Electors
- Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, Roman Curia
- Daniel Nicholas Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas
- Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, New York
- Francis Eugene Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois
- James Michael Cardinal Harvey, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}, Roman Curia Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}, Roman Curia
- William Joseph Cardinal Levada, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Roman Curia
- Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California
- Edwin Frederick Cardinal O’Brien, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Roman Curia
- Sean Patrick Cardinal O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts
- Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Donald William Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia
Non electors:
- William Wakefield Cardinal Baum, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary, Roman Curia
- Agostino Cardinal Cacciavillan, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Roman Curia
- Edward Michael Cardinal Egan, Archbishop Emeritus of New York, New York
- Lubomyr Cardinal Husar, M.S.U., Major Archbishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Haly? {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
- William Henry Cardinal Keeler, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland
- Bernard Francis Cardinal Law, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria
- Adam Joseph Cardinal Maida, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan
- Theodore Edgar Cardinal McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia
- James Francis Cardinal Stafford, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary, Roman Curia
- Edmund Casimir Cardinal Szoka, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State, Roman Curia