Cardinals Created by John Paul II (2003)

Priest of Bordeaux (France) (1969.09.20 – 1990.12.01)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1976.05.14 – 1988.11.10)

Undersecretary of Council for the Public Affairs of the Church (1988 – 1989.03.01)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1988.11.10 – 1990.12.01)

Undersecretary for Relations with States of Secretariat of State (1989.03.01 – 1990.12.01)

Secretary for Relations with States of Secretariat of State (1990.12.01 – 2003.10.07)

Titular Archbishop of Thelepte (1990.12.01 – 2003.10.21)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine (2003.10.21 [2003.12.14] – 2014.06.12)

Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives (2003.11.24 – 2007.06.25)

Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library (2003.11.24 – 2007.06.25)

President of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue (2007.09.01 – 2018.07.05)

Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims (2007.09.01 – 2018.07.05)

Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion (2008.02.24 – 2018.07.05)

Protodeacon of College of Cardinals (2011.02.21 – 2014.06.12)

Member of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion (2013.06.24 – 2014.05.22)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine pro hac vice Title (2014.06.12 – 2018.07.05)

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera (2014.12.20 [2015.03.09] – 2018.07.05)

Priest of Salerno (Italy) (1957.06.27 – 1980.09.14)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1963.07.08 – 1968.03.28)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1968.03.28 – 1980.09.14)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Thailand (1980.09.14 – 1986.12.03)

Apostolic Delegate to Laos (1980.09.14 – 1986.12.03)

Titular Archbishop of Segermes (1980.09.14 – 2003.10.21)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Singapore (1981 – 1986.12.03)

Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia and Brunei (1983 – 1986.12.03)

Permanent Observer to United Nations Office (UN) (1986.12.03 – 2002.10.01)

President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (2002.10.01 – 2009.10.24)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti (2003.10.21 [2004.01.25] – ...)

President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (2006.03.11 – 2009.02.28)

Protodeacon of College of Cardinals (2014.06.12 – ...)

Priest of Torino (Italy) (1952.06.29 – 1988.10.06)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1961.05.04 – 1968.03.28)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1968.03.28 – 1971.02.28)

Undersecretary of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions) (1969.06.03 – 1988.10.06)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1971.02.28 – 1988.10.06)

Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church (1988.10.06 – 1993.05.04)

Titular Bishop of Populonia (1988.10.06 – 1994.07.09)

President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology (1991.09.04 – 2004.08.28)

President of Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church (1993.05.04 – 2003.10.13)

Titular Archbishop of Populonia (1994.07.09 – 2003.10.21)

Vicar General for the Vatican City State of Roma (Italy) (2002.04.24 – 2005.02.05)

President of Fabric of Saint Peter (2002.04.24 – 2005.02.05)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter (2002.04.24 – 2006.10.31)

President of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See (2003.03.08 – 2009.07.03)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Lucia del Gonfalone (2003.10.21 [2003.12.02] – 2014.06.12)

President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See (2005.02.05 – 2009.07.03)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lucia del Gonfalone pro hac vice Title (2014.06.12 – 2014.07.27)

Priest of Madrid (Spain) (1955.08.07 – 1990.12.15)

Secretary of Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts (1983.01.25 – 1994.12.19)

Titular Bishop of Vertara (1990.12.15 – 1994.12.19)

Titular Archbishop of Vertara (1994.12.19 – 2003.10.21)

President of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts (1994.12.19 – 2007.02.15)

President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia (1999.12.03 – 2010.05.11)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eugenio (2003.10.21 [2003.12.14] – 2014.06.12)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Eugenio pro hac vice Title (2014.06.12 – ...)

Supplementary Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta graviora (2015.01.21 – 2019)

Priest of México (Mexico) (1955.10.30 – 1979.06.05)

Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia (1979.06.05 – 1984.10.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico) (1979.06.05 – 1984.10.28)

Bishop of Zacatecas (Mexico) (1984.10.28 – 1996.10.31)

Archbishop ad personam (1997.01.07 – 2003.10.21)

President of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers (1997.01.07 – 2009.04.18)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Michele Arcangelo (2003.10.21 [2003.11.29] – 2014.06.12)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Dorotea (2014.06.12 [2014.11.01] – 2022.04.20)

Priest of Tokyo 東京 (Japan) (1957.12.21 – 1970.02.05)

Titular Bishop of Oreto (1970.02.05 – 1979.10.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan) (1970.02.05 – 1979.10.30)

Bishop of Yokohama 横浜 (Japan) (1979.10.30 – 1998.06.15)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan (1995 – 1998)

Archbishop ad personam (1998.06.15 – 2003.10.21)

President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (1998.06.15 – 2006.03.11)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana (2003.10.21 [2003.12.14] – 2007.11.08)

Priest of Milano (Italy) (1964.06.27 – 1977.04.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy) (1977.04.16 – 1987.02.11)

Titular Bishop of Furnos minor (1977.04.16 – 1992.06.30)

Bishop of Verona (Italy) (1992.06.30 – 1997.09.18)

Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (1999 – 2003)

Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion (2002? – 2013.02.16)

Archbishop ad personam (2002.10.01 – 2003.10.21)

President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (2002.10.01 – 2011.07.07)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Filippo Neri in Eurosia (2003.10.21 [2003.12.13] – 2014.06.12)

Pontifical Legate for the Basilicas of Saint Francis and Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi (2006.02.21 – 2017.04.22)

President of Financial Information Authority (2011.01.19 – 2014.01.30)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Filippo Neri in Eurosia pro hac vice Title (2014.06.12 – 2017.04.22)

Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta graviora (2015.01.21 – 2017.04.22)

Priest of Teramo–Atri (Italy) (1970.07.18 – 1991.07.20)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1990.02.21 – 1991.07.20)

Bishop of Grosseto (Italy) (1991.07.20 – 1995.09.14)

Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Lateran University (1995.09.14 – 2002.01.05)

President of Pontifical Institute of John Paul II for Studies on Marriage and Family (1995.09.14 – 2002.01.05)

Patriarch of Venezia (Italy) (2002.01.05 – 2011.06.28)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli (2003.10.21 [2004.02.21] – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Treviso (Italy) (2009.09 – 2009.12.18)

Apostolic Administrator of Venezia (Italy) (2011.06.28 – 2011.09.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy) (2011.06.28 – 2017.07.07)

Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See (2011.10.22 – 2014.02.24)

Priest of Lagos (Nigeria) (1966.12.11 – 1971.06.05)

Titular Bishop of Mascula (1971.06.05 – 1973.04.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lagos (Nigeria) (1973.04.13 – 2012.05.25)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (1988 – 1994)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Monte Carmelo a Mostacciano (2003.10.21 [2004.05.22] – ...)

Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See (2007.02.03 – 2012.05.25)

Priest of Albi (France) (1956.04.22 – 1974.04.18)

Titular Bishop of Thibilis (1974.04.18 – 1978.11.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Annecy (France) (1974.04.18 – 1978.11.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Aix (France) (1978.11.30 – 1994.08.24)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Marseille (France) (1994.08.24 – 1995.04.22)

Archbishop of Marseille (France) (1995.04.22 – 2002.12.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Marseille (France) (2002.12.08 – 2006.05.12)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio Barbarigo alle Tre Fontane (2003.10.21 [2003.12.14] – 2017.11.12)

Priest of Wau (South Sudan) (1963.07.21 – 1974.12.12)

Apostolic Administrator of Rumbek (South Sudan) (1974 – 1976)

Bishop of Wau (South Sudan) (1974.12.12 – 1979.10.30)

President of Sudan Bishops’ Conference (1978 – 1989)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Khartoum (Sudan) (1979.10.30 – 1981.10.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Khartoum (Sudan) (1981.10.10 – 2016.12.10)

President of Sudan Bishops’ Conference (1993 – 1999)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Atanasio a Via Tiburtina (2003.10.21 [2003.12.14] – ...)

President of Sudan Bishops’ Conference (2012.01.01 – 2016.10)

Archbishop of Tánger (Morocco) (1973.12.17 – 1982.05.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain) (1982.05.22 – 2009.11.05)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli (2003.10.21 [2004.04.27] – 2022.04.27)

Priest of Los Angeles (USA) (1961.04.25 – 1985.06.08)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1967.07.11 – 1980.04.19)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1980.04.19 – 1985.06.08)

President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (1985.06.08 – 1989.12.21)

Titular Archbishop of Bolsena (1985.06.08 – 1994.01.25)

Secretary of Congregation for Bishops (1989.12.21 – 1994.01.25)

Secretary of College of Cardinals (1990.01.02 – 1994.01.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1994.01.25 – 2003.07.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia (USA) (2003.07.15 – 2011.07.19)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca (2003.10.21 [2004.05.09] – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Scranton (USA) (2009.08.31 – 2010.02.23)

Priest of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland) (1965.04.03 – 1985.05.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland) (1985.05.30 – 2013.02.25)

President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland (2002.03.13 – 2012.11.05)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano (2003.10.21 [2004.05.14] – 2018.03.19)

Resigned cardinalatial rights and privileges (2015.03.20)

Bishop of São José dos Campos (Brazil) (1981.02.11 – 1991.01.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Florianópolis (Brazil) (1991.01.23 – 2001.07.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (2001.07.25 – 2009.02.27)

Ordinary of Ordinariato para os Fiéis de Ritos Orientais no Brasil of the Eastern Rite (Brazil) (2001.10.03 – 2010.07.28)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio (2003.10.21 [2004.06.14] – 2021.01.13)

Priest of Todi (Italy) (1960.04.02 – 1982.05.25)

Bishop of Gubbio (Italy) (1982.05.25 – 1988.10.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Perugia–Città della Pieve (Italy) (1988.10.06 – 1995.05.26)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Italy (1995.05.26 – 2001.04.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze (Italy) (2001.03.21 – 2008.06.07)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea delle Fratte (2003.10.21 [2003.11.30] – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Firenze (Italy) (2008.06.07 – 2008.09.08)

President of Pontifical Council for the Family (2008.06.07 – 2012.06.26)

Rector Magnificus of Salesian Pontifical University (1989.06.01 – 1991.06.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Vercelli (Italy) (1991.06.04 – 1995.06.13)

Secretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1995.06.13 – 2002.12.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy) (2002.12.10 – 2006.08.29)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscolana pro hac vice Title (2003.10.21 [2004.03.24] – 2008.05.10)

Secretary of State of Secretariat of State (2006.09.15 – 2013.10.15)

President of Interdicastery Commission on Particular Churches (2006.09.15 – 2013.10.15)

President of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe (2006.09.15 – 2013.10.15)

Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (2006.09.15 – 2013.10.15)

Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion (2006.10.14 – 2008.03)

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera (2007.04.04 – 2014.12.20)

President of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion (2008.03 – 2014.01.15)

Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (2008.05.10 [2009.10.03] – ...)

Priest of Cape Coast (Ghana) (1975.07.20 – 1992.10.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast (Ghana) (1992.10.06 – 2009.10.24)

President of Ghana Bishops’ Conference (1997 – 2005.07)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Liborio (2003.10.21 [2004.04.18] – ...)

President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (2009.10.24 – 2016.08.31)

Prefect of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (2016.08.31 – 2022.01.01)

President of Vatican COVID-19 Commission (2020.03.20 – 2022.01.01)

Chancellor of Pontifical Academies of Sciences (2022.04.04 [2022.06.06] – ...)

Chancellor of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (2022.04.04 [2022.06.06] – ...)

Priest of Ranchi (India) (1969.05.03 – 1978.06.08)

Bishop of Dumka (India) (1978.06.08 – 1984.11.08)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Ranchi (India) (1984.11.08 – 1985.08.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi (India) (1985.08.07 – 2018.06.24)

Vice-President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (1998 – 2002)

President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2002 – 2005)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia (2003.10.21 [2004.05.23] – 2023.10.04)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (2004.01.12 – 2008.02.19)

Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion (2008.02.24 – 2014.01.15)

President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2011.01.12 – 2013.02)

Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See (2012.06.23 – 2014.02.24)

Priest of Ballarat (Australia) (1966.12.16 – 1987.03.30)

Titular Bishop of Scala (1987.03.30 – 1996.07.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia) (1987.03.30 – 1996.07.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Melbourne (Australia) (1996.07.16 – 2001.03.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sydney (Australia) (2001.03.26 – 2014.02.24)

President of “Vox Clara” Committee (2002.04 – 2017)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Domenica Mazzarello (2003.10.21 [2004.03.20] – 2023.01.10)

Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See (2007.02.03 – 2014.02.24)

Member of Council of Cardinals to assist in the governance of the Universal Church and to reform the Roman Curia (2013.04.13 – 2018.10)

Prefect of Secretariat for the Economy (2014.02.24 – 2019.02.24)

Priest of Krk (Croatia) (1975.06.29 – 1989.05.10)

Coadjutor Bishop of Krk (Croatia) (1989.05.10 – 1989.11.14)

Bishop of Krk (Croatia) (1989.11.14 – 1997.07.05)

President of Croatian Bishops’ Conference (1997 – 2007.10.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Zagreb (Croatia) (1997.07.05 – 2023.04.15)

Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (2001 – 2011.10.02)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati (2003.10.21 [2005.02.27] – ...)

Vice-President of Croatian Bishops’ Conference (2013.10.16 – 2023.04.15)

Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion (2014.07.09 – 2020.09.21)

Priest of Cân Tho (Vietnam) (1965.05.25 – 1993.03.22)

Coadjutor Bishop of My Tho (Vietnam) (1993.03.22 – 1998.03.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam) (1998.03.01 – 2014.03.22)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giustino (2003.10.21 [2003.11.23] – ...)

Priest of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1956.09.21 – 1972.04.05)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1968.08.18 – 1972.04.05)

Titular Bishop of Gadiaufala (1972.04.05 – 1975.09.11)

Auxiliary Bishop of Zacapa (Guatemala) (1972.04.05 – 1975.09.11)

Coadjutor Bishop of Zacapa (Guatemala) (1975.09.11 – 1980.02.16)

Bishop of Zacapa (Guatemala) (1980.02.16 – 2001.06.19)

Bishop-Prelate of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (Guatemala) (1986.06.24 – 2001.06.19)

President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1988 – 1992)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) (2001.06.19 – 2010.10.02)

President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (2002 – 2006)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Saturnino (2003.10.21 [2004.03.13] – 2012.06.04)

Priest of Créteil (France) (1977.12.17 – 1998.10.01)

Bishop of Moulins (France) (1998.10.01 – 2002.07.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France) (2002.07.16 – 2020.03.06)

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio (2003.10.21 [2004.02.07] – ...)

Priest of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary) (1975.06.18 – 1999.11.05)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1990.08.22 – 1994.09.05)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (1994.09.05 – 1999.11.05)

Titular Bishop of Puppi (1999.11.05 – 2002.12.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Hungary) (1999.11.05 – 2002.12.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary) (2002.12.07 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina (2003.10.21 [2004.03.09] – 2023.03.29)

President of Hungarian Episcopal Conference (2005.09 – 2015.09.02)

President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (2006.10.08 – 2016.10.08)

Member of Council for the Economy (2020.08.06 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova (2023.03.29 [2023.07.01] – ...)

Titular Bishop of Agropoli (2001.03.03 – 2002.11.15)

Secretary of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (2001.03.03 – 2002.11.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada) (2002.11.15 – 2010.06.30)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina (2003.10.21 [2003.10.26] – 2018.06.28)

Prefect of Dicastery for Bishops (2010.06.30 – 2023.04.12)

President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America (2010.06.30 – 2023.04.12)

Cardinal-Bishop of S. Maria in Traspontina (2018.06.28 – ...)

Secretary General of International Theological Commission (1989.03 – 2003.10)

Theologian of Prefecture of the Papal Household (1989.12 – 2003.10.21)

Titular Archbishop of Tullia (2003.10.07 – 2003.10.21)

Pro-Theologian of Prefecture of the Papal Household (2003.10.21 – 2005.12.01)

Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Domenico e Sisto (2003.10.21 [2004.03.25] – 2014.06.12)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Domenico e Sisto pro hac vice Title (2014.06.12 – 2016.03.31)

Priest of Gent (Belgium) (1946.04.28 – 2003.10.07)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1998.10.07 – 2003.10.07)

Titular Archbishop of Ieper (2003.10.07 – 2003.10.21)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo (2003.10.21 [2004.02.22] – 2004.11.02)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata de’ Goti (2003.10.21 [2004.02.05] – 2010.04.16)

Titular Archbishop of Hólar (2003.10.07 – 2003.10.21)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Scala (2003.10.21 [2004.01.25] – 2013.06.05)