Lists of longest-livied state leaders and cardinals

Longest-livied All-Time

State Leaders

Key

Longest-living

Name	State	Post	Birth	Became Longest-livied	Death	Age	Ceased to be longest-livied
Baron Ignaz Von Plener	Cislethania	Minister-President (1870)	21 May 1810	??	17 Feb 1908	97 years, 272 days	29 Oct 1915
Artúr Görgei	Hungary	Acting Governor-President (1849)	30 Jan 1818	30 Oct 1915	21 May 1916	98 years, 112 days	9 Mar 1958
Christopher Hornsrud	Norway	Prime Minister (1928)	15 Nov 1859	9 Mar 1958	12 Dec 1960	101 years, 27 days	12 Jun 1984
Celál Bayar	Turkey	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	16 May 1883	13 Jun 1984	22 Aug 1986	103 years, 98 days
Chau Sen Cocsal	Cambodia	Acting Prime Minister (1962)	1 Sept 1905	9 Apr 2008	22 Jan 2009	103 years, 143 days	present

Cardinals

Key

Longest-living

Time as Longest lived cardinal	Name	State	Rank	Post	Lifespan Age
??–29 Jul 1895	John Henry Newman C.O.	England  Great Britain	Deacon	San Giorgio in Velabro (1879–1890)	21 Feb 1801–11 Aug 1890 (aged 89 years, 171 days)
29 Jul 1895–7 May 1930	Teodolfo Mertel	Papal States	Deacon (1858–1884) Priest (1884–1899)	Sant'Eustachio (1858–1881) Santa Maria in Via Lata (1881–1884) San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884-1899)	6 Feb 1806–11 Jul 1899 (aged 93 years, 152 days)
7 May 1930–13 Nov 1944	Vincenzo Vannutelli	Italy	Priest (1891-1900) Bishop (1900-1930)	San Silvestro in Capite (1891–1900) Palestrina (1900–1930) Ostia (1915–1930)	5 Dec 1836–9 Jul 1930 (aged 93 years, 216 days)
13 Nov 1944–13 May 2000	Granito Pignatelli		Priest (1911-1915) Bishop (1915-1948)	Santa Maria in Degli Angeli (1911–1915) Albano (1915–1948) Ostia (1930–1948)	10 Apr 1851–16 Feb 1948 (aged 96 years, 312 days)
13 May 2000–present	Corrado Bafile	Italy	Deacon (1976–1987) Priest (1987–2005)	Santa Maria in Portico (1976-2005)	4 Jul 1903–3 Feb 2005 (aged 101 years, 214 days)

By Continent

Africa

State Leaders

Key

Longest-living

Time as Longest lived state leader	Name	State	Post	Lifespan Age
??–6 Mar 2009	Hastings Banda	Malawi	Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)	1898–25 Nov 1997 (aged 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days)
6 Mar 2009–18 Jun 2008	Abdel Halim Muhammad	Sudan	Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)	10 Apr 1910–16 Apr 2009 (aged 99 years, 6 days)
18 Jun 2016–present	Babiker Awadalla		Prime Minister (1969)	2 Mar 1917–17 Jan 2019 (aged 101 years, 321 days)

Cardinals

Key

Longest-living

Time as Longest lived state leader	Name	Rank	Titulus	Post	Lifespan Age
??–24 Aug 2008	Léon-Étienne Duval	Algeria (born in  France)	Priest	Santa Balbina (1965–1996)	9 Nov 1903–30 May 1996 (aged 92 years, 203 days)
24 Aug 2007–29 Aug 2011	Jean Margéot	Mauritius	Priest	San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (1988–2009)	3 Feb 1916–17 Jul 2009 (aged 93 years, 164 days)
29 Aug 2011–present	Alexandre José Maria dos Santos O.F.M.	Mozambique	Priest	San Frumencio ai Frati Fiscali (1988–2021)	8 Mar 1918–29 Sept 2021 (aged 103 years, 205 days)

Asia

State Leaders

Name	State	Position	Birth	Became longest-livied	Ceased to be longest-livied	Death	Age
Charvakarti Rajogopalachari	India	Governor-General (1946–1950)	10 Dec 1878	??	1 Jun 1977	25 Dec 1972	94 years, 15 days
Celâl Bayar	Turkey	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	16 May 1883	1 Jun 1977	9 Dec 2008	22 Aug 1986	103 years, 98 days
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum	Cambodia	Acting Prime Minister (1962)	1 Sept 1905	9 Dec 2008	present	22 Jan 2009	103 years, 143 days

Cardinals

Name	Country	Rank	Titulus	Birth	Became longest-livied	Ceased to be longest-livied	Death	Age
Maximos IV Sayegh	Syria	Bishop	Cardinal-Patriarch of Antioch (1965–1967)	10 Apr 1878	??	28 Jun 1991	5 Oct 1967	89 years, 209 days
Ignatius Kung Pin-mei	China	Priest	San Sisto (1991–2000)	2 Aug 1901	28 Jun 1991	15 Dec 2018	12 Mar 2000	98 years, 223 days
Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir	Lebanon	Bishop	Cardinal-Patriarch (1994-2019)	15 May 1910	25 Dec 2018	present	15 May 2019	98 years, 362 days

Europe

State Leaders

Name	State	Position	Birth	Became longest-livied	Ceased to be longest-livied	Death	Age
Count Bernhard von Rechberg	Austria	Minister-president (1870)	17 Jul 1806	??	1 Jun 1977	26 Feb 1899	92 years, 224 days
Baron Ignaz von Plener	Cislethania	Minister-president (1870)	21 May 1810	1 Jan 1903	1 Jun 1977	17 Feb 1908	97 years, 272 days
Artúr Görgei	Hungary	Acting Governor-President (1937–1939)	30 Jan 1818	30 Aug 1915	13 Feb 1982	21 May 1918	98 years, 112 days
Celâl Bayar	Turkey	Prime Minister (1937-1939) President (1950-1960)	16 May 1883	13 Feb 2008	present	22 Aug 1986	103 years, 98 days

Cardinals

Name	Country	Titulus	Birth	Became longest-livied	Ceased to be longest-livied	Death	Age
John Henry Newman C.O.	England	Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1965–1967)	21 Feb 1801	??	28 Jun 1991	11 Aug 1890	89 years, 171 days
Teodolfo Mertel	Papal States	Deacon of San Eustachio (1858–1881) Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata (1881–1884) Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884-1899)	6 Feb 1806	28 Jul 1895	7 May 1930	11 Jul 1899	93 years, 152 days
Vincenzo Vannutelli	Italy	Priest of San Lorenzo in Capite (1891–1900) Bishop of Palestrina (1900–1930) Bishop of Ostia (1915-1930)	5 Dec 1836	7 May 1930	13 Nov 1944	11 Jul 1930	93 years, 216 days
Granito Pignatelli	Italy	Priest of Santa Maria in degli Angeli (1911–1915) Bishop of Albano (1915–1948) Bishop of Ostia (1930-1948)	10 Apr 1851	13 Nov 1944	13 May 1993	16 Feb 1948	96 years, 312 days
Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli	Italy	Deacon of San Sebastiano al Palatino (1973–1983) Priest of San Sebastiano al Palatino (1983–1996)	14 Jul 1896	13 May 1993	4 Jul 2000	12 Jul 1993	96 years, 363 days
Corrado Bafile	Italy	Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (1976-1987) Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (1987-2005)	4 Jul 1903	4 Jul 2000	present	3 Feb 2005	101 years, 214 days

North America

State Leaders

Name	State	Position	Birth	Became longest-livied	Ceased to be longest-lived	Death	Age
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol	Guatemala	President (1865)	19 Oct 1802	??	2 Dec 1950	17 May 1894	94 years, 207 days
Pedro Lascuráin	Mexico	President (1913)	8 May 1856	2 Dec 1950	10 Sept 1988	21 Jul 1952	96 years, 74 days
Clifford Campbell	Jamaica	Governor-General (1962–1973)	28 Jun 1892	10 Sept 1988	13 Feb 1982	28 Sept 1991	99 years, 96 days
Bernardino González Ruiz	Panama	Acting Leader (1963)	11 Jan 1911	13 Apr 2010	present	15 Mar 2012	101 years, 64 days

Cardinals

Name	Country	Titulus	Birth	Became longest-lived	Ceased to be longest-livied	Death	Age
Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau	Canada	Priest of Santa Maria Della Vittoria (1965–1967)	27 Feb 1820	??	14 Sept 1912	12 Apr 1898	78 years, 54 days
James Gibbons	United States	Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (1877–1921)	21 Jul 1834	14 Sept 1912	17 Feb 1973	24 Mar 1921	86 years, 236 days
James McIntyre	United States	Priest of Santa Anastasia (1953–1979)	25 Jun 1886	17 Feb 1973	15 Aug 1997	16 Jul 1979	93 years, 14 days
John Carberry	United States	Priest of San Giovanni Battista de' Rossi (1969–1998)	31 Jul 1904	15 Aug 1997	22 Dec 2005	17 Jun 1998	93 years, 321 days
Louis-Albert Vachon	Italy	Priest of San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985–2006)	4 Feb 1912	22 Dec 2005	4 Jul 2000	19 Sept 2006	94 years, 237 days
Adam Maida	United States	Priest of Santi Vitale, Valeria, Protasio e Getvasio (1994-present)	18 Mar 1930	11 Nov 2024	present	'Alive	95 years, 264 days

Oceania

State Leaders

Name	State	Position	Birth	Became longest-livied	Ceased to be longest-lived	Death	Age
Isaac Isaacs	Australia	Governor-General (1931–1936)	6 Aug 1866	??	2 Dec 1950	11 Feb 1948	92 years, 189 days
William Mckell	Australia	Governor-General (1947-1953)	26 Sept 1891	12 Jul 1984	10 Sept 1988	26 Nov 1993	93 years, 107 days
Sir Arthur Porritt, 1st Baronet	New Zealand	Governor-General (1967–1972)	10 Aug 1900	26 Nov 1993	29 May 2006	1 Jan 1994	93 years, 144 days
Malietoa Tanumafili II	Samoa	O le Ao o le Malo (1962–2007)	4 Jan 1913	29 May 2006	26 Nov 2010	11 May 2007	94 years, 127 days
Gough Whitlam	Australia	Prime Minister (1972-1975)	11 Jul 1916	26 Nov 2010	present	21 Oct 2016	98 years, 102 days

Cardinals

Name	Country	Titulus	Birth	Became longest-lived	Ceased to be longest-livied	Death	Age
Francis Moran	Australia	Priest of Santa Susanna (1885–1911)	16 Sept 1830	??	20 Oct 1991	16 Aug 1911	80 years, 334 days
James Darcy Freeman	Australia	Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (1973–1991)	19 Nov 1907	30 Oct 1991	17 Feb 1973	26 Mar 1991	83 years, 127 days
James McIntyre	United States	Priest of Santa Anastasia (1953–1979)	25 Jun 1886	17 Feb 1973	15 Aug 1997	16 Jul 1979	93 years, 14 days
John Carberry	United States	Priest of San Giovanni Battista de' Rossi (1969–1998)	31 Jul 1904	15 Aug 1997	22 Dec 2005	17 Jun 1998	93 years, 321 days
Louis-Albert Vachon	Italy	Priest of San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985–2006)	4 Feb 1912	22 Dec 2005	4 Jul 2000	19 Sept 2006	94 years, 237 days
Adam Maida	United States	Priest of Santi Vitale, Valeria, Protasio e Getvasio (1994-present)	18 Mar 1930	11 Nov 2024	present	'Alive	95 years, 264 days

See Also

• List of longest-living state leaders
• List of longest-living cardinals
• List of oldest living state leaders
• List of oldest living cardinals