| Diocese | Type | Date Vacant | Last Bishop | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais | Diocese | 6 Jul 2011 | Severino Clasen, O.F.M. | Appointed, Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina |
| Campina Grande, Paraiba | Diocese | 21 Dec 2011 | Jaime Vieira Rocha | Appointed, Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte |
| Campinas, Sao Paulo | Archdiocese | 28 Aug 2011 | Bruno Gamberini † | Died |
| Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro | Diocese | 30 Nov 2011 | José Francisco Rezende Dias | Appointed, Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro |
| Guanhães, Minas Gerais | Diocese | 16 Feb 2011 | Emanuel Messias de Oliveira | Appointed, Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais |
| Leopoldina, Minas Gerais | Diocese | 27 Apr 2011 | Dario Campos, O.F.M. | Appointed, Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo |
| Paranatinga, Mato Grosso | Territorial Prelature | 28 Dec 2011 | Vital Chitolina, S.C.I. | Appointed, Bishop of Diamantino, Mato Grosso |
| Patos, Paraiba | Diocese | 27 Jul 2011 | Manoel dos Reis de Farias | Appointed, Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco |
| Pesqueira, Pernambuco | Diocese | 8 Jun 2011 | Francesco Biasin | Appointed, Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro |
| Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro | Diocese | 21 Nov 2011 | Filippo Santoro | Appointed, Archbishop of Taranto |
| Santarém, Para | Diocese | 30 Nov 2011 | Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado | Appointed, Archbishop of Porto Velho, Rondonia |
| São Félix, Mato Grosso | Territorial Prelature | 21 Sep 2011 | Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M. | Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal |
| São José dos Pinhais, Parana | Diocese | 13 Feb 2012 | Ladislau Biernaski, C.M. † | Died |
| Teresina, Piaui | Archdiocese | 15 Jun 2011 | Sérgio da Rocha | Appointed, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal |
| Tubarão, Santa Catarina | Diocese | 28 Sep 2011 | Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. | Appointed, Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina |
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