List of cardinals' creations

The first consistory of Pius X on November 9, 1903

This is a listing of the cardinals created since Pope Leo III.

Before 1099

Before 1099, the cardinals' creations and the number of consistories are not always properly passed on.

• Leo III. (795–816): List of the cardinal creations of Leo III.
• Stephan IV. (816–817): none
• Paschalis I. (817-824): List of the cardinal creations of Paschalis I.
• Eugene II. (824–827): List of the cardinal creations of Eugene II.
• Valentin (827): none
• Gregory IV. (827-844): List of the cardinal creations of Gregory IV.
• Sergius II. (844-847): List of the cardinal creations Sergius II.
• Leo IV. (847–855): List of the cardinal creations of Leo IV.
• Benedict III (855-858): none
• Nicholas I (858–867): List of the cardinal creations of Nicholas I
• Hadrian II. (867–872): List of the cardinal creations of Hadrian II.
• John VIII. (872-882): List of the cardinal creations of John VIII.
• Marinus I. (882-884): List of the cardinal creations of Marinus I.
• Hadrian III. (884-885): none
• Stephan V. (885-891): List of the cardinal creations of Stephen V.
• Formosus (891–896): List of Cardinal Creations Formosus'
• Boniface VI. (896): none
• Stephan VI. (896-897): none
• Romanus (897): none
• Theodor II (897): none
• John IX (898–900): List of the cardinal creations of John IX.
• Benedict IV. (900–903): List of the cardinal creations of Benedict IV.
• Leo V (903): none
• Sergius III. (904–911): List of the cardinal creations Sergius III.
• Anastasius III. (911-913): none
• Lando (913–914): none
• John X. (914–928): List of the cardinal creations of John X.
• Leo VI (928–929): List of the cardinal creations of Leo VI.
• Stephan VII. (929-931): none
• John XI. (931–935): List of the cardinal creations of John XI.
• Leo VII. (936–939): List of the cardinal creations of Leo VII.
• Stephen VIII. (939–942): List of the cardinal creations of Stephen VIII.
• Marinus II. (942–946): List of the cardinal creations of Marinus II.
• Agapitus II. (946–955): List of the cardinal creations of Agapitus II.
• John XII. (955–964): List of the cardinal creations of John XII.
• Leo VIII (963-965): none
• Benedict V (964): List of the cardinal creations of Benedict V
• John XIII (965–972): List of the cardinal creations of John XIII.
• Benedict VI. (973-974): none
• Benedict VII. (974-983): List of the cardinal creations of Benedict VII.
• John XIV. (983–984): List of the cardinal creations of John XIV.
• John XV (985–996): List of the cardinal creations of John XV.
• Gregory V (996–999): List of the cardinal creations of Gregory V
• New Year's Eve II. (999–1003): List of the cardinal creations of New Year's Eve II.
• John XVII (1003): List of the cardinal creations of John XVII.
• John XVIII (1003–1009): List of the cardinal creations of John XVIII.
• Sergius IV. (1009-1012): List of the cardinal creations Sergius IV.
• Benedict VIII. (1012-1024): List of the cardinal creations of Benedict VIII.
• John XIX. (1024-1032): List of the cardinal creations of John XIX.
• Benedict IX (1st pontificate 1032-1044, 2nd pontificate 1045, 3rd pontificate 1047-1048): List of the cardinal creations of Benedict IX.
• Gregory VI. (1045-1046): List of the cardinal creations of Gregory VI.
• Clement II (1046-1047): none
• Damasus II. (1048): List of the cardinal creations of Damasus II.
• Leo IX (1049-1054): List of the cardinal creations of Leo IX.
• Viktor II. (1055–1057): List of the cardinal creations of Victor II.
• Stephan IX. (1057–1058): List of the cardinal creations of Stephen IX.
• Benedict X. (1058-1060, legitimacy doubtful): List of the cardinal creations of Benedict X.
• Nikolaus II. (1058-1061): List of the cardinal creations of Nicholas II.
• Alexander II. (1061-1073): List of the cardinal creations of Alexander II.
• Gregory VII. (1073-1085): List of the cardinal creations of Gregory VII.
• Viktor III (1086-1087): List of the cardinal creations of Victor III.
• Urban II. (1088-1099): List of the cardinal creations of Urban II.

Since 1099

Pope	pontificate	list	Consistories	Cardinals
Paschal II.	1099-1118	items	?	69-71
Gelasius II	1118-1119	items	1	1
Calixt II.	1119-1124	items	5	22-23
Honorius II.	1124-1130	items	?	14th
Innocent II	1130-1143	items	26-31	47-51
Celestine II.	1143-1144	items	1	10
Lucius II	1144-1145	items	2	10
Eugene III.	1145-1153	items	9	17th
Anastasius IV	1153-1154	items	0	0
Hadrian IV	1154-1159	items	6th	13
Alexander III	1159-1181	items	16-21	35-37
Lucius III.	1181-1185	items	4th	15th
Urban III.	1185-1187	items	0	0
Gregory VIII	1187	-	0	0
Clement III.	1187-1191	items	6-7	26th
Celestine III.	1191-1198	items	1	5
Innocent III.	1198-1216	items	9-10	31-32
Honorius III.	1216-1227	items	4th	6th
Gregory IX.	1227-1241	items	4th	10
Celestine IV.	1241	-	0	0
Innocent IV.	1243-1254	items	2	15th
Alexander IV	1254-1261	items	1	1
Urban IV.	1261-1264	items	2	14th
Clement IV	1265-1268	items	0	0
Gregor X.	1271-1276	items	1	5
Innocent V.	1276	-	0	0
Hadrian V.	1276	-	0	0
John XXI.	1276-1277	-	0	0
Nicholas III	1277-1280	items	1	9
Martin IV.	1281-1285	items	1	7th
Honorius IV.	1285-1287	items	1	1
Nicholas IV	1288-1292	items	1	6th
Celestine V.	1294	items	1	13
Boniface VIII	1294-1303	items	5	15th
Benedict XI.	1303-1304	items	2	2
Clemens V.	1305-1314	items	3	24
John XXII.	1316-1334	items	6th	28
Benedict XII.	1334-1342	items	2	7th
Clement VI.	1342-1352	items	4th	27
Innocent VI.	1352-1362	items	3	15th
Urban V.	1362-1370	items	4th	14th
Gregory XI.	1370-1378	items	2	21st
Urban VI.	1378-1389	items	4th	42
Boniface IX	1389-1404	items	2	8th
Innocent VII	1404-1406	items	1	11
Gregory XII.	1406-1415	items	2	14th
Martin V.	1417-1431	items	4th	17th
Eugene IV.	1431-1447	items	6th	27
Nicholas V.	1447-1455	items	4th	11
Calixt III.	1455-1458	items	3	9
Pius ii	1458-1464	items	3	13
Paul II	1464-1471	items	2	10
Sixtus IV.	1471-1484	items	8th	34
Innocent VIII.	1484-1492	items	1	8th
Alexander VI.	1492-1503	items	10	43
Pius III	1503	-	0	0
Julius II	1503-1513	items	6th	27
Leo X.	1513-1521	items	8th	42
Hadrian VI.	1522-1523	items	1	1
Clement VII	1523-1534	items	14th	33
Paul III	1534-1549	items	12	71
Julius III.	1550-1555	items	4th	20th
Marcellus II.	1555	-	0	0
Paul IV	1555-1559	items	4th	19th
Pius IV	1559-1565	items	4th	47
Pius V.	1566-1572	items	3	21st
Gregory XIII.	1572-1585	items	9	35
Sixtus V.	1585-1590	items	8th	33
Urban VII.	1590	-	0	0
Gregory XIV.	1590-1591	items	2	5
Innocent IX.	1591	items	1	2
Clement VIII	1592-1605	items	6th	53
Leo XI.	1605	-	0	0
Paul V.	1605-1621	items	10	60
Gregory XV.	1621-1623	items	4th	11
Urban VIII.	1623-1644	items	8th	74
Innocent X.	1644-1655	items	8th	40
Alexander VII	1655-1667	items	6th	38
Clement IX	1667-1669	items	3	12
Clement X.	1670-1676	items	6th	20th
Innocent XI.	1676-1689	items	2	43
Alexander VIII	1689-1691	items	3	14th
Innocent XII.	1691-1700	items	4th	32
Clement XI.	1700-1721	items	15th	70
Innocent XIII.	1721-1724	items	2	3
Benedict XIII.	1724-1730	items	12	29
Clement XII.	1730-1740	items	15th	35
Benedict XIV.	1740-1758	items	7th	64
Clement XIII.	1758-1769	items	7th	62
Clement XIV.	1769-1774	items	12	28
Pius VI	1775-1799	items	23	76
Pius VII	1800-1823	items	19th	100
Leo XII.	1823-1829	items	8th	25th
Pius VIII	1829-1830	items	3	6th
Gregory XVI.	1831-1846	items	26th	81
Pius IX	1846-1878	items	23	123
Leo XIII.	1878-1903	items	27	147
Pius X.	1903-1914	items	7th	50
Benedict XV	1914-1922	items	5	32
Pius XI.	1922-1939	items	17th	76
Pius XII.	1939-1958	items	2	56
John XXIII	1958-1963	items	5	55
Paul VI	1963-1978	items	6th	144
John Paul I.	1978	-	0	0
John Paul II	1978-2005	items	9	231
Benedict XVI.	2005-2013	items	5	90
Francis	since 2013	items	6th	88

literature

• Jürgen Dendorfer , Ralf Lützelschwab: The history of the cardinalate in the Middle Ages. Stuttgart 2011, pp. 463–505 (list of cardinals: cardinals creations from Leo IX. To Alexander VI.)

Web links

• Essay of a General List of Cardinals (494-2015). In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website, English)
• Entry on Consistories on catholic-hierarchy.org , information from 1058
• GCatholic: Cardinals by Consistory , information from 1198
• Vatican History: Cardinals