Cardinals over 80 in 1978 Papal conclaves

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This is a list of Roman Catholic cardinals over the age of 80 as of the death of Pope Paul VI on August 6, 1978. As such, they were ineligible to vote in the Papal conclave beginning August 25 to elect Paul's successor, according to the motu proprio Ingravescentem aetatem, of November 21, 1970 and the apostolic constitution Romano Pontifici Eligendo of October 1, 1975.

Because Pope John Paul I died after only thirty-three days in office without creating any cardinals, and none of the cardinals who were eligible to vote turned eighty between John Paul I's election and the beginning of the second conclave on October 14 that elected Pope John Paul II, the list of over-age cardinals for the two 1978 conclaves is identical.

The cardinals ineligible to participate in the two 1978 conclaves because they were were at least eighty years old are listed below, arranged by date of promotion to the cardinalate.

[edit] Cardinals elevated by Pope Pius XII

[edit] Cardinals elevated by Pope John XXIII

[edit] Cardinals elevated by Pope Paul VI

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