CBA Presidents
The following scholars have served as Presidents of the Catholic Biblical Association:
| Year | President | Year | President |
| 1936-37 | Edward P. Arbez, S.S. | 1985-86 | Daniel J. Harrington, S.J. |
| 1937-38 | William L. Newton | 1986-87 | Pheme Perkins |
| 1938-39 | John A. McHugh, O.P. | 1987-88 | Bruce J. Malina |
| 1939-40 | Joseph L. Lilly, C.M. | 1988-89 | Joseph Blenkinsopp |
| 1940-41 | Edward J. Byrne | 1989-90 | Emil A. Wcela |
| 1941-42 | Thomas Plassmann, O.F.M. | 1990-91 | John P. Meier |
| 1942-44 | Donat Poulet, O.M.I. | 1991-92 | Richard J. Clifford, S.J. |
| 1944-45 | William H. McClellan, S.J. | 1992-93 | Robert J. Karris, O.F.M. |
| 1945-46 | Matthew P. Stapleton | 1993-94 | John R. Donahue, S.J. |
| 1946-47 | Patrick W. Skehan | 1994-95 | Carolyn A. Osiek, R.S.C.J. |
| 1947-48 | Patrick Cummins, O.S.B. | 1995-96 | Lawrence E. Boadt, C.S.P. |
| 1948-49 | Edward A. Cerny, S.S. | 1996-97 | John J. Collins |
| 1949-50 | Joseph P. O’Donnell | 1997-98 | Donald P. Senior, C.P. |
| 1950-51 | Gilmore H. Guyot, C.M. | 1998-99 | Michael L. Barré, S.S. |
| 1951-52 | John E. Steinmueller | 1999-00 | Charles H. Talbert |
| 1952-53 | Joseph S. Considine, O.P. | 2000-01 | Dianne Bergant, C.S.A. |
| 1953-54 | Sebastian Pagano, O.M.I. | 2001-02 | Francis J. Moloney, S.D.B. |
| 1954-55 | Daniel W. Martin, C.M. | 2002-03 | Eugene C. Ulrich |
| 1955-56 | Thomas Aquinas Collins, O.P. | 2003-04 | Frank J. Matera |
| 1956-57 | Roderick A. F. MacKenzie, S.J. | 2004-05 | Aelred Cody, O.S.B. |
| 1957-58 | Stephen Hartdegen, O.F.M. | 2005-06 | John C. Endres, S.J. |
| 1958-59 | Brendan McGrath, O.S.B. | 2006-07 | Irene Nowell, O.S.B. |
| 1959-60 | John J. Collins, S.J. | 2007-08 | Jerome H. Neyrey, S.J. |
| 1960-61 | Robert H. Krumholz | 2008-09 | Kathleen M. O'Connor |
| 1961-62 | Bruce Vawter, C.M. | 2009-10 | Sandra M. Schneiders, I.H.M. |
| 1962-63 | Eugene H. Maly | 2010-11 | Mark S. Smith |
| 1963-64 | John L. McKenzie | 2011-12 | Harold W. Attridge |
| 1964-65 | Barnabas M. Ahern, C.P. | 2012-13 | Richard Dillon |
| 1965-66 | David M. Stanley, S.J. | 2013-14 | Gary A. Anderson |
| 1966-67 | Edward F. Siegman, C.PP.S. | 2014-15 | Barbara E. Reid, O.P. |
| 1967-68 | Myles M. Bourke | 2015-16 | Leslie J. Hoppe, O.F.M. |
| 1968-69 | Roland E. Murphy, O.Carm. | 2016-17 | Harry P. Nasuti |
| 1969-70 | Joseph A. Fitzmyer, S.J. | 2017-18 | Eileen M. Schuller, O.S.U. |
| 1970-71 | Jerome D. Quinn | 2018-19 | Dale Launderville, O.S.B. |
| 1971-72 | Raymond E. Brown, S.S. | 2019-21 | Gina Hens-Piazza |
| 1972-73 | Richard Kugelman, C.P. | 2020-21 | No election due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 1973-74 | John E. Huesman, S.J. | 2021-22 | Ronald D. Witherup, P.S.S. |
| 1974-75 | Francis S. Rossiter | 2022-23 | Stephen Breck Reid |
| 1975-76 | Alexander A. DiLella, O.F.M. | 2023-24 | Sheila E. McGinn |
| 1976-77 | James A. Fischer, C.M. | 2024-25 | |
| 1977-78 | George T. Montague, S.M. | 2025-26 | |
| 1978-79 | Carroll Stuhlmueller, C.P. | 2026-27 | |
| 1979-80 | Neil J. McEleney, C.S.P. | 2027-28 | |
| 1980-81 | Mitchell Dahood, S.J. | 2028-29 | |
| 1981-82 | Phillip J. King | 2029-30 | |
| 1982-83 | Richard J. Sklba | 2030-31 | |
| 1983-84 | Robert North, S.J. | 2031-32 | |
| 1984-85 | Paul J. Achtemeier | 2032-33 |