Hypothetical List of longest-living Cardinals

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This article lists the 100 oldest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (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 Cardinal who died after 1 January 2006 is alive by 31 December 2023.

List

Rank Cardinal Country Born Died Age
1 Loris Francesco Capovilla Italy 1915 Alive 108 years, 77 days
2 José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez Colombia 1919 Alive 104 years, 316 days
3 Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir Lebanon 1920 Alive 103 years, 230 days
4 Roberto Tucci Italy 1921 Alive 102 years, 256 days
5 Carlo Furno Italy 1921 Alive 102 years, 29 days
6 Paulo Evaristo Arns Brazil 1921 Alive 102 years, 250 days
7 Corrado Bafile Italy 1903 2005 101 years, 214 days
8 Georges Cottier Switzerland 1922 Alive 101 years, 250 days
9 Gilberto Agustoni Italy 1922 Alive 101 years, 156 days
10 Lorenzo Antonetti Italy 1922 Alive 101 years, 153 days
11 Roger Etchegaray France 1922 Alive 101 years, 97 days
12 Jorge María Mejía Argentina 1923 Alve 100 years, 334 days
13 Henryk Gulbinowicz Poland 1923 Alve 100 years, 69 days
14 Achille Silvestrini Italy 1923 Alive 100 years, 67 days
15 Edward Bede Clancy Australia 1923 Alive 100 years, 18 days
16 Ján Chryzostom Korec Slovakia 1924 Alive 99 years, 343 days
17 Silvano Piovanelli Italy 1924 Alive 99 years, 313 days
18 Andrzej Maria Deskur Poland 1924 Alive 99 years, 306 days
19 Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy India 1924 Alive 99 years, 329 days
20 Jozef Tomko Slovakia 1924 Alive 99 years, 295 days
21 Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. Mozambique 1924 Alive 99 years, 288 days
22 Edward Cassidy Australia 1924 Alive 99 years, 179 days
23 Giovanni Saldarini Italy 1924 Alive 99 years, 20 days
24 Francisco Álvarez Martínez Spain 1925 Alive 99 years, 170 days
25 Albert Vanhoye France 1924 Alive 99 years, 160 days
26 Serafim Fernandes de Araújo Brazil 1924 Alive 99 years, 140 days
27 Aloísio Lorscheider Brazil 1924 Alive 99 years, 84 days
28 Paul Shan Kuo-hsi China 1924 Alive 99 years, 28 days
29 Paul Augustin Mayer Germany 1911 2010 98 years, 342 days
30 Alexandre do Nascimento Angola 1925 Alive 98 years, 305 days
31 Antonio José González Zumárraga Ecuador 1925 Alive 98 years, 288 days
32 Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei China 1901 2000 98 Years, 223 days
Franz König Austria 1905 2004
34 José Freire Falcão Italy 1925 Alive 98 years, 176 days
35 Armand Razafindratandra Madagascar 1925 Alive 98 years, 128 days
36 Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo Italy 1925 Alive 98 years, 126 days
37 Fiorenzo Angelini Italy 1916 2014 98 years, 113 days
38 José Freire Falcão Brazil 1925 Alive 98 years, 69 days
39 Giovanni Coppa Italy 1925 Alive 98 years, 52 days
40 Paolo Dezza Italy 1901 1999 98 years, 14 days
41 Ersilio Tonini Italy 1914 2013 99 years, 8 days
42 Prosper Grech Malta 1925 Alive 98 years, 7 days
43 José Manuel Estepa Llaurens Spain 1926 Alive 97 years, 364 days
44 Miguel Obando y Bravo, S.D.B. Nicaragua 1926 Alive 97 years, 332 days
45 Estanislao Esteban Karlic Argentina 1926 Alive 97 years, 327 days
46 Luigi De Magistris Italy 1926 2022 97 years, 312 days
47 Agostino Cacciavillan Italy 1926 Alive 97 years, 139 days
48 Marian Jaworski Poland 1926 Alive 97 years, 132 days
49 Alfons Maria Stickler Austria 1910 2007 97 years, 111 days
50 Marian Jaworski Poland 1926 Alive 97 years, 108 days
51 Ricardo María Carles Gordó Spain 1926 Alive 97 years, 98 days
52 William Wakefield Baum USA 1926 Alive 97 years, 40 days
53 Emmanuel Wamala Uganda 1926 Alive 97 years, 16 days
54 Jorge Medina Estévez Chile 1926 Alive 97 years, 8 days
55 Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. Italy 1896 1993 96 years, 363 days
56 Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera Mexico 1927 Alive 96 years, 356 days
57 Johannes Willebrands The Netherlands 1909 2008 96 years, 331 days
58 Carlo Maria Martini Italy 1927 Alive 96 years, 319 days
59 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Italy 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days
60 Desmond Connell Ireland 1927 Alive 96 years, 282 days
61 Eduardo Martínez Somalo Spain 1927 Alive 96 years, 275 days
62 Kazimierz Świątek Belarus 1914 2011 96 years, 273 days
63 José da Costa Nuñes Portugal 1880 1976 96 years, 259 days
64 Luis Pascual Dri Argentina 1927 Alive 96 years, 258 days
65 László Paskai Hungary 1927 Alive 96 years, 237 days
66 Franciszek Macharski Italy 1927 Alive 96 years, 225 days
67 Varkey Vithayathil India 1927 Alive 96 years, 216 days
68 Edmund Casimir Szoka USA 1927 Alive 96 years, 108 days
69 Giovanni Canestri Italy 1918 2015 96 years, 211 days
70 Domenico Bartolucci Italy 1911 2007 96 years, 188 days
71 Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. Poland 1911 2007 96 years, 180 days
72 Emmanuel III Delly Iraq 1927 Alive 96 years, 66 days
73 Júlio Duarte Langa Mozambique 1927 Alive 96 years, 65 days
74 Francesco Morano italy 1872 1968 96 years, 34 days
75 Angelo Sodano Italy 1927 Alive 96 years, 34 days
76 Pietro Parente Italy 1891 1986 95 years, 316 days
77 Friedrich Wetter Germany 1928 Alive 95 years, 314 days
78 Bernard Agré Cote d’Ivoire 1928 Alive 95 years, 304 days
79 Karl Josef Becker Germany 1928 Alive 95 years, 257 days
80 Giacomo Biffi Italy 1928 Alive 95 years, 201 days
81 Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi Italy 1928 Alive 95 years, 197 days
82 Henri de Lubac, S.J. France 1896 1991 95 years, 196 days
83 Ernest Simoni Albania 1928 Alive 95 years, 65 days
84 Alberto Di Jorio Italy 1884 1979 95 years, 49 days
85 Corrado Ursi Italy 1908 2003 95 years, 34 days
86 Walter Brandmüller Germany 1929 Alive 94 years, 360 days
87 Michael Michai Kitbunchu Thailand 1929 Alive 94 years, 340 days
88 Julijans Vaivods Latvia 1895 1990 94 years, 279 days
89 Carlos María de la Torre Ecuador 1873 1968 94 years, 259 days
90 Louis-Albert Vachon Canada 1912 2006 94 years, 237 days
91 Egano Righi-Lambertini Italy 1906 2000 94 years, 225 days
92 Elio Sgreccia Italy 1929 Alive 94 years, 208 days
93 Francesco Marchisano Italy 1929 Alive 94 years, 189 days
94 Darío Castrillón Hoyos Colombia 1929 Alive 94 years, 180 days
95 Giovanni Cheli Italy 1918 2013 94 years 122 days
96 Mikel Koliqi Albania 1902 1997 94 years, 121 days
97 Sebastian Koto Khoarai Lesotho 1929 Alive 94 years, 111 days
98 Giuseppe Sensi Italy 1907 2001 94 years, 60 days
99 Józef Glemp Poland 1929 Alive 94 years, 13 days
100 Fernando Sebastián Aguilar Spain 1929 Alive 94 years, 3 days
1xx John Joseph Carberry United States 1904 1998 93 years, 321 days

Next 10 Longest-living cardinals

Name Country Birth Dwath Current age Age by 31 December 2023
Adam Maida United States 1930 Alive 94 years, 64 days 93 years, 288 days
Thomas Stafford Williams United States 1930 Alive 94 years, 62 days 93 years, 286 days
Julian Herranz Casado Spain 1930 Alive 94 years, 51 days 93 years, 275 days
Paul Poupard France 1930 Alive 93 years, 265 days 93 years, 123 days
Salvatore De Giorgi Italy 1930 Alive 93 years, 258 days 93 years, 116 days
Janis Pujats Latvia 1930 Alive 93 years, 189 days 93 years, 47 days
Camillo Ruini Italy 1931 Alive 93 years, 92 days 92 years, 315 days
Sergio Sebastiani Italy 1931 Alive 93 years, 40 days 92 years, 264 days
Lucian Mureșan Romania 1931 Alive 92 years, 364 days 92 years, 222 days
José Saraiva Martins CMF Portugal 1932 Alive 92 years, 136 days 91 years, 267 days
Joseph Zen Ze-kiun SDB Hong Kong(China) 1932 Alive 92 years, 129 days 91 years, 260 days
James Francis Stafford United States 1932 Alive 91 years, 300 days 91 years, 66 days
Gaudencio Borbon Rosales Philippines 1932 Alive 91 years, 254 days 91 years, 51 days
Pedro Rubiano Sáenz Colombia 1932 Alive 91 years, 251 days 91 years, 17 days
Francis Arinze Nigeria 1932 Alive 91 years, 202 days 90 years, 333 days
Renato Martino Italy 1932 Alive 91 years, 180 days 90 years, 311 days
Kelvin Edward Felix Saint Lucia 1933 Alive 91 years, 96 days 90 years, 227 days
Walter Kasper Germany 1933 Alive 91 years, 77 days 90 years, 209 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 Johannes Willebrands 4 September 1909 1 August 2008 Natherlands
1 year, 180 days 96 years, 331 days
1 August 2006 12 December 2007 Alfons Maria Stickler 23 August 1910 12 December 2007 Austria
1 year, 133 days 97 years, 311 days
12 December 2007 30 April 2010 Paul Augustin Mayer 23 May 1911 30 April 2010 Germany
2 years, 139 days 98 years, 312 days
30 April 2010 28 July 2013 Ersilio Tonini 20 July 1914 28 July 2013 Italy
3 years, 89 days 99 years, 8 days
28 July 2013 22 February 2014 Fiorenzo Angelini 1 August 1916 22 November 2014
209 days 98 years, 113 days
22 February 2014 26 May 2016 Loris Francesco Capovilla 14 October 1915 26 May 2016
2 years, 94 days 100 years 224 days
26 May 2016 3 September 2019 José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez 18 February 1919 3 September 2019 Colombia
3 years, 100 days 100 years 197 days
3 September 2019 4 September 2019 Roger Etchegaray 25 September 1922 4 September 2019 France
1 day 96 years, 344 days
4 September 2019 29 July 2021 Albert Vanhoye 24 July 1923 29 July 2021
1 year, 328 days 98 years, 5 days
29 July 2021 8 August 2022 Jozef Tomko 14 July 2022 Slovakia
1 year, 10 days 100 years, 283 days
8 August 2022 Present Alexandre do Nascimento 1 March 1925 Alive Angola
1 year, 287 days age 99 years, 81 days

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