Ordained Priest | Years | Name | Current Title |
Most Senior |
12 Mar 1949 |
| Jozef Cardinal Tomko | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses, Roman Curia |
19 Jun 1949 |
| José Cardinal Freire Falcão | Archbishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil |
26 Jun 1949 |
| Agostino Cardinal Cacciavillan | President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Roman Curia |
23 Jul 1949 |
| Edward Idris Cardinal Cassidy | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Roman Curia |
19 Mar 1950 |
| Eduardo Cardinal Martínez Somalo | Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber, Roman Curia |
11 Jun 1950 |
| Francisco Cardinal Alvarez Martínez | Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain |
23 Sep 1950 |
| Angelo Cardinal Sodano | Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals, Roman Curia |
29 Mar 1951 |
| Jānis Cardinal Pujats | Archbishop Emeritus of Riga, Latvia |
29 Jun 1951 |
| Pope Joseph Ratzinger | Pope Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy |
12 Apr 1952 |
| Luigi Cardinal de Magistris | Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary, Roman Curia |
20 Dec 1952 |
| Alexandre Cardinal do Nascimento | Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola |
25 Jun 1953 |
| Alexandre José Maria Cardinal dos Santos, O.F.M. | Archbishop Emeritus of Maputo, Mozambique |
Most Junior |
8 Jan 2000 |
| Mauro Cardinal Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv. | Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano |
9 Aug 1998 |
| Dieudonné Cardinal Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp. | Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic |
22 Sep 1991 |
| Chibly Cardinal Langlois | Bishop of Les Cayes, Haïti |
29 Jun 1991 |
| Soane Patita Paini Cardinal Mafi | Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania) |
8 Sep 1990 |
| Antoine Cardinal Kambanda | Archbishop of Kigali, Rwanda |
28 Jul 1990 |
| José Tolentino Cardinal Calaça de Mendonça | Archivist of the Vatican Apostolic Archive, Roman Curia |
21 Apr 1990 |
| Jean-Claude Cardinal Hollerich, S.J. | Archbishop of Luxembourg |
26 Nov 1989 |
| Cornelius Cardinal Sim | Vicar Apostolic of Brunei |
6 May 1989 |
| Augusto Paolo Cardinal Lojudice | Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy |
8 Oct 1988 |
| Gérald Cyprien Cardinal Lacroix, I.S.P.X. | Archbishop of Québec, Canada |
14 Aug 1988 |
| Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. | Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) |
11 Jun 1988 |
| Konrad Cardinal Krajewski | Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities, Roman Curia |