| Year | Age | Bishop | Event | Title | Current Title |
| 1981 | 48.0 | Boniface Nyema Dalieh | Appointed | Bishop of Cape Palmas, Liberia |
| 45.9 | Michael Kpakala Francis | Appointed | Archbishop of Monrovia, Liberia |
| 39.0 | Basile Tapsoba | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso | Bishop |
| 39.0 | Basile Tapsoba | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta | Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso |
| 1982 | 52.9 | Miguel Caviedes Medina | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Osorno, Chile | Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles (Santa Maria de), Chile |
| 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 |
| 52.2 | Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V. | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Lamsorti | Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada |
| 1987 | 54.7 | Henryk Muszynski | Appointed | Bishop of Włocławek, Poland | Archbishop 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, 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 |
| 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 |
| 61.5 | François-Mathurin Gourvčs | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| 45.5 | Airton José dos Santos | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Phelbes | Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, 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 | 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 | Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints |
| 47.9 | Antonios Aziz Mina | Appointed | Auxiliary 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 |
| 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 | Bishop of Argentina, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Melkite) | Archbishop of Baniyas {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite), 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 | 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 |
| 54.5 | Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Accia | Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 47.4 | Karl-Heinz Wiesemann | Appointed | Bishop of Speyer, Germany |
| 53.4 | Michael Wüstenberg | Appointed | Bishop of Aliwal, South Africa |