Absentees
At least five cardinals did not participate in this election. Cardinal Giacinto Bobone is known to have been in Spain at that time; he served there as papal legate from the spring of 1154 until the end of 1155. Cardinal Odone Bonecase was employed as legate in France in 1154/55. Gerard de Namur was legate in Germany, while Ildebrando in Lombardy. Abbot Rainaldo of Montecassino was not a resident of Roman Curia:
| Elector | Cardinalatial Title | Elevated | Elevator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainaldo di Collemezzo, O.S.B.Cas. | Priest of SS. Marcellino e Pietro | ca.1139-1141 | Innocent II | Abbot of Montecassino (external cardinal) |
| Odone Bonecase | Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro | 4 March 1132 | Innocent II | Protodeacon; papal legate in France |
| Giacinto Bobone | Deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin | 22 December 1144 | Lucius II | Papal legate in Spain; future Pope Celestine III (1191–98) |
| Gerard de Namur | Deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata | 21 February 1152 | Eugenius III | Papal legate in Germany |
| Ildebrando Grassi, Can.Reg. | Deacon of S. Eustachio | 24 May 1152 | Eugenius III | Administrator of the see of Modena; Papal legate in Lombardy |
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