| Present Cardinals of Germany (6) |
| 2014 |  Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller (76), Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese in Agone pro hac vice Title, Bishop emeritus of Regensburg (Germany), Prefect emeritus of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President emeritus of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, President emeritus of Pontifical Biblical Commission and former President of International Theological Commission |
| 2012 |  Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki (68), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Maria Vianney and Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln (Germany) |
| 2010 |  Cardinal Walter Brandmüller (95), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuliano dei Fiamminghi pro hac vice Title and President emeritus of Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences |
| Cardinal Reinhard Marx (71), Cardinal-Priest of S. Corbiniano, Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany) and Coordinator of Council for the Economy |
| 2001 | Cardinal Walter Kasper (91), Cardinal-Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova pro hac vice Title, Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany), President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and President emeritus of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews |
| 1985 | Cardinal Friedrich Wetter (96), Cardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of München und Freising (Germany) |
| Deceased Cardinals of Germany (79) |
| 2015 | Cardinal Karl-Josef Rauber, former Priest of Mainz († 2023) |
| 2012 | Cardinal Karl Josef Becker, S.J. († 2015) |
| 2007 | Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, former Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn († 2024) |
| 2001 | Cardinal Johannes Joachim Degenhardt, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Paderborn († 2002) |
| Cardinal Karl Lehmann, former Bishop of Mainz († 2018) |
| Cardinal Leo Scheffczyk, former Priest of München und Freising († 2005) |
| 1994 | Cardinal Alois Grillmeier, S.J. († 1998) |
| 1991 | Cardinal Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Berlin († 2011) |
| 1988 | Cardinal Franz Hengsbach, former Bishop of Essen († 1991) |
| 1985 | Cardinal Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B., former Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments († 2010) |
| 1983 | Cardinal Joachim Meisner, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln († 2017) |
| 1976 | Cardinal Joseph Schröffer, former Bishop of Eichstätt († 1983) |
| 1973 | Cardinal Hermann Volk, former Bishop of Mainz († 1988) |
| 1969 | Cardinal Joseph Höffner, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln († 1987) |
| 1967 | Cardinal Alfred Bengsch, former Archbishop-Bishop of Berlin († 1979) |
| Cardinal José Clemente Maurer, C.SS.R. († 1990) |
| 1965 | Cardinal Lorenz Jäger, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Paderborn († 1975) |
| 1959 | Cardinal Augustin Bea, S.J., former President of Pontifical Commission for the Neo-Vulgate († 1968) |
| 1958 | Cardinal Julius Döpfner, former Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising († 1976) |
| 1953 | Cardinal Joseph Wendel, former Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising († 1960) |
| 1946 | Cardinal Joseph Frings, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln († 1978) |
| Blessed Cardinal Clemens August von Galen, former Bishop of Münster († 1946) |
| Cardinal Konrad von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos, former Bishop of Berlin († 1950) |
| 1922 | Cardinal Franziskus Ehrle, S.J., former Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library († 1934) |
| 1921 | Cardinal Karl Joseph Schulte, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln († 1941) |
| Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber, former Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising († 1952) |
| 1916 | Cardinal Adolf Bertram, former Bishop of Hildesheim († 1945) |
| 1914 | Cardinal Franziskus von Bettinger, former Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising († 1917) |
| Cardinal Felix von Hartmann, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln († 1919) |
| 1903 | Cardinal Anton Hubert Fischer, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln († 1912) |
| 1893 | Cardinal Philipp Krementz, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln († 1899) |
| Cardinal Andreas Steinhuber, S.J., former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Index († 1907) |
| Cardinal Georg von Kopp, former Bishop of Fulda († 1914) |
| 1885 | Cardinal Paul Melchers, S.J., former Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln († 1895) |
| 1879 | Cardinal Joseph Hergenröther, former Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives († 1890) |
| 1866 | Cardinal Gustav Adolf von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, former Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major († 1896) |
| 1855 | Cardinal Karl August Graf von Reisach, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Studies († 1869) |
| 1850 | Cardinal Melchior Ferdinand Joseph von Diepenbrock († 1853) |
| Cardinal Johannes von Geissel, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln († 1864) |
| 1838 | Cardinal Francesco Saverio Massimo, former Prefect of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces († 1848) |
| 1818 | Cardinal Johann Casimir von Häffelin († 1827) |
| 1789 | Cardinal Joseph Franz von Paula von Auersperg, former Bishop of Passau († 1795) |
| 1772 | Cardinal Leopold Ernest von Firmian, former Bishop of Passau († 1783) |
| 1761 | Cardinal Franz Christoph von Hutten zu Stolzenfels, former Bishop of Speyer († 1770) |
| 1756 | Cardinal Franz Konrad Casimir von Rodt, former Bishop of Konstanz († 1775) |
| 1743 | Cardinal Johann Theodor Herzog von Bayern (Jean-Théodore de Bavière), former Bishop of Freising († 1763) |
| 1737 | Cardinal Joseph Dominicus von Lamberg, former Bishop of Passau († 1761) |
| 1713 | Cardinal Damian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn, former Bishop of Konstanz († 1743) |
| 1700 | Cardinal Johannes Philipp von Lamberg, former Bishop of Passau († 1712) |
| 1686 | Cardinal Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg, former Coadjutor Archbishop of Köln († 1704) |
| 1671 | Cardinal Bernhard Gustave von Baden-Durlach, O.S.B. († 1677) |
| 1667 | Cardinal Guidobald von Thun, former Bishop of Regensburg († 1668) |
| 1660 | Cardinal Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg, former Bishop of Regensburg († 1661) |
| 1652 | Cardinal Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt, O.E.S.S.H. († 1682) |
| 1621 | Cardinal Eitel Friedrich von Zollern-Sigmaringen, former Bishop of Osnabrück († 1625) |
| 1596 | Cardinal Philipp Wilhelm von Bayern, former Bishop of Regensburg († 1598) |
| 1585 | Cardinal György Draskovics (Juraj Drašković von Trakošćan) († 1587) |
| 1576 | Cardinal Andreas von Austria, former Bishop of Konstanz († 1600) |
| 1561 | Cardinal Mark Sittich von Hohenems, former Bishop of Konstanz († 1595) |
| 1555 | Cardinal Johann Gropper († 1559) |
| 1544 | Cardinal Otto Truchsess von Waldburg, former Bishop of Augsburg († 1573) |
| 1518 | Cardinal Albrecht von Brandenburg, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mainz († 1545) |
| 1503 | Cardinal Melchior von Meckau († 1509) |
| 1477 | Cardinal Georg Hesler, former Bishop of Passau († 1482) |
| 1462 | Cardinal Johann von Eych, former Bishop of Eichstätt († 1464) |
| 1448 | Cardinal Nikolaus von Cusa († 1464) |
| 1439 | Cardinal Peter von Schaumberg, former Bishop of Augsburg († 1469) |
| 1408 | Cardinal Matthäus von Krakau, former Bishop of Worms († 1410) |
| 1328 | Pseudocardinal Franz Hermann († 1328?) |
| 1225 | Cardinal Oliver von Paderborn, former Bishop of Paderborn († 1227) |
| 1219 | Cardinal Konrad von Urach, O. Cist. († 1227) |
| 1206 | Cardinal Siegfried von Eppstein, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mainz († 1230) |
| 1202 | Cardinal Roger († 1213) |
| 1163 | Cardinal Konrad von Wittelsbach, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mainz († 1200) |
| 1144 | Cardinal Nikolaus, former Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery († 1151?) |
| 1142 | Saint Cardinal Konrad von Bayern, O. Cist. († 1154) |
| 1139 | Cardinal Hugh de Saint-Victor, C.R.S.A. († 1140) |
| 1134 | Cardinal Theodwin, C.R.S.A. († 1151) |
| 1094 | Cardinal Theodoric († 1115) |
| Resigned Cardinals of Germany (1) |
| 1440 | Pseudocardinal Johann Grünwalder, former Bishop of Freising († 1452) |
| Cardinals from Germany who later became Popes (1) |
| 1977 | Pope Benedict XVI († 2022) |
| Other Cardinals related to Germany (19) |
| 2007 |  Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo (89) |
| 1991 | Cardinal Guido del Mestri († 1993) |
| 1976 | Cardinal Corrado Bafile († 2005) |
 Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga († 1991) |
| 1959 |  Cardinal Aloisius Joseph Muench († 1962) |
| 1915 |  Cardinal Andreas Franz Frühwirth, O.P. († 1933) |
| 1903 | Cardinal Andrea Aiuti († 1905) |
| 1896 | Cardinal Antonio Agliardi († 1915) |
| 1893 | Cardinal Angelo Di Pietro († 1914) |
| 1891 | Cardinal Fulco Luigi Ruffo Scilla († 1895) |
| 1879 | Cardinal Pier Francesco Meglia († 1883) |
| 1863 | Cardinal Antonio Saverio De Luca († 1883) |
| 1824 | Cardinal Karl Kajetan Gaisruck († 1846) |
| 1753 | Cardinal Fabrizio Serbelloni († 1775) |
| 1712 | Cardinal Giulio Piazza († 1726) |
| 1686 | Cardinal Opizio Pallavicini († 1700) |
| 1681 | Cardinal Marco Galli († 1683) |
| 1565 |  Cardinal Zaccaria Delfino († 1583) |
| 1496 |  Cardinal Juan de Castro († 1506) |
