Popes respected that limit until Pope John XXIII increased the number of cardinals several times to a high of 88 in January 1961 and Pope Paul VI continued this expansion, reaching 134 at his third consistory in April 1969.
Pape su poštovale ograničenje veličine Kardinalskog zbora dok papa Jovan XXIII nije povećao broj kradinala nekoliko puta sve do 88 u januaru 1961 i papa Pavle VI je nastavio tu ekspanziju, dosegnuvši do 134 u svojoj trećoj konzistoriji aprila 1969.