Living cardinals arranged in alphabetical order indicating their present post and the date of their cardinalitial creation in parentheses. The asterisk (*) denotes that the cardinal is older than 80 years and cannot partake in the papal election. As of January 31, 2012, there are 191 cardinals; 107 are electors and 84 are non-electors (*).

Agnelo, Geraldo Majella. Archbishop emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil (2001).

* Agré, Bernard. Archbishop emeritus of Abidjan, Ivory Coast (2001).

* Agustoni, Gilberto. Prefect emeritus of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature (1994).

* Álvarez Martínez, Francisco. Archbishop emeritus of Toledo, Spain (2001).

Amato, S.D.B., Angelo. Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints (2010).

Amigo Vallejo, Carlos. Archbishop emeritus of Sevilla, Spain (2003).

* Angelini, Fiorenzo. President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Workers (1991).

Antonelli, Ennio. President of the Pontifical Council for the Family (2003).

* Antonetti, Lorenzo. President emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See and pontifical delegate to the patriarchal basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Italy (1998).

* Aponte Martínez, Luis. Archbishop emeritus of San Juan, Puerto Rico (1973).

* Araújo, Serafim Fernandes de. Archbishop emeritus of Belo Horizonte, Brazil (1998).

Arinze, Francis. Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (1985).

* Arns, O.F.M., Paulo Evaristo. Archbishop emeritus of São Paulo, Brazil (1973).

Bačkis, Audrys Juozas. Archbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania (2001).

Bagnasco, Angelo. Archbishop of Genoa, Italy (2007).

Baldelli, Fortunato. Penitentiary major emeritus (2010).

Barbarin, Philippe. Archbishop of Lyon, France (2003).

* Bartolucci, Domenico. (2010).

* Baum, William Wakefield. Penitentiary Major emeritus (1976).

Bergoglio, S.J., Jorge Mario. Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina (2001).

Bertone, S.D.B., Tarcisio. Secretary of State; Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (2003)

* Biffi, Giacomo. Archbishop emeritus of Bologna, Italy (1985).

Bozanić, Josip. Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia (2003).

Brady, Seán Baptist. Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland (2007).

* Brandmüller, Walter. (2010).

Burke, Raymond Leo. Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature (2010).

* Cacciavillan, Agostino. President emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (2001).

Caffarra, Carlo. Archbishop of Bologna, Italy (2006).

* Canestri, Giovanni. Archbishop emeritus of Genoa, Italy (1988).

Cañizares Llovera, Antonio. prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacrament (2006).

* Carles Gordó, Ricardo María. Archbishop emeritus of Barcelona, Spain (1994).

* Cassidy, Edward Idris. President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity (1991).

* Castrillón Hoyos, Darío. Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy; president of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei (1998).

* Cè, Marco. Patriarch emeritus of Venice, Italy (1979).

* Cheli, Giovanni. President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants (1998).

* Cheong Jin-Suk, Nicholas. Archbishop of Seoul, South Korea; and Apostolic administrator ad nutum Sanctae Sedis, of P'yöng-yang, North Korea (2006).

Cipriani Thorne, Juan Luis. Archbishop of Lima, Perú (2001).

* Clancy, Edward Bede. Archbishop emeritus of Sydney, Australia (1988).

Comastri, Angelo. Archpriest of the papal basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, vicar general of His Holiness for the State of Vatican City, and president of the Fabric of St. Peter's (2007).

* Connell, Desmond. Archbishop emeritus of Dublin, Ireland (2001).

* Coppa, Giovanni. (2007).

* Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Andrea. Archpriest emeritus of the papal basilica of S. Paolo fuori le mura, Rome (2006).

Cordes, Paul Josef. President emeritus of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum (2007).

* Cottier, O.P., Georges Marie Martin. (2003)

Danneels, Godfried. Archbishop emeritus of Mechelen-Brussels, Belgium (1983).

* Daoud, Ignace Moussa I. Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches (2001).

Darmaatmadja, S.J., Julius Riyadi. Archbishop emeritus of Jakarta, Indonesia (1994).

* De Giorgi, Salvatore. Archbishop emeritus of Palermo, Italy (1998).

* Delly, Emmanuel III. Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans, Iraq (2007)

De Paolis, C.S., Velasio. President emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See (2010).

Dias, Ivan. Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and grand chancellor emeritus of the Pontifical Urbanian University (2001).

Dziwisz, Stanisław. Archbishop of Kraków, Poland (2006).

Egan, Edward Michael. Archbishop emeritus of New York, United Staes (2001).

Erdö, Péter. Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary (2003).

Errázuriz Ossa, Institute of the Fathers of Schönstatt, Francisco Javier. Archbishop emeritus of Santiago, Chile (2001).

* Estepa Llaurens, José Manuel. general military vicar emeritus of Spain (2010).

* Etchegaray, Roger. Vice-dean of the College of Cardinals and president emeritus of the Pontifical Councils Iustitia et Pax and Cor Unum (1979).

* Falcão, José Freire. Archbishop emeritus of Brasília, Brazil (1988).

Farina, S.D.B., Raffaele. Archivist and librarian of the Holy Roman Church (2007).

* Furno, Carlo. Archpriest emeritus of the papal Liberian basilica, Rome (1994).

George, O.M.I., Francis Eugene. Archbishop of Chicago, United States of America (1998).

* Glemp, Józef. Archbishop emeritus of Gniezno and Warsaw, Poland (1983).

Gracias, Oswald. Archbishop of Bombay, India (2007).

Grocholewski, Zenon. Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education and grand chancellor of the Pontifical Gregorian University (2001).

* Gulbinowicz, Henryk. Archbishop emeritus of Wroclaw, Poland (1985).

* Herranz Casado, Julián. President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of the Legislative Texts and president emeritus of the Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia (2003).

*Honoré, Jean. Archbishop emeritus of Tours, France (2001).

Hummes, O.F.M., Cláudio. Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy (2001).

Husar, M.S.U., Lubomyr. Archbishop major emeritus of Kyiv and Halyć, Ukraine (2001).

* Jaworski, Marian. Archbishop emeritus of Lviv of the Latins, Ukraine (1998).

* Karlic, Estanislao Esteban. Archbishop emeritus of Paraná, Argentina (2007).

Kasper, Walter. President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity (2001).

*Keeler, William Henry. Archbishop emeritus of Baltimore, United States of America (1994).

* Kitbunchu, Michael Michai. Archbishop emeritus of Bangkok, Thailand (1983).

* Korec, S.J., Ján Chryzostom. Bishop emeritus of Nitra, Slovakia (1991).

Koch, Kurt. President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity (2010).

Lajolo, Giovanni. President emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City and president emeritus of the Governatorato of the same state (2007).

* Law, Bernard Francis. Archbishop emeritus of Boston, United States of America; archpriest emeritus of the papal Liberian basilica, Rome (1985).

Lehmann, Karl. Bishop of Mainz, Germany (2001).

Levada, William Joseph. Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2006).

López Rodríguez, Nicolás de Jesús. Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1991).

* Lourdusamy, Duraisamy Simon. Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches (1985).

Lozano Barragán, Javier. President emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral of the Health Care Workers (2003).

* McCarrick, Theodore Edgar. Archbishop emeritus of Washington, United States of America (2001).

* Macharski, Franciszek. Archbishop emeritus of Kraków, Poland (1979).

Mahony, Roger Michael. Archbishop emeritus of Los Angeles, United States of America (1991).

* Maida, Adam Joseph. Archbishop emeritus of Detroit, United States of America (1994).

* Marchisano, Francesco. President emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Patrimony of the Church, president emeritus of the Pontifical Commission of Sacred Archeology, archpriest emeritus of the papal basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican, vicar general emeritus of His Holiness for Vatican City, president emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter's basilica, and president of the Office of Labor of the Apostolic See (2003).

Martínez Sistach Lluís. Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain (2007).

* Martínez Somalo, Eduardo. Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life; Camerlengo emeritus of the Holy Roman Church (1988).

* Martini, S.J., Carlo Maria. Archbishop emeritus of Milan, Italy (1983).

Martino, Renato Raffaele. President emeritus of the Pontifical Council Iustitia et Pax and president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerants (2003).

Marx, Reinhard. Archbishop of Münich und Freising, Germany (2010).

* Mazombwe, Medardo Joseph. Archbishop emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia (2010).

* Medina Estévez, Jorge Arturo. Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (1998).

Meisner, Joachim. Archbishop of Cologne, Germany (1983).

* Mejía, Jorge María. Archivist and Librarian emeritus of the Holy Roman Church (2001).

Monsengwo Pasinya, Laurent. Archbishop of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (2010).

Monterisi, Francesco. Archpriest of the papal basilica of S. Paolo fouri le Mura (2010).

Murphy-O'Connor, Cormac. Archbishop emeritus of Westminster, England (2001).

Naguib, Antonios. Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts, Egypt (2010).

* Nagy, S.C.I., Stanisław. (2003).

Napier, O.F.M., Wilfrid Fox. Archbishop of Durban, South Africa (2001).

* Nascimento, Alexandre do. Archbishop emeritus of Luanda, Angola (1983).

Nicora, Attilio. President of the Financial Information Authority; President emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (2003).

Njue, John. Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya (2007).

Nycz, Kazimierz. Archbishop of Warsaw, Poland (2010).

* Obando Bravo, S.D.B., Miguel. Archbishop emeritus of Managua, Nicaragua (1985).

O'Brien, Keith Michael Patrick. Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland (2003).

Okogie, Anthony Olubunmi. Archbishop of Lahos, Nigeria (2003).

O'Malley, O.F.M.Cap., Seán Patrick. Archbishop of Boston, United States of America (2006).

Ortega y Alamino, Jaime Lucas. Archbishop of San Cristóbal de La Habana, Cuba (1994).

Ouellet, P.S.S., Marc. Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (2003).

* Panafieu, Bernard. Archbishop emeritus of Marseille, France (2003).

* Paskai, O.F.M., László. Archbishop emeritus of Ezstergom-Budapest, Hungary (1988).

Patabendige Don, Albert Malcolm Ranjith. Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2010).

Pell, George. Archbishop of Sydney, Australia (2003).

Pengo, Polycarp. Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania (1998).

Pham Minh Mân, Jean-Baptiste. Archbishop of Hôchiminh Ville, Việt Nam (2003).

Piacenza, Mauro. Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy (2010).

* Pimenta, Simon Ignatius. Archbishop emeritus of Bombay, India (1988).

* Piovanelli, Silvano. Archbishop emeritus of Florence, Italy (1985).

Poletto, Severino. Archbishop emeritus of Turin, Italy (2001).

Policarpo, José da Cruz. Patriarch of Lisbon, Portugal (2001).

* Poupard, Paul. President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Culture (1985).

* Pujats, Jānis. Archbishop emeritus of Riga, Latvia (1998).

Puljić, Vinko. Archbishop of Vrhbosna, Bosnia-Herzegovina (1994).

Quezada Toruño, Rodolfo. Archbishop emeritus of Guatemala, Guatemala (2003).

Re, Giovanni Battista. Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops and president emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (2001).

Ricard, Jean-Pierre. Archbishop of Bordeaux, France (2006).

Rigali, Justin Francis. Archbishop emeritus of Philadelphia, United States of America (2003).

Rivera Carrera, Norberto. Archbishop of México City, México (1998).

Robles Ortega, Francisco. Archbishop of Guadalajara, México (2007).

Rodé, C.M., Franc. Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life (2006).

Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B., Óscar Andrés. Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras (2001).

Romeo, Paolo. Archbishop of Palermo, Italy (2010).

Rosales, Gaudencio Borbon. Archbishop emeritus of Manila, Philippines (2006).

Rouco Varela, Antonio María. Archbishop of Madrid, Spain (1998).

Rubiano Sáenz, Pedro. Archbishop emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia (2001).

* Ruini, Camillo. Vicar General emeritus of His Holiness for the diocese of Rome; archpriest emeritus of the papal basilica of S. Giovanni in Laterano; grand chancellor emeritus of the Pontifical Lateran University; and president emeritus of the Peregrinatio ad Petri Sedem (1991).

Ryłko, Stanisław. President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity (2007).

* Sales, Eugênio de Araújo. Archbishop emeritus of São Sebastiaõ de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1969).

* Sánchez, José Tomás. Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy (1991).

Sandoval Íñiguez, Juan. Archbishop emeritus of Guadalajara, México (1994).

Sandri, Leonardo. Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches (2007).

* Santos, O.F.M., Alexandre José María dos. Archbishop emeritus of Maputo, Moçambique (1988).

Sarah, Robert. President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum (2010).

* Saraiva Martins, C.M.F., José. Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints (2001).

Sardi, Paolo. Pro-patron of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (2010).

Sarr, Théodore-Adrien. Archbishop of Dakar, Sénégal (2007).

Scheid, S.C.I., Eusébio Oscar. Archbishop emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2003).

Scherer, Odilo Pedro. Archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil (2007).

Schönborn, O.P., Christoph. Archbishop of Vienna, Austria (1998).

Schwery, Henri. Bishop emeritus of Sion, Switzerland (1991).

Scola, Angelo. Archbishop of Milan, Italy (2003).

*Sebastiani, Sergio. President emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See (2001).

Sepe, Crescenzio. Archbishop of Naples, Italy (2001)

* Sfeir, Nasrallah Pierre. Patriarch emeritus of Antioch of the Maronites, Lebanon (1994).

Sgreccia, Elio. (2010).

* Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J., Paul. Bishop emeritus of Kaohsiung, Taiwan (1998).

* Silvestrini, Achille. Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches; grand chancellor emeritus of the Pontifical Oriental Institute (1988).

* Simonis, Adrianus Johannes. Archbishop emeritus of Utrecht, Holland (1985).

* Sodano, Angelo. Dean of the College of Cardinals and secretary of State emeritus (1991).

Stafford, James Francis. Major Penitentiary emeritus (1998).

* Szoka, Edmund Casimir. President emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City and president emeritus of the Governatorato of the State of Vatican City (1988).

Tauran, Jean-Louis. President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialog (2003).

Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R., Julio. Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (2001).

Tettamanzi, Dionigi. Archbishop emeritus of Milan, Italy (1998).

* Tomko, Jozef. Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of the Peoples, president emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for the International Eucharistic Congresses (1985).

* Tonini, Ersilio. Archbishop emeritus of Ravenna e Cervia, Italy (1994).

Toppo, Telesphore Placidus. Archbishop of Ranchi, India (2003).

* Tucci, S.J., Roberto. (2001)

* Tumi, Christian Wiyghan. Archbishop emeritus of Douala, Cameroon (1988).

Turcotte, Jean-Claude. Archbishop of Montréal, Canada (1994).

Turkson, Peter Kodwo Appiah. President of the Pontifical Council Iustitia et Pax (2003).

Urosa Savino, Jorge Liberato. Archbishop of Caracas, Venezuela (2006).

Vallini, Agostino. Vicar General of His Holiness for the Diocese of Rome; archpriest of the papal Lateran Basilica; grand chancellor of the Pontifical Lateran University (2006).

* Vanhoye, S.J., Albert. (2006)

Vela Chiriboga, Raúl Eduardo. Archbishop emeritus of Quito, Ecuador (2010).

* Vidal, Ricardo Jamin. Archbishop emeritus of Cebu, Philippines (1985).

Vingt-Trois, André. Archbishop of Paris, France (2007).

Vlk, Miloslav. Archbishop emeritus of Prague, Czech Republic (1994).

* Wamala, Emmanuel. Archbishop emeritus of Kampala, Uganda (1994).

* Wetter, Friedrich. Archbishop emeritus of Münich und Freising, Germany (1985)

* Williams, Thomas Stafford. Archbishop emeritus of Wellington, New Zealand (1983).

Wuerl, Donald William Archbishop of Washington, United States of America (2010).

* Zen Ze-Kiun, S.D.B., Joseph. Bishop emeritus of Hong Kong (Xianggang), China (2006).

Zubeir Wako, Gabriel. Archbishop of Khartoum, Sudan (2003).