Past longest-living cardinals

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Longest-Lived Cardinals from 1500 (ages at least 85 years)

No. Cardinal Post Country Born Date Elevated to Cardinalate Died Age at Death
1 Jorge da Costa Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1503–1508)

Cardinal-Priest of Santa Lorenzo in Lucina in commendum (1491–1508)

Italy 1406 14 Sep 1476 18 Sep 1508 101 years, 262 days to 102 years, 261 days
2 Luigi Ciacchi Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (1838 – 1865) Italy 16 Aug 1765 12 Feb 1838 17 Dec 1865 100 years, 122 days
3 Galeazzo Marescotti Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1708– 1726)

Protopriest of the College of Cardinals (1710–1715)

Italy 1 Oct 1627 27 May 1675 3 Jul 1726 98 years, 275 days
4 Jean-Baptist de Belloy Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina (1805 – 1808) France 17 Oct 1709 17 Jan 1803 10 Jun 1808 98 years, 237 days
5 Francesco Carafa della Spina di Traetto Protopriest (1803 – 1818)

Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1807 – 1818)

Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina in commendum (1807 – 1818)

Italy 26 Apr 1722 19 Apr 1773 20 Sep 1818 96 years, 144 days
6 Henri Albert de la Grange d’Arquien Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere (1699–1707) France 8 Sep 1613 12 Dec 1695 24 May 1707 93 years, 258 days
7 Giuseppe Firrao Cardinal-Priest of San Eusebio (1801 – 1830)

Protopriest of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1823 – 1830)

Italy 20 Jul 1736 23 Feb 1801 24 Jan 1830 93 years, 188 days
8 Teodolfo Mertel Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso (1884–1899) Itay 6 Feb 1806 15 Mar 1858 11 Jul 1899 93 years, 152 days
9 Raniero d'Elci Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri and Dean of the College of Cardinals (1756 – 1761) Italy 7 Mar 1670 20 Dec 1737 (created in pectore)

23 June 1738 (revealed)

22 Jun 1761 91 years, 107 days
10 Giuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo, C.R. Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme (1783 – 1801) Italy 3 Jan 1711 16 Dec 1782 31 Dec 1801 90 years, 362 days
11 Cirilo de Alameda y Brea Cardinal-Priest (1858 – 1872) Spain 9 Jul 1781 15 Mar 1858 1 Jul 1872 90 years, 358 days
12 Francesco Albizzi Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede (1681–1684) Italy 24 Oct 1593 2 Mar 1654 5 Oct 1684 90 years, 347 days
13 Luigi Di Canossa Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello (1877 – 1900) Italy 20 Apr 1809 12 Mar 1877 12 Mar 1900 90 years, 326 days
14 Johann Casimir von Häffelin Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Anastasia (1822 – 1827) Germany 3 Jan 1737 6 Apr 1818 27 Aug 1827 90 years, 236 days
15 Carlo Alberto Guidobono Cavalchini Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (1763 – 1774)

Dean of the College of Cardinals (1763 – 1774)

Italy 26 Jul 1683 9 Sep 1743 7 Mar 1774 90 years, 224 days
16 Giacomo Oddi Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1763– 1770) Italy 11 Nov 1679 9 Sep 1743 2 May 1770 90 years, 172 days
17 Marcello Lante della Rovere Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (1641–1652)

Dean of the College of Cardinals (1641–1652)

Italy 1562 11 Sep 1606 19 Apr 1651 90 years, 110 days to 91 years 109 days
18 Girolamo Grimaldi-Cavalleroni Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1675–1685) Italy 20 Aug 1595 13 Jul 1643 4 Nov 1685 90 years, 76 days
19 Alexis Billiet Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio (1862 – 1873) France 27 Feb 1790 27 Sep 1861 30 Apr 1873 90 years, 62 days
20 Vincenzo Macchi Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (1847 – 1860)

Dean of the College of Cardinals (1847 – 1860)

Italy 30 Aug 1770 2 Oct 1826 30 Sep 1860 90 years, 31 days
21 Pietro Campori Cardinal-Priest of San Tommaso in Parione (1616–1643) Italy 1553 19 Sep 1616 4 Feb 1643 89 years, 230 days to 90 years, 229 days
22 André-Hercule de Fleury Cardinal-Priest (1726 – 1743) France 22 June 1653 11 Sep 1726 29 Jan 1743 89 years, 221 days
23 John Henry Newman, C.O. Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1879 – 1890)

Protodeacon (1890 – 1890)

United Kingdom

(England)

21 Feb 1801 12 May 1879 11 Aug 1890 89 years, 171 days
24 Antonio Tosti Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio (1839 – 1866)

Protopriest (1863 – 1866)

Italy 4 Oct 1776 12 Feb 1838 (created in pectore)

18 Feb 1839 (revealed in pectore)

20 Mar 1866 89 years, 167 days
25 Tommaso Ruffo Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (1740–1753)

Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso in commendum (1740–1753)

Vice-Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery (1740–1753)

Secretary of Commission of Roman and Universal Inquisition (1740–1753)

Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1740–1753)

Italy 15 Sep 1653 17 May 1706 16 Feb 1743 89 years, 154 days
26 Francesco Maria Banditi, C.R. Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono (1775.12.18 – 1796.01.27) Italy 8 Sep 1706 17 Jul 1500 (created in pectore)

02 Oct 1500 (revealed in pectore)

27 Jan 1796 89 years, 141 days
27 Jaime Serra i Cau Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1511–1517) Spain 1427 28 Sep 1500 (created in pectore)

02 Oct 1500 (revealed in pectore)

1517 89 years, 74 days to 90 years 73 days
28 Álvaro Eugenio de Mendoza Caamaño Sotomayor Cardinal-Priest (1747 – 1761) Spain 14 Nov 1671 10 Apr 1747 23 Jan 1761 89 years, 70 days
29 Giovanni Battista Bussi Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio (1824 – 1844) Italy 23 Jan 1755 03 May 1824 31 Jan 1844 89 years, 8 days
30 Gaspare Carpenga Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1698–1714) Italy 8 May 1625 22 Dec 1670 6 Apr 1714 88 years, 336 days
31 Bandino Panciatici Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede (1710–1718) Italy 10 Jul 1629 13 Feb 1690 21 Apr 1618 88 years, 315 days
32 Domenico Ginnasi Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (1630–1639)

Dean of the College of Cardinals (1630–1639)

Italy 19 Jun 1550 9 Jun 1604 12 Mar 1639 88 years, 266 days
33 Nicolò Acciaiuoli Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (1715–1719)

Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1715–1719)

Italy 6 Jul 1630 29 Nov 1669 23 Feb 1719 88 years, 232 days
34 Christoph Anton von Migazzi von Waal und Sonnenthurn Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati (1775 – 1803)

Protopriest (1788 – 1803)

Austria 20 Oct 1714 23 Nov 1761 14 Apr 1803 88 years, 176 days
35 Vincenzo Maculani, O.P. Cardinal-Priest of Santa Clemente (1642–1667) Italy 11 Sep 1578 16 Dec 1641 16 Feb 1667 88 years, 158 days
36 Giambattista Spinola Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (1698–1704) Italy 20 Sep 1615 1 Sep 1681 4 Jan 1704 88 years, 106 days
37 Placido Maria Tadini, O.C.D. Cardinal-Priest of S.anta Maria in Traspontina (1835 – 1847) Italy 11 Oct 1759 6 Apr 1835 22 Nov. 1847 88 years, 42 days
38 Dominique de La Rochefoucauld Cardinal-Priest (1778–1800) France 12 Sep 1712 1 Jun 1778 23 Sep 1800 88 years, 11 days
39 Léon Potier de Gesvres Cardinal-Priest (1719–1744) France 15 Aug 1656 29 Nov 1725 12 Nov 1744 88 years, 89 days
40 Benedetto Naro Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente (1816 – 1832) Italy 31 May 1664 8 Mar 1816 26 Jun 1752 88 years, 72 days
41 Innico Caracciolo Cardinal-Priest of San Tommaso in Parione (1716–1730) Italy 8 Jul 1642 29 May 1715 (created in pectore);

16 Dec 1715 (revealed in pectore)

6 Sep 1730 88 years, 60 days
42 Giovanni Battista Mesmer Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio (1749 – 1760) Italy 21 Apr 1671 10 Apr 1747 20 Jun 1760
43 Giulio Alberoni Protopriest (1740 – 1752)

Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1740 – 1752)

Italy 31 May 1664 18 Nov 1725 26 Jun 1752 88 years, 26 days
44 Bonaventura Gazola, O.F.M. Ref. Cardinal-Priest of S.an Bartolomeo all’Isola (1824 – 1832) Italy 21 Apr 1744 3 May 1824 29 Jan 1832 87 years, 283 days
45 Florian Desprez Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro (1879 – 1895) France 18 Apr 1807 12 May 1879 21 Jan 1895 87 years, 280 days
46 Carlo Francesco Caselli Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello (1802 – 1828) Italy 20 Oct 1740 20 Sep 1802 20 Apr 1828 87 years, 183 days
47 Bartolomeo Pacca Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (1830 – 1844)

Dean of the College of Cardinals (1830 – 1844)

Italy 23 Dec 1756 23 Feb 1801 19 Apr 1844 87 years, 114 days
48 Gian Girolamo Albani Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina (1570–1591) Italy 1521 1604 87 years, 102 days
49 Alessandro Albani Protodeacon (1747–1779)

Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata (1747–1779)

Italy 15 Oct 1692 16 Jul 1721 11 Dec 1779 87 years, 57 days
50 Ferdinand-François-Auguste-Donnet Cardinal-Priest of San Maria in Via (1853 – 1882) France 16 Nov 1795 15 Mar 1852 22 Dec 1882 87 years, 36 days
51 Alderano Cybo Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (1687–1700)

Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1687–1700)

Italy 16 Jul 1613 6 Mar 1645 22 Jul 1700 87 years, 6 days
52 Giovanni Battista Quarantotti Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (1816 – 1820) Italy 27 Sep 1833 22 Jul 1816 15 Sep 1820 86 years, 354 days
53 Ludovico Calini Cardinal-Priest of San Stefano al Monte Celio (1771 – 1782) Italy 18 Jan 1696 26 Sep 1766 9 Dec 1782 86 years, 325 days
54 César d’Estrées Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1698–1714) France 5 Feb 1628 16 Feb 1671 (in pectore); 16 May 1672 (revealed) 18 Dec 1714 86 years, 316 days
55 Giuseppe Pozzobonelli Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1770 – 1783) Italy 11 Aug 1696 9 Sep 1743 27 Apr 1783 86 years, 259 days
56 René-François Régnier Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio (1874 – 1881) France 17 Jul 1794 22 De 1873 3 Jan 1881 86 years, 170 days
57 Fabrizio Sceberras Testaferrata Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1818 – 1843) Italy 1 Apr 1757 8 Mar 1816 (in pectore); 06 Apr 1818 (revealed) 3 Aug 1843 86 years, 124 days
58 François de La Rochefoucauld Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto (1610–1645) France 8 Dec 1558 10 Dec 1607 14 Feb 1645 86 years, 68 days
59 Prospero Caterini Protodeacon (1876 – 1881)

Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata (1876 – 1881)

Italy 15 Oct 1795 7 Mar 1853 28 Oct 1881 86 years, 13 days
60 Carlo Opizzioni Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1839 – 1855) Italy 15 Apr 1769 3 Mar 1804 13 Apr 1855 85 years, 363 days
61 Nuno da Cunha e Ataíde Cardinal-Priest of Santa Anastasia (1721–1750) Portugal 8 Dec 1664 8 May 1712 3 Dec 1750 85 years, 362 days
62 Francisco Antonio Cebrián y Valda Cardinal-Priest (1816 – 1820) Spain 19 Feb 1734 23 Sep 1816 8 Feb 1820 85 years, 355 days
63 Renato Imperiali, S.M.O.M. Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1727–1737) Italy 29 Apr 1651 13 Feb 1690 15 Jan 1737 85 years, 261 days
64 Agostino Galamini Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (1612–1639) Italy 1553 17 Aug 1611 6 Sep 1639 85 years, 249 days
65 Giulio Maria Della Somaglia Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (182.05.29 – 1830)

Dean of the College of Cardinals (1820 – 1830)

Italy 29 Jul 1744 1 Jun 1795 2 Apr 1830 85 years, 247 days
66 Luigi Serafini Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1888.06.0 – 1894) Italy 6 Jun 1808 12 Mar 1877 1 Feb 1894 85 years, 240 days
67 Neri Maria Corsini Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio (1737–1770) Italy 19 May 1685 14 Aug 1730 (in pectore)

11 Dec 1730 (revealed in pectore)

6 Dec 1770 85 years, 201 days
68 Pedro Paulo de Figuereido da Cunha e Melo Cardinal-Priest (1850 – 1855) Portugal 18 Jun 1770 3 Apr 1843 (in pectore)

30 Sep 1850 (revealed)

31 Dec 1855 85 years, 196 days
69 Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (1896 – 1913)

Dean of the College of Cardinals (1896 – 1913)

Italy 9 Jul 1898 22 Dec 1873 7 Dec 1913 85 years, 151 days
70 Filippo De Angelis Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1867 – 1887)

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (1867 – 1877)

Protopriest (1867 – 1877)

Italy 16 Apr 1792 13 Sep 1838 (created in pectore)

8 Jul 1839 (revealed in pectore)

8 Jul 1877 85 years, 83 days
71 Lorenzo Girolamo Mattei Cardinal-Priest (1833) Italy 29 May 1748 15 Apr 1833 24 Jul 1833 85 years, 56 days
72 Marzio Ginetti Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1666–1671)

Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals (1666–1671)

Italy 1586 16 Jun 1626 (created in pectore); 30 Aug 1627 (revealed) 1671 85 years, 22 days
73 Paul d’Albert de Luynes Cardinal-Priest of San Tommaso in Parione (1758 – 1788) France 5 Jan 1703 5 Apr 1756 21 Jan 1788 85 years, 16 days
74 Giacomo Franzoni Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1687–1697)

Vice-Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1687–1697)

Italy 5 Dec 1612 29 Apr 1658 (in pectore); 5 Apr 1660 (revealed) 19 Dec 1697 85 years, 14 days
75 Alexandre-Angélique de Talleyrand-Périgord Cardinal-Priest (1817 – 1821) France 16 Oct 1736 28 Jul 1817 20 Oct 1821 85 years, 4 days
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!Cardinal||Country||Born !Died !Age at Death |- |Luigi Poggi |Italy |1917 |2010 |92 years, 160 days |- |Maurice Feltin |France |1883 |1975 |92 years, 145 days |- |Silvano Piovanelli |Italy |1924 |2016 |92 years, 139 days |- |Giuseppe Casoria |Italy |1908 |2001 |92 years, 130 days |- |Augusto da Silva | Brazil |1876 |1968 |92 years, 128 days |- |Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. |Nicaragua |1926 |2018 |92 years, 121 days |- |Gabriel-Marie Garrone |France |1901 |1994 |92 years, 95 days |- |Cahal Brendan Daly |United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) |1917 |2009 |92 years, 91 days |- |Andrea Lanza di Montezemolo |Italy |1925 |2017 |92 years, 84 days |- |Carlos Vascocellos Motta |Brazil |1890 |1982 |92 years, 62 days |- |Josef Frings |Germany |1887 |1978 |91 years, 314 days |- |Jorge María Mejía |Argentina |1923 |2014 |91 years, 312 days |- |Leo Jozef Suenens |Belgium |1904 |1996 |91 years, 295 days |- |Ján Chryzostom Korec, S.J. |Slovakia |1924 | 2015 |91 years, 275 days |- |Stanisław Nagy, S.C.I. |Poland |1921 |2013 | 91 years, 248 days |- |Eugênio de Araújo Sales |Brazil |1920 |2012 |91 years, 244 days |- |Edward Clancy |Australia |1923 | 2014 |90 years, 233 days |- |Enrique Pla y Deniel |Spain |1876 |1968 |91 years, 199 days |- |Pietro Pavan |Italy |1903 |1994 |91 years, 118 days |- |François de Rovérié de Cabrières |France |1830 |1921 |91 years, 113 days |- |Benedetto Aloisi Masella |Italy |1879 |1970 |91 years, 93 days |- |Yves Congar, O.P. |France | 1904 |1995 |91 years, 70 days |- |Gerald Emmett Carter |Canada |1912 |2003 | 91 years, 28 days |- |Patrick Aloysius O’Boyle |United States |1896 |1987 |91 years, 23 days |- |Pablo Muñoz Vega, S.J. |Ecuador |1903 | 1994 |91 years, 11 days |- |José Tomás Sánchez | Philippines |1920 |2012 |90 years, 358 days |- |Francesco Albizzi |Italy |1593 |1684 |90 years, 347 days |- |Giuseppe Caprio |Italy |1914 |2005 | 90 years, 334 days |- |Luigi Di Canossa | Italy |1809 |1900 |90 years, 326 days |- |Amleto Giovanni Cicognani |Italy |1883 |1973 |90 years, 296 days |- |Anton Josef Gruscha |Austria |1820 |1911 |90 years, 275 days |- |Antonio Caggiano |Italy |1889 | 1979 |90 years, 266 days |- |Lorenzo Antonetti |Italy |1922 |2013 |90 years, 253 days |- |Giovanni Mercati |Italy |1866 |1957 |90 years, 249 days |- |Silvio Oddi |Italy |1910 |2001 |90 years, 227 days |- |Aurelio Sabattani |Italy |1912 |2003 |90 years, 183 days |- |Urbano Navarrete Cortés, S.J. |Spain |1920 |2010 |90 years, 181 days |- |Tomáš Špidlík, S.J. |Czech Republic |1919 |2010 |90 years, 120 days |- |Avery Dulles, S.J. |United States |1910 |2008 |90 years, 109 days |- |José Clemente Maurer, C.SS.R. |Bolivia |1900 |1990 |90 years, 106 days |- |Michelangelo Celesia |Italy |1814 |1904 |90 years, 92 days |- |Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez |Mexico |1895 |1986 |90 years, 86 days |- |Juan Francisco Fresno |Chile |1914 |2004 |90 years, 80 days |- |Alexandru Todea |Rominia |1912 |2002 |89 years, 351 days |- |Paul Gouyon |France |1910 | 2000 |89 years, 338 days |- |Peter Proekuu Dery |Ghana |1918 |2008 |89 years, 301 days |- |Ángel Suquía Goicoechea |Spain |1916 |2006 |89 years, 284 days |- |François Marty |France |1904 |1994 |89 years, 274 days |- |Paolo Marella |Italy |1895 |1984 | 89 years, 264 days |- |Paul-Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng |Vietnam |1919 |2009 |89 years, 252 days |- |Elia dala Costa |Italy |1872 |1959 | rowspan="2" |89 years, 222 days |- |Édouard Gagnon, P.S.S. |Canada |1918 |2007 |- |André-Hercule de Fleury |France | 1653 |1743 |89 years, 221 days |- |Maximos IV Sayegh | Syria |1878 |1967 |89 years, 209 days |- |William Theodore Heard |United Kingdom (Scotland) |1884 |1973 |89 years, 204 days |- |John Henry Newman, C.O. |United Kingdom (England) |1801 |1890 |89 years, 171 days |- |Giovanni Colombo |Italy |1902 |1992 |89 years, 166 days |}

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