Birthdate | Age | Elevated | Name | Current Title |
1 Mar 1925 |
| 2 Feb 1983 | Alexandre Cardinal do Nascimento | Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola |
25 Jan 1929 |
| 2 Feb 1983 | Michael Michai Cardinal Kitbunchu | Archbishop Emeritus of Bangkok, Thailand |
20 Mar 1930 |
| 2 Feb 1983 | Thomas Stafford Cardinal Williams | Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington, New Zealand |
1 Nov 1932 |
| 25 May 1985 | Francis Cardinal Arinze | Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments |
30 Aug 1930 |
| 25 May 1985 | Paul Joseph Jean Cardinal Poupard | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture |
11 Mar 1924 |
| 25 May 1985 | Jozef Cardinal Tomko | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses |
20 Feb 1928 |
| 25 May 1985 | Friedrich Cardinal Wetter | Archbishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany |
23 Oct 1925 |
| 28 Jun 1988 | José Cardinal Freire Falcão | Archbishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil |
31 Mar 1927 |
| 28 Jun 1988 | Eduardo Cardinal Martínez Somalo | Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber |
18 Mar 1924 |
| 28 Jun 1988 | Alexandre José Maria Cardinal dos Santos, O.F.M. | Archbishop Emeritus of Maputo, Mozambique |
15 Oct 1930 |
| 28 Jun 1988 | Christian Wiyghan Cardinal Tumi | Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon |
5 Jul 1924 |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Edward Idris Cardinal Cassidy | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity |
31 Oct 1936 |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Nicolás de Jesús Cardinal López Rodríguez | Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
27 Feb 1936 |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony | Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA |
19 Feb 1931 |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Camillo Cardinal Ruini | Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy |
23 Nov 1927 |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Angelo Cardinal Sodano | Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals |
20 Dec 1934 |
| 26 Nov 1994 | Julius Riyadi Cardinal Darmaatmadja, S.J. | Archbishop Emeritus of Jakarta, Indonesia |
18 Mar 1930 |
| 26 Nov 1994 | Adam Joseph Cardinal Maida | Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA |
28 Mar 1933 |
| 26 Nov 1994 | Juan Cardinal Sandoval Íñiguez | Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México |
15 Dec 1926 |
| 26 Nov 1994 | Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala | Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda |
6 Sep 1930 |
| 21 Feb 1998 | Salvatore Cardinal De Giorgi | Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy |
23 Dec 1926 |
| 21 Feb 1998 | Jorge Arturo Augustin Cardinal Medina Estévez | Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments |
14 Nov 1930 |
| 21 Feb 1998 | Jānis Cardinal Pujats | Archbishop Emeritus of Riga, Latvia |
20 Aug 1936 |
| 21 Feb 1998 | Antonio María Cardinal Rouco Varela | Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain |
26 Jul 1932 |
| 21 Feb 1998 | James Francis Cardinal Stafford | Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary |
19 Oct 1933 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Geraldo Majella Cardinal Agnelo | Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil |
14 Jul 1925 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Francisco Cardinal Alvarez Martínez | Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain |
1 Feb 1937 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Audrys Juozas Cardinal Bačkis | Archbishop Emeritus of Vilnius, Lithuania |
14 Aug 1926 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Agostino Cardinal Cacciavillan | President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See |
5 Sep 1933 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Francisco Javier Cardinal Errázuriz Ossa, P. Schönstatt | Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile |
8 Aug 1934 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Cláudio Aury Affonso Cardinal Hummes, O.F.M. | Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy |
5 Mar 1933 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Walter Cardinal Kasper | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity |
18 Mar 1933 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Severino Cardinal Poletto | Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy |
14 Nov 1930 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Jānis Cardinal Pujats | Archbishop Emeritus of Riga, Latvia |
30 Jan 1934 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re | Dean of the College of Cardinals |
13 Sep 1932 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Pedro Cardinal Rubiano Sàenz | Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia |
6 Jan 1932 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | José Cardinal Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. | Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints |
11 Apr 1931 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Sergio Cardinal Sebastiani | President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See |
23 Aug 1934 |
| 21 Oct 2003 | Carlos Cardinal Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. | Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain |
18 Nov 1936 |
| 21 Oct 2003 | Ennio Cardinal Antonelli | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family |
2 Dec 1934 |
| 21 Oct 2003 | Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Cardinal Bertone, S.D.B. | Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State |
31 Mar 1930 |
| 21 Oct 2003 | Julián Cardinal Herranz Casado | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts |
26 Jan 1933 |
| 21 Oct 2003 | Javier Cardinal Lozano Barragán | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers |
23 Nov 1932 |
| 21 Oct 2003 | Renato Raffaele Cardinal Martino | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace |
16 Jun 1936 |
| 21 Oct 2003 | Anthony Olubunmi Cardinal Okogie | Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Nigeria |
5 Mar 1934 |
| 21 Oct 2003 | Jean-Baptiste Cardinal Phạm Minh Mẫn | Archbishop Emeritus of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam |
19 Apr 1935 |
| 21 Oct 2003 | Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali | Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
15 Oct 1939 |
| 21 Oct 2003 | Telesphore Placidus Cardinal Toppo | Archbishop Emeritus of Ranchi, India |
7 Dec 1931 |
| 24 Mar 2006 | Nicholas Cardinal Cheong Jin-Suk | Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South) |
27 Apr 1939 |
| 24 Mar 2006 | Stanisław Cardinal Dziwisz | Archbishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland |
23 Sep 1934 |
| 24 Mar 2006 | Franc Cardinal Rodé, C.M. | Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life |
10 Aug 1932 |
| 24 Mar 2006 | Gaudencio Borbon Cardinal Rosales | Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines |
17 Apr 1940 |
| 24 Mar 2006 | Agostino Cardinal Vallini | Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy |
24 Jul 1923 |
| 24 Mar 2006 | Albert Cardinal Vanhoye, S.J. | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant’Adriano a Villa Albani |
13 Jan 1932 |
| 24 Mar 2006 | Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B. | Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China |
16 Aug 1939 |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Seán Baptist Cardinal Brady | Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland |
5 Sep 1934 |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Paul Josef Cardinal Cordes | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” |
24 Sep 1933 |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Raffaele Cardinal Farina, S.D.B. | Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive |
7 Feb 1926 |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Estanislao Esteban Cardinal Karlic | Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina |
3 Jan 1935 |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Giovanni Cardinal Lajolo | President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State |
29 Apr 1937 |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Lluís Cardinal Martínez Sistach | Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain |
28 Nov 1936 |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Théodore-Adrien Cardinal Sarr | Archbishop Emeritus of Dakar, Senegal |
8 Jun 1938 |
| 20 Nov 2010 | Angelo Cardinal Amato, S.D.B. | Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints |
5 Jan 1929 |
| 20 Nov 2010 | Walter Cardinal Brandmüller | President Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other |
15 Feb 1937 |
| 20 Nov 2010 | Raymundo Cardinal Damasceno Assis | Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
28 May 1934 |
| 20 Nov 2010 | Francesco Cardinal Monterisi | Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica} |
7 Oct 1939 |
| 20 Nov 2010 | Laurent Cardinal Monsengwo Pasinya | Archbishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) |
18 Mar 1935 |
| 20 Nov 2010 | Antonios Cardinal Naguib | Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt |
20 Feb 1938 |
| 20 Nov 2010 | Paolo Cardinal Romeo | Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy |
12 Nov 1940 |
| 20 Nov 2010 | Donald William Cardinal Wuerl | Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
21 Sep 1935 |
| 18 Feb 2012 | Santos Cardinal Abril y Castelló | Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} |
6 Mar 1938 |
| 18 Feb 2012 | Francesco Cardinal Coccopalmerio | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts |
29 Mar 1938 |
| 18 Feb 2012 | Manuel Cardinal Monteiro de Castro | Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary |
23 May 1931 |
| 18 Feb 2012 | Lucian Cardinal Mureşan | Major Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania |
8 Apr 1939 |
| 18 Feb 2012 | Edwin Frederick Cardinal O’Brien | Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem |
31 Jul 1939 |
| 18 Feb 2012 | John Cardinal Tong Hon | Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China |
3 Feb 1938 |
| 18 Feb 2012 | Antonio Maria Cardinal Vegliò | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People |
25 Feb 1940 |
| 24 Nov 2012 | Béchara Boutros Cardinal Raï, O.M.M. | Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon |
29 Sep 1940 |
| 22 Feb 2014 | Lorenzo Cardinal Baldisseri | Secretary General Emeritus of the Synod of Bishops |
15 Feb 1933 |
| 22 Feb 2014 | Kelvin Edward Cardinal Felix | Archbishop Emeritus of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles |
11 Mar 1939 |
| 22 Feb 2014 | Orlando Beltran Cardinal Quevedo, O.M.I. | Archbishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines |
27 Oct 1927 |
| 14 Feb 2015 | Júlio Duarte Cardinal Langa | Bishop Emeritus of Xai-Xai, Mozambique |
23 Feb 1926 |
| 14 Feb 2015 | Luigi Cardinal de Magistris | Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary |
14 Oct 1939 |
| 14 Feb 2015 | Edoardo Cardinal Menichelli | Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona-Osimo, Italy |
1 Apr 1938 |
| 14 Feb 2015 | Pierre Cardinal Nguyễn Văn Nhơn | Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam |
11 Apr 1934 |
| 14 Feb 2015 | Karl-Josef Cardinal Rauber | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium |
30 Jan 1939 |
| 14 Feb 2015 | Alberto Cardinal Suárez Inda | Archbishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México |
11 Oct 1934 |
| 14 Feb 2015 | Luis Héctor Cardinal Villalba | Archbishop Emeritus of Tucumán, Argentina |
11 Sep 1929 |
| 19 Nov 2016 | Sebastian Koto Cardinal Khoarai, O.M.I. | Bishop Emeritus of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho |
18 Oct 1928 |
| 19 Nov 2016 | Ernest Cardinal Simoni | Priest of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania |
2 Jun 1948 |
| 28 Jun 2018 | Giovanni Angelo Cardinal Becciu | Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints |
17 May 1938 |
| 28 Jun 2018 | Aquilino Cardinal Bocos Merino, C.M.F. | Superior General Emeritus of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary |
25 Apr 1937 |
| 28 Jun 2018 | Toribio Cardinal Ticona Porco | Prelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia |
16 May 1939 |
| 5 Oct 2019 | Eugenio Cardinal Dal Corso, P.S.D.P. | Bishop Emeritus of Benguela, Angola |
17 Aug 1937 |
| 5 Oct 2019 | Michael Louis Cardinal Fitzgerald, M. Afr. | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of |
7 Nov 1938 |
| 5 Oct 2019 | Sigitas Cardinal Tamkevičius, S.J. | Archbishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania |
1 May 1940 |
| 28 Nov 2020 | Felipe Cardinal Arizmendi Esquivel | Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México |
22 Jul 1934 |
| 28 Nov 2020 | Raniero Cardinal Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap. | Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine |
27 Aug 1940 |
| 28 Nov 2020 | Enrico Cardinal Feroci | Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria del Divino Amore a Castel di Leva |
12 Oct 1940 |
| 28 Nov 2020 | Silvano Maria Cardinal Tomasi, C.S. | Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva |
Note: 99 non-voting Cardinals of 227 living Cardinals.
This table was last updated on 13 Jan 2021.