In his Christmas Message 1945, Pope Pius XII announced his intention, to make the College of Cardinals a living picture of the universality of the Church. Included here are cardinals created by Pope Pius XII in the consistory of February 18, 1946.
Pope Pius XII created 32 cardinals in the consistory of February 18, 1946. The College of Cardinals thus reached its legal limit of 70 cardinals.

Grégoire-Pierre Agagianian , Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt

Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt

Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt was a Cuban Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Havana from 1941 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.-Biography:...

, Giuseppe Bruno

Giuseppe Bruno

Giuseppe Bruno was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Council and as Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura. He was born in Sezzadio, Italy.-Education:...

, Antonio Caggiano, Jaime de Barros Câmara

Jaime de Barros Câmara

Jaime de Barros Câmara was a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro from 1943 to 1971, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII....

, José María Caro

José María Caro

José María Caro Rodríguez was a Chilean Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Santiago from 1939 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII....

, Enrique Pla y Deniel

Enrique Pla y Deniel

Enrique Pla y Deniel was a Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He came from a rich Barcelona family and trained at the local seminary and the Gregorian University in Rome before an early career in journalism and seminary teaching. He took possession of the Salamancan see in 1935...

, Josef Frings, Clemens August Graf von Galen

Clemens August Graf von Galen

Blessed Clemens August Graf von Galen was a German count, Bishop of Münster, and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church....

, Juan Guevara

Juan Guevara

Juan Gualberto Guevara B.A. J.C.D. was created on February 18, 1946 a Cardinal Priest by Pope Pius XII. He was Archbishop of Lima in the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Cardinal of Peru.-Early life and education:...

, Norman Thomas Gilroy, John J. Glennon

John J. Glennon

John Joseph Glennon was an Irish American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of St. Louis from 1903 until his death in 1946, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946.-Early life and ministry:...

, Teódosio de Gouveia

Teódosio de Gouveia

Teodósio Clemente de Gouveia was a Portuguese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Lourenço Marques in Mozambique from 1940 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.-Biography:Teodósio Clemente de Gouveia was born in São Jorge to...

, Bernard Griffin

Bernard Griffin

Bernard William Griffin was an English Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Westminster from 1943 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.-Biography:...

, Johannes de Jong

Johannes de Jong

Johannes de Jong was a Dutch Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Utrecht from 1936 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII....

, Pierre Petit de Julleville

Pierre Petit de Julleville

Pierre Petit de Julleville, was a French Catholic priest, who became archbishop of Rouen. On February 18, 1946, Pope Pius XII elevated him into the College of Cardinals....

, Benedetto Aloisi Masella

Benedetto Aloisi Masella

Benedetto Aloisi Masella was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Prefect of the Discipline of the Sacraments from 1954 to 1968, and as Chamberlain of the Roman Church from 1958 until his death...

, James Charles McGuigan, Clemente Micara

Clemente Micara

Clemente Micara was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Vicar General of Rome from 1951 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946.-Biography:...

, József Mindszenty, Edward Mooney, Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta

Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta

Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta was a long-serving cardinal...

, Agustín Parrado y García

Agustín Parrado y García

Agustín Parrado y García was a Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Granada from 1934 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.-Biography:...

, Konrad von Preysing

Konrad von Preysing

Johann Konrad Maria Augustin Felix Graf von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos was a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church...

, Clément-Emile Roques

Clément-Emile Roques

Clément-Emile Roques was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Rennes from 1940 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.-Biography:...

, Ernesto Ruffini

Ernesto Ruffini

Ernesto Ruffini was an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Palermo from 1945 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.-Biography:...

, Jules-Géraud Saliège

Jules-Géraud Saliège

Jules-Géraud Saliège was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Toulouse from 1928 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.-Biography:...

, Adam Stefan Sapieha

Adam Stefan Sapieha

Prince Adam Stefan Stanisław Bonifacy Józef Sapieha was a Polish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Kraków. Between 1922–1923 he was a senator of the Second Rzeczpospolita. In 1946, Pope Pius XII created him Cardinal....

, Francis Spellman, Samuel Stritch, Thomas Tien Ken-sin

Thomas Tien Ken-sin

Thomas Tien Ken-sin, SVD was a Chinese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and chair of Fu Jen Catholic University...

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