Hypothetical List of Longest living Cardinals (what if)
This article Hypothetically 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 Living Cardinal is Still Living By 31 December 2025.
List
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 Bafile
2nd-oldest ever:
Angola
Alexandre do Nascimiento
3rd-Oldest ever:
Italy
Loris Francesco Capovilla
4th-Oldest:
Colombia
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez
List
ages are up-to-date 11/1/2024
| No. | Cardinal | Country | Post | YOB | YOD | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corrado Bafile | ITA | Priest of Santa Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1987–2005) | 1903 | 2005 | 101 years, 214 days |
| 2 | Alexandre do Nascimento | AGO | Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-present) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 305 days |
| 3 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | ITA | Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) | 1915 | 2016 | 100 years, 224 days |
| 4 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez | COL | Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019) | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 197 days |
| 5 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic | ARG | Priest of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-present) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 327 days |
| 6 | Emmanuel Wamala | UGA | Priest of Sant'Ugo (1994-present) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 16 days |
| 7 | Ersilio Tonini | ITA | Priest of Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 8 days |
| 8 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir | LBN | Cardinal-Patriarch (1994 – 2019) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 362 days |
| 9 | Paul Augustin Mayer | GER | Priest of San Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title (1996–2010) | 1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 342 days |
| 10 | Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. | ARG | Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (2023-present) | 1927 | Alive | 98 years, 258 days |
| 11 | Ignatius Kung Pin-mei | CHN | Priest of San Sisto (1991 – 2000) | 1901 | 2000 | 98 years, 223 days |
| Franz König | AUS | Priest of San Eusebio (1958 – 2004) Proto-priest of College of Cardinals (1991–2004) |
1905 |
2004 | ||
| 13 | Jozef Tomko | SVK | Priest of S. Sabina (1996–2022) | 1924 | 2022 | 98 years 150 days |
| 14 | Fiorenzo Angelini | ITA | Priest of Santo Spirito in Sassia pro hac vice Title (2002–2014) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 113 days |
| 15 | Albert Vanhoye, SJ | FRA | Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e San Adriano a Villa Albani pro hac vice Title (2016–2021) | 1923 | 2021 | 98 years, 5 days |
| 17 | Paolo Dezza, S.J. | ITA | Deacon of San Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (1991 – 1999) | 1901 |
1999 |
98 years, 4 days |
| 25 | Friedrich Wetter | GER | Priest of Santo Stephano in Coelio Monte (1985–present) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 306 days |
| 18 | Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. | MOZ | Priest of SanFrumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988–2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 195 days |
| 19 | Alfons Maria Stickler | AUT | Priest of San Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title (1996–2007) | 1910 | 2007 | 97 years, 111 days |
| 20 | Ernest Simoni | ALB | Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 74 days |
| 21 | Henryk Gulbinowicz | POL | Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (1985–2020) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 30 days |
| 22 | Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. | ITA | Priest of San Sebastiano al Palatino pro hac vice Title (1983–1993) | 1896 | 1993 | 96 years, 363 days |
| 23 | Walter Brandmüller | GER | Priest of San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi, pro hac vice (2021-present) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 360 days |
| 24 | Roger Etchegaray | FRA | Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina (1998–2019)<br /<>Vice-Dean (2005–2017) | 1922 | 2019 | 96 years, 344 days |
| 26 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu | THA16 | Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present) |
1929 | Alive | 96 years, 340 days |
| 27 | Johannes Willebrands | NED | Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe (1975–2006) | 1909 | 2008 | 96 years, 331 days |
| 28 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | ITA | Bishop of Albano (1915 – 1948) Vice-Dean (1929 – 1930) Bishop of Ostia (1930 – 1948) Dean (1930 – 1948) |
1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days |
| 29 | Edward Cassidy | AUS | Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title (2002– 2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 96 years, 279 days |
| 30 | Kazimierz Świątek | BEL | Priest of San Gerardo Maiella (1994–2011) | 1914 | 2011 | 96 years, 273 days |
| 31 | José da Costa Nuñes | POR | Priest of Santa Prisca (1962–1976) | 1880 | 1976 | 96 years, 259 days |
| 32 | Giovanni Canestri | ITA | Priest of San Andrea della Valle (1988–2015) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 211 days |
| 33 | Domenico Bartolucci | ITA | Deacon Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2010–2013) | 1917 | 2013 | 96 years, 188 days |
| 34 | Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. | ZAM | Priest of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1998–2008) | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 180 days |
| 35 | Francisco Álvarez Martínez | ESP | Priest of Santa Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde (2001–2022) | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 175 days |
| 36 | Francesco Morano | ITA | Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano (1959 – 1968) | 1872 | 1968 | 96 years, 34 days |
| 37 | Luigi De Magistris | ITA | Deacon Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2015–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 358 days |
| 38 | José Freire Falcão | BRA | Priest of San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021) | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years, 338 days |
| 39 | Pietro Parente | ITA | Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1967–1986) | 1891 | 1986 | 95 years, 316 days |
| 40 | Achille Silvestrini | ITA | Priest of San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo pro hac vice Title (1999–2019) | 1923 | 2019 | 95 years, 308 days |
| 41 | Adam Maida | USA | Priest of San Vitale (1994–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 288 days |
| 42 | Julian Herranz Casado | ESP | Priest of Sant'Eugenio (basilica), pro hac vice (2014-present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 275 days |
| 43 | Agostino Cacciavillan | ITA | Priest of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino pro hac vice Title (2011–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years, 204 days |
| 44 | Henri de Lubac S.J. | ITA | Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica (1983–1991) | 1896 | 1991 | 95 years, 196 days |
| 45 | Paul Poupard | FRA | Priest of Santa Prassede (1996–) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 123 days |
| 46 | Salvatore De Giorgi | ITA | Priest of Santa Maria in Aracoeli (1998–) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 116 days |
| 47 | Paulo Evaristo Arns | BRA | Priest of San Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (1973 –2016) | 1921 | 2016 | 95 years, 91 days |
| 48 | Serafim Fernandes de Araújo | BRA | Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1998–2019) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 56 days |
| 49 | Alberto Di Jorio | ITA | Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1967 – 1979) | 1884 | 1979 | 95 years, 49 days |
| 50 | Janis Pujats | LAT | Priest of Santa Silvia (2001–) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 47 days |
| 51 | Corrado Ursi | ITA | Priest of San Callisto (1967–2003) | 1908 | 2003 | 95 years, 34 days |
| 52 | Camillo Ruini | ITA | Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1991-present) | 1931 | Alive | 94 years, 315 days |
| 53 | Jorge Medina | CHL | Priest of San Saba pro hac vice Title (2008–2021) | 1926 | 2021 | 94 years, 284 days |
| 54 | Julijans Vaivods | LAT | Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati (1983–1990) | 1895 | 1990 | 94 years, 279 days |
| 55 | Carlos María de la Torre | ECU | Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1953–1968) | 1873 | 1968 | 94 years, 259 days |
| 56 | Louis-Albert Vachon | CAN | Priest of San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985– 2006) | 1912 | 2006 | 94 years, 237 days |
| 57 | Egano Righi-Lambertini | ITA | Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1990 – 2000) | 1906 | 2000 | 94 years, 225 days |
| 58 | Lucian Mureșan | ROU | Priest of Sant'Anastasio (2012-present) | 1931 | Alive | 94 years, 222 days |
| 59 | Angelo Sodano | ITA | Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1994–2022) Vice Dean (2002–2005) Bishop of Ostia (2005–2019) Dean (2005–2019) Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova in commendum (1994–2022) |
1927 | 2022 | 94 years, 205 days |
| 60 | Gilberto Agustoni | ITA | Priest of Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta pro hac vice Title (2005–2017) | 1922 | 2017 | 94 years, 171 days |
| 61 | Eduardo Martínez Somalo | ESP | Priest of Santissima Nome di Gesù pro hac vice Title (1999–2021) | 1927 | 2021 | 94 years, 142 days |
| 62 | Giovanni Cheli | ITA | Priest of Santi Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title (2008–2013) | 1918 | 2013 | 94 years 122 days |
| 63 | Mikel Koliqi |
ALB |
Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (1994–1997) | 1902 | 1997 | 94 years, 121 days |
| 64 | Giuseppe Sensi | ITA | Priest of Regina Apostolorum (1987 – 2001) | 1907 | 2001 | 94 years, 60 days |
| 65 | Marian Jaworski | POL | Priest of San Sisto (2001–2020) | 1926 | 2020 | 94 years 13 days |
| 66 | Carlo Furno | ITA | Priest of S. Onofrio (2006– 2015) | 1921 | 2015 | 94 years, 7 days |
| 67 | Prosper Grech, O.S.A. | MLT | Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti (2012–2019) | 1925 | 2019 | 94 years, 6 days |
| 68 | Roberto Tucci | ITA | Priest of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio pro hac vice Title (2011–2015) | 1921 | 2015 | 93 years, 360 days |
| 69 | José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. | POR | Bishop of Palestrina (2009-present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 359 days |
| 70 | Joseph Zen S.D.B. | CHN (HKG) |
Priest of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (2006–present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 352 days |
| 71 | Georges Cottier OP | SUI | Priest of Santi Domenico e Sisto pro hac vice Title (2014–2016) | 1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 341 days |
| 72 | John Carberry | USA | Priest of San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1969–1998) | 1904 | 1998 | 93 years, 321 days |
| 73 | Paolo Bertoli | ITA | Bishop of Frascati (1979–2001) | 1908 | 2001 | 93 years, 280 days |
| 74 | Thomas Williams | USA | Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023) | 1930 | 2023 | 93 years. 276 days |
| 75 | Opilio Rossi | USA | Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004) | 1910 | 2004 | 93 years, 271 days |
| 76 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | ITA | Bishop of Palestrina (1900 – 1930) Bishop of Ostia (1915 – 1930) Dean (1915 – 1930) |
1836 | 1930 | 93 years, 216 days |
| 77 | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | ESP | Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (2010–2019) | 1926 | 2019 | 93 years, 201 days |
| 78 | Jean Margéot | MUS | Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (1988– 2009) | 1916 | 2009 | 93 years, 164 days |
| 79 | James Stafford | USA | Priest of San Pietro in Montorio (1998-present) | 1932 | alive | 93 years, 158 days |
| 80 | Teodolfo Mertel | ITA (PPS) |
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 |
| 81 | Gaudencio Rosales | PHL | Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006-Present) | 1932 | alive | 93 years, 143 days |
| 81 | Simon Pimenta | IND | Priest of Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (1988–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 93 years, 140 days |
| 82 | Francis Arinze | NGA | Bishop of Velletri-Segni (2005-present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 60 days |
| 83 | Renato Martino | ITA | Deacon of San Francesco di Paola ai Monti (2012-present) Protodeacon (2014-present) |
1932 | Alive | 93 years, 38 days |
| 84 | František Tomášek | CZE | Priest of San Vitale (1977–\1992) |
1899 |
1992 | 93 years, 35 days |
| 85 | Alfredo Scherer | BRA | Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette (1969–1996) | 1903 | 1996 | 93 years, 33 days |
| 86 | Antonio Innocenti | ITA | Priest of S. Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1996–2008) | 1915 | 2008 | 93 years, 21 days |
| 87 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | ITA | Bishop of Albano (1948 – 1970) Vice-Dean (1965 – 1970) |
1877 | 1970 | 93 years, 19 days |
| 88 | James Francis McIntyre | USA | Priest of Sant'Anastasia (1953 – 1979) | 1886 | 1979 | 93 years, 14 days |
| 89 | Carlo Confalonieri | ITA | Bishop of Palestrina (1972–1986) Vice-Dean (1974–1977) Bishop of Ostia (1977–1986) Dean (1977–1986) |
1893 | 1986 | 93 years, 7 days |
| 90 | Alessandro Verde | ITA | Priest of Santa Maria in Cosmedin pro hac vice Title (1935 – 1958) | 1865 | 1958 | 93 years, 2 days |
| 91 | Julien Ries | BEL | Deacon of San Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia (2012–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 310 days |
| 92 | Walter Kasper | GER | Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova, title pro hac vice (2011-present) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years, 301 days |
| 93 | Juan Carlos Aramburu | ARG | Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976– 2004) | 1912 | 2004 | 92 years, 281 days |
| 94 | Sergio Sebastiani | ITA | Priest of Sant'Eustachio (basilica), pro hac vice (2011-2024) | 1931 | 2024 | 92 years, 280 days |
| 95 | Juan Sandoval Íñiguez | MEX | Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (1994-present) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years, 278 days |
| 96 | Paolo Giobbe | ITA | Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella (1958–1972) | 1880 | 1972 | 92 years, 217 days |
| 97 | Josyf Slipyj | UKR | Priest of Sant’Atanasio (1965 – 1984) Major Archbishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1963 – 1984) |
1892 | 1984 | 92 years, 203 days |
| Léon-Étienne Duval | ALG | Priest of Santa Balbina (1965 – 1996) | 1903 | 1996 | ||
| 99 | Jean Honoré | FRA | Priest of Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle (2001–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 199 days |
| 100 | Joseph Asajirō Satowaki | JPN | Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (1979 – 1996) | 1904 | 1996 | 92 years, 189 days |
Chronological list of Oldest living members of the College of Cardinals
| Name | Country | Post | Born | Time as oldest | Death and age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry Newman |
U.K. |
Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1879– 1890) | 1801 | ?? | 1890 89 years, 171 days | |
| Teodolfo Mertel | ITA | 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 | |
| Luigi Di Canossa | Priest of San Marcello (1877–1900) | 1809 | 1899 | 1900 90 years, 358 days | ||
| Michelangelo Celesia | Priest of San Marco (1887–1904) | 1814 | 1900 | 1904 90 years, 92 days | ||
| François-Marie-Benjamin Richard | FRA | Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1889–1908) | 1819 | 1904 | 1904 88 years, 332 days | |
| Anton Josef Gruscha |
ITA |
Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli (1891.12.17 – 1911.08.05) | 1820 | 1908 | 1911 90 years, 275 days | |
| Alfonso Capecelatro | Priest of S. Maria del Popolo (1886.01.15 – 1912.11.14) | 1824 | 1911 | 1912 88 years, 283 days | ||
| Angelo di Pierto | Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1903.06.22 – 1914.12.05) | 1828 | 1912 | 1914 86 years, 197 days | ||
| François de Rovérié de Cabrières | FRA | Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria (1911.11.30 – 1921.12.21) | 1830 | 1914 | 1921 91 years, 113 days | |
| Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco | ITA | Priest of S. Sisto (1898.03.24 – 1923.02.04) | 1833 | 1921 |
1923 | |
| Vincenzo Vannutelli | Bishop of Palestrina (1900 – 1930) Bishop of Ostia (1915 – 1930) Dean (1915 – 1930) |
1836 | 1923 | 1930 93 years, 216 days | ||
| Andreas Frühwirth | AUT | Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso (1927.12.19 – 1933.02.09) | 1845 | 1930 | 1933 87 years, 172 days | |
| Franz Ehrle | GER | Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio (1922.12.14 – 1934.03.31) | 1845 | 1933 | 1934 88 years, 165 days | |
| Pierre Andrieu | FRA | Priest of S. Onofrio (1907.12.19 – 1935.02.15) | 1849 | 1934 | 1935 85 years, 70 days | |
| Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | ITA | 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 | Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto (1939.12.11 – 1948.08.04) | 1861 | 1948 | 1948 aged 87 years, 140 days | ||
| Alessandro Verde | Priest of Santa Maria in Cosmedin pro hac vice Title (1935 – 1958) | 1865 | 1948 | 1958 93 years, 2 days | ||
| José María Caro Rodríguez | CHL | Priest of Santa. Maria della Scala pro hac vice Title (1946 – 1958) | 1866 | 1958 | 1958 92 years, 164 days | |
| Georges Grente | FRA | Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme (1953.01.15 – 1959.05.05) | 1872 |
1958 |
1959 87 years, 0 day | |
| Elia dala Costa | ITA | Priest of S. Marco (1933.03.16 – 1961.12.22) | 1872 | 1959 | 1961 89 years, 222 days | |
| Francesco Morano | Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano (1959.12.17 – 1968.07.12) | 1872 | 1961 | 1968 96 years, 34 days | ||
| Carlos María de la Torre | ECU | Priest of S. Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1953.01.15 – 1968.07.31) | 1873 | 1968 | 1968 94 years, 259 days | |
| Augusto da Silva | BRA | Priest of S. Angelo in Pescheria pro hac vice Title (1953.01.15 – 1968.08.14) | 1876 | 1968 | 1968 92 years, 128 days | |
| Giuseppe Pizzardo | ITA | Bishop of Albano (1948.06.21 – 1970.08.01) | 1877 | 1968 | 1970 93 years, 19 days | |
| Benedetto Aloisi Masella | Bishop of Palestrina (1948.06.21 – 1970.09.30) | 1879 | 1970 | 1970 91 years, 93 days | ||
| Paolo Giobbe | Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella (1958–1972) | 1880 | 1970 | 1970 92 years, 217 days | ||
| José da Costa Nunes | POR | Priest of Santa Prisca (1962–1976) | 1880 | 1972 | 1976 96 years, 259 days | |
| Alberto di Jorio | ITA | Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1967 – 1979) | 1884 | 1976 | 1979 95 years, 49 days | |
| Antonio Caggiano | ARG | Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna (1946.02.22 – 1979.10.23) | 1889 | 1979 | 1979 90 years, 266 days | |
| Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta | BRA | Priest of S. Pancrazio (1946.02.22 – 1982.09.18) | 1890 | 1979 | 1982 92 years, 64 days | |
| Pietro Parente | ITA | Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1967.06.29 – 1986.12.29) | 1891 | 1982 | 1986 95 years, 356 days | |
| Julijans Vaivods | LAT | Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati (1983.02.02 – 1990.05.24) | 1895 | 1986 | 1990 94 years, 279 days | |
| Henri de Lubac | FRA | Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica (1983.02.02 – 1991.09.04) | 1896 | 1990 | 1991 95 years, 196 days | |
| Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli | ITA | Priest of S. Sebastiano al Palatino pro hac vice Title (1983.02.02 – 1993.07.12) | 1896 | 1991 | 1993 95 years, 196 days | |
| Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei | CHN | Priest of S. Sisto (1991.06.30 – 2000.03.12) | 1901 | 1993 | 2000 98 years, 223 days | |
| Corrado Bafile | ITA | Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1987.06.22 – 2005.02.03) | 1903 | 2000 | 2005 101 years, 214 days | |
| Johannes Willebrands | NED | Priest of S. Sebastiano alle Catacombe (1975.12.06 – 2006.08.02) | 1909 | 2005 | 2008 96 years, 331 days | |
| Alfons Maria Stickler | AUT | Priest of S. Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title (1996.01.29 – 2007.12.12) | 1910 | 2006 | 2007 97 years, 111 days | |
| Paul Augustin Mayer | GER | Priest of S. Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title (1996.01.29 – 2010.04.30) | 1911 | 2007 | 2010 aged 98 years, 312 days | |
| Ersilio Tonini | ITA | Priest of SS. Redentore a Valmelaina (1994.11.26 – 2013.07.28) | 1914 | 2010 | 2013 99 years, 8 days | |
| Fiorenzo Angelini | Priest of S. Spirito in Sassia pro hac vice Title (2002.02.26 [2002.04.07] – 2014.11.22) | 1916 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 98 years, 113 days | |
| Loris Francesco Capovilla | Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (2014.02.22 – 2016.05.26) | 1915 | 2014 | 2016 100 years, 224 days | ||
| José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez | COL | Priest of S. Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015.02.14 – 2019.09.03) | 1919 | 2016 | 2019 100 years, 197 days | |
| Roger Etchegaray | FRA | Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina (1998.06.24 [1998.10.04] – 2019.09.04) | 1922 | 2019 | 2019 96 years, 344 days | |
| Albert Vanhoye | Priest of S. Maria della Mercede e S. Adriano a Villa Albani pro hac vice Title (2016.06.20 – 2021.07.29) | 1923 | 2019 | 2021 98 years, 5 days | ||
| Jozef Tomko | SVK | Priest of S. Sabina (1996.01.29 – 2022.08.08) | 1924 | 2021 | 2022 98 years, 150 days | |
| Alexandre do Nascimento | AGO | Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-present) | 1925 | 2022 | Alive 100 years, 305 days | |
Chronological list of Longest-lived members of the College of Cardinals
| Name | Country | Post | Born | Time as longest-lived cardinal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry Newman | U.K. ENG |
Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1879– 1890) | 21 Feb 1801 | 1 Jan 1890–30 Jul 1895 5 years, 210 days |
| Teodolfo Mertel | ITA | Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884 – 1899) Vice-Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery (1884 – 1899) Proto-priest (1885 – 1899) |
9 Feb 1806 | 31 Jul 1895–6 May 1930 34 years, 279 days |
| Vincenzo Vannutelli | Bishop of Palestrina (1900 – 1930) Bishop of Ostia (1915 – 1930) Dean (1915 – 1930) |
5 Dec 1836 | 7 May 1930–12 Nov 1944 14 years, 189 days | |
| Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Bishop of Albano (1915 – 1948) Vice-Dean (1929 – 1930) Bishop of Ostia (1930 – 1948) Dean (1930 – 1948) |
10 Apr 1851 | 13 Nov 1944–10 June 1998 53 years, 209 days | |
| Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei | CHN | Priest of S. Sisto (1991.06.30 – 2000.03.12) | 2 Aug 1901 | 11 Jun 1998–12 Feb 2002 3 years, 246 days |
| Corrado Bafile | ITA | Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1987.06.22 – 2005.02.03) | 4 Jul 1903 | 13 Feb 2002–present 23 years, 322 days |
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