| Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
| 2 Feb 2011 | 53.2 | Appointed | Cecilio Raúl Berzosa Martínez | Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo |
| 77.3 | Retired | Julián García Centeno, O.S.A. | Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus |
| 48.2 | Appointed | Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. | Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru |
| 48.2 | Appointed | Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. | Titular Bishop of Abbir Maius | Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru |
| 64.3 | Appointed | Atilano Rodríguez Martínez | Bishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara |
| 76.3 | Retired | José Sánchez González | Bishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara | Bishop Emeritus |
| 5 Feb 2011 | 63.0 | Ordained Bishop | Celso Morga Iruzubieta | Titular Archbishop of Alba Maritima | Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy |
| 26 Feb 2011 | 53.3 | Ordained Bishop | Santiago Gómez Sierra | Titular Bishop of Vergi | Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville} |
| 5 Mar 2011 | 41.8 | Appointed | José Luís Mumbiela Sierra | Bishop of Santissima Trinità in Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| 54.1 | Ordained Bishop | Julián Ruiz Martorell | Bishop of Huesca |
| 6 Mar 2011 | 54.1 | Installed | Julián Ruiz Martorell | Bishop of Jaca | Bishop of Huesca |
| 12 Mar 2011 | 78.2 | Died | Juan García-Santacruz Ortiz † | Bishop Emeritus of Guadix |
| 19 Mar 2011 | 66.6 | Ordained Bishop | Eusebio Ignacio Hernández Sola, O.A.R. | Bishop of Tarazona |
| 2 Apr 2011 | 64.4 | Installed | Atilano Rodríguez Martínez | Bishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara |
| 9 Apr 2011 | 53.4 | Installed | Cecilio Raúl Berzosa Martínez | Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo |
| 76.6 | Retired | Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I. | Vicar Apostolic of Machiques, Venezuela | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus |
| 12 Apr 2011 | 78.0 | Appointed | Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre | Archbishop of Malanje, Angola |
| 16 Apr 2011 | 48.4 | Ordained Bishop | Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. | Titular Bishop of Abbir Maius | Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru |
| 26 Apr 2011 | 85.4 | Died | José María Izuzquiza Herranz, S.J. † | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier |
| 29 Apr 2011 | 85.3 | Installed | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | Cardinal-Priest of S. Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Spain, Military |
| 1 May 2011 | 80.2 | Died | Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente † | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia |
| 4 May 2011 | 89.0 | Died | Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez, O.M.I. † | Prefect Emeritus of Western Sahara {Sahara Occiental}, Western Sahara |
| 8 May 2011 | 41.9 | Ordained Bishop | José Luís Mumbiela Sierra | Bishop of Santissima Trinità in Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| 22 May 2011 | 48.5 | Installed | Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. | Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru |
| 5 Jun 2011 | 410.9 | Beatified | Bl. Juan de Palafox y Mendoza † | Bishop of Osma |
| 14 Jul 2011 | 75.3 | Retired | José Luis Redrado Marchite, O.H. | Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers | Secretary Emeritus |
| 8 Aug 2011 | 48.7 | Appointed | Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. | Apostolic Administrator of San José del Amazonas, Peru | Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru |
| 11 Aug 2011 | 88.5 | Died | Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. † | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela |
| 30 Aug 2011 | 76.1 | Retired | Antonio Ceballos Atienza | Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta | Bishop Emeritus |
| 62.1 | Appointed | Rafael Zornoza Boy | Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta |
| 17 Sep 2011 | 57.4 | Resigned | Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J. | Apostolic Administrator of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala | Bishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango, Guatemala |
| 21 Sep 2011 | 50.3 | Appointed | Lucio Ángel Vallejo Balda | Secretary of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See |
| 21 Nov 2011 | 76.2 | Appointed | Santos Abril y Castelló | Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} | Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber |
| 12 Dec 2011 | 61.7 | Appointed | José Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel | Bishop of Callao, Peru |
| 77.6 | Retired | Miguel Irizar Campos, C.P. | Bishop of Callao, Peru | Bishop Emeritus |
| 16 Dec 2011 | 58.5 | Appointed | José Leonardo Lemos Montanet | Bishop of Orense |
| 5 Jan 2012 | 73.8 | Appointed | Manuel Monteiro de Castro | Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary |
| 7 Jan 2012 | 61.8 | Ordained Bishop | José Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel | Bishop of Callao, Peru |
| 22 Jan 2012 | 61.8 | Installed | José Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel | Bishop of Callao, Peru |
| 11 Feb 2012 | 58.7 | Ordained Bishop | José Leonardo Lemos Montanet | Bishop of Orense |
| 18 Feb 2012 | 76.4 | Elevated to Cardinal | Santos Abril y Castelló | Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber |
| 73.9 | Elevated to Cardinal | Manuel Monteiro de Castro | Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary |