 Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova in commendum, 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 Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion, Cardinal Dean of College of Cardinals and Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, Titular Archbishop of Cæsariana, Secretary for Relations with States of Secretariat of State and Secretary of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe  Archbishop William Joseph Levada, Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission, President of International Theological Commission and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of San Francisco (USA)
 Cardinal Ignace Moussa I Daoud, Cardinal-Patriarch, Prefect of Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute, Patriarch ad personam and Patriarch emeritus of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon)
 Cardinal Francis Arinze, Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri–Segni and Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
 Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F., Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore and Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto, Prefect of Congregation for Bishops and President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Cardinal-Deacon of Dio Padre misericordioso, Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, President of Interdicastery Commission for Consecrated Religious and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University  Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano, Prefect of Congregation for Clergy, President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, President of International Council for Catechesis and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bucaramanga (Colombia)
 Archbishop Franc Rode, C.M., Prefect of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
 Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere, Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions), President of Interdicastery Commission for Equitable Distribution of Priests, President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order, President of Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations, Patron of Pontifical Superior Institute of Latinità, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Gregorian University
Cardinal James Francis Stafford, Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola, Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Denver (USA) Bishop Agostino Vallini, Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, President of Supreme Court of Vatican City State and Bishop emeritus of Albano (Italy) Msgr. Antoni Stankiewicz, Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota Archbishop Stanisław Ryłko, Titular Archbishop of Novica and President of Pontifical Council for the Laity  Cardinal Walter Kasper, Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova, President of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews and Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)
Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and President of Pontifical Council for the Family Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti and President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes, Titular Archbishop of Naissus and President of Pontifical Council “Cor unum”  Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao (ステファノ 濱尾文郎), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana, President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People and Bishop emeritus of Yokohama 横浜 (Japan)
 Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Michele Arcangelo, President of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers and Bishop emeritus of Zacatecas (Mexico)
 Cardinal Julián Herranz Casado, Opus Dei, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eugenio, President of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts and President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia
 Archbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr., Titular Archbishop of Nepte, President of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims
 Cardinal Paul Poupard, Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede and President of Pontifical Council for Culture
Archbishop John Patrick Foley, Titular Archbishop of Neapolis in Proconsulari, President of Pontifical Council for Social Communications, President of Vatican Film Library and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Gesù pro hac vice Title and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera Cardinal Attilio Nicora, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Filippo Neri in Eurosia, President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion and Bishop emeritus of Verona (Italy) Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio and President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See Archbishop James Michael Harvey, Titular Archbishop of Memphis and Prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household Bishop Mauro Piacenza, Titular Bishop of Victoriana, President of Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church and President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology | 
