List of oldest living Catholic bishops and cardinals

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This is a list of the 100 oldest living Catholic bishops and cardinals (in gold those who are Cardinals). The current breakdown of the 100 persons are 11 cardinals (10 current and 1 former) and 89 bishops.

List

Rank Prelate Country Born Ordained Consecration Age
1 José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico January 1, 1922 May 28, 1946 September 8, 1961 102 years, 305 days
2 René Henry Gracida Flag of the United States.svg United States June 9, 1923 May 23, 1959 January 25, 1972 101 years, 145 days
3 Settimio Todisco Flag of Italy.svg Italy May 10, 1924 July 27, 1947 February 15, 1970 100 years, 175 days
4 Daniel Verstraete Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa July 31, 1924 February 19, 1950 May 14, 1978 100 years, 93 days
5 Manuel Edmilson da Cruz Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 3, 1924 December 5, 1948 November 6, 1966 100 years, 29 days
6 Albert Houssiau Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium November 2, 1924 February 6, 1949 May 18, 1986 99 years, 365 days
7 Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña Flag of Spain.svg Spain November 7, 1924 April 1, 1951 February 2, 1983 99 years, 360 days
8 Victorinus Youn Kong-hi Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea November 8, 1924 March 20, 1950 October 20, 1963 99 years, 359 days
9 Gaetano Bonicelli Flag of Italy.svg Italy December 13, 1924 May 22, 1948 August 26, 1975 99 years, 324 days
10 James Hector MacDonald Flag of Canada.svg Canada April 28, 1925 June 29, 1953 April 17, 1978 99 years, 187 days
11 Angelo Acerbi Flag of Italy.svg Italy September 23, 1925 March 27, 1948 June 30, 1974 99 years, 39 days
12 Jacques de Saint-Blanquat Flag of France.svg France November 21, 1925 March 29, 1952 October 5, 1975 98 years, 346 days
13 John R. Gorman Flag of the United States.svg United States December 11, 1925 May 1, 1956 April 11, 1988 98 years, 326 days
14 Estanislao Esteban Karlic Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina February 7, 1926 December 8, 1954 August 15, 1977 98 years, 268 days
15 Hildebrando Mendes Costa Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 16, 1926 December 2, 1951 May 24, 1981 98 years, 138 days
16 Heitor de Araújo Sales Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 29, 1926 December 3, 1950 June 16, 1978 98 years, 95 days
17 Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil August 11, 1926 December 6, 1950 August 28, 1966 98 years, 82 days
18 Raúl Holguer López Mayorga Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador August 24, 1926 June 29, 1951 April 29, 1973 98 years, 69 days
19 Emmanuel Wamala Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda December 15, 1926 December 21, 1957 November 22, 1981 97 years, 322 days
20 Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea January 25, 1927 August 22, 1953 January 6, 1984 97 years, 281 days
21 Julian Wojtkowski Flag of Poland.svg Poland January 31, 1927 June 25, 1950 August 22, 1969 97 years, 275 days
22 Victor Manuel Maldonado Barreno Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador February 14, 1927 June 29, 1953 March 3, 1990 97 years, 261 days
Gilberto Pereira Lopes Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 14, 1949 December 18, 1969
24 Dominic Anthony Marconi Flag of the United States.svg United States March 13, 1927 May 30, 1953 June 25, 1976 97 years, 233 days
25 Joseph Pallikaparampil Flag of India.svg India April 10, 1927 November 23, 1958 August 15, 1973 97 years, 205 days
26 Luis Pascual Dri Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina April 17, 1927 March 29, 1952 97 years, 198 days
27 Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 25, 1927 December 8, 1954 April 20, 1975 97 years, 160 days
28 Joseph Martin Sartoris Flag of the United States.svg United States July 1, 1927 May 30, 1953 March 19, 1994 97 years, 123 days
29 Kazimierz Romaniuk Flag of Poland.svg Poland August 21, 1927 December 16, 1951 March 4, 1982 97 years, 72 days
30 Edoardo Rovida Flag of Italy.svg Italy August 26, 1927 June 29, 1950 October 10, 1971 97 years, 67 days
31 Abraham Than Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar September 21, 1927 September 22, 1957 May 11, 1969 97 years, 41 days
32 Júlio Duarte Langa Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique October 27, 1927 June 9, 1957 October 24, 1976 97 years, 5 days
33 Daniel Cronin Flag of the United States.svg United States November 14, 1927 December 20, 1952 September 12, 1968 96 years, 353 days
34 Raymond Razakarinvony Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar November 19, 1927 July 27, 1956 May 17, 1998 96 years, 348 days
35 Bernhard Kühnel Flag of Germany.svg Germany December 4, 1927 August 6, 1955 April 27, 1983 96 years, 333 days
36 Vincenzo Rimedio Flag of Italy.svg Italy December 5, 1927 July 22, 1951 October 28, 1982 96 years, 332 days
37 Giovanni Zerbini Flag of Italy.svg Italy December 29, 1927 June 29, 1956 February 19, 1995 96 years, 308 days
38 Friedrich Wetter Flag of Germany.svg Germany February 20, 1928 October 10, 1953 June 29, 1968 96 years, 255 days
39 Robert Joseph Banks Flag of the United States.svg United States February 26, 1928 December 20, 1952 September 19, 1985 96 years, 249 days
40 John Stephen Cummins Flag of the United States.svg United States March 3, 1928 January 24, 1953 May 16, 1974 96 years, 243 days
41 Gerd Dicke Flag of Germany.svg Germany March 28, 1928 July 25, 1952 February 16, 1970 96 years, 218 days
42 Allan Chamgwera Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi April 30, 1928 September 7, 1957 May 31, 1981 96 years, 185 days
43 Louis Edward Gelineau Flag of the United States.svg United States May 3, 1928 June 5, 1953 January 26, 1972 96 years, 182 days
44 Jacques Despierre Flag of France.svg France May 6, 1928 June 24, 1952 October 10, 1982 96 years, 179 days
45 Pierre Mouallem Flag of Israel.svg Israel May 10, 1928 November 21, 1955 June 29, 1990 96 years, 175 days
46 Charles Louis Joseph Vandame Flag of Chad.svg Chad June 4, 1928 September 7, 1960 January 6, 1982 96 years, 150 days
47 Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 24, 1928 December 8, 1953 May 5, 1985 96 years, 100 days
48 Philippe Bär Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands July 29, 1928 July 26, 1959 March 20, 1982 96 years, 95 days
49 Ignacio Trejos Picado Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica July 31, 1928 March 8, 1952 March 8, 1968 96 years, 93 days
50 Peter Chung Hoan Ting Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia September 10, 1928 September 26, 1954 November 15, 1970 96 years, 52 days
51 Owen Dolan Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand September 30, 1928 July 21, 1954 December 10, 1995 96 years, 32 days
52 István Katona Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary October 3, 1928 June 7, 1953 December 9, 1989 96 years, 29 days
53 Francisco Barroso Filho Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 8, 1928 December 1, 1957 March 19, 1984 96 years, 24 days
54 Ernest Simoni Flag of Albania.svg Albania October 18, 1928 April 7, 1956 96 years, 14 days
55 Lucas Liu Hsien-tang Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan December 21, 1928 November 30, 1956 January 1, 1981 95 years, 316 days
56 Walter Brandmüller Flag of Germany.svg Germany January 5, 1929 July 26, 1953 November 13, 2010 95 years, 301 days
57 Melchior Shi Hongzhen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China January 7, 1929 July 4, 1954 June 15, 1982 95 years, 299 days
58 Fritz Lobinger Flag of Germany.svg Germany January 22, 1929 June 29, 1955 February 27, 1988 95 years, 284 days
59 Adalberto Paulo da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil January 25, 1929 December 8, 1956 August 3, 1975 95 years, 281 days
Michael Michai Kitbunchu Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand December 20, 1959 June 3, 1973
61 Edgerton Roland Clarke Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica February 14, 1929 February 2, 1960 November 30, 1967 95 years, 261 days
62 Leo Nowak Flag of Germany.svg Germany March 17, 1929 May 10, 1956 March 24, 1990 95 years, 229 days
63 Georges Gilson Flag of France.svg France May 30, 1929 April 20, 1957 October 9, 1976 95 years, 155 days
64 Pier Giuliano Tiddia Flag of Italy.svg Italy June 13, 1929 December 16, 1951 February 2, 1975 95 years, 141 days
65 Paolo Gillet Flag of Italy.svg Italy July 8, 1929 September 19, 1953 January 6, 1994 95 years, 116 days
66 René Dupont Flag of France.svg France September 2, 1929 June 29, 1953 July 25, 1969 95 years, 60 days
67 Patricio Infante Alfonso Flag of Chile.svg Chile October 9, 1929 June 28, 1953 September 23, 1984 95 years, 23 days
68 Angelo Mascheroni Flag of Italy.svg Italy October 13, 1929 June 13, 1952 June 24, 1990 95 years, 19 days
69 Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba October 18, 1929 June 25, 1955 March 19, 1970 95 years, 14 days
70 Antônio de Souza Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil October 21, 1929 July 1, 1956 April 16, 1974 95 years, 11 days
71 Vincenzo Zarri Flag of Italy.svg Italy October 23, 1929 July 25, 1952 June 29, 1976 95 years, 9 days
72 Paul-Marie Gillaume Flag of France.svg France October 31, 1929 April 9, 1955 December 9, 1984 95 years, 1 day
73 Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia December 2, 1929 August 17, 1958 September 8, 1972 94 years, 335 days
74 José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil December 3, 1929 January 10, 1954 July 23, 1982 94 years, 334 days
75 Ramón Buxarrais Ventura Flag of Spain.svg Spain December 12, 1929 December 17, 1955 October 3, 1971 94 years, 325 days
76 Victorio Oliver Domingo Flag of Spain.svg Spain December 23, 1929 June 27, 1954 October 12, 1972 94 years, 314 days
77 Miguel Caviedes Flag of Chile.svg Chile January 30, 1930 September 18, 1954 December 19, 1982 94 years, 276 days
78 Jean Bonfils Flag of France.svg France February 15, 1930 December 7, 1954 January 10, 1993 94 years, 260 days
79 Pedro Dean Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines February 21, 1930 November 30, 1956 January 25, 1978 94 years, 254 days
80 David Cremin Flag of Australia.svg Australia February 22, 1930 June 12, 1955 January 19, 1974 94 years, 253 days
81 Francesco Cuccarese Flag of Italy.svg Italy March 8, 1930 July 19, 1953 April 1, 1979 94 years, 238 days
82 Adam Maida Flag of the United States.svg United States March 18, 1930 May 26, 1956 January 25, 1984 94 years, 228 days
83 Julián Herranz Casado Flag of Spain.svg Spain March 31, 1930 August 7, 1955 January 6, 1991 94 years, 215 days
84 Juan Luis Ysern de Arce Flag of Chile.svg Chile May 2, 1930 June 29, 1953 May 7, 1972 94 years, 183 days
85 William Edwin Franklin Flag of the United States.svg United States May 3, 1930 February 4, 1956 April 1, 1987 94 years, 182 days
86 Giuseppe Di Falco Flag of Italy.svg Italy May 13, 1930 June 29, 1953 July 14, 1985 94 years, 172 days
87 José da Silva Chaves Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil May 15, 1930 December 8, 1955 February 11, 1968 94 years, 170 days
Lawrence Sabatini Flag of Canada.svg Canada March 19, 1957 September 21, 1978
89 William J. Winter Flag of the United States.svg United States May 20, 1930 December 17, 1955 February 13, 1989 94 years, 165 days
90 Emmanuel Milingo Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia June 13, 1930 August 31, 1958 August 1, 1969 94 years, 141 days
91 Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal June 16, 1930 August 1, 1954 June 16, 1979 94 years, 138 days
92 Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq June 20, 1930 October 17, 1954 December 8, 1979 94 years, 134 days
93 Orlando Octacílio Dotti Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil June 22, 1930 April 8, 1956 May 25, 1969 94 years, 132 days
94 Raúl Corriveau Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras June 27, 1930 July 1, 1956 December 8, 1980 94 years, 127 days
95 Émile Marcus Flag of France.svg France June 29, 1930 June 29, 1957 May 13, 1977 94 years, 125 days
96 Theodore McCarrick Flag of the United States.svg United States July 7, 1930 May 31, 1958 June 29, 1977 94 years, 117 days
97 Thadeu Gomes Canellas Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil July 28, 1930 February 25, 1956 February 25, 1984 94 years, 96 days
98 Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon August 8, 1930 October 17, 1954 December 18, 1983 94 years, 85 days
John Joseph Leibrecht Flag of the United States.svg United States March 17, 1956 December 12, 1984
100 Teodoro de Faria Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal August 24, 1930 September 22, 1956 May 16, 1982 94 years, 69 days

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