| Present Cardinals of Italy (52) |
| 2012 |  Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello (69), Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia, President of Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State, President of Governorate of the Vatican City State |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Betori (65), Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello, Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze (Italy) |
| Cardinal Domenico Calcagno (69), Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina, President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Bishop emeritus of Savona–Noli (Italy) |
| Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio (74), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe dei Falegnami, President of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts |
| Cardinal Fernando Filoni (66), Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora di Coromoto in S. Giovanni di Dio, Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, President of Interdicasterial Commission for Consecrated Religious, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University |
| Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò (74), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio, President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi (68), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio, President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, Apostolic Administrator of Alessandria (Italy), Bishop emeritus of Alessandria (Italy) |
| 2010 | Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B. (73), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro, Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints |
 Cardinal Fortunato Baldelli (76), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Anselmo all’Aventino, Major Penitentiary emeritus of Apostolic Penitentiary |
 Cardinal Domenico Bartolucci (95), Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata, Director Master emeritus of Pontifical Musical Chorus of the Sistine Chapel |
 Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, C.S. (76), Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola, Pontifical Delegate of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ |
| Cardinal Francesco Monterisi (77), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Paolo alla Regola, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls |
| Cardinal Mauro Piacenza (67), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Paolo alle Tre Fontane, Prefect of Congregation for Clergy, President of International Council for Catechesis |
| Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi (69), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro, President of Pontifical Council for Culture, President of Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church, President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology |
| Cardinal Paolo Romeo (74), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani pro hac vice Title, Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo (Italy) |
| Cardinal Paolo Sardi (77), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscolana, Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta |
| Cardinal Elio Sgreccia (83), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria, President emeritus of Pontifical Academy for Life |
| 2007 | Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco (69), Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio, Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy), President of Conferenza Episcopale Italiana (C.E.I.), Vice-President of Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.) |
| Cardinal Angelo Comastri (68), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Salvatore in Lauro, President of Fabric of St. Peter, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Peter, Vicar General for the Vatican City State of Roma (Italy), Vice-President of Pontifical Academy of the Immaculate Conception, Archbishop-Prelate emeritus of Loreto (Italy) |
| Cardinal Giovanni Coppa (86), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Lino, Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Czech Republic |
| Cardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. (78), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni della Pigna, Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives, Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library |
| Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo (77), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio, President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State, President emeritus of Governorate of the Vatican City State |
| 2006 | Cardinal Carlo Caffarra (73), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) |
| Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo (86), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico, Archpriest emeritus of Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls |
| Cardinal Agostino Vallini (72), Cardinal-Priest of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo pro hac vice Title, Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (Italy), Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University, Bishop emeritus of Albano (Italy) |
| 2003 | Cardinal Ennio Antonelli (75), Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea delle Fratte, President of Pontifical Council for the Family, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Firenze (Italy) |
| Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (77), Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, Secretary of State of Secretariat of State, Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera, President of Interdicasterial Commission on Particular Churches, President of Interdicasterial Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe |
| Cardinal Francesco Marchisano (82), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Lucia del Gonfalone, President emeritus of Labour Office of the Apostolic See, President emeritus of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See |
| Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino (79), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti, President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace |
| Cardinal Attilio Nicora (75), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Filippo Neri in Eurosia, President of Financial Information Authority, Pontifical Delegate of Pontifical Delegation for the Basilicas of St. Francis and St. Mary of the Angels in Assisi, Bishop emeritus of Verona (Italy) |
| Cardinal Angelo Scola (70), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli, Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy) |
| 2001 | Cardinal Agostino Cacciavillan (85), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino pro hac vice Title, Protodeacon emeritus of College of Cardinals |
| Cardinal Severino Poletto (79), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale pro hac vice Title, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Torino (Italy) |
| Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re (78), Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto, Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Bishops, President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Latin America |
| Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani (81), Cardinal-Priest of S. Eustachio pro hac vice Title, President emeritus of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See |
| Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe (68), Cardinal-Priest of Dio Padre misericordioso pro hac vice Title, Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy) |
| Cardinal Roberto Tucci, S.J. (91), Cardinal-Priest of S. Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio pro hac vice Title, President emeritus of Vatican Radio |
| 1998 | Cardinal Lorenzo Antonetti (89), Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese in Agone pro hac vice Title, Pontifical Delegate emeritus of Pontifical Delegation for the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi |
| Cardinal Giovanni Cheli (93), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title, President emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People |
| Cardinal Salvatore De Giorgi (81), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara Coeli, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Palermo (Italy) |
| Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi (78), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Ambrogio e Carlo, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Milano (Italy) |
| 1994 | Cardinal Carlo Furno (90), Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio, Grand Master emeritus of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem |
| Cardinal Ersilio Tonini (97), Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore a Valmelaina, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ravenna–Cervia (Italy) |
| 1991 | Cardinal Fiorenzo Angelini (95), Cardinal-Priest of S. Spirito in Sassia pro hac vice Title, President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers |
| Cardinal Camillo Ruini (81), Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura, Archpriest emeritus of Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome emeritus of Roma (Italy), Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Ostia (Italy), Grand Chancellor emeritus of Pontifical Lateran University |
| Cardinal Angelo Sodano (84), Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova in commendum, Cardinal Dean of College of Cardinals, Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy |
| 1988 | Cardinal Giovanni Canestri (93), Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea della Valle, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Genova (Italy) |
| Cardinal Achille Silvestrini (88), Cardinal-Priest of S. Benedetto fuori Porta S. Paolo pro hac vice Title, Prefect emeritus of Congregation for the Oriental Churches |
| 1985 | Cardinal Giacomo Biffi (83), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bologna (Italy) |
| Cardinal Silvano Piovanelli (88), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Firenze (Italy) |
| 1983 | Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, S.J. (85), Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Milano (Italy) |
| 1979 | Cardinal Marco Cé (86), Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco, Patriarch emeritus of Venezia (Italy) |
| Deceased Cardinals of Italy (187) |
| 2007 | Cardinal Umberto Betti, O.F.M. († 2009) |
| 2001 | Cardinal Mario Francesco Pompedda, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 2006) |
| 1998 | Cardinal Alberto Bovone, former Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints († 1998) |
| Cardinal Francesco Colasuonno († 2003) |
| Cardinal Dino Monduzzi, former Prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household († 2006) |
| 1994 | Cardinal Vincenzo Fagiolo, former President of Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts († 2000) |
| Cardinal Luigi Poggi, former Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library († 2010) |
| 1991 | Cardinal Paolo Dezza, S.J. († 1999) |
| Cardinal Pio Laghi, former Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions) († 2009) |
| Cardinal Virgilio Noè, former President of Cardinalatial Commission for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii, Loreto and Bari († 2011) |
| Cardinal Antonio Quarracino († 1998) |
| Cardinal Giovanni Saldarini, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino († 2011) |
| 1988 | Cardinal Angelo Felici, former Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints († 2007) |
| Cardinal Michele Giordano, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli († 2010) |
| Cardinal Mario Revollo Bravo († 1995) |
| 1985 | Cardinal Luigi Dadaglio, former Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary († 1990) |
| Cardinal Antonio Innocenti, former Prefect of Congregation for Clergy († 2008) |
| Cardinal Pietro Pavan († 1994) |
| 1983 | Cardinal Giuseppe Casoria, former Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship († 2001) |
| Cardinal Aurelio Sabattani, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 2003) |
| 1979 | Cardinal Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D., former Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino († 1998) |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Caprio (高理耀), former President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See († 2005) |
| Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, former President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See († 1998) |
| Cardinal Ernesto Civardi († 1989) |
| Cardinal Egano Righi-Lambertini († 2000) |
| 1977 | Cardinal Giovanni Benelli, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze († 1982) |
| Cardinal Mario Luigi Ciappi, O.P. († 1996) |
| 1976 | Cardinal Corrado Bafile, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints († 2005) |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Maria Sensi († 2001) |
| 1973 | Cardinal Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. († 1993) |
| Cardinal Pietro Palazzini, former Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints († 2000) |
| Cardinal Salvatore Pappalardo, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo († 2006) |
| Cardinal Sergio Pignedoli, former President of Secretariat for Non-Christians († 1980) |
| Cardinal Ugo Poletti, former Archbishop of Spoleto († 1997) |
| Cardinal Luigi Raimondi, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints († 1975) |
| 1969 | Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio, former Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera († 1993) |
| Cardinal Paolo Bertoli, former Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera († 2001) |
| Cardinal Sergio Guerri, former Pro-President of Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State († 1992) |
| Cardinal Mario Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano, former Prefect of Prefecture of the Apostolic Palaces († 1988) |
| Cardinal Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi, former Prefect of Congregation for Clergy († 2001) |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Paupini, former Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary († 1992) |
| Cardinal Antonio Poma, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna († 1985) |
| Cardinal Giacomo Violardo († 1978) |
| 1967 | Cardinal Giuseppe Beltrami († 1973) |
| Cardinal Francesco Carpino, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo († 1993) |
| Cardinal Angelo Dell’Acqua, O.Ss.C.A., former President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See († 1972) |
| Cardinal Pericle Felici, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 1982) |
| Cardinal Carlo Grano († 1976) |
| Cardinal Alfredo Pacini († 1967) |
| Cardinal Pietro Parente, former Archbishop of Perugia († 1986) |
| Cardinal Michele Pellegrino, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino († 1986) |
| Cardinal Antonio Samorè, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Sacramental Discipline († 1983) |
| Cardinal Dino Staffa, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 1977) |
| Cardinal Corrado Ursi, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli († 2003) |
| Cardinal Egidio Vagnozzi, former President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See († 1980) |
| 1965 | Cardinal Giulio Bevilacqua, C.O. († 1965) |
| Cardinal Federico Callori di Vignale († 1971) |
| Cardinal Giovanni Colombo, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano († 1992) |
| Cardinal Enrico Dante, former Master of Apostolic Ceremonies of Prefecture for Pontifical Ceremonies († 1967) |
| Cardinal Ermenegildo Florit, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze († 1985) |
| Cardinal Cesare Zerba († 1973) |
| 1962 | Cardinal Ildebrando Antoniutti, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Religious and Secular Institutes († 1974) |
| Cardinal Efrem Forni († 1976) |
| Cardinal Giovanni Panico († 1962) |
| 1961 | Cardinal Giuseppe Antonio Ferretto, former Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary († 1973) |
| 1960 | Cardinal Antonio Bacci († 1971) |
| Cardinal Luigi Traglia, former Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery († 1977) |
| 1959 | Cardinal Paolo Marella, former President of Sacred Congregation of the Reverend Basilica of St. Peter († 1984) |
| Cardinal Francesco Morano († 1968) |
| Cardinal Gustavo Testa, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Churches († 1969) |
| 1958 | Cardinal Francesco Bracci († 1967) |
| Cardinal Alfonso Castaldo, former Bishop of Pozzuoli († 1966) |
| Cardinal Fernando Cento, former Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary († 1973) |
| Cardinal Carlo Chiarlo († 1964) |
| Cardinal Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, former Secretary of State of Secretariat of State († 1973) |
| Cardinal Carlo Confalonieri, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Bishops († 1986) |
| Cardinal Alberto di Di Jorio, former Pro-President of Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State († 1979) |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Fietta († 1960) |
| Cardinal Paolo Giobbe, former Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria († 1972) |
| Cardinal Francesco Roberti, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 1977) |
| Cardinal Domenico Tardini, former President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See († 1961) |
| Cardinal Giovanni Urbani, former Patriarch of Venezia († 1969) |
| 1953 | Cardinal Francesco Borgongini Duca, former Pontifical Delegate of Pontifical Delegation for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto († 1954) |
| Cardinal Gaetano Cicognani, former Pro-Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 1962) |
| Cardinal Pietro Ciriaci, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council († 1966) |
| Cardinal Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini (剛恆毅), former Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery († 1958) |
| Cardinal Giacomo Lercaro, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna († 1976) |
| Cardinal Marcello Mimmi, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli († 1961) |
| Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani, former Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith († 1979) |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Siri, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova–Bobbio († 1989) |
| Cardinal Valerio Valeri, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious († 1963) |
| 1946 | Cardinal Benedetto Aloisi Masella, former Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera († 1970) |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Bruno, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 1954) |
| Cardinal Clemente Micara, former Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Rites († 1965) |
| Cardinal Ernesto Ruffini, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo († 1967) |
| 1937 | Cardinal Ermenegildo Pellegrinetti († 1943) |
| Cardinal Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D., former Patriarch of Venezia († 1957) |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Pizzardo, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education († 1970) |
| 1936 | Cardinal Giovanni Mercati, former Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library († 1957) |
| 1935 | Cardinal Pietro Boetto, S.J., former Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova († 1946) |
| Cardinal Camillo Caccia Dominioni († 1946) |
| Cardinal Nicola Canali, former Pro-President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See († 1961) |
| Cardinal Federico Cattani Amadori († 1943) |
| Cardinal Carlo Cremonesi, former Almoner of His Holiness of Office of Papal Charities († 1943) |
| Cardinal Domenico Jorio, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Sacramental Discipline († 1954) |
| Cardinal Vincenzo La Puma, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious († 1943) |
| Cardinal Luigi Maglione, former President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See († 1944) |
| Cardinal Domenico Mariani († 1939) |
| Cardinal Francesco Marmaggi, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council († 1949) |
| Cardinal Massimo Massimi, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 1954) |
| Cardinal Enrico Sibilia († 1948) |
| 1933 | Cardinal Elia Dalla Costa, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze († 1961) |
| Cardinal Angelo Maria Dolci, former Archbishop of Amalfi († 1939) |
| Cardinal Maurilio Fossati, O.Ss.G.C.N., former Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino († 1965) |
| Cardinal Pietro Fumasoni Biondi, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith († 1960) |
| Cardinal Carlo Salotti, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Rites († 1947) |
| Cardinal Federico Tedeschini, former President of Sacred Congregation of the Reverend Basilica of St. Peter († 1959) |
| 1930 | Cardinal Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Ceremonies († 1951) |
| Cardinal Raffaello Carlo Rossi, O.C.D., former Bishop of Volterra († 1948) |
| Cardinal Giulio Serafini, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council († 1938) |
| 1929 | Cardinal Luigi Lavitrano, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious († 1950) |
| Cardinal Carlo Dalmazio Minoretti, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova († 1938) |
| 1929 | Blessed Cardinal Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, O.S.B., former Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano († 1954) |
| 1926 | Cardinal Giuseppe Gamba, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino († 1929) |
| Cardinal Lorenzo Lauri, former Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera († 1941) |
| 1926 | Cardinal Luigi Capotosti, former Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria († 1938) |
| Cardinal Carlo Perosi († 1930) |
| 1925 | Cardinal Bonaventura Cerretti, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 1933) |
| Cardinal Enrico Gasparri, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 1946) |
| Cardinal Alessandro Verde, former Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major († 1958) |
| 1923 | Cardinal Aurelio Galli († 1929) |
| Cardinal Evaristo Lucidi († 1929) |
| 1923 | Cardinal Giovanni Battista Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna († 1952) |
| Cardinal Luigi Sincero, former President of Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law († 1936) |
| 1922 | Cardinal Giovanni Bonzano († 1927) |
| Cardinal Achille Locatelli († 1935) |
| Cardinal Giuseppe Mori († 1934) |
| Cardinal Eugenio Tosi, O.Ss.C.A., former Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano († 1929) |
| 1921 | Cardinal Camillo Laurenti, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Rites († 1938) |
| Cardinal Giovanni Tacci Porcelli, former Bishop of Città della Pieve († 1928) |
| 1921 | Cardinal Francesco Ragonesi, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 1931) |
| 1919 | Cardinal Filippo Camassei († 1921) |
| Cardinal Augusto Silj, former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura († 1926) |
| Cardinal Teodoro Valfrè di Bonzo, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious († 1922) |
| 1916 | Cardinal Alessio Ascalesi, C.PP.S., former Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli († 1952) |
| Cardinal Tommaso Pio Boggiani, O.P., former Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery († 1942) |
| Cardinal Oreste Giorgi, former Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary († 1924) |
| Cardinal Pietro La Fontaine, former Patriarch of Venezia († 1935) |
| Cardinal Nicolò Marini († 1923) |
| Cardinal Vittorio Amedeo Ranuzzi de’ Bianchi, former Bishop of Recanati–Loreto († 1927) |
| Cardinal Donato Sbarretti, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council († 1939) |
| 1915 | Cardinal Giovanni Cagliero, S.D.B. († 1926) |
| Cardinal Giorgio Gusmini, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna († 1921) |
| Cardinal Alfonso Maria Mistrangelo, Sch. P., former Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze († 1930) |
| Cardinal Raffaele Scapinelli di Leguigno, former Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria († 1933) |
| Cardinal Giulio Tonti, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious († 1918) |
| 1914 | Cardinal Filippo Giustini, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Sacraments († 1920) |
| Cardinal Michele Lega, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Sacramental Discipline († 1935) |
| Cardinal Domenico Serafini, O.S.B., former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith († 1918) |
| Cardinal Scipione Tecchi, former Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Rites († 1915) |
| 1911 | Cardinal Gaetano Bisleti, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universities († 1937) |
| Cardinal Diomede Falconio, O.F.M., former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious († 1917) |
| Cardinal Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Ceremonies († 1948) |
| Cardinal Giovanni Battista Lugari († 1914) |
| Cardinal Basilio Pompilj, former President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology († 1931) |
| Cardinal Antonio Vico, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Rites († 1929) |
| 1907 | Cardinal Gaetano De Lai, former Apostolic Administrator of Poggio Mirteto († 1928) |
| Cardinal Pietro Gasparri, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs († 1934) |
| 1907 | Cardinal Aristide Cavallari, former Patriarch of Venezia († 1914) |
| Cardinal Benedetto Lorenzelli, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Studies († 1915) |
| Cardinal Alessandro Lualdi, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo († 1927) |
| Cardinal Pietro Maffi, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Pisa († 1931) |
| Cardinal Aristide Rinaldini († 1920) |
| 1905 | Cardinal Ottavio Cagiano de Azevedo, former Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery († 1927) |
| 1903 | Cardinal Giuseppe Callegari, former Bishop of Padova († 1906) |
| 1903 | Cardinal Andrea Aiuti († 1905) |
| Cardinal Beniamino Cavicchioni, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Studies († 1911) |
| Cardinal Carlo Nocella († 1908) |
| Cardinal Emidio Taliani († 1907) |
| 1901 | Cardinal Bartolomeo Bacilieri, former Bishop of Verona († 1923) |
| Cardinal Giulio Boschi, former Bishop of Comacchio († 1920) |
| Cardinal Felice Cavagnis († 1906) |
| Cardinal Donato Maria Dell’Olio, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Benevento († 1902) |
| Cardinal Casimiro Gennari, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council († 1914) |
| Cardinal Sebastiano Martinelli, O.S.A., former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Rites († 1918) |
| Cardinal Agostino Gaetano Riboldi, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna († 1902) |
| Cardinal Luigi Tripepi, former Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Rites († 1906) |
| Cardinals from Italy who later became Popes (6) |
| 1973 | Pope John Paul I (Albino Luciani) († 1978) |
| 1958 | Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) († 1978) |
| 1953 | Blessed Pope John XXIII (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli) († 1963) |
| 1929 | Pope Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli) († 1958) |
| 1921 | Pope Pius XI (Achille Ratti) († 1939) |
| 1914 | Pope Benedict XV (Giacomo della Chiesa) († 1922) |
| Other Cardinals related to Italy (1) |
| 1911 |  Cardinal Franz Xaver Nagl († 1913) |
