Consistory of 2006.03.24 (at the time of creation) (15) |
| 1. |   Archbishop William Joseph Levada (69), Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission, President of International Theological Commission, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of San Francisco (United States) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 2. |  Archbishop Franc Rode (71), Prefect of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ljubljana (Slovenia) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 3. |   Bishop Agostino Vallini (65), Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, President of Supreme Court of the Vatican City State, Bishop emeritus of Albano (Italy) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 4. |  Archbishop Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino (63), Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 5. |  Archbishop Gaudencio Borbon Rosales (73), Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila (Philippines) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 6. |  Archbishop Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard (61), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bordeaux (France), President of Conférence des Evêques de France | Cardinal-Priest |
| 7. |  Archbishop Antonio Cañizares Llovera (60), Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 8. |  Archbishop Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (정진석 니콜라오) (74), Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Pyong-yang 평양 (North Korea) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 9. | Archbishop Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. (61), Metropolitan Archbishop of Boston (United States) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 10. |  Archbishop Stanisław Dziwisz (66), Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków (Poland) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 11. | Archbishop Carlo Caffarra (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 12. |  Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B. (陳日君) (74), Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 13. | Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo (80), Titular Archbishop of Tuscania, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 14. |   Archbishop Peter Proeku Dery (87), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tamale (Ghana) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 15. |  Fr. Albert Vanhoye, S.J. (82), Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Biblical Commission | Cardinal-Deacon |
| Consistory of 2007.11.24 (at the time of creation) (23) |
| 1. |  Archbishop Leonardo Sandri (63), Titular Archbishop of Novigrad, Prefect of Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 2. |  Archbishop John Patrick Foley (71), Titular Archbishop of Neapolis in Proconsulari, Pro-Grand Master of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 3. | Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo (72), Titular Archbishop of Cæsariana, President of Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State, President of Governorate of the Vatican City State | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 4. |  Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes (73), Titular Archbishop of Naissus, President of Pontifical Council “Cor unum” | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 5. | Archbishop Angelo Comastri (64), 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-Deacon |
| 6. | Archbishop Stanisław Ryłko (62), Titular Archbishop of Novica, President of Pontifical Council for the Laity | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 7. | Archbishop Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. (74), Titular Archbishop of Oderzo, Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives, Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 8. | Archbishop Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente (76), Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Spain) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 9. |  Archbishop Seán Baptist Brady (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (United Kingdom), President of Irish Episcopal Conference | Cardinal-Priest |
| 10. | Archbishop Lluís Martínez Sistach (70), Metropolitan Archbishop of Barcelona (Spain) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 11. | Archbishop André Armand Vingt-Trois (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France), Ordinary of Ordinaire des catholiques de rite oriental résidant en France of the Eastern Rite (France) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 12. | Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy), President of Conferenza Episcopale Italiana (C.E.I.) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 13. |  Archbishop Théodore-Adrien Sarr (70), Metropolitan Archbishop of Dakar (Senegal), President of Conférences Episcopales Régionale de l’Afrique de l’Ouest Francophone (C.E.R.A.O.) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 14. |  Archbishop Oswald Gracias (62), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (India), President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (C.C.B.I.) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 15. |  Archbishop Francisco Robles Ortega (58), Metropolitan Archbishop of Monterrey (Mexico) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 16. | Archbishop Daniel Nicholas DiNardo (58), Metropolitan Archbishop of Galveston–Houston (United States) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 17. |  Archbishop Odilo Pedro Scherer (58), Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 18. |  Archbishop John Njue (63), Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi (Kenya), President of Kenya Episcopal Conference (K.E.C.), Apostolic Administrator of Murang’a (Kenya) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 19. |   Patriarch Emmanuel III Delly (Emmanuel-Karim Delly) (80), Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq), President of Synod of the Chaldean Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq | Cardinal-Bishop |
| 20. | Archbishop Giovanni Coppa (81), Titular Archbishop of Serta, Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Czech Republic | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 21. | Archbishop Estanislao Esteban Karlic (81), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paraná (Argentina) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 22. | Fr. Urbano Navarrete Cortés, S.J. (87), Rector Magnificus emeritus of Pontifical Gregorian University | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 23. | Fr. Umberto Betti, O.F.M. (85), Rector Magnificus emeritus of Pontifical Lateran University | Cardinal-Deacon |
| Consistory of 2010.11.20 (at the time of creation) (24) |
| 1. | Archbishop Angelo Amato, S.D.B. (72), Titular Archbishop of Sila, Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 2. |  Patriarch Antonios Naguib (75), Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt), President of Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt | Cardinal-Bishop |
| 3. |  Archbishop Robert Sarah (65), President of Pontifical Council “Cor unum”, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Conakry (Guinea) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 4. | Archbishop Francesco Monterisi (76), Titular Archbishop of Alba marittima, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 5. | Archbishop Fortunato Baldelli (75), Titular Archbishop of Bevagna, Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 6. | Archbishop Raymond Leo Burke (62), Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, President of Commission for Advocates, President of Supreme Court of the Vatican City State, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint Louis (United States) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 7. |  Archbishop Kurt Koch (60), President of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, Apostolic Administrator of Basel (Switzerland), Archbishop ad personam, Bishop emeritus of Basel (Switzerland) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 8. | Archbishop Paolo Sardi (76), Titular Archbishop of Sutri, Vice-Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera, Pro-Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 9. | Archbishop Mauro Piacenza (66), Titular Archbishop of Victoriana, Prefect of Congregation for Clergy, President of International Council for Catechesis | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 10. | Archbishop Velasio De Paolis, C.S. (75), Titular Archbishop of Thelepte, President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, Pontifical Delegate of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 11. | Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi (68), Titular Archbishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari, 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-Deacon |
| 12. |  Archbishop Medardo Joseph Mazombwe (79), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lusaka (Zambia) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 13. |  Archbishop Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga (76), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Quito (Ecuador) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 14. |  Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (71), Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 15. | Archbishop Paolo Romeo (72), Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo (Italy) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 16. | Archbishop Donald William Wuerl (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (United States) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 17. | Archbishop Raymundo Damasceno Assis (73), Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida (Brazil), President of Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (C.E.L.A.M.) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 18. | Archbishop Kazimierz Nycz (60), Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland), Ordinary of Ordynariat dla wiernych obrządku wschodniego of the Eastern Rite (Poland) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 19. |  Archbishop Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don (62), Metropolitan Archbishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka | Cardinal-Priest |
| 20. | Archbishop Reinhard Marx (57), Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany), Vice-President of Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 21. | Archbishop José Manuel Estepa Llaurens (84), Archbishop Military Ordinary emeritus of Arzobispado Castrense de España (Spain) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 22. |  Bishop Elio Sgreccia (82), Titular Bishop of Zama minor, President emeritus of Pontifical Academy for Life | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 23. | Msgr. Walter Brandmüller (81), President emeritus of Pontifical Committee of Historical Sciences | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 24. | Msgr. Domenico Bartolucci (93), Director Master emeritus of Pontifical Musical Chorus of the Sistine Chapel | Cardinal-Deacon |
| Consistory of 2012.02.18 (at the time of creation) (22) |
| 1. | Archbishop Fernando Filoni (65), Titular Archbishop of Volturno, Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, President of Interdicasterial Commission for Consecrated Religious, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 2. |  Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro (73), Titular Archbishop of Beneventum, Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 3. | Archbishop Santos Abril y Castelló (76), Titular Archbishop of Tamada, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major, Vice-Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 4. | Archbishop Antonio Maria Vegliò (73), Titular Archbishop of Eclano, President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 5. | Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello (69), Titular Archbishop of Urbisaglia, President of Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State, President of Governorate of the Vatican City State | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 6. | Archbishop Francesco Coccopalmerio (73), Titular Archbishop of Cœliana, President of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 7. | Archbishop João Bráz de Aviz (64), Prefect of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brasília (Brazil) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 8. | Archbishop Edwin Frederick O’Brien (72), Pro-Grand Master of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Apostolic Administrator of Baltimore (United States), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Baltimore (United States) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 9. | Archbishop Domenico Calcagno (68), President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Archbishop ad personam, Bishop emeritus of Savona–Noli (Italy) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 10. | Archbishop Giuseppe Versaldi (68), President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, Apostolic Administrator of Alessandria (Italy), Archbishop ad personam, Bishop emeritus of Alessandria (Italy) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 11. | Major Archbishop George Alencherry (66), Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India), President of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church | Cardinal-Priest |
| 12. |  Archbishop Thomas Christopher Collins (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 13. |  Archbishop Dominik Duka, O.P. (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia), President of Česká Biskupská Konference | Cardinal-Priest |
| 14. |  Archbishop Willem Jacobus Eijk (58), Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands), President of Nederlandse Bisschoppenconferentie | Cardinal-Priest |
| 15. | Archbishop Giuseppe Betori (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze (Italy) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 16. | Archbishop Timothy Michael Dolan (61), Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (United States), President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 17. | Archbishop Rainer Maria Woelki (55), Metropolitan Archbishop of Berlin (Germany) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 18. | Bishop John Tong Hon (湯漢) (72), Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong) | Cardinal-Priest |
| 19. |  Major Archbishop Lucian Mureşan (80), Major Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania), President of Conferinţa Episcopală România, President of Synod of the Romanian Church | Cardinal-Priest |
| 20. |  Msgr. Julien Ries (91) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 21. |  Fr. Prosper Grech, O.S.A. (86) | Cardinal-Deacon |
| 22. | Fr. Karl Josef Becker, S.J. (83) | Cardinal-Deacon |
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