Ordained Priest | Years | Name | Current Title |
| 12 Apr 1952 |
| Archbishop Paolo Giglio | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of |
| 13 Mar 1954 |
| Andrea Cardinal Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo | Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}, Roman Curia |
| 11 Jul 1954 |
| Bishop Leovigildo López Fitoria, C.M. | Bishop Emeritus of Granada |
| 10 Aug 1958 |
| Miguel Cardinal Obando Bravo, S.D.B. | Archbishop Emeritus of Managua |
| 28 Jun 1961 |
| Bishop Bernardo Hombach Lütkermeier | Bishop Emeritus of Granada |
| 22 Dec 1961 |
| Bishop Rubén López Ardón | Bishop Emeritus of Esteli |
| 15 Aug 1962 |
| Archbishop Luigi Travaglino | Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco |
| 29 Jun 1969 |
| Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel | Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of |
| 17 May 1970 |
| Bishop César Bosco Vivas Robelo | Bishop of León en Nicaragua |
| 31 May 1970 |
| Archbishop Henryk Józef Nowacki | Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden |
| 3 Sep 1970 |
| Bishop Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap. | Vicar Apostolic of Bluefields |
| 1 Jun 1974 |
| Bishop David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap. | Auxiliary Bishop of Bluefields |
| 16 Aug 1974 |
| Archbishop Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano | Archbishop of Managua |
| 15 Aug 1976 |
| Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B. | Bishop of Esteli |
| 10 Jan 1982 |
| Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, O.F.M. | Bishop of Jinotega |
| 17 Jun 1984 |
| Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu | Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua |
| 15 Jan 1985 |
| Bishop Silvio José Báez Ortega, O.C.D. | Auxiliary Bishop of Managua |
| 29 Mar 1985 |
| Bishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez | Bishop of Granada |
| 15 Nov 1986 |
| Bishop Pedro Joaquin Hernández Cantarero, C.M.F. | Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama |
| 11 Jul 1992 |
| Bishop René Sócrates Sándigo Jirón | Bishop of Juigalpa |
| 7 Dec 1994 |
| Bishop Rolando José Álvarez Lagos | Bishop of Matagalpa |