Consistory of 1979.06.30 (at the time of creation) (15) |
| 1. |   Archbishop Agostino Casaroli (64), Titular Archbishop of Carthage, Pro-Secretary of State of Secretariat of State, Pro-Prefect of Council for the Public Affairs of the Church, President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy | Cardinal-Priest |
| 2. |  Archbishop Giuseppe Caprio (高理耀) (64), Titular Archbishop of Apollonia and Pro-President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 3. |  Patriarch Marco Cé (53), Patriarch of Venezia (Italy) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 4. | Archbishop Egano Righi-Lambertini (73), Titular Archbishop of Doclea and Apostolic Nuncio to France | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 5. |  Archbishop Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn (58), Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 6. | Archbishop Ernesto Civardi (72), Titular Archbishop of Serdica, Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Bishops and Secretary of Sacred College of Cardinals | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 7. |  Archbishop Ernesto Corripio Ahumada (59), Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 8. |  Archbishop Joseph Asajirō Satowaki (ヨゼフ 里脇 浅次郎) (75), Metropolitan Archbishop of Nagasaki 長崎 (Japan) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan | Cardinal-Priest |
| 9. |  Archbishop Roger Etchegaray (56), Archbishop of Marseille (France), Bishop-Prelate of Mission de France (France) and President of Bishops’ Conference of France | Cardinal-Priest |
| 10. | Archbishop Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D. (65), Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy) and President of Episcopal Conference of Italy | Cardinal-Priest |
| 11. |  Archbishop Tomás Ó Fiaich (55), Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland) and President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference | Cardinal-Priest |
| 12. |  Archbishop Gerald Emmett Carter (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 13. |  Archbishop Franciszek Macharski (52), Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków (Poland) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Poland | Cardinal-Priest |
| 14. |  Bishop Władysław Rubin (61), Titular Bishop of Serta and Secretary General of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops | Cardinal-Deacon |
| (15) |   Bishop Ignatius Kung Pin-mei (龔品梅) (77), Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China), Apostolic Administrator of Nanjing 南京 (China) and Apostolic Administrator of Suzhou 蘇州 (China) | Cardinal-Priest |
| Consistory of 1983.02.02 (at the time of creation) (18) |
| 1. |  Patriarch Antoine Pierre Khoraiche (75), Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon), President of Synod of the Maronite Church and President of Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon | Cardinal-Bishop |
| 2. |  Archbishop Bernard Yago (66), Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Côte d’Ivoire | Cardinal-Priest |
| 3. | Archbishop Aurelio Sabattani (70), Titular Archbishop of Iustiniana prima, Pro-Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, Vicar of the Chapter of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter and Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Loreto (Italy) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 4. |  Archbishop Franjo Kuharić (63), Metropolitan Archbishop of Zagreb (Croatia) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 5. | Archbishop Giuseppe Casoria (74), Titular Archbishop of Vescovìo and Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 6. |  Archbishop José Alí Lebrún Moratinos (63), Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 7. |  Archbishop Joseph Louis Bernardin (54), Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 8. |  Archbishop Michael Michai Kitbunchu (53), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangkok (Thailand) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 9. |  Archbishop Alexandre do Nascimento (57), Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubango (Angola), President of Caritas Internationalis and Apostolic Administrator of Ondjiva (Angola) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 10. |  Archbishop Alfonso López Trujillo (47), Metropolitan Archbishop of Medellín (Colombia) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 11. |  Archbishop Godfried Danneels (49), Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium), Military Vicar of Belgium (Belgium) and President of Episcopal Conference of Belgium | Cardinal-Priest |
| 12. |  Archbishop Thomas Stafford Williams (52), Metropolitan Archbishop of Wellington (New Zealand) and President of New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference | Cardinal-Priest |
| 13. | Archbishop Carlo Maria Martini, S.J. (55), Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 14. | Archbishop Jean-Marie Lustiger (56), Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France) and Ordinary of France of the Eastern Rite (France) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 15. | Archbishop Józef Glemp (53), Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland), Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland), Ordinary of Poland of the Eastern Rite (Poland), President of Episcopal Conference of Poland and Apostolic Administrator of Lviv of the Armenians (Ukraine) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 16. |  Bishop Julijans Vaivods (87), Titular Bishop of Macriana maior, President of Episcopal Conference of Latvia, Apostolic Administrator of Riga (Latvia) and Apostolic Administrator of Liepāja (Latvia) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 17. |  Bishop Joachim Meisner (49), Bishop of Berlin (Germany) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 18. |  Fr. Henri-Marie de Lubac, S.J. (86) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| Consistory of 1985.05.25 (at the time of creation) (28) |
| 1. | Archbishop Luigi Dadaglio (70), Titular Archbishop of Lerus and Major Pro-Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 2. |  Archbishop Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy (61), Secretary of Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bangalore (India) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 3. |  Archbishop Francis Arinze (52), Pro-President of Secretariat for Non-Christians and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Onitsha (Nigeria) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 4. |  Archbishop Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín (70), Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 5. | Archbishop Antonio Innocenti (69), Titular Archbishop of Eclano and Apostolic Nuncio to Spain | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 6. |  Archbishop Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. (59), Metropolitan Archbishop of Managua (Nicaragua) and President of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua | Cardinal-Priest |
| 7. | Archbishop Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. (73), Titular Archbishop of Satriano, Pro-Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and Pro-Prefect of Congregation for the Sacraments | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 8. |  Archbishop Angel Suquía Goicoechea (68), Archbishop of Madrid (Spain) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 9. | Archbishop Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. (68), Titular Archbishop of Lorium and Pro-Prefect of Congregation for the Religious and Secular Institutes | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 10. |  Archbishop Ricardo Jamin Vidal (54), Metropolitan Archbishop of Cebu (Philippines) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (C.B.C.P.) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 11. | Archbishop Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz (61), Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław (Poland) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 12. |  Archbishop Paulos Tzadua (63), Metropolitan of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia) and President of Ethiopian Episcopal Conference | Cardinal-Priest |
| 13. |  Archbishop Jozef Tomko (61), Titular Archbishop of Doclea, Pro-Prefect of Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 14. |  Major Archbishop Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky (70), Major Archbishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church | Cardinal-Priest |
| 15. |  Archbishop Andrzej Maria Deskur (61), Titular Archbishop of Thenæ and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Social Communications | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 16. | Archbishop Paul Poupard (54), Titular Archbishop of Usula and Pro-President of Secretariat for Non-Believers | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 17. | Archbishop Louis-Albert Vachon (73), Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 18. | Archbishop Albert Decourtray (62), Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France), Bishop-Prelate of Mission de France (France) and Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of France | Cardinal-Priest |
| 19. | Archbishop Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. (62), Titular Archbishop of Præcausa, President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia and Pro-President of Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 20. | Archbishop Friedrich Wetter (57), Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 21. | Archbishop Silvano Piovanelli (61), Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze (Italy) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 22. |  Archbishop Adrianus Johannes Simonis (53), Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands) and President of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands | Cardinal-Priest |
| 23. | Archbishop Édouard Gagnon, P.S.S. (67), Titular Archbishop of Iustiniana prima, Pro-President of Pontifical Council for the Family and Bishop emeritus of Saint-Paul (Canada) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 24. |  Archbishop Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. (74), Titular Archbishop of Bolsena, Pro-Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library and Pro-Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 25. | Archbishop Bernard Francis Law (53), Metropolitan Archbishop of Boston (USA) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 26. | Archbishop John Joseph O’Connor (65), Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 27. | Archbishop Giacomo Biffi (56), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 28. |  Msgr. Pietro Pavan (81), Priest of Treviso (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Rector Magnificus emeritus of Pontifical Lateran University | Cardinal-Deacon |
| Consistory of 1988.06.28 (at the time of announcement) (24) |
| 1. | Archbishop Eduardo Martínez Somalo (61), Titular Archbishop of Thagora and Substitute for General Affairs emeritus of Secretariat of State | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 2. | Archbishop Achille Silvestrini (64), Titular Archbishop of Novaliciana and Secretary of Council for the Public Affairs of the Church | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 3. | Archbishop Angelo Felici (68), Titular Archbishop of Cæsariana and Apostolic Nuncio to France | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 4. | Archbishop Paul Grégoire (76), Metropolitan Archbishop of Montréal (Canada) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 5. | Archbishop Antony Padiyara (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Ernakulam of the Syro-Malabars (India) and President of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church | Cardinal-Priest |
| 6. |  Archbishop José Freire Falcão (62), Metropolitan Archbishop of Brasília (Brazil) and Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council | Cardinal-Priest |
| 7. | Archbishop Michele Giordano (57), Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 8. |  Archbishop Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Maputo (Mozambique) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 9. | Archbishop Giovanni Canestri (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova–Bobbio (Italy) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 10. |  Archbishop Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. (67), Titular Archbishop of Meta and Secretary emeritus of Congregation for Catholic Education | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 11. | Archbishop Simon Ignatius Pimenta (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (India) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 12. | Archbishop Mario Revollo Bravo (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 13. |  Archbishop Edward Bede Clancy (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Sydney (Australia) and President of Australian Catholic Bishops Conference | Cardinal-Priest |
| 14. | Archbishop Lucas Moreira Neves, O.P. (62), Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 15. | Archbishop James Aloysius Hickey (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 16. | Archbishop Edmund Casimir Szoka (60), Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 17. |  Archbishop László Paskai, O.F.M. (61), Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary) and President of Hungarian Episcopal Conference | Cardinal-Priest |
| 18. |  Archbishop Christian Wiyghan Tumi (57), Metropolitan Archbishop of Garoua (Cameroon) and President of National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon | Cardinal-Priest |
| 19. | Archbishop Hans Hermann Groër, O.S.B. (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria), Ordinary of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria) and President of Episcopal Conference of Austria | Cardinal-Priest |
| 20. | Archbishop Jacques Martin (79), Titular Archbishop of Neapolis in Palæstina, Titular Bishop emeritus of Neapolis in Palæstina and Prefect emeritus of Prefecture of the Papal Household | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 21. | Bishop Franz Hengsbach (77), Bishop of Essen (Germany) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 22. |  Bishop Vincentas Sladkevičius, M.I.C. (67), Titular Bishop of Abora, President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania and Apostolic Administrator of Kaišiadorys (Lithuania) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 23. |  Bishop Jean Margéot (72), Bishop of Port-Louis (Mauritius) and President of Episcopal Conferences of Indian Ocean | Cardinal-Priest |
| 24. |  Bishop John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung (胡振中) (63), Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong) | Cardinal-Priest |
| Consistory of 1991.06.28 (at the time of announcement) (22) |
| 1. | Archbishop Angelo Sodano (63), Titular Archbishop of Nova Cæsaris, Pro-Secretary of State of Secretariat of State, President of Pontifical Commission for Russia and President of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion | Cardinal-Priest |
| 2. |  Archbishop Alexandru Todea (78), Metropolitan of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) and President of Episcopal Conference of Romania | Cardinal-Priest |
| 3. | Archbishop Pio Laghi (69), Titular Archbishop of Mauriana, President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order and Pro-Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 4. | Archbishop Edward Idris Cassidy (葛錫迪) (66), Titular Archbishop of Amantia, President of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 5. | Archbishop Robert Coffy (70), Archbishop of Marseille (France) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 6. |  Archbishop Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. (60), Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa) and Apostolic Administrator of Mbandaka–Bikoro (Congo-Kinshasa) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 7. |  Archbishop Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (54), Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Military Ordinary of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic), President of Dominican Episcopal Conference and President of Latin American Episcopal Council | Cardinal-Priest |
| 8. | Archbishop José Tomás Sánchez (71), Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Nueva Segovia (Philippines) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 9. | Archbishop Virgilio Noè (69), Titular Archbishop of Voncaria, President of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See, Coadjutor Vicar General for the Vatican City State of Roma (Italy), Coadjutor President of Fabric of Saint Peter and Coadjutor Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 10. |  Archbishop Antonio Quarracino (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina) and President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina | Cardinal-Priest |
| 11. | Archbishop Fiorenzo Angelini (74), Titular Archbishop of Messene and President of Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 12. | Archbishop Roger Michael Mahony (55), Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Angeles (USA) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 13. | Archbishop Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) and First Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council | Cardinal-Priest |
| 14. | Archbishop Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia (USA) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 15. | Archbishop Giovanni Saldarini (66), Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Italy | Cardinal-Priest |
| 16. | Archbishop Cahal Brendan Daly (73), Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland) and President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference | Cardinal-Priest |
| 17. | Archbishop Camillo Ruini (60), Titular Archbishop of Nepte, Pro-Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, President of Liturgical Academy, President of Episcopal Conference of Italy and Pro-Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 18. | Bishop Ján Chryzostom Korec, S.J. (67), Bishop of Nitra (Slovakia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Slovakia | Cardinal-Priest |
| 19. |  Bishop Henri Schwery (58), Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 20. | Bishop Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky (55), Bishop of Berlin (Germany) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 21. | Archbishop Guido del Mestri (80), Titular Archbishop of Tuscamia | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 22. | Fr. Paolo Dezza, S.J. (89), Pontifical Delegate emeritus for Society of Jesus (Jesuits) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| Consistory of 1994.11.26 (at the time of announcement) (30) |
| 1. | Patriarch Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir (74), Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon), President of Synod of the Maronite Church and President of Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon | Cardinal-Bishop |
| 2. |  Archbishop Miloslav Vlk (62), Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia), President of Czech Bishops’ Conference and President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences | Cardinal-Priest |
| 3. | Archbishop Luigi Poggi (76), Titular Archbishop of Forontoniana, Pro-Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library and Pro-Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 4. | Archbishop Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi (ペトロ 白柳誠一) (66), Metropolitan Archbishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 5. | Archbishop Vincenzo Fagiolo (76), President of Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts, President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia and Bishop emeritus of Vasto (Italy) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 6. | Archbishop Carlo Furno (72), Titular Archbishop of Abari and Apostolic Nuncio to Italy | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 7. | Archbishop Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Chile | Cardinal-Priest |
| 8. |  Archbishop Thomas Joseph Winning (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow (Scotland) and President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland | Cardinal-Priest |
| 9. | Archbishop Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Monterrey (Mexico) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 10. |  Archbishop Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (58), Metropolitan Archbishop of La Habana (Cuba) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cuba | Cardinal-Priest |
| 11. |  Archbishop Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J. (59), Metropolitan Archbishop of Semarang (Indonesia), Military Ordinary of Indonesia (Indonesia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Indonesia | Cardinal-Priest |
| 12. | Archbishop Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. (66), Titular Archbishop of Silli, President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See and Secretary General of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 13. | Archbishop Pierre Étienne Louis Eyt (60), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bordeaux (France) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 14. | Archbishop Gilberto Agustoni (72), Titular Archbishop of Caorle and Pro-Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 15. |  Archbishop Emmanuel Wamala (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala (Uganda) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 16. | Archbishop William Henry Keeler (63), Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) and President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops | Cardinal-Priest |
| 17. |  Archbishop Augusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. (71), Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru) and President of Episcopal Conference of Peru | Cardinal-Priest |
| 18. | Archbishop Jean-Claude Turcotte (58), Metropolitan Archbishop of Montréal (Canada) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 19. | Archbishop Ricardo María Carles Gordó (68), Archbishop of Barcelona (Spain) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 20. | Archbishop Adam Joseph Maida (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 21. |  Archbishop Vinko Puljić (49), Metropolitan Archbishop of Vrhbosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 22. |  Archbishop Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Antananarivo (Madagascar) and Apostolic Administrator of Miarinarivo (Madagascar) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 23. | Archbishop Paul-Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng (75), Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 24. | Archbishop Juan Sandoval Íñiguez (61), Metropolitan Archbishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 25. |  Archbishop Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. (81), Apostolic Administrator of Ibarra (Ecuador) and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Guayaquil (Ecuador) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 26. |  Archbishop Kazimierz Świątek (Казімір Свёнтэк) (80), Metropolitan Archbishop of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus) and Apostolic Administrator of Pinsk (Belarus) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 27. | Archbishop Ersilio Tonini (80), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ravenna–Cervia (Italy) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 28. |  Msgr. Mikel Koliqi (92), Priest of Shkodrë (Albania) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 29. | Fr. Yves-Marie-Joseph Congar, O.P. (90) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 30. | Fr. Alois Grillmeier, S.J. (84) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| Consistory of 1998.02.21 (at the time of announcement) (22) |
| 1. | Archbishop Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez (71), Pro-Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Archbishop ad personam and Bishop emeritus of Valparaíso (Chile) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 2. | Archbishop Alberto Bovone (75), Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Numidia and Pro-Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 3. | Archbishop Darío Castrillón Hoyos (68), Pro-Prefect of Congregation for Clergy and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bucaramanga (Colombia) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 4. | Archbishop Lorenzo Antonetti (75), Titular Archbishop of Roselle and Pro-President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 5. | Archbishop James Francis Stafford (65), President of Pontifical Council for the Laity and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Denver (USA) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 6. | Archbishop Salvatore De Giorgi (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo (Italy) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 7. | Archbishop Serafim Fernandes de Araújo (73), Metropolitan Archbishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 8. | Archbishop Antonio María Rouco Varela (61), Metropolitan Archbishop of Madrid (Spain) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 9. | Archbishop Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic (Alojzij Matej Ambrožič) (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 10. | Archbishop Jean Balland (63), Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 11. | Archbishop Dionigi Tettamanzi (63), Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Italy | Cardinal-Priest |
| 12. |  Archbishop Polycarp Pengo (53), Metropolitan Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 13. | Archbishop Christoph Schönborn, O.P. (52), Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria) and Ordinary of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 14. | Archbishop Norberto Rivera Carrera (55), Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 15. | Archbishop Francis Eugene George, O.M.I. (61), Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 16. |  Bishop Paul Shan Kuo-hsi (單國璽), S.J. (74), Bishop of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Taiwan) and President of Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference | Cardinal-Priest |
| 17. | Archbishop Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. (86), Titular Archbishop of Potenza Picena and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lusaka (Zambia) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 18. | Archbishop Giovanni Cheli (79), Titular Archbishop of Santa Giusta and President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 19. | Archbishop Francesco Colasuonno (高樂天) (73), Titular Archbishop of Tronto, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 20. | Bishop Dino Monduzzi (75), Titular Bishop of Capri and Prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household | Cardinal-Deacon |
| (21) | Archbishop Marian Jaworski (71), Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv (Ukraine), President of Episcopal Conference of Ukraine and Apostolic Administrator of Lutsk (Ukraine) | Cardinal-Priest |
| (22) | Archbishop Jānis Pujats (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Riga (Latvia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Latvia | Cardinal-Priest |
| Consistory of 2001.02.21 (at the time of announcement) (42) |
| 1. | Archbishop Giovanni Battista Re (66), Titular Archbishop of Vescovìo, Prefect of Congregation for Bishops and President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America | Cardinal-Priest |
| 2. | Venerable Archbishop François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận (72), Titular Archbishop of Vadesi, President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and Bishop emeritus of Nha Trang (Vietnam) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 3. | Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan (74), Titular Archbishop of Amiterno and President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 4. | Archbishop Sergio Sebastiani (69), Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Mauretania and President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 5. | Archbishop Zenon Grocholewski (61), Titular Archbishop of Agropoli, 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-Deacon |
| 6. |  Archbishop José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. (69), Titular Archbishop of Thuburnica and Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 7. | Archbishop Crescenzio Sepe (57), Titular Archbishop of Grado and President of Peregrinatio ad Petri Sedem | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 8. | Archbishop Jorge María Mejía (77), Titular Archbishop of Apollonia, Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library and Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 9. |  Patriarch Ignace Moussa I Daoud (70), 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-Bishop |
| 10. | Archbishop Mario Francesco Pompedda (71), Titular Archbishop of Bisarcio, Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, President of Commission for Advocates and President of Supreme Court of Vatican City State | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 11. | Bishop Walter Kasper (67), Secretary of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 12. | Archbishop Johannes Joachim Degenhardt (74), Metropolitan Archbishop of Paderborn (Germany) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 13. | Archbishop Antonio José González Zumárraga (75), Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 14. | Archbishop Ivan Dias (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (India) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 15. | Archbishop Geraldo Majella Agnelo (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) and Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council | Cardinal-Priest |
| 16. | Archbishop Pedro Rubiano Sáenz (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 17. | Archbishop Theodore Edgar McCarrick (70), Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 18. |  Archbishop Desmond Connell (74), Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin (Ireland) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 19. | Archbishop Audrys Juozas Bačkis (63), Metropolitan Archbishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania | Cardinal-Priest |
| 20. | Archbishop Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, I.Sch. (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile), President of Episcopal Conference of Chile and First Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council | Cardinal-Priest |
| 21. |  Archbishop Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R. (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Bolivia | Cardinal-Priest |
| 22. |  Archbishop Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M. (59), Metropolitan Archbishop of Durban (South Africa), President of Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Apostolic Administrator of Umzimkulu (South Africa) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 23. |  Archbishop Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. (58), Metropolitan Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras | Cardinal-Priest |
| 24. | Archbishop Bernard Agré (74), Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 25. | Archbishop Louis-Marie Billé (62), Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France) and President of Bishops’ Conference of France | Cardinal-Priest |
| 26. | Archbishop Ignacio Antonio Velasco García, S.D.B. (72), Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Venezuela | Cardinal-Priest |
| 27. | Archbishop Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Opus Dei (57), Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 28. | Archbishop Francisco Álvarez Martínez (75), Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 29. | Archbishop Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M. (66), Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 30. | Major Archbishop Varkey Vithayathil, C.SS.R. (73), Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) and President of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church | Cardinal-Priest |
| 31. | Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina | Cardinal-Priest |
| 32. | Patriarch José da Cruz Policarpo (64), Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal) and President of Episcopal Conference of Portugal | Cardinal-Priest |
| 33. | Archbishop Severino Poletto (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 34. |  Archbishop Cormac Murphy-O’Connor (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England), President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences | Cardinal-Priest |
| 35. | Archbishop Edward Michael Egan (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 36. | Major Archbishop Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U. (67), Major Archbishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church | Cardinal-Priest |
| 37. | Bishop Karl Lehmann (64), Bishop of Mainz (Germany) and President of German Episcopal Conference | Cardinal-Priest |
| 38. |  Patriarch Stéphanos II Ghattas (81), Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt), President of Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church and President of Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt | Cardinal-Bishop |
| 39. | Archbishop Jean Honoré (80), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tours (France) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 40. | Fr. Roberto Tucci, S.J. (79), President emeritus of Vatican Radio | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 41. | Msgr. Leo Scheffczyk (80), Priest of München und Freising (Germany) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 42. | Fr. Avery Dulles, S.J. (82) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| Consistory of 2003.10.21 (at the time of announcement) (30) |
| 1. | Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran (60), Titular Archbishop of Thelepte and Secretary for Relations with States of Secretariat of State | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 2. | Archbishop Renato Raffaele Martino (70), Titular Archbishop of Segermes and President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 3. | Archbishop Francesco Marchisano (74), Titular Archbishop of Populonia, President of Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church, President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology, President of Fabric of Saint Peter, President of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter and Vicar General for the Vatican City State of Roma (Italy) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 4. | Archbishop Julián Herranz Casado, Opus Dei (73), Titular Archbishop of Vertara, President of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts and President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 5. | Archbishop Javier Lozano Barragán (70), President of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, Archbishop ad personam and Bishop emeritus of Zacatecas (Mexico) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 6. | Archbishop Stephen Fumio Hamao (ステファノ 濱尾文郎) (73), President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, Archbishop ad personam and Bishop emeritus of Yokohama 横浜 (Japan) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 7. | Archbishop Attilio Nicora (66), President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion, Archbishop ad personam and Bishop emeritus of Verona (Italy) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 8. | Patriarch Angelo Scola (61), Patriarch of Venezia (Italy) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 9. | Archbishop Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Lagos (Nigeria) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 10. | Archbishop Bernard Panafieu (72), Metropolitan Archbishop of Marseille (France) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 11. |  Archbishop Gabriel Zubeir Wako (62), Metropolitan Archbishop of Khartoum (Sudan) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 12. | Archbishop Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 13. | Archbishop Justin Francis Rigali (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia (USA) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 14. | Archbishop Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien (65), Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland) and President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland | Cardinal-Priest |
| 15. | Archbishop Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I. (70), Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Ordinary of Ordinariato para os Fiéis de Ritos Orientais no Brasil of the Eastern Rite (Brazil) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 16. | Archbishop Ennio Antonelli (66), Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze (Italy) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 17. | Archbishop Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 18. |  Archbishop Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson (54), Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast (Ghana) and President of Ghana Bishops’ Conference | Cardinal-Priest |
| 19. | Archbishop Telesphore Placidus Toppo (63), Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi (India) and President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India | Cardinal-Priest |
| 20. | Archbishop George Pell (62), Metropolitan Archbishop of Sydney (Australia) and President of “Vox Clara” Committee | Cardinal-Priest |
| 21. | Archbishop Josip Bozanić (54), Metropolitan Archbishop of Zagreb (Croatia), President of Croatian Bishops’ Conference and Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences | Cardinal-Priest |
| 22. | Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 23. |  Archbishop Rodolfo Ignacio Quezada Toruño (71), Metropolitan Archbishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) and President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala | Cardinal-Priest |
| 24. | Archbishop Philippe Christian Ignace Marie Barbarin (52), Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 25. | Archbishop Péter Erdő (51), Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 26. | Archbishop Marc Ouellet, P.S.S. (59), Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 27. | Fr. Georges-Marie-Martin Cottier, O.P. (81), Theologian of Prefecture of the Papal Household and Secretary General of International Theological Commission | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 28. | Msgr. Gustaaf Joos (80), Priest of Gent (Belgium) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 29. | Fr. Tomáš Špidlík, S.J. (83) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 30. | Fr. Stanisław Nagy, S.C.I. (81) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 1 Cardinal named in pectore never published | |
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