List of ages of popes

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Elected at an age between 11 and 18 Benedict IX Pope 1032-1044, 1045, 1047-1048

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

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

Contents 1 Since 1400 2 Oldest Popes 3 Youngest Popes 4 See also

[edit] Since 1400

Common name	Pontificate		Elected at age	Died or resigned at age	Years as Pope
Benedict XVI	from 19 April 2005	to present	78	-	1
John Paul II	from 16 October 1978	to 2 April 2005	58	84	26
John Paul I	from 26 August 1978	to 28 September 1978	65	65	<1
Paul VI	from 21 June 1963	to 6 August 1978	65	80	15
John XXIII	from 28 October 1958	to 3 June 1963	76	81	4
Pius XII	from 2 March 1939	to 9 October 1958	63	82	19
Pius XI	from 6 February 1922	to 10 February 1939	64	81	17
Benedict XV	from 3 September 1914	to 22 January 1922	59	67	7
Pius X	from 4 August 1903	to 20 August 1914	68	79	11
Leo XIII	from 20 February 1878	to 20 July 1903	67	93	25
Pius IX	from 16 June 1846	to 7 February 1878	54	85	31
Gregory XVI	from 2 February 1831	to 1 June 1846	65	80	15
Pius VIII	from 31 March 1829	to 1 December 1830	67	69	1
Leo XII	from 28 September 1823	to 10 February 1829	63	68	5
Pius VII	from 14 March 1800	to 20 August 1823	59	83	23
Pius VI	from 15 February 1775	to 29 August 1799	57	81	24
Clement XIV	from 19 May 1769	to 22 September 1774	63	68	5
Clement XIII	from 6 July 1758	to 2 February 1769	65	75	10
Benedict XIV	from 17 August 1740	to 3 May 1758	65	83	17
Clement XII	from 12 July 1730	to 6 February 1740	78	87	9
Benedict XIII	from 27 May 1724	to 21 February 1730	75	81	5
Innocent XIII	from 8 May 1721	to 7 March 1724	66	68	3
Clement XI	from 23 November 1700	to 19 March 1721	51	71	20
Innocent XII	from 12 July 1691	to 27 September 1700	76	85	9
Alexander VIII	from 6 October 1689	to 1 February 1691	79	80	1
Innocent XI	from 21 September 1676	to 12 August 1689	65	78	12
Clement X	from 29 April 1670	to 22 July 1676	79	86	6
Clement IX	from 20 June 1667	to 9 December 1669	67	69	2
Alexander VII	from 7 April 1655	to 22 May 1667	56	68	12
Innocent X	from 16 September 1644	to 7 January 1655	70	80	10
Urban VIII	from 6 August 1623	to 29 July 1644	55	76	20
Gregory XV	from 9 February 1621	to 3 July 1623	67	69	2
Paul V	from 16 May 1605	to 28 January 1621	54	70	15
Leo XI	from 1 April 1605	to 12 April 1605	69	69	<1
Clement VIII	from 30 January 1592	to 3 March 1605	55	69	13
Innocent IX	from 29 October 1591	to 30 December 1591	72	72	<1
Gregory XIV	from 5 December 1590	to 16 October 1591	55	56	<1
Urban VII	from 15 September 1590	to 27 September 1590	69	69	<1
Sixtus V	from 24 April 1585	to 27 August 1590	63	68	5
Gregory XIII	from 13 May 1572	to 10 April 1585	70	83	12
Pius V	from 7 January 1566	to 1 May 1572	55	68	12
Pius IV	from 25 December 1559	to 9 December 1565	59	66	6
Paul IV	from 23 May 1555	to 18 August 1559	78	83	4
Marcellus II	from 9 April 1555	to 1 May 1555	53	54	<1
Julius III	from 7 February 1550	to 23 March 1555	62	67	5
Paul III	from 13 October 1534	to 10 November 1549	66	81	15
Clement VII	from 26 November 1523	to 25 September 1534	45	56	11
Adrian VI	from 9 January 1522	to 14 September 1523	62	64	1
Leo X	from 9 March 1513	to 1 December 1521	37	45	8
Julius II	from 31 October 1503	to 21 February 1513	59	69	9
Pius III	from 22 September 1503	to 18 October 1503	64	64	<1
Alexander VI	from 11 August 1492	to 18 August 1503	61	72	11
Innocent VIII†	from 29 August 1484	to 25 July 1492	51	59	7
Sixtus IV	from 9 August 1471	to 12 August 1484	57	70	13
Paul II	from 30 August 1464	to 26 July 1471	47	54	6
Pius II	from 19 August 1458	to 14 August 1464	52	58	5
Calixtus III	from 8 April 1455	to 6 August 1458	76	79	3
Nicholas V	from 6 March 1447	to 24 March 1455	49	57	8
Eugene IV†	from 3 March 1431	to 23 February 1447	47	63	15
Martin V†	from 11 November 1417	to 20 February 1431	48	62	13
Gregory XII†‡	from 30 November 1406	to 4 July 1415	60	69	8
Innocent VII†	from 17 October 1404	to 6 November 1406	67	69	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.

[edit] Oldest Popes

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

[edit] 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).

[edit] See also

• List of popes
• List of popes sorted alphabetically
• List of 10 longest-reigning popes
• List of 10 shortest-reigning popes