List of longest-living state leaders and cardinals
This article lists the 100 Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister) and cardinals, born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting Cambodian Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. For the Cardinals the longest-lived was Italian Cardinal Corrado Bafile who lived to 101 years, 214 days
State Leaders
Gallery
Oldest:
Cambodia
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhumserved 19622nd Oldest:
Turkey<bgoatr in/>Celål Bayar
served 1937–1939, 1950–196015th-oldest ever:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
served: 1972–1976
List
UPDATED 11/1/2024
Color | Note |
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Columbia Blue | Living State Leaders |
No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
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1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Cambodia | Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days |
2 | Celâl Bayar | Türkiye | Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days |
3 | Antoine Pinay | France | Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 1891 | 1994 | 102 years, 343 days |
4 | André Prunet-Foch | Andorra | French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days |
5 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | Japan | Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days |
6 | Babiker Awadalla | Sudan | Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days |
7 | Willem Drees | Netherlands | Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 314 days |
8 | Đỗ Mười | Vietnam | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 243 days |
9 | Zhang Qun | Taiwan | Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days |
10 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan | Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 186 days |
11 | Piet de Jong | Netherlands | Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 1915 | 2016 | 101 years, 117 days |
12 | Hyun Soong-jong | South Korea | Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 101 years, 89 days |
13 | Bernardino González Ruiz | Panama | Acting President (1963) | 1911 | 2012 | 101 years, 64 days |
14 | Christopher Hornsrud | Norway | Prime Minister (1928) | 1859 | 1960 | 101 years, 27 days |
15 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador | Acting President (1972–1976) | 1923 | Alive | 100 years, 363 days |
16 | Mustafa Ben Halim | Libya | Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921 | 2021 | 100 years, 312 days |
17 | Telmo Vargas | Ecuador | Acting Leader (1966) | 1912 | 2013 | 100 years, 304 days |
18 | Francisco Morales Bermúdez | Peru | Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980) |
1921 | 2022 | 100 years, 283 days |
19 | Khamtai Siphandone | Laos | Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
1924 | Alive | 100 years, 267 days |
20 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924 | Alive | 100 years, 243 days |
21 | Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan | Premier (1990–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 100 years, 235 days |
22 | Luis Echeverría | Mexico | President (1970–1976) | 1922 | 2022 | 100 years, 172 days |
23 | Xenophon Zolotas | Greece | Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 1904 | 2004 | 100 years, 45 days |
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru | Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 1920 | 2020 | ||
25 | Abdul Salam Sabrah | Yemen | Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) | 1912 | 2012 | 100 years, 32 days |
26 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1924 | Alive | 100 years, 31 days |
27 | Johan Ferrier | Surimane | President (1975–1980) | 1910 | 2010 | 99 years, 237 days |
28 | Tun Tin | Burma | Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 211 days |
29 | Gulzarilal Nanda | India | Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 1898 | 1998 | 99 years, 195 days |
30 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani | Morocco | Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919 | 2018 | 99 years, 142 days |
31 | Anthony Mamo | Malta | Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976) |
1909 | 2008 | 99 years, 113 days |
31 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 114 days |
33 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 107 days |
34 | Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece | President (1974–1975) | 1903 | 2002 | 99 years, 96 days |
35 | Clifford Campbell | Jamaica | Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892 | 1991 | 99 years, 92 days |
36 | Morarji Desai | India | Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 41 days |
37 | Võ Chí Công | Vietnam | Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days |
38 | Ċensu Tabone | Malta | President (1989–1994) | 1913 | 2012 | 98 years, 350 days |
39 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania | President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 days |
40 | Prem Tinsulanonda | Thailand | Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 273 days |
41 | Pierre Harmel | Belgium | Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 1911 | 2009 | 98 years, 244 days |
42 | Howard Cooke | Jamaica | Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 240 days |
43 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | France | Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 1873 | 1972 | 98 years, 237 days |
44 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece | Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 1918 | 2017 | 98 years, 223 days |
45 | Isidro Ayora | Ecuador | President (1926–1931) | 1879 | 1978 | 98 years, 203 days |
46 | Émile Reuter | Luxembourg | Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 1874 | 1973 | 98 years, 199 days |
47 | Mamadou Dia | Senegal | Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 192 days |
48 | Aden Adde | Somalia | President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 182 days |
49 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 156 days |
50 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Laos | President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 154 days |
51 | Lê Đức Anh | Vietnam | President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 143 days |
52 | Émile Derlin Zinsou | Dahomey | President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days |
53 | Borys Martos | Ukraine | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) | 1879 | 1977 | 98 years, 123 days |
54 | Artúr Görgei | Hungary | Acting Governor-President (1849) | 1818 | 1916 | 98 years, 112 days |
55 | Lubomír Štrougal | Czechoslovakia | Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 1924 | 2023 | 98 years, 110 days |
56 | Jean | Luxembourg | Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 1921 | 2019 | 98 years, 108 days |
57 | Gough Whitlam | Australia | Prime Minister (1972–1975) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 102 days |
58 | Giorgio Napolitano | Italy | President (2006–2015) | 1925 | 2023 | 98 years, 85 days |
59 | Venceslau Brás | Brazil | President (1914–1918) | 1868 | 1966 | 98 years, 78 days |
60 | Claude Rostain | Andorra | French Viguier (1972–1977) | 1916 | 2015 | 98 years, 56 days |
61 | R. Venkataraman | India | President (1987–1992) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 54 days |
62 | Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | Hungarian Soviet Republic Hungary |
Prime Minister (1919) | 1875 | 1973 | 98 years, 15 days |
63 | Gabriel París Gordillo | Colombia | President (1957–1958) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 13 days |
64 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 1926 | Alive | 97 years, 364 days |
65 | Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia | General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 1922 | 2020 | 97 years, 332 days |
66 | Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 1926 | Alive | 97 years, 328 days |
67 | Abdelsalam Majali | Jordan | Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 319 days |
68 | Kenan Evren | Türkiye | President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989) |
1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 296 days |
69 | Wellington Koo | China | Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) |
1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 289 days |
70 | Baron Ignaz von Plener | Cislethania ( Austria-Hungary) |
Minister-President (1870) | 1810 | 1908 | 97 years, 272 days |
71 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla | Irish Free State | Governor-General (1932–1936) | 1866 | 1963 | 97 years, 267 days |
72 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles | Algeria | Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days |
73 | Francesc Badia Batalla | Andorra | Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 217 days |
74 | Arnaldo Forlani | Italy | Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 210 days |
75 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 210 days |
76 | Ramón José Velásquez | Venezuela | President (1993-1994) | 1916 | 2014 | 97 years, 208 days |
77 | He Yingqin | Taiwan | Premier (1949) | 1890 | 1987 | 97 years, 202 days |
78 | Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan | President (1988 2000) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 197 days |
79 | Liam Cosgrave | Ireland | Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 1920 | 2017 | 97 years, 174 days |
80 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | Peru | Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 1872 | 1969 | 97 years, 152 days |
81 | Patricio Aylwin | Chile | President (1990–1994) | 1918 | 2016 | 97 years, 145 days |
82 | Armando Villanueva | Peru | Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 1915 | 2013 | 97 years, 140 days |
83 | Ion Gheorghe Maurer | Romania | President of the Presidium (1958–1961) (Acting) President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974) |
1902 | 2000 | 97 years, 138 days |
84 | Martial Célestin | Haiti | Prime Minister (1988) | 1913 | 2011 | 97 years, 123 days |
85 | Gheorghe Apostol | Romania | First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) | 1913 | 2010 | 97 years, 97 days |
86 | Kenneth Kaunda | Zambia | State President (1964–1991) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 50 days |
87 | Walter Scheel | Germany | (Acting) Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979) |
1919 | 2016 | 97 years, 47 days |
88 | Helmut Schmidt | Germany | Chancellor (1974–1982) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 322 days |
89 | Camille Huysmans | Belgium | Prime Minister (1946–1947) | 1871 | 1968 | 96 years, 275 days |
90 | Kim Yong-nam | North Korea | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 271 days |
91 | Yitzhak Shamir | Israel | Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) | 1915 | 2012 | 96 years, 252 days |
92 | Federico Páez | Ecuador | President (1935–1937) | 1877 | 1974 | 96 years, 250 days |
93 | Habib Bourguiba | Tunisia | Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days |
94 | Vyacheslav Molotov | Soviet Union | Premier (1930–1941 | 1890 | 1986 | 96 years, 244 days |
95 | Yang Hyong-sop | North Korea | Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) | 1926 | 2022 | 96 years, 224 days |
96 | Pedro Richter Prada | Peru | Prime Minister (1979–1980) | 1921 | 2017 | 96 years, 191 days |
97 | Arnold Rüütel | Estonia | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006) |
1928 | Alive | 96 years, 175 days |
98 | Arthur Foulkes | Bahamas | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 174 days |
99 | Elizabeth II | United Kingdom | Queen (1952–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 96 years, 140 days |
100 | Jiang Zemin | China | Chairman of the Communist Party and Paramount Leader (1989–2002) President (1993–2003) |
1926 | 2022 | 96 years, 105 days |
Next to Join
No. | 'Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | Age by 2024.12.31 |
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1 | Péter Boross | Hungary | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 66 days | 96 years, 126 days |
2 | Zhu Rongji | China | Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 9 days | 96 years, 69 days |
3 | Édouard Balladur | France | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 183 days | 95 years, 243 days |
4 | Sam Nujoma | Namibia | President (1990–2005) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 173 days | 95 years, 233 days |
5 | Sir Orville Turnquest | Bahamas | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 105 days | 95 years, 165 days |
6 | Jamshid bin Abdullah | Zanzibar | Sultan (1963–1964) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 46 days | 95 years, 106 days |
7 | Violeta Chamorro | Nicaragua | Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997) |
1929 | Alive | 95 years, 14 days | 95 years, 74 days |
8 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | Mongolia | General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 1929 | Alive | 94 years, 356 days | 95 years, 50 days |
9 | Alfred Moisiu | Albania | President (2002–2007) | 1929 | Alive | 94 years, 336 days | 95 years, 30 days |
10 | Lee Hyun-jae | South Korea | Prime Minister (1988) | 1929 | Alive | 94 years, 317 days | 95 years, 11 days |
Milan Panić | Yugoslavia | Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993) |
Addendum
Uncertain Date of Birth
Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
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Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | Somalia | Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days |
Hastings Banda | Malawi | Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) |
1898 | 1997 | 98 years, 325 days to 99 years, 324 days |
Constantine Kollias | Greece | Prime Minister (1967) | 1901 | 1998 | 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days |
Unclear Status as State Leaders
Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
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César Yanes Urias | El Salvador | Member of the Junta of the Government (1960-1961) | 1920 | Alive | 104 years, 191 days |
Josip Manolić | Croatians | Prime Minister (1990–1991) | 1920 | 2024 | 104 years, 24 days |
Ali Haroun | Algeria | Member of the High Council of State (1992-1994) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 267 days |
Adnan Pachachi | Iraq | Prime Minister (2004) | 1923 | 2019 | 96 years, 187 days |
Unclear Status as State Leaders
Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
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Kim Yong-ju | North Korea | Vice President During Vacancy (1994-1998) | 1920 | 2021 | 100 years, 348 days to 101 years, 347 days |
Cardinals
Gallery
Oldest:
Italy
Corrado Bafile2nd-Oldest ever:
Italy
Loris Francesco Capovilla3rd-Oldest:
Colombia
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez8th-Oldest ever:
Argentina
Estanislao Esteban Karlic
List
Color | Age Range |
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Columbia Blue | Living |
No. | Cardinal | Country | Post | Birth | Death | Age | |||||||
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1 | Corrado Bafile | Italy | Priest of Santa Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1987–2005) | 1903 | 2005 | 101 years, 214 days | |||||||
2 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | Italy | Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) | 1915 | 2016 | 100 years, 224 days | |||||||
3 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez | Colombia | Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019) | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 197 days | |||||||
4 | Alexandre do Nascimento | Angola | Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-2024) | 1925 | 2024 | 99 years, 212 days
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5 | Angelo Acerbi | Italy | Deacon of (2024-present) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 39 days--> |
5 | Ersilio Tonini | Italy | Priest of Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 8 days | |||||||
6 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir | Lebanon | Cardinal-Patriarch (1994 – 2019) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 362 days | |||||||
7 | Paul Augustin Mayer | Germany | Priest of San Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title (1996–2010) | 1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 342 days | |||||||
8 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic | Argentina | Priest of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-present) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 268 days | |||||||
9 | Ignatius Kung Pin-mei | China | Priest of San Sisto (1991 – 2000) | 1901 | 2000 | 98 years, 223 days | |||||||
Franz König | Austria | Priest of San Eusebio (1958 – 2004)) | 1905 | 2004 | |||||||||
11 | Jozef Tomko | Slovakia | Priest of S. Sabina (1996–2022) | 1924 | 2022 | 98 years 151 days | |||||||
12 | Fiorenzo Angelini | Italy | Priest of Santo Spirito in Sassia pro hac vice Title (2002–2014) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 113 days | |||||||
13 | Albert Vanhoye, SJ | 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 | |||||||
14 | Paolo Dezza, S.J. | Italy | Deacon of San Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (1991 – 1999) | 1901 | 1999 | 98 years, 4 days | |||||||
15 | Emmanuel Wamala | Uganda | Priest of Sant'Ugo (1994-present) | 1926 | Alive | 97 years, 336 days | |||||||
16 | Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. | Argentina | Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (2023-present) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 198 days | |||||||
17 | Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. | Mozambique | Priest of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988–2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 195 days | |||||||
18 | Alfons Maria Stickler | Austria | Priest of San Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title (1996–2007) | 1910 | 2007 | 97 years, 111 days | |||||||
19 | Henryk Gulbinowicz | Poland | Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (1985–2020) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 30 days | |||||||
20 | Júlio Duarte Langa | Mozambique | Priest of San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 14 days | |||||||
21 | Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. | Italy | Priest of San Sebastiano al Palatino pro hac vice Title (1983–1993) | 1896 | 1993 | 96 years, 363 days | |||||||
22 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Italy | Bishop of Albano (1915 – 1948) Bishop of Ostia (1930–1948) |
1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days | |||||||
23 | Roger Etchegaray | France | Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina (1998–2019) | 1922 | 2019 | 96 years, 344 days | |||||||
24 | Johannes Willebrands | Netherlands | Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe (1975–2006) | 1909 | 2008 | 96 years, 331 days | |||||||
25 | Edward Cassidy | Australia | Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title (2002–2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 96 years, 279 days | |||||||
26 | Kazimierz Świątek | Belgium | Priest of San Gerardo Maiella (1994–2011) | 1914 | 2011 | 96 years, 273 days | |||||||
27 | Friedrich Wetter | Germany | Priest of Santo Stephano in Coelio Monte (1985–present) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 247 days | |||||||
28 | Giovanni Canestri | Italy | Priest of San Andrea della Valle (1988–2015) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 211 days | |||||||
29 | José da Costa Nunes | Portugal | Priest of Santa Prisca (1962–1976) | 1880 | 1976 | 96 years, 259 days | |||||||
30 | Domenico Bartolucci | Italy | Deacon Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2010–2013) | 1917 | 2013 | 96 years, 188 days | |||||||
31 | Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. | Zambia | Priest of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1998–2008) | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 180 days | |||||||
32 | Francisco Álvarez Martínez | Spain | Priest of Santa Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde (2001–2022) | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 177 days | |||||||
33 | Francesco Morano | Italy | Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano (1959 – 1968) | 1872 | 1968 | 96 years, 34 days | |||||||
34 | Ernest Simoni | Albania | Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 14 days | |||||||
34 | Luigi De Magistris | Italy | Deacon Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2015–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 358 days | |||||||
36 | José Freire Falcão | Brazil | Priest of San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021) | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years, 338 days | |||||||
37 | Pietro Parente | Italy | Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1967–1986) | 1891 | 1986 | 95 years, 316 days | |||||||
38 | Achille Silvestrini | Italy | Priest of San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo pro hac vice Title (1999–2019) | 1923 | 2019 | 95 years, 308 days | |||||||
39 | Walter Brandmüller | Germany | Priest of San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi, pro hac vice (2021-present) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 301 days | |||||||
40 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu | Thailand | Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present) |
1929 | Alive | 95 years, 281 days | |||||||
41 | Agostino Cacciavillan | Italy | Priest of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino pro hac vice Title (2011–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years, 204 days | |||||||
42 | Henri de Lubac S.J. | France | Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica (1983–1991) | 1896 | 1991 | 95 years, 196 days | |||||||
43 | Paulo Evaristo Arns | Brazil | Priest of San Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (1973 –2016) | 1921 | 2016 | 95 years, 91 days | |||||||
44 | Serafim Fernandes de Araújo | Brazil | Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1998–2019) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 56 days | |||||||
45 | Alberto Di Jorio | Italy | Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1967 – 1979) | 1884 | 1979 | 95 years, 47 days | |||||||
46 | Corrado Ursi | Italy | Priest of San Callisto (1967–2003) | 1908 | 2003 | 95 years, 34 days | |||||||
47 | Jorge Medina | Chile | Priest of San Saba pro hac vice Title (2008–2021) | 1926 | 2021 | 94 years, 284 days | |||||||
48 | Julijans Vaivods | –Latvia | Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati (1983–1990) | 1895 | 1990 | 94 years, 279 days | |||||||
49 | Carlos María de la Torre | Ecuador | Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1953–1968) | 1873 | 1968 | 94 years, 261 days | |||||||
50 | Louis-Albert Vachon | Canada | Priest of San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985–2006) | 1912 | 2006 | 94 years, 237 days | |||||||
51 | Adam Maida | United States | Priest of San Vitale (1994–present) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 228 days | |||||||
52 | Egano Righi-Lambertini | Italy | Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1990 – 2000) | 1906 | 2000 | 94 years, 225 days | |||||||
53 | Julian Herranz Casado | Spain | Priest of Sant'Eugenio (basilica), pro hac vice (2014-present) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 215 days | |||||||
54 | Angelo Sodano | Italy | Bishop of Albano (1994–2022) Bishop of Ostia (2005–2019) Priest of Santa Maria Nuova in commendum (1994–2022) |
1927 | 2022 | 94 years, 205 days | |||||||
55 | Gilberto Agustoni | Italy | Priest of Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta pro hac vice Title (2005–2017) | 1922 | 2017 | 94 years, 171 days | |||||||
56 | Eduardo Martínez Somalo | Spain | Priest of Santissima Nome di Gesù pro hac vice Title (1999–2021) | 1927 | 2021 | 94 years, 142 days | |||||||
57 | Giovanni Cheli | Italy | Priest of Santi Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title Title (2008–2013) | 1918 | 2013 | 94 years 122 days | |||||||
58 | Mikel Koliqi | Albania | Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (1994–1997) | 1902 | 1997 | 94 years, 121 days | |||||||
59 | Theodore McCarrick | United States | Priest of Santi Nereo ad Achilleo (2001–2018) | 1930 | alive | 94 years, 117 days | |||||||
60 | Paul Poupard | France | Priest of Santa Prassede (1996–) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 63 days | |||||||
61 | Giuseppe Sensi | Italy | Priest of Regina Apostolorum (1987 – 2001) | 1907 | 2001 | 94 years, 60 days | |||||||
62 | Salvatore De Giorgi | Italy | Priest of Santa Maria in Aracoeli (1998–present) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 56 days | |||||||
63 | Marian Jaworski | Poland | Priest of San Sisto (2001–2020) | 1926 | 2020 | 94 years 13 days | |||||||
64 | Carlo Furno | Italy | Priest of Sant'Onofrio (2006– 2015) | 1921 | 2015 | 94 years, 7 days | |||||||
65 | Prosper Grech, O.S.A. | Malta | Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti (2012–2019) | 1925 | 2019 | 94 years, 6 days | |||||||
66 | Roberto Tucci | Italy | Priest of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio pro hac vice Title (2011–2015) | 1921 | 2015 | 93 years, 360 days | |||||||
'67 | Janis Pujats | Latvia | Priest of Santa Silvia (2001–) | 1930 | Alive | 93 years, 353 days | |||||||
68 | Georges Cottier OP | Switzerland | Priest of Santi Domenico e Sisto pro hac vice Title (2014–2016) | 1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 341 days | |||||||
69 | John Carberry | United States | Priest of San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1969–1998) | 1904 | 1998 | 93 years, 321 days | |||||||
70 | Paolo Bertoli | Italy | Bishop of Frascati (1979–2001) | 1908 | 2001 | 93 years, 280 days | |||||||
71 | Thomas Williams | United States | Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023) | 1930 | 2023 | 93 years. 276 days | |||||||
72 | Opilio Rossi | United States | Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004) | 1910 | 2004 | 93 years, 271 days | |||||||
73 | Camillo Ruini | Italy | Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1991-present) | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 256 days | |||||||
74 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | Italy | Bishop of Palestrina (1900–1930) Bishop of Ostia (1915–1930) |
1836 | 1930 | 93 years, 216 days | |||||||
75 | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | Spain | Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (2010–2019) | 1926 | 2019 | 93 years, 201 days | |||||||
76 | Jean Margéot | Mauritius | Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (1988–2009) | 1916 | 2009 | 93 years, 164 days | |||||||
77 | Lucian Mureșan | Romania | Priest of Sant'Anastasio (2012-present) | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 162 days | |||||||
78 | Teodolfo Mertel | Papal States | Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884 – 1899) | 1806 | 1899 | 93 years, 152 days | |||||||
79 | Simon Pimenta | India | Priest of Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (1988–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 93 years, 140 days | |||||||
80 | František Tomášek | Czechoslovakia | Priest of San Vitale (1977–\1992) | 1899 | 1992 | 93 years, 36 days | |||||||
81 | Alfredo Scherer | Brazil | Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette (1969–1996) | 1903 | 1996 | 93 years, 34 days | |||||||
82 | Antonio Innocenti | Italy | Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1996–2008) | 1915 | 2008 | 93 years, 21 days | |||||||
83 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | Italy | Bishop of Albano (1948–1970) | 1877 | 1970 | 93 years, 19 days | |||||||
84 | James Francis McIntyre | United States | Priest of Sant'Anastasia (1953 – 1979) | 1886 | 1979 | 93 years, 14 days | |||||||
85 | Carlo Confalonieri | Italy | Bishop of Palestrina (1972–1986) Bishop of Ostia (1977–1986) |
1893 | 1986 | 93 years, 7 days | |||||||
86 | Alessandro Verde | Italy | Priest of Santa Maria in Cosmedin pro hac vice Title (1935 – 1958) | 1865 | 1958 | 93 years, 2 days | |||||||
87 | Julien Ries | Belgium | Deacon of San Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia (2012–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 310 days | |||||||
88 | José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. | Portugal | Bishop of Palestrina (2009-present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 300 days | |||||||
89 | Joseph Zen S.D.B. | China ( Hong Kong) |
Priest of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (2006–present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 293 days | |||||||
90 | Juan Carlos Aramburu | Argentina | Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976–2004) | 1912 | 2004 | 92 years, 281 days | |||||||
91 | Sergio Sebastiani | Italy | Priest of Sant'Eustachio (basilica), pro hac vice (2011-2024) | 1931 | 2024 | 92 years, 280 days | |||||||
92 | Paolo Giobbe | Italy | Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella (1958–1972) | 1880 | 1972 | 92 years, 217 days | |||||||
93 | Josyf Slipyj | Ukraine | 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 | Algeria | Priest of Santa Balbina (1965 – 1996) | 1903 | 1996 | |||||||||
95 | Jean Honoré | France | Priest of Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle (2001–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 199 days | |||||||
96 | Joseph Asahirō Satowaki | Japan | Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (1979-1996) | 1904 | 1996 | 92 years, 189 days | |||||||
97 | José María Caro Rodríguez | Chile | Priest of Santa Maria della Scala (1946-1958) | 1866 | 1958 | 92 years, 164 days | |||||||
98 | Luigi Poggi | Italy | Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (2005–2010) | 1917 | 2010 | 92 years, 160 days | |||||||
99 | Silvano Piovanelli | Italy | Priest of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale (1985–2016) | 1924 | 2016 | 92 years, 139 days | |||||||
100 | Maurice Feltin | France | Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (1953–75) | 1883 | 1975 | 92 years, 135 days |
Next to Join
No. | Cardinal | Co. | Post | Birth | Death | Age | Age by 12-31-24 |
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1 | James Stafford | United States | Priest of San Pietro in Montorio (1998-present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 98 days | 92 years, 158 days |
2 | Gaudencio Rosales | Philippines | Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006-Present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 83 days | 92 years, 143 days |
3 | Francis Arinze | Nigeria | Bishop of Velletri-Segni (2005-present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 0 days | 92 years, 60 days |
4 | Walter Kasper | Germany | Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova, title pro hac vice (2011-present) | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 241 days | 91 years, 301 days |
5 | Juan Sandoval Íñiguez | Mexico | Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (1994-present) | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 218 days | 91 years, 278 days |
6 | Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Isch | Chile | Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (2001–present) | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 57 days | 91 years, 117 days |
7 | Raffaele Farina SDB | Italy | Priest of San Giovanni della Pigna "pro hac vice" (2018-present) | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 38 days | 91 years, 98 days |
8 | Giovanni Battista Re | 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, 276 days | 90 years, 336 days |
9 | Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn | Vietman | Priest of San Giustino (2003–present) | 1934 | Alive | 90 years, 241 days | 90 years, 301 days |
10 | Francesco Monterisi | Italy | Priest 'pro hac vice' of San Paolo alla Regola (2021-present) | 1934 | Alive | 90 years, 157 days | 90 years, 217 days |
See also
- Current Lists of longest-living cardinals and state leaders
- List of oldest living state leaders
- Chronological List of longest-living cardinals and cardinals
- Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders
- List of Former longest living state leaders
- Comparison of Monarchs (list)
- Kage (Naruto)
- Lists of Philippine Officials by age
- Longest lived Spouses of National Leaders
- Philippine Congress Membership if the Philippines followed The US Congress allocations
- Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living
- Past longest-living cardinals
- List of current cardinals
- Hypothetical List of longest-living Cardinals