List of ages of popes

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Elected at age 12
Benedict IX
Pope 1032-1044, 1045, 1047-1048

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Elected at age 79
Clement X (born 1590)
Pope from 1670 to 1676

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Died at age 93
Leo XIII (born 1810)
Pope from 1878 to 1903

Contents

0.1 Since 1400

1 Oldest Popes
2 Youngest Popes
3 See also

Since 1400

|- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| John Paul II |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 16 October 1978 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 2 April 2005 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|58 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|84 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|26 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| John Paul I |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 26 August 1978 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 28 September 1978 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|65 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|65 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|<1 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Paul VI |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 21 June 1963 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 6 August 1978 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|65 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|80 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|15 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Pius XII |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 2 March 1939 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 9 October 1958 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|63 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|82 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|19 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Pius XI |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 6 February 1922 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 10 February 1939 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|64 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|81 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|17 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Benedict XV |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 3 September 1914 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 22 January 1922 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|59 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|67 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|7 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Pius X |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 4 August 1903 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 20 August 1914 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|68 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|79 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|11 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Leo XIII |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 20 February 1878 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 20 July 1903 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|67 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|93 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|25 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Pius IX |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 16 June 1846 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 7 February 1878 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|54 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|85 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|31 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Gregory XVI |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 2 February 1831 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 1 June 1846 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|65 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|80 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|15 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Pius VIII |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 31 March 1829 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 1 December 1830 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|67 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|69 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|1 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Leo XII |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 28 September 1823 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 10 February 1829 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|63 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|68 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|5 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Pius VII |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 14 March 1800 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 20 August 1823 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|59 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|83 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|23 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Pius VI |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 15 February 1775 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 29 August 1799 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|57 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|81 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|24 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Clement XIV |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 19 May 1769 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 22 September 1774 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|63 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|68 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|5 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Clement XIII |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 6 July 1758 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 2 February 1769 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|65 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|75 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|10 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Benedict XIV |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 17 August 1740 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 3 May 1758 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|65 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|83 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|17 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Clement XII |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 12 July 1730 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 6 February 1740 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|78 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|87 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|9 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Benedict XIII |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 27 May 1724 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 21 February 1730 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|75 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|81 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|5 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Innocent XIII |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 8 May 1721 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 7 March 1724 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|66 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|68 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|3 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Clement XI |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 23 November 1700 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 19 March 1721 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|51 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|71 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|20 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Innocent XII |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 12 July 1691 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 27 September 1700 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|76 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|85 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|9 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Alexander VIII |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 6 October 1689 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 1 February 1691 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|79 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|80 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|1 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Innocent XI |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 21 September 1676 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 12 August 1689 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|65 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|78 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|12 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Clement X |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 29 April 1670 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 22 July 1676 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|79 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|86 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|6 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Clement IX |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 20 June 1667 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 9 December 1669 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|67 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|69 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|2 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Alexander VII |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 7 April 1655 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 22 May 1667 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|56 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|68 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|12 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Innocent X |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 16 September 1644 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 7 January 1655 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|70 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|80 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|10 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Urban VIII |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 6 August 1623 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 29 July 1644 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|55 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|76 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|20 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Gregory XV |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 9 February 1621 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 3 July 1623 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|67 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|69 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|2 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Paul V |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 16 May 1605 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 28 January 1621 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|54 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|70 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|15 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Leo XI |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 1 April 1605 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 12 April 1605 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|69 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|69 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|<1 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Clement VIII |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 30 January 1592 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 3 March 1605 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|55 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|69 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|13 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Innocent IX |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 29 October 1591 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 30 December 1591 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|72 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|72 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|<1 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Gregory XIV |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 5 December 1590 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 16 October 1591 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|55 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|56 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|<1 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Urban VII |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 15 September 1590 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 27 September 1590 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|69 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|69 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|<1 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Sixtus V |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 24 April 1585 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 27 August 1590 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|63 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|68 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|5 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Gregory XIII |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 13 May 1572 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 10 April 1585 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|70 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|83 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|12 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Pius V |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 7 January 1566 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 1 May 1572 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|55 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|68 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|12 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Pius IV |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 25 December 1559 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 9 December 1565 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|59 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|66 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|6 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Paul IV |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 23 May 1555 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 18 August 1559 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|78 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|83 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|4 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Marcellus II |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 9 April 1555 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 1 May 1555 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|53 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|54 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|<1 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Julius III |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 7 February 1550 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 23 March 1555 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|62 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|67 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|5 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Paul III |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 13 October 1534 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 10 November 1549 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|66 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|81 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|15 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Clement VII |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 26 November 1523 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 25 September 1534 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|45 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|56 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|11 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Adrian VI |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 9 January 1522 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 14 September 1523 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|62 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|64 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|1 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Leo X |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 9 March 1513 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 1 December 1521 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|37 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|45 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|8 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Julius II |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 31 October 1503 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 21 February 1513 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|59 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|69 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|9 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Pius III |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 22 September 1503 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 18 October 1503 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|64 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|64 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|<1 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Alexander VI |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 11 August 1492 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 18 August 1503 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|61 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|72 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|11 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Innocent VIII† |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 29 August 1484 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 25 July 1492 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|51 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|59 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|7 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Sixtus IV |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 9 August 1471 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 12 August 1484 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|57 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|70 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|13 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Paul II |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 30 August 1464 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 26 July 1471 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|47 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|54 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|6 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Pius II |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 19 August 1458 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 14 August 1464 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|52 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|58 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|5 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Calixtus III |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 8 April 1455 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 6 August 1458 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|76 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|79 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|3 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Nicholas V |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 6 March 1447 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 24 March 1455 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|49 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|57 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|8 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Eugene IV† |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 3 March 1431 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 23 February 1447 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|47 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|63 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|15 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Martin V† |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 11 November 1417 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 20 February 1431 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|48 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|62 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|13 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Gregory XII†‡ |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 30 November 1406 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 4 July 1415 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|60 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|69 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|8 |- | |- |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| Innocent VII† |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| from 17 October 1404 |align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"| to 6 November 1406 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|67 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|69 |align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"|2 |} † The exact birth date of Innocent VIII and almost all popes prior to Eugene IV is unknown, therefore the lowest probable age has been assumed for this table.
‡ This pope resigned his office.

Oldest Popes

Common name	Pontificate		Elected at age	Died or resigned at age	Years as Pope \|- \| \|- \|align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"\| Benedict XVI \|align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"\| from 19 April 2005 \|align="left" bgcolor="#ffffec"\| to present \|align="center" bgcolor="#ffffec"\|78

Ten oldest popes at election 1503-present
Pope	Year elected	Elected at age	Age at death	Years served as Pope
Clement X	1670	79 yrs, 290 days	86	6
Alexander VIII	1689	79 yrs, 177 days	80	1
Paul IV	1555	78 yrs, 330 days	83	4
Clement XII	1730	78 yrs, 100 days	87	9
Benedict XVI	2005	78 yrs, 3 days	-	1
John XXIII	1958	76 yrs, 337 days	81	4
Innocent XII	1691	76 yrs, 124 days	85	9
Benedict XIII	1724	75 yrs, 91 days	81	5
Innocent IX	1591	72 yrs, 104 days	72	0
Innocent X	1644	70 yrs, 151 days	80	10

Ten oldest popes at death 1503-present
Pope Year elected Elected at age Age at death Years served as Pope
Leo XIII 1878 67 93 yrs, 140 days 25
Clement XII 1730 78 87 yrs, 305 days 9
Clement X 1670 79 86 yrs, 9 days 6
Pius IX 1846 54 85 yrs, 270 days 31
Innocent XII 1691 76 85 yrs, 107 days 9
John Paul II 1978 58 84 yrs, 319 days 26
Gregory XIII 1572 70 83 yrs, 92 days 12
Paul IV 1555 78 83 yrs, 51 days 4
Benedict XIV 1740 65 83 yrs, 33 days 17
Pius VII 1800 59 83 yrs, 6 days 23

Statistics
Date range Age at election Age at death Years served as Pope
Average 1700 to 2005 65 78 13
Average 1503 to 1700 63 70 7
Average 1503 to 2005 64 74 10

Statistics
Date range	Age at election	Age at death	Years served as Pope
Average 1700 to 2005	65	78	13
Average 1503 to 1700	63	70	7
Average 1503 to 2005	64	74	10

Youngest Popes

The data to determine the age and dates of birth of the youngest Popes is frequently unavailable, as Popes have generally been elected at older ages in modern times. The youngest Pope was probably either Pope Benedict IX (who became Pope at an unknown age between 11 and 20) or Pope John XII (who was 18 at the beginning of his papacy).

List of ages of popes

Since 1400

Oldest Popes

Youngest Popes

See also