List of ages of popes
This is a list of ages of popes.
Ages of popes
![](../I/m/Pope_Benedict_IX.jpg) Elected between 11 and 20 years of age Benedict IX, pope 1032–1044, 1045, 1047–1048 |
![](../I/m/Clement_X.jpg) Elected at age 79 Clement X (born 1590), pope from 1670 to 1676 |
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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
The data to determine the age of the youngest popes upon election are frequently unavailable, as many popes have completely unknown dates of birth. The probable youngest popes are:
Ten oldest popes at election (post–1295)
Pope |
Year elected |
Elected at age |
Age at death or resignation |
Length of pontificate |
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 |
7007672624000000000♠2 years, 48 days |
Benedict XIII |
1724 |
75 years, 91 days |
81 |
5 years, 268 days |
Ten oldest popes at death or resignation (post–1295)
Pope |
Year elected |
Elected at age |
Age at death or resignation |
Length of pontificate |
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 |