Ordained Priest | Years | Name | Current Title |
Most Senior |
12 Jun 1955 |
| Bishop David Cremin | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia |
17 Jul 1955 |
| Bishop Senan Louis O’Donnell, O.S.A. | Bishop Emeritus of Maiduguri, Nigeria |
25 Feb 1956 |
| Bishop Patrick Joseph Walsh | Bishop Emeritus of Down and Connor |
8 Jun 1957 |
| Bishop Edmond Carmody | Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA |
22 Jun 1958 |
| Bishop Joseph Duffy | Bishop Emeritus of Clogher |
16 Jul 1958 |
| Bishop Hugh Patrick Slattery, M.S.C. | Bishop Emeritus of Tzaneen, South Africa |
21 Feb 1959 |
| Archbishop Patrick Coveney | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece |
21 Feb 1959 |
| Bishop William Walsh | Bishop Emeritus of Killaloe |
14 Jun 1959 |
| Bishop John Kevin Boland | Bishop Emeritus of Savannah, Georgia, USA |
19 Jun 1960 |
| Bishop Colm O’Reilly | Bishop Emeritus of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois) |
21 May 1961 |
| Bishop James Moriarty | Bishop Emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin |
18 Jun 1961 |
| Bishop William Murphy | Bishop Emeritus of Kerry |
Most Junior |
6 Jul 1997 |
| Bishop Paul Dempsey | Bishop of Achonry |
7 Jun 1997 |
| Bishop Paul Horan, O. Carm. | Bishop of Mutare, Zimbabwe |
17 Jul 1994 |
| Bishop Michael Duignan | Bishop of Clonfert |
3 Jul 1994 |
| Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty | Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso |
12 Jun 1994 |
| Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan | Bishop of Waterford and Lismore |
16 Jun 1991 |
| Bishop Fintan Monahan | Bishop of Killaloe |
7 Jun 1991 |
| Bishop Fintan Gavin | Bishop of Cork and Ross |
1 Jun 1991 |
| Bishop Thomas Deenihan | Bishop of Meath |
25 Jun 1989 |
| Bishop Michael Router | Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh |
10 Jun 1989 |
| Bishop Martin Hayes | Bishop of Kilmore |
13 May 1989 |
| Archbishop Charles John Brown | Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines |
12 Jun 1988 |
| Bishop Denis Nulty | Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin |