Ordained Priest | Years | Name | Current Title |
| Most Senior |
| 12 Jun 1955 |
| Bishop David Cremin | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia |
| 8 Jun 1957 |
| Bishop Edmond Carmody | Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA |
| 22 Jun 1958 |
| Bishop Joseph Duffy | Bishop Emeritus of Clogher |
| 14 Jun 1959 |
| Bishop John Kevin Boland | Bishop Emeritus of Savannah, Georgia, USA |
| 19 Jun 1960 |
| Bishop Colm O’Reilly | Bishop Emeritus of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois) |
| 18 Jun 1961 |
| Bishop William Murphy | Bishop Emeritus of Kerry |
| 17 Mar 1962 |
| Bishop John Magee, S.P.S. | Bishop Emeritus of Cloyne |
| 22 Apr 1962 |
| Father Thomas Vincent Greenan, S.P.S. | Superior Emeritus of Bomadi, Nigeria |
| 9 Mar 1963 |
| Bishop Michael Smith | Bishop Emeritus of Meath |
| 23 Jun 1963 |
| Bishop John Kirby | Bishop Emeritus of Clonfert |
| 22 Feb 1964 |
| Seán Baptist Cardinal Brady | Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh |
| 22 Feb 1964 |
| Archbishop Dermot Clifford | Archbishop Emeritus of Cashel (-Emly) |
| Most Junior |
| 6 Jul 1997 |
| Bishop Paul Dempsey | Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin |
| 7 Jun 1997 |
| Bishop Paul Horan, O. Carm. | Bishop of Mutare, Zimbabwe |
| 17 Jul 1994 |
| Bishop Michael Gerard Duignan | Bishop of Clonfert |
| 3 Jul 1994 |
| Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty | Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria |
| 12 Jun 1994 |
| Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan | Bishop of Waterford and Lismore |
| 11 Jun 1994 |
| Archbishop Séamus Patrick Horgan | Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan |
| 13 Jul 1993 |
| Archbishop John Joseph Kennedy | Secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Roman Curia |
| 11 Jul 1993 |
| Father Joseph Murphy | Under Secretary of the Secretariat of State, Roman Curia |
| 16 Jun 1991 |
| Bishop Fintan Monahan | Bishop of Killaloe |
| 15 Jun 1991 |
| Bishop Gerard Nash | Bishop of Ferns |
| 7 Jun 1991 |
| Bishop Fintan Gavin | Bishop of Cork and Ross |
| 1 Jun 1991 |
| Bishop Thomas Deenihan | Bishop of Meath |