The Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Ostia is an ecclesiastical territory located within the

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. It is one of the seven

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s. The incumbent bishop is

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Giovanni Battista Re Giovanni Battista Re (born 30 January 1934) is an Catholic Church in Italy, Italian Catholic prelate who has served as Dean of the College of Cardinals since 2020. He was elevated to the rank of Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal in 2001 and s ...

. For centuries, its bishop has been the

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. Its

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. From 1105 to 1914, the diocese was merged with the Suburbicarian Diocese of

Velletri Velletri (; ; ) is an Italian ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome, approximately 40 km to the southeast of the city centre, located in the Alban Hills, in the region of Lazio, central Italy. Neighbouring communes are Rocca di Papa, Lar ...

. In 1962, the Diocese of Ostia was brought under the direct administration of the

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. Its territory is restricted to the single parish of Santa Aurea.

Bishops

Bishops of Ostia (−1057)

* Maximus (259) :... *Maximus (313) *Florentius (366) :''...'' *Bonus (487). *Bellator (499) *Aristus (502) :... *Amabile (649) :... *Andrea(s) (680) :... *Sissinio 732 – before 745 *Theodorus (745) *

George I George I or 1 may refer to: People * Patriarch George I of Alexandria (fl. 621–631) * George I of Constantinople (d. 686) * George of Beltan (d. 790) * George I of Abkhazia (ruled 872/3–878/9) * George I of Georgia (d. 1027) * Yuri Dolgoruk ...

, 753–786 :''...'' * Gregory I, 787 – before 804 * Bernard 804–805 * Peter I 805 – before 826 * Cesareo 826–854 * Megisto (or Leo I), 854–868 * Donatus, 868–870 :''sede vacante 870–878'' * Eugenius, 878–898 * Stephen, 898–900 * Guido I, 900–946 * Benigno, 946–960 * Siccone, 960–963 * Gregory II, 964–969 * Leo II, 969–983 :''vacant 983–996'' * Azzone I, 996 * Gregory III, 998–1012 * Azzone II, 1012–1021 * Peter III, 1021–1037 * Benedict, 1044–1050 * John I, 1050–1058

Bishops of Ostia and Velletri (1057–1378)

* Peter IV Damiani, 1057–1072 *

Gerald of Ostia Gerald is a masculine given name derived from the Germanic languages prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Gerald is a Norman French variant of the Germanic name. An Old English equivalent name was Garweald, the likely original ...

, 1072–1077 * Odo I de Lagery, 1078–1088 (became Pope Urban II) * Odo II, 1088–1102 *

Leo of Ostia Leo Marsicanus (meaning "of the Marsi") or Ostiensis (meaning "of Ostia"), also known as Leone dei Conti di Marsi (1046, Marsica – 1115/7, Ostia), was a nobleman and monk of Monte Cassino around 1061 and Italian cardinal from the 12th cent ...

, ca. 1103–1115 * Lamberto Scannabecchi, 1116–1124 (later Pope Honorius II) *

Giovanni of Camaldoli Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * ''Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend of ...

, 1126–1134 * Drogo of Champagne, 1136–1138 *

Alberic Alberic (; ; , ) is a learned form of the name Aubrey. Notable people with the name include: People with the mononym * Alberic of Cîteaux (died 1109), one of the founders of the Cistercian Order * Alberic I, Count of Dammartin (died after ...

, 1138–1148 * Guido II de Summa, 1149–1151 * Hugo, 1151–1158 *

Ubaldo Allucingoli Pope Lucius III ( – 25 November 1185), born Ubaldo Allucingoli, reigned as head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1 September 1181 to his death in 1185. Born to an aristocratic family in Lucca, prior to being elected p ...

, 1159–1181/84 (became Pope Lucius III in 1181) *

Theobald Theobald is a Germanic dithematic name, composed from the elements '' theod-'' "people" and ''bald'' "bold". The name arrived in England with the Normans. The name occurs in many spelling variations, including Theudebald, Diepold, Theobalt, Ty ...

, 1184–1188 *

Ottaviano di Paoli Ottaviano di Poli (surname given variously) (died 1206), a member of the family of the Counts of Poli, was an Italian Latin Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Cardinal (Catholicism), Cardinal. While still a subdeacon, he was sent as a papal legate ...

, 1189–1206 * Ugolino di Conti 1206–1227/31 (became Pope Gregory IX) * Rinaldo dei Signori di Ienne, 1231–1254/61 (became Pope Alexander IV in 1254) *

Hugh of Saint-Cher Hugh of Saint-Cher, O.P. (; c. 1200 – 19 March 1263) was a French Dominican friar who became a cardinal and noted biblical commentator. Life Hugh was born at Saint-Cher, a suburb of Vienne, Dauphiné, around the beginning of the 13th cen ...

1261–1262 * Enrico Bartolomei 1262–1271 :''vacant 1271–1273'' * Peter VI de Tarentaise, 1273–1276 (later Pope Innocent V, † 1276) * ''vacant'' 1276–1278 *

Latino Malabranca Orsini Latino Malabranca Orsini (died 10 August 1294, Perugia) was a Roman noble, an Italian cardinal of the Holy Roman Church, and nephew of Pope Nicholas III. Though revered as 'blessed' by the Order of Preachers, his cause for beatification is still ...

, 1278–1294 *

Hugh Aycelin Hugh Aycelin (1230, Billom – 28 December 1297, Rome) was a French Cardinal. He was also known as Hughes of Billom (also Billo or Billay), Ugo Billomo, Hughes Séguin, Ugo Seguin de Billon, Hughes Aycelin de Montaigut and Hugues Séguin de Bill ...

, 1294–1297 ** Leonardo Patrasso, apostolic administrator 1298–1299 * Niccolo I Boccasini, 1300–1303 (became Pope Benedict XI) * Niccolò Albertini, 1303–1321 *

Regnaud de La Porte Regnaud de La Porte (Raynaud) (died 1325) was a French bishop and Cardinal. He was born in Allassac. He became bishop of Limoges in 1294, and archbishop of Bourges in 1316. He was a papal commissioner enquiring into the Knights Templar, 1309 t ...

, 1321–1325 :''vacant 1325–1327'' * Bertrand du Pouget, 1327–1352 *

Étienne Aubert Pope Innocent VI (; 1282 – 12 September 1362), born Étienne Aubert, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 18 December 1352 to his death, in September 1362. He was the fifth Avignon pope and the only one with the ...

, 1352 *

Pierre Bertrand de Colombier Pierre Bertrand de Colombier (1299–1361), French cardinal and diplomat, was born at Colombier in Ardèche. He was nephew and namesake of Cardinal Pierre Bertrand of Annonay. After a careful juristic education he was successively advocate at ...

, 1353–1361 *

Andouin Aubert Audouin Aubert (Aldouin Alberti, or Andouin) (died 1363) was a French jurist, bishop and Cardinal. He was the son of Guy Aubert, a brother of Pope Innocent VI (Étienne Aubert, a Limousin) (1352-1362). His mother was Marguerite de Livron. His f ...

, 1361–1363 *

Hélias de Saint-Yrieix Hélias de Saint-Yrieix (died 1367) was a French Benedictine abbot, papal judiciary official, bishop and Cardinal. Life Hélias was born at Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, south of Limoges (Poitou). He had a nephew, John of S. Aredio (Yrieix). He was als ...

, 1363–1367 *

Guillaume de la Sudrie Guillaume de la Sudrie (la Sudré) (died 18 April 1373) was a French Dominican and Cardinal, born in Laguenne, Corrèze. He started to serve as bishop of Marseille in the beginning of 1361. He was made cardinal on 18 September 1366

, 1367–1373 * Peter d'Estaing, O.S.B. 1373–1377 *

Bertrand Lagier Bertrand Lagier Franciscans, O.Min. (died 8 November 1392) was a French Franciscan and cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was bishop of Assisi in 1357, and bishop of Glandèves in France, in 1368. He was made cardinal o ...

, 1378 (sided with of Avignon in the Great Schism)

Western Schism

Obedience of Rome (1378–1415) (actually in control of Ostia)

*Philippe of Alençon, 1388–1397 (also Cardinal-bishop of Sabina, 1380–1388) *Angelo Acciaioli, 1405–1408

Obedience of Avignon (1378–1429)

*Bertrand Lagier (1378–1392) *John de Neufchatel (1392–1398) *Leonardo Rossi da Giffoni (1398–1405) *Jean-Allarmet de Brogny (1405–1408) *Julian Lobera y Valtierra (1423–1429)

Obedience of Pisa (1409–1415)

* Jean-Allarmet de Brogny (1409–1415)

Bishops of Ostia and Velletri (1415–1914)

* Jean-Allarmet de Brogny (1415–1426) * Antonio Correr, 1431–1445 *

Juan de Cervantes Juan de Cervantes (c. 1380 or 1382 in Seville, Spain – 25 November 1453, buried in Seville Cathedral) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. Cervantes studied at the University of Salamanca and obtained a doctorate in civil and canon law ...

(1447–1453) * Giorgio Fieschi (1455–1461) *

Guillaume d'Estouteville Guillaume d'Estouteville (c. 1412–1483) was a French aristocrat of royal blood who became a leading bishop (Catholic Church), bishop and cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal. He held a number of Church offices simultaneously. He conducted th ...

(1461–1483) *

Giuliano della Rovere Pope Julius II (; ; born Giuliano della Rovere; 5 December 144321 February 1513) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1503 to his death, in February 1513. Nicknamed the Warrior Pope, the Battle Pope or the Fearsome ...

, became Pope Julius II (1483–1503), *

Oliviero Carafa Oliviero Carafa (10 March 1430 – 20 January 1511), in Latin Oliverius Carafa, was an Italian cardinal and diplomat of the Renaissance. Like the majority of his era's prelates, he displayed the lavish and conspicuous standard of living that w ...

(1503–1511) * Raffaele Riario Sansoni (1511–1521) *

Bernardino López de Carvajal Bernardino López de Carvajal (8 September 1456, in Plasencia, Extremadura – 16 December 1523, in Rome) was a Spanish Cardinal. Life He was a nephew of Cardinal Juan Carvajal. He studied in Salamanca from 1466; obtained a bachelor's degree i ...

(1521–1523) *

Francesco Soderini Francesco di Tommaso Soderini (10 June 1453 – 17 May 1524) was a major diplomatic and Church figure of Renaissance Italy, and brother of Piero Soderini. He was an adversary of the Medici family. Biography On 27 Mar 1486, he was ordained a prie ...

(1523–1524) *

Niccolò Fieschi Niccolò Fieschi (Genoa, c. 1456 – Rome, 1524) was an Italian Cardinal (Catholicism), Cardinal,From 1503; bishop of Albano 1518, bishop of Sabina 1521, bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina 1523, bishop of Ostia 1524. of the prominent family of ...

(1524) * Alessandro Farnese, became Pope Paul III(1524–1534) *

Giovanni Piccolomini Giovanni Piccolomini (1475–1537) was an Italian papal legate and cardinal. He was a nephew of Pope Pius III. He was made Archbishop of Siena in 1503, Bishop of Sitten in 1522, Bishop of Aquila in 1523, Bishop of Albano in 1524, Bishop of Pa ...

, 1535–1537 * Giovanni Domenico de Cupis, 1537–1553 *

Giovanni Pietro Carafa Pope Paul IV (; ; 28 June 1476 – 18 August 1559), born Gian Pietro Carafa, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 May 1555 to his death, in August 1559. While serving as papal nuncio in Spain, he developed ...

, 1553–1555 *

Jean du Bellay Jean du Bellay (1492 – 16 February 1560) was a French diplomat and cardinal, a younger brother of Guillaume du Bellay, and cousin and patron of the poet Joachim du Bellay. He was bishop of Bayonne by 1526, a member of the ''Conseil privé'' ...

1555–1560 * François de Tournon, 1560–1562 *

Rodolfo Pio da Carpi Rodolfo Pio da Carpi (22 February 1500 – 2 May 1564) was an Italian cardinal, humanist and patron of the arts. The nephew of a diplomat, he himself became a diplomat by the age of thirty, and came to know both Emperor Charles V and King F ...

, 1562–1564 *

Francesco Pisani Francesco Pisani (1494 – 28 June 1570) was an Italian Cardinal (Catholicism), Cardinal, born in Venice, the son of Alvise Pisani the noted banker, who was Procurator of S. Mark's, a member of the Council of Ten, and a Councilor of the Doge of ...

, 1564–1570 *

Giovanni Morone Giovanni Morone (or Moroni) (25 January 1509 – 1 December 1580) was an Italian cardinal. He was named Bishop of Modena in 1529 and was created Cardinal in 1542 by Pope Paul III. As a cardinal, he resided in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace a ...

, 1570–1580 * Alessandro II Farnese, 1580–1589 *

Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni (also known as Gian Antonio, Gianantonio; 1519–1591) was an Italian Cardinal. Life Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni was born in Milan in 1519 to a prominent family. He was brother of Gabrio (condottiero and general) and ...

, 1589–1591 *

Alfonso Gesualdo Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza (20 October 1540 – 14 February 1603) was an Italian Cardinal starting in 1561. He was from Calitri, not far from Naples. His attendance at the papal conclave of 1565-1566 at the age of only 25 makes him one of the yo ...

, 1591–1603 *

Tolomeo Gallio Tolomeo Gallio (also spelled Gallo and Galli; 25 September 1527 – 3 or 4 February 1607) was an Italian Cardinal (Catholicism), Cardinal. Biography In the time of Pope Gregory XIII, he acted as papal secretary of state (in office 1572 to 1 ...

, 1603–1607 *

Domenico Pinelli Domenico Pinelli, seniore (1541–1611) was a Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. ...

, 1607–1611 *

François de Joyeuse François de Joyeuse (24 June 1562 – 23 August 1615) was a French churchman and politician. Biography Born at Carcassonne, François de Joyeuse was the second son of Guillaume de Joyeuse and Marie Eléanor de Batarnay. As the younger son of ...

, 1611–1615 * Antonio Maria Galli, 1615–1620 *

Antonio Maria Sauli Antonio Maria Sauli (sometimes Antonio Sauli) (1541–1623) was the Archbishop of Genoa and later a Roman Catholic Cardinal, serving as the dean of the College of Cardinals for the last three years of his life. Sauli was born in Genoa. He was a ...

, 1620–1623 * Francesco Maria Bourbon del Monte, 1623–1626 *

Ottavio Bandini Ottavio Bandini (1558–1629) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. Biography On 25 June 1595 he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, Archbishop of Florence, with Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale, and Gian Francesco ...

, 1626–1629 *

Giovanni Battista Deti Giovanni Battista Deti (1580–1630) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. Biography On 24 Jun 1623, he was consecrated bishop by Ottavio Bandini, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of ''Rhodus'', and Federico Ba ...

, 1629–1630 * Domenico Ginnasi, 1630–1639 *

Carlo Emanuele Pio di Savoia Carlo Emanuele Pio di Savoia (5 January 1585 – 1 June 1641) was an Italian cardinal of the Pio di Savoia family. He was the uncle of Cardinal Carlo Pio di Savoia. Life Pio di Savoia was born in Ferrara; his father was Enea Pio di Savoia, Si ...

, 1639–1641 *

Marcello Lante della Rovere Marcello Lante della Rovere (1561 – 19 April 1652) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal appointed Dean and Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals. __TOC__ Family and early life Lante was born 1561, the son of Ludovico Lante of the ''Dukes Della ...

, 1641–1652 * Carlo I de Medici, 1652–1666 * Francesco V Barberini, 1666–1679 *

Cesare Facchinetti Cesare Facchinetti (17 September 1608 – 30 January 1683) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal. Early life Facchinetti was born 17 September 1608 in Bologna. He was the son of Ludovico Facchinetti (2nd Marquis of Vianino), Senator of Bologna, Amb ...

, 1680–1683 *

Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi Cardinal Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi. Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi (15 September 16089 August 1687) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Bologna. Biography He was a cousin of Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi. On 16 September 1640, he was ...

, 1683–1687 *

Alderano Cybo Alderano Cybo (sometimes Alderano Cibo or Alderano Cybo-Malaspina; 16 July 1613 – 22 July 1700) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal. He served as the Secretary of State of Pope Innocent XI. Early life Cybo was born 16 July 1613 in Genoa, the fif ...

, 1687–1700 *

Emmanuel Théodose de la Tour d'Auvergne Emmanuel-Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne, cardinal de Bouillon (24 August 1643 – 2 March 1715, Rome) was a French prelate and diplomat. Biography Originally known as the Duc d'Albret, he was the son of Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne ...

, 1700–1715 * Nicolò Acciaioli, 1715–1719 * Fulvio Astalli, 1719–1721 *

Sebastiano Antonio Tanara Sebastiano Antonio Tanara (10 April 1650 – 5 May 1724) was an Italian Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal. He studied law at the university of Bologna. He was internuncio in Flanders (1675-1687) and as, such, he was sent with secret mission to kin ...

, 1721–1724 * Francesco del Giudice, 1724–1725 *

Fabrizio Paolucci Fabrizio Paolucci (2 April 1651 – 12 June 1726) was an Italian cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, appointed by Pope Innocent XII. Biography Born at Forlì, he went to Rome at the age of eight, in 1659, to be educated by his grand-uncl ...

, 1725–1726 * Francesco Barberini, 1726–1738 *

Pietro Ottoboni Pope Alexander VIII (; 22 April 1610 – 1 February 1691), born Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 1689 to his death in February 1691. He is the most recent pope to take the ...

, 1738–1740 *

Tommaso Ruffo Tommaso Ruffo (1663 – 1753) was an Italian Cardinal, who had been archbishop of Ferrara. Life He was born in Naples, son of Carlo Ruffo, 3rd Duke of Bagnara. He was educated at La Sapienza University, becoming a doctor of canon and civil ...

, 1740–1753 *

Pierluigi Carafa Pier Luigi Carafa or Pierluigi Carafa may refer to: * Pier Luigi Carafa (1581–1655), cardinal * Pier Luigi Carafa (bishop) (died 1672), bishop of Tricarico * Pier Luigi Carafa (1677–1755), cardinal {{hndis, Carafa, Pier Luigi ...

, 1753–1755 * Rainiero d'Elci, 1755–1761 * Giuseppe Spinelli, 1761–1763 * Carlo Alberto Guidoboni Cavalchini, 1763–1774 *

Fabrizio Serbelloni Fabrizio Serbelloni (Sorbelloni) (1695–1775) was an Italian diplomat and Cardinal. Life Fabrizio Serbelloni was born on 4 November 1695 in Milan to a noble and prominent family. He studied initially in Rome at the Collegio Clementino, and on 18 ...

, 1774–1775 *

Gian Francesco Albani Gian Francesco Albani (26 February 1720 – 15 September 1803) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal. He was a member of the Albani family. Biography Albani was born in Rome, the son of Carlo Albani, Duke of Soriano; his grand-uncle was Pope Cleme ...

, 1775–1803 *

Henry Benedict Stuart Henry Benedict Thomas Edward Maria Clement Francis Xavier Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York (6 March 1725 – 13 July 1807) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal, and was the third and final Jacobitism, Jacobite heir to pub ...

, 1803–1807 * Leonardo Antonelli, 1807–1811 * Alessandro Mattei, 1814–1820 * Giulio Maria della Somaglia, 1820–1830 *

Bartolomeo Pacca Bartolomeo Pacca (27 December 1756, Benevento – 19 April 1844, Rome) was an Italian cardinal, scholar, and statesman as Cardinal Secretary of State. Pacca served as apostolic nuncio to Cologne, and later to Lisbon. Biography Bartolomeo Pacca ...

, 1830–1844 *

Ludovico Micara Ludovico MicaraLodovico Micara, Ludovico da Frascati. (12 October 1775 – 24 May 1847) was an Italian Capuchin and Cardinal. He was born at Frascati, in the Papal States. Ordained in 1798, he became Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1824. ...

, O. Cap., 1844–1847 * Vincenzo Macchi, 1847–1860 *

Mario Mattei Mario Mattei (6 September 1792, Pergola, Marche – 7 October 1870) was an Italian Cardinal, of the Roman noble House of Mattei. He became Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1860. Personal life Mario Mattei was born on 6 September 1792 in Pergo ...

, 1860–1870 *

Costantino Patrizi Naro Costantino Patrizi Naro JUD (4 September 1798 – 17 December 1876) was a long-serving Italian Cardinal who became Dean of the College of Cardinals. Biography Born in Siena, Patrizi Naro was the son of Giovanni Patrizi Naro Montoro, 8th Marqui ...

, 1870–1876 *

Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso (20 June 1796 – 30 March 1878) was the dean of the College of Cardinals during the last part of the record long reign of Pope Pius IX. Biography The issue of an ancient and noble Catalan Sardinian family,As ...

, 1877–1878 *

Camillo di Pietro Camillo di Pietro (10 January 1806 – 6 March 1884) was an Papalini Catholic prelate who served as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals and later Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1853. Biogr ...

, 1878–1884 * Carlo Sacconi, 1884–1889 *

Raffaele Monaco La Valletta Raffaele Monaco La Valletta S.T.D. J.U.D. (23 February 1827 – 14 July 1896) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Secretary of the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office. Education Raffaele Monaco La Vallet ...

, 1889–1896 * Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, 1896–1913

Bishops of Ostia (1914–)

* Serafino Vannutelli (1914–1915) *

Vincenzo Vannutelli Vincenzo Vannutelli (5 December 1836 – 9 July 1930) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He spent his career in the foreign service of the Holy See and was made a cardinal in 1890. At his death he was the oldest member of the Coll ...

, (1915–1930) * Granito Pignatelli (1933–1948) *

Francesco Marchetti-Selvaggiani Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani (1 October 1871 – 13 January 1951) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Secretary of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, Vicar General of His Holiness, Secretary of the Holy Office, ...

(1948–1951) *

Eugène Tisserant Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant (; 24 March 1884 – 21 February 1972) was a French prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Elevated to the cardinalate in 1936, Tisserant was a prominent and long-time member of the Roman Curia. ...

(1951–1972) *

Amleto Giovanni Cicognani Amleto Giovanni Cicognani (24 February 1883 – 17 December 1973) was an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Vatican Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969, and Dean of the College of Cardinals from 1972 until his death. Cicogn ...

(1972–1973) *

Luigi Traglia Luigi Traglia (3 April 1895 – 22 November 1977) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Vicar General of Rome from 1965 to 1968, and Dean of the College of Cardinals from 1974 until his death. Traglia was elevated to the cardinalat ...

(1974–1977) *

Carlo Confalonieri Carlo Confalonieri (25 July 1893 – 1 August 1986) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as prefect of the Congregation for Bishops from 1967 to 1973, and dean of the College of Cardinals from 1977 until his death. Co ...

(1977–1986) *

Agnelo Rossi Agnelo Rossi (born Aniello Rossi; 4 May 1913 – 21 May 1995) was a Brazilian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals. Biography Aniello (later changed to "Agnelo") Rossi was born on 4 May 1913 in Joa ...

(1986–1993) *

Bernardin Gantin Bernardin Gantin (8 May 1922 – 13 May 2008) was a Beninese Catholic prelate who held senior positions in the Roman Curia for twenty years and the highest position in the College of Cardinals for nine years. His prominence in the hierarchy o ...

(1993–2002) *

Joseph Ratzinger Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as po ...

, became Pope Benedict XVI (2002–2005) *

Angelo Sodano Angelo Raffaele Sodano (23 November 1927 – 27 May 2022) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the Dean of the College of Cardinals from 2005 to 2019 and previously as the Cardinal Secretary of State from 1991 to 2006; S ...

(2005–2019) *

(2020–)Re is also Cardinal-bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto since 2002.

References

Books

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(IV) Münster. * *Hüls, Rudolf. ''Kardinäle, Klerus und Kirchen Roms: 1049–1130'', Bibliothek des Deutschen Historischen Instituts in Rom 1977 * *Klewitz, Hans-Walter. ''Reformpapsttum und Kardinalkolleg'', Darmstadt 1957. *Lanzoni, Francesco (1927).
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