| Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
| 6 Jun 1998 | 59.9 | Appointed | Pietro Sambi | Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus | Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America |
| 59.9 | Appointed | Pietro Sambi | Apostolic Nuncio to Israel | Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America |
| 59.9 | Appointed | Pietro Sambi | Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine | Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America |
| 4 Feb 1999 | 75.3 | Retired | Carlo Curis | Apostolic Nuncio to Canada | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus |
| 6 Apr 1999 | 62.0 | Appointed | Antonio Franco | Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines | Apostolic Nuncio to Israel |
| 15 Nov 1999 | 77.5 | Retired | Pio Laghi | Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study) | Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus |
| 29 Nov 2000 | 67.0 | Appointed | Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S. | Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria |
| 5 Dec 2000 | 67.0 | Confirmed | Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S. | Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria |
| 17 Apr 2001 | 75.6 | Retired | Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo | Apostolic Nuncio to Italy | Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica} |
| 75.6 | Retired | Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo | Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino | Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica} |
| 29 Jun 2001 | 90.6 | Died | Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi † | Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy |
| 26 Jul 2001 | 94.2 | Died | Giuseppe Maria Sensi † | Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other |
| 26 Feb 2002 | 79.8 | Appointed | Pio Laghi | Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli | Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study) |
| 14 Aug 2003 | 68.8 | Appointed | Jean-Baptiste Gourion, O.S.B. † | Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem} |
| 68.8 | Appointed | Jean-Baptiste Gourion, O.S.B. † | Titular Bishop of Lydda | Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem} |
| 9 Nov 2003 | 69.0 | Ordained Bishop | Jean-Baptiste Gourion, O.S.B. † | Titular Bishop of Lydda | Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem} |
| 31 May 2005 | 79.8 | Appointed | Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo | Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica} |
| 23 Jun 2005 | 70.7 | Died | Jean-Baptiste Gourion, O.S.B. † | Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem} |
| 8 Sep 2005 | 57.1 | Appointed | Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham | Bishop of Tunis, Tunisia |
| 64.9 | Appointed | Fouad Twal | Coadjutor Archbishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem} | Patriarch |
| 2 Oct 2005 | 57.2 | Ordained Bishop | Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham | Bishop of Tunis, Tunisia |
| 17 Dec 2005 | 67.5 | Appointed | Pietro Sambi | Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America |
| 21 Jan 2006 | 68.8 | Appointed | Antonio Franco | Apostolic Nuncio to Israel |
| 68.8 | Appointed | Antonio Franco | Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus | Apostolic Nuncio to Israel |
| 68.8 | Appointed | Antonio Franco | Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine | Apostolic Nuncio to Israel |
| 9 Feb 2006 | 59.8 | Appointed | Georges Michel Bakar | Vicar Apostolic of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem} (Melkite) | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus |
| 59.8 | Appointed | Georges Michel Bakar | Titular Archbishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem} (Melkite) |
| 24 Mar 2006 | 59.9 | Ordained Bishop | Georges Michel Bakar | Titular Archbishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem} (Melkite) |
| 80.6 | Appointed | Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo | Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico | Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica} |
| 80.6 | Elevated to Cardinal | Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo | Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica} |
| 17 Jul 2006 | 80.9 | Installed | Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo | Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico | Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica} |
| 9 Jun 2007 | 75.5 | Retired | Kamal Hanna Bathish | Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem} | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
| 5 Jan 2008 | 61.7 | Resigned | Georges Michel Bakar | Vicar Apostolic of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem} (Melkite) | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus |
| 24 May 2008 | 56.8 | Appointed | Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader | Archbishop of Alger, Algeria |
| 21 Jun 2008 | 75.3 | Retired | Michel Sabbah | Patriarch of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem} | Patriarch Emeritus |
| 67.7 | Succeeded | Fouad Twal | Patriarch of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem} |
| 17 Jul 2008 | 57.0 | Ordained Bishop | Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader | Archbishop of Alger, Algeria |