| Consistory of 1769.12.18 (at the time of creation) (0) |
| Fr. Paulo de Carvalho de Mendoça (67) | Died before revealed |
| Consistory of 1770.01.29 (at the time of creation) (1) |
| (1) | Fr. Mario Marefoschi Compagnoni (55) | Cardinal-Priest |
| Consistory of 1770.08.06 (at the time of creation) (1) |
| 1. | Archbishop João Cosme da Cunha, C.R.S.A. (54), Metropolitan Archbishop of Évora (Portugal) | Cardinal-Priest |
| Consistory of 1770.09.10 (at the time of creation) (2) |
| 1. | Archbishop Scipione Borghese (36), Titular Archbishop of Theodosia and Master of Papal Chamber of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces | Cardinal-Priest |
| 2. | Msgr. Giovanni Battista Rezzonico (30), Prefect of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces | Cardinal-Deacon |
| Consistory of 1770.12.12 (at the time of creation) (2) |
| (1) | Fr. Antonio Casali (55), Vice-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera | Cardinal-Deacon |
| (2) | Fr. Pasquale Acquaviva d’Aragona (52) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| Consistory of 1771.06.17 (at the time of creation) (2) |
| (1) | Archbishop Antonio Eugenio Visconti (57), Titular Archbishop of Ephesus and Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary | Cardinal-Priest |
| (2) | Archbishop Bernardino Giraud (49), Titular Archbishop of Damascus | Cardinal-Priest |
| Consistory of 1771.09.23 (at the time of creation) (1) |
| (1) | Archbishop Innocenzo Conti (40), Titular Archbishop of Tyrus and Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal | Cardinal-Priest |
| Consistory of 1771.12.16 (at the time of creation) (1) |
| 1. | Archbishop Charles-Antoine de la Roche-Aymon (75), Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims (France) | Cardinal-Priest |
| Consistory of 1772.12.14 (at the time of creation) (1) |
| 1. | Bishop Leopold Ernest von Firmian (64), Bishop of Passau (Germany) | Cardinal-Priest |
| Consistory of 1773.03.15 (at the time of creation) (1) |
| 1. | Fr. Gennaro Antonio De Simone (58) | Cardinal-Priest |
| Consistory of 1773.04.19 (at the time of creation) (2) |
| 1. | Archbishop Francesco Carafa della Spina di Traetto (50), Titular Archbishop of Patrasso | Cardinal-Priest |
| 2. | Archbishop Francesco Saverio De Zelada (55), Titular Archbishop of Petra | Cardinal-Priest |
| Consistory of 1773.04.26 (at the time of creation) (2) |
| 1. | Fr. Giannangelo Braschi (55), Commendatory Abbot of Subiaco (Italy) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 2. | Fr. Francesco D’Elci (65) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 11 Cardinals named in pectore never published | |