List of longest-living cardinals

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This article lists the 100 oldest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (post-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 Portugal who lived between the ages of 101 years, 214 days.

List

Rank Cardinal Country Date of Birth Date of Death Age Replacing
1 Corrado Bafile Italy 4 July 1903 3 February 2005 101 years, 214 days Original
2 Loris Francesco Capovilla Italy 14 October 1915 26 May 2016 100 years, 214 days Peter Proeku Dery
3 José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez Colombia 18 February 1919 3 September 2019 100 years, 197 days Juan Francisco Frenso
4 Ersilio Tonini Italy 20 July 1914 28 July 2013 99 years, 8 days Francesco Bracci
5 Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir Lebanon 15 May 1920 12 May 2019 98 years, 362 days Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira
6 Paul Augustin Mayer Germany 23 May 1911 30 April 2010 98 years, 342 days Anthony Peter Khoraish
7 Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei China 2 August 1901 12 March 2000 98 Years, 223 days Original
Franz König Austria 3 August 1905 13 March 2004 Pierre Andrieu
9 Jozef Tomko Czechoslovakia 11 March 1924 8 August 2022 98 years 150 days Paolo Marella
10 Fiorenzo Angelini Italy 1 August 1916 22 November 2014 98 years, 113 days Paul-Émile Léger, P.S.S.
11 Alexandre do Nascimento Angola 1 March 1925 Alive 99 years, 244 days Miguel Darío Miranda Gómez
12 Albert Vanhoye France 24 July 1923 29 July 2021 98 years 59 days Giovanni Colombo
13 Paolo Dezza Italy 3 December 1901 17 December 1999 98 years, 14 days Original
14 Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. Mozambique 18 March 1924 29 September 2021 97 years, 195 days François Marty
15 Alfons Maria Stickler Austria 23 August 1910 12 December 2007 97 years, 111 days Thomas Benjamin Cooray, O.M.I.
16 Henryk Gulbinowicz Poland 17 October 1923 16 November 2020 97 years 30 days John Henry Newman C.O.
17 Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. Italy 14 July 1896 12 July 1993 96 years, 363 days Original
18 Roger Etchegaray France 25 September 1922 4 September 2019 96 years, 344 days Giuseppe Prisco
19 Johannes Willebrands The Netherlands 4 September 1909 1 August 2008 96 years, 331 days Lawrence Shehan
20 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Italy 10 April 1851 16 February 1948 96 years, 312 days Original
21 Edward Cassidy Australia 5 July 1924 10 April 2021 96 years 279 days Paul Gouyon
22 Kazimierz Świątek Belarus 21 October 1914 21 July 2011 96 years 273 days Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M.
23 José da Costa Nuñes Portugal 15 March 1880 29 November 1976 96 years, 259 days Original
24 Giovanni Canestri Italy 30 September 1918 29 April 2015 96 years, 211 days Raúl Silva Henríquez, S.D.B.
25 Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. Poland 1 April 1911 28 September 2007 96 years, 180 days Federico Cattani Amadori
26 Francisco Álvarez Martínez Spain 14 July 1925 5 January 2022 96 years, 175 days Michelangelo Celesia, O.S.B. Cas.
27 Mikel Koliqi Albania 29 September 1900 28 January 1997 96 years, 121 days Original
28 Emmanuel Wamala Uganda 15 December 1926 Alive 97 years, 321 days Silvio Oddi
29 Francesco Morano italy 8 June 1872 12 July 1968 96 years, 34 days Original
30 Luigi De Magistris Italy 23 February 1926 16 February 2022 95 years 358 days Urbano Navarrete Cortés, S.J.
31 José Freire Falcão Brazil 23 October 1925 26 September 2021 95 years 338 days -
32 Pietro Parente Italy 16 February 1891 29 December 1986 95 years, 316 days Original
33 Achille Silvestrini Italy 25 October 1923 29 August 2019 95 years, 308 days William Theodore Heard
34 Júlio Duarte Langa Mozambique 27 October 1927 Alive 97 years, 4 days Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
35 Agostino Cacciavillan Italy 14 August 1926 5 March 2022 95 years 204 days Aurelio Sebatiani
36 Henri de Lubac, S.J. France 20 February 1896 4 September 1991 95 years, 196 days Original
37 Friedrich Wetter Germany 20 February 1928 Alive 96 years, 254 days -
38 Paulo Evaristo Arns Brazil 14 September 1921 14 December 2016 95 years, 91 days Raúl Silva Henríquez, S.D.B.
39 Serafim Fernandes de Araújo Brazil 13 August 1924 8 October 2019 95 years, 56 days Alexandru Todea
40 Alberto Di Jorio Italy 18 July 1884 5 September 1979 95 years, 49 days
41 Corrado Ursi Italy 26 July 1908 29 August 2003 95 years, 34 days Federico Tedeschini
42 Julijans Vaivods Latvia 18 August 1895 24 May 1990 94 years, 279 days Original
43 Carlos María de la Torre Ecuador 15 November 1873 31 July 1968 94 years, 259 days Original
44 Louis-Albert Vachon Canada 4 February 1912 29 September 2006 94 years, 237 days Santiago Copello
45 Jorge Medina Estévez Chile 23 December 1926 3 October 2021 94 years, 284 days Jorge María Mejía
46 Ernest Simoni Albania 18 October 1928 Alive 96 years, 4 days Luigi Di Canossa
47 Egano Righi-Lambertini Italy 22 February 1906 4 October 2000 94 years, 225 days Mario Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano
48 Angelo Sodano Italy 23 November 1927 27 May 2022 94 years, 205 days Giovanni Mercati
49 Walter Brandmüller Germany 5 January 1929 Alive 95 years, 300 days Patrick Aloysius O'Boyle
50 Eduardo Martínez Somalo Spain 31 March 1927 10 August 2021 94 years, 142 days Lorenzo Antonetti
51 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Thailand 25 January 1929 Alive 95 years, 280 days Elio Sgreccia
52 Estanislao Esteban Karlic Argentina 7 February 1929 Alive 95 years, 267 days Pablo Muñoz Vega, S.J.
53 Giovanni Cheli Italy 4 October 1918 8 February 2013 94 years 122 days Salvatore Pappalardo
54 Gilberto Agustoni italy 26 July 1922 13 January 2017 94 years, 171 days Enrique Pla y Deniel
55 Giuseppe Sensi Italy 27 May 1907 26 July 2001 94 years, 60 days Arcadio María Larraona, C.M.F.
56 Marian Jaworski Poland 21 August 1926 5 September 2020 94 years 13 days Giovanni Coppa
57 Carlo Furno Italy 2 December 1921 9 December 2015 94 years, 7 days Maurilio Fossati, O.Ss.G.C.N.
58 Prosper Grech Malta 24 December 1925 30 December 2019 94 years, 6 days Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
59 Roberto Tucci Italy 19 April 1921 14 April 2015 93 years, 360 days Ernesto Corripio Ahumada
60 Georges Cottier Switzerland 25 April 1922 31 March 2016 93 years, 341 days François-Marie-Benjamin Richard
61 John Joseph Carberry United States 31 July 1904 17 June 1998 93 years, 321 days
62 Paolo Bertoli Italy 1 February 1908 8 November 2001 93 years, 280 days Dennis Joseph Dougherty
63 Opilio Rossi United States 14 May 1910 9 February 2004 93 years, 271 days Jules-Géraud Saliège
64 Vincenzo Vannutelli Italy 5 December 1836 9 July 1930 93 years, 216 days Original
65 José Manuel Estepa Llaurens Spain 1 January 1926 21 July 2019 93 years, 201 days Tomáš Špidlík, S.J.
66 Jean Margéot Mauritius 3 February 1916 17 July 2009 93 years, 164 days Vicente Enrique y Tarancón
67 Teodolfo Mertel Italy 9 February 1806 11 July 1899 93 years, 152 days Original
68 Simon Pimenta Italy 1 March 1920 19 July 2013 93 years 140 days Carlo Gtrano
69 Adam Joseph Maida United States 18 March 1930 Alive 94 years, 227 days
70 Thomas Stafford Williams United States 20 March 1930 Alive 94 years, 225 days Yves Congar, O.P.
71 Julian Herranz Casado Spain 31 March 1930 Alive 94 years, 214 days Benedetto Aloisi Masella
72 František Tomášek Czech Republic 30 June 1899 4 August 1992 93 years, 35 days Original
73 Alfredo Scherer Brazil 5 February 1903 9 March 1996 93 years, 33 days Original
74 Giuseppe Pizzardo Italy 13 July 1877 1 August 1970 93 years, 19 days Original
75 James Francis McIntyre United States 25 June 1886 16 July 1979 93 years, 14 days Original
Antonio Innocenti Italy 23 August 1915 6 September 2008 Bernardus Johannes Alfrink
77 Carlo Confalonieri Italy 59 July 1893 1 August 1986 93 years, 7 days Original
78 Alessandro Verde Italy 27 March 1865 29 March 1958 93 years, 2 days Original
79 Julien Ries Belgium 19 April 1920 23 February 2013 92 years 310 days Alfredo Ottaviani
80 Paul Poupard France 30 August 1930 Alive 94 years, 62 days François-Mariee de Rovérié de Cabrières
81 Juan Carlos Aramburu Argentina 11 February 1912 18 November 2004 92 years, 281 days Georges Grente
82 Salvatore De Giorgi Italy 6 September 1930 Alive 94 years, 55 days Pietro Pavan
83 Janis Pujats Latvia 14 November 1930 Alive 93 years, 352 days Sebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I.
84 Josyf Slipyj Ukraine 17 February 1892 7 September 1984 92 years, 203 days Original
Léon-Étienne Duval France 9 November 1903 9 November 1903
86 Jean Honoré France 13 August 1920 28 February 2013 92 years, 199 days Alfonso Capecelatro, C.O.
87 Joseph Asajiro Satowaki Japan 1 February 1904 8 August 1996 92 years, 189 days Original
88 José María Caro Rodríguez Chile 23 June 1866 4 December 1958 92 years, 164 days Original
89 Luigi Poggi Italy 25 November 1917 4 May 2010 92 years 160 days Luigi Serafini
90 Maurice Feltin France 5 May 1883 27 September 1975 92 years, 145 days Original
91 Silvano Piovanelli Italy 21 February 1924 9 July 2016 92 years, 139 days Paolo Marella
92 Giuseppe Casoria Italy 1 October 1908 8 February 2001 92 years, 130 days Sergio Guerri
93 Augusto da Silva Brazil 13 April 1876 15 August 1958 92 years, 128 days Original
94 Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. Nicaragua 2 February 1926 3 June 2018 92 years, 121 days Anton Josef Gruscha
95 Camilo Ruini Italy 19 February 1931 Alive 93 years, 256 days Leo Jozef Suenens
96 Gabriel-Marie Garrone France 12 October 1901 15 January 1994 92 years, 95 days Original
97 Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta Brazil 16 July 1890 18 September 1982 92 years, 92 days Original
98 Cahal Brendan Daly Northern Ireland

(United Kingdom)

1 October 1917 31 December 2009 92 years, 91 days Louis Luçon
99 Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo Italy 27 August 1925 19 November 2017 92 years, 84 days José Clemente Maurer, C.SS.R.
100 Sergio Sebatiani Italy 11 April 1931 Alive 93 years, 203 days Ján Chryzostom Korec, S.J.

See Also

Chronological list of Oldest living members of the College of Cardinals

Living From To Name Lifespan Nationality
Age Age Birth Death
Time as Longest lived state Leader
?? 11 August 1890 John Henry Newman 21 February 1801 11 August 1890 English

(United Kingdom)

?? 89 years, 171 days
11 August 1890 11 July 1899 Teodolfo Mertel 9 February 1806 11 July 1899 Italy
8 years , 334 days 93 years, 152 days
11 July 1899 12 March 1900 Luigi Di Canossa 20 April 1809 2 March 1900
244 days 90 years, 326 days
12 March 1900 14 April 1904 Michelangelo Celesia 13 January 1814 14 April 1904
314 days 90 years, 92 days
14 April 1900 27 January 1908 François-Marie-Benjamin Richard 1 March 1819 27 January 1908 France
3 years, 288 days 88 years, 332 days
27 January 1908 5 August 1911 Anton Josef Gruscha 3 November 1820 5 August 1911 Italy
3 years, 190 days 90 years, 275 days
5 August 1911 14 November 1912 Alfonso Capecelatro 5 February 1824 14 November 1912
1 year, 101 days 88 years, 283 days
14 November 1912 5 December 1914 Angelo di Pierto 22 May 1828 5 December 1914
2 years, 21 days 86 years, 197 days
5 December 1914 21 December 1921 François de Rovérié de Cabrières 30 August 1830 21 December 1921 France
7 years, 16 days 91 years, 113 days
21 December 1921 4 February 1923 Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco 8 September 1833 4 February 1923 Italy
1 year, 45 days 89 years, 149 days
4 February 1923 9 July 1930 Vincenzo Vannutelli 8 September 1833 4 February 1923
7 years, 155 days 89 years, 149 days
9 July 1930 9 February 1933 Andreas Frühwirth 21 August 1845 9 February 1933 Austria
2 years, 215 days 87 years, 172 days
9 February 1933 31 March 1834 Franz Ehrle 17 October 1845 31 March 1934 Germany
1 year, 50 days 88 years, 165 days
31 March 1934 15 February 1935 Pierre Andrieu 7 December 1849 15 February 1935 France
321 days 85 years, 70 days
15 February 1935 16 February 1948 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte 10 April 1851 16 February 1948 Italy
13 years, 1 day 96 years, 312 days
16 February 1948 4 August 1948 Enrico Sibilia 17 March 1861 4 August 1948
170 days 87 years, 140 days
4 August 1948 29 March 1958 Alessandro Verde 27 March 1865 29 March 1958
9 years, 237 days 93 years, 2 days
29 March 1958 4 December 1959 José María Caro Rodríguez 23 June 1866 4 December 1958 Chile
1 year, 250 days 92 years, 164 days
4 December 1958 5 May 1959 Georges Grente 5 May 1872 5 May 1959 France
152 days 87 years, 0 days
5 May 1959 22 December 1961 Elia dala Costa 14 May 1872 22 December 1961 Italy
2 years, 231 days 89 years, 222 days
22 December 1961 12 July 1968 Francesco Morano 8 June 1872 12 July 1968
6 years, 203 days 96 years, 34 days
12 July 1968 31 July 1968 Carlos María de la Torre 15 November 1873 31 July 1968 Ecuador
19 days 94 years, 259 days
31 July 1968 14 August 1968 Augusto da Silva 8 April 1876 14 August 1968 Brazil
14 days 92 years, 128 days
14 August 1968 1 August 1970 Giuseppe Pizzardo 13 July 1877 1 August 1970 Italy
1 year, 352 days 93 years, 19 days
1 August 1970 30 September 1970 Benedetto Aloisi Masella 29 June 1879 30 September 1970
60 days 91 years, 93 days
30 September 1970 14 August 1972 Paolo Giobbe 10 January 1880 14 August 1972
1 year, 319 days 92 years, 217 days
14 August 1972 29 November 1976 José da Costa Nunes 15 March 1880 29 November 1976 Portugal
4 years, 107 days 96 years, 259 days
29 November 1976 5 September 1979 Alberto di Jorio 18 July 1884 5 September 1979 Italy
2 years, 280 days 95 years, 49 days
5 September 1979 23 October 1979 Antonio Caggiano 30 January 1889 23 October 1979 Argentina
48 days 90 years, 266 days
23 October 1979 14 September 1982 Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta 16 July 1890 18 September 1982 Brazil
2 years, 326 days 92 years, 64 days
18 September 1982 29 December 1986 Pietro Parente 16 February 1891 29 December 1986 Italy
4 years, 102 days 95 years, 316 days
29 December 1986 24 May 1990 Julijans Vaivods 18 August 1895 24 May 1990 Latvia
3 years, 146 days 94 years, 279 days
24 May 1990 4 September 1991 Henri de Lubac 20 February 1896 4 September 1991 France
1 year, 103 days 95 years, 196 days
4 September 1991 12 July 1993 Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli 14 July 1896 12 July 1993 Italy
1 year, 311 days 96 years, 363 days
4 September 1991 12 July 1993 Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei 2 August 1901 12 March 2000 China
8 years, 190 days 98 years, 223 days
12 March 2000 3 February 2005 Corrado Bafile 4 July 1903 3 February 2005 Italy
4 years, 328 days 101 years, 214 days
3 February 2005 2 August 2006 Johannes Willebrands 4 September 1909 1 August 2008 Natherlands
1 year, 180 days 96 years, 331 days
1 August 2006 12 December 2007 Alfons Maria Stickler 23 August 1910 12 December 2007 Austria
1 year, 133 days 97 years, 311 days
12 December 2007 30 April 2010 Paul Augustin Mayer 23 May 1911 30 April 2010 Germany
2 years, 139 days 98 years, 312 days
30 April 2010 28 July 2013 Ersilio Tonini 20 July 1914 28 July 2013 Italy
3 years, 89 days 99 years, 8 days
28 July 2013 22 February 2014 Fiorenzo Angelini 1 August 1916 22 November 2014
209 days 98 years, 113 days
22 February 2014 26 May 2016 Loris Francesco Capovilla 14 October 1915 26 May 2016
2 years, 94 days 100 years 224 days
26 May 2016 3 September 2019 José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez 18 February 1919 3 September 2019 Colombia
3 years, 100 days 100 years 197 days
3 September 2019 4 September 2019 Roger Etchegaray 25 September 1922 4 September 2019 France
1 day 96 years, 344 days
4 September 2019 29 July 2021 Albert Vanhoye 24 July 1923 29 July 2021
1 year, 328 days 98 years, 5 days
29 July 2021 8 August 2022 Jozef Tomko 4 October 1921 14 July 2022 Slovakia
1 year, 10 days 100 years, 283 days
8 August 2022 Present Alexandre do Nascimento 1 March 1925 Alive Angola
2 years, 84 days age 99 years, 244 days

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