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 1800). Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived Cardinal was Italian Corrado Bafile (1903-2005) who lived to 101 years, 214 days.

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List

Ages are up to date 11/27/2024

Color Age Range
Columbia Blue Living
No. Cardinal Country Post Birth Death Age
1 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 Loris Francesco Capovilla Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) 1915 2016 100 years, 224 days
3 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 OP Flag of Angola.svg Angola Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-2024) 1925 2024 99 years, 212 days
5 Ersilio Tonini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) 1914 2013 99 years, 8 days
6 Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Cardinal-Patriarch (1994 – 2019) 1920 2019 98 years, 362 days
7 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 Estanislao Esteban Karlic Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Priest of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-present) 1926 Alive 98 years, 294 days
9 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
Franz König Flag of Austria.svg Austria Priest of San Eusebio (1958 – 2004)) 1905 2004
11 Jozef Tomko Flag of Slovenia (1945–1991).svg Slovakia Priest of S. Sabina (1996–2022) 1924 2022 98 years 151 days
12 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 Albert Vanhoye, SJ Flag of France.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
14 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 Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Priest of Sant'Ugo (1994-present) 1926 Alive 97 years, 362 days
16 Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (2023-present) 1927 Alive 97 years, 224 days
17 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
18 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
19 Júlio Duarte Langa Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Priest of San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) 1927 Alive 97 years, 31 days
20 Henryk Gulbinowicz Flag of Poland.svg Poland Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (1985–2020) 1923 2020 97 years, 30 days
21 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
22 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Flag of Italy.svg Italy Bishop of Albano (1915 – 1948)
Bishop of Ostia (1930–1948)
1851 1948 96 years, 312 days
23 Roger Etchegaray Flag of France.svg France Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina (1998–2019) 1922 2019 96 years, 344 days
24 Johannes Willebrands Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe (1975–2006) 1909 2008 96 years, 331 days
25 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
26 Kazimierz Świątek Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Priest of San Gerardo Maiella (1994–2011) 1914 2011 96 years, 273 days
26 Friedrich Wetter Flag of Germany.svg Germany Priest of Santo Stephano in Coelio Monte (1985–present) 1928 Alive 96 years, 273 days
28 Giovanni Canestri Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of San Andrea della Valle (1988–2015) 1918 2015 96 years, 211 days
29 José da Costa Nunes Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Priest of Santa Prisca (1962–1976) 1880 1976 96 years, 259 days
30 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
31 Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Priest of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1998–2008) 1911 2007 96 years, 180 days
32 Francisco Álvarez Martínez Flag of Spain.svg Spain Priest of Santa Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde (2001–2022) 1925 2022 96 years, 177 days
33 Ernest Simoni Flag of Albania.svg Albania Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) 1928 Alive 96 years, 40 days
34 Francesco Morano Flag of Italy.svg Italy Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano (1959 – 1968) 1872 1968 96 years, 34 days
35 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
36 José Freire Falcão Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Priest of San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021) 1925 2021 95 years, 338 days
37 Walter Brandmüller Flag of Germany.svg Germany Priest of San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi, pro hac vice (2021-present) 1929 Alive 95 years, 327 days
38 Pietro Parente Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1967–1986) 1891 1986 95 years, 316 days
39 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
40 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present)
Proto-priest (2016-present)
1929 Alive 95 years, 307 days
41 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
42 Henri de Lubac S.J. Flag of France.svg France Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica (1983–1991) 1896 1991 95 years, 196 days
43 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 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 Alberto Di Jorio Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1967 – 1979) 1884 1979 95 years, 47 days
46 Corrado Ursi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of San Callisto (1967–2003) 1908 2003 95 years, 34 days
47 Jorge Medina Flag of Chile.svg Chile Priest of San Saba pro hac vice Title (2008–2021) 1926 2021 94 years, 284 days
48 Julijans Vaivods Flag of Latvia.svg–Latvia Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati (1983–1990) 1895 1990 94 years, 279 days
49 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, 261 days
50 Adam Maida Flag of the United States.svg United States Priest of San Vitale (1994–present) 1930 Alive 94 years, 254 days
51 Julian Herranz Casado Flag of Spain.svg Spain Priest of Sant'Eugenio (basilica), pro hac vice (2014-present) 1930 Alive 94 years, 241 days
52 Louis-Albert Vachon Canada-flag.webp Canada Priest of San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985–2006) 1912 2006 94 years, 237 days
53 Egano Righi-Lambertini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1990 – 2000) 1906 2000 94 years, 225 days
54 Angelo Sodano Flag of Italy.svg 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 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
56 Theodore McCarrick Flag of the United States.svg United States Priest of Santi Nereo ad Achilleo (2001-2018) 1930 alive 94 years, 143 days
57 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
58 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
59 Mikel Koliqi Flag of Albania.svg Albania Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (1994–1997) 1902 1997 94 years, 121 days
60 Paul Poupard Flag of France.svg France Priest of Santa Prassede (1996–) 1930 Alive 94 years, 89 days
61 Salvatore De Giorgi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santa Maria in Aracoeli (1998–present) 1930 Alive 94 years, 82 days
62 Giuseppe Sensi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Regina Apostolorum (1987 – 2001) 1907 2001 94 years, 60 days
63 Marian Jaworski Flag of Poland.svg Poland Priest of San Sisto (2001–2020) 1926 2020 94 years 13 days
63 Janis Pujats Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Priest of Santa Silvia (2001–) 1930 Alive 94 years, 13 days
65 Carlo Furno Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Sant'Onofrio (2006– 2015) 1921 2015 94 years, 7 days
66 Prosper Grech, O.S.A. Flag of Malta.svg Malta Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti (2012–2019) 1925 2019 94 years, 6 days
67 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
68 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
69 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
70 Camillo Ruini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1991-present) 1931 Alive 93 years, 282 days
71 Paolo Bertoli Flag of Italy.svg Italy Bishop of Frascati (1979–2001) 1908 2001 93 years, 280 days
72 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
73 Opilio Rossi Flag of the United States.svg United States Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004) 1910 2004 93 years, 271 days
74 Vincenzo Vannutelli Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Italy Bishop of Palestrina (1900–1930)
Bishop of Ostia (1915–1930)
1836 1930 93 years, 216 days
75 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
76 Lucian Mureșan Flag of Romania.svg Romania Priest of Sant'Anastasio (2012-present) 1931 Alive 93 years, 188 days
77 Jean Margéot Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (1988–2009) 1916 2009 93 years, 164 days
78 Teodolfo Mertel Flag of the Papal States (1825-1870).svg Papal States Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884 – 1899) 1806 1899 93 years, 152 days
79 Simon Pimenta Flag of India.svg India Priest of Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (1988–2013) 1920 2013 93 years, 140 days
80 František Tomášek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Priest of San Vitale (1977–\1992) 1899 1992 93 years, 36 days
81 Alfredo Scherer Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette (1969–1996) 1903 1996 93 years, 34 days
82 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
83 Giuseppe Pizzardo Flag of Italy.svg Italy Bishop of Albano (1948–1970) 1877 1970 93 years, 19 days
84 James Francis McIntyre Flag of the United States.svg United States Priest of Sant'Anastasia (1953 – 1979) 1886 1979 93 years, 14 days
85 Carlo Confalonieri Flag of Italy.svg Italy Bishop of Palestrina (1972–1986)
Bishop of Ostia (1977–1986)
1893 1986 93 years, 7 days
86 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
87 José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Bishop of Palestrina (2009-present) 1932 Alive 92 years, 326 days
88 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, 319 days
89 Julien Ries Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Deacon of San Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia (2012–2013) 1920 2013 92 years, 310 days
90 Juan Carlos Aramburu Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976–2004) 1912 2004 92 years, 281 days
91 Sergio Sebastiani Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Sant'Eustachio (basilica), pro hac vice (2011-2024) 1931 2024 92 years, 280 days
92 Paolo Giobbe Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella (1958–1972) 1880 1972 92 years, 217 days
93 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
Léon-Étienne Duval Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Priest of Santa Balbina (1965 – 1996) 1903 1996
95 Jean Honoré Flag of France.svg France Priest of Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle (2001–2013) 1920 2013 92 years, 199 days
96 Joseph Asahirō Satowaki Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (1979-1996) 1904 1996 92 years, 189 days
97 José María Caro Rodríguez Flag of Chile.svg Chile Priest of Santa Maria della Scala (1946-1958) 1866 1958 92 years, 164 days
98 Luigi Poggi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (2005–2010) 1917 2010 92 years, 160 days
99 Silvano Piovanelli Flag of Italy.svg Italy Priest of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale (1985–2016) 1924 2016 92 years, 139 days
100 Maurice Feltin Flag of France.svg France Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (1953–75) 1883 1975 92 years, 135 days

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