

| Year | Age | Bishop | Event | Title | Current Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | PaoloDe Nicolò | Born | Regent Emeritus of thePrefecture of the Papal Household | ||
| 1947 | Romualdo MatiasKujawski | Born | Bishop Emeritus ofPorto Nacional, Tocatins,Brazil | ||
| 1951 | RogelioCabrera López | Born | Archbishop ofMonterrey, Nuevo León,México | ||
| 1956 | Denis ChidiIsizoh | Born | Bishop ofAguleri,Nigeria | ||
| Vincent de PaulKwanga Njubu | Born | Bishop ofManono,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | |||
| 1960 | FridolinAmbongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. | Born | Cardinal, Archbishop ofKinshasa,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | ||
| 1962 | William ErnestoIraheta Rivera | Born | Bishop ofSantiago de María,El Salvador | ||
| 1969 | Carlos RômuloGonçalves e Silva | Born | Bishop ofMontenegro, Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil | ||
| TimoteoSolórzano Rojas, M.S.C. | Born | Bishop ofTarma,Peru | |||
| 1970 | 27.3 | GregorioRosa Chávez | Ordained Priest | Priest ofSan Miguel,El Salvador | Cardinal, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofSan Salvador,El Salvador |
| 1971 | 26.6 | Antônio RobertoCavuto, O.F.M. Cap. | Ordained Priest | Priest ofOrder of Friars Minor Capuchin | Bishop Emeritus ofItapipoca, Ceara,Brazil |
| 25.5 | MauroMontagnoli, C.S.S. | Ordained Priest | Priest ofCongregation of the Sacred Stigmata | Bishop Emeritus ofIlhéus, Bahia,Brazil | |
| 1974 | 38.0 | ThomasThiruthalil, C.M. | Appointed | Bishop ofBerhampur,India | Bishop Emeritus ofBalasore,India |
| 1977 | 26.3 | TarcísioScaramussa, S.D.B. | Perpetual Vows | Member ofSalesians of Saint John Bosco | Bishop Emeritus ofSantos, Sao Paulo,Brazil |
| 1979 | 20.7 | Alfredo JoséEspinoza Mateus, S.D.B. | Professed | Member ofSalesians of Saint John Bosco | Archbishop ofQuito,Ecuador |
| 1981 | 23.9 | JoséGislon, O.F.M. Cap. | Entered | Member ofOrder of Friars Minor Capuchin | Bishop ofCaxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil |
| 27.3 | Alberto RicardoLorenzelli Rossi, S.D.B. | Ordained Priest | Priest ofSalesians of Saint John Bosco | Auxiliary Bishop ofSantiago de Chile | |
| 42.5 | Thomas EmmanuelSavundaranayagam | Appointed | Bishop ofMannar,Sri Lanka | Bishop Emeritus ofJaffna,Sri Lanka | |
| 1982 | 24.9 | JoséGislon, O.F.M. Cap. | First Vows | Member ofOrder of Friars Minor Capuchin | Bishop ofCaxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil |
| 46.0 | EgonKapellari | Ordained Bishop | Bishop ofGurk,Austria | Bishop Emeritus ofGraz-Seckau,Austria | |
| 24.3 | RyszardKasyna | Ordained Priest | Priest ofGdańsk,Poland | Bishop ofPelplin,Poland | |
| 26.1 | MarioMichiaki Yamanouchi, S.D.B. | Perpetual Vows | Member ofSalesians of Saint John Bosco | Bishop ofSaitama,Japan | |
| 39.3 | ThaddéeNtihinyurwa | Ordained Bishop | Bishop ofCyangugu,Rwanda | Archbishop Emeritus ofKigali,Rwanda | |
| 1986 | 44.1 | LucioAlfert, O.M.I. | Appointed | Vicar Apostolic ofPilcomayo,Paraguay | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus |
| 44.1 | LucioAlfert, O.M.I. | Appointed | Titular Bishop ofTubyza | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofPilcomayo,Paraguay | |
| 53.2 | DenisCroteau, O.M.I. | Appointed | Bishop ofMackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories,Canada | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 50.5 | WładysławZiółek | Appointed | Bishop ofŁódź,Poland | Archbishop Emeritus ofŁódź,Poland | |
| 1987 | 54.8 | Mario EnriqueRíos Mont, C.M. | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop ofGuatemala | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
| 1988 | 25.1 | Júlio EndiAkamine, S.A.C. | Ordained Priest | Priest ofSociety of the Catholic Apostolate | Archbishop ofBelém do Pará,Brazil |
| 19.7 | Francisco de SalesAlencar Batista, O. Carm. | Professed | Member ofOrder of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel | Bishop ofMossoró, Rio Grande do Norte,Brazil | |
| 27.3 | EugênioBarbosa Martins, S.S.S. | Ordained Priest | Priest ofCongregation of the Blessed Sacrament | Bishop ofSão João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo,Brazil | |
| 28.5 | Dominicus (Michael)Meier, O.S.B. | Ordained Deacon | Deacon ofOrder of Saint Benedict | Bishop ofOsnabrück,Germany | |
| 27.2 | JosephVũ Văn Thiên | Ordained Priest | Priest ofHải Phòng,Viet Nam | Archbishop ofHà Nội,Viet Nam | |
| 1989 | 45.6 | FrancescoMicciché | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop ofChusira | Bishop Emeritus ofTrapani,Italy |
| 1991 | 44.4 | Carlos JoséÑáñez | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop ofLete | Archbishop Emeritus ofCórdoba,Argentina |
| 1992 | 46.2 | Vincent GerardNichols | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop ofOthona | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofWestminster, England,Great Britain |
| 1993 | 58.0 | PaulIby | Ordained Bishop | Bishop ofEisenstadt,Austria | Bishop Emeritus |
| 1994 | 20.3 | Antônio RanisRosendo Dos Santos, C.Ss.R. | Entered | Member ofCongregation of the Most Holy Redeemer | Bishop ofCaicó, Rio Grande do Norte,Brazil |
| 1995 | 53.4 | Gerald FrederickKicanas | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop ofChicago, Illinois,USA | Bishop Emeritus ofTucson, Arizona,USA |
| 53.4 | Gerald FrederickKicanas | Appointed | Titular Bishop ofBela | Bishop Emeritus ofTucson, Arizona,USA | |
| 1996 | 49.7 | Joseph FrancisMartino | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop ofPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania,USA | Bishop Emeritus ofScranton, Pennsylvania,USA |
| 49.7 | Joseph FrancisMartino | Appointed | Titular Bishop ofCellae in Mauretania | Bishop Emeritus ofScranton, Pennsylvania,USA | |
| 1997 | 53.2 | CarlosBürgler, C.Ss.R. | Appointed | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic ofReyes,Bolivia | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus |
| 53.2 | CarlosBürgler, C.Ss.R. | Appointed | Titular Bishop ofSinnipsa | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofReyes,Bolivia | |
| 62.3 | RamiroDíaz Sánchez, O.M.I. | Appointed | Vicar Apostolic ofMachiques,Venezuela | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus | |
| 62.3 | RamiroDíaz Sánchez, O.M.I. | Appointed | Titular Bishop ofLari Castellum | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofMachiques,Venezuela | |
| 50.6 | SimonNtamwana | Appointed | Archbishop ofGitega,Burundi | Archbishop Emeritus | |
| 55.8 | Berard ToshioOshikawa, O.F.M. Conv. | Appointed | Bishop ofNaha,Japan | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 48.7 | Paul YemboaroOuédraogo | Appointed | Bishop ofFada N’Gourma,Burkina Faso | Archbishop Emeritus ofBobo-Dioulasso,Burkina Faso | |
| 40.7 | JanOzga | Appointed | Bishop ofDoumé-Abong’ Mbang,Cameroon | ||
| 1998 | 38.6 | Alfred AdewaleMartins | Ordained Bishop | Bishop ofAbeokuta,Nigeria | Archbishop ofLagos,Nigeria |
| 54.6 | FrancescoMicciché | Appointed | Bishop ofTrapani,Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 2002 | 55.3 | James MatthewWingle | Installed | Bishop ofSaint Catharines, Ontario,Canada | Bishop Emeritus |
| 2003 | 46.0 | GustavoGarcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop ofChicago, Illinois,USA | Archbishop ofSan Antonio, Texas,USA |
| 46.0 | GustavoGarcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. | Appointed | Titular Bishop ofOescus | Archbishop ofSan Antonio, Texas,USA | |
| 58.8 | Alan StephenHopes | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop ofCuncacestre | Bishop Emeritus ofEast Anglia, England,Great Britain | |
| 60.2 | Francis JosephKane | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop ofChicago, Illinois,USA | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
| 60.2 | Francis JosephKane | Appointed | Titular Bishop ofSault Sainte Marie in Michigan | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofChicago, Illinois,USA | |
| 47.8 | BernardLongley | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop ofZarna | Archbishop ofBirmingham, England,Great Britain | |
| 50.4 | Thomas John JosephPaprocki | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop ofChicago, Illinois,USA | Bishop ofSpringfield in Illinois,USA | |
| 50.4 | Thomas John JosephPaprocki | Appointed | Titular Bishop ofVulturaria | Bishop ofSpringfield in Illinois,USA | |
| 2004 | 51.0 | RenatoBoccardo | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop ofAquipendium | Archbishop ofSpoleto-Norcia,Italy |
| 48.7 | LászlóKiss-Rigó | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop ofEsztergom-Budapest,Hungary | Bishop ofSzeged-Csanád,Hungary | |
| 48.7 | LászlóKiss-Rigó | Appointed | Titular Bishop ofPudentiana | Bishop ofSzeged-Csanád,Hungary | |
| 60.6 | BoscoLin Chi-nan | Appointed | Bishop ofTainan,Taiwan | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 66.2 | CarloLiberati | Installed | Prelate ofPompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario,Italy | Prelate Emeritus | |
| 76.1 | VincenzoRimedio | Retired | Bishop ofLamezia Terme,Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 66.5 | Victor AntonioTamayo Betancourt | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop ofVoncariana | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofBarranquilla,Colombia | |
| 43.6 | GyörgyUdvardy | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop ofEsztergom-Budapest,Hungary | Archbishop ofVeszprém,Hungary | |
| 43.6 | GyörgyUdvardy | Appointed | Titular Bishop ofMarazanae | Archbishop ofVeszprém,Hungary | |
| 2005 | 47.3 | RyszardKasyna | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop ofGdańsk,Poland | Bishop ofPelplin,Poland |
| 47.3 | RyszardKasyna | Appointed | Titular Bishop ofDices | Bishop ofPelplin,Poland | |
| 2006 | 48.5 | NicolaGirasoli | Appointed | Titular Archbishop ofEgnazia Appula | Apostolic Nuncio toSlovakia |
| 48.5 | NicolaGirasoli | Appointed | Apostolic Nuncio toZambia | Apostolic Nuncio toSlovakia | |
| 48.5 | NicolaGirasoli | Appointed | Apostolic Nuncio toMalawi | Apostolic Nuncio toSlovakia | |
| 2008 | 55.4 | ThomasChung An-zu | Appointed | Bishop ofKiayi,Taiwan | Archbishop ofTaipei,Taiwan |
| 48.2 | James VannJohnston, Jr. | Appointed | Bishop ofSpringfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri,USA | Bishop ofKansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri,USA | |
| 77.4 | John JosephLeibrecht | Retired | Bishop ofSpringfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri,USA | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 2009 | 53.5 | William AmoveAvenya | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop ofThucca in Mauretania | Bishop ofGboko,Nigeria |
| 62.2 | Luis AlbertoFernández Alara | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop ofBuenos Aires,Argentina | Bishop Emeritus ofRafaela,Argentina | |
| 62.2 | Luis AlbertoFernández Alara | Appointed | Titular Bishop ofCarpi | Bishop Emeritus ofRafaela,Argentina | |
| 63.0 | Robert EricGuglielmone | Appointed | Bishop ofCharleston, South Carolina,USA | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 35.9 | StanislausMin Ko | Incardinated | Priest ofHpa-an,Myanmar | Coadjutor Bishop | |
| 57.8 | JustinSaw Min Thide | Appointed | Bishop ofHpa-an,Myanmar | ||
| 32.3 | RaymondWai Lin Htun | Incardinated | Priest ofHpa-an,Myanmar | Auxiliary Bishop ofYangon,Myanmar | |
| 2010 | 60.1 | IrineuAndreassa, O.F.M. | Ordained Bishop | Bishop ofLages, Santa Catarina,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus ofItuiutaba, Minas Gerais,Brazil |
| 43.1 | MarkosGhebremedhin, C.M. | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop ofGummi in Proconsulari | Vicar Apostolic ofJimma-Bonga,Ethiopia | |
| 67.1 | AntonStres, C.M. | Installed | Archbishop ofLjubljana,Slovenia | Archbishop Emeritus | |
| 2011 | 76.8 | William StephenSkylstad | Appointed | Apostolic Administrator ofBaker, Oregon,USA | Bishop Emeritus ofSpokane, Washington,USA |
| 43.3 | MateUzinić | Appointed | Bishop ofDubrovnik (Ragusa),Croatia | Archbishop ofRijeka,Croatia | |
| 59.7 | Robert FrancisVasa | Appointed | Coadjutor Bishop ofSanta Rosa (in California),USA | Bishop | |
| 2012 | 52.6 | HervéGaschignard | Appointed | Bishop ofAire et Dax,France | Bishop Emeritus |
| 2014 | 64.3 | Gabriel ’LekeAbegunrin | Installed | Archbishop ofIbadan,Nigeria | |
| 53.9 | Habib Hormiz JajouAl Nawfali | Ordained Bishop | Archbishop ofBassorah {Basra} (Chaldean),Iraq | ||
| 60.8 | Myron JosephCotta | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop ofSacramento, California,USA | Bishop ofStockton, California,USA | |
| 60.8 | Myron JosephCotta | Appointed | Titular Bishop ofMuteci | Bishop ofStockton, California,USA | |
| 66.4 | Ronald WilliamGainer | Appointed | Bishop ofHarrisburg, Pennsylvania,USA | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 46.9 | HerwigGössl | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop ofBamberg,Germany | Archbishop | |
| 46.9 | HerwigGössl | Appointed | Titular Bishop ofBalecium | Archbishop ofBamberg,Germany | |
| 64.5 | Yousif ThomasMirkis, O.P. | Ordained Bishop | Archbishop ofKerkūk (Chaldean),Iraq | ||
| 41.3 | SaadSirop | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop ofHirta | Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus | |
| 2015 | 56.7 | Filomenodo Nascimento Vieira Dias | Installed | Archbishop ofLuanda,Angola | |
| 51.4 | CélestinHakizimana | Ordained Bishop | Bishop ofGikongoro,Rwanda | ||
| 47.2 | ArielLascarro Tapia | Installed | Bishop ofMagangué,Colombia | ||
| 51.4 | IvicaPetanjak, O.F.M. Cap. | Appointed | Bishop ofKrk (Veglia),Croatia | ||
| 76.4 | ValterŽupan | Retired | Bishop ofKrk (Veglia),Croatia | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 2016 | 57.0 | Karel MarinusChoennie | Ordained Bishop | Bishop ofParamaribo, Suriname,Antilles | |
| 73.2 | Paulo Antôniode Conto | Ceased | Apostolic Administrator ofPasso Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus ofMontenegro, Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil | |
| 67.6 | RobertoFilippini | Installed | Bishop ofPescia,Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 51.2 | CorradoSanguineti | Installed | Bishop ofPavia,Italy | ||
| 52.4 | Rodolfo LuísWeber | Installed | Archbishop ofPasso Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil | ||
| 2017 | 45.4 | Michael MiabesueBibi | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop ofBamenda,Cameroon | Bishop ofBuéa,Cameroon |
| 45.4 | Michael MiabesueBibi | Appointed | Titular Bishop ofAmudarsa | Bishop ofBuéa,Cameroon | |
| 2020 | 76.1 | LeonardoSandri | Confirmed | Vice-Dean (Sub-Dean) of theCollege of Cardinals | Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for theEastern Churches |
| 66.0 | TomoVukšić | Appointed | Apostolic Administrator ofBosnia and Herzegovina, Military | Archbishop ofVrhbosna {Sarajevo},Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 2021 | 57.0 | Stephen Ameyu MartinMulla | Ceased | Apostolic Administrator ofWau,South Sudan | Cardinal, Archbishop ofJuba,South Sudan |
| 48.7 | Matthew Remijio AdamGbitiku, M.C.C.I. | Ordained Bishop | Bishop ofWau,South Sudan | ||
| 52.5 | GergelyKovács | Installed | Apostolic Administrator ofRomania (Armenian) | Archbishop ofAlba Iulia,Romania | |
| 79.8 | Wilfrid FoxNapier, O.F.M. | Appointed | Apostolic Administrator ofEshowe,South Africa | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofDurban,South Africa | |
| 2023 | 56.7 | Miguel ÁngelEspinoza Garza | Ordained Bishop | Coadjutor Bishop ofLa Paz en la Baja California Sur,México | Bishop |
| 2025 | 51.4 | George JacobKoovakad | Appointed | Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery forInterreligious Dialogue | |
| 2026 | 50.0 | JacobAba, S.M. | Ordained Bishop | Bishop ofAuki,Solomon Islands | |
| 64.5 | José CamiloArbeláez Montoya | Ordained Bishop | Bishop ofVélez,Colombia | ||
| 62.9 | JosefGrünwidl | Ordained Bishop | Archbishop ofWien {Vienna},Austria | ||
| 58.2 | Márcio AntonioVidal de Negreiros, O.S.A. | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop ofCatula | Auxiliary Bishop ofSão Paulo,Brazil | |
| 51.8 | Cyril BuhayanVillareal | Appointed | Bishop ofKalibo,Philippines | Bishop-Elect | |
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