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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)a 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.
List of Longest-living state leaders
Gallery
Oldest:
Cambodia
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhumserved 1962
2nd Oldest:
Turkey
Celål Bayar
served 1937–1939, 1950–1960
3rd-Oldest:
France
served: 1962
17th-oldest ever:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
served: 1972–1976
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Ages are updated 02/2/2025
List
| No. | Image' Name |
State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum |  Cambodia |
Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 144 days |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar |  Türkiye |
Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 99 days |
| 3 | Antoine Pinay |  France |
Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 1891 | 1994 | 102 years, 344 days |
| 4 | André Prunet-Foch |  Andorra |
French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 212 days |
| 5 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | .svg){kind=small} Japan |
Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 49 days |
| 6 | Babiker Awadalla | .svg){kind=small} Sudan |
Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 322 days |
| 7 | Willem Drees |  Netherlands |
Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 315 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, 242 days |
| 9 | Zhang Qun |  Taiwan |
Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 220 days |
| 10 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan |
Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 187 days |
| 11 | Piet de Jong | Netherlands |
Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 1915 | 2016 | 101 years, 116 days |
| 12 | Hyun Soong-jong | .svg){kind=small} South Korea |
Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 101 years, 90 days |
| 13 | Bernardino González Ruiz |  Panama |
Acting President (1963) | 1911 | 2012 | 101 years, 65 days |
| 14 | Christopher Hornsrud |  Norway |
Prime Minister (1928) | 1859 | 1960 | 101 years, 28 days |
| 15 | Mustafa Ben Halim |  Libya |
Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921 | 2021 | 100 years, 313 days |
| 16 | Telmo Vargas | .svg){kind=small} Ecuador |
Acting Leader (1966) | 1912 | 2013 | 100 years, 305 days |
| 17 | Guillermo Rodriguez | Ecuador |
Acting President (1972–1976) | 1923 | Alive | 101 years, 91 days |
| 18 | Francisco Morales-Bermúdez |  Peru |
Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980) |
1921 | 2022 | 100 years, 284 days |
| 19 | Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan |
Premier (1990–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 100 years, 236 days |
| 20 | Khamtai Siphandone |  Laos |
Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
1924 | Alive | 100 years, 361 days |
| 21 | Luis Echeverría |  Mexico |
President (1970–1976) | 1922 | 2022 | 100 years, 173 days |
| 22 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan |
Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924 | Alive | 100 years, 337 days |
| 23 | Xenophon Zolotas |  Greece |
Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 1904 | 2004 | 100 years, 46 days |
| Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru |
Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 1920 | 2020 | ||
| 25 | Abdul Salam Sabrah | .svg){kind=small} Yemen |
Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) | 1912 | 2012 | 100 years, 33 days |
| 26 | Jimmy Carter |  United States |
President (1977–1981) | 1924 | Alive | 100 years, 125 days |
| 27 | Hastings Banda |  Malawi |
Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) |
1898 | 1997 | 99 years, 284 days |
| 28 | Johan Ferrier |  Surimane |
President (1975–1980) | 1910 | 2010 | 99 years, 238 days |
| 29 | Tun Tin | .svg){kind=small} Burma |
Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 212 days |
| 30 | Gulzarilal Nanda |  India |
Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 1898 | 1998 | 99 years, 196 days |
| 31 | Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein |  Somalia |
Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 99 years, 187 days |
| 32 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani |  Morocco |
Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919 | 2018 | 99 years, 143 days |
| 33 | Anthony Mamo |  Malta |
Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976) |
1909 | 2008 | 99 years, 114 days |
| 34 | Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece |
President (1974–1975) | 1903 | 2002 | 99 years, 97 days |
| 35 | Clifford Campbell |  Jamaica |
Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892 | 1991 | 99 years, 93 days |
| 36 | Morarji Desai | India |
Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 42 days |
| 37 | Mahathir Mohamad |  Malaysia |
Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 208 days |
| 38 | Võ Chí Công | Vietnam |
Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 33 days |
| 39 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | .svg){kind=small} Afghanistan |
Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 201 days |
| 40 | Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan
|
Member of the Committee of teh Sovereignty (1964–1965) | 1910 | 2009 | 99 years, 7 days |
| 41 | Ċensu Tabone | Malta |
President (1989–1994) | 1913 | 2012 | 98 years, 351 days |
| 42 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi |  Tanzania |
President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 298 days |
| 43 | Prem Tinsulanonda |  Thailand |
Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 274 days |
| 44 | Pierre Harmel |  Belgium |
Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 1911 | 2009 | 98 years, 245 days |
| 45 | Howard Cooke | Jamaica |
Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 241 days |
| 46 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | France |
Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 1873 | 1972 | 98 years, 238 days |
| 47 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece |
Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 1918 | 2017 | 98 years, 224 days |
| 48 | Isidro Ayora | Ecuador |
President (1926–1931) | 1879 | 1978 | 98 years, 204 days |
| 49 | Émile Reuter |  Luxembourg |
Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 1874 | 1973 | 98 years, 199 days |
| 50 | Mamadou Dia |  Senegal |
Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 192 days |
| 51 | Aden Adde | Somalia |
President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 182 days |
| 52 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Laos |
President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 154 days |
| 52 | Lê Đức Anh | Vietnam |
President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 143 days |
| 54 | Émile Derlin Zinsou |  Dahomey |
President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days |
| 55 | Borys Martos | .svg){kind=small} Ukraine |
Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) | 1879 | 1977 | 98 years, 123 days |
| 56 | Artúr Görgei | .svg){kind=small} Hungary |
Acting Governor-President (1849) | 1818 | 1916 | 98 years, 113 days |
| 57 | Lubomír Štrougal |  Czechoslovakia |
Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 1924 | 2023 | 98 years, 111 days |
| 58 | Jean | Luxembourg |
Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 1921 | 2019 | 98 years, 109 days |
| 59 | Gough Whitlam | .svg){kind=small} Australia |
Prime Minister (1972–1975) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 103 days |
| 60 | Giorgio Napolitano |  Italy |
President (2006–2015) | 1925 | 2023 | 98 years, 86 days |
| 61 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal |
President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 250 days |
| 62 | Venceslau Brás |  Brazil |
President (1914–1918) | 1868 | 1966 | 98 years, 79 days |
| 63 | Claude Rostain | Andorra |
French Viguier (1972–1977) | 1916 | 2015 | 98 years, 57 days |
| 64 | R. Venkataraman | India |
President (1987–1992) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 55 days |
| 65 | Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | .svg){kind=small} Hungary |
Prime Minister (1919) | 1875 | 1973 | 98 years, 16 days |
| 66 | Gabriel París Gordillo |  Colombia |
President (1957–1958) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 14 days |
| 67 | Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia |
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 1922 | 2020 | 97 years, 333 days |
| 68 | Abdelsalam Majali |  Jordan |
Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 320 days |
| 69 | Kenan Evren | Türkiye |
President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989) |
1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 297 days |
| 70 | Wellington Koo | .svg){kind=small} China |
Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) |
1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 290 days |
| 71 | Valdas Adamkus |  Lithuania |
President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 92 days |
| 72 | Baron Ignaz von Plener |  Cisleithania( _2.svg){kind=small} Austria-Hungary) |
Minister-President (1870) | 1810 | 1908 | 97 years, 273 days |
| 73 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla |  Irish Free State |
Governor-General (1932–1936) | 1866 | 1963 | 97 years, 268 days |
| 74 | Raif Dizdarević | .svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 56 days |
| 75 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles |  Algeria |
Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 246 days |
| 76 | Francesc Badia Batalla | Andorra |
Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 218 days |
| 77 | Arnaldo Forlani | Italy |
Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 211 days |
| 78 | Ramón José Velásquez |  Venezuela |
President (1993-1994) | 1916 | 2014 | 97 years, 209 days |
| 79 | He Yingqin | Taiwan |
Premier (1949) | 1890 | 1987 | 97 years, 203 days |
| 80 | Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan |
President (1988–2000) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 198 days |
| 81 | Liam Cosgrave | Ireland |
Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 1920 | 2017 | 97 years, 175 days |
| 82 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | Peru |
Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 1872 | 1969 | 97 years, 153 days |
| 83 | Patricio Aylwin |  Chile |
President (1990–1994) | 1918 | 2016 | 97 years, 146 days |
| 84 | Armando Villanueva | Peru |
Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 1915 | 2013 | 97 years, 141 days |
| 85 | Ion Gheorghe Maurer | .svg){kind=small} Romania |
President of the Presidium (1958–1961) (Acting) President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974) |
1902 | 2000 | 97 years, 139 days |
| 86 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand |
Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 304 days |
| 87 | Martial Célestin |  Haiti |
Prime Minister (1988) | 1913 | 2011 | 97 years, 124 days |
| 88 | Gheorghe Apostol | Romania |
First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) | 1913 | 2010 | 97 years, 98 days |
| 89 | Kenneth Kaunda |  Zambia |
State President (1964–1991) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 51 days |
| 90 | Walter Scheel |  Germany |
(Acting) Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979) |
1919 | 2016 | 97 years, 48 days |
| 91 | Helmut Schmidt | Germany |
Chancellor (1974–1982) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 323 days |
| 92 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | .svg){kind=small} Vatican City |
Acting Sovereign (1939) | 1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 313 days |
| 93 | Khertek Anchimaa-Toka | .svg){kind=small} Tuvan People's Republic |
Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) | 1912 | 2008 | 96 years, 309 days |
| 94 | Camille Huysmans | Belgium |
Prime Minister (1946–1947) | 1871 | 1968 | 96 years, 276 days |
| 95 | Yitzhak Shamir |  Israel |
Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) | 1915 | 2012 | 96 years, 253 days |
| 96 | Federico Páez | Ecuador |
President (1935–1937) | 1877 | 1974 | 96 years, 251 days |
| 97 | Habib Bourguiba |  Tunisia |
Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 248 days |
| 98 | Vyacheslav Molotov |  Soviet Union |
Premier (1930–1941 | 1890 | 1986 | 96 years, 245 days |
| 99 | Yang Hyong-sop |  North Korea |
Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) | 1926 | 2022 | 96 years, 224 days |
| 81–100 | Konstantinos Kollias | .svg){kind=small} –Greece |
Prime Minister (1967) | 1901 | 1998 | 96 years, 195 days to 97 years, 194 days |
| 100 | Kim Yong-nam |  China
|
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 365 days |
Next to Join
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | Age by 2024.12.31' |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Rüütel |  Estonia |
Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006) |
1928 | Alive | 96 years, 269 days | 96 years, 236 days |
| 2 | Arthur Foulkes |  Bahamas
|
Governor-General (2010–2014) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 268 days | 96 years, 235 days |
| 3 | Péter Boross |  Hungary
|
Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 160 days | 96 years, 127 days |
| 4 | Zhu Rongji | China
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Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 103 days | 96 years, 70 days |
| 5 | Édouard Balladur | France
|
Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 277 days | 95 years, 243 days |
| 6 | Sam Nujoma |  Namibia
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President (1990–2005) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 267 days | 95 years, 234 days |
| 7 | Sir Orville Turnquest | Bahamas
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Governor-General (1995–2001) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 198 days | 95 years, 166 days |
| 8 | Jamshid bin Abdullah | .svg){kind=small} Zanzibar
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Sultan (1963–1964) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 140 days | 95 years, 107 days |
| 9 | Violeta Chamorro |  Nicaragua
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Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997) |
1929 | Alive | 95 years, 108 days | 95 years, 75 days |
| 10 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | .svg){kind=small} Mongolia |
General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 84 days | 95 years, 51 days |
List of Longest-living cardinals
Gallery
Oldest:
Italy
Corrado Bafile
2nd-Oldest ever:
Italy
Loris Francesco Capovilla
3rd-Oldest:
Colombia
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez
4th-oldest ever:
Angola
Alexandre do Nascimiento
List
| No. | Cardinal | Country | Post | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corrado Bafile | Italy
|
Priest of Santa Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1987–2005) | 1903 | 2005 | 101 years, 215 days |
| 2 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | Italy
|
Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) | 1915 | 2016 | 100 years, 225 days |
| 3 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez | Colombia
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Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019) | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 198 days |
| 4 | Alexandre do Nascimento |  Angola
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Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-present) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 339 days |
| 5 | Ersilio Tonini | Italy
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Priest of Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 9 days |
| 6 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir |  Lebanon
|
Cardinal-Patriarch (1994 – 2019) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 363 days |
| 7 | Paul Augustin Mayer | Germany
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Priest of San Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title (1996–2010) | 1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 343 days |
| 8 | Ignatius Kung Pin-mei | China
|
Priest of San Sisto (1991 – 2000) | 1901 | 2000 | 98 years, 224 days |
| 9 | Franz König |  Austria
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Priest of San Eusebio (1958 – 2004) Proto-priest of College of Cardinals (1991–2004) |
1905 | 2004 | |
| 10 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic |  Argentina
|
Priest of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-present) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 362 days |
| 11 | Jozef Tomko | .svg){kind=small} Slovakia
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Priest of S. Sabina (1996–2022) | 1924 | 2022 | 98 years 151 days |
| 12 | Fiorenzo Angelini | Italy
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Priest of Santo Spirito in Sassia pro hac vice Title (2002–2014) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 114 days |
| 13 | Albert Vanhoye, SJ | France
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Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e San Adriano a Villa Albani pro hac vice Title (2016–2021) | 1923 | 2021 | 98 years, 6 days |
| 14 | Paolo Dezza, S.J. | Italy
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Deacon of San Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (1991 – 1999) | 1901 | 1999 | 98 years, 5 days |
| 15 | Emmanuel Wamala |  Uganda
|
Priest of Sant'Ugo (1994-present) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 50 days |
| 16 | Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. |  Mozambique
|
Priest of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988–2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 196 days |
| 17 | Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. | Argentina
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Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (2023-present) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 292 days |
| 18 | Alfons Maria Stickler | Austria
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Priest of San Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title (1996–2007) | 1910 | 2007 | 97 years, 112 days |
| 19 | Henryk Gulbinowicz |  Poland
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Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (1985–2020) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 31 days |
| 20 | Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. | Italy
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Priest of San Sebastiano al Palatino pro hac vice Title (1983–1993) | 1896 | 1993 | 96 years, 364 days |
| 21 | Roger Etchegaray | France
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Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina (1998–2019)<br /<>Vice-Dean (2005–2017) | 1922 | 2019 | 96 years, 345 days |
| 22 | Johannes Willebrands | Netherlands
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Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe (1975–2006) | 1909 | 2008 | 96 years, 332 days |
| 23 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Italy
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Bishop of Albano (1915 – 1948) Vice-Dean (1929 – 1930) Bishop of Ostia (1930 – 1948) Dean (1930 – 1948) |
1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 313 days |
| 24 | Júlio Duarte Langa | Mozambique
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Priest of San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 108 days |
| 25 | Edward Cassidy |  Australia
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Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title (2002– 2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 96 years, 280 days |
| 26 | Kazimierz Świątek | Belgium
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Priest of San Gerardo Maiella (1994–2011) | 1914 | 2011 | 96 years, 274 days |
| 27 | José da Costa Nuñes |  Portugal
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Priest of Santa Prisca (1962–1976) | 1880 | 1976 | 96 years, 260 days |
| 28 | Giovanni Canestri | Italy
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Priest of San Andrea della Valle (1988–2015) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 212 days |
| 29 | Domenico Bartolucci | Italy
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Deacon Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2010–2013) | 1917 | 2013 | 96 years, 189 days |
| 30 | Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. | Zambia
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Priest of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1998–2008) | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 181 days |
| 31 | Francisco Álvarez Martínez |  Spain
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Priest of Santa Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde (2001–2022) | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 176 days |
| 32 | Friedrich Wetter | Germany
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Priest of Santo Stephano in Coelio Monte (1985–present) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 341 days |
| 33 | Francesco Morano | Italy
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Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano (1959 – 1968) | 1872 | 1968 | 96 years, 35 days |
| 34 | Luigi De Magistris | Italy
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Deacon Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2015–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 359 days |
| 35 | José Freire Falcão | Brazil
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Priest of San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021) | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years, 339 days |
| 36 | Pietro Parente | Italy
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Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1967–1986) | 1891 | 1986 | 95 years, 317 days |
| 37 | Achille Silvestrini | Italy
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Priest of San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo pro hac vice Title (1999–2019) | 1923 | 2019 | 95 years, 309 days |
| 38 | Ernest Simoni |  Albania
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Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 108 days |
| 39 | Walter Brandmüller | Germany
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Priest of San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi, pro hac vice (2021-present) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 29 days |
| 40 | Agostino Cacciavillan | Italy
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Priest of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino pro hac vice Title (2011–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years, 205 days |
| 40 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu | Thailand
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Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present) |
1929 | Alive | 96 years, 9 days |
| 42 | Henri de Lubac S.J. | France
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Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica (1983–1991) | 1896 | 1991 | 95 years, 197 days |
| 43 | Paulo Evaristo Arns | Brazil
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Priest of San Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (1973 –2016) | 1921 | 2016 | 95 years, 92 days |
| 44 | Serafim Fernandes de Araújo | Brazil
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Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1998–2019) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 57 days |
| 45 | Alberto Di Jorio | Italy
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Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1967 – 1979) | 1884 | 1979 | 95 years, 50 days |
| Corrado Ursi | Italy
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Priest of San Callisto (1967–2003) | 1908 | 2003 | 95 years, 35 days | |
| 47 | Jorge Medina | Chile
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Priest of San Saba pro hac vice Title (2008–2021) | 1926 | 2021 | 94 years, 285 days |
| 48 | Julijans Vaivods |  Latvia
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Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati (1983–1990) | 1895 | 1990 | 94 years, 280 days |
| 49 | Carlos María de la Torre |  Ecuador
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Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1953–1968) | 1873 | 1968 | 94 years, 260 days |
| 50 | Louis-Albert Vachon |  Canada
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Priest of San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985– 2006) | 1912 | 2006 | 94 years, 238 days |
| 51 | Egano Righi-Lambertini | Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1990 – 2000) | 1906 | 2000 | 94 years, 226 days |
| 52 | Angelo Sodano | Italy
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Bishop of Albano (1994–2022) Vice Dean (2002–2005) Bishop of Ostia (2005–2019) Dean (2005–2019) Priest of S. Maria Nuova in commendum (1994–2022) |
1927 | 2022 | 94 years, 206 days |
| 53 | Gilberto Agustoni | Italy
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Priest of Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta pro hac vice Title (2005–2017) | 1922 | 2017 | 94 years, 172 days |
| 54 | Adam Maida | United States
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Priest of San Vitale (1994–present) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 322 days |
| 55 | Eduardo Martínez Somalo | Spain
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Priest of Santissima Nome di Gesù pro hac vice Title (1999–2021) | 1927 | 2021 | 94 years, 143 days |
| 56 | Julian Herranz Casado | Spain
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Priest of Sant'Eugenio (basilica), pro hac vice (2014-present) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 309 days |
| 57 | Giovanni Cheli | Italy
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Priest of Santi Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title Title (2008–2013) | 1918 | 2013 | 94 years 123 days |
| 58 | Mikel Koliqi | Albania
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Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (1994–1997) | 1902 | 1997 | 94 years, 122 days |
| 59 | Giuseppe Sensi | Italy
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Priest of Regina Apostolorum (1987 – 2001) | 1907 | 2001 | 94 years, 61 days |
| 60 | Theodore McCarrick | United States
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Priest of Santi Nereo ad Achilleo (2001–2018, resigned) | 1930 | alive | 94 years, 211 days |
| 61 | Marian Jaworski | Poland
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Priest of San Sisto (2001–2020) | 1926 | 2020 | 94 years 14 days |
| 62 | Carlo Furno | Italy
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Priest of Sant'Onofrio (2006– 2015) | 1921 | 2015 | 94 years, 8 days |
| 63 | Prosper Grech, O.S.A. | Malta
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Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti (2012–2019) | 1925 | 2019 | 94 years, 5 days |
| 64 | Roberto Tucci | Italy
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Priest of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio pro hac vice Title (2011–2015) | 1921 | 2015 | 93 years, 361 days |
| 65 | Paul Poupard | France
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Priest of Santa Prassede (1996–) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 157 days |
| 66 | Salvatore De Giorgi | Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria in Aracoeli (1998–) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 150 days |
| 67 | Georges Cottier OP |  Switzerland
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Priest of Santi Domenico e Sisto pro hac vice Title (2014–2016) | 1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 342 days |
| 68 | John Carberry | United States
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Priest of San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1969–1998) | 1904 | 1998 | 93 years, 321 days |
| 69 | Paolo Bertoli | Italy
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Bishop of Frascati (1979–2001) | 1908 | 2001 | 93 years, 281 days |
| 70 | Thomas Williams | United States
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Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023) | 1930 | 2023 | 93 years. 277 days |
| 71 | Janis Pujats | Latvia
|
Priest of Santa Silvia (2001–) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 81 days |
| 72 | Opilio Rossi | United States
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Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004) | 1910 | 2004 | 93 years, 272 days |
| 73 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | .svg){kind=small} Italy
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Bishop of Palestrina (1900 – 1930) Bishop of Ostia (1915 – 1930) Dean (1915 – 1930) |
1836 | 1930 | 93 years, 217 days |
| 74 | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | Spain
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Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (2010–2019) | 1926 | 2019 | 93 years, 202 days |
| 75 | Camillo Ruini | Italy
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Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1991-present) | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 350 days |
| 76 | Jean Margéot |  Mauritius
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Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (1988– 2009) | 1916 | 2009 | 93 years, 165 days |
| 77 | Teodolfo Mertel | .svg){kind=small} Papal States
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Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884 – 1899) Vice-Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery (1884 – 1899) Proto-priest (1885 – 1899) |
1806 | 1899 | 93 years, 153 days |
| 78 | Simon Pimenta | India
|
Priest of Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (1988–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 93 years, 141 days |
| 79 | Lucian Mureșan |  Romania
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Priest of Sant'Anastasio (2012-present) | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 256 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
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Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1996–2008) | 1915 | 2008 | 93 years, 22 days |
| 83 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | Italy
|
Bishop of Albano (1948 – 1970) Vice-Dean (1965 – 1970) |
1877 | 1970 | 93 years, 20 days |
| 84 | James Francis McIntyre | United States
|
Priest of Sant'Anastasia (1953 – 1979) | 1886 | 1979 | 93 years, 15 days |
| 85 | Carlo Confalonieri | Italy
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Bishop of Palestrina (1972–1986) Vice-Dean (1974–1977) Bishop of Ostia (1977–1986) Dean (1977–1986) |
1893 | 1986 | 93 years, 8 days |
| 86 | Alessandro Verde | Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria in Cosmedin pro hac vice Title (1935 – 1958) | 1865 | 1958 | 93 years, 3 days |
| 87 | Julien Ries | Belgium
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Deacon of San Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia (2012–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 311 days |
| 88 | Juan Carlos Aramburu | Argentina
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Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976– 2004) | 1912 | 2004 | 92 years, 282 days |
| 89 | Sergio Sebastiani | Italy
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Priest of Sant'Eustachio (basilica), pro hac vice (2011-2024) | 1931 | 2024 | 92 years, 281 days |
| 90 | José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. | Portugal
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Bishop of Palestrina (2009-present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 28 days |
| 91 | Paolo Giobbe | Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella (1958–1972) | 1880 | 1972 | 92 years, 218 days |
| 92 | Joseph Zen S.D.B. | China (  Hong Kong)
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Priest of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (2006–present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 21 days |
| 93 | Josyf Slipyj |  Ukraine
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Priest of Sant’Atanasio (1965 – 1984) Major Archbishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1963 – 1984) |
1892 | 1984 | 92 years, 204 days |
| Léon-Étienne Duval | Algeria
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Priest of Santa Balbina (1965 – 1996) | 1903 | 1996 | ||
| 95 | Jean Honoré | France
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Priest of Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle (2001–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 200 days |
| 96 | Joseph Asajirō Satowaki | Japan
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Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (1979 – 1996) | 1904 | 1996 | 92 years, 190 days |
| 97 | José María Caro Rodríguez | Chile
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Priest of Santa Maria della Scala pro hac vice Title (1946 – 1958) | 1866 | 1958 | 92 years, 165 days |
| 98 | Luigi Poggi | Italy
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Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (2005–2010) | 1917 | 2010 | 92 years, 161 days |
| 99 | Maurice Feltin | France
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Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (1953–1975) | 1883 | 1975 | 92 years, 145 days |
| 100 | Silvano Piovanelli | Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale (1985–2016) | 1924 | 2016 | 92 years, 139 days |
Next to Join
| No. | Cardinal | Country | Post | Born | Died | Age | Age by 12-31-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Stafford | United States
|
Priest of San Pietro in Montorio (1998-present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 192 days | 92 years, 159 days |
| 2 | Gaudencio Rosales |  Philippines
|
Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006-Present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 177 days | 92 years, 144 days |
| 3 | Francis Arinze |  Nigeria
|
Bishop of Velletri-Segni (2005-present) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 94 days | 92 years, 61 days |
| 4 | Renato Martino | Italy
|
Deacon of San Francesco di Paola ai Monti (2012-present) Protodeacon (2014-present) |
1932 | Alive | 92 years, 72 days | 92 years, 39 days |
| 5 | Walter Kasper | Germany
|
Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova, title pro hac vice (2011-present) | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 335 days | 91 years, 302 days |
| 6 | Juan Sandoval Íñiguez | Mexico
|
Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (1994-present) | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 312 days | 91 years, 279 days |
| 7 | Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Isch | Chile
|
Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (2001–present) | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 151 days | 91 years, 118 days |
| 8 | Raffaele Farina SDB | Italy
|
Priest of Santa Giovanni della Pigna "pro hac vice" (2018-present) | 1933 | Alive | 91 years, 132 days | 91 years, 99 days |
| 9 | Giovanni Battista Re | Italy
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Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto (2002–present) Dean of the College of Cardinals (2020–present) Bishop of Ostia (2020–present) |
1934 | Alive | 91 years, 4 days | 90 years, 337 days |
| 10 | Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn | Vietman
|
Priest of San Giustino (2003-present) | 1934 | Alive | 90 years, 335 days | 90 years, 302 days |
See Also
- List of oldest living state leaders
- List of oldest living cardinals
- List of current cardinals
- Chronological Lists of longest-living state leaders and Cardinals
- Hypothetical Lists of longest-living state leaders and Cardinals
- List of Lists of longest-lived state leaders and Cardinals by country (born post-1800)
- List of past longest living state leaders and Cardinals