pimenta
Flag of India.svg India Priest of Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (1988–2013) 1920 2013 93 years, 140 days
78 Arhiepiscop Lucian.jpg
Lucian Mureșan
Flag of Romania.svg Romania Priest of Sant'Anastasio (2012-present) 1931 Alive 93 years, 166 days
79 František Tomášek.jpg
František Tomášek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Priest of San Vitale (1977–\1992) 1899 1992 93 years, 35 days
80 Coat of arms of Alfredo Vicente Scherer.svg
Alfredo Scherer
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette (1969–1996) 1903 1996 93 years, 33 days
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Antonio Innocenti
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1996–2008) 1915 2008 93 years, 21 days
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Giuseppe Pizzardo
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Bishop of Albano (1948 – 1970)
Vice-Dean (1965 – 1970)
1877 1970 93 years, 19 days
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James Francis McIntyre
Flag of the United States.svg United States Priest of Sant'Anastasia (1953 – 1979) 1886 1979 93 years, 14 days
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Carlo Confalonieri
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Bishop of Palestrina (1972–1986)
Vice-Dean (1974–1977)
Bishop of Ostia (1977–1986)
Dean (1977–1986)
1893 1986 93 years, 7 days
85 Coat of arms of Alessandro Verde.svg
Alessandro Verde
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santa Maria in Cosmedin pro hac vice Title (1935 – 1958) 1865 1958 93 years, 2 days
86 Coat of arms of Julien Ries.svg
Julien Ries
Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Deacon of San Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia (2012–2013) 1920 2013 92 years, 310 days

87

CoA Cardinal Aramburu.svg
Juan Carlos Aramburu
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976– 2004) 1912 2004 92 years, 281 days
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Sergio Sebastiani
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Sant'Eustachio (basilica), pro hac vice (2011-2024) 1931 2024 92 years, 280 days
89 Kardinaal Giobbe (1958).jpg
Paolo Giobbe
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella (1958–1972) 1880 1972 92 years, 217 days
90 Cardinal Josyp Slipyj.jpg
Josyf Slipyj
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Priest of Sant’Atanasio (1965 – 1984)
Major Archbishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1963 – 1984)
1892 1984 92 years, 203 days
Coat of arms of Léon-Étienne Duval.svg
Léon-Étienne Duval
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Priest of Santa Balbina (1965 – 1996) 1903 1996
92 Coat of arms of Jean Marcel Honoré.svg
Jean Honoré
Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France Priest of Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle (2001–2013) 1920 2013 92 years, 199 days
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José Saraiva Martins C.M.F.
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Bishop of Palestrina (2009-present) 1932 Alive 92 years, 304 days
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Joseph Zen S.D.B.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
(Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong)
Priest of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (2006–present) 1932 Alive 92 years, 297 days
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Joseph Asajirō Satowaki
Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (1979 – 1996) 1904 1996 92 years, 189 days
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José María Caro Rodríguez
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Priest of Santa. Maria della Scala pro hac vice Title (1946 – 1958) 1866 1958 92 years, 164 days
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Luigi Poggi
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (2005–2010) 1917 2010 92 years, 160 days
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Maurice Feltin
Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (1953–1975) 1883 1975 92 years, 145 days
99 Coat of arms of Silvano Piovanelli.svg
Silvano Piovanelli
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale (1985–2016) 1924 2016 92 years, 139 days
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Giuseppe Casoria
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of SanGiuseppe in via Trionfale pro illia vice Title (1993–2001) 1908 2001 92 years, 130 days

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No. Cardinal Co. Post YOB YOD Age Age by 12-31-24
1 James Cardinal Stafford.jpeg
James Stafford
Flag of the United States.svg United States Priest of San Pietro in Montorio (1998-present) 1932 Alive 92 years, 102 days 92 years, 158 days
2 Cardinal Rosales.jpg
Gaudencio Rosales
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006-Present) 1932 Alive 92 years, 87 days 92 years, 143 days
3 Card. Francis Arinze.jpg
Francis Arinze
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Bishop of Velletri-Segni (2005-present) 1932 Alive 92 years, 4 days 92 years, 60 days
4 Sua eminenza Renato Raffaele Martino (cropped).jpg
Renato Martino
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Deacon of San Francesco di Paola ai Monti (2012-present)
Protodeacon (2014-present)
1932 Alive 91 years, 348 days 92 years, 38 days
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Walter Kasper
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova, title pro hac vice (2011-present) 1933 Alive 91 years, 245 days 91 years, 301 days
6 Juan Sandoval Íñiguez (cropped).jpg
Juan Sandoval Íñiguez
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (1994-present) 1933 Alive 91 years, 222 days 91 years, 278 days
7 Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa(2).jpg
Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Isch
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (2001–present) 1933 Alive 91 years, 61 days 91 years, 117 days
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Raffaele Farina SDB
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of S. Giovanni della Pigna "pro hac vice" (2018-present) 1933 Alive 91 years, 42 days 91 years, 98 days
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Giovanni Battista Re
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto (2002–present)
Dean of the College of Cardinals (2020–present)
Bishop of Ostia (2020–present)
1934 Alive 90 years, 280 days 90 years, 336 days
10 Đức Hồng Y Gioan Baotixita Phạm Minh Mẫn.jpg
Phạm Minh Mẫn
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Priest of San Giustino (2003-present) 1934 Alive 90 years, 245 days 90 years, 301 days

Chronological list of Oldest living members of the College of Cardinals

Image Name Country Post Born Time as oldest Death and age
John Henry Newman by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt.jpg
John Henry Newman
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg U.K.
Flag of England.svg England
Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1879– 1890) 1801 ?? 1890
89 years, 171 days
Kardinal Mertel 5JS.jpg
Teodolfo Mertel
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884 – 1899)
Vice-Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery (1884 – 1899)
Proto-priest (1885 – 1899)
1806 1899 1899
93 years, 152 days
Portrait of Cardinal Luigi di Canossa.jpg
Luigi Di Canossa
Priest of San Marcello (1877–1900) 1809 1899 1900
90 years, 358 days
Michelangelo celesia.jpg
Michelangelo Celesia
Priest of San Marco (1887–1904) 1814 1900 1904
90 years, 92 days
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François-Marie-Benjamin Richard
Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1889–1908) 1819 1904 1904
88 years, 332 days
Anton Joseph Gruscha.jpg
Anton Josef Gruscha
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli (1891.12.17 – 1911.08.05) 1820

1908

1911
90 years, 275 days
Alfonso-Capecelatro-di-Castelpagano.jpg
Alfonso Capecelatro
Priest of S. Maria del Popolo (1886.01.15 – 1912.11.14) 1824 1911 1912
88 years, 283 days
Angelo Di Pietro.jpg

Angelo di Pierto

Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1903.06.22 – 1914.12.05) 1828 1912 1914
86 years, 197 days
Cardinal Anatole de Cabrières.jpg
François de Rovérié de Cabrières
Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria (1911.11.30 – 1921.12.21) 1830 1914 1921
91 years, 113 days
Giuseppe Antonio Prisco.jpg
Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Priest of San Sisto (1898 –1923) 1833 1921 1923
89 years, 149 days
Vincenzo Vannutelli.jpg
Vincenzo Vannutelli
Bishop of Palestrina (1900 – 1930)
Bishop of Ostia (1915 – 1930)
Dean (1915 – 1930)
1836 1923 1930
93 years, 216 days
Andreas Frühwirth.jpg
Andreas Frühwirth
Flag of Austria.svg Austria Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1927.12.19 – 1933.02.09) 1845 1930 1933
87 years, 172 days
Kardinal Franziskus Ehrle.jpg
Franz Ehrle
Flag of Weimar Republic.png Germany Deacon of San Cesareo in Palatio (1922–1934) 1845 1933 1934
88 years, 165 days
Cardinal Pierre-Paulin Andrieu.jpg
Pierre Andrieu
Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France Priest of Sant'Onofrio (1907–1935) 1849 1934 1935
85 years, 70 days
Gennaro Granito di Belmonte-1922.jpg
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Bishop of Albano (1915 – 1948)
Vice-Dean (1929 – 1930)
Bishop of Ostia (1930 – 1948)
Dean (1930 – 1948)
1851 1935 1948
96 years, 312 days
Enrico Sibilia (1861–1948) 1927 © Georg Fayer (1891–1950) OeNB 10451420.jpg
Enrico Sibilia
Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto (1939–1948) 1861 1948 1948
aged 87 years, 140 days
Coat of arms of Alessandro Verde.svg
Alessandro Verde
Priest of Santa Maria in Cosmedin pro hac vice Title (1935 – 1958) 1865 1948 1958
93 years, 2 days
José María Caro.jpg
José María Caro Rodríguez
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Priest of Santa. Maria della Scala pro hac vice Title (1946 – 1958) 1866 1958 1958
92 years, 164 days
Georges Grente-1936.jpg
Georges Grente
Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme (1953– 1959) 1872 1958 1959
87 years, 0 day
Portrait of Ellia Dalla Costa (by Augusto Bastianini – 1934).jpg
Elia dala Costa
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Priest of San Marco (1933–1961) 1872 1959 1961
89 years, 222 days
Coat of arms of Francesco Morano.svg
Francesco Morano
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano (1959–1968) 1872 1961 1968
96 years, 34 days
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Carlos María de la Torre
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1953–1968) 1873 1968 1968
94 years, 259 days
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Augusto da Silva
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Priest of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria pro hac vice Title (1953–1968) 1876 1968 1968
92 years, 128 days
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Giuseppe Pizzardo
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Bishop of Albano (1948–1970) 1877 1968 1970
93 years, 19 days
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Benedetto Aloisi Masella
Bishop of Palestrina (1948–1970) 1879 1970 1970
91 years, 93 days
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Paolo Giobbe
Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella (1958–1972) 1880 1970 1970
92 years, 217 days
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José da Costa Nunes
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Priest of Santa Prisca (1962–1976) 1880 1972 1976
96 years, 259 days
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Alberto di Jorio
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1967 – 1979) 1884 1976 1979
95 years, 49 days
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Antonio Caggiano
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1946– 1979) 1889 1979 1979
90 years, 266 days
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Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Priest of San Pancrazio (1946–1982) 1890 1979 1982
92 years, 64 days
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Pietro Parente
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1967–1982) 1891 1982 1986
95 years, 356 days
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Julijans Vaivods
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati (1983–1990) 1895 1986 1990
94 years, 279 days
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Henri de Lubac
Flag of France.svg France Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica (1983–1991) 1896 1990 1991
95 years, 196 days
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Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of S. Sebastiano al Palatino pro hac vice Title (1983–1993) 1896 1991 1993
95 years, 196 days
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Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Priest of SanSisto (1991–2000) 1901 1993 2000
98 years, 223 days
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Corrado Bafile
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santa Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1987–2005) 1903 2000 2005
101 years, 214 days
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Johannes Willebrands
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe (1975–2006) 1909 2005 2008
96 years, 331 days
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Alfons Maria Stickler
Flag of Austria.svgAustria Priest of San Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title (1996–2007) 1910 2006 2007
97 years, 111 days
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Paul Augustin Mayer
Flag of Germany.svgGermany Priest of San Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title (1996–2010) 1911 2007 2010
aged 98 years, 312 days
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Ersilio Tonini
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santissima Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) 1914 2010 2013
99 years, 8 days
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Fiorenzo Angelini
Priest of Santissimo Spirito in Sassia pro hac vice Title (2002–2014) 1916 2013 2014 2014
98 years, 113 days
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Loris Francesco Capovilla
Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) 1915 2014 2016
100 years, 224 days
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José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2016) 1919 2016 2019
100 years, 197 days
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Roger Etchegaray
Flag of France.svg France Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina (1998– 2019) 1922 2019 2019
96 years, 344 days
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Albert Vanhoye
Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e San Adriano a Villa Albani pro hac vice Title (2016–2021) 1923 2019 2021
98 years, 5 days
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Jozef Tomko
Flag of Slovenia (1945–1991).svg Slovakia Priest of Santa Sabina (1996–2022) 1924 2021 2022
98 years, 150 days
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Alexandre do Nascimento
Flag of Angola.svg Angola Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-present) 1925 2022 Alive
99 years, 249 days

Chronological list of Longest-lived members of the College of Cardinals

Image Country Born Time as longest-lived cardinal
John Henry Newman by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt.jpg
John Henry Newman
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg United Kingdom
Flag of England.svg England

21 Feb 1801

1 Jan 1890–30 Jul 1895
5 years, 210 days
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Teodolfo Mertel
Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Italy 9 Feb 1806 31 Jul 1895–6 May 1930
34 years, 279 days
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Vincenzo Vannutelli
5 Dec 1836 7 May 1930–12 Nov 1944
14 years, 189 days
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Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte
10 Apr 1851 13 Nov 1944–10 June 1998
53 years, 209 days
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Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 2 Aug 1901 11 Jun 1998–12 Feb 2002
3 years, 246 days
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Corrado Bafile
Flag of Italy.svg Italy 4 Jul 1903 13 Feb 2002–present
22 years, 267 days

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