| Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
|---|
| 7 Dec 1998 | 68.8 | Appointed | Gabriel Montalvo Higuera † | Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America | Apostolic Nuncio |
| 23 Oct 1999 | 65.3 | Appointed | Eugenio Sbarbaro | Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antilles | Apostolic Nuncio |
| 5 Feb 2000 | 37.0 | Appointed | Dodë Gjergji | Apostolic Administrator of Sapë, Albania | Bishop of Prizren-Prishtina, Serbia |
| 4 Mar 2000 | 64.4 | Appointed | Santos Abril y Castelló | Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina | Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} |
| 26 Apr 2000 | 65.8 | Appointed | Eugenio Sbarbaro | Apostolic Nuncio to Yugoslavia | Apostolic Nuncio |
| 2002 | 67.5 | Appointed | Eugenio Sbarbaro | Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia and Montenegro | Apostolic Nuncio |
| 9 Apr 2003 | 67.5 | Appointed | Santos Abril y Castelló | Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia | Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} |
| 67.5 | Appointed | Santos Abril y Castelló | Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina | Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} |
| 12 Apr 2003 | 67.5 | Appointed | Santos Abril y Castelló | Apostolic Nuncio to North Macedonia | Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} |
| 31 May 2003 | 78.4 | Died | Francesco Colasuonno † | Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio |
| 21 Nov 2005 | 70.1 | Resigned | Santos Abril y Castelló | Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina | Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} |
| 23 Nov 2005 | 42.8 | Appointed | Dodë Gjergji | Bishop of Sapë, Albania | Bishop of Prizren-Prishtina, Serbia |
| 17 Dec 2005 | 75.8 | Retired | Gabriel Montalvo Higuera † | Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America | Apostolic Nuncio |
| 5 Jan 2006 | 42.9 | Ordained Bishop | Dodë Gjergji | Bishop of Sapë, Albania | Bishop of Prizren-Prishtina, Serbia |
| 19 Jun 2006 | 71.9 | Appointed | Eugenio Sbarbaro | Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia | Apostolic Nuncio |
| 2 Aug 2006 | 76.5 | Died | Gabriel Montalvo Higuera † | Apostolic Nuncio |
| 12 Dec 2006 | 43.9 | Appointed | Dodë Gjergji | Apostolic Administrator of Prizren, Serbia | Bishop of Prizren-Prishtina, Serbia |
| 8 Aug 2009 | 75.1 | Retired | Eugenio Sbarbaro | Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia | Apostolic Nuncio |
| 9 Jan 2011 | 75.3 | Retired | Santos Abril y Castelló | Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia | Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} |
| 75.3 | Retired | Santos Abril y Castelló | Apostolic Nuncio to North Macedonia | Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} |
| 22 Jan 2011 | 75.3 | Appointed | Santos Abril y Castelló | Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber | Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} |
| 21 Nov 2011 | 76.1 | Appointed | Santos Abril y Castelló | Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} | Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus |
| 18 Feb 2012 | 76.4 | Appointed | Santos Abril y Castelló | Cardinal-Deacon of San Ponziano | Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} |
| 76.4 | Elevated to Cardinal | Santos Abril y Castelló | Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} |
| 20 May 2012 | 76.6 | Installed | Santos Abril y Castelló | Cardinal-Deacon of San Ponziano | Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} |
| 28 Dec 2016 | 81.2 | Retired | Santos Abril y Castelló | Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} | Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus |
| 5 Sep 2018 | 55.6 | Appointed | Dodë Gjergji | Bishop of Prizren-Prishtina, Serbia |
| 4 Mar 2022 | 86.4 | Appointed | Santos Abril y Castelló | Cardinal-Priest of San Ponziano | Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} |
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