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Ordained
Bishop
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
29 Aug 1965 Francis Cardinal ArinzePrefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
30 Jun 1974 Angelo Cardinal AcerbiApostolic Nuncio
12 Dec 1975 Bishop Karl Josef RomerSecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
29 Feb 1976 James Francis Cardinal StaffordMajor Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
5 Nov 1977 Archbishop Blasco Francisco CollaçoApostolic Nuncio
8 Dec 1978 Óscar Andrés Cardinal Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B.Archbishop Emeritus of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
6 Apr 1979 Paul Joseph Jean Cardinal PoupardPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
8 Dec 1979 Robert Cardinal SarahPrefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
28 Feb 1981 Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier, O.F.M.Archbishop Emeritus of Durban, South Africa
29 Aug 1982 Ennio Cardinal AntonelliPresident Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
6 Jan 1983 Francesco Cardinal MonterisiArchpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
29 Jun 1983 Camillo Cardinal RuiniVicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
Most Junior
21 Jun 2026 Monsignor Renzo PegoraroPresident of the Pontifical Academy for Life
7 Mar 2026 Archbishop Relwendé Kisito OuédraogoApostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of
15 Nov 2025 Archbishop Éric G. SoviguidiApostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso
26 Oct 2025 Archbishop Mirosław Stanisław WachowskiApostolic Nuncio to Iraq
22 May 2025 Archbishop Ignazio CeffaliaApostolic Nuncio to Belarus
25 Apr 2025 Archbishop Giancarlo DellagiovannaApostolic Nuncio to El Salvador
19 Mar 2025 Archbishop Samuele SangalliAdjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
22 Feb 2025 Archbishop Maurizio Claudio BraviApostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
19 Feb 2025 Bishop Filippo CiampanelliUnder Secretary of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
14 Feb 2025 Archbishop Carlo Maria PolvaniSecretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
11 Jan 2025 Archbishop Simón Bolívar Sánchez CarriónApostolic Nuncio to Honduras
11 Jan 2025 Fabio Cardinal Baggio, C.S.Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

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