| Newly Elected Bishops (130) | Elected | Consecrated |
 Bishop Franz Xaver Schwarzenböckformer Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising (Germany) | 1972.01.03 | 1972.03.18 |
| Bishop Heinrich von Soden-Fraunhofen former Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising (Germany) | 1972.01.03 | 1972.03.18 |
| Bishop Manfred Müller former Bishop of Regensburg (Germany) | 1972.01.03 | 1972.03.25 |
| Bishop Rudolf Schmid former Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg (Germany) | 1972.01.03 | 1972.03.25 |
 Cardinal Giuseppe Casoriaformer Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale pro hac vice Title former Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship | 1972.01.06 | 1972.02.13 |
| Cardinal Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. former Cardinal-Priest of S. Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title former President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” | 1972.01.06 | 1972.02.13 |
| Archbishop Annibale Bugnini, C.M. former Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship | 1972.01.06 | 1972.02.13 |
 Archbishop Edward Louis Heston, C.S.C.former President of Pontifical Commission for Social Communications | 1972.01.06 | 1972.02.13 |
 Archbishop Federico G. Limon, S.V.D.former Metropolitan Archbishop of Lingayen–Dagupan (Philippines) | 1972.01.07 | 1972.02.13 |
 Archbishop Joseph Powathil (Syro-Malabar Rite)former Metropolitan Archbishop of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (India) | 1972.01.07 | 1972.02.13 |
 Bishop Jan Gurdaformer Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce (Poland) | 1972.01.07 | 1972.02.13 |
 Archbishop Samuel Chauriz, O.S.H. (Chaldean Rite)former Metropolitan Archbishop of Urmyā of the Chaldeans (Iran) former Bishop of Salmas of the Chaldeans (Iran) | 1972.01.18 | 1972.05.14 |
 Bishop Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsenformer Bishop of Reykjavík (Iceland) | 1972.01.20 | 1972.02.13 |
 Bishop Desiderio Elso Collinoformer Bishop of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina) | 1972.01.21 | 1972.02.13 |
| Archbishop Cesare Pagani former Metropolitan Archbishop of Perugia–Città della Pieve (Italy) | 1972.01.22 | 1972.02.13 |
| Bishop Giuseppe Moizo former Bishop of Acqui (Italy) | 1972.01.22 | 1972.03.05 |
| Archbishop Edward Thomas O’Meara former Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA) | 1972.01.28 | 1972.02.13 |
 Bishop Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P.former Bishop of Itumbiara (Brazil) | 1972.01.31 | 1972.04.22 |
 Bishop Nykanor Mykola Dejneha, M.S.U. (Ukrainian Rite)former Archimandrite of Ukrainian Studite Monks former Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) | 1972.02 | 1972.02 |
 Bishop James Joseph McGuinnessformer Bishop of Nottingham (England) | 1972.02.02 | 1972.03.23 |
 Bishop John Baptist Rosner, S.A.C.former Bishop of Queenstown (South Africa) | 1972.02.03 | 1972.04.25 |
| Bishop Manuel Visuvasam former Bishop of Coimbatore (India) | 1972.02.03 | 1972.05.03 |
| Bishop Erwin Hecht, O.M.I. former Bishop of Kimberley (South Africa) | 1972.02.03 | 1972.05.11 |
 Cardinal László Lékaiformer Cardinal-Priest of S. Teresa al Corso d’Italia former Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary) | 1972.02.08 | 1972.03.16 |
| Archbishop László Kádár, O. Cist. former Metropolitan Archbishop of Eger (Hungary) | 1972.02.08 | 1972.03.16 |
| Bishop Árpád Fábián, O. Praem. former Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary) | 1972.02.08 | 1972.03.16 |
| Bishop Sándor Klempa, O. Praem. former Titular Bishop of Baza | 1972.02.08 | 1972.03.16 |
 Bishop Libardo Ramírez Gómezformer Bishop of Garzón (Colombia) | 1972.02.08 | 1972.04.08 |
  Bishop Augusto César Alves Ferreira da Silva, C.M. (94)Bishop emeritus of Portalegre–Castelo Branco (Portugal) | 1972.02.19 | 1972.05.21 |
 Archbishop Raymond-Joseph-Louis Bouchexformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Avignon (France) | 1972.02.23 | 1972.03.19 |
 Archbishop José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B.former Metropolitan Archbishop of Montevideo (Uruguay) | 1972.03.01 | 1972.04.30 |
| Bishop Carlos Arturo Mullín Nocetti, S.J. former Bishop of Minas (Uruguay) | 1972.03.01 | 1972.05.13 |
 Bishop Laurent Fuahea (Lolesio)former Bishop of Wallis et Futuna (Wallis and Futuna) | 1972.03.02 | 1972.07.16 |
 Bishop Robert Sastreformer Bishop of Lokossa (Benin) | 1972.03.02 | 1972.08.06 |
| Bishop Mervyn Alban Alexander former Bishop of Clifton (England) | 1972.03.08 | 1972.04.25 |
| Bishop Jean-Charles Thomas former Bishop of Versailles (France) | 1972.03.13 | 1972.05.01 |
 Archbishop Ernest-Marie de Jésus-Hostie Charles Albert Nyary, O.C.D.former Archbishop of Baghdad (Iraq) | 1972.03.23 | 1972.05.31 |
 Archbishop Donat Chiassonformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Moncton (Canada) | 1972.03.23 | 1972.06.01 |
 Bishop Jean-Guy Rakodondravahatra, M.S.former Bishop of Ihosy (Madagascar) | 1972.03.25 | 1972.07.02 |
 Bishop Miguel Irízar Campos, C.P.former Bishop of Callao (Peru) | 1972.03.25 | 1972.07.25 |
| Bishop Jérôme Razafindrazaka former Bishop of Tamatave (Madagascar) | 1972.03.25 | 1972.08.15 |
| Bishop René Joseph Rakotondrabé former Bishop of Toamasina (Madagascar) | 1972.03.25 | 1972.10.01 |
| Bishop Atilano Vidal Núñez former Bishop of Santa Rosa (Argentina) | 1972.04.05 | 1972.04.23 |
 Cardinal Rodolfo Ignacio Quezada Toruñoformer Cardinal-Priest of S. Saturnino former Metropolitan Archbishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) | 1972.04.05 | 1972.05.13 |
| Archbishop Oskar Saier former Metropolitan Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) | 1972.04.07 | 1972.06.29 |
 Bishop Juan Luis Ysern de Arce (95)Bishop emeritus of San Carlos de Ancud (Chile) | 1972.04.12 | 1972.05.07 |
| Bishop Salvatore Delogu former Bishop of Valva (Italy) former Bishop of Sulmona (Italy) | 1972.04.15 | 1972.06.11 |
 Cardinal Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiribogaformer Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via former Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador) | 1972.04.20 | 1972.05.21 |
| Bishop Agapito Simeoni former Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) former Bishop of Ariano (Italy) | 1972.04.24 | 1972.06.11 |
| Bishop Hernando Rojas Ramirez former Bishop of Neiva (Colombia) | 1972.04.26 | 1972.06.15 |
| Bishop Raymond Roy former Bishop of Saint-Paul (Canada) | 1972.05.03 | 1972.07.18 |
 Bishop Paolo Vieri Andreotti, O.P.former Bishop of Faisalabad (Pakistan) | 1972.05.06 | 1972.06.29 |
 Bishop Ambroise Uma Arakayo Amabeformer Bishop of Isiro–Niangara (Congo-Kinshasa) | 1972.05.06 | 1972.08.20 |
 Bishop Patrick Augustine Kalilombe, M. Afr.former Bishop of Lilongwe (Malawi) | 1972.05.06 | 1972.08.27 |
| Bishop John Patrick Murphy former Bishop of Port Elizabeth (South Africa) | 1972.05.06 | 1972.08.28 |
 Bishop Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M.former Bishop of Jayapura (Indonesia) | 1972.05.06 | 1972.09.10 |
| Bishop Gérard Ngoy Kabwe former Bishop of Manono (Congo-Kinshasa) | 1972.05.06 | 1972.09.24 |
| Bishop Józef Kazimierz Kluz former Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk (Poland) | 1972.05.12 | 1972.06.12 |
 Archbishop Medardo Luis Luzardo Romeroformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela) | 1972.05.16 | 1972.07.25 |
| Bishop Vinzenz Guggenberger former Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg (Germany) | 1972.05.17 | 1972.06.24 |
 Bishop Georges-Firmin Singhaformer Bishop of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville) | 1972.05.23 | 1972.08.06 |
 Bishop Philip Sulumetiformer Bishop of Kakamega (Kenya) | 1972.05.28 | 1972.08.20 |
| Bishop Wolfgang Rolly former Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz (Germany) | 1972.06.05 | 1972.07.02 |
| Bishop Mathias William Schmidt, O.S.B. former Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Brazil) | 1972.06.10 | 1972.09.10 |
| Bishop Estanislau Amadeu Kreutz former Bishop of Santo Ângelo (Brazil) | 1972.06.10 | 1972.09.17 |
| Bishop Celso N. Guevarra former Bishop of Balanga (Philippines) | 1972.06.20 | 1972.08.28 |
| Bishop Roberto Antonio Dávila Uzcátegui former Bishop of San Fernando de Apure (Venezuela) former Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela) | 1972.06.23 | 1972.09.10 |
| Archbishop Philip Francis Smith, O.M.I. former Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotabato (Philippines) | 1972.06.26 | 1972.09.08 |
 Bishop Matthias Joseph Isujaformer Bishop of Dodoma (Tanzania) | 1972.06.26 | 1972.09.17 |
| Archbishop Jacobus Duivenvoorde, M.S.C. former Metropolitan Archbishop of Merauke (Indonesia) | 1972.06.26 | 1972.10.01 |
 Archbishop Peter Yariyok Jatauformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Kaduna (Nigeria) | 1972.06.26 | 1972.11.05 |
| Bishop Edmond-Marie-Henri Abelé former Bishop of Digne (France) | 1972.06.27 | 1972.10.15 |
| Bishop Massimo Giustetti former Bishop of Biella (Italy) | 1972.07.01 | 1972.08.27 |
| Bishop Andrew Joseph McDonald former Bishop of Little Rock (USA) | 1972.07.04 | 1972.09.05 |
 Archbishop Clément Georges Schelhoth (Syriac Rite)former Metropolitan Archbishop of Damascus of the Syriacs (Syria) former Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon) | 1972.07.07 | 1972.09.08 |
 Bishop Leovigildo López Fitoria, C.M.former Bishop of Granada (Nicaragua) | 1972.07.07 | 1972.10.07 |
 Bishop Rafael Garcia Gonzálezformer Bishop of León (Mexico) | 1972.07.10 | 1972.08.15 |
| Archbishop Moacyr Grechi, O.S.M. former Metropolitan Archbishop of Porto Velho (Brazil) | 1972.07.10 | 1973.10.21 |
| Bishop Rafael Muñoz Núñez former Bishop of Aguascalientes (Mexico) | 1972.07.20 | 1972.09.29 |
| Bishop Decio Lucio Grandoni former Bishop of Orvieto–Todi (Italy) | 1972.07.22 | 1972.09.09 |
| Bishop Rogelio Sánchez González former Bishop of Colima (Mexico) | 1972.07.23 | 1972.10.04 |
 Archbishop Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal (96)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia (Colombia) | 1972.07.24 | 1972.09.08 |
 Bishop Augustín Van Aaken, S.V.D.former Bishop-Prelate of Alto Paraná (Paraguay) | 1972.07.25 | 1972.08.12 |
| Bishop James Patrick Mahoney former Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA) | 1972.07.25 | 1972.09.15 |
| Bishop John Joseph Sullivan former Bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA) | 1972.07.25 | 1972.09.19 |
| Bishop James Stephen Sullivan former Bishop of Fargo (USA) | 1972.07.25 | 1972.09.21 |
| Archbishop Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bloemfontein (South Africa) | 1972.07.30 | 1972.10.22 |
 Bishop Patrick Kla Juwleformer Vicar Apostolic of Cape Palmas (Liberia) | 1972.07.30 | 1972.11.26 |
 Bishop Joseph Merhi, L.M. (Maronite Rite)former Bishop of Cairo of the Maronites (Egypt) | 1972.08.24 | 1972.08.26 |
 Bishop Victorio Oliver Domingo (96)Bishop emeritus of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain) | 1972.09.05 | 1972.10.12 |
| Cardinal José Manuel Estepa Llaurens former Cardinal-Priest of S. Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa former Archbishop Military Ordinary of Spain (Spain) | 1972.09.05 | 1972.10.15 |
| Bishop Alberto Iniesta Jiménez former Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain) | 1972.09.05 | 1972.10.22 |
| Bishop José María Setién Alberro former Bishop of San Sebastián (Spain) | 1972.09.18 | 1972.10.28 |
 Archbishop Paul Ri Moun-hi (이문희 바오로 / 李文熙)former Metropolitan Archbishop of Daegu 대구 (South Korea) | 1972.09.19 | 1972.11.30 |
| Bishop Giulio Oggioni former Bishop of Bergamo (Italy) | 1972.09.28 | 1972.11.04 |
 Bishop Francis Joseph MacKiernanformer Bishop of Kilmore (Ireland) | 1972.10.11 | 1972.12.10 |
| Bishop Charles Joseph Henderson former Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England) | 1972.10.12 | 1972.12.08 |
 Archbishop Patrick Fani Chakaipaformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Harare (Zimbabwe) | 1972.10.15 | 1973.01.14 |
| Cardinal Jean Honoré former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Salute a Primavalle former Metropolitan Archbishop of Tours (France) | 1972.10.24 | 1972.12.17 |
 Bishop Valerians Zondaksformer Auxiliary Bishop of Riga (Latvia) former Auxiliary Bishop of Liepāja (Latvia) | 1972.10.28 | 1972.11.12 |
| Bishop Joseph Lawson Howze former Bishop of Biloxi (USA) | 1972.11.08 | 1973.01.28 |
 Bishop Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J.former Bishop of Lichinga (Mozambique) | 1972.11.10 | 1972.12.17 |
| Bishop Nei Paulo Moretto former Bishop of Caxias do Sul (Brazil) | 1972.11.16 | 1973.01.28 |
| Bishop Julius Babatunde Adelakun former Bishop of Oyo (Nigeria) | 1972.11.16 | 1973.02.11 |
 Archbishop Thomas Francis Littleformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Melbourne (Australia) | 1972.11.16 | 1973.02.21 |
| Bishop John Anthony Kelly former Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia) | 1972.11.16 | 1973.02.21 |
| Bishop Eric Gerard Perkins former Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia) | 1972.11.16 | 1973.02.21 |
| Bishop John Thomas Durkin, M.S.C. former Bishop of Louis Trichardt–Tzaneen (South Africa) | 1972.11.16 | 1973.03.04 |
 Bishop Rudolph A. Akanluformer Bishop of Navrongo–Bolgatanga (Ghana) | 1972.11.16 | 1973.03.31 |
| Archbishop Alphonsus Liguori Penney former Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland (Canada) | 1972.11.23 | 1973.01.18 |
| Bishop François-Marie-Christian Favreau former Bishop of Nanterre (France) | 1972.11.24 | 1973.01.20 |
| Bishop Ezequiel Perea Sánchez former Bishop of San Luis Potosí (Mexico) | 1972.11.25 | 1973.01.12 |
| Bishop Léon Eugène Émile François Dixneuf former Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (France) | 1972.11.27 | 1973.01.14 |
 Archbishop Henri Antoine Marie Teissierformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria) | 1972.11.30 | 1973.02.02 |
| Patriarch Hovhannès (John) Bédros XVIII Kasparian (Armenian Rite) former Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) | 1972.12.06 | 1973.02.25 |
 Bishop Krikor Ayvazian (Armenian Rite)former Bishop of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria) | 1972.12.06 | 1973.02.25 |
| Bishop Vartan Tékéyan, I.C.P.B. (Armenian Rite) former Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) | 1972.12.06 | 1973.02.25 |
| Bishop Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez former Bishop of Colima (Mexico) | 1972.12.09 | 1973.02.08 |
| Bishop John Joseph Snyder former Bishop of Saint Augustine (USA) | 1972.12.13 | 1973.02.02 |
| Bishop Bernard James Ganter former Bishop of Beaumont (USA) | 1972.12.13 | 1973.02.07 |
| Archbishop Alfredo Battisti former Metropolitan Archbishop of Udine (Italy) | 1972.12.13 | 1973.02.25 |
 Bishop Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami (ペトロ・バプティスタ 石神 忠真郎), O.F.M. Cap.former Bishop of Naha 那覇 (Japan) | 1972.12.18 | 1973.02.11 |
| Bishop Maurus Libaba former Bishop of Lindi (Tanzania) | 1972.12.18 | 1973.03.19 |
 Bishop Antonio Eduardo Bösl, O.F.M.former Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez (Bolivia) | 1972.12.18 | 1973.04.01 |
| Bishop Giovanni Décimo Pellegrini, O.F.M. former Vicar Apostolic of Cuevo (Bolivia) | 1972.12.18 | 1973.04.08 |
| Bishop Nicolas Ravitarivao former Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo (Madagascar) | 1972.12.18 | 1973.04.14 |
  Cardinal Michael Michai Kitbunchu (97)Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna Protopriest of College of Cardinals Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bangkok (Thailand) | 1972.12.18 | 1973.06.03 |
 Bishop James Chan Soon Cheong (曾順祥)former Bishop of Melaka–Johor (Malaysia) | 1972.12.18 | 1973.06.08 |
| Bishop George Marian Anathil, S.V.D. former Bishop of Indore (India) | 1972.12.18 | 1973.06.29 |
| Bishop Magín Camerino Torreblanca Reyes former Bishop of Texcoco (Mexico) | 1972.12.23 | 1973.02.22 |
