Cardinals Created by John Paul II (1998)

Priest of Santiago (Chile) (1954.06.12 – 1984.12.18)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1982.01.09 – 1984.12.18)

Titular Bishop of Thibilis (1984.12.18 – 1987.11.25)

Bishop of Rancagua (Chile) (1987.11.25 – 1993.04.16)

Bishop of Valparaíso (Chile) (1993.04.16 – 1996.06.21)

Pro-Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (1996.06.21 – 1998.02.23)

Archbishop ad personam (1996.09.19 – 1998.02.21)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Saba (1998.02.21 [1998.05.24] – 2008.03.01)

Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (1998.02.23 – 2002.10.01)

Protodeacon of College of Cardinals (2005.02.24 – 2007.02.23)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Saba pro hac vice Title (2008.03.01 – 2021.10.03)

Priest of Alessandria (Italy) (1945.05.26 – 1984.04.05)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1963.08.03 – 1967.01.23)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1967.01.23 – 1984.04.05)

Undersecretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1973.05.21 – 1984.05.12)

Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Numidia (1984.04.05 – 1998.02.21)

Secretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1984.04.08 – 1995.06.13)

Pro-Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints (1995.06.13 – 1998.02.23)

Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (1998.02.21 – 1998.04.17)

Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints (1998.02.23 – 1998.04.17)

Priest of Santa Rosa de Osos (Colombia) (1952.10.26 – 1971.06.02)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (1966 – 1971)

Titular Bishop of Villa regis (1971.06.02 – 1976.07.01)

Coadjutor Bishop of Pereira (Colombia) (1971.06.02 – 1976.07.01)

Bishop of Pereira (Colombia) (1976.07.01 – 1992.12.16)

General Secretary of Latin American Episcopal Council (1983 – 1987)

President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1987 – 1991)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bucaramanga (Colombia) (1992.12.16 – 1996.06.15)

Pro-Prefect of Congregation for Clergy (1996.06.15 – 1998.02.23)

Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano (1998.02.21 [1998.02.23] – 2008.03.01)

Prefect of Congregation for Clergy (1998.02.23 – 2006.10.31)

President of International Council for Catechesis (1998.02.23 – 2006.10.31)

President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” (2000.04.14 – 2009.07.08)

Protodeacon of College of Cardinals (2007.02.23 – 2008.03.01)

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano pro hac vice Title (2008.03.01 – 2018.05.18)

Priest of Novara (Italy) (1945.05.26 – 1968.02.23)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1952.07.28 – 1964.08.18)

Domestic Prelate (1964.08.18 – 1968.02.23)

Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras (1968.02.23 – 1973.06.29)

Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua (1968.02.23 – 1973.06.29)

Titular Archbishop of Roselle (1968.02.23 – 1998.02.21)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zaire (1973.06.29 – 1977.06.15)

Secretary of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (1977.06.15 – 1988.09.23)

Apostolic Nuncio to France (1988.09.23 – 1995.06.24)

Pro-President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (1995.06.24 – 1998.02.23)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agnese in Agone (1998.02.21 [1998.06.07] – 2008.03.01)

President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (1998.02.23 – 1998.11.05)

Pontifical Legate for the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (1998.11.05 – 2006.02.21)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese in Agone pro hac vice Title (2008.03.01 – 2013.04.10)

Priest of Baltimore (USA) (1957.12.15 – 1976.01.19)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1970.07.28 – 1976.01.19)

Titular Bishop of Respecta (1976.01.19 – 1982.11.17)

Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (USA) (1976.01.19 – 1982.11.17)

Bishop of Memphis (USA) (1982.11.17 – 1986.05.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Denver (USA) (1986.05.30 – 1996.08.20)

President of Pontifical Council for the Laity (1996.08.20 – 2003.10.04)

Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola (1998.02.21 [1998.05.02] – 2008.03.01)

Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary (2003.10.04 – 2009.06.02)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio (2008.03.01 [2008.05.25] – ...)

Priest of Lecce (Italy) (1953.06.28 – 1973.11.21)

Titular Bishop of Tulana (1973.11.21 – 1975.11.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of Oria (Italy) (1973.11.21 – 1975.11.29)

Coadjutor Bishop of Oria (Italy) (1975.11.29 – 1978.03.17)

Bishop of Oria (Italy) (1978.03.17 – 1981.04.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Foggia (Italy) (1981.04.04 – 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Bovino (Italy) (1981.04.04 – 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Troia (Italy) (1981.04.04 – 1986.09.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Foggia–Bovino (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1987.10.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Taranto (Italy) (1987.10.10 – 1990.05.11)

General Ecclesiastical Assistant of Italian Catholic Action (1990.02.02 – 1996.04.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo (Italy) (1996.04.04 – 2006.12.19)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara Coeli (1998.02.21 [1998.05.30] – ...)

Priest of Diamantina (Brazil) (1949.03.12 – 1959.01.19)

Titular Bishop of Verinopolis (1959.01.19 – 1982.11.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil) (1959.01.19 – 1982.11.22)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil) (1982.11.22 – 1986.02.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil) (1986.02.05 – 2004.01.28)

Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (1991 – 1995)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1998.02.21 [1998.10.25] – 2019.10.08)

Priest of Mondoñedo–Ferrol (Spain) (1959.03.28 – 1976.09.17)

Titular Bishop of Gergis (1976.09.17 – 1984.05.09)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (1976.09.17 – 1984.05.09)

Apostolic Administrator of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (1983.06.11 – 1984.05.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (1984.05.09 – 1994.07.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Madrid (Spain) (1994.07.28 – 2014.08.28)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso (1998.02.21 [1998.10.11] – ...)

President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (1999.03.02 – 2005.03.08)

Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See (2004.12.16 – 2014.02.24)

President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (2008.03.04 – 2014.03.12)

Priest of Toronto (Canada) (1955.06.04 – 1976.03.26)

Titular Bishop of Valabria (1976.03.26 – 1986.05.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Canada) (1976.03.26 – 1986.05.22)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (1986.05.22 – 1990.03.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (1990.03.17 – 2006.12.16)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro (1998.02.21 [1998.10.04] – 2011.08.26)

Priest of Bourges (France) (1961.09.03 – 1982.11.06)

Bishop of Dijon (France) (1982.11.06 – 1988.08.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims (France) (1988.08.08 – 1995.05.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France) (1995.05.27 – 1998.03.01)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (1998.02.21 – 1998.03.01)

Priest of Milano (Italy) (1957.06.28 – 1989.07.01)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1985.03.25 – 1989.07.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ancona–Osimo (Italy) (1989.07.01 – 1991.04.06)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Italy (1991.03.14 – 1995.04.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy) (1995.04.20 – 2002.07.11)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Italy (1995.05.25 – 2000.05.23)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Ambrogio e Carlo (1998.02.21 [1998.11.04] – 2017.08.05)

Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See (2000.03.06 – 2011.06.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy) (2002.07.11 – 2011.06.28)

Apostolic Administrator of Vigevano (Italy) (2012.07.24 – 2013.07.20)

Priest of Sumbawanga (Tanzania) (1971.06.20 – 1983.11.11)

Bishop of Nachingwea (Tanzania) (1983.11.11 – 1986.10.17)

Bishop of Tunduru–Masasi (Tanzania) (1986.10.17 – 1990.01.22)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania) (1990.01.22 – 1992.07.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania) (1992.07.22 – 2019.08.15)

Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette (1998.02.21 [1998.04.26] – ...)

President of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (2007.06 – 2013.09)

Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See (2012.06.23 – 2014.02.24)

Titular Bishop of Sutri (1991.07.11 – 1995.04.13)

Auxiliary Bishop of Wien (Austria) (1991.07.11 – 1995.04.13)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Wien (Austria) (1995.04.13 – 1995.09.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria) (1995.09.14 – ...)

Ordinary of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria) (1995.11.06 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore (1998.02.21 [1998.11.22] – ...)

President of Episcopal Conference of Austria (1998.06.30 – 2020.06.16)

Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion (2014.01.15 – 2024.05.02)

President of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion (2024.05.02 – ...)

Priest of Durango (Mexico) (1966.07.03 – 1985.11.05)

Bishop of Tehuacán (Mexico) (1985.11.05 – 1995.06.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1995.06.13 – 2017.12.07)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco d’Assisi a Ripa Grande (1998.02.21 [1998.10.18] – ...)

Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See (2010.10.23 – 2014.02.24)

Member of Council for the Economy (2014.03.08 – 2019.03.08)

Bishop of Yakima (USA) (1990.07.10 – 1996.04.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Portland in Oregon (USA) (1996.04.30 – 1997.04.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA) (1997.04.08 – 2014.09.20)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola (1998.02.21 – 2015.04.17)

Vice-President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2004.11.15 – 2007.11.13)

President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2007.11.13 – 2010.11.16)

Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See (2010.10.23 – 2014.02.24)

Bishop of Hualien 花蓮 (Taiwan) (1979.11.15 – 1991.03.04)

President of Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference (1987.04 – 2006)

Bishop of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Taiwan) (1991.03.04 – 2006.01.05)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono (1998.02.21 [1998.05.17] – 2012.08.22)

Apostolic Administrator of Lusaka (Zambia) (1950.07.15 – 1955.06.04)

Titular Bishop of Diospolis inferior (1955.06.04 – 1959.04.25)

Vicar Apostolic of Lusaka (Zambia) (1955.06.04 – 1959.04.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lusaka (Zambia) (1959.04.25 – 1969.05.29)

President of Zambia Episcopal Conference (1966 – 1969)

Titular Archbishop of Potenza Picena (1969.05.29 – 1998.02.21)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea al Quirinale (1998.02.21 [1998.02.28] – 2007.09.28)

Priest of Asti (Italy) (1942.04.21 – 1978.09.08)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1953.03.02 – 1965.03.01)

Domestic Prelate (1965.03.01 – 1968.03.28)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1968.03.28 – 1978.09.08)

Permanent Observer to United Nations Office (UN) (1973.07.25 – 1986.09.18)

Titular Archbishop of Santa Giusta (1978.09.08 – 1998.02.21)

Vice-President of Pontifical Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (1986.09.18 – 1988.06.28)

Vice-President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (1988.06.28 – 1989.03.01)

President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (1989.03.01 – 1998.06.15)

Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano (1998.02.21 [1998.04.26] – 2008.03.01)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title (2008.03.01 – 2013.02.08)

Priest of Bari e Canosa (Italy) (1949.09.28 – 1974.12.06)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1961.12.13 – 1968.03.28)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1968.03.28 – 1971.10.17)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1971.10.17 – 1974.12.06)

Chargé d’affaires in China (1972.08.02 – 1974.12.06)

Apostolic Delegate to Mozambique (1974.12.06 – 1985.01.08)

Titular Archbishop of Tronto (1974.12.06 – 1998.02.21)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zimbabwe (1981.03.07 – 1985.01.08)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Yugoslavia (1985.01.08 – 1986.04.09)

Delegation Chief of Poland (1986.04.09 – 1990.03.15)

Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation (1990.03.15 – 1994.11.12)

Apostolic Nuncio to Italy (1994.11.12 – 1998.02.21)

Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino (1995.04.22 – 1998.02.21)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eugenio (1998.02.21 [1998.11.29] – 2003.05.31)

Priest of Faenza–Modigliana (Italy) (1945.07.22 – 1986.12.18)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1961.03.24 – 1968.03.28)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1968.03.28 – 1970.06.06)

Regent of Prefecture of the Papal Household (1969 – 1986.12.18)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1970.06.06 – 1986.12.18)

Prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household (1986.12.18 – 1998.02.07)

Titular Bishop of Capri (1986.12.18 – 1998.02.21)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Sebastiano al Palatino (1998.02.21 [1998.04.18] – 2006.10.13)

Priest of Lviv (Ukraine) (1950.06.25 – 1984.05.21)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1971.10.15 – 1976.12.14)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1976.12.14 – 1984.05.21)

Titular Bishop of Lambæsis (1984.05.21 – 1991.01.16)

Apostolic Administrator of Lviv (Ukraine) (1984.05.21 – 1991.01.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv (Ukraine) (1991.01.16 – 2008.10.21)

President of Episcopal Conference of Ukraine (1994 – 2008.10.21)

Apostolic Administrator of Lutsk (Ukraine) (1996 – 1998.03.25)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto (2001.02.21 [2001.05.20] – 2020.09.05)

Priest of Riga (Latvia) (1951.03.29 – 1991.05.08)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1972.11.14 – 1988.02.23)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1988.02.23 – 1991.05.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Riga (Latvia) (1991.05.08 – 2010.06.19)

President of Episcopal Conference of Latvia (1998 – 2010.06.19)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvia (2001.02.21 [2001.10.14] – ...)