Hypothetical List of Longest living Cardinals (What if, 25 April 2027)
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This article Hypothetically lists the 100 oldest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (after 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 Italy who lived to ages of 101 years, 214 days.
If Every Living Cardinal is Still Living By 31 December 2025.
Gallery
Oldest:
Italy
Corrado Bafile
2nd-Oldest ever:
Italy
Loris Francesco Capovilla
3rd-Oldest:
Colombia
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez
5th-Oldest ever:
Italy
Angelo Acerbi
List
| 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 |
| 1 | Angelo Acerbi | Italy
|
Deacon | Deacon of Sant Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2024-present) | 1925 | Alive | 101 years, 214 days |
| 3 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | Italy
|
Priest | Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) | 1915 | 2016 | 100 years, 224 days |
| 4 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez |  Colombia
|
Priest | San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019) | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 197 days |
| 5 | Emmanuel Wamala |  Uganda
|
Priest | Sant'Ugo (1994-present) | 1926 | Alive | 100 years, 131 days |
| 6 | Júlio Duarte Langa |  Mozambique
|
Priest | San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) | 1927 | Alive | 99 years, 180 days |
| 7 | Alexandre do Nascimento |  Angola
|
Priest | San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-2024) | 1925 | 2024 | 99 years, 212 days |
| 8 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic |  Argentina
|
Priest | Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-2025) | 1926 | 2025 | 99 years, 182 days |
| 9 | Friedrich Wetter |  West Germany
|
Priest | Santo Stefano in Monte Celio (1985–present) | 1928 | Alive | 99 years, 56 days |
| 10 | Ersilio Tonini | Italy
|
Priest | Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 8 days |
| 11 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir |  Lebanon
|
Bishop | Patriarch (Oriental-rite) (1994–2019) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 362 days |
| 12 | Paul Augustin Mayer | West Germany
|
Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2010) |
Sant'Anselmo all’Aventino (1985–2010) | 1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 342 days |
| 13 | 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 | ||
| 15 | Ernest Simoni |  Albania
|
Deacon | Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) | 1928 | Alive | 98 years, 189 days |
| 16 | Jozef Tomko |  Czechoslovakia
|
Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2022) |
Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola (1985-1996) Santa Sabina (1996-2022) |
1924 | 2022 | 98 years 151 days |
| 17 | Fiorenzo Angelini | Italy
|
Deacon (1991-2002} Priest (2002-2014) |
Santo Spirito in Sassia (1991–2014) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 113 days |
| 18 | Walter Brandmüller | Germany
|
Deacon (2010-2021) Priest (2021-present) |
San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi (2010-present) | 1929 | Alive | 98 years, 110 days |
| 19 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu |  Thailand
|
Priest | San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present) |
1929 | Alive | 98 years, 90 days |
| 20 | Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. | Argentina
|
Deacon | Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (2023-2025) | 1927 | Alive | 98 years, 73 days |
| 21 | Albert Vanhoye, S.J. |  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 |
| 22 | Paolo Dezza, S.J. | Italy
|
Deacon | San Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (1991–1999) | 1901 | 1999 | 98 years, 4 days |
| 23 | Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. | Mozambique
|
Priest | San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988–2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 195 days |
| 24 | Alfons Maria Stickler SDB | Austria
|
Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2007) |
San Giorgio in Velabro (1985–2007) | 1910 | 2007 | 97 years, 111 days |
| 25 | Adam Maida |  United States
|
Priest | San Vitale (1994–present) | 1930 | Alive | 97 years, 38 days |
| 26 | Henryk Gulbinowicz |  Poland
|
Priest | Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (1985–2020) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 30 days |
| 27 | Julian Herranz Casado |  Spain
|
Deacon (2002-2014) Priest (2014-present) |
Sant'Eugenio (2003–present) | 1930 | Alive | 97 years, 25 days |
| 28 | 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 |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | 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 |
| 31 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | _crowned.svg){kind=small} 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 |
| 32 | Edward Cassidy |  Australia
|
Deacon (1991-2002) Priest (2002-2021) |
Santa Maria in Via Lata (1991-2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 96 years, 279 days |
| 33 | Kazimierz Świątek |  Belgium
|
Priest | San Gerardo Maiella (1994–2011) | 1914 | 2011 | 96 years, 273 days |
| 34 | José da Costa Nunes |  Portugal
|
Priest | Santa Prisca (1962–1976) | 1880 | 1976 | 96 years, 259 days |
| 35 | Paul Poupard | France
|
Priest | Santa Prassede (1996–) | 1930 | Alive | 96 years, 238 days |
| 36 | Salvatore De Giorgi | Italy
|
Priest | Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (1998–present) | 1930 | Alive | 96 years, 231 days |
| 37 | Giovanni Canestri | Italy
|
Priest | San Andrea della Valle (1988–2015) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 211 days |
| 38 | Domenico Bartolucci | Italy
|
Deacon | Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2010–2013) | 1917 | 2013 | 96 years, 188 days |
| 39 | Adam Kozłowiecki S.J. |  Zambia
|
Priest | Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1998–2008) | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 180 days |
| 40 | Francisco Álvarez Martínez | Spain
|
Priest | Santa Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde (2001–2022) | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 177 days |
| 41 | Janis Pujats |  Latvia
|
Priest | Santa Silvia (2001–) | 1930 | Alive | 96 years, 162 days |
| 42 | Camillo Ruini | Italy
|
Priest | Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1991-present) | 1931 | Alive | 96 years, 65 days |
| 43 | Francesco Morano | Italy
|
Deacon | Santi Cosma e Damiano (1959–1968) | 1872 | 1968 | 96 years, 34 days |
| 44 | Luigi De Magistris | Italy
|
Deacon | Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2015–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 358 days |
| 45 | José Freire Falcão |  Brazil
|
Priest | San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021) | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years, 338 days |
| 46 | Lucian Mureșan |  Romania
|
Priest | Sant'Atanasio (2012-present) | 1931 | Alive | 95 years, 337 days |
| 47 | Pietro Parente | Italy
|
Priest | San Lorenzo in Lucina (1967–1986) | 1891 | 1986 | 95 years, 316 days |
| 48 | Achille Silvestrini | Italy
|
Deacon (1988-1999) Priest (1999-2019) |
San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo (1988–2019) | 1923 | 2019 | 95 years, 308 days |
| 49 | Joseph Ratzinger | West 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 |
| 50 | Agostino Cacciavillan | Italy
|
Deacon (2001-2011) Priest (2011-2022) |
Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2001-2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years, 204 days |
| 51 | Henri de Lubac S.J. | .svg){kind=small} France
|
Deacon | Santa Maria in Domnica (1983–1991) | 1896 | 1991 | 95 years, 196 days |
| 52 | José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. | Portugal
|
Deacon (2003-2009) Bishop (since 2009) |
Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore (2001–2009) Palestrina (2009-present) |
1932 | Alive | 95 years, 109 days |
| 53 | Joseph Zen S.D.B. |  Hong Kong( China)
|
Priest | Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (2006–present) | 1932 | Alive | 95 years, 102 days |
| 54 | Paulo Evaristo Arns O.F.M | Brazil
|
Priest | San Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (1973–2016) | 1921 | 2016 | 95 years, 91 days |
| 55 | Serafim Fernandes de Araújo | Brazil
|
Priest | San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1998–2019) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 56 days |
| 56 | Alberto Di Jorio | Italy
|
Priest | Santa Pudenziana (1967 – 1979) | 1884 | 1979 | 95 years, 47 days |
| 57 | Corrado Ursi | Italy
|
Priest | San Callisto (1967–2003) | 1908 | 2003 | 95 years, 34 days |
| 58 | Jorge Medina |  Chile
|
Deacon (1999-2008) Priest (2008-2021) |
San Saba (1998–2021) | 1926 | 2021 | 94 years, 284 days |
| 59 | Julijans Vaivods |  Soviet Union
|
Priest | Santi Quattro Coronati (1983–1990) | 1895 | 1990 | 94 years, 279 days |
| 60 | James Stafford | United States
|
Priest | San Pietro in Montorio (1998-present) | 1932 | Alive | 94 years, 273 days |
| 61 | Theodore McCarrick | United States
|
Priest | Santi Nereo ad Achilleo (2001–2018) | 1930 | 2025 | 94 years, 270 days |
| 62 | Carlos María de la Torre | .svg){kind=small} Ecuador
|
Deacon (1946-1953) Priest (1953-1968) |
Santa Maria in Aquiro (1946–1968) | 1873 | 1968 | 94 years, 261 days |
| 63 | Gaudencio Rosales |  Philippines
|
Priest | Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006-Present) | 1932 | Alive | 94 years, 258 days |
| 64 | Louis-Albert Vachon |  Canada
|
Priest | San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985–2006) | 1912 | 2006 | 94 years, 237 days |
| 65 | Egano Righi-Lambertini | Italy
|
Deacon Priest |
San Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana (1979–1990) Santa Maria in Via (1990-2000) |
1906 | 2000 | 94 years, 225 days |
| 66 | Angelo Sodano | Italy
|
Priest (1991-1994) Bishop (1994-2022) |
Santa Maria Nuova (1991-1994)(in commenda: 1994-2022) Albano (1994–2022) Ostia (2005–2019) |
1927 | 2022 | 94 years, 205 days |
| 67 | Francis Arinze |  Nigeria
|
Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2005) Bishop (2005-present) |
San Giovanni della Pigna (1985–2005) Velletri-Segni (2005-present) |
1932 | Alive | 94 years, 175 days |
| 68 | Gilberto Agustoni |  Switzerland
|
Deacon (1994-2005) Priest (2005-2017) |
Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta (1994–2017) | 1922 | 2017 | 94 years, 171 days |
| 69 | Eduardo Martínez Somalo | Spain
|
Deacon (1988-1999) Priest (1999-2021) |
Santissima Nominde Gesú (1988–2021) | 1927 | 2021 | 94 years, 142 days |
| 70 | Giovanni Cheli | Italy
|
Deacon (1998-2008) Priest (2008-2013) |
Santi Cosma e Damiano (1998-2013) | 1918 | 2013 | 94 years 122 days |
| 71 | Mikel Koliqi | Albania
|
Deacon | Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (1994–1997) | 1902 | 1997 | 94 years, 121 days |
| 72 | Giuseppe Sensi | Italy
|
Deacon (1976-1987) Priest (1987-2001) |
Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari (1976–1987) Regina Apostolorum (1987–2001) |
1907 | 2001 | 94 years, 60 days |
| 73 | Juan Sandoval Íñiguez |  Mexico
|
Priest | Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (1994-present) | 1933 | Alive | 94 years, 28 days |
| 74 | Marian Jaworski |  Ukraine Poland
|
Priest | San Sisto ([1998] 2001–2020) | 1926 | 2020 | 94 years 13 days |
| 75 | Carlo Furno | Italy
|
Deacon (1994-2005) Priest (2005-2015) |
Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re (1994–2006) Sant'Onofrio (2006–2015) |
1921 | 2015 | 94 years, 7 days |
| 76 | Prosper Grech, O.S.A. |  Malta
|
Deacon | Santa Maria Goretti (2012–2019) | 1925 | 2019 | 94 years, 6 days |
| 77 | Roberto Tucci | Italy
|
Deacon (2001-2011) Priest (2011-2015) |
Sant'Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (2001–2015) | 1921 | 2015 | 93 years, 360 days |
| 78 | Georges Cottier O.P. | Switzerland
|
Deacon (2003-2014) Priest (2014-2016) |
Santi Domenico e Sisto (2003–2016) | 1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 341 days |
| 79 | John Carberry | United States
|
Priest | San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1969–1998) | 1904 | 1998 | 93 years, 321 days |
| 80 | Paolo Bertoli | Italy
|
Deacon Priest Bishop |
San Girolamo dalla Carità (1969-1973) San Girolamo dei Croati (1973–1979) Frascati (1979–2001) |
1908 | 2001 | 93 years, 280 days |
| 81 | Thomas Williams |  New Zealand
|
Priest | Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023) | 1930 | 2023 | 93 years. 276 days |
| 82 | Opilio Rossi | United States
|
Priest | San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004) | 1910 | 2004 | 93 years, 271 days |
| 83 | Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Isch | Chile
|
Priest | Santa Maria della Pace (2001–present) | 1933 | Alive | 93 years, 232 days |
| 84 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | Italy
|
Priest (1891-1900) Bishop (1900-1930) |
San Silvestro in Capite (1891–1900) Palestrina (1900–1930) Ostia (1915–1930) |
1836 | 1930 | 93 years, 216 days |
| 85 | Raffaele Farina SDB | Italy
|
Deacon (2007–2018) Priest (2028–present) |
San Giovanni della Pigna (2007–Present) | 1933 | Alive | 93 years, 213 days |
| 86 | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | Spain
|
Priest | San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (2010–2019) | 1926 | 2019 | 93 years, 201 days |
| 87 | Jean Margéot |  Mauritius
|
Priest | San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (1988–2009) | 1916 | 2009 | 93 years, 164 days |
| 88 | Teodolfo Mertel | .svg){kind=small} Papal States
|
Deacon (1858-1884) Priest (1884-1899) |
Sant'Eustachio (1858-1881) Santa Maria in Via Lata (1881-1884) San Lorenzo in Damaso pro illia vice (1884–1899) |
1806 | 1899 | 93 years, 152 days |
| 89 | Gioacchino Pecci | Papal States
|
Priest | San Crisogono (1853–1878) | 1810 | 1903 | 93 years, 140 days |
| Simon Pimenta |  India
|
Priest | Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (1988–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | ||
| 91 | Giovanni Battista Re | Italy
|
Priest (2001-2002) Bishop (2002-present) |
Santi Apostoli (2001-2002) Sabina-Poggio Mirteto (2002–present) Ostia (2020–present) |
1934 | Alive | 93 years, 85 days |
| 92 | Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn |  Vietnam
|
Priest | San Giustino (2003–present) | 1934 | Alive | 93 years, 51 days |
| 93 | František Tomášek | Czechoslovakia
|
Priest | San Vitale (1977–1992) | 1899 | 1992 | 93 years, 35 days |
| 94 | Alfredo Scherer | Brazil
|
Priest | Nostra Signora de La Salette (1969–1996) | 1903 | 1996 | 93 years, 33 days |
| 95 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | Italy
|
Priest (1937-1948) Bishop (1948-1970) |
Santa Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title (1937–1948) Albano (1948–1970) |
1877 | 1970 | 93 years, 19 days |
| 96 | James Francis McIntyre | .svg){kind=small} United States
|
Priest | Sant'Anastasia (1953–1979) | 1886 | 1979 | 93 years, 14 days |
| Antonio Innocenti | Italy
|
Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2008) |
Santa Maria in Aquiro (1985–2008) | 1915 | 2008 | ||
| 98 | Carlo Confalonieri | Italy
|
Priest (1958-1972) Bishop (1972-1986) |
Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1958–1972) Palestrina (1972–1986) Ostia (1977–1986) |
1893 | 1986 | 93 years, 7 days |
| 99 | Alessandro Verde | Italy
|
Deacon (1925-1935) Priest (1937-1958) |
Santa Maria in Cosmedin (1925–1958) | 1865 | 1958 | 93 years, 2 days |
| 100 | Francesco Monterisi | Italy
|
Deacon (2010-2021) Priest (2021-present) |
San Paolo alla Regola (2010–present) | 1934 | Alive | 92 years, 332 days |
Next to Join
| No. | Cardinal | Country | Rank | Titulus | Birth | Death | Age | Age by 2027.04.25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raniero Cantalamessa | Italy
|
Deacon | Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine (2020-present) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years, 141 days | 92 years, 277 days |
| 2 | Franc Rodé |  Slovenia
|
Deacon (2006–2016) Priest (2016–present) |
San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella | 1934 | Alive | 91 years, 78 days | 92 years, 214 days |
| 3 | Luis Héctor Villalba | Argentina
|
Priest | San Girolamo a Corviale (2015-present) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years, 60 days | 92 years, 196 days |
| 4 | Tarcisio Bertone SDB | Italy
|
Priest (2003-2008) Bishop (2003–present) |
Santa Maria Auxiliatrice in via Tuscolana (2003–2008) Frascati (2008–present) |
1934 | Alive | 91 years, 8 days | 92 years, 144 days |
| 5 | Julius Darmaatmadja SJ |  Indonesia
|
Priest | Sacro Cuore di Maria (1994-present) | 1934 | Alive | 90 years, 355 days | 92 years, 126 days |
| 6 | Giovanni Lajolo | Italy
|
Deacon (2007-2018) Priest (2018-present) |
Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio "title pro hac vice" (2007-present) | 1935 | Alive | 90 years, 341 days | 92 years, 112 days |
| 7 | Justin Rigali | United States
|
Priest | Santa Prisca (2003-present) | 1935 | Alive | 90 years, 235 days | 92 years, 6 days |
| 8 | Santos Abril y Castelló | ' Spain
|
Deacon (2012-2022) Priest (2022-present) |
San Ponziano (2012-peesent) | 1935 | Alive | 90 years, 80 days | 91 years, 216 days |
| 9 | Roger Mahony | Spain
|
Priest | Santi Quattro Coronati (1991-present) | 1936 | Alive | 89 years, 286 days | 91 years, 57 days |
| 10 | Anthony Olubunmi Okogie | Nigeria
|
Priest | Beata Vergine Maria del Monte (2003-present) | 1936 | Alive | 89 years, 177 days | 90 years, 313 days |