Chronological Order

  • 10th Quinquennium
  • 9th Quinquennium
  • 8th Quinquennium
  • 7th Quinquennium
  • 6th Quinquennium
  • 5th Quinquennium
  • 4th Quinquennium
  • 3rd Quinquennium
  • 2nd Quinquennium
  • 1st Quinquennium
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10th Quinquennium (2021-2026)

  1. Rev. Edouard Adé, Benin
  2. Prof. Alenka Arko, Slovenia – Russian Federation 
  3. Rev. Yury Avvakumov, Germany – Ukraine
  4. Most Rev. Antonio Luiz Catelan Ferreira, Auxiliary Bishop of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  5. Msgr. Piero Coda, Italia, General Secretary
  6. Rev. Alberto Cozzi, Italia
  7. Rev. Peter Dubovský, S.J., Slovakia
  8. Rev. Jorge J. Ferrer, S.J., Porto Rico († 21.09.2024)
  9. Rev. Mario Ángel Flores Ramos, Mexico
  10. Rev.. Simon Francis Gaine, O.P., Great Britain
  11. Rev. Carlos María Galli, Argentina
  12. Rev. Gaby Alfred Hachem, Lebanon
  13. Prof. Reinhard Huetter, U.S.A.
  14. Rev. Marek Jagodziński, Poland
  15. Rev. Thomas Kollamparampil, C.M.I., India
  16. Rev. Victor Ronald La Barrera Villarreal, Peru
  17. Rev. Karl-Heinz Menke, Germany
  18. Sr. Isabell Naumann, I.S.S.M., Australia
  19. Sr. Josee Ngalula, R.S.A., Democratic Republic of the Congo
  20. Rev. John Junyang Park, Korea
  21. Rev. Bernard Pottier, S.J., Belgium
  22. Rev. Javier Prades López, Spain
  23. Prof. Marianne Schlosser, Germany– Austria
  24. Rev. Nicholaus Segeja M’hela, Tanzania
  25. Rev. Gabino Uríbarri Bilbao, S.J., Spain
  26. Rev. Philippe Vallin, Francia
  27. Most Rev. Etienne Vetö, I.C.N., Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
  28. Prof. Robin Darling Young, U.S.A.

Appointment of 27 July 2021.

9th Quinquennium (2014-2019)

  1. Rev. Terwase Henry Akaabiam, Nigeria
  2. Sr. Prudence Allen, R.S.M., U.S.A.
  3. Sr. Alenka Arko, della Comunità Loyola, Slovenia – Russian Federation
  4. Rev. Serge-Thomas Bonino, O.P., France, General Secretary
  5. Msgr. Antonio Luiz Catelan Ferreira, Brasil
  6. Msgr. Piero Coda, Italy
  7. Msgr. Lajos Dolhai, Hungary
  8. Rev. Peter Dubovský, S.J., Slovakia
  9. Rev. Mario Ángel Flores Ramos, Mexico
  10. Rev. Carlos María Galli, Argentina
  11. Msgr. Krzysztof Góźdź, Poland
  12. Rev. Gaby Alfred Hachem, Lebanon
  13. Rev. Thomas Kollamparampil, C.M.I., India
  14. Rev. Koffi Messan Laurent Kpogo, Togo
  15. Rev. Oswaldo Martínez Mendoza, Colombia
  16. Prof. Moira Mary McQueen, Canada – Great Britain
  17. Rev. Karl-Heinz Menke, Germany
  18. Rev. John Junyang Park, Korea
  19. Rev. Bernard Pottier, S.I., Belgium
  20. Rev. Javier Prades López, Spain
  21. Mrs. Tracey Rowland, Australia
  22. Prof. Héctor Gustavo Sánchez Rojas, S.C.V., Peru
  23. Mrs. Marianne Schlosser, Austria – Germany
  24. Rev. Nicholaus Segeja M’hela, Tanzania
  25. Rev. Pierangelo Sequeri, Italy
  26. Rev. Željko Tanjić, Croatia
  27. Rev. Gerard Francisco P. Timoner III, O.P., Philippines
  28. Rev. Gabino Uríbarri Bilbao, S.J., Spain
  29. Rev. Philippe Vallin, France
  30. Rev. Thomas G. Weinandy, O.F.M.Cap., U.S.A.

Appointment of 26 July 2014.

8th Quinquennium (2009-2014)

  1. Most Rev. Savio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B., China (Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Vatican State)
  2. Most Rev. Jan Wilhelmus Maria Liesen, Bishop of Breda, Netherlands
  3. Most Rev. Charles Morerod, O.P., Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, Switzerland 
  4. Most Rev. Paul Rouhana, O.L.M., Titular Bishop of Antarado, Bishop of Patriarchal Vicariate of Sarba, Lebanon
  5. Rev. Peter Damian Akpunonu, Nigeria - U.S.A.
  6. Rev. Serge Thomas Bonino, O.P., General Secretary, France
  7. Rev. Geraldo Luiz Borges Hackmann, Brasil
  8. Sr. Sara Butler, M.S.B.T., U.S.A.
  9. Rev. Antonio Castellano, S.D.B., Chile - Italy
  10. Prof. John C. Cavadini, U.S.A.
  11. Rev. Adelbert Denaux, Netherlands
  12. Rev. Marco Doldi, Italy
  13. Rev. Gilles Emery, O.P., Switzerland
  14. Rev. Mario Angel Flores, Mexico
  15. Rev. Francis Gustilo, S.D.B., Philippines
  16. Prof. Barbara Hallensleben, Germany - Switzerland
  17. Rev. Tomislav Ivančić, Croatia
  18. Rev. István Ivancsó, Hungary
  19. Rev. Tony Kelly, C.Ss.R., Australia
  20. Msgr. Paul McPartlan, Great Britain - U.S.A. 
  21. Rev. Thomas Norris, Ireland 
  22. Rev. Javier Prades López, Spain
  23. Prof. Johannes Reiter, Germany
  24. Rev. Léonard Santedi Kinkupu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  25. Rev. Pierangelo Sequeri, Italy
  26. Prof. Thomas Söding, Germany
  27. Rev. Jerzy Szymik, Poland
  28. Rev. Philippe Vallin, France
  29. Rev. Dominic Veliath, S.D.B., India
  30. Rev. Guillermo Zuleta, Colombia

Appointment of 19 June 2009; cf. AAS 101 (2009) 757-758.

7th Quinquennium (2004-2009)

  1. Rev. Peter Damian Akpunonu, Nigeria
  2. Rev. Serge Thomas Bonino, O.P., France
  3. Rev. Geraldo Luis Borges Hackmann (Brasile)
  4. Sr. Sara Butler, M.S.B.T., U.S.A.
  5. Rev. Antonio Castellano, S.D.B., Chile
  6. Most Rev. Basil Cho Kyu-Man, Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Corea
  7. Rev. Santiago Elena del Cura, Spain
  8. Rev. Adelbert Denaux, Belgium
  9. Rev. Gilles Emery, O.P., Switzerland
  10. Msgr. Ricardo Antonio Ferrara, Argentina
  11. Most Rev.. Bruno Forte, Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto, Italy
  12. Rev. Pierre Gaudette, Canada
  13. Prof. Barbara Hallensleben, Switzerland
  14. Rev. Savio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B., Hong Kong, China
  15. Rev. Tomislav Ivančić, Croatia
  16. Rev. Istvàn Ivancsò, Hungary
  17. Rev. Tony Kelly, C.S.S.R., Australia
  18. Rev. Luis F. Ladaria, S.J., Spain
  19. Rev. D. Jan Wilhelmus Maria Liesen (Paesi Bassi)
  20. Rev. John Michael McDermott, S.J., U.S.A.
  21. Rev. Paul McPartlan, Great Britain
  22. Most Rev. Roland Minnerath, Archbishop of Dijon, France
  23. Rev. Thomas Norris, Ireland
  24. Prof. Johannes Reiter, Germany
  25. Rev. Paul Rouhana, Lebanon
  26. Msgr. Ignazio Sanna, Italy
  27. Rev. Léonard Kinkupu Santedi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  28. Prof. Thomas Söding, Germany
  29. Rev. Jerzy Szymik, Poland
  30. Rev. Dominic Veliath, S.D.B., India

Appointment of 9 February 2004; cf. AAS 96 (2004) 246-247.

6th Quinquennium (1997-2004)

  1. Rev. Charles Acton, Great Britain
  2. Rev. Christopher Begg, U.S.A.
  3. Rev. Tanios Bou Mansour, O.L.M., Lebanon
  4. Most Rev. Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P., France
  5. Rev. Georges Marie Martin Cottier, O.P., Switzerland
  6. Rev. Santiago Del Cura Elena, Spain
  7. Rev. Joseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P., U.S.A.
  8. Most Rev. Willem Jacobus Eijk, Netherlands
  9. Msgr. Bruno Forte, Italy
  10. Rev. Mario De França Miranda, S.J., Brasil
  11. Rev. Pierre Gaudette, Canada
  12. Rev. Adolphe Gesché, Belgium
  13. Mrs. Gösta Hallonsten, Scandinavia
  14. Rev. George Karakkunnel, India
  15. Rev. Sebastian Karotemprel, S.D.B., India
  16. Rev. Luis F. Ladaria, S.J., Spain
  17. Msgr. Roland Minnerath, France
  18. Rev. Francis Moloney, S.D.B., Australia
  19. Rev. Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Germany
  20. Rev. Henrique de Noronha Galvão, Portugal
  21. Rev. Thomas Norris, Ireland
  22. Rev. Adewale Anthony Ojo, Nigeria
  23. Rev. Hermann Josef Pottmeyer, Germany
  24. Rev. Rafael Salazar Cardenas, M.Sp.S., Mexico
  25. Rev. Fadel Sidarouss, S.J., Egypt
  26. Msgr. Anton Strukelj, Slovenia
  27. Most Rev. Luis Tagle, Philippines
  28. Rev. Shun’ichi Takayanagi, S.J., Japan
  29. Rev. László Vanyo, Hungary
  30. Rev. Tomasz Węcławski, Poland
  31. Rev. Sergio Zañartu Undurraga, S.J., Chile

Appointment of 10 October 1997; cf. AAS 89 (1997) 878-879.

5th Quinquennium (1992-1997)

  1. Rev. Charles Acton
  2. Rev. Barthélémy Adoukonou
  3. Rev. Jan Ambaum
  4. Rev. Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P.
  5. Msgr. Giuseppe Colombo
  6. Rev. Jean Corbon
  7. Rev. Georges Cottier, O.P.
  8. Rev. Joseph Doré, P.S.S.
  9. Rev. Avery Dulles, S.J.
  10. P. Mario de França Miranda, S.J.
  11. Rev. Adolphe Gesché
  12. Rev. Joachim Gnilka
  13. Rev. Ivan Golub
  14. Prof. Gosta Hallosten
  15. Rev. Tadahiko Iwashima, S.J.
  16. Rev. Sebastian Karotemprel, S.D.B.
  17. Rev. Luis F. Ladaria, S.J.
  18. Rev. Gilles Langevin, S.J.
  19. Msgr. Michael Ledwith
  20. Prof. William May
  21. Rev. Francis Moloney, S.D.B.
  22. Rev. Stanisław Nagy, S.C.I.
  23. Rev. Henrique De Noronha Galvâo
  24. Rev. Joseph Obei-Bonsu
  25. Rev. Servais Pinckaers, O.P.
  26. Rev. Hermann Joseph Pottmeyer
  27. Rev Candido Pozo, S.J.
  28. Most Rev. Christoph von Schönborn, O.P.
  29. Rev. Norbert Strotmann Hope, M.S.C.
  30. Rev. Andrzej Szostek, M.I.C.
  31. Msgr. Max Thurian
  32. Rev. László Vanyo

Appointment of 3 July 1992; cf. AAS 84 (1992) 1096.

Rev. Szostek: appointment of 19 November 1992; cf. AAS 84 (1992) 1197.

4th Quinquennium (1986-1992)

  1. Rev. Barthélémy Adoukonou
  2. Rev. Jan Ambaum
  3. Rev. Hans Urs von Balthasar
  4. Rev. Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P.
  5. Msgr. Carlo Caffarra
  6. Rev. Jean Colbon
  7. Msgr. Giuseppe Colombo
  8. Rev. George Cottier, O.P.
  9. Msgr. Philippe Delhaye
  10. Msgr. Wilhelm Ernst
  11. Prof. John Finnis
  12. Rev. Joachim Gnilka
  13. Rev. José Miguel Ibáñez Langlois
  14. Rev. Walter Kasper
  15. Most Rev. Boaventura Kloppenburg, O.E.M.
  16. Rev. Gilles Langëvin, S.J.
  17. Msgr. Michael Ledwith
  18. Prof. William May
  19. Most Rev. Jorge Medina Estévez
  20. Rev. Peter Miyakawa
  21. Rev. Francis Moloney, S.D.B.
  22. Rev. Stanislaw Nagy, S.C.I.
  23. Rev. Henrique De Noronha Galvão
  24. Rev. James Okoye, C.S.Sp.
  25. Rev. Franc Perko
  26. Rev. Carl Peter
  27. Rev. Candido Pozo
  28. Rev. Christoph von Schönborn, O.P.
  29. Rev. Jan Walgrave
  30. Rev. Felix Wilfred

Appointment of 23 May 1986; cf. AAS 78 (1986) 804.

3rd Quinquennium (1980-1986)

  1. Rev. Barnabas Ahern, C.P. , U.S.A.
  2. Rev. Juan Alfaro, S.J., Spain
  3. Rev. Catalino G. Arevalo, S.J. , Philippines
  4. Rev. Hans Urs von Balthasar, Switzerland
  5. Msgr. Carlo Caffarra, Italy
  6. Msgr. Giuseppe Colombo, Italy
  7. Rev. Yves Congar, O.P., France
  8. Msgr. Philippe Delhaye, Belgium
  9. Msgr. Wilhelm Ernst, German Democratic Republic
  10. Msgr. Pierre Eyt, France
  11. Rev. Ivan Fucek, S.J., Yugoslavia
  12. Rev. Ferenc Gal, Hungary 
  13. Rev. Edouard Hamel, S.J., Canada
  14. Rev. Walter Kasper, Federal Republic of Germany
  15. Rev. Elie Khalife Hachem, O.L.M., Maronite Patriarchate
  16. Most Rev. Boaventura Kloppenburg, O.F.M., Brasil
  17. Msgr. Michael Ledwith, Ireland
  18. Most Rev. Karl Lehmann, Federal Republic of Germany
  19. Most Rev. Jorge Medina Estevez, Chile
  20. Most Rev. John Onaiyekan, Nigeria
  21. Rev. Carl Peter, U.S.A.
  22. Rev. Candido Pozo, S.J., Spain
  23. Rev. Walter Principe, C.S.B., Canada
  24. Msgr. Ignacy Różycki, Poland
  25. Rev. Christoph von Schönborn, O.P.., Austria
  26. Msgr. Heinz Schürmann, German Democratic Republic
  27. Rev. Bernard Sesboüé, S.J., France
  28. Rev. John Thornhill, S.M., Australia
  29. Rev. Cipriano Vagaggini, O.S.B., Italy
  30. Rev. Jan Walgrave, O.P., Belgium

Appointment of 12 August 1980; cf. AAS 72 (1980) 977-978.

2nd Quinquennium (1974-1980)

  1. Rev. Barnabas Ahern, C.P., U.S.A.
  2. Rev. Juan Alfaro, S.J., Spain
  3. Rev. Catalino G. Arevalo, S.J., Philippines
  4. Rev. Hans Urs von Balthasar, Switzerland
  5. Rev. Louis Bouyer, C.O. (Francia)
  6. Rev. Walter Burghardt, S.J. (U.S.A.)
  7. Msgr. Carlo Caffarra (Italia)
  8. Rev. Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M., Italy
  9. Rev. Yves Congar, O.P., France
  10. Msgr. Philippe Delhaye, Belgium
  11. Rev. Edouard Dhanis, S.J.
  12. Rev. Wilhelm Ernst, German Democratic Republic 
  13. Rev. Olegario Gonzalez de Cardedal, Spain
  14. Rev. Edouard Hamel, S.J., Canada
  15. Rev. Bogusław Inlender, Poland
  16. Rev. Boaventura Kloppenburg, O.F.M., Brasil
  17. Rev. Marie-Joseph Le Guillou, O.P., France
  18. Rev. Karl Lehmann, Federal Republic of Germany
  19. Rev. Joseph Lescrauwaet, M.S.C., Netherlands
  20. Rev. John Mahoney, S.J., Great Britain
  21. Rev. Gustave Martelet, S.J., France
  22. Msgr. Jorge Medina Estevez, Chile
  23. Rev. Vincent Mulago, Zaire
  24. Msgr. Joseph Ratzinger, Federal Republic of Germany
  25. Rev. Georges Saber, O.L.M., Lebanon
  26. Rev. Heinz Schürmann, German Democratic Republic 
  27. Rev. Otto Semmelroth, S.J., Federal Republic of Germany
  28. Rev. Anton Strlé, Yugoslavia
  29. Rev. Jean-Marie Tillard, O.P., Canada
  30. Rev. Cipriano Vagaggini, O.S.B., Italy
  31. Rev. Jan Walgrave, O.P., Belgium

Appointment of 1 August 1974; cf. AAS 66 (1974) 520-521.

Rev. Bouyer, not having accepted the appointment for personal reasons, was replaced by Rev. Dhanis; cf. AAS 67 (1975) 286.

1st Quinquennium (1969-1974)

  1. Rev. Barnabas Ahern, C.P.
  2. Rev. Hans Urs von Balthasar
  3. Rev. Louis Bouyer, C.O.
  4. Rev. Walter Burghardt, S.I.
  5. Most Rev. Carlo Colombo
  6. Rev. Yves Congar, O.P.
  7. Msgr. Philippe Delhaye
  8. Rev. Johannes Feiner
  9. Rev. André Feuillet, P.S.S.
  10. Rev. Lucio Gera
  11. Rev. Olegario Gonzalez de Cardedal
  12. Rev. Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.I.
  13. Rev. Franz Lakner, S.I.
  14. Rev. Marie-Joseph Le Guillou, O.P.
  15. Rev. Joseph Lescrauwaet, M.S.C.
  16. Rev. Bernard Lonergan, S.I.
  17. Rev. Henri de Lubac, S.I.
  18. Rev. Andreas H. Maltha, O.P.
  19. Msgr. Jorge Medina Estevez
  20. Rev. Peter Nemehegyi, S.I.
  21. Msgr. Stanislaw Olejnik
  22. Msgr. Gerard Philips
  23. Rev. Karl Rahner, S.I.
  24. Rev. Joseph Ratzinger
  25. Msgr. Roberto Mascarenhas Roxo
  26. Rev. Tomislaw Sagi-Bunic, O.F.M.Cap.
  27. Msgr. Rudolf Schnakenburg
  28. Rev. Heinz Schürmann
  29. Most Rev. Tharcisius Tshimbangu
  30. Rev. Cipriano Vagaggini, O.S.B.

Appointment of 1 May 1969; cf. L’Osservatore Romano, 1 May 1969, 1.