| Newly Elected Bishops (163) | Elected | Consecrated |
 Bishop Joseph S. Thummaformer Bishop of Vijayawada (India) | 1970.01.02 | 1970.05.07 |
 Archbishop Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filhoformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Teresina (Brazil) | 1970.01.09 | 1970.03.19 |
| Bishop Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. former Bishop of Jardim (Brazil) | 1970.01.09 | 1970.03.19 |
 Cardinal Henryk Roman Gulbinowiczformer Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa former Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław (Poland) | 1970.01.12 | 1970.02.08 |
 Bishop Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómezformer Bishop of Holguín (Cuba) | 1970.01.12 | 1970.03.19 |
 Bishop Justo Goizueta Gridilla, O.A.R.former Bishop-Prelate of Madera (Mexico) | 1970.01.14 | 1970.02.08 |
| Bishop Albin Małysiak, C.M. former Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków (Poland) | 1970.01.14 | 1970.04.05 |
| Bishop Stanisław Smolenski former Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków (Poland) | 1970.01.14 | 1970.04.05 |
| Bishop Braulio Sánchez Fuentes, S.D.B. former Bishop-Prelate of Mixes (Mexico) | 1970.01.14 | 1970.05.01 |
 Archbishop Domenico Vacchianoformer Bishop-Prelate of Pompei (Italy) former Archbishop ad personam | 1970.01.17 | 1970.03.01 |
 Bishop Edward Dennis Headformer Bishop of Buffalo (USA) | 1970.01.27 | 1970.03.19 |
| Bishop Angelo Frosi, S.X. former Bishop of Abaetetuba (Brazil) | 1970.02.02 | 1970.05.01 |
| Bishop Patrick Vincent Ahern former Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA) | 1970.02.03 | 1970.03.19 |
| Archbishop Francis Thomas Hurley former Metropolitan Archbishop of Anchorage (USA) | 1970.02.04 | 1970.03.19 |
 Archbishop Paul Hisao Yasuda (パウロ 安田久雄)former Metropolitan Archbishop of Osaka 大阪 (Japan) | 1970.02.05 | 1970.03.21 |
 Bishop Daniel Joseph Mullinsformer Bishop of Menevia (Wales) | 1970.02.05 | 1970.04.01 |
 Bishop Denis Ngandeformer Bishop of Bafoussam (Cameroon) | 1970.02.05 | 1970.04.05 |
| Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao (ステファノ 濱尾文郎) former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana former Bishop of Yokohama 横浜 (Japan) former President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People | 1970.02.05 | 1970.04.29 |
 Archbishop Felixberto Camacho Floresformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Agaña (Guam) | 1970.02.05 | 1970.05.17 |
| Bishop Martin Nicholas Lohmuller former Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA) | 1970.02.12 | 1970.04.02 |
  Bishop Ernst Franz Gerd Werner Dicke (98)Titular Bishop of Iria Flavia Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Aachen (Germany) | 1970.02.16 | 1970.04.11 |
| Bishop Agostinho José Sartori, O.F.M. Cap. former Bishop of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão (Brazil) | 1970.02.16 | 1970.04.26 |
| Bishop Thomas Jerome Welsh former Bishop of Allentown (USA) | 1970.02.18 | 1970.04.02 |
| Cardinal William Wakefield Baum former Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Via Flaminia former Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA) former Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary | 1970.02.18 | 1970.04.06 |
| Bishop Hans-Georg Braun former Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (Germany) | 1970.03.03 | 1970.04.18 |
 Archbishop Eduardo André Muacaformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Luanda (Angola) | 1970.03.04 | 1970.05.31 |
| Archbishop Mario Tagliaferri former Titular Archbishop of Formia former Apostolic Nuncio to France | 1970.03.05 | 1970.05.07 |
 Archbishop Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M.former Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia (Colombia) | 1970.03.06 | 1970.04.12 |
 Cardinal Emile Biayendaformer Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco in Agro Laurentino former Metropolitan Archbishop of Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville) | 1970.03.07 | 1970.05.17 |
 Bishop Omer Alfred Robidoux, O.M.I.former Bishop of Churchill–Baie d’Hudson (Canada) | 1970.03.07 | 1970.05.21 |
 Bishop Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C.former Bishop of Alotau–Sideia (Papua New Guinea) | 1970.03.07 | 1970.07.02 |
 Bishop Paul Khoaraiformer Bishop of Leribe (Lesotho) | 1970.03.07 | 1970.07.04 |
| Archbishop Patrick Fernández Flores former Metropolitan Archbishop of San Antonio (USA) | 1970.03.09 | 1970.05.05 |
| Bishop Luíz Eugênio Pérez former Bishop of Jaboticabal (Brazil) | 1970.03.09 | 1970.06.11 |
 Bishop José Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R.former Bishop-Prelate of Bocas del Toro (Panama) | 1970.03.12 | 1972.05.27 |
| Bishop Silvério Jarbas Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M. former Bishop of Feira de Santana (Brazil) | 1970.03.17 | 1970.05.10 |
| Archbishop Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo former Metropolitan Archbishop of Natal (Brazil) | 1970.03.17 | 1970.05.17 |
| Bishop Mikołaj Sasinowski former Bishop of Łomża (Poland) | 1970.03.19 | 1970.04.05 |
 Archbishop Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. (Maronite Rite)former Archbishop-Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney of the Maronites (Australia) | 1970.03.20 | 1970.04.05 |
| Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo former Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e S. Filippo Martire in Via Aurelia former Metropolitan Archbishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) | 1970.03.21 | 1970.06.14 |
 Bishop Antonio Dorado Sotoformer Bishop of Málaga (Spain) | 1970.03.31 | 1970.05.10 |
 Bishop Marco Tulio Ramírez Roaformer Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Venezuela) | 1970.03.31 | 1970.07.11 |
| Bishop Manuel Casares Hervás former Bishop of Almería (Spain) | 1970.04.06 | 1970.05.15 |
 Bishop Claude Germain Berthold, M.E.P.former Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani (Thailand) | 1970.04.09 | 1970.07.17 |
 Bishop Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M.former Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco (Bolivia) | 1970.04.09 | 1970.08.30 |
| Bishop Roberto Pinarello de Almeida former Bishop of Jundiaí (Brazil) | 1970.04.18 | 1970.06.21 |
 Archbishop Gabriel Marie Étienne Vanelformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Auch (France) | 1970.04.21 | 1970.06.13 |
| Cardinal Marco Cé former Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco former Patriarch of Venezia (Italy) | 1970.04.22 | 1970.05.17 |
| Bishop Adelmo Tacconi former Bishop of Grosseto (Italy) | 1970.04.23 | 1970.06.21 |
 Bishop Victor Guazzelliformer Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England) | 1970.04.24 | 1970.05.23 |
| Bishop Gerald Mahon, M.H.M. former Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England) | 1970.04.24 | 1970.05.23 |
 Bishop James Monaghanformer Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland) | 1970.04.24 | 1970.05.23 |
| Bishop Alberto Giglioli former Bishop of Montepulciano–Chiusi–Pienza (Italy) | 1970.04.24 | 1970.06.13 |
 Bishop Paul Schruersformer Bishop of Hasselt (Belgium) | 1970.04.25 | 1970.05.31 |
 Saint Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámezformer Metropolitan Archbishop of San Salvador (El Salvador) | 1970.04.25 | 1970.06.21 |
| Archbishop Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. former Archbishop of Trani–Barletta–Bisceglie (Italy) | 1970.04.27 | 1970.06.28 |
| Bishop René-Alexandre Dupanloup former Bishop of Belley (France) | 1970.04.29 | 1970.06.20 |
| Bishop Mark Francis Schmitt former Bishop of Marquette (USA) | 1970.04.30 | 1970.06.24 |
| Bishop Anthony Gerard Bosco former Bishop of Greensburg (USA) | 1970.05.14 | 1970.06.30 |
| Archbishop Michael George Bowen former Metropolitan Archbishop of Southwark (England) | 1970.05.18 | 1970.06.27 |
| Bishop José Melgoza Osorio former Bishop of Nezahualcóyotl (Mexico) | 1970.05.18 | 1970.06.29 |
| Bishop José Pablo Rovalo Azcué, S.M. former Bishop of Zacatecas (Mexico) | 1970.05.18 | 1970.08.12 |
 Archbishop Matthew Kia Yen-wen (賈彥文)former Metropolitan Archbishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan) | 1970.05.21 | 1970.07.16 |
 Archbishop Leo Soekoto, S.J.former Metropolitan Archbishop of Jakarta (Indonesia) | 1970.05.21 | 1970.08.15 |
 Bishop Eugène Biletsi Onimformer Bishop of Idiofa (Congo-Kinshasa) | 1970.05.21 | 1970.09.13 |
 Bishop Martin Elmar Schmid, C.M.M.former Bishop of Mariannhill (South Africa) | 1970.05.21 | 1970.10.10 |
| Bishop Robert Kerketta, S.D.B. former Bishop of Tezpur (India) | 1970.05.21 | 1970.10.18 |
| Archbishop Ricardo Guízar Díaz former Metropolitan Archbishop of Tlalnepantla (Mexico) | 1970.05.30 | 1970.08.24 |
| Archbishop Rosendo Huesca Pacheco former Metropolitan Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico) | 1970.05.30 | 1970.08.24 |
| Bishop Richard Thomas McGrath former Bishop of Saint George’s (Canada) | 1970.06.01 | 1970.07.22 |
| Archbishop Joseph Kundukulam (Syro-Malabar Rite) former Metropolitan Archbishop of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India) | 1970.06.04 | 1970.08.16 |
| Bishop Patrick Paul D’Souza former Bishop of Varanasi (India) | 1970.06.05 | 1970.08.08 |
| Bishop Norman Francis McFarland former Bishop of Orange (USA) | 1970.06.05 | 1970.09.08 |
| Bishop Tadeusz Bogusław Blazkiewicz former Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) | 1970.06.06 | 1970.06.29 |
| Bishop Antoni Adamiuk former Auxiliary Bishop of Opole (Poland) | 1970.06.06 | 1970.07.05 |
| Bishop Armando Amaral dos Santos former Bishop of Benguela (Angola) | 1970.06.06 | 1970.08.02 |
| Bishop Czesław Domin former Bishop of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg (Poland) | 1970.06.06 | 1970.08.15 |
 Bishop Josip Sálacformer Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia) | 1970.06.16 | 1970.07.19 |
| Bishop Mijo Škvorc, S.J. former Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia) | 1970.06.16 | 1970.07.19 |
| Archbishop Josip Uhač former Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples | 1970.06.23 | 1970.09.05 |
| Bishop Louis Antoine Marie Boffet former Bishop of Montpellier (France) | 1970.06.24 | 1970.09.20 |
 Bishop Salvador Albert Schlaefer Berg, O.F.M. Cap.former Vicar Apostolic of Bluefields (Nicaragua) | 1970.06.25 | 1970.08.12 |
 Bishop Mark Onwuha Unegbuformer Bishop of Owerri (Nigeria) | 1970.06.25 | 1970.09.20 |
 Bishop Nikasius Kipengeleformer Bishop of Mahenge (Tanzania) | 1970.06.25 | 1970.09.22 |
 Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (정진석 니콜라오 / 鄭鎮奭)former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea former Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea) | 1970.06.25 | 1970.10.03 |
| Bishop Joseph Robert Rodericks, S.J. former Bishop of Jamshedpur (India) | 1970.06.25 | 1971.01.09 |
| Bishop Criscito Criscito former Bishop of San Severo (Italy) former Bishop of Lucera (Italy) | 1970.06.27 | 1970.08.09 |
 Bishop Siméon Oualliformer Bishop of Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) | 1970.06.29 | 1970.10.07 |
| Bishop Miguel Angel Araújo Iglesias former Bishop of Mondoñedo–Ferrol (Spain) | 1970.07.02 | 1970.09.06 |
| Bishop Angelo Fausto Vallainc former Bishop of Alba (Italy) | 1970.07.04 | 1970.08.08 |
| Archbishop Sotero Sanz Villalba former Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State | 1970.07.16 | 1970.09.12 |
 Bishop Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejarformer Bishop of San Carlos (Philippines) | 1970.07.17 | 1970.08.30 |
| Bishop Javier Azagra Labiano former Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) | 1970.07.17 | 1970.10.07 |
| Bishop Vittorio Piola former Bishop of Biella (Italy) | 1970.07.18 | 1970.09.06 |
| Bishop Abramo Freschi former Bishop of Concordia–Pordenone (Italy) | 1970.07.20 | 1970.09.13 |
| Bishop Kenneth Joseph Povish former Bishop of Lansing (USA) | 1970.07.28 | 1970.09.29 |
| Bishop Damián Iguacén Borau former Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Spain) | 1970.08.10 | 1970.10.11 |
| Archbishop Paul Verdzekov former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamenda (Cameroon) | 1970.08.13 | 1970.11.08 |
 Bishop Germán Schmitz Sauerborn, M.S.C.former Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru) | 1970.08.17 | 1970.10.18 |
 Bishop Jean Baptiste Joseph Scottoformer Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) | 1970.08.19 | 1970.10.03 |
| Bishop Fernand Lacroix, C.I.M. former Bishop of Edmundston (Canada) | 1970.08.19 | 1970.10.20 |
| Bishop Teodoro Úbeda Gramage former Bishop of Mallorca (Spain) | 1970.09.01 | 1970.11.01 |
  Archbishop Peter Chung Hoan Ting (鍾萬庭) (97)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kuching (Malaysia) | 1970.09.01 | 1970.11.15 |
| Bishop Eugène Moke Motsüri former Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa) | 1970.09.01 | 1970.12.06 |
| Bishop Tharcisse Tshibangu Tshishiku former Bishop of Mbujimayi (Congo-Kinshasa) | 1970.09.01 | 1970.12.06 |
| Bishop Emmanuel Marcel Mbikanye, O.P. former Bishop of Bondo (Congo-Kinshasa) | 1970.09.01 | 1971.03.07 |
| Bishop Roger Joseph Tort former Bishop of Montauban (France) | 1970.09.02 | 1970.10.18 |
| Archbishop Manuel Prado Pérez-Rosas, S.J. former Metropolitan Archbishop of Trujillo (Peru) | 1970.09.07 | 1970.10.07 |
| Bishop Giovanni Cogoni former Bishop of Iglesias (Italy) | 1970.09.07 | 1970.10.18 |
| Bishop Daniele Ferrari former Bishop of Chiavari (Italy) | 1970.09.07 | 1970.10.25 |
| Bishop Lorenzo Vivaldo former Bishop of Massa Marittima–Piombino (Italy) | 1970.09.07 | 1970.10.28 |
| Bishop Justin Albert Driscoll former Bishop of Fargo (USA) | 1970.09.08 | 1970.10.28 |
| Bishop Johannes Kleineidam former Auxiliary Bishop of Berlin (Germany) | 1970.09.12 | 1970.10.03 |
 Bishop Laurent Yapiformer Bishop of Abengourou (Cote d’Ivoire) | 1970.09.21 | 1970.10.25 |
| Bishop José María Larrauri Lafuente former Bishop of Vitoria (Spain) | 1970.09.21 | 1970.11.04 |
| Bishop Louis Vangeke, M.S.C. former Bishop of Bereina (Papua New Guinea) | 1970.09.21 | 1970.12.03 |
 Bishop Matthias A. Chimoleformer Bishop of Lilongwe (Malawi) | 1970.09.21 | 1970.12.13 |
 Bishop Michael Atul D’Rozario, C.S.C.former Bishop of Khulna (Bangladesh) | 1970.09.21 | 1970.12.13 |
 Bishop Vincent Mensahformer Bishop of Porto Novo (Benin) | 1970.09.21 | 1970.12.19 |
| Bishop Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A. former Bishop of Kano (Nigeria) | 1970.09.21 | 1971.01.06 |
| Bishop Libero Tresoldi former Bishop of Crema (Italy) | 1970.09.28 | 1970.11.22 |
| Bishop Anton Herre former Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany) | 1970.10.12 | 1970.11.14 |
| Bishop Georg Moser former Bishop of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany) | 1970.10.12 | 1970.11.14 |
| Bishop Jules-Louis-Paul Harlé former Auxiliary Bishop of Arras (France) | 1970.10.12 | 1970.11.22 |
 Bishop Thomas McDonnellformer Bishop of Killala (Ireland) | 1970.10.12 | 1970.12.13 |
| Bishop Walter Francis Sullivan former Bishop of Richmond (USA) | 1970.10.15 | 1970.12.01 |
| Bishop Dominic Joseph Conway former Bishop of Elphin (Ireland) | 1970.10.16 | 1970.11.08 |
 Archbishop John Njengaformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Mombasa (Kenya) | 1970.10.19 | 1970.11.22 |
 Bishop Anthony Hampden Dicksonformer Bishop of Bridgetown (Barbados) | 1970.10.19 | 1971.01.29 |
| Bishop Henri-François-Marie-Pierre Derouet former Bishop of Arras (France) | 1970.10.21 | 1970.12.06 |
| Bishop Evelio Ramos Díaz former Auxiliary Bishop of La Habana (Cuba) | 1970.10.26 | 1971.01.14 |
| Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy (葛錫迪) former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title former President of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity former President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews | 1970.10.27 | 1970.11.15 |
| Archbishop Elías Yanes Alvarez former Metropolitan Archbishop of Zaragoza (Spain) | 1970.10.28 | 1970.11.28 |
 Bishop Manuel Guiraoformer Bishop of Santiago del Estero (Argentina) | 1970.10.31 | 1970.12.08 |
| Archbishop Ignazio Cannavò former Metropolitan Archbishop of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy) | 1970.10.31 | 1970.12.13 |
| Blessed Bishop Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, M.X.Y. former Bishop of Arauca (Colombia) | 1970.11.11 | 1971.01.10 |
 Cardinal Medardo Joseph Mazombweformer Cardinal-Priest of S. Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza former Metropolitan Archbishop of Lusaka (Zambia) | 1970.11.11 | 1971.02.07 |
 Archbishop Joseph Henry Gandaformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Freetown and Bo (Sierra Leone) | 1970.11.11 | 1971.02.21 |
| Bishop Carroll Thomas Dozier former Bishop of Memphis (USA) | 1970.11.12 | 1971.01.06 |
| Bishop John Raymond McGann former Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA) | 1970.11.12 | 1971.01.07 |
| Bishop Fernando Ramon Prego Casal former Bishop of Santa Clara (Cuba) | 1970.11.13 | 1971.01.14 |
| Archbishop Octavio Nicolás Derisi former Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina) | 1970.11.16 | 1970.12.19 |
| Bishop Mario Picchi, S.D.B. former Bishop of Venado Tuerto (Argentina) | 1970.11.16 | 1970.12.20 |
| Bishop Edward Cornelius O’Leary former Bishop of Portland in Maine (USA) | 1970.11.16 | 1971.01.25 |
 Bishop Tomislav Jablanovicformer Auxiliary Bishop of Vrhbosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | 1970.11.16 | 1971.04.18 |
 Bishop François Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp.former Vicar Apostolic of Îles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (Saint Pierre and Miquelon) | 1970.11.16 | 1971.05.23 |
| Bishop Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla former Bishop of Juigalpa (Nicaragua) | 1970.11.16 | 1973.05.06 |
| Bishop Zbigniew Józef Kraszewski former Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga (Poland) | 1970.11.17 | 1970.12.08 |
| Bishop Sebastiano Rosso former Bishop of Piazza Armerina (Italy) | 1970.11.18 | 1971.01.06 |
| Bishop Octavio Betancourt Arango former Bishop of Garzón (Colombia) | 1970.11.23 | 1971.02.02 |
| Archbishop Marianus Arokiasamy former Metropolitan Archbishop of Madurai (India) | 1970.11.23 | 1971.02.17 |
| Bishop Royappan Antony Muthu former Bishop of Vellore (India) | 1970.11.23 | 1971.04.21 |
| Archbishop Joan Martí i Alanis former Bishop of Urgell (Spain) former Archbishop ad personam | 1970.11.25 | 1971.01.31 |
| Bishop Teodardo Leitz, O.F.M. former Bishop of Dourados (Brazil) | 1970.11.27 | 1971.02.13 |
| Bishop Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. former Bishop of Rondonópolis (Brazil) | 1970.11.27 | 1971.10.10 |
 Archbishop Victor Hugo Martínez Contrerasformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Guatemala) | 1970.11.30 | 1971.01.10 |
| Archbishop Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales (93) Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Los Teques (Venezuela) | 1970.12.02 | 1971.03.19 |
| Bishop Pavao Žanić former Bishop of Mostar–Duvno (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | 1970.12.09 | 1971.05.02 |
| Archbishop Luciano Angeloni former Titular Archbishop of Vibo Valentia | 1970.12.24 | 1971.02.07 |
| Archbishop Franco Brambilla former Titular Archbishop of Viminacium | 1970.12.24 | 1971.02.14 |
| Bishop Aldo Del Monte former Bishop of Novara (Italy) | 1970.12.29 | 1971.01.31 |
 Bishop Gabriel Bulletformer Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland) | 1970.12.29 | 1971.02.06 |
 Cardinal Adrianus Johannes Simonisformer Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente former Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands) | 1970.12.29 | 1971.03.20 |
