| Newly Elected Bishops (158) | Elected | Consecrated |
 Bishop Jean Cuminalformer Bishop of Blois (France) | 1975.01.02 | 1975.03.08 |
  Cardinal Roger Michael Mahony (90)Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Los Angeles (USA) former Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See | 1975.01.02 | 1975.03.19 |
 Archbishop Silvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D.former Metropolitan Archbishop of Vitória (Brazil) | 1975.01.04 | 1975.02.22 |
| Archbishop José Lambert Filho, C.S.S. former Metropolitan Archbishop of Sorocaba (Brazil) | 1975.01.04 | 1975.03.19 |
 Bishop Hermenegildo Ramírez Sánchez, M.J.former Bishop-Prelate of Huautla (Mexico) | 1975.01.04 | 1975.03.19 |
 Bishop Endre Kovács, O. Cist.former Auxiliary Bishop of Eger (Hungary) | 1975.01.07 | 1975.02.06 |
| Bishop Iván Pálos former Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom (Hungary) | 1975.01.07 | 1975.02.06 |
| Bishop Kornél Pataky former Bishop of Győr (Hungary) | 1975.01.07 | 1975.02.06 |
| Bishop Szilárd Keresztes (Hungarian Rite) former Bishop of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary) former Apostolic Exarch of Miskolc of the Hungarians (Hungary) | 1975.01.07 | 1975.02.08 |
| Bishop Imre Timkó (Hungarian Rite) former Bishop of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary) former Apostolic Exarch of Miskolc of the Hungarians (Hungary) | 1975.01.07 | 1975.02.08 |
  Bishop Januário Machaze Nhangumbe (91)Bishop emeritus of Pemba (Mozambique) | 1975.01.15 | 1975.03.09 |
 Bishop Paul-Werner Scheeleformer Bishop of Würzburg (Germany) | 1975.01.20 | 1975.03.09 |
 Bishop Gérard Dionneformer Bishop of Edmundston (Canada) | 1975.01.29 | 1975.04.08 |
| Bishop Bernard Francis Pappin former Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie (Canada) | 1975.01.29 | 1975.04.11 |
 Bishop Barthélémy Nguyễn Sơn Lâm, P.S.S.former Bishop of Thanh Hoá (Vietnam) | 1975.01.30 | 1975.03.17 |
| Bishop Paul Nguyễn Văn Hoà former Bishop of Nha Trang (Vietnam) | 1975.01.30 | 1975.04.05 |
 Bishop Ignatius Harsonoformer Bishop of Bogor (Indonesia) | 1975.01.30 | 1975.05.08 |
 Bishop Castor Sekwaformer Bishop of Shinyanga (Tanzania) | 1975.01.30 | 1975.05.18 |
 Bishop Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupikaformer Bishop of Boma (Congo-Kinshasa) | 1975.01.30 | 1975.08.17 |
 Bishop Justo Oscar Lagunaformer Bishop of Morón (Argentina) | 1975.02.01 | 1975.03.08 |
| Bishop Gerardo de Andrade Ponte former Bishop of Patos (Brazil) | 1975.02.06 | 1975.08.17 |
 Bishop Dermot Patrick O’Mahonyformer Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland) | 1975.02.13 | 1975.04.13 |
 Archbishop Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B. (98)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Maceió (Brazil) | 1975.02.15 | 1975.04.20 |
 Archbishop José Dimas Cedeño Delgado (92)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Panamá (Panama) | 1975.02.15 | 1975.05.17 |
| Bishop Alfredo Guillermo Disandro former Bishop of Villa María (Argentina) | 1975.02.24 | 1975.04.20 |
| Bishop José Alberto Llaguno Farias, S.J. former Vicar Apostolic of Tarahumara (Mexico) | 1975.02.28 | 1975.04.13 |
 Bishop Brian Leo John Hennessy, C.R.former Bishop of Hamilton (Bermuda) | 1975.02.28 | 1975.05.14 |
 Bishop Mansuet Dela Biyaseformer Bishop of Eshowe (South Africa) | 1975.02.28 | 1975.06.28 |
| Cardinal Joachim Meisner former Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana former Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln (Germany) | 1975.03.17 | 1975.05.17 |
| Bishop Klaus Dick former Auxiliary Bishop of Köln (Germany) | 1975.03.17 | 1975.05.19 |
 Bishop Félix Paulformer Bishop of Port Victoria (Seychelles) | 1975.03.17 | 1975.07.25 |
 Archbishop Enzio D’Antonioformer Archbishop of Lanciano–Ortona (Italy) | 1975.03.18 | 1975.05.11 |
| Cardinal Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M. former Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana former Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil) former President of Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) | 1975.03.22 | 1975.05.25 |
| Bishop Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc former Bishop of Kontum (Vietnam) | 1975.03.27 | 1975.03.27 |
 Archbishop Fernando Robles Capallaformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Davao (Philippines) | 1975.04.02 | 1975.06.18 |
| Bishop Norbert Felix Gaughan former Bishop of Gary (USA) | 1975.04.02 | 1975.06.26 |
| Bishop Adalberto Paulo da Silva, O.F.M. Cap. former Bishop of Viana (Brazil) former Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Brazil) | 1975.04.03 | 1975.08.03 |
| Bishop Miguel Esteban Hesayne former Bishop of Viedma (Argentina) | 1975.04.05 | 1975.06.04 |
| Bishop Argimiro Daniel Moure Piñeiro, S.D.B. former Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina) | 1975.04.05 | 1975.06.07 |
| Archbishop Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, O.F.M. Cap. former Metropolitan Archbishop of Medan (Indonesia) | 1975.04.05 | 1975.06.29 |
 Cardinal John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung (胡振中)former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Monte Carmelo a Mostacciano former Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong) | 1975.04.05 | 1975.07.25 |
 Bishop Joseph Chhmar Salasformer Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh (Cambodia) | 1975.04.06 | 1975.04.14 |
| Archbishop Alano Maria Pena, O.P. (90) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Niterói (Brazil) | 1975.04.07 | 1975.05.25 |
| Bishop James Daniel Niedergeses former Bishop of Nashville (USA) | 1975.04.08 | 1975.05.20 |
| Archbishop Pedro Arandadíaz-Muñoz former Metropolitan Archbishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) | 1975.04.10 | 1975.06.24 |
| Archbishop Giovanni De Andrea former Vice-President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See | 1975.04.14 | 1975.05.11 |
| Bishop Jean-Baptiste Bùi Tuần former Bishop of Long Xuyên (Vietnam) | 1975.04.15 | 1975.04.30 |
 Bishop Paulino do Livramento Évora, C.S.Sp.former Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde) | 1975.04.21 | 1975.06.01 |
| Archbishop Salvatore Isgrò former Metropolitan Archbishop of Sassari (Italy) | 1975.04.25 | 1975.06.21 |
| Bishop Giovanni Pes former Bishop of Alghero–Bosa (Italy) | 1975.04.25 | 1975.06.22 |
| Bishop Dominique-Marie Lê Hữu Cung former Bishop of Bùi Chu (Vietnam) | 1975.04.28 | 1975.06.29 |
| Archbishop George Francis Daniel (92) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pretoria (South Africa) Military Ordinary emeritus of South African Defence Force (South Africa) | 1975.04.28 | 1975.08.03 |
 Archbishop Alphonse U Than Aungformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Mandalay (Myanmar) | 1975.04.28 | 1975.10.19 |
| Bishop Jean Rémond former Auxiliary Bishop of Mission de France (France) | 1975.05.06 | 1975.06.14 |
| Bishop Dominic Đinh Huy Quảng former Auxiliary Bishop of Bac Ninh (Vietnam) | 1975.05.07 | 1975.05.07 |
| Bishop Josef Plöger former Auxiliary Bishop of Köln (Germany) | 1975.05.09 | 1975.05.19 |
 Bishop Príamo Pericles Tejeda Rosarioformer Bishop of Baní (Dominican Republic) | 1975.05.10 | 1975.07.13 |
| Archbishop Raúl Arsenio Casado former Metropolitan Archbishop of Tucumán (Argentina) | 1975.05.14 | 1975.08.16 |
| Bishop Aldo Mongiano, I.M.C. former Bishop of Roraima (Brazil) | 1975.05.14 | 1975.10.05 |
| Bishop George Kinzie Fitzsimons former Bishop of Salina (USA) | 1975.05.20 | 1975.07.03 |
| Bishop Augusto Alves da Rocha (92) Bishop emeritus of Floriano (Brazil) | 1975.05.23 | 1975.08.23 |
| Bishop Clemente Riva, I.C. former Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) | 1975.05.24 | 1975.06.22 |
 Bishop Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carrerasformer Bishop of Ponce (Puerto Rico) | 1975.05.26 | 1975.07.25 |
| Bishop Guillermo Leaden, S.D.B. former Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) | 1975.05.28 | 1975.08.08 |
| Bishop Mario José Serra former Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) | 1975.05.28 | 1975.08.08 |
 Bishop Hugolino Cerasuolo Stacey, O.F.M.former Bishop of Loja (Ecuador) | 1975.05.30 | 1975.07.06 |
 Bishop William Edward Murrayformer Bishop of Wollongong (Australia) | 1975.06.05 | 1975.07.21 |
| Bishop John Joseph Gerry former Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane (Australia) | 1975.06.05 | 1975.07.29 |
| Bishop Daniel Patrick Reilly former Bishop of Worcester (USA) | 1975.06.05 | 1975.08.06 |
 Bishop Sergio Adolfo Govi, O.F.M. Cap.former Bishop of Bossangoa (Central African Republic) | 1975.06.05 | 1975.10.26 |
 Bishop Godefroy-Emile Mpwatiformer Bishop of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville) | 1975.06.05 | 1975.12.07 |
| Bishop Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuận former Bishop of Cân Tho (Vietnam) | 1975.06.06 | 1975.06.06 |
| Bishop François Xavier Nguyễn Quang Sách former Bishop of Đà Nang (Vietnam) | 1975.06.06 | 1975.06.06 |
| Bishop André Nguyễn Văn Nam former Bishop of My Tho (Vietnam) | 1975.06.06 | 1975.06.10 |
| Bishop Paul Émile Joseph Bertrand former Bishop of Mende (France) | 1975.06.12 | 1975.09.14 |
| Archbishop Lajos Kada former Secretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments | 1975.06.20 | 1975.07.20 |
 Archbishop Joseph Ti Kang (狄剛)former Metropolitan Archbishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan) | 1975.06.21 | 1975.07.22 |
| Bishop Jean-Guy Couture former Bishop of Chicoutimi (Canada) | 1975.06.21 | 1975.08.15 |
| Bishop Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski, C.M. former Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil) | 1975.06.27 | 1975.08.28 |
| Archbishop Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B. former Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuiabá (Brazil) | 1975.06.27 | 1975.08.31 |
| Bishop Henrique Müller, O.F.M. former Bishop of Joaçaba (Brazil) | 1975.06.27 | 1975.09.14 |
 Bishop Anárghyros Printesis (Greek Rite)former Apostolic Exarch of Greece of the Greeks (Greece) | 1975.06.28 | 1975.08.06 |
| Bishop Joseph Wang Yu-jung (王愈榮) former Bishop of Taichung 臺中 (Taiwan) | 1975.07.01 | 1975.07.22 |
 Bishop Herbé Seijasformer Bishop of San José de Mayo (Uruguay) | 1975.07.02 | 1975.08.17 |
 Bishop Thomas Khamphanformer Vicar Apostolic of Pakse (Laos) | 1975.07.10 | 1975.08.10 |
| Bishop Jean-Baptiste Outhay Thepmany former Vicar Apostolic of Savannakhet (Laos) | 1975.07.10 | 1975.08.24 |
| Archbishop Gaetano Bonicelli (101) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Siena–Colle di Val d’Elsa–Montalcino (Italy) | 1975.07.10 | 1975.08.26 |
| Bishop Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B. Subl. former Bishop of Pietersburg (South Africa) | 1975.07.10 | 1975.09.14 |
 Bishop Dennis Harold De Jongformer Bishop of Ndola (Zambia) | 1975.07.10 | 1975.09.28 |
 Archbishop Ibrahim Hélou (Maronite Rite)former Bishop of Saïdā of the Maronites (Lebanon) former Archbishop ad personam | 1975.07.12 | 1975.08.23 |
| Archbishop Antoine Joubeir (Maronite Rite) former Archbishop of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon) | 1975.07.12 | 1975.08.23 |
| Bishop Roland Aboujaoudé (Maronite Rite) former Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon) | 1975.07.12 | 1975.08.23 |
 Bishop António Baltasar Marcelinoformer Bishop of Aveiro (Portugal) | 1975.07.15 | 1975.09.21 |
| Bishop Paul Marie Nguyễn Minh Nhật former Bishop of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam) | 1975.07.16 | 1975.07.16 |
| Bishop António Francisco Marques, O.F.M. former Bishop of Santarém (Portugal) | 1975.07.16 | 1975.10.04 |
| Bishop Manuel da Silva Martins former Bishop of Setúbal (Portugal) | 1975.07.16 | 1975.10.26 |
 Bishop Vasco Séirécovformer Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) | 1975.07.22 | 1975.10.26 |
| Bishop Angelo Cella, M.S.C. former Bishop of Frosinone–Veroli–Ferentino (Italy) | 1975.07.26 | 1975.10.07 |
| Archbishop Luigi Conti former Titular Archbishop of Gratiana | 1975.08.01 | 1975.10.05 |
| Bishop Jacques Marie Sébastien de Saint-Blanquat (100) Bishop emeritus of Montauban (France) | 1975.08.05 | 1975.10.05 |
| Archbishop Lucien-Charles-Gilbert Daloz former Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) | 1975.08.05 | 1975.10.19 |
| Archbishop Rómulo García former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bahía Blanca (Argentina) | 1975.08.09 | 1975.09.24 |
 Cardinal Alexandre do Nascimentoformer Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco in Agro Laurentino former Metropolitan Archbishop of Luanda (Angola) | 1975.08.10 | 1975.08.31 |
| Archbishop Manuel Franklin da Costa former Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubango (Angola) | 1975.08.10 | 1975.09.14 |
| Archbishop Francisco Viti former Metropolitan Archbishop of Huambo (Angola) | 1975.08.10 | 1975.09.28 |
| Bishop Raphaël Nguyễn Văn Diệp former Coadjutor Bishop of Vinh Long (Vietnam) | 1975.08.15 | 1975.08.15 |
 Archbishop Maximos Salloum (Greek-Melkite Rite)former Archbishop of Akka of the Greek-Melkites (Israel) | 1975.08.20 | 1975.09.14 |
| Archbishop Habib Bacha, M.S.P. (Greek-Melkite Rite) former Metropolitan Archbishop of Beirut–Gibail of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon) | 1975.08.23 | 1975.09.14 |
 Bishop Simon Michael Fung Kui Heongformer Bishop of Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia) | 1975.08.29 | 1975.11.14 |
 Bishop Gerhard Schwenzer, SS.CC. (87)Bishop emeritus of Oslo (Norway) | 1975.08.29 | 1975.12.07 |
 Bishop Joseph Kureetharaformer Bishop of Cochin (India) | 1975.08.29 | 1975.12.21 |
| Bishop Andreas Suwiyata Henrisoesanta, S.C.I. former Bishop of Tanjungkarang (Indonesia) | 1975.08.29 | 1976.02.11 |
| Bishop Oscar Serfilippi, O.F.M. Conv. former Bishop of Jesi (Italy) | 1975.09.03 | 1975.09.27 |
| Bishop João Alves former Bishop of Coimbra (Portugal) | 1975.09.05 | 1975.11.23 |
| Archbishop Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể former Metropolitan Archbishop of Huê (Vietnam) | 1975.09.07 | 1975.09.07 |
| Bishop Augusto Lauro former Bishop of San Marco Argentano–Scalea (Italy) | 1975.09.08 | 1975.10.28 |
| Bishop Klaus Hemmerle former Bishop of Aachen (Germany) | 1975.09.09 | 1975.11.08 |
| Bishop Amédée Wilfrid Proulx former Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Maine (USA) | 1975.09.16 | 1975.11.12 |
| Bishop Maurice Paul Delorme, Prado former Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (France) | 1975.10.02 | 1975.11.16 |
| Bishop Robert Healy former Auxiliary Bishop of Perth (Australia) | 1975.10.02 | 1975.12.09 |
 Bishop George Yod Phimphisan, C.SS.R.former Bishop of Udon Thani (Thailand) | 1975.10.02 | 1975.12.12 |
 Bishop Silas Silvius Njiruformer Bishop of Meru (Kenya) | 1975.10.02 | 1976.01.01 |
| Bishop Joseph Ek Thabping former Bishop of Ratchaburi (Thailand) | 1975.10.02 | 1976.01.17 |
| Bishop Joseph Devellerez Thaung Shwe former Bishop of Pyay (Myanmar) | 1975.10.02 | 1976.02.02 |
 Bishop Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli, O.F.M. Cap.former Vicar Apostolic of Arabia (United Arab Emirates) | 1975.10.02 | 1976.02.22 |
| Bishop Giovanni D’Ascenzi former Bishop of Arezzo–Cortona–Sansepolcro (Italy) | 1975.10.07 | 1975.12.07 |
| Bishop Aldo Garzia former Bishop of Nardò–Gallipoli (Italy) | 1975.10.07 | 1975.12.07 |
| Bishop Antônio Celso Queiroz former Bishop of Catanduva (Brazil) | 1975.10.10 | 1975.12.14 |
 Archbishop Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B.former Metropolitan Archbishop of Huancayo (Peru) | 1975.10.21 | 1975.11.30 |
| Archbishop Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro former Metropolitan Archbishop of Niterói (Brazil) | 1975.10.24 | 1975.12.12 |
 Bishop Karl Josef Romer (93)Titular Bishop of Columnata Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Family | 1975.10.24 | 1975.12.12 |
| Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes former Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Piscibus pro hac vice Title former President of Pontifical Council “Cor unum” | 1975.10.27 | 1976.02.01 |
 Archbishop Zygmunt Kamińskiformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland) | 1975.10.28 | 1975.11.30 |
| Archbishop Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira former Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil) | 1975.10.29 | 1975.12.27 |
| Bishop James Jerome Killeen former Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Vicariate of United States of America (USA) | 1975.11.04 | 1975.12.13 |
| Archbishop Arnaldo Ribeiro former Metropolitan Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) | 1975.11.06 | 1975.12.27 |
 Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somaloformer Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Gesù pro hac vice Title former Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera | 1975.11.12 | 1975.12.13 |
| Archbishop Oriano Quilici former Titular Archbishop of Tabla former Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland former Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein | 1975.11.13 | 1975.12.07 |
 Bishop Pierre-Marie Cotyformer Bishop of Daloa (Cote d’Ivoire) | 1975.11.20 | 1976.01.04 |
 Bishop Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S.former Bishop of Warri (Nigeria) | 1975.11.20 | 1976.01.06 |
 Bishop Francis Gerard Brooksformer Bishop of Dromore (Northern Ireland) | 1975.11.20 | 1976.01.25 |
| Bishop Alberto Setele former Bishop of Inhambane (Mozambique) | 1975.11.20 | 1976.02.08 |
| Bishop Elie Amsini Kiswaya former Bishop of Sakania–Kipushi (Congo-Kinshasa) | 1975.11.20 | 1976.02.21 |
 Bishop Pietro Salvatore Colombo, O.F.M.former Bishop of Mogadishu (Somalia) | 1975.11.20 | 1976.03.16 |
 Bishop François Xavier Tabao Manjarimanana, S.J.former Bishop of Mananjary (Madagascar) | 1975.11.20 | 1976.03.21 |
 Bishop Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry (83)Bishop emeritus of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion (Réunion) former Vice-President of Episcopal Conferences of Indian Ocean | 1975.11.20 | 1976.05.02 |
 Bishop Alejandro Jiménez Lafebleformer Bishop of Valdivia (Chile) | 1975.11.21 | 1975.12.10 |
 Bishop Otto Wüstformer Bishop of Basel (Switzerland) | 1975.11.27 | 1976.02.01 |
| Bishop Theodor Hubrich former Apostolic Administrator of Schwerin (Germany) | 1975.12.05 | 1976.01.07 |
| Bishop Jan Michalski former Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland) | 1975.12.06 | 1975.12.21 |
| Bishop António dos Santos former Bishop of Guarda (Portugal) | 1975.12.06 | 1976.04.04 |
| Bishop Enrico Assi former Bishop of Cremona (Italy) | 1975.12.07 | 1976.01.06 |
| Cardinal Giacomo Biffi former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) | 1975.12.07 | 1976.01.11 |
| Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves former Metropolitan Archbishop of Beira (Mozambique) | 1975.12.19 | 1976.03.28 |
| Bishop André Ilunga Kaseba former Bishop of Kalemie–Kirungu (Congo-Kinshasa) | 1975.12.19 | 1976.05.01 |
 Archbishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzroformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Lomé (Togo) | 1975.12.19 | 1976.05.02 |
| Archbishop Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap. former Metropolitan Archbishop of Pontianak (Indonesia) | 1975.12.19 | 1976.05.27 |
 Bishop Angel Nicolás Acha Duarteformer Bishop of Carapeguá (Paraguay) | 1975.12.22 | 1976.03.01 |
