Ordained Bishop | Years | Name | Current Title |
| Most Senior |
| 24 Aug 1951 |
| Ján Chryzostom Cardinal Korec, S.J. | Bishop Emeritus of Nitra, Slovakia |
| 29 Jul 1956 |
| Fiorenzo Cardinal Angelini | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, Roman Curia |
| 7 May 1959 |
| Serafim Cardinal Fernandes de Araújo | Archbishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 30 Jul 1961 |
| Giovanni Cardinal Canestri | Archbishop Emeritus of Genova {Genoa}, Italy |
| 22 Aug 1962 |
| Duraisamy Simon Cardinal Lourdusamy | Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Roman Curia |
| 29 Aug 1965 |
| Francis Cardinal Arinze | Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Roman Curia |
| 3 Jul 1966 |
| Paulo Evaristo Cardinal Arns, O.F.M. | Archbishop Emeritus of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| 17 Jun 1967 |
| José Cardinal Freire Falcão | Archbishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil |
| 31 Mar 1968 |
| Miguel Cardinal Obando Bravo, S.D.B. | Archbishop Emeritus of Managua, Nicaragua |
| 29 Jun 1968 |
| Friedrich Cardinal Wetter | Archbishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany |
| 3 Oct 1968 |
| Bernard Cardinal Agré | Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire |
| 27 May 1969 |
| Roger Marie Élie Cardinal Etchegaray | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Roman Curia |
| Most Junior |
| 8 Feb 2012 |
| Prospero (Stanley) Cardinal Grech, O.S.A. | Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti |
| 13 Nov 2010 |
| Walter Cardinal Brandmüller | President Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other |
| 29 Sep 2007 |
| Gianfranco Cardinal Ravasi | President of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Roman Curia |
| 26 May 2007 |
| Giuseppe Cardinal Versaldi | President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, Roman Curia |
| 16 Dec 2006 |
| Raffaele Cardinal Farina, S.D.B. | Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives, Roman Curia |
| 21 Feb 2004 |
| Velasio Cardinal De Paolis, C.S. | President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, Roman Curia |
| 15 Nov 2003 |
| Mauro Cardinal Piacenza | Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, Roman Curia |
| 20 Oct 2003 |
| Georges Marie Martin Cardinal Cottier, O.P. | Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Domenico e Sisto |
| 30 Mar 2003 |
| Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki | Archbishop of Berlin, Germany |
| 6 Jan 2003 |
| Angelo Cardinal Amato, S.D.B. | Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Roman Curia |
| 9 Mar 2002 |
| Domenico Cardinal Calcagno | President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Roman Curia |
| 2 Feb 2002 |
| Odilo Pedro Cardinal Scherer | Archbishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil |