Birthdate | Age | Elevated | Name | Current Title |
25 Jan 1929 |
| 2 Feb 1983 | Michael Michai Cardinal Kitbunchu | Archbishop Emeritus of Bangkok, Thailand |
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 |
20 Feb 1928 |
| 25 May 1985 | Friedrich Cardinal Wetter | Archbishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany |
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 |
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 |
5 Aug 1944 |
| 21 Feb 1998 | Polycarp Cardinal Pengo | Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania |
14 Nov 1930 |
| 21 Feb 1998 | Jānis Cardinal Pujats | Archbishop Emeritus of Riga, Latvia |
6 Jun 1942 |
| 21 Feb 1998 | Norberto Cardinal Rivera Carrera | Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District |
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 |
1 Feb 1937 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Audrys Juozas Cardinal Bačkis | Archbishop Emeritus of Vilnius, Lithuania |
28 Dec 1943 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Juan Luis Cardinal Cipriani Thorne | Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru |
5 Sep 1933 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Francisco Javier Cardinal Errázuriz Ossa, P. Schönstatt | Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile |
5 Mar 1933 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Walter Cardinal Kasper | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity |
8 Mar 1941 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier, O.F.M. | Archbishop Emeritus of Durban, South Africa |
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 |
29 Dec 1942 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Óscar Andrés Cardinal Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. | Archbishop Emeritus of Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
6 Jan 1932 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | José Cardinal Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. | Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints |
2 Jun 1943 |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe | Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy |
18 Nov 1936 |
| 21 Oct 2003 | Ennio Cardinal Antonelli | President Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life |
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 |
16 Jun 1936 |
| 21 Oct 2003 | Anthony Olubunmi Cardinal Okogie | Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Nigeria |
8 Jun 1944 |
| 21 Oct 2003 | Marc Armand Cardinal Ouellet, P.S.S. | Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Bishops |
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 |
7 Nov 1941 |
| 21 Oct 2003 | Angelo Cardinal Scola | Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy |
27 Feb 1941 |
| 21 Oct 2003 | Gabriel Cardinal Zubeir Wako | Archbishop Emeritus of Khartoum, Sudan |
27 Apr 1939 |
| 24 Mar 2006 | Stanisław Cardinal Dziwisz | Archbishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland |
29 Jun 1944 |
| 24 Mar 2006 | Seán Patrick Cardinal O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. | Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
25 Sep 1944 |
| 24 Mar 2006 | Jean-Pierre Bernard Cardinal Ricard | Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France |
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 |
13 Jan 1932 |
| 24 Mar 2006 | Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B. | Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China |
14 Jan 1943 |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Angelo Cardinal Bagnasco | Archbishop Emeritus of Genova {Genoa}, Italy |
16 Aug 1939 |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Seán Baptist Cardinal Brady | Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland |
17 Sep 1943 |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Angelo Cardinal Comastri | President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter |
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 |
18 Nov 1943 |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Leonardo Cardinal Sandri | Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches |
28 Nov 1936 |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Théodore-Adrien Cardinal Sarr | Archbishop Emeritus of Dakar, Senegal |
7 Nov 1942 |
| 24 Nov 2007 | André Armand Cardinal Vingt-Trois | Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France |
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 Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences |
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} |
15 Sep 1944 |
| 20 Nov 2010 | Mauro Cardinal Piacenza | Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary |
18 Oct 1942 |
| 20 Nov 2010 | Gianfranco Cardinal Ravasi | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology |
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} |
1 Oct 1942 |
| 18 Feb 2012 | Giuseppe Cardinal Bertello | President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State |
3 Feb 1943 |
| 18 Feb 2012 | Domenico Cardinal Calcagno | President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See |
6 Mar 1938 |
| 18 Feb 2012 | Francesco Cardinal Coccopalmerio | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts |
26 Apr 1943 |
| 18 Feb 2012 | Dominik Jaroslav Cardinal Duka, O.P. | Archbishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia |
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 Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development |
30 Jul 1943 |
| 18 Feb 2012 | Giuseppe Cardinal Versaldi | Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Culture and Education |
29 Jan 1944 |
| 24 Nov 2012 | John Olorunfemi Cardinal Onaiyekan | Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria |
25 Feb 1940 |
| 24 Nov 2012 | Béchara Boutros Cardinal Raï, O.M.M. | Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon |
22 Sep 1942 |
| 24 Nov 2012 | Rubén Cardinal Salazar Gómez | Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia |
29 Sep 1940 |
| 22 Feb 2014 | Lorenzo Cardinal Baldisseri | Secretary General Emeritus of the Synod of Bishops |
7 Apr 1942 |
| 22 Feb 2014 | Gualtiero Cardinal Bassetti | Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy |
7 Jan 1942 |
| 22 Feb 2014 | Ricardo Cardinal Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. | Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile |
11 Mar 1939 |
| 22 Feb 2014 | Orlando Beltran Cardinal Quevedo, O.M.I. | Archbishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines |
18 Aug 1941 |
| 22 Feb 2014 | Beniamino Cardinal Stella | Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy |
5 Dec 1943 |
| 22 Feb 2014 | Andrew Cardinal Yeom Soo-jung | Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South) |
13 Apr 1942 |
| 14 Feb 2015 | Ricardo Cardinal Blázquez Pérez | Archbishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain |
24 Feb 1944 |
| 14 Feb 2015 | José Luis Cardinal Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R. | Bishop Emeritus of David, Panama |
27 Oct 1927 |
| 14 Feb 2015 | Júlio Duarte Cardinal Langa | Bishop Emeritus of Xai-Xai, Mozambique |
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 |
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 |
1 Oct 1943 |
| 19 Nov 2016 | Patrick Cardinal D’Rozario, C.S.C. | Archbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh |
19 Jul 1941 |
| 19 Nov 2016 | Maurice Evenor Cardinal Piat, C.S.Sp. | Bishop Emeritus of Port-Louis, Mauritius |
10 Oct 1944 |
| 19 Nov 2016 | Baltazar Enrique Cardinal Porras Cardozo | Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela |
18 Oct 1928 |
| 19 Nov 2016 | Ernest Cardinal Simoni | Priest of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania |
8 Apr 1944 |
| 28 Jun 2017 | Louis-Marie Ling Cardinal Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.Dei | Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos |
3 Sep 1942 |
| 28 Jun 2017 | Gregorio Cardinal Rosa Chávez | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Salvador, El Salvador |
27 Dec 1943 |
| 28 Jun 2017 | Jean Cardinal Zerbo | Archbishop Emeritus of Bamako, Mali |
12 Feb 1944 |
| 28 Jun 2018 | Pedro Ricardo Cardinal Barreto Jimeno, S.J. | Archbishop Emeritus of Huancayo, Peru |
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 |
19 Apr 1944 |
| 28 Jun 2018 | Luis Francisco Cardinal Ladaria Ferrer, S.J. | Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith |
23 May 1937 |
| 28 Jun 2018 | Toribio Sergio Cardinal Porco Ticona | Prelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia |
17 Aug 1937 |
| 5 Oct 2019 | Michael Louis Cardinal Fitzgerald, M. Afr. | Apostolic Nuncio |
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 |
6 Feb 1942 |
| 27 Aug 2022 | Fortunato Cardinal Frezza | Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata |
5 Jul 1942 |
| 27 Aug 2022 | Gianfranco Cardinal Ghirlanda, S.J. | Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimo Nome di Gesù |
29 Mar 1942 |
| 27 Aug 2022 | Jorge Enrique Cardinal Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. | Archbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia |
18 Jul 1942 |
| 27 Aug 2022 | Arrigo Cardinal Miglio | Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy |
17 Apr 1927 |
| 30 Sep 2023 | Luis Pascual Cardinal Dri, O.F.M. Cap. | Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin |
28 Aug 1940 |
| 30 Sep 2023 | Agostino Cardinal Marchetto | Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development |
17 May 1939 |
| 30 Sep 2023 | Diego Rafael Cardinal Padrón Sánchez | Archbishop Emeritus of Cumaná, Venezuela |
Note: 112 non-voting Cardinals of 233 living Cardinals.
This table was last updated on 6 Nov 2024.