| Year | Age | Bishop | Event | Title | Current Title |
| 1981 | 34.1 | Peter Hugh Brown, C.SS.R. | Ordained Priest | Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer | Bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) |
| 48.0 | Boniface Nyema Dalieh | Appointed | Bishop of Cape Palmas, Liberia | Bishop Emeritus |
| 25.4 | Selvister Ponnumuthan | Ordained Priest | Priest of Trivandrum, India | Bishop of Punalur, India |
| 39.0 | Basile Tapsoba | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso | Bishop Emeritus |
| 39.0 | Basile Tapsoba | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta | Bishop Emeritus of Koudougou, Burkina Faso |
| 1982 | 24.7 | Wilson Luís Angotti Filho | Ordained Priest | Priest of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 52.9 | Miguel Caviedes Medina | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Osorno, Chile | Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, Chile |
| 26.4 | Georg Gänswein | Ordained Deacon | Deacon of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household |
| 25.6 | Luc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V. | Professed | Member of Canons Regular of the Congregation of Saint Victor | Bishop of France, Military |
| 1985 | 44.5 | Pablo Lizama Riquelme | Appointed | Prelate of Illapel, Chile | Archbishop of Antofagasta, Chile |
| 55.5 | John Edward McCarthy | Appointed | Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA | Bishop Emeritus |
| 31.7 | Hugo Norberto Santiago | Ordained Priest | Priest of Rafaela, Argentina | Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina |
| 1986 | 52.2 | Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V. | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada | Bishop Emeritus |
| 52.2 | Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V. | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Lamsorti | Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada |
| 1987 | 54.7 | Henryk Józef Muszyński | Appointed | Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland | Archbishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland |
| 46.2 | Manual Pelino Domingues | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal | Bishop of Santarém, Portugal |
| 46.2 | Manual Pelino Domingues | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Lemellefa | Bishop of Santarém, Portugal |
| 26.3 | Clemens Pickel | Ordained Deacon | Deacon of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany | Bishop of San Clemente a Saratov, Russian Federation |
| 27.0 | Juan José Pineda Fasquelle, C.M.F. | Ordained Deacon | Deacon of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary | Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| 27.0 | Edward Joseph Weisenburger | Ordained Priest | Priest of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA | Bishop of Salina, Kansas, USA |
| 1988 | 59.0 | Andrea Maria Erba, B. | Appointed | Bishop of Velletri-Segni, Italy | Bishop Emeritus |
| 1989 | 59.7 | Benjamin J. Almoneda | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of Daet, Philippines | Bishop Emeritus |
| 59.7 | Benjamin J. Almoneda | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Thimida | Bishop Emeritus of Daet, Philippines |
| 50.4 | Michael Patrick Driscoll | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA | Bishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA |
| 50.4 | Michael Patrick Driscoll | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Maxita | Bishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA |
| 56.7 | Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani | Appointed | Bishop of Catamarca, Argentina | Bishop Emeritus |
| 1990 | 54.8 | Renato Corti | Appointed | Bishop of Novara, Italy | Bishop Emeritus |
| 61.5 | François-Mathurin Gourvès | Appointed | Coadjutor Bishop of Vannes, France | Bishop Emeritus |
| 1992 | 46.3 | Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C. | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru | Bishop of Chosica, Peru |
| 46.3 | Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C. | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Caere | Bishop of Chosica, Peru |
| 1994 | 54.6 | Anthony Kwami Adanuty | Appointed | Bishop of Keta-Akatsi, Ghana |
| 53.9 | Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton | Appointed | Bishop of Kandi, Benin | Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin |
| 68.8 | Bernard Agré | Appointed | Archbishop of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus |
| 55.0 | Paul Bemile | Appointed | Bishop of Wa, Ghana |
| 57.2 | Denis George Browne | Appointed | Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand |
| 45.5 | Frederick Joseph Colli | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| 45.5 | Frederick Joseph Colli | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Afufenia | Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| 60.0 | Paul Dacoury-Tabley | Appointed | Bishop of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire | Bishop Emeritus |
| 44.9 | Patrick James Dunn | Appointed | Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand |
| 64.7 | Julián Herranz Casado | Appointed | President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts | Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts |
| 51.7 | John Baptist Kaggwa | Appointed | Coadjutor Bishop of Masaka, Uganda | Bishop |
| 57.0 | Maurice Konan Kouassi | Appointed | Bishop of Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire | Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire |
| 57.1 | Francis Anani Kofi Lodonu | Appointed | Bishop of Ho, Ghana |
| 40.6 | Jean-Claude Makaya Loembe | Appointed | Bishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo | Bishop Emeritus |
| 47.4 | Gabriel Akwasi Abiabo Mante | Appointed | Bishop of Jasikan, Ghana |
| 40.5 | Joseph Mairura Okemwa | Appointed | Bishop of Kisii, Kenya |
| 51.0 | Jean Zerbo | Appointed | Bishop of Mopti, Mali | Archbishop of Bamako, Mali |
| 1997 | 58.1 | John Buckley | Appointed | Bishop of Cork and Ross, Ireland |
| 49.2 | Salvatore Ligorio | Appointed | Bishop of Tricarico, Italy | Archbishop of Matera-Irsina, Italy |
| 60.8 | John George Vlazny | Installed | Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA | Archbishop Emeritus |
| 1998 | 75.6 | Bruno Foresti | Retired | Bishop of Brescia, Italy | Bishop Emeritus |
| 66.8 | Giulio Sanguineti | Appointed | Bishop of Brescia, Italy | Bishop Emeritus |
| 2000 | 56.7 | José Hernán Sánchez Porras | Appointed | Bishop of Venezuela, Military |
| 2001 | 45.5 | Airton José dos Santos | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Archbishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| 45.5 | Airton José dos Santos | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Phelbes | Archbishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| 64.2 | Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. | Appointed | Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 2002 | 64.5 | Angelo Amato, S.D.B. | Appointed | Titular Archbishop of Sila | Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints |
| 64.5 | Angelo Amato, S.D.B. | Appointed | Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith | Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints |
| 47.9 | Antonios Aziz Mina | Selected | Curial Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt | Bishop of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt |
| 58.9 | Brian Farrell, L.C. | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Abitinae | Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity |
| 58.9 | Brian Farrell, L.C. | Appointed | Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity |
| 2003 | 55.4 | Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez | Appointed | Bishop of Garzón, Colombia | Bishop of Pereira, Colombia |
| 71.8 | Arthur Luysterman | Resigned | Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium | Bishop Emeritus |
| 41.9 | Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M. | Appointed | Bishop of Zomba, Malawi |
| 43.7 | John Philip Saklil | Appointed | Bishop of Timika, Indonesia |
| 64.8 | Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y. | Appointed | Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro, Colombia |
| 64.8 | Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y. | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Zaba | Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro, Colombia |
| 62.2 | Lucas Van Looy, S.D.B. | Appointed | Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium |
| 2004 | 62.3 | Joaquin Maria López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo | Installed | Bishop of Getafe, Spain |
| 50.3 | José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R. | Installed | Bishop of Cajamarca, Peru |
| 65.9 | Alfonso Milián Sorribas | Installed | Bishop of Barbastro-Monzón, Spain |
| 64.1 | Claude Jean Narcisse Rault, M. Afr. | Installed | Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria |
| 2005 | 48.5 | Georges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P. | Resigned | Apostolic Exarch of Argentina (Melkite Greek) | Archbishop of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon |
| 53.4 | Tommaso Valentinetti | Installed | Archbishop of Pescara-Penne, Italy |
| 2006 | 76.3 | Salvatore De Giorgi | Retired | Archbishop of Palermo, Italy | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus |
| 59.7 | Richard John Garcia | Appointed | Bishop of Monterey in California, USA |
| 68.8 | Paolo Romeo | Appointed | Cardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy |
| 76.3 | Sylvester Donovan Ryan | Retired | Bishop of Monterey in California, USA | Bishop Emeritus |
| 2007 | 54.5 | Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 54.5 | Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Accia | Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 47.4 | Karl-Heinz Wiesemann | Appointed | Bishop of Speyer, Germany |
| 53.4 | Michael Wüstenberg | Appointed | Bishop of Aliwal, South Africa |
| 2008 | 62.6 | Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Zacatecas, México | Archbishop of San Luis Potosí, México |
| 58.8 | Felix Genn | Appointed | Bishop of Münster, Germany |
| 52.4 | Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón | Appointed | Bishop of Margarita, Venezuela |
| 2009 | 64.8 | Giuseppe Filippi, M.C.C.I. | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Kotido, Uganda |
| 41.6 | Maurice Muhatia Makumba | Appointed | Bishop of Nakuru, Kenya |
| 2010 | 58.4 | Vito Angiuli | Installed | Bishop of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy |
| 2012 | 51.9 | Peter Loy Chong | Appointed | Archbishop of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania) |
| 85.2 | Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly | Retired | Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq | Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus |
| 85.2 | Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly | Retired | Archbishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq | Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq |
| 74.8 | Jacques Ishaq | Appointed | Administrator of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq | Curial Bishop |
| 79.6 | Petero Mataca | Retired | Archbishop of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania) | Archbishop Emeritus |