1. Pietro Parolin (Italy), the Secretary of State.
2. Lorenzo Baldisseri (Italy), Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops.
3. Gerhard Muller (Germany), Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
4. Benjamin Stella, (Italy), Prefect of the Congregation for Clergy.
5. Vincent Nichols, archbishop of Westminster (England).
6. Leopol Brenes Solorzano, archbishop of Managua (Nicaragua).
7. Gerald Cyprien La Croix, archbishop of Quebec (Canada).
8. Jean-Pierre Kutwa, archbishop of Abidjan (Ivory Coast).
9. Orani Joao Tempesta, archbishop of Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
10. Gualtiero Bassetti, archbishop of Perugia-Citta’ della Pieve (Italy).
11. Mario Aurelio Poli, archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina).
12. Andrew Yeom Soo jung archbishop of Seoul and apostolic administrator of Pyongyang(Korea)
13. Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, archbishop of Santiago de Chile (Chile)
14. Philippe Ouédrago, archbishop of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso).
15. Orlando B. Quevedo, archbishop of Cotabato (Philippines).
16. Chibly Langois, bishop of Les Cayes (Haiti)
17. Loris Capovilla, titular archbishop of Mesembria (Italy).
18. Fernando Sebastian Aguillar, emeritus archbishop of Pamplona (Spain).
19. Kelvin Felix, emeritus archbishop of Castries (the Antilles).