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This article 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 {{Wp|Corrado Bafile}}, of Italy who lived to ages of 101 years, 214 days.
This article 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 {{Wp|Corrado Bafile}}, of Italy who lived to ages of 101 years, 214 days.


This list by 30 September 2023 upon the elevation of Luis Pascual Dri to Cardinalate.
if Every living cardinal is still alive by by '''31 September 2023'''.
=='''List'''==
=='''List'''==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|4
|4
|{{Wp|Ersilio Tonini}}
|{{Wp|Ersilio Tonini}}
|Italy  
| Italy
|1914
|1914
|2013
|2013  
|99 years, 8 days
|99 years, 8 days
|-
|-
|5||{{Wp|Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir}}||Lebanon|||1920||2019||98 years, 362 days
| 5||{{Wp|Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir}}||Lebanon|||1920||2019||98 years, 362 days
|-
|-
|6
|6
|{{Wp|Paul Augustin Mayer}}
|{{Wp|Paul Augustin Mayer}}
|Germany  
|Germany
|1911
|1911
|2010
|2010  
|98 years, 342 days
|98 years, 342 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
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|'''{{age in years and days|1925|3|1|2023|12|31}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|3|1|2023|12|31}}'''
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" |8
| rowspan="2" |8
|{{Wp|Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei}}
|{{Wp|Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei}}
|China
|China
|1901
|1901
|2000  
|2000
| rowspan="2" |98 Years, 223 days
| rowspan="2" |98 Years, 223 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Franz König}}
|{{Wp|Franz König}}
|Austria
| Austria
|1905
|1905
|2004
|2004
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|{{Wp|Jozef Tomko}}
|{{Wp|Jozef Tomko}}
|Slovakia
|Slovakia
|1924  
|1924
|2022
|2022
|98 years 150 days
|98 years 150 days
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|-
|-
|12
|12
|{{Wp|Albert Vanhoye}}
|{{Wp|Albert Vanhoye}}
|France
|France
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|13
|13
|{{Wp|Paolo Dezza}}
|{{Wp|Paolo Dezza}}
|Italy
| Italy
|1901
|1901
|1999
|1999
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|15
|15
|{{Wp|Alexandre José María dos Santos}}, O.F.M.
|{{Wp|Alexandre José María dos Santos}}, O.F.M.
| Mozambique
|Mozambique
|1924
|1924
|2021
|2021
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|97 years, 111 days
|97 years, 111 days
|-
|-
|17
| 17
 
|{{wp|Henryk Gulbinowicz}}
|{{wp|Henryk Gulbinowicz}}
|Poland
|Poland
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|2020
|2020
|97 years 30 days
|97 years 30 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''18'''
| '''{{Wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}'''
|'''Uganda'''
|'''1926'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1926|12|15|2023|12|31}}'''
|-
|-
|18
|19
|{{Wp|Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli}}, O.F.M.
|{{Wp|Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli}}, O.F.M.
|Italy
|Italy  
|1896
|1896
|1993
|1993  
|96 years, 363 days
|96 years, 363 days
|-
|-
|19
|20
|{{Wp|Roger Etchegaray}}
|{{Wp|Roger Etchegaray}}
|France
|France
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|96 years, 344 days
|96 years, 344 days
|-
|-
|20
|21
|{{Wp|Johannes Willebrands}}
|{{Wp|Johannes Willebrands}}
|The Netherlands  
|The Netherlands  
|1909
|1909  
|2008
|2008
|96 years, 331 days
|96 years, 331 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''21'''
|'''{{Wp|Emmanuel Wamala}}'''
|'''Uganda'''
|'''1926'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1926|12|15|2023|11|1}}'''
|-
|-
|22
|22
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|1851
|1851
|1948
|1948
|96 years, 312 days
|96 years, 312 days  
|-
|-
|23
|23
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|1924
|1924
|2021
|2021
|96 years 279 days
|96 years 279 days  
|-
|-
|24
|
24
|{{Wp|Kazimierz Świątek}}
|{{Wp|Kazimierz Świątek}}
|Belarus
|Belarus
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|1976
|1976
|96 years, 259 days
|96 years, 259 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''26'''
|'''{{Wp|Luis Pascual Dri}}''', '''O.F.M.Cap.'''
|'''Argentina'''
|'''1927'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|17|2023|12|31}}'''
|-
|-
|26
|27
|{{Wp|Giovanni Canestri}}
|{{Wp|Giovanni Canestri}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|2015
|2015
|96 years, 211 days
|96 years, 211 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''27'''
|'''{{Wp|Luis Pascual Dri}}''', '''O.F.M.Cap.'''
|'''Argentina'''
|'''1927'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|17|2023|12|31}}'''
|-
|-
|28
|28
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|Italy
|Italy
|1911
|1911
|2007  
|2007
|96 years, 188 days
| 96 years, 188 days
|-
|-
|29
|29
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|30
|30
|{{Wp|Francisco Álvarez Martínez}}
|{{Wp|Francisco Álvarez Martínez}}
|Spain
|
Spain
|1925
|1925
|2022
|2022
|96 years, 175 days
|96 years, 175 days
|-
|-
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|'''1927'''
|'''1927'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|10|27|2023|11|1}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|10|27|2023|12|31}}'''
|-
|-
|33
|33
|{{wp|Luigi De Magistris}}
|{{wp|Luigi De Magistris}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1926
|
1926
|2022
|2022
|95 years 358 days
| 95 years 358 days
|-
|-
|34
|34
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|1925
|1925
|2021
|2021
|95 years 338 days
| 95 years 338 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''35'''
|'''35'''
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|'''1928'''
|'''1928'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|2|20|2023|11|1}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|2|20|2023|12|31}}'''
|-
|-
|36
|36
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|Brazil
|Brazil
|1921
|1921
|2016
|2016  
|95 years, 91 days
|95 years, 91 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''41'''
|'''{{Wp|Ernest Simoni}}'''
|'''Albania'''
|'''1928'''
|'''Alive'''
| '''{{age in years and days|1928|10|27|2023|12|31}}'''
|-
|-
|41
|42
|{{Wp|Serafim Fernandes de Araújo}}
|{{Wp|Serafim Fernandes de Araújo}}
|Brazil
|Brazil  
|1924
| 1924
|2019
|2019
|95 years, 56 days
|95 years, 56 days
|-
|-
|42
|43
|{{Wp|Alberto Di Jorio}}
|{{Wp|Alberto Di Jorio}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|95 years, 49 days
|95 years, 49 days
|-
|-
|43
|44
|{{Wp|Corrado Ursi}}
|{{Wp|Corrado Ursi}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|2003
|2003
|95 years, 34 days
|95 years, 34 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''44'''
|'''{{Wp|Ernest Simoni}}'''
|'''Albania'''
|'''1928'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|10|27|2023|11|1}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''45'''
|'''45'''
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|'''1929'''
|'''1929'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|5|2023|11|1}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|5|2023|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''46'''
|'''46'''
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|'''1929'''
|'''1929'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|25|2023|11|1}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|1|25|2023|12|31}}'''
|-
|-
|47
|47
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|Latvia
|Latvia
|1895
|1895
|1990
|1990  
|94 years, 279 days
|94 years, 279 days
|-
|-
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|Ecuador
|Ecuador
|1873
|1873
|1968
|1968  
|94 years, 259 days
|94 years, 259 days
|-
|-
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|94 years, 237 days
|94 years, 237 days
|-
|-
|50||{{Wp|Jorge Medina Estévez}}||Chile||1926
| 50||{{Wp|Jorge Medina Estévez}}||Chile||1926
|2021||94 years, 284 days
|2021 ||94 years, 284 days
|-
|-
|51
|51
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|Italy
|Italy
|1906
|1906
|2000
|2000  
|94 years, 225 days
|94 years, 225 days
|-
|-
|52
|52
|{{Wp|Angelo Sodano}}
|{{Wp|Angelo Sodano}}
|Italy
|Italy  
|1927
|1927
|2022
|2022
|94 years, 205 days
|94 years, 205 days
|-
|-
|53
| 53
|{{Wp|Gilberto Agustoni}}
|{{Wp|Gilberto Agustoni}}
|Italy
|Italy  
|1922
|1922
|2017
|2017
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|54
|54
|{{Wp|Eduardo Martínez Somalo}}
|{{Wp|Eduardo Martínez Somalo}}
|Spain  
|Spain
|1927
|1927
|2021
| 2021
|94 years, 142 days
|94 years, 142 days
|-
|-
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|56||{{Wp|Giuseppe Sensi}}||Italy||1907||2001||94 years, 60 days
|56||{{Wp|Giuseppe Sensi}}||Italy||1907||2001||94 years, 60 days
|-
|-
|57||{{Wp|Marian Jaworski}}||Poland||1926||2020||94 years 13 days
|57||{{Wp|Marian Jaworski}}||Poland|| 1926 ||2020||94 years 13 days  
|-
|-
|58||{{Wp|Carlo Furno}}||Italy|| 1921 |1921||2015||94 years, 7 days
|58||{{Wp|Carlo Furno}}||Italy|| 1921 |1921 ||2015||94 years, 7 days
|-
|-
|59||{{Wp|Prosper Grech}}, OMSM||Malta||1925||2019||94 years, 6 days
|59||{{Wp|Prosper Grech}}, OMSM||Malta
|1925 ||2019||94 years, 6 days
|-
|-
|60||{{Wp|Roberto Tucci}}, S.J ||Italy||1921||2015||93 years, 360 days
|60||{{Wp|Roberto Tucci}}, S.J|| Italy|| 1921||2015||93 years, 360 days
|-
|-
|61
|61
|{{Wp|Georges Cottier}}, O.P.
|{{Wp|Georges Cottier}}, O.P.
|Switzerland
|Switzerland
|1922
| 1922
|2016
|2016  
|93 years, 341 days  
|93 years, 341 days
|-
|-
|62||{{Wp|John Carberry}}||United States||1904||1998||93 years, 321 days  
|62||{{Wp|John Carberry}}||United States||1904||1998 ||93 years, 321 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''63'''
|'''63'''
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|{{Wp|Opilio Rossi}}
|{{Wp|Opilio Rossi}}
|United States
|United States
|1910
 
| 1910
|2004
|2004
|93 years, 271 days
|93 years, 271 days
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|68
|68
|{{Wp|Vincenzo Vannutelli}}
|{{Wp|Vincenzo Vannutelli}}
|Italy
| Italy
|1836
|
1836
|1930
|1930
|93 years, 216 days
|93 years, 216 days
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|1916
|1916
|2009
|2009
|93 years, 164 days
|93 years, 164 days  
|-
|-
|71
|71
|{{Wp|Teodolfo Mertel}}
|{{Wp|Teodolfo Mertel}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1806
|
1806
|1899
|1899
|93 years, 152 days
|93 years, 152 days
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|{{Wp|Simon Pimenta}}
|{{Wp|Simon Pimenta}}
|Italy
|Italy
|1920
| 1920
|2013
|2013
|93 years 140 days
|93 years 140 days
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|'''{{Wp|Paul Poupard}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Paul Poupard}}'''
|'''France'''
|'''France'''
| '''1930'''
|'''1930'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|8|30|2023|12|31}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|8|30|2023|12|31}}'''
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|1877
|1877
|1970
|1970
|93 years, 19 days  
|93 years, 19 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''78'''
|'''78'''
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|'''1930'''
|'''1930'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
| '''{{age in years and days|1930|11|14|2023|12|31}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|11|14|2023|12|31}}'''
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" |79
| rowspan="2" |79
|{{Wp|James Francis McIntyre}}
|{{Wp|James Francis McIntyre}}
|United States
|United States
|1886
|1886  
|1979
|1979
| rowspan="2" |93 years, 14 days
| rowspan="2" |93 years, 14 days
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|81
|81
|{{Wp|Carlo Confalonieri}}
|{{Wp|Carlo Confalonieri}}
|Italy
|Italy  
|1893
|1893
|1986  
|1986
|93 years, 7 days
|93 years, 7 days  
|-
|-
|82
|82
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|Italy
|Italy
|1865
|1865
|1958
| 1958
|93 years, 2 days
|93 years, 2 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
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|1920
|1920
|2013
|2013
|92 years 310 days
|92 years, 310 days  
 
|-
|-
|85
|85
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|92 years, 217 days
|92 years, 217 days
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" | 89
| rowspan="2" |89
|{{Wp|Josyf Slipyj}}
|{{Wp|Josyf Slipyj}}
|Ukraine
|Ukraine
|1892  
|1892
|198
|198
|rowspan="2" | 92 years, 203 days
| rowspan="2" |92 years, 203 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Léon-Étienne Duval}}||France||1903||1996
|{{Wp|Léon-Étienne Duval}}||France||1903||1996
|-
|-
|91||{{Wp|Jean Honoré}}||France||1920||2013||92 years, 199 days
|91||{{Wp|Jean Honoré}}|| France||1920||2013||92 years, 199 days
|-
|-
|92
|92
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|94||{{Wp|José María Caro Rodríguez}}||Chile||1866||1958||92 years, 164 days
|94||{{Wp|José María Caro Rodríguez}}||Chile||1866||1958||92 years, 164 days
|-
|-
|95||{{Wp|Luigi Poggi}}||Italy||1917||2010||92 years, 160 days
|95||{{Wp|Luigi Poggi}}|| Italy||1917||2010||92 years, 160 days
|-
|-
|96||{{Wp|Maurice Feltin}}||France||1883||1975||92 years, 145 days
|96||{{Wp|Maurice Feltin}}|| France||
1883||1975||92 years, 145 days
|-
|-
|97||{{Wp|Silvano Piovanelli}}||Italy||1924||2016||92 years, 139 days
|97||{{Wp|Silvano Piovanelli}}||Italy||1924||2016||92 years, 139 days
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==='''Next 10 Longest-living cardinals'''===
==='''Next 10 Longest-living cardinals'''===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!'''Name'''||'''Country'''||'''Birth'''||Death
!Rank
!'''Current age'''
!'''Name'''||'''Country'''||'''Birth''' ||Death
!'''Age'''
!'''Entry Date'''||Age by 31 December 2023
!'''Entry Date'''||Age by 31 December 2023
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''{{Wp|José Saraiva Martins}}''', '''CMF'''
|'''1'''
|'''Portugal'''||'''1932'''||'''Alive'''
|'''{{Wp|José Saraiva Martins}}''' '''CMF'''||'''Portugal'''||'''1932'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|1|6}}'''||'''6 May 2024<br /><small>Miguel Obando y Bravo</small>'''||'''{{age in years and days|1932|1|6|2023|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1932|1|6}}'''||'''2024-05-06'''<br>main Obando y Bravo||'''{{age in years and days|1932|1|6|2023|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''{{Wp|Joseph Zen Ze-kiun}}, SDB'''||'''China'''<br>'''(Hong Kong)'''||'''1932'''
|'''2'''
|'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|1|13}}'''||'''2024-05-20<br>main da Silva||'''{{age in years and days|1932|1|13|2023|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Joseph Zen Ze-kiun}} SDB'''||'''China<br /><small>(Hong Kong)</small>'''||'''1932'''
|'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|1|13}}'''||'''19 May 2024<br /><small>Augusto da Silva</small>'''||'''{{age in years and days|1932|1|13|2023|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''{{Wp|James Francis Stafford}}'''||'''United States'''||'''1932'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|7|29}}'''||'''2024-12-06'''<br/>da Silva||'''{{age in years and days|1932|7|29|2023|12|31}}'''
|'''3'''
|'''{{Wp|James Stafford|James Francis Stafford}}'''||'''United States'''||'''1932'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|7|29}}'''||'''3 December 2024<br /><small>Giuseppe Casoria</small>'''||'''{{age in years and days|1932|7|29|2023|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''{{Wp|Gaudencio Rosales}}'''||'''Philippines'''||'''1932'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|8|10}}'''||'''2024-12-27<br>Piovanelli||'''{{age in years and days|1932|8|10|2023|12|31}}'''
|'''4'''
|'''{{Wp|Gaudencio Rosales}}''' || '''Philippines'''||'''1932'''||'''Alive'''|| '''{{Age in years and days|1932|8|10}}''' ||'''27 December 2024<br /><small>Silvano Piovanelli</small>'''||'''{{age in years and days|1932|8|10|2023|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''5'''
|'''{{Wp|Pedro Rubiano Sáenz}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Pedro Rubiano Sáenz}}'''
|'''Colombia'''
|'''Colombia'''
|'''1932'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|9|13}}'''||'''2025-02-05'''<br>Feltin||{{age in years and days|1932|9|13|2023|12|31}}
| '''1932'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|9|13}}'''||'''5 February 2025<br /><small>Maurice Feltin</small>'''||'''{{age in years and days|1932|9|13|2023|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''6'''
|'''{{Wp|Francis Arinze}}'''||'''Nigeria'''||'''1932'''||''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|11|1}}'''||'''10 April 2025<br /><small>Luigi Poggi</small>'''|| '''{{age in years and days|1932|11|1|2023|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''7'''
|'''{{Wp|Renato Martino}}''' ||'''Italy'''||'''1932'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|11|23}}'''||'''6 May 2025<br /><small>José María Caro Rodríguez</small>'''||'''{{age in years and days|1932|11|23|2023|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''8'''
|'''{{Wp|Kelvin Edward Felix}}'''|| '''Saint Lucia'''||'''1933'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1933|2|15}}'''||'''23 August 2025<br /><small>Joseph Asajirô Satowaki</small>'''||'''{{age in years and days|1933|2|15|2023|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''9'''
|'''{{Wp|Walter Kasper}}'''||'''Germany'''|| '''1933'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1933|3|5}}'''||'''20 September 2025<br /><small>Jean Honoré</small>'''||'''{{age in years and days|1933|3|5|2023|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''10'''
|'''{{Wp|Juan Sandoval Iñiguez}}'''||'''Mexico'''||'''1933'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1933|3|28}}'''||'''15 October 2025<br /><small>Joseph Slipyj/Léon-Étienne Duval (tied)</small>''' ||'''{{age in years and days|1933|3|28|2023|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''{{Wp|Francis Arinze}}'''||'''Nigeria'''||'''1932'''||''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|11|1}}'''||'''2025-04-10'''<br>Poggi||{{age in years and days|1932|11|1|2023|12|31}}
|'''11'''
|'''{{Wp|Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa}} ISch'''|| '''Chile'''||'''1933'''||'''Alive''' ||'''{{Age in years and days|1933|9|5}}'''||'''27 March 2026<br /><small>Joseph Slipyj/Léon-Étienne Duval (tied)</small>'''|| '''{{age in years and days|1933|9|5|2023|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''{{Wp|Renato Martino}}'''||'''Italy'''||'''1932'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1932|11|23}}'''||'''2025-05-06'''<br>Caro Rodriguez||'''{{age in years and days|1932|11|23|2023|12|31}}'''
|'''12'''
|'''{{Wp|Raffaele Farina}}''' '''SDB'''||'''Italy'''||'''1933'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1933|9|24}}'''||'''29 April 2026<br /><small>Paolo Giobbe</small>'''||'''{{age in years and days|1933|9|24|2023|12|31}}'''  
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''{{Wp|Kelvin Edward Felix}}'''||'''Saint Lucia'''||'''1933'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1933|2|15}}'''||'''2025-08-23'''<br>Satowaki||{{age in years and days|1933|2|15|2023|12|31}}
|'''13'''
|'''{{Wp|Giovanni Battista Re}}'''|| '''Italy'''||'''1934'''||'''Alive'''|| '''{{Age in years and days|1934|1|30}}'''||'''7 November 2026<br /><small>Juan Carlos Aramburu</small>'''||'''{{age in years and days|1934|1|30|2023|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''{{Wp|Walter Kasper}}'''||'''Germany'''||'''1933'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1933|3|5}}'''||'''2025-09-20'''<br>Satowaki||{{age in years and days|1933|3|5|2023|12|31}}
|'''14'''
|'''{{Wp|Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn}}'''||'''Vietnam'''||'''1934'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|3|5}}'''||'''9 January 2027<br /><small>Julien Ries</small>'''||'''{{age in years and days|1934|3|5|2023|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''{{Wp|Juan Sandoval Iñiguez}}'''||'''Mexico'''||'''1933'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1933|3|28}}'''||'''2025-10-17''' <br/> main, Duval, Slipyj)||{{age in years and days|1933|3|28|2023|12|31}}
|'''15'''
|'''{{Wp|Francesco Monterisi}}''' ||'''Italy'''||'''1934'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|5|28}}'''||'''30 May 2027<br /><small>Alessandro Verde</small>'''||'''{{age in years and days|1934|5|28|2023|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''16'''
|'''{{Wp|Raniero Cantalamessa}}''' '''OFMCap'''||'''Italy'''||'''1934''' ||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|7|23}}'''|| '''29 July 2027<br /><small>Carlo Confalonieri</small>'''||'''{{age in years and days|1934|7|22|2023|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''17'''
|'''{{Wp|Paul Josef Cordes}}'''||'''Germany'''||'''1934'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|9|5}}'''||'''19 September 2027<br /><small>Joseph McIntyre/Antonio Innocenti (tied)</small>'''||'''{{age in years and days|1934|9|5|2023|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''18'''
|'''{{Wp|Franc Rodé}}''' '''CM'''||'''Slovenia'''||'''1934'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|9|23}}'''||'''7 October 2027<br /><small>Joseph McIntyre/Antonio Innocenti</small>'''||'''{{age in years and days|1934|9|23|2023|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''19'''
|'''{{Wp|Luis Héctor Villalba}}'''||'''Argentina'''||'''1934'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1934|10|11}}'''||'''30 October 2027<br /><small>Giuseppe Pizzardo</small>'''||'''{{age in years and days|1934|10|11|2023|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''20'''
|'''{{Wp|Tarcisio Bertone}}'''||'''Italy'''||'''1934'''||'''Alive''' ||'''{{Age in years and days|1933|12|2}}'''||'''15 October 2025<br /><small>Alfredo Scherer</small>'''||'''{{age in years and days|1934|12|2|2023|12|31}}'''
|}
|}


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| rowspan="6" |Italy
| rowspan="6" |Italy
|- style="text-align: center;" |
|- style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan="2" |8 years , 334 days
| colspan="2" |8 years , 334 days  
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|9 February 1806|11 July 1899}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|9 February 1806|11 July 1899}}
|-
|-
|11 July 1899
|11 July 1899  
|12 March 1900  
|12 March 1900
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Luigi Di Canossa}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Luigi Di Canossa}}
|20 April 1809
|20 April 1809  
|2 March 1900  
|2 March 1900
|- style="text-align: center;" |
|- style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|11 July 1899|12 March 1900}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|11 July 1899|12 March 1900}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|20 April 1809|12 March 1900}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|20 April 1809|12 March 1900}}  
|-
|-
|12 March 1900  
|12 March 1900
|14 April 1904
| 14 April 1904
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Michelangelo Celesia}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Michelangelo Celesia}}
|13 January 1814
|13 January 1814
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| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|François-Marie-Benjamin Richard}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|François-Marie-Benjamin Richard}}
|1 March 1819
|1 March 1819
|27 January 1908  
|27 January 1908
| rowspan="2" |France
| rowspan="2" |France
|- style="text-align: center;"
|- style="text-align: center;"
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|14 April 1904|27 January 1908}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|14 April 1904|27 January 1908}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|1 March 1819|27 January 1908}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|1 March 1819|27 January 1908}}  
|-
|-
|27 January 1908
|27 January 1908
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|14 November 1912
|14 November 1912
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Alfonso Capecelatro}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Alfonso Capecelatro}}
|5 February 1824
| 5 February 1824
|14 November 1912
|14 November 1912
|- style="text-align: center;"
|- style="text-align: center;"
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|5 August 1911|14 November 1912}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|5 August 1911|14 November 1912}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|5 February 1824|14 November 1912}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|5 February 1824|14 November 1912}}
|-
|-
|14 November 1912
|14 November 1912
|5 December 1914
|5 December 1914  
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Angelo di Pierto}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Angelo di Pierto}}
|22 May 1828
|22 May 1828
|5 December 1914  
|5 December 1914
|- style="text-align: center;"
|- style="text-align: center;"
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|14 November 1912|5 December 1914}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|14 November 1912|5 December 1914}}
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| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|François de Rovérié de Cabrières}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|François de Rovérié de Cabrières}}
|30 August 1830
|30 August 1830
|21 December 1921
| 21 December 1921
| rowspan="2" |France
| rowspan="2" |France
|- style="text-align: center;" |
|- style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan="2" |7 years, 16 days
| colspan="2" |
7 years, 16 days
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|30 August 1830|21 December 1921}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|30 August 1830|21 December 1921}}
|-
|-
|21 December 1921
|21 December 1921  
|4 February 1923  
|4 February 1923  
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco}}
|8 September 1833
|8 September 1833
| 4 February 1923
|4 February 1923
| rowspan="4" |Italy
| rowspan="4" |Italy
|- style="text-align: center;" |
|- style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|21 December 1921|4 February 1923}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|21 December 1921|4 February 1923}}  
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|8 September 1833|4 February 1923}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|8 September 1833|4 February 1923}}
|-
|-
|4 February 1923
| 4 February 1923
|9 July 1930
|9 July 1930
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Vincenzo Vannutelli}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Vincenzo Vannutelli}}
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| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|8 September 1833|4 February 1923}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|8 September 1833|4 February 1923}}
|-
|-
|9 July 1930
| 9 July 1930
|9 February 1933
|9 February 1933
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Andreas Frühwirth}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Andreas Frühwirth}}
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|- style="text-align: center;" |
|- style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|9 July 1930|9 February 1933}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|9 July 1930|9 February 1933}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|21 August 1845|9 February 1933}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|21 August 1845|9 February 1933}}  
|-
|-
|9 February 1933
|9 February 1933
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|17 October 1845
|17 October 1845
|31 March 1934
|31 March 1934
| rowspan="2" |Germany  
| rowspan="2" |
Germany
|- style="text-align: center;" |
|- style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|9 February 1933|31 March 1934}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|9 February 1933|31 March 1934}}
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|16 February 1948
|16 February 1948
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|10 April 1851
| 10 April 1851  
| 16 February 1948  
|16 February 1948  
| rowspan="6" |Italy
| rowspan="6" |Italy
|- style="text-align: center;" |
|- style="text-align: center;" |
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| colspan="2" |96 years, 312 days
| colspan="2" |96 years, 312 days
|-
|-
|16 February 1948
| 16 February 1948
|4 August 1948
|4 August 1948
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Enrico Sibilia}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Enrico Sibilia}}
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|4 August 1948
|4 August 1948
|- style="text-align: center;"
|- style="text-align: center;"
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|16 February 1948|4 August 1948}}  
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|16 February 1948|4 August 1948}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|17 March 1861|4 August 1948}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|17 March 1861|4 August 1948}}  
|-
|-
|4 August 1948
|4 August 1948
|29 March 1958
|29 March 1958
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Alessandro Verde}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Alessandro Verde}}
|27 March 1865
|27 March 1865  
|29 March 1958
| 29 March 1958
|- style="text-align: center;" |
|- style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|4 August 1948|29 March 1958}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|4 August 1948|29 March 1958}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|27 March 1865|29 March 1958}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|27 March 1865|29 March 1958}}
|-
|-
|29 March 1958
| 29 March 1958
|4 December 1959
|4 December 1959
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|José María Caro Rodríguez}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|José María Caro Rodríguez}}
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| colspan="2" |92 years, 164 days
| colspan="2" |92 years, 164 days
|-
|-
|4 December 1958
| 4 December 1958
|5 May 1959
|5 May 1959
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Georges Grente}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Georges Grente}}
|5 May 1872
| 5 May 1872
|5 May 1959
|5 May 1959
| rowspan="2" |France
| rowspan="2" |France
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| colspan="2" |87 years, 0 days
| colspan="2" |87 years, 0 days
|-
|-
| 5 May 1959  
|5 May 1959
|22 December 1961
|22 December 1961
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Elia dala Costa}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Elia dala Costa}}
|14 May 1872
|14 May 1872
|22 December 1961
|22 December 1961
| rowspan="4" | Italy
| rowspan="4" |Italy
|- style="text-align: center;" |
|- style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|5 May 1959|22 December 1961}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|5 May 1959|22 December 1961}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|14 May 1872|22 December 1961}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|14 May 1872|22 December 1961}}  
|-
|-
|22 December 1961  
|22 December 1961
|12 July 1968
|12 July 1968
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Francesco Morano}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Francesco Morano}}
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|-
|-
|12 July 1968
|12 July 1968
|31 July 1968
|31 July 1968  
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Carlos María de la Torre}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Carlos María de la Torre}}
|15 November 1873
|15 November 1873
|31 July 1968
|31 July 1968
| rowspan="2" |Ecuador  
| rowspan="2" |Ecuador
|- style="text-align: center;" |
|- style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|12 July 1968|31 July 1968}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|12 July 1968|31 July 1968}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|15 November 1873|31 July 1968}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|15 November 1873|31 July 1968}}
|-
|-
|31 July 1968  
| 31 July 1968
|14 August 1968  
|14 August 1968
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Augusto da Silva}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Augusto da Silva}}
|8 April 1876
|8 April 1876  
| 14 August 1968
| 14 August 1968
| rowspan="2" |Brazil
| rowspan="2" |Brazil
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| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|8 April 1876|14 August 1968}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|8 April 1876|14 August 1968}}
|-
|-
| 14 August 1968
|14 August 1968
| 1 August 1970  
|1 August 1970
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Giuseppe Pizzardo}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Giuseppe Pizzardo}}
|13 July 1877
|13 July 1877
|1 August 1970
|1 August 1970
| rowspan="6" | Italy
| rowspan="6" |Italy
|- style="text-align: center;" |
|- style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|14 August 1968|1 August 1970}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|14 August 1968|1 August 1970}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|13 July 1877|1 August 1970}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|13 July 1877|1 August 1970}}
|-
|-
|1 August 1970
|1 August 1970  
|30 September 1970
|30 September 1970  
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Benedetto Aloisi Masella}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Benedetto Aloisi Masella}}
|29 June 1879
|29 June 1879
| 30 September 1970
|30 September 1970  
|- style="text-align: center;" |
|- style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|1 August 1970|30 September 1970}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|1 August 1970|30 September 1970}}
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|-
|-
|30 September 1970
|30 September 1970
|14 August 1972
| 14 August 1972  
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Paolo Giobbe}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Paolo Giobbe}}
|10 January 1880
|10 January 1880
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| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|15 March 1880|29 November 1976}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|15 March 1880|29 November 1976}}
|-
|-
|29 November 1976  
|29 November 1976
|5 September 1979
|5 September 1979
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Alberto di Jorio}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Alberto di Jorio}}
| 18 July 1884
|18 July 1884
|5 September 1979
|5 September 1979
| rowspan="2" |Italy
| rowspan="2" |Italy
|- style="text-align: center;" |
|- style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|29 November 1976|5 September 1979}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|29 November 1976|5 September 1979}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|18 July 1884|5 September 1979}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|18 July 1884|5 September 1979}}
|-
|-
|5 September 1979  
|5 September 1979
|23 October 1979
|23 October 1979
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Antonio Caggiano}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Antonio Caggiano}}
| 30 January 1889
| 30 January 1889
|23 October 1979
|23 October 1979
| rowspan="2" | Argentina  
| rowspan="2" |Argentina
|- style="text-align: center;" |
|- style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|5 September 1979|23 October 1979}}  
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|5 September 1979|23 October 1979}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|30 January 1889|23 October 1979}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|30 January 1889|23 October 1979}}
|- style="text-align: center;" |
|- style="text-align: center;" |
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| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta}}
|16 July 1890
|16 July 1890
|18 September 1982  
|18 September 1982
| rowspan="2" |Brazil
| rowspan="2" | Brazil  
|- style="text-align: center;" |
|- style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|23 October 1979|14 September 1982}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|23 October 1979|14 September 1982}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|16 July 1890|18 September 1982}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|16 July 1890|18 September 1982}}  
|-
|-
|18 September 1982
|18 September 1982
| 29 December 1986
|29 December 1986
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Pietro Parente}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Pietro Parente}}
|16 February 1891
|16 February 1891
|29 December 1986
|29 December 1986
| rowspan="2" |Italy
 
| rowspan="2" | Italy
|- style="text-align: center;" |
|- style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|18 September 1982|29 December 1986}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|18 September 1982|29 December 1986}}
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|18 August 1895
|18 August 1895
|24 May 1990
|24 May 1990
| rowspan="2" |Latvia  
| rowspan="2" |Latvia
|- style="text-align: center;" |
|- style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|29 December 1986|24 May 1990}}
| colspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|29 December 1986|24 May 1990}}
| colspan="2" |94 years, 279 days
| colspan="2" |94 years, 279 days
|-
|-
|24 May 1990  
|24 May 1990
|4 September 1991
|4 September 1991
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Henri de Lubac}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Henri de Lubac}}
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|12 July 1993
|12 July 1993
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli}}
|14 July 1896  
|14 July 1896
|12 July 1993
|12 July 1993
| rowspan="2" |Italy
| rowspan="2" |Italy
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| colspan="2" |96 years, 363 days
| colspan="2" |96 years, 363 days
|-
|-
| 4 September 1991
|4 September 1991
|12 July 1993
|12 July 1993
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei}}
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| colspan="2" |98 years, 223 days
| colspan="2" |98 years, 223 days
|-
|-
| 12 March 2000
|12 March 2000
|3 February 2005
|3 February 2005
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Corrado Bafile}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Wp|Corrado Bafile}}
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| colspan="2" |4 September 1909 - 1 August 2008
| colspan="2" |4 September 1909 - 1 August 2008
96 years, 331 days
96 years, 331 days
| Natherlands
|Natherlands
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |2006 - 2007
| colspan="2" |2006 - 2007
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| colspan="2" |2013 - 2014
| colspan="2" |2013 - 2014
{{Age in years and days|28 July 2013|22 February 2014}}
{{Age in years and days|28 July 2013|22 February 2014}}
| {{Wp|Fiorenzo Angelini}}
|{{Wp|Fiorenzo Angelini}}
| colspan="2" |1916 - 2014
| colspan="2" |1916 - 2014
98 years, 113 days
98 years, 113 days
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|Slovakia
|Slovakia
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="gold" |
| colspan="2" | '''8 August 2022 - Present ({{Age in years and days|8 August 2022}})'''
| colspan="2" |'''8 August 2022 - Present ({{Age in years and days|8 August 2022}})'''
|'''{{Wp|Alexandre do Nascimento}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Alexandre do Nascimento}}'''
| colspan="2" |'''born 1925'''  
| colspan="2" |'''born 1925'''  

Revision as of 02:17, 6 September 2023

This article 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 alive by by 31 September 2023.

List

Rank Cardinal Country Born Died Age
1 Corrado Bafile Italy 1903 2005 101 years, 214 days
2 Loris Francesco Capovilla Italy 1915 2016 100 years, 224 days
3 José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez Colombia 1919 2019 100 years, 197 days
4 Ersilio Tonini Italy 1914 2013 99 years, 8 days
5 Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir Lebanon 1920 2019 98 years, 362 days
6 Paul Augustin Mayer Germany 1911 2010 98 years, 342 days
7 Alexandre do Nascimento Angola 1925 Alive 98 years, 305 days
8 Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei China 1901 2000 98 Years, 223 days
Franz König Austria 1905 2004
10 Jozef Tomko Slovakia 1924 2022 98 years 150 days
11 Fiorenzo Angelini Italy 11916 2014 98 years, 113 days
12 Albert Vanhoye France 1923 2021 98 years 59 days
13 Paolo Dezza Italy 1901 1999 98 years, 14 days
14 Estanislao Esteban Karlic Argentina 1926 Alive 97 years, 327 days
15 Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. Mozambique 1924 2021 97 years, 195 days
16 Alfons Maria Stickler Austria 1910 2007 97 years, 111 days
17 Henryk Gulbinowicz Poland 1923 2020 97 years 30 days
18 Emmanuel Wamala Uganda 1926 Alive 97 years, 16 days
19 Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. Italy 1896 1993 96 years, 363 days
20 Roger Etchegaray France 1922 2019 96 years, 344 days
21 Johannes Willebrands The Netherlands 1909 2008 96 years, 331 days
22 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Italy 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days
23 Edward Cassidy Australia 1924 2021 96 years 279 days

24

Kazimierz Świątek Belarus 1914 2011 96 years 273 days
25 José da Costa Nuñes Portugal 1880 1976 96 years, 259 days
26 Luis Pascual Dri, O.F.M.Cap. Argentina 1927 Alive 96 years, 258 days
27 Giovanni Canestri Italy 1918 2015 96 years, 211 days
28 Domenico Bartolucci Italy 1911 2007 96 years, 188 days
29 Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. Poland 1911 2007 96 years, 180 days
30 Francisco Álvarez Martínez

Spain

1925 2022 96 years, 175 days
31 Mikel Koliqi Albania 1900 1997 96 years, 121 days
32 Júlio Duarte Langa Mozambique 1927 Alive 96 years, 65 days
33 Luigi De Magistris Italy

1926

2022 95 years 358 days
34 José Freire Falcão Brazil 1925 2021 95 years 338 days
35 Friedrich Wetter Germany 1928 Alive 95 years, 314 days
36 Pietro Parente Italy 1891 1986 95 years, 316 days
37 Achille Silvestrini Italy 1923 2019 95 years, 308 days
38 Agostino Cacciavillan Italy 1926 2022 95 years 204 days
39 Henri de Lubac, S.J. France 1896 1991 95 years, 196 days
40 Paulo Evaristo Arns Brazil 1921 2016 95 years, 91 days
41 Ernest Simoni Albania 1928 Alive 95 years, 65 days
42 Serafim Fernandes de Araújo Brazil 1924 2019 95 years, 56 days
43 Alberto Di Jorio Italy 1884 1979 95 years, 49 days
44 Corrado Ursi Italy 1908 2003 95 years, 34 days
45 Walter Brandmüller Germany 1929 Alive 94 years, 360 days
46 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Thailand 1929 Alive 94 years, 340 days
47 Julijans Vaivods Latvia 1895 1990 94 years, 279 days
48 Carlos María de la Torre Ecuador 1873 1968 94 years, 259 days
49 Louis-Albert Vachon Canada 1912 2006 94 years, 237 days
50 Jorge Medina Estévez Chile 1926 2021 94 years, 284 days
51 Egano Righi-Lambertini Italy 1906 2000 94 years, 225 days
52 Angelo Sodano Italy 1927 2022 94 years, 205 days
53 Gilberto Agustoni Italy 1922 2017 94 years, 171 days
54 Eduardo Martínez Somalo Spain 1927 2021 94 years, 142 days
55 Giovanni Cheli Italy 1918 2013 94 years 122 days
56 Giuseppe Sensi Italy 1907 2001 94 years, 60 days
57 Marian Jaworski Poland 1926 2020 94 years 13 days
58 Carlo Furno Italy 1921 2015 94 years, 7 days
59 Prosper Grech, OMSM Malta 1925 2019 94 years, 6 days
60 Roberto Tucci, S.J Italy 1921 2015 93 years, 360 days
61 Georges Cottier, O.P. Switzerland 1922 2016 93 years, 341 days
62 John Carberry United States 1904 1998 93 years, 321 days
63 Adam Maida United States 1930 Alive 93 years, 288 days
64 Thomas Stafford Williams United States 1930 Alive 93 years, 286 days
65 Paolo Bertoli Italy 1908 2001 93 years, 280 days
66 Julian Herranz Casado Spain 1930 Alive 93 years, 275 days
67 Opilio Rossi United States 1910 2004 93 years, 271 days
68 Vincenzo Vannutelli Italy

1836

1930 93 years, 216 days
69 José Manuel Estepa Llaurens Spain 1926 2019 93 years, 201 days
70 Jean Margéot Mauritius 1916 2009 93 years, 164 days
71 Teodolfo Mertel Italy

1806

1899 93 years, 152 days
72 Simon Pimenta Italy 1920 2013 93 years 140 days
73 Paul Poupard France 1930 Alive 93 years, 123 days
74 Salvatore De Giorgi Italy 1930 Alive 93 years, 116 days
75 František Tomášek Czech Republic 1899 1992 93 years, 35 days
76 Alfredo Scherer Brazil 1903 1996 93 years, 33 days
77 Giuseppe Pizzardo Italy 1877 1970 93 years, 19 days
78 Janis Pujats Latvia 1930 Alive 93 years, 47 days
79 James Francis McIntyre United States 1886 1979 93 years, 14 days
Antonio Innocenti Italy 1915 2008
81 Carlo Confalonieri Italy 1893 1986 93 years, 7 days
82 Alessandro Verde Italy 1865 1958 93 years, 2 days
83 Camillo Ruini Italy 1931 Alive 92 years, 315 days
84 Julien Ries Belgium 1920 2013 92 years, 310 days
85 Juan Carlos Aramburu Argentina 1912 2004 92 years, 281 days
86 Sergio Sebastiani Italy 1931 Alive 92 years, 264 days
87 Lucian Mureșan Romania 1931 Alive 92 years, 222 days
88 Paolo Giobbe Italy 1880 1972 92 years, 217 days
89 Josyf Slipyj Ukraine 1892 198 92 years, 203 days
Léon-Étienne Duval France 1903 1996
91 Jean Honoré France 1920 2013 92 years, 199 days
92 Joseph Asajiro Satowaki Japan 1904 1996 92 years, 189 days
94 José María Caro Rodríguez Chile 1866 1958 92 years, 164 days
95 Luigi Poggi Italy 1917 2010 92 years, 160 days
96 Maurice Feltin France

1883||1975||92 years, 145 days

97 Silvano Piovanelli Italy 1924 2016 92 years, 139 days
98 Giuseppe Casoria Italy 1908 2001 92 years, 130 days
99 Augusto Álvaro da Silva Brazil 1876 1968 92 years, 128 days
100 Miguel Obando y Bravo Nicaragua 1926 2018 92 years,121 days

Next 10 Longest-living cardinals

Rank Name Country Birth Death Age Entry Date Age by 31 December 2023
1 José Saraiva Martins CMF Portugal 1932 Alive 92 years, 132 days 6 May 2024
Miguel Obando y Bravo		 91 years, 359 days
2 Joseph Zen Ze-kiun SDB China
(Hong Kong)		 1932 Alive 92 years, 125 days 19 May 2024
Augusto da Silva		 91 years, 352 days
3 James Francis Stafford United States 1932 Alive 91 years, 293 days 3 December 2024
Giuseppe Casoria		 91 years, 155 days
4 Gaudencio Rosales Philippines 1932 Alive 91 years, 281 days 27 December 2024
Silvano Piovanelli		 91 years, 143 days
5 Pedro Rubiano Sáenz Colombia 1932 Alive 91 years, 247 days 5 February 2025
Maurice Feltin		 91 years, 109 days
6 Francis Arinze Nigeria 1932 Alive' 91 years, 198 days 10 April 2025
Luigi Poggi		 91 years, 60 days
7 Renato Martino Italy 1932 Alive 91 years, 176 days 6 May 2025
José María Caro Rodríguez		 91 years, 38 days
8 Kelvin Edward Felix Saint Lucia 1933 Alive 91 years, 92 days 23 August 2025
Joseph Asajirô Satowaki		 90 years, 319 days
9 Walter Kasper Germany 1933 Alive 91 years, 73 days 20 September 2025
Jean Honoré		 90 years, 301 days
10 Juan Sandoval Iñiguez Mexico 1933 Alive 91 years, 50 days 15 October 2025
Joseph Slipyj/Léon-Étienne Duval (tied)		 90 years, 278 days
11 Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa ISch Chile 1933 Alive 90 years, 255 days 27 March 2026
Joseph Slipyj/Léon-Étienne Duval (tied)		 90 years, 117 days
12 Raffaele Farina SDB Italy 1933 Alive 90 years, 236 days 29 April 2026
Paolo Giobbe		 90 years, 98 days
13 Giovanni Battista Re Italy 1934 Alive 90 years, 108 days 7 November 2026
Juan Carlos Aramburu		 89 years, 335 days
14 Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn Vietnam 1934 Alive 90 years, 73 days 9 January 2027
Julien Ries		 89 years, 301 days
15 Francesco Monterisi Italy 1934 Alive 89 years, 355 days 30 May 2027
Alessandro Verde		 89 years, 217 days
16 Raniero Cantalamessa OFMCap Italy 1934 Alive 89 years, 299 days 29 July 2027
Carlo Confalonieri		 89 years, 162 days
17 Paul Josef Cordes Germany 1934 Alive 89 years, 255 days 19 September 2027
Joseph McIntyre/Antonio Innocenti (tied)		 89 years, 117 days
18 Franc Rodé CM Slovenia 1934 Alive 89 years, 237 days 7 October 2027
Joseph McIntyre/Antonio Innocenti		 89 years, 99 days
19 Luis Héctor Villalba Argentina 1934 Alive 89 years, 219 days 30 October 2027
Giuseppe Pizzardo		 89 years, 81 days
20 Tarcisio Bertone Italy 1934 Alive 90 years, 167 days 15 October 2025
Alfredo Scherer		 89 years, 29 days

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

1 year, 180 days

Johannes Willebrands 4 September 1909 - 1 August 2008

96 years, 331 days

Natherlands
2006 - 2007

1 year, 133 days

Alfons Maria Stickler 1910 - 2007

97 years, 311 days

Austria
2007 - 2010

2 years, 139 days

Paul Augustin Mayer 1911 - 2010

98 years, 312 days

Germany
2010 - 2013

3 years, 89 days

Ersilio Tonini 1914 - 2013

99 years, 8 days

Italy
2013 - 2014

209 days

Fiorenzo Angelini 1916 - 2014

98 years, 113 days

2014 - 2016

2 years, 94 days

Loris Francesco Capovilla 1915 - 2016

100 years, 225 days

2016 - 2019

3 years, 100 days

José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez 1919 - 2019

100 years 197 days

Colombia
3 - 4 September 2019 (1 day) Roger Etchegaray 1922 - 2019

96 years, 344 days

France
4 September 2019 - 29 July 2021

(1 year, 3258 days)

Albert Vanhoye 1923 - 2021

98 years, 5 days

29 July 2021 - 8 August 2022

1 year, 10 days

Jozef Tomko 1924 - 2022

100 years, 283 days

Slovakia
8 August 2022 - Present (1 year, 283 days) Alexandre do Nascimento born 1925

age 99 years, 77 days

Angola

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