| Elevated | Name | Current Title |
|---|
| 12 May 1879 | Gaetano Cardinal Alimonda † | Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy |
| 12 May 1879 | Florian-Jules-Félix Cardinal Desprez † | Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne), France |
| 12 May 1879 | Lajos Cardinal Haynald † | Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary |
| 12 May 1879 | Joseph Cardinal Hergenröther † | Prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives |
| 12 May 1879 | John Henry Cardinal Newman, C.O. † | Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri |
| 12 May 1879 | Giuseppe Cardinal Pecci, S.J. † | Prefect of the Congregation for Studies |
| 12 May 1879 | Louis-Edouard-François-Desiré Cardinal Pie † | Bishop of Poitiers, France |
| 12 May 1879 | Americo Cardinal Ferreira dos Santos Silva † | Bishop of Porto, Portugal |
| 12 May 1879 | Friedrich Cardinal von Fürstenberg † | Archbishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic |
| 12 May 1879 | Tommaso Maria Cardinal Zigliara, O.P. † | Bishop-Elect of Frascati, Italy |
| 19 Sep 1879 | Giacomo Cardinal Cattani † | Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy |
| 19 Sep 1879 | Luigi Cardinal Jacobini † | Secretary of the Secretariat of State |
| 19 Sep 1879 | Pier Francesco Cardinal Meglia † | Apostolic Nuncio to France |
| 19 Sep 1879 | Domenico Cardinal Sanguigni † | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal |
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