| Present Cardinals of Poland (5) |
| 2023 |  Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś (62), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Cirillo e Metodio and Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków (Poland) |
| 2018 | Cardinal Konrad Krajewski (62), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Immacolata all’Esquilino, Metropolitan Archbishop of Łódź (Poland) and Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion |
| 2010 |  Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz (76), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Warszawa (Poland) and Ordinary emeritus of Poland of the Eastern Rite (Poland) |
| 2007 | Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko (80), Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Cristo Re pro hac vice Title and Archpriest emeritus of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major |
| 2006 | Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz (86), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Popolo and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kraków (Poland) |
| Deceased Cardinals of Poland (39) |
| 2003 | Cardinal Stanisław Nagy, S.C.I. († 2013) |
| 2001 | Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, former Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions) († 2020) |
| 1998 | Cardinal Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. († 2007) |
| 1985 | Cardinal Andrzej Maria Deskur, former President of Pontifical Commission for Social Communications († 2011) |
| Cardinal Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław († 2020) |
| 1983 | Cardinal Józef Glemp, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa († 2013) |
| 1979 | Cardinal Franciszek Macharski, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków († 2016) |
| Cardinal Władysław Rubin, former Prefect of Congregation for the Oriental Churches († 1990) |
| 1976 | Cardinal Bolesław Filipiak, former Dean of Sacred Roman Rota († 1978) |
| 1973 | Cardinal Bolesław Kominek, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław († 1974) |
| 1953 | Blessed Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa († 1981) |
| 1946 | Cardinal Adam Stefan Stanisław Bonfatiusz Józef Sapieha, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków († 1951) |
| 1927 | Venerable Cardinal August Hlond, S.D.B., former Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa († 1948) |
| 1919 | Cardinal Edmund Dalbor, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Poznań († 1926) |
| Cardinal Aleksander Kakowski, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa († 1938) |
| 1916 | Cardinal Adolf Bertram, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław († 1945) |
| 1901 | Cardinal Jan Puzyna de Kosielsko, former Bishop of Kraków († 1911) |
| 1895 | Cardinal Sylwester Sembratowicz († 1898) |
| 1893 | Cardinal Georg von Kopp, former Bishop of Wrocław († 1914) |
| 1890 | Cardinal Albin Dunajewski, former Bishop of Kraków († 1894) |
| 1882 | Cardinal Wlodzimierz Czacki († 1888) |
| 1875 | Cardinal Mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith († 1902) |
| 1850 | Cardinal Melchior Ferdinand Joseph von Diepenbrock, former Bishop of Wrocław († 1853) |
| 1778 | Cardinal Johann Heinrich von Frankenberg († 1804) |
| 1737 | Cardinal Jan Aleksander Lipski, former Bishop of Kraków († 1746) |
| 1727 | Cardinal Philip Ludwig von Sinzendorf, former Bishop of Wrocław († 1747) |
| 1686 | Cardinal Jan Kazimierz Denhoff († 1697) |
| Cardinal Augustyn Michal Stefan Radziejowski, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno († 1705) |
| 1652 | Cardinal Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt, O.E.S.S.H., former Bishop of Wrocław († 1682) |
| 1629 | Cardinal Jan Albert Waza, S.J., former Bishop of Kraków († 1634) |
| 1604 | Cardinal Bernard Maciejowski, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno († 1608) |
| 1584 | Cardinal Andrzej Bathóry, former Bishop of Warmia († 1599) |
| 1583 | Cardinal Jerzy Radziwiłł, former Bishop of Kraków († 1600) |
| 1561 | Cardinal Stanisław Hozjusz, former Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary († 1579) |
| 1511 | Cardinal Achille Grassi, former Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania († 1523) |
| 1493 | Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellończyk, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno († 1503) |
| 1440 | Pseudocardinal Aleksander Mazowiecki († 1444) |
| 1439 | Cardinal Zbigniew z Oleśnicy, former Bishop of Kraków († 1455) |
| 1408 | Cardinal Matthäus von Krakau († 1410) |
| Resigned Cardinals of Poland (2) |
| 1646 | Cardinal Jan Kazimierz Wazy, S.J. († 1672) |
| 1444 | Pseudocardinal Wincenty Kot z Dębna, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno († 1448) |
| Cardinals from Poland who later became Popes (1) |
| 1967 | Saint Pope John Paul II († 2005) |
| Other Cardinals related to Poland (32) |
| 2001 |  Cardinal Leo Scheffczyk († 2005) |
| 1998 |  Cardinal Francesco Colasuonno (高樂天) († 2003) |
 Cardinal Marian Jaworski († 2020) |
| 1994 | Cardinal Luigi Poggi († 2010) |
| 1960 |  Cardinal Rufino Jiao Santos († 1973) |
| 1935 | Cardinal Francesco Marmaggi († 1949) |
| 1926 | Cardinal Lorenzo Lauri († 1941) |
| 1893 | Cardinal Philipp Krementz († 1899) |
| 1856 | Cardinal Mihail Lewicki († 1858) |
| 1771 | Cardinal Antonio Eugenio Visconti († 1788) |
| 1753 | Cardinal Fabrizio Serbelloni († 1775) |
| 1743 | Cardinal Camillo Paolucci († 1763) |
| 1730 | Cardinal Girolamo Grimaldi († 1733) |
| 1715 |  Cardinal Nicolò Spinola († 1735) |
| 1713 | Cardinal Benedetto Odescalchi-Erba († 1740) |
| 1712 | Cardinal Gianantonio Davia († 1740) |
| Cardinal Giulio Piazza († 1726) |
| 1706 | Cardinal Francesco Martelli († 1717) |
| Cardinal Orazio Filippo Spada († 1724) |
| 1703 | Cardinal Francesco Pignatelli, C.R. († 1734) |
| 1699 | Cardinal Andrea Santacroce († 1712) |
| 1690 | Cardinal Giacomo Cantelmo († 1702) |
| 1686 | Cardinal Opizio Pallavicini († 1700) |
| Cardinal Angelo Maria Ranuzzi († 1689) |
| 1681 | Cardinal Francesco Buonvisi († 1700) |
| 1675 | Cardinal Galeazzo Marescotti († 1726) |
| 1673 | Cardinal Francesco Nerli († 1708) |
| 1660 | Cardinal Pietro Vidoni († 1681) |
| 1583 | Cardinal Alberto Bolognetti († 1585) |
| Cardinal Vincenzo Lauro († 1592) |
| 1565 |  Cardinal Giovanni Francesco Commendone († 1584) |
| 1517 | Cardinal Nicolò Ridolfi († 1550) |
