Dean of the College of Cardinals

The **dean of the College of Cardinals** () is in charge over the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church. They are the *primus inter pares* (first among equals). The position was created in the early 12th century. He always holds the rank of a cardinal bishop.

The dean is often, but not always, the longest-serving member of the whole College.

In 2019, upon accepting Cardinal Angelo Sodano's resignation as dean of the College of Cardinals, Pope Francis made it that the dean would serve a five-year term that may be renewed once. 

## List
*Angelo Correr (ca.1330–1417) (1415, 1415)
*Jean-Allarmet de Brogny (1342–1426) (1385, 1417)
*Baldassare Cossa (ca.1360/70–1419) (1419, 1419)
*Jean Allarmet de Brogny *(again)* (1342–1426) (1385, 1419)
*Angelo d'Anna de Sommariva (d. 1428) (1384, 1426)
*Giordano Orsini (1360/70–1438) (1405, 1428)
*Antonio Correr *(again)* (1369–1445) (1408, 1438)
*Giovanni Berardi (1380–1449) (1439, 1445)
*Amadeo de Savoy (1383–1451) (1449, 1449)
*Francesco Condulmer (1390–1453) (1431, 1451)
*Giorgio Fieschi (ca.1395–1461) (1439, 1453)
*Isidore of Kiev (1380/90–1463) (1439, 1461)
*Bessarion (1403–1472) (1439, 1463)
*Guillaume d'Estouteville (1403–1483) (1439, 1472)
*Rodrigo Borgia (1431–1503) (1456, 1483) *Elected Pope Alexander VI in 1492*)
*Oliviero Carafa (1430–1511) (1467, 1492)
*Raffaele Riario (1461–1521) (1477, 1511)
*Bernardino Lopez de Carvajal (1456–1523) (1493, 1521)
*Francesco Soderini (1453–1524) (1503, 1523)
*Niccolò Fieschi (1456–1524) (1503, 1524)
*Alessandro Farnese (1468–1549) (1493, 1524)*Elected Pope Paul III in 1534*)
*Giovanni Piccolomini (1475–1537) (1517, 1535)
*Giovanni Domenico de Cupis (1493–1553) (1517, 1537)
*Gian Pietro Carafa (1476–1559) (1536, 1553)*Elected Pope Paul IV in 1555*)
*Jean du Bellay (1492–1560) (1535, 1555)
*François de Tournon (1489–1562) (1530, 1560)
*Rodolfo Pio de Carpi (1500–1564) (1536, 1562)
*Francesco Pisani (1494–1570) (1517, 1564)
*Giovanni Girolamo Morone (1509–1580) (1542, 1570)
*Alessandro Farnese, juniore (1520–1589) (1534, 1580)
*Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni (1519–1591) (1560, 1589)
*Alfonso Gesualdo (1540–1603) (1561, 1591)
*Tolomeo Gallio (1526–1607) (1565, 1603)
*Domenico Pinelli (1541–1611) (1585, 1607)
*Francois de Joyeuse (1562–1615) (1583, 1611)
*Antonio Maria Galli (1553–1620) (1586, 1615)
*Antonio Maria Sauli (1541–1623) (1587, 1620)
*Francesco Maria del Monte (1549–1626) (1588, 1623)
*Ottavio Bandini (1558–1629) (1596, 1626)
*Giovanni Battista Deti (1576–1630) (1599, 1629)
*Domenico Ginnasi (1550–1639) (1604, 1630)
*Carlo Emmanuele Pio de Savoia, seniore (1585–1641) (1604, 1639)
*Marcello Lante della Rovere (1561–1652) (1606, 1641)
*Giulio Roma (1584–1652) (1621, 1652) *served less than 5 months*
*Carlo de' Medici (1595–1666) (1615, 1652)
*Francesco Barberini, seniore (1597–1679) (1623, 1666)
*Cesare Facchinetti (1608–1683) (1643, 1680)
*Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi (1608–1687) (1645, 1683)
*Alderano Cybo (1613–1700) (1645, 1687)
*Emmanuel–Theodose de la Tour d'Auvergne de Bouillon (1643–1715) (1669, 1700)
*Nicola Acciaiouli (1630–1719) (1669, 1715)
*Fulvio Astalli (1655–1721) (1686, 1719)
*Sebastiano Antonio Tanara (1650–1724) (1695, 1721)
*Francesco del Giudice (1647–1725) (1690, 1724)
*Fabrizio Paolucci (1651–1726) (1697, 1725)
*Francesco Pignatelli 1635 (1652–1734) (1703, 1726)
*Francesco Barberini (1662–1738) (1690, 1734)
*Pietro Ottoboni (1667–1740) (1689, 1738)
*Tommaso Ruffo (1663–1753) (1706, 1740)
*Pierluigi Carafa (1677–1755) (1728, 1753)
*Rainiero d'Elci (1670–1761) (1737, 1755)
*Giuseppe Spinelli (1694–1763) (1735, 1761)
*Carlo Alberto Guidoboni Cavalchini (1683–1774) (1743, 1763)
*Gian Francesco Albani (1720–1803) (1747, 1774) *longest deanship*
*Henry Benedict Maria Clement Stuart (1725–1807) (1747, 1803) *longest total cardinalate*
*Leonardo Antonelli (1730–1811) (1775, 1807)
*Alessandro Mattei (1744–1820) (1779, 1814) *vacancy caused by his exile by Napoleon*
*Giulio Maria della Somaglia (1744–1830) (1795, 1820)
*Bartolomeo Pacca (1756–1844) (1801, 1830)
*Lodovico Micara (1775–1847) (1824, 1844)
*Vincenzo Macchi (1770–1860) (1826, 1847)
*Mario Mattei (1792–1870) (1832, 1860)
*Costantino Patrizi Naro (1798–1876) (1834, 1870)
*Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso (1796–1878) (1837, 1877)
*Camillo di Pietro (1806–1884) (1853, 1878)
*Carlo Sacconi (1808–1889) (1861, 1884)
*Raffaele Monaco La Valletta (1827–1896) (1868, 1889)
*Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano (1828–1913) (1873, 1896)
*Serafino Vannutelli (1834–1915) (1887, 1913)
*Vincenzo Vannutelli (1836–1930) (1889, 1915)
*Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte (1851–1948) (1911, 1930)
*Francesco Marchetti-Selvaggiani (1871–1951) (1930, 1948)
*Eugène Tisserant (1884–1972) (1936, 1951)
*Amleto Giovanni Cicognani (1883–1973) (1958, 1972)
*Luigi Traglia (1895–1977) (1960, 1974)
*Carlo Confalonieri (1893–1986) (1958, 1977)
*Agnelo Rossi (1913–1995) (1965, 1986, retired 1993)
*Bernardin Gantin (1922–2008) (1977, 1993, retired 2002)
*Joseph Ratzinger (born 1927) (1977, 2002) *Elected Pope Benedict XVI in 2005*
*Angelo Sodano (1927–2022) (1991, 2005, retired 2019)
*Giovanni Battista Re (born 1934) (2001, 2020)

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