This article lists the 100 longest known living or deceased Members of the College of Cardinals (born non earlier than 01 January 1000), and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived was Portuguese, The longest-lived Cardinal was 
Italian Corrado Bafile (1903–2005) who lived between 101 years, 214 days. And among the living the Oldest is Italian Cardinal Angelo Acerbi (born 1925) who is currently living at the age of 100 years 53 days
Gallery[]
List[]
Ages are up to date November 15, 2025
Cardinals currently living
| No. | Cardinal | Country | Rank and Titile | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corrado Bafile | Italy
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Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (1976-1987) Priest of Santa Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1987–2005) |
1903 | 2005 | 101 years, 214 days |
| 2 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) | 1915 | 2016 | 100 years, 224 days |
| 3 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez |  Colombia
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Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019) | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 197 days |
| 4 | Angelo Acerbi | Italy
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Deacon of Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2024-present) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years 53 days |
| 5 | Alexandre do Nascimento |  Angola
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Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-2024) | 1925 | 2024 | 99 years, 212 days |
| 6 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic |  Argentina
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Priest of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-2025) | 1926 | 2025 | 99 years, 182 days |
| 7 | Ersilio Tonini | Italy
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Priest of Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 8 days |
| 8 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir |  Lebanon
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Cardinal-Patriarch (1994–2019) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 362 days |
| 9 | Paul Agustin Mayer OSA |  Germany
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Deacon of San Anselmo all Aventino (1985-1996) Priest of San Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title (1996–2010) |
1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 342 days |
| 10 | Emmanuel Wamala |  Uganda
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Priest of Sant'Ugo (1994-present) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years 335 days |
| 11 | Ignatius Kung Pin-mei |  China
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Priest of San Sisto (1991 – 2000) | 1901 | 2000 | 98 years, 223 days |
| Franz König |  Austria
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Priest of San Eusebio (1958 – 2004) | 1905 | 2004 | ||
| 13 | Josef Tomko |  Slovakia
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Deacon of Gesú Buon Pastore alla Montagnola (1985-1996) Priest of Santa Sabina (1996–2022) |
1924 | 2022 | 98 years 151 days |
| 14 | Fiorenzo Angelini | Italy
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Deacon of Santo Spirito in Stassia (1991-2002) Priest of Santo Spirito in Stassia pro hac vice Title (2002–2014) |
1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 113 days |
| 15 | Luis Pascual Dri OFM Cap. | Argentina
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Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (2023-2025) | 1927 | 2025 | 98 years, 73 days |
| 16 | Albert Vanhoye, S.J. |  France
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Deacon of Santa Maria della Mercede e San Adriano a Villa Albani (2006-2016) Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e San Adriano a Villa Albani pro hac vice Title (2016–2021) |
1923 | 2021 | 98 years, 5 days |
| 17 | Paolo Dezza S.J. | Italy
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Deacon of San Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (1991 – 1999) | 1901 | 1999 | 98 years, 4 days |
| 18 | Júlio Duarte Langa |  Mozambique
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Priest of San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) | 1927 | Alive | 98 years 19 days |
| 19 | Friedrich Wetter | Germany
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Priest of Santo Stephano in Coelio Monte (1985–present) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years 260 days |
| 20 | Alexandre José Maria dos Santos O.F.M. | Mozambique
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Priest of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988–2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 195 days |
| 21 | Alfons Maria Stickler SDB | Austria
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Priest of San Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title (1996–2007) | 1910 | 2007 | 97 years, 111 days |
| 22 | Henryk Gulbinowicz |  Poland
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Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (1985–2020) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 30 days |
| 23 | Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli O.F.M. | Italy
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Deacon of San Sebastiano al Palatino (1973–1983) Priest of San Sebastiano al Palatino pro hac vice Title (1983–1993) |
1896 | 1993 | 96 years, 363 days |
| 24 | Ernest Simoni |  Albania
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Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years 28 days |
| 25 | Roger Etchegaray | France
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Bishop of Albano (1915 – 1948) Bishop of Ostia (1930–1948) |
1922 | 2019 | 96 years, 344 days |
| 26 | Johannes Willebrands |  Netherlands
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Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina (1998–2019) | 1909 | 2008 | 96 years, 331 days |
| 27 | Granito Pignatelli |  Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria in Angeli (1911–1915) Bishop of Albano (1915-1948) Bishop of Ostia (1930-1948) |
1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days |
| 28 | Walter Brandmüller | Germany
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Deacon of San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi (2010-2021) Priest of San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi, pro hac vice (2021-present) |
1929 | Alive | 96 years 315 days |
| 29 | Edward Cassidy |  Australia
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Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata (1991–2002) Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title (2002–2021) |
1924 | 2021 | 96 years, 279 days |
| 30 | Kazimierz Świątek |  Belgium
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Priest of San Gerardo Maiella (1994–2011) | 1914 | 2011 | 96 years, 273 days |
| 31 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu |  Thailand
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Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present) |
1929 | Alive | 96 years 295 days |
| 32 | Giovanni Canestri | Italy
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Priest of San Andrea della Valle (1988–2015) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 211 days |
| 33 | José da Costa Nunes |  Portugal
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Priest of Santa Prisca (1962–1976) | 1880 | 1976 | 96 years, 259 days |
| 34 | Domenico Bartolucci | Italy
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Deacon Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2010–2013) | 1917 | 2013 | 96 years, 188 days |
| 35 | Adam Kozłowiecki S.J. |  Zambia
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Priest of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1998–2008) | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 180 days |
| 36 | Francisco Álvarez Martínez |  Spain
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Priest of Santa Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde (2001–2022) | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 177 days |
| 37 | Francesco Morano | Italy
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Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano (1959 – 1968) | 1872 | 1968 | 96 years, 34 days |
| 38 | Luigi De Magistris | Italy
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Deacon Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2015–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 95 years 358 days |
| 39 | José Freire Falcão |  Brazil
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Priest of San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021) | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years, 338 days |
| 40 | Pietro Parente | Italy
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Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1967–1986) | 1891 | 1986 | 95 years, 316 days |
| 41 | Achille Silvestrini | Italy
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Deacon of San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo (1988–1999) Priest of San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo pro hac vice Title (1999–2019) |
1923 | 2019 | 95 years, 308 days |
| 42 | Adam Maida |  United States
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Priest of San Vitale (1994–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years 242 days |
| 43 | Agostino Cacciavillan | Italy
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Deacon of Santissimi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2001–2011) Priest of Santissimi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino pro hac vice Title (2011–2022) |
1926 | 2022 | 95 years, 204 days |
| 44 | Julian Herranz Casado | Spain
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Priest of Sant'Eugenio (basilica), pro hac vice (2014-present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years 229 days |
| 45 | Henri de Lubac S.J. | France
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Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica (1983–1991) | 1896 | 1991 | 95 years, 196 days |
| 46 | Paulo Evaristo Arns | Brazil
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Priest of San Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (1973 –2016) | 1921 | 2016 | 95 years, 91 days |
| 47 | Serafim Fernandes de Araújo | Brazil
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Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1998–2019) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 56 days |
| 48 | Alberto Di Jorio | Italy
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Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1967 – 1979) | 1884 | 1979 | 95 years, 47 days |
| 49 | Paul Poupard | France
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Priest of Santa Prassede (1996–) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years 77 days |
| 50 | Salvatore De Giorgi | Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria in Aracoeli (1998–present) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years 70 days |
| 51 | Corrado Ursi | Italy
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Priest of San Callisto (1967–2003) | 1908 | 2003 | 95 years, 34 days |
| 52 | Janis Pujats |  Latvia
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Priest of Santa Silvia (2001–) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years 1 days |
| 53 | Jorge Medina |  Chile
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Priest of San Saba pro hac vice Title (2008–2021) | 1926 | 2021 | 94 years, 284 days |
| 54 | Julijans Vaivods |  Soviet Union
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Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati (1983–1990) | 1895 | 1990 | 94 years, 279 days |
| 55 | Theodore McCarrick | United States
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Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo (2001–2018) | 1930 | 2025 | 94 years, 272 days |
| 56 | Carlos María de la Torre |  Ecuador
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Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1953–1968) | 1873 | 1968 | 94 years, 261 days |
| 57 | Camillo Ruini | Italy
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Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1991-present) | 1931 | Alive | 94 years 269 days |
| 58 | Louis-Albert Vachon |  Canada
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Priest of San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985–2006) | 1912 | 2006 | 94 years, 237 days |
| 59 | Egano Righi-Lambertini | Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1990 – 2000) | 1906 | 2000 | 94 years, 225 days |
| 60 | Angelo Sodano | Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria Nuova (1991-1994) In Commendum: 1994–2019 Bishop of Albano (1994–2022) Bishop of Ostia (2005–2019) |
1927 | 2022 | 94 years, 205 days |
| 61 | Gilberto Agustoni | Italy
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Priest of Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta pro hac vice Title (2005–2017) | 1922 | 2017 | 94 years, 171 days |
| 62 | Eduardo Martínez Somalo | Spain
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Deacon of Santissima Nome de Gesú (1988-1999) Priest of Santissima Nome de Gesú (1999-2021) |
1927 | 2021 | 94 years, 142 days |
| 63 | Lucian Mureșan |  Romania
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Priest of Sant'Anastasio (2012-present) | 1931 | 2025 | 94 years, 125 days |
| 64 | Giovanni Cheli | Italy
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Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano (1998–2008) Priest of Santi Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title Title (2008–2013) |
1918 | 2013 | 94 years 122 days |
| 65 | Mikel Koliqi | Albania
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Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (1994–1997) | 1902 | 1997 | 94 years, 121 days |
| 66 | Giuseppe Sensi | Italy
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Priest of Regina Apostolorum (1987 – 2001) | 1907 | 2001 | 94 years, 60 days |
| 67 | Marian Jaworski |  Ukraine
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Priest of San Sisto (2001–2020) | 1926 | 2020 | 94 years 13 days |
| 68 | Carlo Furno | Italy
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Priest of Sant'Onofrio (2006– 2015) | 1921 | 2015 | 94 years, 7 days |
| 69 | Prosper Grech O.S.A. |  Malta
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Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti (2012–2019) | 1925 | 2019 | 94 years, 6 days |
| 70 | Roberto Tucci | Italy
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Deacon of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (2001-2011) Priest of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio pro hac vice Title (2011–2015) |
1921 | 2015 | 93 years, 360 days |
| 71 | Georges Cottier OP |  Switzerland
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Deacon of Santi Domenico e Sisto pro hac vice Title (2003–2014) Priest of Santi Domenico e Sisto pro hac vice Title (2014–2016) |
1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 341 days |
| 72 | John Carberry | United States
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Priest of San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1969–1998) | 1904 | 1998 | 93 years, 321 days |
| 73 | José Saraiva Martins C.M.F. | Portugal
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Bishop of Palestrina (2009-present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years 313 days |
| 74 | Paolo Bertoli | Italy
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Bishop of Frascati (1979–2001) | 1908 | 2001 | 93 years, 280 days |
| 75 | Thomas Williams | United States
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Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023) | 1930 | 2023 | 93 years. 276 days |
| 76 | Opilio Rossi | United States
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Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004) | 1910 | 2004 | 93 years, 271 days |
| 78 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | Italy
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Bishop of Palestrina (1900–1930) Bishop of Ostia (1915–1930) |
1836 | 1930 | 93 years, 216 days |
| 79 | Joseph Zen S.D.B. | China (  Hong Kong)
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Priest of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (2006–present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years 306 days |
| 80 | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | Spain
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Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (2010–2019) | 1926 | 2019 | 93 years, 201 days |
| 81 | Jean Margéot |  Mauritius
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Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (1988–2009) | 1916 | 2009 | 93 years, 164 days |
| 82 | Teodolfo Mertel |  Papal States
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Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884 – 1899) | 1806 | 1899 | 93 years, 152 days |
| 83 | Gioacchino Pecci | Papal States
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Priest of San Crisogono (1853–1878) | 1810 | 1903 | 93 years, 140 days |
| Simon Pimenta |  India
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Priest of Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (1988–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | ||
| 85 | František Tomášek |  Czechoslovakia
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Priest of San Vitale (1977–\1992) | 1899 | 1992 | 93 years, 35 days |
| 86 | Alfredo Scherer | Brazil
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Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette (1969–1996) | 1903 | 1996 | 93 years, 33 days |
| 87 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | Italy
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Bishop of Albano (1948–1970) | 1877 | 1970 | 93 years, 19 days |
| 88 | James Stafford | United States
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Priest of San Pietro in Montorio (1998–present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years 112 days |
| 89 | James Francis McIntyre | United States
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Priest of Sant'Anastasia (1953 – 1979) | 1886 | 1979 | 93 years, 14 days |
| Antonio Innocenti | Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1996–2008) | 1915 | 2008 | ||
| 91 | Carlo Confalonieri | Italy
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Bishop of Palestrina (1972–1986) Bishop of Ostia (1977–1986) |
1893 | 1986 | 93 years, 7 days |
| 92 | Gaudencio Rosales |  Philippines
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Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006-Present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years 97 days |
| 93 | Alessandro Verde | Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria in Cosmedin pro hac vice Title (1935–1958) | 1865 | 1958 | 93 years, 2 days |
| 94 | Template:Sortnamee | Belgium
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Deacon of San Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia (2012–2013) | 1920 | 2013 | 92 years, 310 days |
| 95 | Francis Arinze |  Nigeria
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Bishop of Velletri-Segni (2005-present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years 14 days |
| 96 | Juan Carlos Aramburu | Argentina
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Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976–2004) | 1912 | 2004 | 92 years, 281 days |
| 97 | Sergio Sebastiani | Italy
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Priest of Sant'Eustachio (basilica), pro hac vice (2011-2024) | 1931 | 2024 | 92 years, 280 days |
| 98 | Paolo Giobbe | Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella (1958–1972) | 1880 | 1972 | 92 years, 217 days |
| 99 | Josyf Slipyj |  Ukraine
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Priest of Sant’Atanasio (1965 – 1984) | 1892 | 1984 | 92 years, 203 days |
| Léon-Étienne Duval |  Algeria
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Priest of Santa Balbina (1965 – 1996) | 1903 | 1996 |
Next to Join[]
| No. | Cardinal | Co. | Titulus | Birth | Death | Age | Age by 2025.06.30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Kasper | Germany
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Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova, title pro hac vice (2011-present) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years 255 days | 92 years 117 days |
| 2 | Juan Sandoval Íñiguez |  Mexico
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Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (1994-present) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years 232 days | 92 years 94 days |
| 3 | Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Isch | Chile
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Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (2001–present) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years 71 days | 91 years 299 days |
| 4 | Raffaele Farina SDB | Italy
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Priest of San Giovanni della Pigna "pro hac vice" (2018-present) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years 52 days | 91 years 280 days |
| 5 | Giovanni Battista Re | Italy
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Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto (2002–present) Dean of the College of Cardinals (2020–present) Bishop of Ostia (2020–present) |
1934 | Alive | 91 years 289 days | 91 years 151 days |
| 6 | Phạm Minh Mẫn Jean-Baptiste |  Vietnam
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Priest of San Giustino (2003-present) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years 255 days | 91 years 117 days |
| 7 | Francesco Monterisi | Italy
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Priest pro hac vice of San Paolo alla Regola (2021-present) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years 171 days | 91 years 33 days |
| 8 | Francisco Monterisil | Italy
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Deacon of Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine (2020-present) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years 116 days | 90 years 343 days |
| 9 | Franc Rodé |  Slovenia
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Cardinal-Priest ("pro hac vice") of San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella (2006-present) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years 53 days | 90 years 280 days |
Timeline of Eldest Living Members of the College of Cardinals since 1890[]
1890-1900[]
Bar key: 1890's
1900-1990[]
Bar key: 1900's 1910's 1920's 1930's 1940's 1950's 1960's 1970's 1980's 1990's
2000-present[]
Note: The vertical Blue line denotes "now" (November 15, 2025).
Bar Key: 2000's 2010's 2020's 2030's 2040's
See Also[]
- List of Past longest-living Cardinals
- List of oldest living cardinals
- List of longest-living state leaders
- Top Ten Oldest and Longest-living