| Elevated | Name | Current Title |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Fiorenzo Cardinal Angelini | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Anthony Joseph Cardinal Bevilacqua | Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Edward Idris Cardinal Cassidy | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Robert-Joseph Cardinal Coffy † | Archbishop Emeritus of Marseille, France |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Cahal Brandan Cardinal Daly | Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Guido Cardinal Del Mestri † | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Paolo Cardinal Dezza, S.J. † | Priest of Society of Jesus |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Frédéric Cardinal Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. † | Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Ján Chryzostom Cardinal Korec, S.J. | Bishop Emeritus of Nitra, Slovakia |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Ignatius Cardinal Kung Pin-mei † | Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Pio Cardinal Laghi | Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study) |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Nicolás de Jesús Cardinal López Rodríguez | Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony | Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Virgilio Cardinal Noč | President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Juan Jesús Cardinal Posadas Ocampo † | Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Antonio Cardinal Quarracino † | Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Camillo Cardinal Ruini | Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy |
| 28 Jun 1991 | José Tomás Cardinal Sánchez | Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Giovanni Cardinal Saldarini | Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Henri Cardinal Schwery | Archbishop Emeritus of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Angelo Cardinal Sodano | Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Georg Maximilian Cardinal Sterzinsky | Archbishop of Berlin, Germany |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Alexandru Cardinal Todea † | Archbishop Emeritus of Fagaras e Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania |