Birthdate Age Elevated Name Current Title
19 Oct 1933 73.5
21 Feb 2001 Geraldo Majella Cardinal Agnelo Archbishop of Săo Salvador da Bahia , Brazil
27 Jan 1930 77.2
21 Feb 1998 Aloysius Matthew Cardinal Ambrozic Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto , Ontario, Canada
23 Aug 1934 72.7
21 Oct 2003 Carlos Cardinal Amigo Vallejo , O.F.M.Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville} , Spain
18 Nov 1936 70.4
21 Oct 2003 Ennio Cardinal Antonelli Archbishop of Firenze {Florence} , Italy
1 Nov 1932 74.5
25 May 1985 Francis Cardinal Arinze Prefect of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments , Roman Curia
1 Feb 1937 70.2
21 Feb 2001 Audrys Juozas Cardinal Backis Archbishop of Vilnius , Lithuania
17 Oct 1950 56.5
21 Oct 2003 Philippe Xavier Ignace Cardinal Barbarin Archbishop of Lyon , France
17 Dec 1936 70.3
21 Feb 2001 Jorge Mario Cardinal Bergoglio , S.J.Archbishop of Buenos Aires , Argentina
2 Dec 1934 72.4
21 Oct 2003 Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone , S.D.B.Secretary of State , Roman Curia
13 Jun 1928 78.8
25 May 1985 Giacomo Cardinal Biffi Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna , Italy
20 Mar 1949 58.1
21 Oct 2003 Josip Cardinal Bozanic Archbishop of Zagreb , Croatia
1 Jun 1938 68.9
24 Mar 2006 Carlo Cardinal Caffarra Archbishop of Bologna , Italy
15 Oct 1945 61.5
24 Mar 2006 Antonio Cardinal Cańizares Llovera Archbishop of Toledo , Spain
4 Jul 1929 77.8
21 Feb 1998 Darío Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos President of "Ecclesia Dei" , Roman Curia
7 Dec 1931 75.4
24 Mar 2006 Nicholas Cardinal Cheong Jin-Suk Archbishop of Seoul , Korea (South)
28 Dec 1943 63.3
21 Feb 2001 Juan Luis Cardinal Cipriani Thorne Archbishop of Lima , Peru
26 Feb 1936 71.1
21 Feb 2001 José Cardinal da Cruz Policarpo Patriarch of Lisboa , Portugal
4 Jun 1933 73.9
2 Feb 1983 Godfried Cardinal Danneels Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels} , Belgium
18 Sep 1930 76.6
21 Feb 2001 Ignace Moussa I (Basile) Cardinal Daoud Prefect of Oriental Churches , Roman Curia
20 Dec 1934 72.3
26 Nov 1994 Julius Riyadi Cardinal Darmaatmadja , S.J.Archbishop of Jakarta , Indonesia
6 Sep 1930 76.6
21 Feb 1998 Salvatore Cardinal De Giorgi Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo , Italy
14 Apr 1936 71.0
21 Feb 2001 Ivan Cardinal Dias Prefect of Evangelization of Peoples , Roman Curia
27 Apr 1939 68.0
24 Mar 2006 Stanislaw Cardinal Dziwisz Archbishop of Kraków {Cracow} , Poland
2 Apr 1932 75.0
21 Feb 2001 Edward Michael Cardinal Egan Archbishop of New York , New York, USA
25 Jun 1952 54.8
21 Oct 2003 Péter Cardinal Erdő Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest , Hungary
5 Sep 1933 73.6
21 Feb 2001 Francisco Javier Cardinal Errázuriz Ossa Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
16 Jan 1937 70.3
21 Feb 1998 Francis Eugene Cardinal George , O.M.I.Archbishop of Chicago , Illinois, USA
26 Sep 1930 76.6
28 Jun 1988 Michele Cardinal Giordano Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples} , Italy
18 Dec 1929 77.3
2 Feb 1983 Józef Cardinal Glemp Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw} , Poland
11 Oct 1939 67.5
21 Feb 2001 Zenon Cardinal Grocholewski Prefect of Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study) , Roman Curia
9 Mar 1930 77.1
21 Oct 2003 Stephen Fumio Cardinal Hamao President Emeritus of Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples , Roman Curia
31 Mar 1930 77.0
21 Oct 2003 Julián Cardinal Herranz Casado President Emeritus of Legislative Texts , Roman Curia
8 Aug 1934 72.7
21 Feb 2001 Cláudio Cardinal Hummes , O.F.M.Prefect of Clergy , Roman Curia
26 Feb 1933 74.1
21 Feb 2001 Lubomyr Cardinal Husar Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyc {Kiev} (Ukrainian) , Ukraine
5 Mar 1933 74.1
21 Feb 2001 Walter Cardinal Kasper President of Promoting Christian Unity , Roman Curia
4 Mar 1931 76.1
26 Nov 1994 William Henry Cardinal Keeler Archbishop of Baltimore , Maryland, USA
25 Jan 1929 78.2
2 Feb 1983 Michael Michai Cardinal Kitbunchu Archbishop of Bangkok , Thailand
4 Nov 1931 75.5
25 May 1985 Bernard Francis Cardinal Law Archbishop Emeritus of Boston , Massachusetts, USA
16 May 1936 70.9
21 Feb 2001 Karl Cardinal Lehmann Bishop of Mainz , Germany
15 Jun 1936 70.8
24 Mar 2006 William Joseph Cardinal Levada Prefect of Doctrine of the Faith , Roman Curia
31 Oct 1936 70.5
28 Jun 1991 Nicolás de Jesús Cardinal López Rodríguez Archbishop of Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
8 Nov 1935 71.4
2 Feb 1983 Alfonso Cardinal López Trujillo President of Family , Roman Curia
26 Jan 1933 74.2
21 Oct 2003 Javier Cardinal Lozano Barragán President of Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers , Roman Curia
20 May 1927 79.9
30 Jun 1979 Franciszek Cardinal Macharski Archbishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow} , Poland
27 Feb 1936 71.1
28 Jun 1991 Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony Archbishop of Los Angeles , California, USA
18 Mar 1930 77.1
26 Nov 1994 Adam Joseph Cardinal Maida Archbishop of Detroit , Michigan, USA
25 Jun 1929 77.8
21 Oct 2003 Francesco Cardinal Marchisano President Emeritus of Fabric of St. Peter , Roman Curia
23 Nov 1932 74.4
21 Oct 2003 Renato Raffaele Cardinal Martino President of Justice and Peace , Roman Curia
7 Jul 1930 76.8
21 Feb 2001 Theodore Edgar Cardinal McCarrick Archbishop Emeritus of Washington , District of Columbia, USA
25 Dec 1933 73.3
2 Feb 1983 Joachim Cardinal Meisner Archbishop of Köln {Cologne} , Germany
24 Aug 1932 74.6
21 Feb 2001 Cormac Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor Archbishop of Westminster , England, Great Britain
8 Mar 1941 66.1
21 Feb 2001 Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier , O.F.M.Archbishop of Durban , South Africa
16 Mar 1937 70.1
21 Oct 2003 Attilio Cardinal Nicora President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See , Roman Curia
17 Mar 1938 69.1
21 Oct 2003 Keith Michael Patrick Cardinal O'Brien Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh , Scotland, Great Britain
16 Jun 1936 70.8
21 Oct 2003 Anthony Olubunmi Cardinal Okogie Archbishop of Lagos , Nigeria
29 Jun 1944 62.8
24 Mar 2006 Sean Patrick Cardinal O'Malley , O.F.M. Cap.Archbishop of Boston , Massachusetts, USA
18 Oct 1936 70.5
26 Nov 1994 Jaime Lucas Cardinal Ortega y Alamino Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana , Cuba
8 Jun 1944 62.9
21 Oct 2003 Marc Cardinal Ouellet , P.S.S.Archbishop of Québec , Québec, Canada
26 Jan 1931 76.2
21 Oct 2003 Bernard Louis Auguste Paul Cardinal Panafieu Archbishop Emeritus of Marseille , France
8 May 1927 79.9
28 Jun 1988 László Cardinal Paskai , O.F.M.Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest , Hungary
8 Jun 1941 65.9
21 Oct 2003 George Cardinal Pell Archbishop of Sydney , Australia
5 Aug 1944 62.7
21 Feb 1998 Polycarp Cardinal Pengo Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam , Tanzania
1934 73.3
21 Oct 2003 Jean-Baptiste Cardinal Pham Minh Mân Archbishop of Thŕnh-Phô Hô Chí Minh , Vięt Nam
18 Mar 1933 74.1
21 Feb 2001 Severino Cardinal Poletto Archbishop of Torino {Turin} , Italy
30 Aug 1930 76.6
25 May 1985 Paul Joseph Jean Cardinal Poupard President of Culture , Roman Curia
14 Nov 1930 76.4
21 Feb 1998 Janis Cardinal Pujats Archbishop of Riga , Latvia
8 Sep 1945 61.6
26 Nov 1994 Vinko Cardinal Puljic Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo} , Bosnia and Herzegovina
8 Mar 1932 75.1
21 Oct 2003 Rodolfo Cardinal Quezada Toruńo Archbishop of Guatemala
30 Jan 1934 73.2
21 Feb 2001 Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re Prefect of Bishops , Roman Curia
26 Sep 1944 62.6
24 Mar 2006 Jean-Pierre Bernard Cardinal Ricard Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas) , France
19 Apr 1935 72.0
21 Oct 2003 Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali Archbishop of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, USA
6 Jun 1942 64.9
21 Feb 1998 Norberto Cardinal Rivera Carrera Archbishop of México , Federal District
23 Sep 1934 72.6
24 Mar 2006 Franc Cardinal Rodé , C.M.Prefect of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life , Roman Curia
29 Dec 1942 64.3
21 Feb 2001 Oscar Andrés Cardinal Rodríguez Maradiaga , S.D.B.Archbishop of Tegucigalpa , Honduras
10 Aug 1932 74.7
24 Mar 2006 Gaudencio Borbon Cardinal Rosales Archbishop of Manila , Philippines
24 Aug 1936 70.6
21 Feb 1998 Antonio María Cardinal Rouco Varela Archbishop of Madrid , Spain
13 Sep 1932 74.6
21 Feb 2001 Pedro Cardinal Rubiano Sŕenz Archbishop of Bogotá , Colombia
19 Feb 1931 76.2
28 Jun 1991 Camillo Cardinal Ruini Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome} , Italy
28 Mar 1933 74.1
26 Nov 1994 Juan Cardinal Sandoval Íńiguez Archbishop of Guadalajara , Jalisco, México
6 Jan 1932 75.3
21 Feb 2001 José Cardinal Saraiva Martins , C.M.F.Prefect of Causes of Saints , Roman Curia
8 Dec 1932 74.4
21 Oct 2003 Eusébio Oscar Cardinal Scheid , S.C.I.Archbishop of Săo Sebastiăo do Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
22 Jan 1945 62.2
21 Feb 1998 Christoph Cardinal Schönborn , O.P.Archbishop of Wien {Vienna} , Austria
14 Jun 1932 74.8
28 Jun 1991 Henri Cardinal Schwery Archbishop Emeritus of Sion {Sitten} , Switzerland
7 Nov 1941 65.4
21 Oct 2003 Angelo Cardinal Scola Patriarch of Venezia {Venice} , Italy
11 Apr 1931 76.0
21 Feb 2001 Sergio Cardinal Sebastiani President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See , Roman Curia
2 Jun 1943 63.9
21 Feb 2001 Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe Archbishop of Napoli {Naples} , Italy
17 Jun 1928 78.8
26 Nov 1994 Peter Seiichi Cardinal Shirayanagi Archbishop Emeritus of Tokyo , Japan
26 Nov 1931 75.4
25 May 1985 Adrianus Johannes Cardinal Simonis Archbishop Emeritus of Utrecht , Netherlands
23 Nov 1927 79.4
28 Jun 1991 Angelo Cardinal Sodano Secretary Emeritus of State , Roman Curia
26 Jul 1932 74.7
21 Feb 1998 James Francis Cardinal Stafford Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary , Roman Curia
9 Feb 1936 71.2
28 Jun 1991 Georg Maximilian Cardinal Sterzinsky Archbishop of Berlin , Germany
14 Sep 1927 79.6
28 Jun 1988 Edmund Casimir Cardinal Szoka President Emeritus of Governatorate of Vatican City State , Roman Curia
5 Apr 1943 64.0
21 Oct 2003 Jean-Louis Pierre Cardinal Tauran Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives , Roman Curia
7 Mar 1936 71.1
21 Feb 2001 Julio Cardinal Terrazas Sandoval , C.SS.R.Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra , Bolivia
14 Mar 1934 73.1
21 Feb 1998 Dionigi Cardinal Tettamanzi Archbishop of Milano {Milan} , Italy
15 Oct 1939 67.5
21 Oct 2003 Telesphore Placidus Cardinal Toppo Archbishop of Ranchi , India
15 Oct 1930 76.5
28 Jun 1988 Christian Wiyghan Cardinal Tumi Archbishop of Douala , Cameroon
26 Jun 1936 70.8
26 Nov 1994 Jean-Claude Cardinal Turcotte Archbishop of Montréal , Québec, Canada
11 Oct 1948 58.5
21 Oct 2003 Peter Kodwo Appiah Cardinal Turkson Archbishop of Cape Coast , Ghana
28 Aug 1942 64.6
24 Mar 2006 Jorge Liberato Cardinal Urosa Savino Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
17 Apr 1940 67.0
24 Mar 2006 Agostino Cardinal Vallini Prefect of Apostolic Signatura , Roman Curia
6 Feb 1931 76.2
25 May 1985 Ricardo Jamin Cardinal Vidal Archbishop of Cebu , Philippines
29 May 1927 79.9
21 Feb 2001 Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil , C.SS.R.Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese) , India
17 May 1932 74.9
26 Nov 1994 Miloslav Cardinal Vlk Archbishop of Praha {Prague} , Czech Republic
20 Feb 1928 79.2
25 May 1985 Friedrich Cardinal Wetter Archbishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich} , Germany
20 Mar 1930 77.1
2 Feb 1983 Thomas Stafford Cardinal Williams Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington , New Zealand
13 Jan 1932 75.3
24 Mar 2006 Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun , S.D.B.Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang] , China
27 Feb 1941 66.1
21 Oct 2003 Gabriel Cardinal Zubeir Wako Archbishop of Khartoum , Sudan
Note: Cardinals under the age of 80 at the time the Holy See becomes vacant may vote in a conclave.