| Newly Elected Bishops (152) | Elected | Consecrated |
 Bishop Jairo Rui Matos da Silvaformer Bishop of Bonfim (Brazil) | 1974.01.11 | 1974.05.05 |
 Archbishop Adam Joseph Exner, O.M.I.former Metropolitan Archbishop of Vancouver (Canada) | 1974.01.16 | 1974.03.12 |
 Bishop Jean Louis Joseph Dardelformer Bishop of Clermont (France) | 1974.01.18 | 1974.03.17 |
 Bishop Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.SS.R.former Bishop of Arecibo (Puerto Rico) | 1974.01.21 | 1974.03.23 |
 Bishop Bernard Joseph Wallaceformer Bishop of Rockhampton (Australia) | 1974.01.24 | 1974.04.23 |
 Archbishop Henry Sebastian D’Souzaformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Calcutta (India) | 1974.01.24 | 1974.05.05 |
 Bishop Thomas Thiruthalil, C.M. (90)Bishop emeritus of Balasore (India) | 1974.01.24 | 1974.05.05 |
 Bishop Joseph Bolangi Egwanga Ediba Tasameformer Bishop of Budjala (Congo-Kinshasa) | 1974.01.24 | 1974.07.14 |
 Bishop Edward Kevin Dalyformer Bishop of Derry (Northern Ireland) | 1974.01.31 | 1974.03.31 |
 Bishop Angelo Rizzoformer Bishop of Ragusa (Italy) | 1974.02.02 | 1974.03.18 |
 Bishop Jan Stefan Gałeckiformer Auxiliary Bishop of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland) | 1974.02.04 | 1974.03.17 |
| Bishop Urbano José Allgayer former Bishop of Passo Fundo (Brazil) | 1974.02.05 | 1974.03.24 |
 Bishop Ciril Kosformer Bishop of Đakovo i Srijem (Croatia) | 1974.02.06 | 1974.03.17 |
| Bishop Antônio de Souza, C.S.S. (96) Bishop emeritus of Assis (Brazil) | 1974.02.09 | 1974.04.16 |
 Archbishop Rafael Bello Ruizformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Acapulco (Mexico) | 1974.02.12 | 1974.03.25 |
| Bishop Alfonso de Jesús Hinojosa Berrones former Bishop of Ciudad Victoria (Mexico) former Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey (Mexico) | 1974.02.12 | 1974.04.05 |
 Bishop John Stephen Cumminsformer Bishop of Oakland (USA) | 1974.02.26 | 1974.05.16 |
 Archbishop James Spaitaformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Kasama (Zambia) | 1974.02.28 | 1974.04.28 |
 Bishop Jean-Maria Rakotondrasoa, M.S.former Bishop of Antsirabé (Madagascar) | 1974.02.28 | 1974.05.12 |
| Archbishop Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D. former Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar (India) | 1974.02.28 | 1974.05.18 |
| Bishop Michael Bosco Duraisamy former Bishop of Salem (India) | 1974.02.28 | 1974.06.10 |
 Bishop Darius Nggawa, S.V.D.former Bishop of Larantuka (Indonesia) | 1974.02.28 | 1974.06.16 |
 Bishop José María Mestresformer Auxiliary Bishop of Paraná (Argentina) | 1974.03.07 | 1974.04.21 |
 Bishop Ricardo Pido Tancincoformer Bishop of Calbayog (Philippines) | 1974.03.08 | 1974.05.30 |
| Bishop Robert Lebel former Bishop of Valleyfield (Canada) | 1974.03.11 | 1974.05.12 |
 Archbishop Felipe Aguirre Franco (92)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Acapulco (Mexico) | 1974.03.12 | 1974.04.25 |
| Archbishop Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo former Metropolitan Archbishop of Capiz (Philippines) | 1974.03.14 | 1974.05.27 |
 Bishop Robert-Joseph Mathenformer Bishop of Namur (Belgium) | 1974.03.15 | 1974.05.03 |
 Bishop Francisco Antunes Santanaformer Bishop of Funchal (Portugal) | 1974.03.18 | 1974.04.21 |
| Bishop Aurélio Granada Escudeiro former Bishop of Angra (Portugal) | 1974.03.18 | 1974.05.26 |
| Bishop Tadeusz Werno former Auxiliary Bishop of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg (Poland) | 1974.03.22 | 1974.05.25 |
 Bishop Tomás Osvaldo González Morales, S.D.B.former Bishop of Punta Arenas (Chile) | 1974.03.28 | 1974.04.27 |
| Bishop Arthur Joseph Gilbert former Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada) | 1974.04.03 | 1974.06.19 |
 Archbishop Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varelaformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Barquisimeto (Venezuela) | 1974.04.05 | 1974.06.09 |
| Bishop Patrick Nair former Bishop of Meerut (India) | 1974.04.05 | 1974.10.02 |
| Bishop Antônio Carlos Mesquita former Bishop of São João del Rei (Brazil) | 1974.04.08 | 1974.06.29 |
| Bishop Gilbert Espinosa Chávez former Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego (USA) | 1974.04.09 | 1974.06.21 |
| Bishop Albert Henry Ottenweller former Bishop of Steubenville (USA) | 1974.04.17 | 1974.05.29 |
| Cardinal Bernard Panafieu former Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio Barbarigo alle Tre Fontane former Metropolitan Archbishop of Marseille (France) | 1974.04.18 | 1974.06.09 |
| Bishop Dieudonné M’Sanda Tsinda-Hata former Bishop of Kenge (Congo-Kinshasa) | 1974.04.25 | 1974.06.30 |
 Bishop John Mackeyformer Bishop of Auckland (New Zealand) | 1974.04.25 | 1974.06.30 |
 Bishop Thomas Nanthaformer Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane (Laos) | 1974.04.25 | 1974.06.30 |
| Archbishop Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa former Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa) | 1974.04.25 | 1974.08.24 |
| Bishop Faustin Ngabu former Bishop of Goma (Congo-Kinshasa) | 1974.04.25 | 1974.10.27 |
| Archbishop Hanna Zora (Chaldean Rite) former Archbishop-Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto of the Chaldeans (Canada) | 1974.05.01 | 1974.10.27 |
| Bishop Francis Lenny former Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland) | 1974.05.03 | 1974.06.16 |
| Bishop Vicente Ramón Hernández Peña former Bishop of Trujillo (Venezuela) | 1974.05.03 | 1974.07.25 |
| Archbishop Peter Alfred Sutton, O.M.I. former Metropolitan Archbishop of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada) | 1974.05.09 | 1974.07.18 |
 Bishop Vicente Bernikonformer Bishop of Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) | 1974.05.09 | 1974.08.25 |
| Bishop Roch Pedneault former Auxiliary Bishop of Chicoutimi (Canada) | 1974.05.10 | 1974.06.29 |
| Bishop Louis Kuehn former Bishop of Meaux (France) | 1974.05.13 | 1974.06.15 |
| Archbishop Joseph Marie Louis Duval former Metropolitan Archbishop of Rouen (France) | 1974.05.14 | 1974.07.06 |
| Bishop Giacomo Barabino former Bishop of Ventimiglia–San Remo (Italy) | 1974.05.16 | 1974.06.24 |
 Bishop Jeremiah Newmanformer Bishop of Limerick (Ireland) | 1974.05.17 | 1974.07.14 |
| Bishop José Crisologo Sorra former Bishop of Legazpi (Philippines) | 1974.05.27 | 1974.08.28 |
| Bishop Celestino Rojo Enverga former Bishop of Daet (Philippines) | 1974.05.27 | 1974.09.01 |
| Bishop Roger Joseph Bourrat former Bishop of Rodez (France) | 1974.05.30 | 1974.07.06 |
 Archbishop Kevin William Barden, O.P.former Archbishop of Isfahan (Iran) | 1974.05.30 | 1974.10.25 |
| Archbishop Robert Fortune Sanchez former Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Fe (USA) | 1974.06.01 | 1974.07.25 |
| Bishop José Antônio do Couto, S.C.I. former Bishop of Taubaté (Brazil) | 1974.06.05 | 1974.08.18 |
 Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo Higueraformer President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy | 1974.06.14 | 1974.06.30 |
| Cardinal Andrzej Maria Deskur former Cardinal-Priest of S. Cesareo in Palatio pro hac vice Title former President of Pontifical Academy of the Immaculate Conception | 1974.06.17 | 1974.06.30 |
| Bishop José Mario Escobar Serna former Bishop of Palmira (Colombia) | 1974.06.20 | 1974.07.29 |
| Bishop Guy Alexis Herbulot former Bishop of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes (France) | 1974.06.20 | 1974.09.08 |
| Bishop Tiago Postma former Bishop of Garanhuns (Brazil) | 1974.06.20 | 1974.12.14 |
 Cardinal Angelo Acerbi (100)Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino Prelate emeritus of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) | 1974.06.22 | 1974.06.30 |
| Bishop Eugène Philippe LaRocque former Bishop of Alexandria–Cornwall (Canada) | 1974.06.24 | 1974.09.03 |
| Bishop John Michael Sherlock former Bishop of London (Canada) | 1974.06.25 | 1974.08.28 |
 Archbishop Miroslav Stefan Marusyn (Ukrainian Rite)former Secretary of Congregation for the Oriental Churches | 1974.06.27 | 1974.07.28 |
| Bishop Jeronim Isidore Chimy, O.S.B.M. (Ukrainian Rite) former Bishop of New Westminster of the Ukrainians (Canada) | 1974.06.27 | 1974.09.05 |
| Bishop Joseph Irimpen (Syro-Malabar Rite) former Bishop of Palghat of the Syro-Malabars (India) | 1974.06.27 | 1974.09.08 |
| Bishop Demetrius Martin Greschuk (Ukrainian Rite) former Bishop of Edmonton of the Ukrainians (Canada) | 1974.06.27 | 1974.10.03 |
 Bishop Frangkiskos Papamanolis, O.F.M. Cap.former Bishop of Syros (Greece) former Bishop of Santorini (Greece) | 1974.06.27 | 1974.10.20 |
| Archbishop Nicola Rotunno former Archbishop-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto (Italy) | 1974.06.29 | 1974.06.30 |
 Bishop Paul Huỳnh Ðông Cácformer Bishop of Quy Nhon (Vietnam) | 1974.07.01 | 1974.08.11 |
| Bishop Nicolas Huỳnh Văn Nghi former Bishop of Phan Thiêt (Vietnam) | 1974.07.01 | 1974.08.11 |
| Bishop Dominique Nguyễn Văn Lãng former Bishop of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam) | 1974.07.01 | 1974.08.11 |
 Archbishop Stephen Naidoo, C.SS.R.former Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Town (South Africa) | 1974.07.01 | 1974.09.15 |
| Bishop Charles Gomes, S.J. former Bishop of Ahmedabad (India) | 1974.07.01 | 1974.10.06 |
 Archbishop Herman To Paivuformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) | 1974.07.01 | 1974.10.29 |
 Cardinal Théodore-Adrien Sarr (89)Cardinal-Priest of S. Lucia a Piazza d’Armi Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dakar (Senegal) | 1974.07.01 | 1974.11.24 |
| Bishop Gregory Singkai former Bishop of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea) | 1974.07.01 | 1974.11.24 |
 Bishop Mori Julien-Marie Sidibéformer Bishop of Ségou (Mali) | 1974.07.01 | 1974.12.07 |
| Bishop Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen (94) Bishop emeritus of Colorado Springs (USA) | 1974.07.06 | 1974.09.20 |
| Bishop Michel Marie Paul Saudreau former Bishop of Le Havre (France) | 1974.07.06 | 1974.09.22 |
| Bishop Rafael Gallardo García, O.S.A. former Bishop of Tampico (Mexico) | 1974.07.11 | 1974.09.24 |
| Archbishop Eugene Antonio Marino, S.S.J. former Metropolitan Archbishop of Atlanta (USA) | 1974.07.12 | 1974.09.12 |
| Bishop Thomas William Lyons former Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA) | 1974.07.12 | 1974.09.12 |
| Archbishop José Fernández Arteaga former Metropolitan Archbishop of Chihuahua (Mexico) | 1974.07.13 | 1974.09.12 |
| Bishop Genaro Alamilla Arteaga former Bishop of Papantla (Mexico) former Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico) | 1974.07.13 | 1974.09.19 |
 Bishop Mario Enrique Ríos Montt, C.M.former Bishop-Prelate of Escuintla (Guatemala) former Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) | 1974.07.13 | 1974.09.27 |
| Bishop Franco Sibilla former Bishop of Asti (Italy) | 1974.07.15 | 1974.09.29 |
 Archbishop Joseph Merciecaformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Malta (Malta) | 1974.07.20 | 1974.09.29 |
| Bishop William Anthony Hughes former Bishop of Covington (USA) | 1974.07.23 | 1974.09.12 |
| Archbishop Alfredo José Rodríguez Figueroa former Metropolitan Archbishop of Cumaná (Venezuela) | 1974.07.24 | 1974.09.08 |
| Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. former Metropolitan Archbishop of Medellín (Colombia) | 1974.08.08 | 1974.09.15 |
| Bishop Louis-de-Gonzague Langevin, M. Afr. former Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe (Canada) | 1974.08.09 | 1974.09.23 |
| Bishop Kenneth Anthony Angell former Bishop of Burlington (USA) | 1974.08.09 | 1974.10.07 |
| Cardinal Gaudencio Borbon Rosales (93) Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Maria in Via Latina Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Manila (Philippines) former Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See | 1974.08.12 | 1974.10.28 |
| Archbishop Leopoldo Teofili former Metropolitan Archbishop of Lanciano (Italy) former Bishop of Ortona (Italy) | 1974.08.14 | 1974.09.15 |
 Archbishop Zacarias Kamwenho (91)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lubango (Angola) | 1974.08.26 | 1974.11.23 |
 Archbishop Petero Matacaformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Suva (Fiji) | 1974.08.27 | 1974.12.03 |
| Archbishop Cándido Genaro Rubiolo former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mendoza (Argentina) | 1974.09.04 | 1974.11.17 |
| Bishop Nicolas Eugene Walsh former Bishop of Yakima (USA) former Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle (USA) | 1974.09.05 | 1974.10.28 |
 Bishop Paul Bassim, O.C.D.former Vicar Apostolic of Beirut (Lebanon) | 1974.09.08 | 1974.11.24 |
 Bishop Ambrosio Echebarria Arroitaformer Bishop of Barbastro–Monzón (Spain) | 1974.09.23 | 1974.11.02 |
 Bishop Angelo Kim Nam-su (김남수 안젤로 / 金南洙)former Bishop of Suwon 수원 (South Korea) | 1974.10.05 | 1974.11.21 |
 Bishop Julio Parise Loro, C.S.I.former Vicar Apostolic of Napo (Ecuador) | 1974.10.05 | 1974.12.08 |
| Bishop Enzo Ceccarelli Catraro, S.D.B. former Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela) | 1974.10.05 | 1974.12.15 |
 Bishop Félicien-Patrice Makouakaformer Bishop of Franceville (Gabon) | 1974.10.05 | 1975.01.12 |
| Bishop Gutemberg Freire Régis, C.SS.R. (85) Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Coari (Brazil) | 1974.10.21 | 1978.07.23 |
| Archbishop Giuseppe Casale former Metropolitan Archbishop of Foggia–Bovino (Italy) | 1974.10.26 | 1974.12.08 |
| Bishop Robert Pierre Sarrabère former Bishop of Aire et Dax (France) | 1974.11.07 | 1975.01.05 |
| Archbishop Daniel Edward Pilarczyk former Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA) | 1974.11.12 | 1974.12.20 |
 Bishop Gauthier Pierre Georges Antoine Dubois, O.F.M. Cap.former Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) | 1974.11.15 | 1975.03.02 |
 Bishop Sydney Anicetus Charlesformer Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada (Grenada) | 1974.11.18 | 1975.01.26 |
| Archbishop Adrian Mung’andu former Metropolitan Archbishop of Lusaka (Zambia) | 1974.11.18 | 1975.02.09 |
 Archbishop Gregory Ebolawola Kpiebayaformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Tamale (Ghana) | 1974.11.18 | 1975.03.15 |
| Bishop Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, C.I.C.M. former Bishop of Molegbe (Congo-Kinshasa) | 1974.11.18 | 1975.04.13 |
| Bishop Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga former Bishop of Benguela (Angola) | 1974.11.20 | 1975.02.02 |
 Archbishop François Gayot, S.M.M.former Metropolitan Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien (Haiti) | 1974.11.22 | 1975.02.02 |
| Cardinal Francesco Colasuonno (高樂天) former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eugenio | 1974.12.06 | 1975.02.09 |
| Bishop Joel Ivo Catapan, S.V.D. former Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil) | 1974.12.11 | 1975.01.25 |
| Archbishop Benito Cocchi former Metropolitan Archbishop of Modena–Nonantola (Italy) | 1974.12.12 | 1975.01.06 |
| Archbishop Bruno Foresti former Archbishop-Bishop of Brescia (Italy) | 1974.12.12 | 1975.01.12 |
| Bishop Giovanni Benedetti former Bishop of Foligno (Italy) | 1974.12.12 | 1975.01.23 |
| Bishop Mauro Morelli former Bishop of Duque de Caxias (Brazil) | 1974.12.12 | 1975.01.25 |
| Bishop Angélico Sândalo Bernardino former Bishop of Blumenau (Brazil) | 1974.12.12 | 1975.01.25 |
| Bishop Francisco Manuel Vieira former Bishop of Osasco (Brazil) | 1974.12.12 | 1975.01.25 |
| Archbishop Vincenzo Franco former Archbishop of Otranto (Italy) | 1974.12.12 | 1975.01.26 |
 Bishop Hubertus Brandenburgformer Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden) | 1974.12.12 | 1975.01.26 |
 Bishop Karl-August Siegelformer Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück (Germany) | 1974.12.12 | 1975.01.26 |
 Bishop Jean-Baptiste Amaformer Bishop of Ebolowa–Kribi (Cameroon) | 1974.12.12 | 1975.02.02 |
| Bishop Odore Joseph Gendron former Bishop of Manchester (USA) | 1974.12.12 | 1975.02.03 |
| Bishop José Rodrigues de Souza, C.SS.R. former Bishop of Juazeiro (Brazil) | 1974.12.12 | 1975.02.09 |
| Bishop Angel Tec-i Hobayan former Bishop of Catarman (Philippines) | 1974.12.12 | 1975.03.05 |
 Archbishop Anselme Titianma Sanon (88)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) | 1974.12.12 | 1975.04.05 |
 Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako (85)Cardinal-Priest of S. Atanasio a Via Tiburtina Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Khartoum (Sudan) | 1974.12.12 | 1975.04.06 |
 Bishop Joseph Abangite Gasiformer Bishop of Tombura–Yambio (South Sudan) | 1974.12.12 | 1975.04.06 |
| Bishop Pio Yukwan Deng former Bishop of Malakal (South Sudan) | 1974.12.12 | 1975.04.06 |
| Bishop Apparecido José Dias, S.V.D. former Bishop of Roraima (Brazil) | 1974.12.13 | 1975.02.16 |
 Bishop Joseph Marie Régis Belzile, O.F.M. Cap.former Bishop of Moundou (Chad) | 1974.12.19 | 1975.04.06 |
| Bishop Pierre Sagna, C.S.Sp. former Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal) | 1974.12.19 | 1975.05.11 |
| Archbishop Mariadas Kagithapu, M.S.F.S. former Metropolitan Archbishop of Visakhapatnam (India) | 1974.12.19 | 1977.05.05 |
| Bishop Władysław Bobowski former Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów (Poland) | 1974.12.23 | 1975.02.02 |
 Cardinal Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M.former Cardinal-Priest of S. Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali former Metropolitan Archbishop of Maputo (Mozambique) | 1974.12.23 | 1975.03.09 |
| Archbishop Pier Giuliano Tiddia (96) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Oristano (Italy) | 1974.12.24 | 1975.02.02 |
| Archbishop Alberto Jover Piamonte former Metropolitan Archbishop of Jaro (Philippines) | 1974.12.28 | 1975.02.02 |
| Bishop John Joseph Mulcahy former Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA) | 1974.12.28 | 1975.02.11 |
| Bishop Joseph John Ruocco former Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA) | 1974.12.28 | 1975.02.11 |
| Bishop John Michael D’Arcy former Bishop of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA) | 1974.12.30 | 1975.02.11 |
| Bishop Thomas Vose Daily former Bishop of Brooklyn (USA) former Supreme Chaplain of Knights of Columbus | 1974.12.31 | 1975.02.11 |
