| Present Cardinals of Italy (51) |
| 2024 |  Cardinal Angelo Acerbi (99), Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino and Prelate emeritus of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) |
 Cardinal Fabio Baggio, C.S. (60), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Filippo Neri in Eurosia, Undersecretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and Secretary of Vatican COVID-19 Commission |
 Cardinal Domenico Battaglia (62), Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco in Agro Laurentino and Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy) |
| Cardinal Baldassare Reina (54), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Assunta e S. Giuseppe a Primavalle, Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (Italy) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University |
| Cardinal Roberto Repole (58), Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti, Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy) and Bishop of Susa (Italy) |
| 2023 | Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti (69), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ambrogio della Massima, Prefect of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, Member of Council of the Section for Relations with States and International Organisations and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute |
| Cardinal Agostino Marchetto (84), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Goretti and Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People |
| 2022 | Cardinal Oscar Cantoni (74), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde and Bishop of Como (Italy) |
 Cardinal Fortunato Frezza (82), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata and Undersecretary emeritus of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops |
| Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda, S.J. (82), Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nome di Gesù, Pontifical Assistant for Memores Domini Lay Association and Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) |
| Cardinal Arrigo Miglio (82), Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cagliari (Italy) |
| 2020 | Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap. (90), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine and Preacher emeritus of Prefecture of the Papal Household |
| Cardinal Enrico Feroci (84), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria del Divino Amore a Castel di Leva |
| Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv. (59), Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano, President of Fabric of Saint Peter, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter and Vicar General for the Vatican City State of Roma (Italy) |
| Cardinal Augusto Paolo Lojudice (60), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Buon Consiglio, Metropolitan Archbishop of Siena–Colle di Val d’Elsa–Montalcino (Italy) and Bishop of Montepulciano–Chiusi–Pienza (Italy) |
| Cardinal Marcello Semeraro (77), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica, Prefect of Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, Apostolic Administrator of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata of the Italo-Albanese (Italy), Pontifical Delegate for Italian Basilian Order of Grottaferrata and Bishop emeritus of Albano (Italy) |
| Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S. (84), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere and Special Delegate to Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) |
| 2019 | Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi (69), Cardinal-Priest of S. Egidio in Trastevere, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) and President of Episcopal Conference of Italy |
| 2018 | Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu (76), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Lino, Prefect emeritus of Congregation for the Causes of Saints and former Special Delegate to Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) |
| Cardinal Angelo De Donatis (71), Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco and Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Petrocchi (76), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini, Member of Council for the Economy, Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of L’Aquila (Italy) |
| 2016 | Cardinal Mario Zenari (79), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri and Apostolic Nuncio to Syria |
| 2015 | Cardinal Edoardo Menichelli (85), Cardinal-Priest of SS. Cuori di Gesù e Maria a Tor Fiorenza and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ancona–Osimo (Italy) |
| Cardinal Francesco Montenegro (78), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio, Apostolic Administrator of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy) and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Agrigento (Italy) |
| 2014 | Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri (84), Cardinal-Priest of S. Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title and Secretary General emeritus of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops |
| Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti (82), Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Perugia–Città della Pieve (Italy) |
| Cardinal Pietro Parolin (70), Cardinal-Bishop of Ss. Simone e Giuda Taddeo a Torre Angela, Secretary of State of Secretariat of State, President of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe, President of Interdicastery Commission on Particular Churches, President of Council of the Section for Relations with States and International Organisations, President of Pontifical Commission for the Activities of Public Juridical Persons of the Church in the Healthcare Sector, Member of Council of Cardinals and Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy |
| Cardinal Beniamino Stella (83), Cardinal-Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina, Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Clergy and former President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order |
| 2012 | Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello (82), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia pro hac vice Title, President emeritus of Governorate of Vatican City State and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Betori (77), Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Firenze (Italy) |
| Cardinal Domenico Calcagno (82), Cardinal-Priest of SS. Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina pro hac vice Title, Bishop emeritus of Savona–Noli (Italy) and President emeritus of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See |
| Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio (86), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe dei Falegnami pro hac vice Title and President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts |
| Cardinal Fernando Filoni (斐洛尼) (78), Cardinal-Bishop of Nostra Signora di Coromoto in S. Giovanni di Dio and Grand Master of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre) |
| Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò (87), Cardinal-Priest of S. Cesareo in Palatio pro hac vice Title and President emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi (81), Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio pro hac vice Title, Pontifical Delegate for Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception and Bishop emeritus of Alessandria (Italy) |
| 2010 | Cardinal Francesco Monterisi (90), Cardinal-Priest of S. Paolo alla Regola pro hac vice Title and Archpriest emeritus of Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls |
| Cardinal Mauro Piacenza (80), Cardinal-Priest of S. Paolo alle Tre Fontane pro hac vice Title and Major Penitentiary emeritus of Apostolic Penitentiary |
| Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi (82), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology |
| Cardinal Paolo Romeo (86), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani pro hac vice Title and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Palermo (Italy) |
| 2007 | Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco (82), Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Genova (Italy) |
| Cardinal Angelo Comastri (81), Cardinal-Priest of S. Salvatore in Lauro pro hac vice Title, Archbishop-Prelate emeritus of Loreto (Italy), President emeritus of Fabric of Saint Peter, Archpriest emeritus of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter and Vicar General for the Vatican City State emeritus of Roma (Italy) |
| Cardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. (91), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni della Pigna pro hac vice Title and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion |
| Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo (90), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio pro hac vice Title, President emeritus of Governorate of Vatican City State and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State |
| 2006 | Cardinal Agostino Vallini (84), Cardinal-Priest of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo pro hac vice Title, Pontifical Legate for the Basilicas of Saint Francis and Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi and Bishop emeritus of Albano (Italy) |
| 2003 | Cardinal Ennio Antonelli (88), Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea delle Fratte, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Firenze (Italy) and President emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Family |
| Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (90), Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church emeritus of Apostolic Camera |
| Cardinal Angelo Scola (83), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Milano (Italy) |
| 2001 | Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re (91), Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto and Cardinal Dean of College of Cardinals |
| Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe (81), Cardinal-Priest of Dio Padre misericordioso pro hac vice Title and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Napoli (Italy) |
| 1998 | Cardinal Salvatore De Giorgi (94), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara Coeli and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Palermo (Italy) |
| 1991 | Cardinal Camillo Ruini (93), Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura, Archpriest emeritus of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome emeritus of Roma (Italy), former Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (Italy) and former Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University |
| Living Cardinals born in Italy (3) |
| 2023 | Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. (59), Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio, Patriarch of Jerusalem (Palestine), President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions, President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land and Grand Prior of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre) |
| 2022 | Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, I.M.C. (50), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuda Taddeo Apostolo and Prefect Apostolic of Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) |
| 2014 | Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. (83), Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore a Valmelaina and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santiago (Chile) |
| Deceased Cardinals of Italy (223) |
| 2019 | Cardinal Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P. († 2024) |
| 2016 | Cardinal Renato Corti, former Bishop of Novara († 2020) |
| 2015 | Cardinal Luigi De Magistris, former Major Pro-Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary († 2022) |
| 2014 | Cardinal Loris Francesco Capovilla, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti († 2016) |
| 2010 | Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B., former Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints († 2024) |
| Cardinal Fortunato Baldelli, former Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary († 2012) |
| Cardinal Domenico Bartolucci, former Priest of Firenze († 2013) |
| Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, C.S., former President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See († 2017) |
| Cardinal Paolo Sardi, former Priest of Acqui († 2019) |
| Cardinal Elio Sgreccia, former Priest of Fano–Fossombrone–Cagli–Pergola († 2019) |
| 2007 | Cardinal Umberto Betti, O.F.M. († 2009) |
| Cardinal Giovanni Coppa, former Priest of Alba († 2016) |
| 2006 | Cardinal Carlo Caffarra, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna († 2017) |
| Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, former Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls († 2017) |
| 2003 | Cardinal Francesco Marchisano, former President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See († 2014) |
| Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, former Priest of Salerno († 2024) |
| Cardinal Attilio Nicora, former President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See († 2017) |
| 2001 | Cardinal Agostino Cacciavillan, former President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See († 2022) |
| Cardinal Severino Poletto, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino († 2022) |
| Cardinal Mario Francesco Pompedda, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 2006) |
| Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani, former President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See († 2024) |
| Cardinal Roberto Tucci, S.J., former President of Vatican Radio († 2015) |
| 1998 | Cardinal Lorenzo Antonetti, former President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See († 2013) |
| Cardinal Alberto Bovone, former Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints († 1998) |
| Cardinal Giovanni Cheli, former Priest of Asti († 2013) |
| Cardinal Francesco Colasuonno (高樂天), former Priest of Bari e Canosa († 2003) |
| Cardinal Dino Monduzzi, former Prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household († 2006) |
| Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano († 2017) |
| 1994 | Cardinal Vincenzo Fagiolo, former Bishop of Vasto († 2000) |
| Cardinal Carlo Furno, former Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major († 2015) |
| Cardinal Luigi Poggi, former Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library († 2010) |
| Cardinal Ersilio Tonini, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna–Cervia († 2013) |
| 1991 | Cardinal Fiorenzo Angelini, former Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma († 2014) |
| Cardinal Guido del Mestri, former Priest of Gorizia e Gradisca († 1993) |
| Cardinal Paolo Dezza, S.J. († 1999) |
| Cardinal Pio Laghi, former Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions) († 2009) |
| Cardinal Virgilio Noè, former President of Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii, Loreto and Bari († 2011) |
| Cardinal Antonio Quarracino († 1998) |
| Cardinal Giovanni Saldarini, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino († 2011) |
| Cardinal Angelo Sodano, former Secretary of State of Secretariat of State († 2022) |
| 1988 | Cardinal Giovanni Canestri, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova († 2015) |
| Cardinal Angelo Felici, former Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints († 2007) |
| Cardinal Michele Giordano, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli († 2010) |
| Cardinal Mario Revollo Bravo († 1995) |
| Cardinal Achille Silvestrini, former Prefect of Congregation for the Oriental Churches († 2019) |
| 1985 | Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna († 2015) |
| Cardinal Luigi Dadaglio, former Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary († 1990) |
| Cardinal Antonio Innocenti, former Prefect of Congregation for Clergy († 2008) |
| Cardinal Pietro Pavan, former Priest of Treviso († 1994) |
| Cardinal Silvano Piovanelli, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze († 2016) |
| 1983 | Cardinal Giuseppe Casoria, former Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship († 2001) |
| Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, S.J., former Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano († 2012) |
| Cardinal Aurelio Sabattani, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 2003) |
| 1979 | Cardinal Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D., former Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino († 1998) |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Caprio (高理耀), former President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See († 2005) |
| Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, former President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See († 1998) |
| Cardinal Marco Cé, former Patriarch of Venezia († 2014) |
| Cardinal Ernesto Civardi, former Priest of Pavia († 1989) |
| Cardinal Egano Righi-Lambertini, former Priest of Bologna († 2000) |
| 1977 | Cardinal Giovanni Benelli, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze († 1982) |
| Cardinal Mario Luigi Ciappi, O.P. († 1996) |
| 1976 | Cardinal Corrado Bafile, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints († 2005) |
| Cardinal Opilio Rossi, former President of Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii, Loreto and Bari († 2004) |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Maria Sensi, former Priest of Cosenza († 2001) |
| 1973 | Cardinal Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. († 1993) |
| Cardinal Umberto Mozzoni, former President of Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii, Loreto and Bari († 1983) |
| Cardinal Pietro Palazzini, former Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints († 2000) |
| Cardinal Salvatore Pappalardo, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo († 2006) |
| Cardinal Sergio Pignedoli, former President of Secretariat for Non-Christians († 1980) |
| Cardinal Ugo Poletti, former Archbishop of Spoleto († 1997) |
| Cardinal Luigi Raimondi, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints († 1975) |
| 1969 | Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio, former Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera († 1993) |
| Cardinal Paolo Bertoli, former Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera († 2001) |
| Cardinal Sergio Guerri, former Priest of Tarquinia († 1992) |
| Cardinal Mario Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano, former Prefect of Prefecture of the Apostolic Palaces († 1988) |
| Cardinal Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi, former Prefect of Congregation for Clergy († 2001) |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Paupini, former Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary († 1992) |
| Cardinal Antonio Poma, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna († 1985) |
| Cardinal Giacomo Violardo, former Priest of Roma († 1978) |
| 1967 | Cardinal Giuseppe Beltrami († 1973) |
| Cardinal Francesco Carpino, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo († 1993) |
| Cardinal Angelo Dell’Acqua, O.Ss.C.A., former President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See († 1972) |
| Cardinal Pericle Felici, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 1982) |
| Cardinal Carlo Grano († 1976) |
| Cardinal Alfredo Pacini († 1967) |
| Cardinal Pietro Parente, former Archbishop of Perugia († 1986) |
| Cardinal Michele Pellegrino, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino († 1986) |
| Cardinal Antonio Samorè, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Sacramental Discipline († 1983) |
| Cardinal Dino Staffa, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 1977) |
| Cardinal Corrado Ursi, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli († 2003) |
| Cardinal Egidio Vagnozzi, former President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See († 1980) |
| 1965 | Cardinal Giulio Bevilacqua, C.O. († 1965) |
| Cardinal Federico Callori di Vignale, former Prefect of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces († 1971) |
| Cardinal Giovanni Colombo, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano († 1992) |
| Cardinal Enrico Dante, former Master of Papal Liturgical Celebrations of Prefecture for Pontifical Ceremonies († 1967) |
| Cardinal Ermenegildo Florit, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze († 1985) |
| Cardinal Cesare Zerba († 1973) |
| 1962 | Cardinal Ildebrando Antoniutti, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Religious and Secular Institutes († 1974) |
| Cardinal Efrem Forni († 1976) |
| Cardinal Giovanni Panico († 1962) |
| 1961 | Cardinal Giuseppe Antonio Ferretto, former Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary († 1973) |
| 1960 | Cardinal Antonio Bacci († 1971) |
| Cardinal Luigi Traglia, former Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery († 1977) |
| 1959 | Cardinal Paolo Marella, former President of Sacred Congregation of the Reverend Basilica of Saint Peter († 1984) |
| Cardinal Francesco Morano († 1968) |
| Cardinal Gustavo Testa, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Churches († 1969) |
| 1958 | Cardinal Francesco Bracci († 1967) |
| Cardinal Alfonso Castaldo, former Bishop of Pozzuoli († 1966) |
| Cardinal Fernando Cento, former Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary († 1973) |
| Cardinal Carlo Chiarlo († 1964) |
| Cardinal Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, former Secretary of State of Secretariat of State († 1973) |
| Cardinal Carlo Confalonieri, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Bishops († 1986) |
| Cardinal Alberto Di Jorio, former Priest of Roma († 1979) |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Fietta († 1960) |
| Cardinal Paolo Giobbe, former Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria († 1972) |
| Cardinal Francesco Roberti, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 1977) |
| Cardinal Domenico Tardini, former President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See († 1961) |
| Cardinal Giovanni Urbani, former Patriarch of Venezia († 1969) |
| 1953 | Cardinal Francesco Borgongini Duca, former Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto († 1954) |
| Cardinal Gaetano Cicognani, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Rites († 1962) |
| Cardinal Pietro Ciriaci, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council († 1966) |
| Cardinal Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini (剛恆毅), former Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery († 1958) |
| Cardinal Giacomo Lercaro, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna († 1976) |
| Cardinal Marcello Mimmi, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli († 1961) |
| Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani († 1979) |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Siri, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova–Bobbio († 1989) |
| Cardinal Valerio Valeri, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious († 1963) |
| 1946 | Cardinal Benedetto Aloisi Masella, former Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera († 1970) |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Bruno, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 1954) |
| Cardinal Clemente Micara, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious († 1965) |
| Cardinal Ernesto Ruffini, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo († 1967) |
| 1937 | Cardinal Ermenegildo Pellegrinetti († 1943) |
| Cardinal Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D., former Patriarch of Venezia († 1957) |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Pizzardo, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education († 1970) |
| 1936 | Cardinal Giovanni Mercati, former Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library († 1957) |
| 1935 | Cardinal Pietro Boetto, S.J., former Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova († 1946) |
| Cardinal Camillo Caccia Dominioni († 1946) |
| Cardinal Nicola Canali, former Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary († 1961) |
| Cardinal Federico Cattani Amadori († 1943) |
| Cardinal Carlo Cremonesi, former Almoner of His Holiness of Office of Papal Charities († 1943) |
| Cardinal Domenico Jorio, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Sacramental Discipline († 1954) |
| Cardinal Vincenzo La Puma, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious († 1943) |
| Cardinal Luigi Maglione, former President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See († 1944) |
| Cardinal Domenico Mariani († 1939) |
| Cardinal Francesco Marmaggi, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council († 1949) |
| Cardinal Massimo Massimi, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 1954) |
| Cardinal Enrico Sibilia († 1948) |
| 1933 | Venerable Cardinal Elia Dalla Costa, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze († 1961) |
| Cardinal Angelo Maria Dolci, former Archbishop of Amalfi († 1939) |
| Cardinal Maurilio Fossati, O.Ss.G.C.N., former Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino († 1965) |
| Cardinal Pietro Fumasoni Biondi, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith († 1960) |
| Cardinal Carlo Salotti, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Rites († 1947) |
| Cardinal Federico Tedeschini, former President of Sacred Congregation of the Reverend Basilica of Saint Peter († 1959) |
| 1930 | Cardinal Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Ceremonies († 1951) |
| Cardinal Raffaello Carlo Rossi, O.C.D., former Bishop of Volterra († 1948) |
| Cardinal Giulio Serafini, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council († 1938) |
| 1929 | Cardinal Luigi Lavitrano, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious († 1950) |
| Cardinal Carlo Dalmazio Minoretti, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova († 1938) |
| 1929 | Blessed Cardinal Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, O.S.B. Cas., former Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano († 1954) |
| 1926 | Cardinal Giuseppe Gamba, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino († 1929) |
| Cardinal Lorenzo Lauri, former Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera († 1941) |
| 1926 | Cardinal Luigi Capotosti, former Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria († 1938) |
| Cardinal Carlo Perosi († 1930) |
| 1925 | Cardinal Bonaventura Cerretti, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 1933) |
| Cardinal Enrico Gasparri, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 1946) |
| Cardinal Alessandro Verde, former Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major († 1958) |
| 1923 | Cardinal Aurelio Galli († 1929) |
| Cardinal Evaristo Lucidi († 1929) |
| 1923 | Cardinal Giovanni Battista Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna († 1952) |
| Cardinal Luigi Sincero, former President of Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law († 1936) |
| 1922 | Cardinal Giovanni Bonzano, P.I.M.E. († 1927) |
| Cardinal Achille Locatelli († 1935) |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Mori († 1934) |
| Cardinal Eugenio Tosi, O.Ss.C.A., former Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano († 1929) |
| 1921 | Cardinal Camillo Laurenti, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Rites († 1938) |
| Cardinal Giovanni Tacci Porcelli, former Bishop of Città della Pieve († 1928) |
| 1921 | Cardinal Francesco Ragonesi, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 1931) |
| 1919 | Cardinal Filippo Camassei († 1921) |
| Cardinal Augusto Silj, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 1926) |
| Cardinal Teodoro Valfrè di Bonzo, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious († 1922) |
| 1916 | Cardinal Alessio Ascalesi, C.PP.S., former Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli († 1952) |
| Cardinal Tommaso Pio Boggiani, O.P., former Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery († 1942) |
| Cardinal Oreste Giorgi, former Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary († 1924) |
| Cardinal Pietro La Fontaine, former Patriarch of Venezia († 1935) |
| Cardinal Nicolò Marini († 1923) |
| Cardinal Vittorio Amedeo Ranuzzi de’ Bianchi, former Bishop of Recanati († 1927) |
| Cardinal Donato Sbarretti, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council († 1939) |
| 1915 | Cardinal Giovanni Cagliero, S.D.B. († 1926) |
| Cardinal Giorgio Gusmini, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna († 1921) |
| Cardinal Alfonso Maria Mistrangelo, Sch. P., former Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze († 1930) |
| Cardinal Raffaele Scapinelli di Leguigno, former Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria († 1933) |
| Cardinal Giulio Tonti, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious († 1918) |
| 1914 | Cardinal Filippo Giustini, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Sacraments († 1920) |
| Cardinal Michele Lega, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Sacramental Discipline († 1935) |
| Cardinal Domenico Serafini, O.S.B. Subl., former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith († 1918) |
| Cardinal Scipione Tecchi († 1915) |
| 1911 | Cardinal Gaetano Bisleti, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universities († 1937) |
| Cardinal Diomede Falconio, O.F.M., former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious († 1917) |
| Cardinal Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Ceremonies († 1948) |
| Cardinal Giovanni Battista Lugari († 1914) |
| Cardinal Basilio Pompilj, former President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology († 1931) |
| Cardinal Antonio Vico, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Rites († 1929) |
| 1907 | Cardinal Gaetano De Lai, former Apostolic Administrator of Poggio Mirteto († 1928) |
| Cardinal Pietro Gasparri, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs († 1934) |
| 1907 | Cardinal Aristide Cavallari, former Patriarch of Venezia († 1914) |
| Cardinal Benedetto Lorenzelli, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Studies († 1915) |
| Cardinal Alessandro Lualdi, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo († 1927) |
| Cardinal Pietro Maffi, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Pisa († 1931) |
| Cardinal Aristide Rinaldini († 1920) |
| 1905 | Cardinal Ottavio Cagiano de Azevedo, former Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery († 1927) |
| 1903 | Cardinal Giuseppe Callegari, former Bishop of Padova († 1906) |
| 1903 | Cardinal Andrea Aiuti († 1905) |
| Cardinal Beniamino Cavicchioni, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Studies († 1911) |
| Cardinal Carlo Nocella († 1908) |
| Cardinal Emidio Taliani († 1907) |
| 1901 | Cardinal Bartolomeo Bacilieri, former Bishop of Verona († 1923) |
| Cardinal Giulio Boschi, former Bishop of Comacchio († 1920) |
| Cardinal Felice Cavagnis († 1906) |
| Cardinal Donato Maria Dell’Olio, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Benevento († 1902) |
| Cardinal Casimiro Gennari, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council († 1914) |
| Cardinal Sebastiano Martinelli, O.E.S.A., former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Rites († 1918) |
| Cardinal Agostino Gaetano Riboldi, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna († 1902) |
| Cardinal Luigi Tripepi, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Indulgences and Sacred Relics († 1906) |
| Cardinals from Italy who later became Popes (6) |
| 1973 | Blessed Pope John Paul I († 1978) |
| 1958 | Saint Pope Paul VI († 1978) |
| 1953 | Saint Pope John XXIII († 1963) |
| 1929 | Pope Pius XII († 1958) |
| 1921 | Pope Pius XI († 1939) |
| 1914 | Pope Benedict XV († 1922) |
| Other Cardinals related to Italy (58) |
| 2023 |  Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig (78) |
| 2022 |  Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr, M. Afr. († 2022) |
| 2019 |  Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.J. († 2024) |
| 2012 |  Cardinal Karl Josef Becker, S.J. († 2015) |
 Cardinal Prosper Grech, O.S.A. († 2019) |
| 2007 | Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes († 2024) |
| Cardinal Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente († 2011) |
| Cardinal Urbano Navarrete Cortés, S.J. († 2010) |
| 2006 |  Cardinal William Joseph Levada († 2019) |
 Cardinal Albert Vanhoye, S.J. († 2021) |
| 2003 | Cardinal Georges-Marie-Martin Cottier, O.P. († 2016) |
 Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán († 2022) |
 Cardinal George Pell († 2023) |
 Cardinal Tomáš Špidlík, S.J. († 2010) |
| 2001 |  Cardinal Ignace Moussa I Daoud († 2012) |
 Cardinal Ivan Dias († 2017) |
 Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski († 2020) |
 Cardinal Jorge María Mejía († 2014) |
 Venerable Cardinal François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận († 2002) |
| 1994 | Cardinal Gilberto Agustoni († 2017) |
 Cardinal Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. († 2005) |
| 1988 | Cardinal Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. († 2007) |
 Cardinal Lucas Moreira Neves, O.P. († 2002) |
| 1985 | Cardinal Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. († 1996) |
| Cardinal Bernard Francis Law († 2017) |
| Cardinal Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy († 2014) |
| Cardinal Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. († 2010) |
 Cardinal Jozef Tomko († 2022) |
 Cardinal Paulos Tzadua († 2003) |
| 1983 |  Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo († 2008) |
| 1973 | Cardinal James Robert Knox († 1983) |
| Cardinal Paul-Pierre Philippe, O.P. († 1984) |
| 1969 | Cardinal Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. († 1975) |
 Cardinal Paul Yü Pin (于斌) († 1978) |
| 1967 | Cardinal Gabriel-Marie Garrone († 1994) |
| Cardinal Benno Walter Gut, O.S.B. († 1970) |
 Cardinal Antonio Riberi (黎培理) († 1967) |
| 1965 | Cardinal Josef Beran († 1969) |
 Cardinal Franjo Šeper († 1981) |
 Cardinal Josyf Ivanovyce Slipyj († 1984) |
| 1962 |  Cardinal Michael Browne, O.P. († 1971) |
| Cardinal Gabriel Acacius Coussa, B.A. († 1962) |
| Cardinal José da Costa Nuñes (高若瑟) († 1976) |
| 1959 | Cardinal Augustin Bea, S.J. († 1968) |
 Cardinal William Theodore Heard († 1973) |
| Cardinal Arcadio María Larraona, C.M.F. († 1973) |
| Cardinal Aloisius Joseph Muench († 1962) |
| 1958 | Cardinal André-Damien-Ferdinand Jullien, P.S.S. († 1964) |
| 1946 |  Cardinal Krikor Bédros XV Agagianian († 1971) |
| Cardinal Edward Aloysius Mooney († 1958) |
| Cardinal Samuel Alphonse Stritch († 1958) |
| 1936 | Cardinal Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant († 1972) |
| 1935 | Cardinal Santiago Luis Copello († 1967) |
| 1927 | Cardinal Alexis-Henri-Marie Lépicier, O.S.M. († 1936) |
| 1922 | Cardinal Franziskus Ehrle, S.J. († 1934) |
| 1915 |  Cardinal Andreas Franz Frühwirth, O.P. († 1933) |
| 1914 |  Cardinal Francis Aidan Gasquet, E.B.C. († 1929) |
| 1911 | Cardinal Franz Xaver Nagl († 1913) |
