List of ages of popes
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This is a list of ages of popes.
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Ages of popes[edit]
Date range | Average age | Average years served as pope |
|
---|---|---|---|
At election | At death | ||
1503 to 1700 | 63 | 70 | 7 |
1700 to 2005 | 65 | 78 | 13 |
1503 to 2005 | 64 | 74 | 10 |
Youngest popes[edit]
The information to determine the age of the youngest popes upon election is frequently unavailable, as many popes have completely unknown dates of birth. The probable youngest popes are:
- Pope Benedict IX (who became pope at an unknown age between 11 and 20)
- Pope John XII (who was 18 at the beginning of his papacy)
- Pope John XI (who was 20 at the beginning of his papacy)
- Pope Gregory V (who was 24 at the beginning of his papacy)
Ten oldest popes at election (post–1295)[edit]
Pope | Year elected | Elected at age | Age at death or resignation | Length of pontificate |
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Clement X | 1670 | 79 years, 290 days | 86 | 6 years, 84 days |
Alexander VIII | 1689 | 79 years, 177 days | 80 | 1 year, 118 days |
Paul IV | 1555 | 78 years, 330 days | 83 | 4 years, 87 days |
Clement XII | 1730 | 78 years, 100 days | 87 | 9 years, 209 days |
Benedict XVI | 2005 | 78 years, 3 days | 85 | 7 years, 315 days |
John XXIII | 1958 | 76 years, 337 days | 81 | 4 years, 218 days |
Innocent XII | 1691 | 76 years, 124 days | 85 | 9 years, 77 days |
Callixtus III | 1455 | 76 years, 98 days | 79 | 3 years, 120 days |
Francis | 2013 | 76 years, 86 days | Current | 2 years, 256 days |
Benedict XIII | 1724 | 75 years, 91 days | 81 | 5 years, 268 days |
Ten oldest popes at death or resignation (post–1295)[edit]
Pope | Year elected | Elected at age | Age at death or resignation | Length of pontificate |
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Leo XIII | 1878 | 67 | 93 years, 140 days | 25 years, 150 days |
Clement XII | 1730 | 78 | 87 years, 305 days | 9 years, 209 days |
Clement X | 1670 | 79 | 86 years, 9 days | 6 years, 84 days |
Benedict XVI | 2005 | 78 | 85 years, 318 days (resignation) | 7 years, 315 days |
Pius IX | 1846 | 54 | 85 years, 270 days | 31 years, 236 days |
Innocent XII | 1691 | 76 | 85 years, 107 days | 9 years, 77 days |
John Paul II | 1978 | 58 | 84 years, 319 days | 26 years, 168 days |
Gregory XIII | 1572 | 70 | 83 years, 92 days | 12 years, 322 days |
Paul IV | 1555 | 78 | 83 years, 51 days | 4 years, 87 days |
Benedict XIV | 1740 | 65 | 83 years, 33 days | 17 years, 259 days |