Birthdate Age Elevated Name Current Title 25 Dec 1933 79.9
2 Feb 1983 Joachim Cardinal Meisner Archbishop of Köln {Cologne} , Germany 1 Jan 1934 79.9
20 Nov 2010 Raúl Eduardo Cardinal Vela Chiriboga Archbishop Emeritus of Quito , Ecuador 30 Jan 1934 79.8
21 Feb 2001 Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops 5 Mar 1934 79.7
21 Oct 2003 Jean-Baptiste Cardinal Pham Minh Mân Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville) , Viet Nam 14 Mar 1934 79.7
21 Feb 1998 Dionigi Cardinal Tettamanzi Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan} , Italy 28 May 1934 79.5
20 Nov 2010 Francesco Cardinal Monterisi Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica} 8 Aug 1934 79.3
21 Feb 2001 Cláudio Aury Affonso Cardinal Hummes , O.F.M.Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy 23 Aug 1934 79.2
21 Oct 2003 Carlos Cardinal Amigo Vallejo , O.F.M.Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville} , Spain 1 Sep 1934 79.2
20 Nov 2010 Paolo Cardinal Sardi Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber 5 Sep 1934 79.2
24 Nov 2007 Paul Josef Cardinal Cordes President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” 23 Sep 1934 79.1
24 Mar 2006 Franc Cardinal Rodé , C.M.Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life 2 Dec 1934 78.9
21 Oct 2003 Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Cardinal Bertone , S.D.B.Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State 20 Dec 1934 78.9
26 Nov 1994 Julius Riyadi Cardinal Darmaatmadja , S.J.Archbishop Emeritus of Jakarta , Indonesia 3 Jan 1935 78.9
24 Nov 2007 Giovanni Cardinal Lajolo President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State 7 Mar 1935 78.7
20 Nov 2010 Antonios Cardinal Naguib Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic) , Egypt 19 Apr 1935 78.6
21 Oct 2003 Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, USA 19 Sep 1935 78.1
20 Nov 2010 Velasio Cardinal De Paolis , C.S.President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See 21 Sep 1935 78.1
18 Feb 2012 Santos Cardinal Abril y Castelló Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} 26 Feb 1936 77.7
21 Feb 2001 José da Cruz Cardinal Policarpo Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon} , Portugal 27 Feb 1936 77.7
28 Jun 1991 Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles , California, USA 7 Mar 1936 77.7
21 Feb 2001 Julio Cardinal Terrazas Sandoval , C.SS.R.Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra , Bolivia 14 Apr 1936 77.6
21 Feb 2001 Ivan Cardinal Dias Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples 16 May 1936 77.5
21 Feb 2001 Karl Cardinal Lehmann Bishop of Mainz , Germany 15 Jun 1936 77.4
24 Mar 2006 William Joseph Cardinal Levada Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith 16 Jun 1936 77.4
21 Oct 2003 Anthony Olubunmi Cardinal Okogie Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos , Nigeria 26 Jun 1936 77.4
26 Nov 1994 Jean-Claude Cardinal Turcotte Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal , Québec, Canada 24 Aug 1936 77.2
21 Feb 1998 Antonio María Cardinal Rouco Varela Archbishop of Madrid , Spain 18 Oct 1936 77.1
26 Nov 1994 Jaime Lucas Cardinal Ortega y Alamino Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana , Cuba 31 Oct 1936 77.0
28 Jun 1991 Nicolás de Jesús Cardinal López Rodríguez Archbishop of Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic 18 Nov 1936 77.0
21 Oct 2003 Ennio Cardinal Antonelli President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family 28 Nov 1936 77.0
24 Nov 2007 Théodore-Adrien Cardinal Sarr Archbishop of Dakar , Senegal 16 Jan 1937 76.8
21 Feb 1998 Francis Eugene Cardinal George , O.M.I.Archbishop of Chicago , Illinois, USA 1 Feb 1937 76.8
21 Feb 2001 Audrys Juozas Cardinal Bačkis Archbishop Emeritus of Vilnius , Lithuania 15 Feb 1937 76.7
20 Nov 2010 Raymundo Cardinal Damasceno Assis Archbishop of Aparecida , Sao Paulo, Brazil 16 Mar 1937 76.7
21 Oct 2003 Attilio Cardinal Nicora President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See 29 Apr 1937 76.5
24 Nov 2007 Lluís Cardinal Martínez Sistach Archbishop of Barcelona , Spain 3 Feb 1938 75.8
18 Feb 2012 Antonio Maria Cardinal Vegliò President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People 20 Feb 1938 75.7
20 Nov 2010 Paolo Cardinal Romeo Archbishop of Palermo , Italy 6 Mar 1938 75.7
18 Feb 2012 Francesco Cardinal Coccopalmerio President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts 17 Mar 1938 75.7
21 Oct 2003 Keith Michael Patrick Cardinal O’Brien Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh , Scotland, Great Britain 29 Mar 1938 75.6
18 Feb 2012 Manuel Cardinal Monteiro de Castro Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary 1 Jun 1938 75.4
24 Mar 2006 Carlo Cardinal Caffarra Archbishop of Bologna , Italy 8 Jun 1938 75.4
20 Nov 2010 Angelo Cardinal Amato , S.D.B.Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints 8 Apr 1939 74.6
18 Feb 2012 Edwin Frederick Cardinal O’Brien Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem 27 Apr 1939 74.5
24 Mar 2006 Stanisław Cardinal Dziwisz Archbishop of Kraków {Cracow} , Poland 31 Jul 1939 74.3
18 Feb 2012 John Cardinal Tong Hon Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang] , China 16 Aug 1939 74.2
24 Nov 2007 Seán Baptist Cardinal Brady Archbishop of Armagh , Ireland 7 Oct 1939 74.1
20 Nov 2010 Laurent Cardinal Monsengwo Pasinya Archbishop of Kinshasa , Congo (Dem. Rep.) 11 Oct 1939 74.1
21 Feb 2001 Zenon Cardinal Grocholewski Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study) 15 Oct 1939 74.1
21 Oct 2003 Telesphore Placidus Cardinal Toppo Archbishop of Ranchi , India 25 Feb 1940 73.7
24 Nov 2012 Béchara Boutros Cardinal Raï , O.M.M.Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite) , Lebanon 17 Apr 1940 73.6
24 Mar 2006 Agostino Cardinal Vallini Vicar General of Roma {Rome} , Italy 12 Nov 1940 73.0
20 Nov 2010 Donald William Cardinal Wuerl Archbishop of Washington , District of Columbia, USA 27 Feb 1941 72.7
21 Oct 2003 Gabriel Cardinal Zubeir Wako Archbishop of Khartoum , Sudan 8 Mar 1941 72.7
21 Feb 2001 Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier , O.F.M.Archbishop of Durban , South Africa 8 Jun 1941 72.4
21 Oct 2003 George Cardinal Pell Archbishop of Sydney , Australia 7 Nov 1941 72.0
21 Oct 2003 Angelo Cardinal Scola Archbishop of Milano {Milan} , Italy 6 Jun 1942 71.4
21 Feb 1998 Norberto Cardinal Rivera Carrera Archbishop of México , Federal District 28 Aug 1942 71.2
24 Mar 2006 Jorge Liberato Cardinal Urosa Savino Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela 22 Sep 1942 71.1
24 Nov 2012 Rubén Cardinal Salazar Gómez Archbishop of Bogotá , Colombia 1 Oct 1942 71.1
18 Feb 2012 Giuseppe Cardinal Bertello President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State 18 Oct 1942 71.1
20 Nov 2010 Gianfranco Cardinal Ravasi President of the Pontifical Council for Culture 7 Nov 1942 71.0
24 Nov 2007 André Armand Cardinal Vingt-Trois Archbishop of Paris , France 29 Dec 1942 70.9
21 Feb 2001 Oscar Andrés Cardinal Rodríguez Maradiaga , S.D.B.Archbishop of Tegucigalpa , Honduras 14 Jan 1943 70.8
24 Nov 2007 Angelo Cardinal Bagnasco Archbishop of Genova {Genoa} , Italy 3 Feb 1943 70.8
18 Feb 2012 Domenico Cardinal Calcagno President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See 5 Apr 1943 70.6
21 Oct 2003 Jean-Louis Pierre Cardinal Tauran President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue 26 Apr 1943 70.5
18 Feb 2012 Dominik Jaroslav Cardinal Duka , O.P.Archbishop of Praha {Prague} , Czech Republic 2 Jun 1943 70.4
21 Feb 2001 Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe Archbishop of Napoli {Naples} , Italy 30 Jul 1943 70.3
18 Feb 2012 Giuseppe Cardinal Versaldi President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See 17 Sep 1943 70.2
24 Nov 2007 Angelo Cardinal Comastri President of the Fabric of St. Peter 18 Nov 1943 70.0
24 Nov 2007 Leonardo Cardinal Sandri Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches 28 Dec 1943 69.9
21 Feb 2001 Juan Luis Cardinal Cipriani Thorne Archbishop of Lima , Peru 1944 69.9
24 Nov 2007 John Cardinal Njue Archbishop of Nairobi , Kenya 29 Jan 1944 69.8
24 Nov 2012 John Olorunfemi Cardinal Onaiyekan Archbishop of Abuja , Nigeria 8 Jun 1944 69.4
21 Oct 2003 Marc Cardinal Ouellet , P.S.S.Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops 29 Jun 1944 69.4
24 Mar 2006 Sean Patrick Cardinal O’Malley , O.F.M. Cap.Archbishop of Boston , Massachusetts, USA 5 Aug 1944 69.3
21 Feb 1998 Polycarp Cardinal Pengo Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam , Tanzania 15 Sep 1944 69.2
20 Nov 2010 Mauro Cardinal Piacenza Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary 26 Sep 1944 69.1
24 Mar 2006 Jean-Pierre Bernard Cardinal Ricard Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas) , France 24 Dec 1944 68.9
24 Nov 2007 Oswald Cardinal Gracias Archbishop of Bombay , India 22 Jan 1945 68.8
21 Feb 1998 Christoph Cardinal Schönborn , O.P.Archbishop of Wien {Vienna} , Austria 19 Apr 1945 68.6
18 Feb 2012 George Cardinal Alencherry Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese) , India 15 Jun 1945 68.4
20 Nov 2010 Robert Cardinal Sarah President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” 4 Jul 1945 68.4
24 Nov 2007 Stanisław Cardinal Ryłko President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity 8 Sep 1945 68.2
26 Nov 1994 Vinko Cardinal Puljic Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo} , Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 Oct 1945 68.1
24 Mar 2006 Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments 15 Apr 1946 67.6
18 Feb 2012 Fernando Cardinal Filoni Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples 16 Jan 1947 66.8
18 Feb 2012 Thomas Christopher Cardinal Collins Archbishop of Toronto , Ontario, Canada 25 Feb 1947 66.7
18 Feb 2012 Giuseppe Cardinal Betori Archbishop of Firenze {Florence} , Italy 24 Apr 1947 66.5
18 Feb 2012 João Cardinal Bráz de Aviz Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life 15 Nov 1947 66.0
20 Nov 2010 Albert Malcolm Ranjith Cardinal Patabendige Don Archbishop of Colombo , Sri Lanka 30 Jun 1948 65.4
20 Nov 2010 Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura 11 Oct 1948 65.1
21 Oct 2003 Peter Kodwo Appiah Cardinal Turkson President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace 2 Mar 1949 64.7
24 Nov 2007 José Francisco Cardinal Robles Ortega Archbishop of Guadalajara , Jalisco, México 20 Mar 1949 64.6
21 Oct 2003 Josip Cardinal Bozanić Archbishop of Zagreb , Croatia 23 May 1949 64.5
24 Nov 2007 Daniel Nicholas Cardinal DiNardo Archbishop of Galveston-Houston , Texas, USA 21 Sep 1949 64.1
24 Nov 2007 Odilo Pedro Cardinal Scherer Archbishop of São Paulo , Sao Paulo, Brazil 20 Oct 1949 64.1
24 Nov 2012 James Michael Cardinal Harvey Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica} 1 Feb 1950 63.8
20 Nov 2010 Kazimierz Cardinal Nycz Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw} , Poland 6 Feb 1950 63.8
18 Feb 2012 Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan Archbishop of New York , New York, USA 15 Mar 1950 63.7
20 Nov 2010 Kurt Cardinal Koch President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity 17 Oct 1950 63.1
21 Oct 2003 Philippe Xavier Ignace Cardinal Barbarin Archbishop of Lyon , France 25 Jun 1952 61.4
21 Oct 2003 Péter Cardinal Erdő Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest , Hungary 22 Jun 1953 60.4
18 Feb 2012 Willem Jacobus Cardinal Eijk Archbishop of Utrecht , Netherlands 21 Sep 1953 60.1
20 Nov 2010 Reinhard Cardinal Marx Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich} , Germany 18 Aug 1956 57.2
18 Feb 2012 Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki Archbishop of Berlin , Germany 21 Jun 1957 56.4
24 Nov 2012 Luis Antonio Gokim Cardinal Tagle Archbishop of Manila , Philippines 15 Jun 1959 54.4
24 Nov 2012 Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Cardinal Thottunkal Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese) , India
Note: Cardinals that reach the age of 80 before the day the Holy See becomes vacant may not vote in a conclave.
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