Years | Pontificate | Cardinals Created
(655 consistories, 3672 cardinals) |
| 2013–2025 | Pope Francis | 10 consistories, 163 cardinals |
| 2005–2013 | Pope Benedict XVI | 5 consistories, 90 cardinals |
| 1978–2005 | Pope John Paul II | 9 consistories, 231 cardinals |
| 1963–1978 | Pope Paul VI | 6 consistories, 143 cardinals |
| 1958–1963 | Pope John XXIII | 5 consistories, 52 cardinals |
| 1939–1958 | Pope Pius XII | 2 consistories, 56 cardinals |
| 1922–1939 | Pope Pius XI | 17 consistories, 76 cardinals |
| 1914–1922 | Pope Benedict XV | 5 consistories, 32 cardinals |
| 1903–1914 | Pope Pius X | 7 consistories, 50 cardinals |
| 1878–1903 | Pope Leo XIII | 27 consistories, 147 cardinals |
| 1846–1878 | Pope Pius IX | 23 consistories, 123 cardinals |
| 1831–1846 | Pope Gregory XVI | 26 consistories, 75 cardinals |
| 1829–1830 | Pope Pius VIII | 3 consistories, 6 cardinals |
| 1823–1829 | Pope Leo XII | 8 consistories, 25 cardinals |
| 1800–1823 | Pope Pius VII | 19 consistories, 99 cardinals |
| 1775–1799 | Pope Pius VI | 23 consistories, 73 cardinals |
| 1769–1774 | Pope Clement XIV | 12 consistories, 16 cardinals |
| 1758–1769 | Pope Clement XIII | 7 consistories, 52 cardinals |
| 1740–1758 | Pope Benedict XIV | 7 consistories, 64 cardinals |
| 1730–1740 | Pope Clement XII | 15 consistories, 35 cardinals |
| 1724–1730 | Pope Benedict XIII | 12 consistories, 29 cardinals |
| 1721–1724 | Pope Innocent XIII | 2 consistories, 3 cardinals |
| 1700–1721 | Pope Clement XI | 15 consistories, 70 cardinals |
| 1691–1700 | Pope Innocent XII | 4 consistories, 30 cardinals |
| 1689–1691 | Pope Alexander VIII | 3 consistories, 14 cardinals |
| 1676–1689 | Pope Innocent XI | 2 consistories, 43 cardinals |
| 1670–1676 | Pope Clement X | 6 consistories, 20 cardinals |
| 1667–1669 | Pope Clement IX | 3 consistories, 12 cardinals |
| 1655–1667 | Pope Alexander VII | 6 consistories, 38 cardinals |
| 1644–1655 | Pope Innocent X | 8 consistories, 40 cardinals |
| 1623–1644 | Pope Urban VIII | 8 consistories, 74 cardinals |
| 1621–1623 | Pope Gregory XV | 4 consistories, 11 cardinals |
| 1605–1621 | Pope Paul V | 10 consistories, 60 cardinals |
| 1592–1605 | Pope Clement VIII | 6 consistories, 53 cardinals |
| 1591–1591 | Pope Innocent IX | 1 consistory, 2 cardinals |
| 1590–1591 | Pope Gregory XIV | 2 consistories, 5 cardinals |
| 1585–1590 | Pope Sixtus V | 8 consistories, 33 cardinals |
| 1572–1585 | Pope Gregory XIII | 9 consistories, 35 cardinals |
| 1566–1572 | Pope Pius V | 3 consistories, 21 cardinals |
| 1559–1565 | Pope Pius IV | 4 consistories, 46 cardinals |
| 1555–1559 | Pope Paul IV | 4 consistories, 19 cardinals |
| 1550–1555 | Pope Julius III | 4 consistories, 20 cardinals |
| 1534–1549 | Pope Paul III | 12 consistories, 71 cardinals |
| 1523–1534 | Pope Clement VII | 14 consistories, 33 cardinals |
| 1522–1523 | Pope Adrian VI | 1 consistory, 1 cardinal |
| 1513–1521 | Pope Leo X | 8 consistories, 42 cardinals |
| 1503–1513 | Pope Julius II | 6 consistories, 27 cardinals |
| 1492–1503 | Pope Alexander VI | 10 consistories, 43 cardinals |
| 1484–1492 | Pope Innocent VIII | 1 consistory, 8 cardinals |
| 1471–1484 | Pope Sixtus IV | 8 consistories, 34 cardinals |
| 1464–1471 | Pope Paul II | 3 consistories, 10 cardinals |
| 1458–1464 | Pope Pius II | 3 consistories, 13 cardinals |
| 1455–1458 | Pope Callixtus III | 3 consistories, 9 cardinals |
| 1447–1455 | Pope Nicholas V | 4 consistories, 11 cardinals |
| (1439–1449) | Antipope Felix V | 4 consistories, 23 pseudocardinals |
| 1431–1447 | Pope Eugene IV | 6 consistories, 27 cardinals |
| 1417–1431 | Pope Martin V | 6 consistories, 17 cardinals |
| (1410–1415) | Antipope John XXIII | 4 consistories, 18 pseudocardinals |
| 1406–1415 | Pope Gregory XII | 2 consistories, 14 cardinals |
| 1404–1406 | Pope Innocent VII | 1 consistory, 11 cardinals |
| (1394–1423) | Antipope Benedict XIII | 7 consistories, 19 pseudocardinals |
| 1389–1404 | Pope Boniface IX | 2 consistories, 8 cardinals |
| (1378–1394) | Antipope Clement VII | 12 consistories, 33 pseudocardinals |
| 1378–1389 | Pope Urban VI | 4 consistories, 42 cardinals |
| 1370–1378 | Pope Gregory XI | 2 consistories, 21 cardinals |
| 1362–1370 | Pope Urban V | 4 consistories, 14 cardinals |
| 1352–1362 | Pope Innocent VI | 3 consistories, 16 cardinals |
| 1342–1352 | Pope Clement VI | 4 consistories, 27 cardinals |
| 1334–1342 | Pope Benedict XII | 2 consistories, 7 cardinals |
| (1328–1330) | Antipope Nicholas V | 4 consistories, 9 pseudocardinals |
| 1316–1334 | Pope John XXII | 6 consistories, 28 cardinals |
| 1305–1314 | Pope Clement V | 3 consistories, 24 cardinals |
| 1303–1304 | Pope Benedict XI | 2 consistories, 2 cardinals |
| 1294–1303 | Pope Boniface VIII | 5 consistories, 15 cardinals |
| 1294–1294 | Pope Celestine V | 1 consistory, 13 cardinals |
| 1288–1292 | Pope Nicholas IV | 1 consistory, 6 cardinals |
| 1285–1287 | Pope Honorius IV | 1 consistory, 1 cardinal |
| 1281–1285 | Pope Martin IV | 1 consistory, 7 cardinals |
| 1277–1280 | Pope Nicholas III | 1 consistory, 9 cardinals |
| 1271–1276 | Pope Gregory X | 2 consistories, 7 cardinals |
| 1265–1268 | Pope Clement IV | 1 consistory, 1 cardinal |
| 1261–1264 | Pope Urban IV | 2 consistories, 14 cardinals |
| 1254–1261 | Pope Alexander IV | 2 consistories, 2 cardinals |
| 1243–1254 | Pope Innocent IV | 2 consistories, 15 cardinals |
| 1227–1241 | Pope Gregory IX | 5 consistories, 16 cardinals |
| 1216–1227 | Pope Honorius III | 6 consistories, 9 cardinals |
| 1198–1216 | Pope Innocent III | 10 consistories, 41 cardinals |
| 1191–1198 | Pope Celestine III | 4 consistories, 11 cardinals |
| 1187–1191 | Pope Clement III | 3 consistories, 30 cardinals |
| 1185–1187 | Pope Urban III | 2 consistories, 5 cardinals |
| 1181–1185 | Pope Lucius III | 5 consistories, 17 cardinals |
| (1168–1178) | Antipope Callixtus III | 1 consistory, 11 pseudocardinals |
| (1164–1168) | Antipope Paschal III | 1 consistory, 9 pseudocardinals |
| (1159–1164) | Antipope Victor IV | 1 consistory, 18 pseudocardinals |
| 1159–1181 | Pope Alexander III | 15 consistories, 68 cardinals |
| 1154–1159 | Pope Adrian IV | 3 consistories, 23 cardinals |
| 1153–1154 | Pope Anastasius IV | 1 consistory, 3 cardinals |
| 1145–1153 | Pope Eugene III | 6 consistories, 38 cardinals |
| 1144–1145 | Pope Lucius II | 2 consistories, 9 cardinals |
| 1143–1144 | Pope Celestine II | 3 consistories, 14 cardinals |
| (1130–1138) | Antipope Anacletus II | 3 consistories, 8 pseudocardinals |
| 1130–1143 | Pope Innocent II | 12 consistories, 76 cardinals |
| 1124–1130 | Pope Honorius II | 6 consistories, 27 cardinals |
| 1119–1124 | Pope Callixtus II | 8 consistories, 35 cardinals |
| 1118–1119 | Pope Gelasius II | 2 consistories, 3 cardinals |
| 1099–1118 | Pope Paschal II | 15 consistories, 92 cardinals |
| 1088–1099 | Pope Urban II | 10 consistories, 70 cardinals |
| 1086–1087 | Pope Victor III | 1 consistory, 1 cardinal |
