| Bishops (146) | Elected | Consecrated |
 Bishop Ezequiel Perea Sánchezformer Bishop of San Luis Potosí (Mexico) | 1972.11.25 | 1973.01.12 |
 Archbishop Patrick Fani Chakaipaformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Harare (Zimbabwe) | 1972.10.15 | 1973.01.14 |
 Bishop Léon Eugène Émile François Dixneufformer Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (France) | 1972.11.27 | 1973.01.14 |
 Archbishop Alphonsus Liguori Penneyformer 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 Joseph Lawson Howzeformer Bishop of Biloxi (USA) | 1972.11.08 | 1973.01.28 |
 Bishop Nei Paulo Morettoformer Bishop of Caxias do Sul (Brazil) | 1972.11.16 | 1973.01.28 |
 Archbishop Henri Antoine Marie Teissierformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria) | 1972.11.30 | 1973.02.02 |
| 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 |
| Bishop Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez former Bishop of Colima (Mexico) | 1972.12.09 | 1973.02.08 |
 Bishop Julius Babatunde Adelakunformer Bishop of Oyo (Nigeria) | 1972.11.16 | 1973.02.11 |
 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 |
 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 Magín Camerino Torreblanca Reyes former Bishop of Texcoco (Mexico) | 1972.12.23 | 1973.02.22 |
 Archbishop Ludwig Averkampformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Hamburg (Germany) | 1973.01.18 | 1973.02.24 |
| Bishop Reinhard Lettmann former Bishop of Münster (Germany) | 1973.01.18 | 1973.02.24 |
| Bishop Max Georg von Twickel former Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (Germany) | 1973.01.18 | 1973.02.24 |
 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 |
 Archbishop Alfredo Battistiformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Udine (Italy) | 1972.12.13 | 1973.02.25 |
 Archbishop Karl Bergformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Salzburg (Austria) | 1973.01.09 | 1973.02.25 |
 Bishop Jozef Feranecformer Bishop of Banská Bystrica (Slovakia) | 1973.02.19 | 1973.03.03 |
| Bishop Július Gábriš former Apostolic Administrator of Trnava (Slovakia) | 1973.02.19 | 1973.03.03 |
| Bishop Jan Pasztor former Bishop of Nitra (Slovakia) | 1973.02.19 | 1973.03.03 |
 Bishop John Thomas Durkin, M.S.C.former Bishop of Louis Trichardt–Tzaneen (South Africa) | 1972.11.16 | 1973.03.04 |
 Bishop Josef Vranaformer Titular Bishop of Octabia former Apostolic Administrator of Olomouc (Czechia) | 1973.02.19 | 1973.03.04 |
| Bishop Umberto Florenzani former Bishop of Anagni–Alatri (Italy) | 1973.01.27 | 1973.03.11 |
 Bishop León Krukformer Bishop of San Rafael (Argentina) | 1973.01.20 | 1973.03.17 |
| Bishop Philip James Anthony Kennedy former Auxiliary Bishop of Adelaide (Australia) | 1973.01.29 | 1973.03.17 |
| Bishop Giuseppe Amari former Bishop of Verona (Italy) | 1973.03.05 | 1973.03.18 |
 Bishop Maurus Libabaformer Bishop of Lindi (Tanzania) | 1972.12.18 | 1973.03.19 |
 Bishop Augustine Kim Jae-deok (김재덕 아우구스티노 / 金載德)former Bishop of Jeonju 전주 (South Korea) | 1973.01.29 | 1973.03.19 |
 Bishop Miguel Clarete Cinches, S.V.D.former Bishop of Surigao (Philippines) | 1973.01.10 | 1973.03.24 |
 Bishop Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B.former Bishop of Duitama–Sogamoso (Colombia) | 1973.02.10 | 1973.03.24 |
| Archbishop Luigi Dossena former Titular Archbishop of Carpi | 1973.02.26 | 1973.03.25 |
| Bishop Heriberto Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. former Vicar Apostolic of Buenaventura (Colombia) | 1973.01.29 | 1973.03.27 |
 Bishop Rudolph A. Akanluformer Bishop of Navrongo–Bolgatanga (Ghana) | 1972.11.16 | 1973.03.31 |
 Bishop Antonio Eduardo Bösl, O.F.M.former Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez (Bolivia) | 1972.12.18 | 1973.04.01 |
| Bishop Heraldo Camilo A. Barotto former Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario (Argentina) | 1973.01.30 | 1973.04.01 |
 Bishop Czesław Lewandowskiformer Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Poland) | 1973.02.16 | 1973.04.01 |
| Bishop Adolfo Roque Esteban Arana former Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina) | 1973.02.23 | 1973.04.01 |
| Bishop Joseph Leopold Imesch former Bishop of Joliet (USA) | 1973.02.08 | 1973.04.03 |
| Bishop Arthur Henry Krawczak former Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA) | 1973.02.08 | 1973.04.03 |
| Bishop Giovanni Décimo Pellegrini, O.F.M. former Vicar Apostolic of Cuevo (Bolivia) | 1972.12.18 | 1973.04.08 |
 Bishop James Kavanaghformer Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland) | 1973.03.06 | 1973.04.08 |
 Bishop Nicolas Ravitarivaoformer Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo (Madagascar) | 1972.12.18 | 1973.04.14 |
 Bishop Thomas Nkuissiformer Bishop of Nkongsamba (Cameroon) | 1973.01.29 | 1973.04.15 |
| Bishop Francesco Maria Franzi former Auxiliary Bishop of Novara (Italy) | 1973.03.05 | 1973.04.15 |
| Bishop James Steven Rausch former Bishop of Phoenix (USA) | 1973.03.05 | 1973.04.26 |
| Bishop Raymond William Lessard former Bishop of Savannah (USA) | 1973.03.05 | 1973.04.27 |
| Bishop Anthony Francis Mestice former Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA) | 1973.03.05 | 1973.04.27 |
  Bishop Raúl Holguer López Mayorga (99)Bishop emeritus of Latacunga (Ecuador) | 1973.03.30 | 1973.04.29 |
| Bishop Pompeu Bezerra Bessa former Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (Brazil) | 1973.01.25 | 1973.05.01 |
| Bishop Georges Rol former Bishop of Angoulême (France) | 1973.02.27 | 1973.05.01 |
 Archbishop Jacob Thoomkuzhy (Syro-Malabar Rite)former Metropolitan Archbishop of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India) | 1973.03.01 | 1973.05.01 |
 Bishop Vitalis Djebarus, S.V.D.former Bishop of Denpasar (Indonesia) | 1973.03.17 | 1973.05.05 |
 Bishop Pablo Antonio Vega Mantillaformer Bishop of Juigalpa (Nicaragua) | 1970.11.16 | 1973.05.06 |
| Bishop Bonaventure Akiki, O.F.M. former Vicar Apostolic of Aleppo (Syria) | 1973.03.01 | 1973.05.13 |
| Archbishop Horacio Alberto Bózzoli former Metropolitan Archbishop of Tucumán (Argentina) | 1973.03.30 | 1973.05.13 |
| Bishop John Michael Bilock (Ruthenian Rite) former Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians (USA) | 1973.03.01 | 1973.05.15 |
 Archbishop Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada, O.F.M.former Metropolitan Archbishop of Ayacucho (Peru) | 1973.04.12 | 1973.05.17 |
 Cardinal Paulos Tzadua (Ethiopic Rite)former Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Maria in Via Latina former Metropolitan of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia) | 1973.03.01 | 1973.05.20 |
 Cardinal Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B.former Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Coromoto in S. Giovanni di Dio pro hac vice Title former President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State | 1973.03.26 | 1973.05.24 |
| Archbishop Jesus Balaso Tuquib former Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines) | 1973.02.24 | 1973.05.29 |
  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 |
 Cardinal Francisco Álvarez Martínezformer Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde former Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain) | 1973.04.13 | 1973.06.03 |
| Bishop José de Matos Pereira, C.M.F. former Bishop of Barretos (Brazil) | 1973.04.25 | 1973.06.06 |
 Bishop James Chan Soon Cheong (曾順祥)former Bishop of Melaka–Johor (Malaysia) | 1972.12.18 | 1973.06.08 |
| Bishop Constantino José Lüers, O.F.M. former Bishop of Penedo (Brazil) | 1973.04.13 | 1973.06.17 |
 Bishop Hervé-Maria Le Cléac’h, SS.CC.former Bishop of Taiohae (French Polynesia) | 1973.03.01 | 1973.06.24 |
| Archbishop Joseph-Marie-Henri Rabine former Metropolitan Archbishop of Albi (France) | 1973.05.18 | 1973.06.24 |
| Bishop George Marian Anathil, S.V.D. former Bishop of Indore (India) | 1972.12.18 | 1973.06.29 |
 Bishop François-Marie Morvan, C.S.Sp.former Bishop of Cayenne (French Guiana) | 1973.03.01 | 1973.06.29 |
| Bishop Tadeusz Józef Zawistowski former Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża (Poland) | 1973.05.12 | 1973.06.29 |
| Bishop Francis Anani Kofi Lodonu (88) Bishop emeritus of Ho (Ghana) | 1973.05.17 | 1973.06.29 |
 Bishop Appasinghe Paul Pereraformer Bishop of Kandy (Sri Lanka) | 1973.05.17 | 1973.06.29 |
| Archbishop Filippo Franceschi former Archbishop-Bishop of Padova (Italy) | 1973.05.30 | 1973.06.29 |
| Archbishop Mario Pio Gaspari former Undersecretary of Council for the Public Affairs of the Church | 1973.06.06 | 1973.06.29 |
| Bishop Antonio Mazza former Bishop of Piacenza–Bobbio (Italy) | 1973.06.08 | 1973.06.29 |
| Bishop José Maria Maimone, S.A.C. (93) Bishop emeritus of Umuarama (Brazil) | 1973.06.12 | 1973.06.29 |
 Cardinal Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P.former Cardinal-Priest of S. Saba pro hac vice Title former Prefect of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life | 1973.06.14 | 1973.06.29 |
| Bishop Enrico Bartolucci Panaroni, M.C.C.J. former Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas (Ecuador) | 1973.06.14 | 1973.06.29 |
| Bishop James Kwadwo Owusu former Bishop of Sunyani (Ghana) | 1973.03.01 | 1973.06.30 |
| Bishop Louis Charpenet, O.M.I. former Bishop of Yagoua (Cameroon) | 1973.01.29 | 1973.07.01 |
| Bishop Jacques Joseph François de Bernon, O.M.I. former Bishop of Maroua–Mokolo (Cameroon) | 1973.01.29 | 1973.07.01 |
| Bishop Augusto Beuzeville Ferro former Auxiliary Bishop of Piura (Peru) | 1973.04.12 | 1973.07.15 |
| Bishop José de Lima former Bishop of Sete Lagoas (Brazil) | 1973.04.13 | 1973.07.15 |
| Bishop Francis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm. former Bishop of Manokwari–Sorong (Indonesia) | 1973.03.01 | 1973.07.16 |
| Bishop Concordio Maria Sarte former Bishop of Legazpi (Philippines) | 1973.04.25 | 1973.07.22 |
| Bishop Emanuele Romano former Bishop of Trapani (Italy) | 1973.06.20 | 1973.07.22 |
 Archbishop Joachim Ruhunaformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Gitega (Burundi) | 1973.04.13 | 1973.07.25 |
 Archbishop Vital Komenan Yaoformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Bouaké (Cote d’Ivoire) | 1973.05.17 | 1973.07.29 |
  Archbishop Nikolaos Foskolos (89)Archbishop emeritus of Athens (Greece) former Apostolic Administrator of Rhodes (Greece) | 1973.06.25 | 1973.08.12 |
| Bishop Joseph Pallikaparampil (99) (Syro-Malabar Rite) Bishop emeritus of Palai of the Syro-Malabars (India) | 1973.06.16 | 1973.08.15 |
| Bishop Tomás Angel Romero Gross, O.P. former Vicar Apostolic of Puyo (Ecuador) | 1973.07.05 | 1973.08.15 |
| Archbishop Albano Bortoletto Cavallin former Metropolitan Archbishop of Londrina (Brazil) | 1973.06.14 | 1973.08.28 |
| Bishop Patrick Iteka former Bishop of Mahenge (Tanzania) | 1973.06.14 | 1973.09.05 |
| Bishop Georg Weinhold former Auxiliary Bishop of Dresden–Meißen (Germany) | 1973.07.04 | 1973.09.08 |
 Bishop Marco René Revelo Contrerasformer Bishop of Santa Ana (El Salvador) | 1973.07.14 | 1973.09.08 |
| Archbishop Ottorino Pietro Alberti former Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagliari (Italy) | 1973.08.09 | 1973.09.08 |
| Archbishop Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka former Metropolitan Archbishop of Jos (Nigeria) | 1973.05.17 | 1973.09.09 |
| Bishop Savarinathen Iruthayaraj former Bishop of Palayamkottai (India) | 1973.05.17 | 1973.09.12 |
| Bishop Karl Christian Ebert former Auxiliary Bishop of Erfurt–Meiningen (Germany) | 1973.07.20 | 1973.09.15 |
| Bishop Roger-Émile Aubry, C.SS.R. former Vicar Apostolic of Reyes (Bolivia) | 1973.06.14 | 1973.09.16 |
| Cardinal Carlo Furno former Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio former Grand Master of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre) | 1973.08.01 | 1973.09.16 |
| Archbishop Giuseppe Laigueglia former Titular Archbishop of Æliæ | 1973.08.03 | 1973.09.22 |
| Archbishop Theodorus Lumanauw former Metropolitan Archbishop of Ujung Pandang (Indonesia) | 1973.08.07 | 1973.09.22 |
| Bishop Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji (94) Bishop emeritus of Enugu (Nigeria) | 1973.07.05 | 1973.09.30 |
| Archbishop Vincenzo Maria Farano former Archbishop of Gaeta (Italy) | 1973.08.08 | 1973.09.30 |
| Bishop Maurice-Adolphe Gaidon former Bishop of Cahors (France) | 1973.08.13 | 1973.09.30 |
 Archbishop Armando Trindadeformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Lahore (Pakistan) | 1973.07.05 | 1973.10.07 |
 Bishop Edward Rapalloformer Bishop of Gibraltar (Gibraltar) | 1973.07.05 | 1973.10.07 |
 Bishop Urbanus Joseph Kiokoformer Bishop of Machakos (Kenya) | 1973.07.09 | 1973.10.07 |
| Bishop Abraham Alangimattathil, S.D.B. former Bishop of Kohima (India) | 1973.01.29 | 1973.10.14 |
| Bishop Jean-Lucien-Marie-Joseph Cadilhac former Bishop of Nîmes (France) | 1973.09.05 | 1973.10.14 |
| Bishop Cirilo Reyes Almario former Bishop of Malolos (Philippines) | 1973.08.22 | 1973.10.18 |
 Bishop Sergio Valech Aldunateformer Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile) | 1973.08.27 | 1973.10.18 |
| Archbishop Moacyr Grechi, O.S.M. former Metropolitan Archbishop of Porto Velho (Brazil) | 1972.07.10 | 1973.10.21 |
| Bishop Jaume Camprodon Rovira former Bishop of Girona (Spain) | 1973.09.01 | 1973.10.21 |
| Bishop Giulio Salimei former Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) | 1973.10.06 | 1973.10.27 |
 Archbishop Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoréformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) | 1973.05.17 | 1973.10.28 |
| Bishop Zéphyrin Toé former Bishop of Dédougou (Burkina Faso) | 1973.07.05 | 1973.11.25 |
 Bishop Wilhelm Michel Ellisformer Bishop of Willemstad (Curaçao) | 1973.08.07 | 1973.11.25 |
| Bishop Guido Breña López, O.P. former Bishop of Ica (Peru) | 1973.10.05 | 1973.11.25 |
| Bishop José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. former Bishop-Prelate of Humahuaca (Argentina) | 1973.10.10 | 1973.11.25 |
| Archbishop Charles Aimé Halpin former Metropolitan Archbishop of Regina (Canada) | 1973.09.24 | 1973.11.26 |
| Bishop Bernard Bududira former Bishop of Bururi (Burundi) | 1973.09.17 | 1973.11.30 |
| Archbishop Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor former Metropolitan Archbishop of Piura (Peru) | 1973.10.05 | 1973.12.02 |
| Cardinal Mario Revollo Bravo former Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) | 1973.11.13 | 1973.12.02 |
| Cardinal Bernard Francis Law former Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna former Metropolitan Archbishop of Boston (USA) former Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major | 1973.10.22 | 1973.12.05 |
| Bishop Antônio Agostinho Marochi former Bishop of Presidente Prudente (Brazil) | 1973.09.27 | 1973.12.06 |
 Bishop Alessandro Assolari, S.M.M.former Bishop of Mangochi (Malawi) | 1973.09.17 | 1973.12.08 |
| Archbishop Bertrand Blanchet former Metropolitan Archbishop of Rimouski (Canada) | 1973.10.21 | 1973.12.08 |
| Bishop Matthew Baroi, S.D.B. former Bishop of Krishnagar (India) | 1973.09.17 | 1973.12.15 |
| Bishop Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza, O.S.A. former Bishop-Prelate of Cafayate (Argentina) | 1973.10.10 | 1973.12.16 |
 Bishop Hanna Kello (Chaldean Rite)former Bishop of Amadiyah of the Chaldeans (Iraq) | 1973.10.10 | 1973.12.16 |
| Bishop Hanna Paulus Marcus (Chaldean Rite) former Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) | 1973.10.13 | 1973.12.16 |
 Bishop Paweł Socha, C.M. (91)Titular Bishop of Thunigaba Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Zielona Góra–Gorzów (Poland) | 1973.11.20 | 1973.12.26 |
| Bishop Józef Marek former Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Poland) | 1973.11.01 | 1973.12.27 |
 Cardinal Salvatore De Giorgi (95)Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara Coeli Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Palermo (Italy) | 1973.11.21 | 1973.12.27 |
| Bishop Christopher Shaman Abba former Bishop of Yola (Nigeria) | 1973.09.17 | 1973.12.30 |
| Bishop Rafael Bellido Caro former Bishop of Jerez de la Frontera (Spain) | 1973.11.29 | 1973.12.30 |
