List of longest-living cardinals
This article lists the 100 longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (born non earlier than 1500). 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.
Gallery
Oldest:
Italy
Corrado Bafile
2nd-Oldest ever:
Italy
Loris Francesco Capovilla
3rd-Oldest:
Colombia
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez
8th-Oldest ever:
Argentina
Estanislao Esteban Karlic
List
| Color | Age Range |
|---|---|
| Living |
| No. | Cardinal | Country | Rank | Titulus | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corrado Bafile |  Italy
|
Deacon (1976-1987) Priest (1987-2005) |
Santa Maria in Portico (1976–2005) | 1903 | 2005 | 101 years, 214 days |
| 2 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | Italy
|
Priest | Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) | 1915 | 2016 | 100 years, 224 days |
| 3 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez |  Colombia
|
Priest | San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019) | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 197 days |
| 4 | Alexandre do Nascimento |  Angola
|
Priest | San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-2024) | 1925 | 2024 | 99 years, 212 days |
| 5 | Angelo Acerbi | Italy
|
Priest | Deacon of Santissimi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2024-present) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 76 days |
| 6 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic |  Argentina
|
Priest | Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-present) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 304 days |
| 7 | Ersilio Tonini | Italy
|
Priest | Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 8 days |
| 8 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir |  Lebanon
|
Bishop | Patriarch (Oriental-rite) (1994–2019) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 362 days |
| 9 | Paul Augustin Mayer |  Germany
|
Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2010) |
San Anselmo all’Aventino (1985–2010) | 1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 342 days |
| 10 | Ignatius Kung Pin-mei |  China
|
Priest | San Sisto (1991–2000) | 1901 | 2000 | 98 years, 223 days |
| Franz König |  Austria
|
Priest | Sant'Eusebio (1958–2004) | 1905 | 2004 | ||
| 12 | Jozef Tomko | .svg){kind=small} Slovakia
|
Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2022) |
Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola (1985-1996) Santa Sabina (1996-2022) |
1924 | 2022 | 98 years 151 days |
| 13 | Fiorenzo Angelini | Italy
|
Deacon (1991-2002} Priest (2002-2014) |
Santo Spirito in Sassia (1991–2014) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 113 days |
| '14 | Emmanuel Wamala |  Uganda
|
Priest | Sant'Ugo (1994-present) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 7 days |
| 15 | Albert Vanhoye, SJ |  France
|
Deacon (2006-2016) Priest (2016-2021) |
Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano a Villa Albani (2006–2021) | 1923 | 2021 | 98 years, 5 days |
| 16 | Paolo Dezza, S.J. | Italy
|
Deacon | San Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (1991–1999) | 1901 | 1999 | 98 years, 4 days |
| 17 | Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. | Argentina
|
Deacon | Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (2023-present) | 1927 | Alive | 98 years, 235 days |
| 18 | Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. |  Mozambique
|
Priest | San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988–2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 195 days |
| 19 | Júlio Duarte Langa | Mozambique
|
Priest | San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) | 1927 | Alive | 98 years, 51 days |
| 20 | Alfons Maria Stickler | Austria
|
Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2007) |
San Giorgio in Velabro (1985–2007) | 1910 | 2007 | 97 years, 111 days |
| 21 | Henryk Gulbinowicz |  Poland
|
Priest | Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (1985–2020) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 30 days |
| 22 | Friedrich Wetter | Germany
|
Priest | Santo Stefano in Monte Celio (1985–present) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 283 days |
| 23 | Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. | Italy
|
Deacon (1973-1983) Priest (1983-1993) |
San Sebastiano al Palatino (1973–1983) | 1896 | 1993 | 96 years, 363 days |
| 24 | Roger Etchegaray | France
|
Priest (1979-1998) Bishop (1998-2019) |
San Leone I (1979-1998) Porto–Santa Rufina (1998–2019) |
1922 | 2019 | 96 years, 344 days |
| 25 | Johannes Willebrands |  Netherlands
|
Deacon (1969-1975) Priest (1975-2006) |
Santi Cosma e Damiano (1969-1975) San Sebastiano alle Catacombe (1975–2006) |
1909 | 2008 | 96 years, 331 days |
| 26 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Italy
|
Priest (1911-1915) Bishop (1915-1948) |
Santa Maria degli Angeli (1911-1915) Albano (1915–1948) Ostia (1930–1948) |
1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days |
| 27 | Edward Cassidy |  Australia
|
Deacon (1991-2002) Priest (2002-2021) |
Santa Maria in Via Lata (1991-2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 96 years, 279 days |
| 28 | Kazimierz Świątek |  Belgium
|
Priest | San Gerardo Maiella (1994–2011) | 1914 | 2011 | 96 years, 273 days |
| 29 | Giovanni Canestri | Italy
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Priest | San Andrea della Valle (1988–2015) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 211 days |
| 30 | José da Costa Nunes |  Portugal
|
Priest | Santa Prisca (1962–1976) | 1880 | 1976 | 96 years, 259 days |
| 31 | Domenico Bartolucci | Italy
|
Deacon | Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2010–2013) | 1917 | 2013 | 96 years, 188 days |
| 32 | Adam Kozłowiecki S.J. |  Zambia
|
Priest | Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1998–2008) | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 180 days |
| 33 | Francisco Álvarez Martínez |  Spain
|
Priest | Santa Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde (2001–2022) | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 177 days |
| 34 | Ernest Simoni |  Albania
|
Deacon | Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 51 days |
| 35 | Walter Brandmüller | Germany
|
Deacon (2010-2021) Priest (2021-present) |
San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi (2010-present) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 337 days |
| 36 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu |  Thailand
|
Priest | San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present) |
1929 | Alive | 96 years, 317 days |
| 37 | Francesco Morano | Italy
|
Deacon | Santi Cosma e Damiano (1959–1968) | 1872 | 1968 | 96 years, 34 days |
| 38 | Luigi De Magistris | Italy
|
Deacon | Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2015–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 358 days |
| 39 | José Freire Falcão |  Brazil
|
Priest | San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021) | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years, 338 days |
| 40 | Pietro Parente | Italy
|
Priest | San Lorenzo in Lucina (1967–1986) | 1891 | 1986 | 95 years, 316 days |
| 41 | Achille Silvestrini | Italy
|
Deacon (1988-1999) Priest (1999-2019) |
San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo ' (1988–2019) | 1923 | 2019 | 95 years, 308 days |
| 42 | Joseph Ratzinger | Germany
|
Priest (1977-1993) Bishop (1993-2005) |
Priest of Santa Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino (1977-1993) Velletri-Segni (1993–2005) Ostia (2002-2005) |
1927 | 2022 | 95 years, 259 days |
| 43 | Agostino Cacciavillan | Italy
|
Deacon (2001-2011) Priest (2011-2022) |
Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2001-2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years, 204 days |
| 44 | Henri de Lubac S.J. | France
|
Deacon | Santa Maria in Domnica (1983–1991) | 1896 | 1991 | 95 years, 196 days |
| 45 | Paulo Evaristo Arns OFM | Brazil
|
Priest | San Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (1973–2016) | 1921 | 2016 | 95 years, 91 days |
| 46 | Serafim Fernandes de Araújo | Brazil
|
Priest | San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1998–2019) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 56 days |
| 47 | Alberto Di Jorio | Italy
|
Priest | Santa Pudenziana (1967 – 1979) | 1884 | 1979 | 95 years, 47 days |
| 48 | Corrado Ursi | Italy
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Priest | San Callisto (1967–2003) | 1908 | 2003 | 95 years, 34 days |
| 49 | Adam Maida |  United States
|
Priest | San Vitale (1994–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 265 days |
| 50 | Julian Herranz Casado | Spain
|
Deacon (2002-2014) Priest (2014-present) |
Sant'Eugenio (2003–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 252 days |
| 51 | Jorge Medina |  Chile
|
Deacon of San Saba (1998–2008) Priest of San Saba pro hac vice Title (2008–2021) |
1926 | 2021 | 94 years, 284 days | |
| 52 | Julijans Vaivods |  –Latvia
|
Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati (1983–1990) | 1895 | 1990 | 94 years, 279 days | |
| 53 | Carlos María de la Torre |  Ecuador
|
Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro (1946–1968) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1953–1968) |
1873 | 1968 | 94 years, 261 days | |
| 54 | Louis-Albert Vachon |  Canada
|
Priest of San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985–2006) | 1912 | 2006 | 94 years, 237 days | |
| 55 | Theodore McCarrick | United States
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Priest of Santi Nereo ad Achilleo (2001–2018) | 1930 | alive | 95 years, 154 days | |
| 56 | Egano Righi-Lambertini | Italy
|
Titular Archbishop of Doclea (1960 – 1979) Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana (1979–1990) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1990-2000) |
1906 | 2000 | 94 years, 225 days | |
| 57 | Angelo Sodano | Italy
|
Titular Archbishop of Nova Cæsaris (1977–19918) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova (1991-1994, in commendum from 1994) Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1994–2022) Bishop of Ostia (2005–2019) |
1927 | 2022 | 94 years, 205 days | |
| 58 | Paul Poupard | France
|
Titular Bishop of Usula (1979-1980) Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (1979–1980) Titular Archbishop of Usula (1980-1985) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede (1996–) |
1930 | Alive | 95 years, 100 days | |
| 59 | Salvatore De Giorgi | Italy
|
Titular Bishop of Tulana (1973 – 1975 Auxiliary Bishop of Oria (1973 – 1975) Coadjutor Bishop of Oria (1975– 1978) Bishop of Oria (1978 – 1981) Archbishop of Foggia (Italy) (1981 – 1986) Bishop of Bovino (Italy) (1981 – 1986) Bishop of Troia (1981–1986) Archbishop of Foggia–Bovino (1986–1987) Archbishop of Taranto (1987 – 1990) Metropolita Archbishop of Palermo (1996.04.04 – 2006.12.19) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Aracoeli (1998–present) |
1930 | Alive | 95 years, 93 days | |
| 60 | Gilberto Agustoni |  Switzerland
|
Titular Archbishop of Caorle (1986–1994)<vr />Deacon of Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta (1994–2005) Cardinal-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 | Spain
|
Titular Bishop of Caprulae (1986–1994 cardinal-Deacon of Santissima Nominde Gesú (1988-1999) Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Nome di Gesù pro hac vice Title (1999–2021) |
1927 | 2021 | 94 years, 142 days | |
| 62 | Giovanni Cheli | Italy
|
Titular Archbishop of Santa Giusta (1978–1998) Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano (1998–2008) Cardinal-Priest of Santi Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title Title (2008–2013) |
1918 | 2013 | 94 years 122 days | |
| 63 | Mikel Koliqi | Albania
|
Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (1994–1997) | 1902 | 1997 | 94 years, 121 days | |
| 64 | Janis Pujats | Latvia
|
Archbishop of Riga (1991–2010) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Silvia (2001–) |
1930 | Alive | 95 years, 24 days | |
| 65 | Giuseppe Sensi | Italy
|
Titular Archbishop of Sardes (1955–76) Deacon of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari (1976–1987) Cardinal-Priest of Regina Apostolorum (1987–2001) |
1907 | 2001 | 94 years, 60 days | |
| 66 | Marian Jaworski |  Ukraine Poland
|
Titular Bishop of Lambaesis (1984–91) Archbishop of Lviv of the Latins (1991-2008) Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto ([1998] 2001–2020) |
1926 | 2020 | 94 years 13 days | |
| 67 | Carlo Furno | Italy
|
Titular Archbishop of Abari (1973–94) Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re (1994–2005) Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re "pro hac vice" (2005–06) Priest of Sant'Onofrio (2006–2015) |
1921 | 2015 | 94 years, 7 days | |
| 67 | Camillo Ruini | Italy
|
Titular Bishop of Nepte (1983–1991) Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1991-present) |
1931 | Alive | 94 years, 292 days | |
| 69 | Prosper Grech, O.S.A. |  Malta
|
Titular Archbishop of San Leone (2012) Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti (2012–2019) |
1925 | 2019 | 94 years, 6 days | |
| 70 | Roberto Tucci | Italy
|
Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (2001–2011) Priest of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio pro hac vice Title (2011–2015) |
1921 | 2015 | 93 years, 360 days | |
| 71 | Georges Cottier OP | Switzerland
|
Deacon of Santi Domenico e Sisto (2003–2014) Priest of Santi Domenico e Sisto pro hac vice Title (2014–2016) |
1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 341 days | |
| 72 | John Carberry | United States
|
Bishop of Columbus (1965-1968) Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana (1957-1965) Coadjutor Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana (1956-1957) Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1969–1998) |
1904 | 1998 | 93 years, 321 days | |
| 73 | Paolo Bertoli | Italy
|
Titular Archbishop of Nicomedia (1952–1969) Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo dalla Carità (1969-1973) Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati (1973–1979) Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1979–2001) |
1908 | 2001 | 93 years, 280 days | |
| 74 | Lucian Mureșan |  Romania
|
Bishop of Maramureș (1990–1994) Archbishop of Făgăraș și Alba Iulia (1994–2005) Priest of Sant'Anastasio (2012-present) |
1931 | Alive | 94 years, 199 days | |
| 75 | Thomas Williams |  New Zealand
|
Archbishop of Wellington (1979-2005) Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023) |
2023 | 93 years. 276 days | ||
| 76 | Opilio Rossi | United States
|
Titular Archbishop of Ancyra (1953–76) Cardinal->Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004) |
1910 | 2004 | 93 years, 271 days | |
| 77 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | .svg){kind=small} Italy
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Titular Archbishop of Sardes (1880–90) Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1891–1900)Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1891–1900) Bishop of Palestrina (1900–1930) Bishop of Ostia (1915–1930) |
1836 | 1930 | 93 years, 216 days | |
| 78 | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | Spain
|
Titular Bishop of Tisili (1972–83) Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (1972–83) Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus (1983–89) itular Archbishop of Italica (1989–98) Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (2010–2019) |
1926 | 2019 | 93 years, 201 days | |
| 79 | Jean Margéot |  Mauritius
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Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (1988–2009) | 1916 | 2009 | 93 years, 164 days | |
| 80 | Teodolfo Mertel | .svg){kind=small} Papal States
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Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio (1858-1881) Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata (1881-1884) Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso pro illia vice (1884–1899) |
1806 | 1899 | 93 years, 152 days | |
| 81 | Gioacchino Pecci |  Papal States
|
Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis (1843–1846) Archbishop-Bishop of Perugia (1846–1880) Priest of San Crisogono (1853–1878) |
1810 | 1903 | 93 years, 140 days | |
| Simon Pimenta |  India
|
Titular Bishop of Bocconia (1971-1977) Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (1971-1977) Coadjutor Archbishop of Bombay (1977-1978) Archbishop of Bombay (1978-1996) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (1988–2013) |
1920 | 2013 | |||
| 83 | José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. | Portugal
|
Titular Archbishop of Thuburnica (1988–2001) Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore (2001–2009) Cardimal-Bishop of Palestrina (2009-present) |
1932 | Alive | 93 years, 336 days | |
| 84 | Joseph Zen S.D.B. |  Hong Kong( China)
|
Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong (1996–2002) Priest of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (2006–present) |
1932 | Alive | 93 years, 329 days | |
| 85 | František Tomášek |  Czechoslovakia
|
Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (1949-1965) Archbishop of Prague (1977-1991) Priest of San Vitale (1977–1992) |
1899 | 1992 | 93 years, 35 days | |
| 86 | Alfredo Scherer | Brazil
|
Titular Bishop of Hemeria (1946) Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (1946) Archbishop of Porto Alegre (1946–1981) Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette (1969–1996) |
1903 | 1996 | 93 years, 33 days | |
| 87 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | Italy
|
Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus (1930–1930) Titular Archbishop of Nicæa (1930–1937) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title (1937–1948) Bishop of Albano (1948–1970) |
1877 | 1970 | 93 years, 19 days | |
| 88 | James Francis McIntyre | United States
|
Auxiliary Bishop of New York (1940–1946) Coadjutor Archbishop of New York (1946–1948) Archbishop of Los Angeles (1948-1970) Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Anastasia (1953–1979) |
1886 | 1979 | 93 years, 14 days | |
| Antonio Innocenti | Italy
|
Titular Archbishop of Eclano (1967–1985) Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro (1985–1996) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1996–2008) |
1915 | 2008 | |||
| 90 | Carlo Confalonieri | Italy
|
Archbishop of L’Aquila (1941–1958) Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis ad Nestum (1950–1958) Cacrdinal-Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1958–1972) Cardinal->Bishop of Palestrina (1972–1986) Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1977–1986) |
1893 | 1986 | 93 years, 7 days | |
| 91 | Alessandro Verde | Italy
|
Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin (1925–1935) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Cosmedin pro hac vice Title (1935–1958) |
1865 | 1958 | 93 years, 2 days | |
| 92 | Julien Ries | Belgium
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Titular Archbishop of Bellicastrum (2012) Deacon of San Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia (2012–2013) |
1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 310 days | |
| 93 | Juan Carlos Aramburu | Argentina
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Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires (1967-1975) Archbishop of Buenos Aires Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976–2004) |
1912 | 2004 | 92 years, 281 days | |
| 94 | Sergio Sebastiani | Italy
|
Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Mauretania (1976–2001) Deacon of Sant'Eustachio (2001-2011) Priest of Sant'Eustachio (basilica), pro hac vice (2011-2024) |
1931 | 2024 | 92 years, 280 days | |
| 95 | Paolo Giobbe | Italy
|
Titular Archbishop of Ptolemais in Thebaide (1925–1958) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella (1958–1972) |
1880 | 1972 | 92 years, 217 days | |
| 96 | James Stafford | United States
|
Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore and Titular Bishop of Respecta (1976–1982) Bishop of Memphis (1982–1986) Archbishop of Denver (1986–1996) Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio (1998-present) |
1932 | Alive | 93 years, 135 days | |
| 97 | Josyf Slipyj | Ukraine
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Titular Archbishop of Serræ (1939 – 1944) Coadjutor Archbishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1939 – 1944) Metropolitan of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1944–1963) Major Archbishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1963–1984) Priest of Sant’Atanasio (1965–1984) |
1892 | 1984 | 92 years, 203 days | |
| Léon-Étienne Duval |  Algeria(born in France)
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Bishop of Constantine (1946-1954) Archbishop of Algiers (1954-1988) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina (1965–1996) |
1903 | 1996 | |||
| 99 | Gaudencio Rosales |  Philippines
|
Bishop of Malaybalay (1984–1992) Archbishop of Lipa (1993–2003) Archbishop of Manila (2003-2011) Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006-Present) |
1932 | Alive | 93 years, 120 days | |
| 100 | Jean Honoré | France
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Bishop of Évreux (1972–1981) Archbishop of Tours (1981–1997) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle (2001–2013) |
1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 199 days |
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| No. | Cardinal | Country | Titulus | Birth | Death | Age | Age by 2025.03.31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Arinze |  Nigeria
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Bishop of Velletri-Segni (2005-present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 37 days | 92 years, 150 days |
| 2 | Walter Kasper | Germany
|
Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova, title pro hac vice (2011-present) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years, 278 days | 92 years, 26 days |
| 3 | Juan Sandoval Íñiguez |  Mexico
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Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (1994-present) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years, 255 days | 92 years, 3 days |
| 4 | Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Isch | Chile
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Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (2001–present) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years, 94 days | 91 years, 207 days |
| 5 | Raffaele Farina SDB | Italy
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Titular Bishop of Oderzo (2006–2007) Titular Archbishop of Oderzo (2007–2007) Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni della Pigna (2007–2018) Priest of San Giovanni della Pigna "pro hac vice" (2018-present) |
1933 | Alive | 92 years, 75 days | 91 years, 188 days |
| 6 | Giovanni Battista Re | Italy
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Archbishop of Vescovio (1987–2001) Cardinal-Priest of Santi Apostoli (2001-2002) Carinal-Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto (2002–present) Dean of the College of Cardinals (2020–present) Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (2020–present) |
1934 | Alive | 91 years, 312 days | 91 years, 60 days |
| 7 | Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn |  Vietman
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Priest of San Giustino (2003–present) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years, 278 days | 91 years, 26 days |
| 8 | Francesco Monterisi | Italy
|
Titular Archbishop of Alba marittima (1982–2010) Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola (2010–2021) Priest 'pro hac vice' of San Paolo alla Regola (2021-present) |
1934 | Alive | 91 years, 194 days | 90 years, 307 days |
| 9 | Raniero Cantalamessa | Italy
|
Deacon of Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine (2020-present) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years, 139 days | 90 years, 252 days |
| 10 | Franc Rodé |  Slovenia
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Priest ("pro hac vice") of San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella (2006 [as Cardinal-Priest since 2016]-present) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years, 76 days | 90 years, 189 days |