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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Marcello Cervini † (24 May 1550 Appointed - 9 Apr 1555 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
• Alfonso Carafa † ( 1559 Appointed - )
• Marcantonio Colonna (Sr.) † (14 Feb 1591 Appointed - 13 Mar 1597 Died)
• Scipione Caffarelli-Borghese † (11 Jun 1609 Appointed - 17 Feb 1618 Resigned)
• Scipione Cobelluzzi † (17 Feb 1618 Appointed - 29 Jun 1626 Died)
• Antonio (Marcello) Barberini (Sr.), O.F.M. Cap. † (13 Dec 1633 Appointed - 11 Sep 1646 Died)
• Orazio Giustiniani, C.O. † (25 Sep 1646 Appointed - 25 Jul 1649 Died)
• Flavio Chigi (Sr.) † (21 Jun 1659 Appointed - 19 Sep 1681 Resigned)
• Enrico Noris, O.S.A. † (6 Mar 1700 Appointed - 23 Feb 1704 Died)
• Benedetto Pamphilj, O.S.Io.Hieros. † (26 Feb 1704 Appointed - 22 Mar 1730 Died)
• Angelo Maria (Gerolamo) Quirini (Querini), O.S.B. † (4 Sep 1730 Appointed - 6 Jan 1755 Died)
• Domenico Silvio Passionei † (22 Jan 1755 Appointed - 5 Jul 1761 Died)
• Alessandro Albani † (12 Aug 1761 Appointed - 11 Dec 1779 Died)
• Luigi Valenti Gonzaga † (12 Jan 1802 Appointed - 29 Dec 1808 Died)
• Giulio Maria della Somaglia † (1 Oct 1826 Appointed - 2 Apr 1830 Died)
• Giuseppe Andrea Albani † (23 Apr 1830 Appointed - 3 Dec 1834 Died)
• Angelo Mai † (27 Jun 1853 Appointed - 9 Sep 1854 Died)
• Antonio Tosti † (13 Jan 1860 Appointed - 20 Mar 1866 Died)
• Jean-Baptiste-François (Odo) Pitra, O.S.B. † (19 Jan 1869 Appointed - 9 Feb 1889 Died)
• Placido Maria Schiaffino, O.S.B. † (20 Feb 1889 Appointed - 23 Sep 1889 Died)
• Alfonso Capecelatro (di Castelpagano), C.O. † (29 Apr 1890 Appointed - 14 Nov 1912 Died)
• Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti † (20 Feb 1912 Appointed - 3 Jul 1919 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Naupactus)
• Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro † (26 Nov 1912 Appointed - 16 Dec 1913 Died)
• Francesco di Paola Cassetta † (3 Jan 1914 Appointed - )
• Francis Aidan Gasquet, O.S.B. † (9 May 1919 Appointed - 5 Apr 1929 Died)
• Franziskus Ehrle, S.J. † (17 Apr 1929 Appointed - 31 Mar 1934 Died)
• Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant † (15 Nov 1930 Appointed - 19 Jun 1936 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches)
• Giovanni Mercati † (15 Jun 1936 Appointed - 23 Aug 1957 Died)
• Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant † (14 Sep 1957 Appointed - 27 Mar 1971 Retired)
• Antonio Samorè † (25 Jan 1974 Appointed - 3 Feb 1983 Died)
• Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. † (8 Sep 1983 Appointed - 1 Jul 1988 Retired)
• Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. † (1 Jul 1988 Appointed - Dec 1991 Resigned)
• Luigi Poggi † (9 Apr 1992 Appointed - 7 Mar 1998 Retired)
• Jorge María Mejía † (7 Mar 1998 Appointed - Oct 2003 Retired)
• Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran † (24 Nov 2003 Appointed - 25 Jun 2007 Appointed, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue)
• Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. (25 Jun 2007 Appointed - 9 Jun 2012 Retired)
• Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. (26 Jun 2012 Appointed - 26 Jun 2018 Retired)
• José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça (26 Jun 2018 Appointed - 26 Sep 2022 Appointed, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education)
• Angelo Vincenzo Zani (26 Sep 2022 Appointed - 28 Mar 2025 Retired)
• Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi (28 Mar 2025 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. (Librarian: 26 Jun 2012 to 26 Jun 2018)
• Giacomo Cardinali (Vice Prefect: 2 Apr 2025)
• Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. (Prefect: 25 May 1997; Librarian: 25 Jun 2007 to 9 Jun 2012)
• Mauro Mantovani, S.D.B. (Prefect: 14 Feb 2023)
• José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça (Librarian: 26 Jun 2018 to 26 Sep 2022)
• Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi (Librarian: 28 Mar 2025)
• Cesare Pasini (Prefect: 25 Jun 2007 to 14 Feb 2023)
• Angelo Vincenzo Zani (Librarian: 26 Sep 2022 to 28 Mar 2025)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Alessandro Albani † (Librarian: 12 Aug 1761 to 11 Dec 1779)
• Giuseppe Andrea Albani † (Librarian: 23 Apr 1830 to 3 Dec 1834)
• Joaquín Anselmo María Albareda y Ramoneda, O.S.B. † (Prefect: 19 Jun 1936 to 22 Mar 1962)
• Antonio (Marcello) Barberini (Sr.), O.F.M. Cap. † (Librarian: 13 Dec 1633 to 11 Sep 1646)
• Scipione Caffarelli-Borghese † (Librarian: 11 Jun 1609 to 17 Feb 1618)
• Alfonso Capecelatro (di Castelpagano), C.O. † (Librarian: 29 Apr 1890 to 14 Nov 1912)
• Alfonso Carafa † (Librarian: 1559)
• Francesco di Paola Cassetta † (Librarian: 3 Jan 1914)
• Marcello Cervini † (Librarian: 24 May 1550 to 9 Apr 1555)
• Flavio Chigi (Sr.) † (Librarian: 21 Jun 1659 to 19 Sep 1681)
• Scipione Cobelluzzi † (Librarian: 17 Feb 1618 to 29 Jun 1626)
• Marcantonio Colonna (Sr.) † (Librarian: 14 Feb 1591 to 13 Mar 1597)
• Giulio Maria della Somaglia † (Librarian: 1 Oct 1826 to 2 Apr 1830)
• Franziskus Ehrle, S.J. † (Librarian: 17 Apr 1929 to 31 Mar 1934)
• Francis Aidan Gasquet, O.S.B. † (Librarian: 9 May 1919 to 5 Apr 1929)
• Orazio Giustiniani, C.O. † (Librarian: 25 Sep 1646 to 25 Jul 1649)
• Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. † (Librarian: 1 Jul 1988 to Dec 1991)
• Angelo Mai † (Librarian: 27 Jun 1853 to 9 Sep 1854)
• Jorge María Mejía † (Librarian: 7 Mar 1998 to Oct 2003)
• Giovanni Mercati † (Librarian: 15 Jun 1936 to 23 Aug 1957)
• Enrico Noris, O.S.A. † (Librarian: 6 Mar 1700 to 23 Feb 1704)
• Benedetto Pamphilj, O.S.Io.Hieros. † (Librarian: 26 Feb 1704 to 22 Mar 1730)
• Domenico Silvio Passionei † (Librarian: 22 Jan 1755 to 5 Jul 1761)
• Jean-Baptiste-François (Odo) Pitra, O.S.B. † (Librarian: 19 Jan 1869 to 9 Feb 1889)
• Luigi Poggi † (Pro-Librarian: 9 Apr 1992; Librarian: 29 Nov 1994 to 7 Mar 1998)
• Angelo Maria (Gerolamo) Quirini (Querini), O.S.B. † (Librarian: 4 Sep 1730 to 6 Jan 1755)
• Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro † (Librarian: 26 Nov 1912 to 16 Dec 1913)
• Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti † (Pro-Prefect: 20 Feb 1912; Prefect: 20 Aug 1914 to 3 Jul 1919)
• Antonio Samorè † (Librarian: 25 Jan 1974 to 3 Feb 1983)
• Placido Maria Schiaffino, O.S.B. † (Librarian: 20 Feb 1889 to 23 Sep 1889)
• Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. † (Pro-Librarian: 8 Sep 1983; Librarian: 27 May 1985 to 1 Jul 1988)
• Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran † (Librarian: 24 Nov 2003 to 25 Jun 2007)
• Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant † (Pro-Prefect: 15 Nov 1930 to 19 Jun 1936; Librarian: 14 Sep 1957 to 27 Mar 1971)
• Antonio Tosti † (Librarian: 13 Jan 1860 to 20 Mar 1866)
• Luigi Valenti Gonzaga † (Librarian: 12 Jan 1802 to 29 Dec 1808)

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