- Most Reverend John C. Nienstedt – Archbishop 2008-2015
- Most Reverend Harry J. Flynn, D.D. – Archbishop 1995-2008
- Most Reverend John R. Roach – Archbishop 1975-1995
- Most Reverend Leo C. Byrne – Coadjutor Archbishop 1967-1974
- Most Reverend Leo Binz – Archbishop 1962-1975
- Most Reverend William O. Brady – Archbishop 1956-1961
- Most Reverend John G. Murray – Archbishop 1931-1956
- Most Reverend Austin Dowling – Archbishop 1919-1930
- Most Reverend John Ireland – Archbishop 1884-1918
- Most Reverend Thomas L. Grace, O.P. – Bishop 1859-1884
- Most Reverend Joseph Crétin – Bishop 1851-1857