| Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
| 12 Feb 2011 | 75.0 | Retired | Albert Jean-Marie Rouet | Archbishop of Poitiers | Archbishop Emeritus |
| 51.2 | Appointed | Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer | Apostolic Administrator of Poitiers | Archbishop |
| 27 Feb 2011 | 75.6 | Installed | Fortunato Baldelli | Cardinal-Deacon of S. Anselmo all’Aventino | Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary |
| 58.1 | Ordained Bishop | Laurent Marie Bernard Dognin | Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania | Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas) |
| 26 Mar 2011 | 69.4 | Ordained Bishop | Jean Charles Émile Gardin, C.S.Sp. | Bishop of Impfondo, Congo |
| 2 Apr 2011 | 56.3 | Appointed | François Marie Aimé Marius Fonlupt | Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres) |
| 75.9 | Retired | Bellino Giusto Ghirard | Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres) | Bishop Emeritus |
| 3 Apr 2011 | 62.8 | Installed | Jean Marie Henri Legrez, O.P. | Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur) |
| 10 Apr 2011 | 69.5 | Installed | Jean Charles Émile Gardin, C.S.Sp. | Bishop of Impfondo, Congo |
| 14 Apr 2011 | 79.5 | Died | Louis Jean Dufaux † | Bishop Emeritus of Grenoble |
| 3 Jun 2011 | 64.1 | Succeeded | Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré | Archbishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) |
| 73.5 | Resigned | Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau | Archbishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) | Archbishop Emeritus |
| 5 Jun 2011 | 56.5 | Ordained Bishop | François Marie Aimé Marius Fonlupt | Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres) |
| 11 Jun 2011 | 90.9 | Died | Robert Marie Jean Victor de Boissonneaux de Chevigny, C.S.Sp. † | Bishop Emeritus of Nouakchott, Mauritania |
| 24 Jun 2011 | 60.4 | Appointed | Jean-Luc Brunin | Bishop of Le Havre |
| 75.0 | Retired | Michel Jean Guyard | Bishop of Le Havre | Bishop Emeritus |
| 21 Jul 2011 | 88.0 | Died | Clément Cailleau, C.S.Sp. † | Prefect Emeritus of Tambacounda, Senegal |
| 22 Jul 2011 | 50.5 | Appointed | Vincent Alexandre Édouard Élie Jordy | Bishop of Saint-Claude |
| 9 Aug 2011 | 91.0 | Died | Adolphe-Maria Gustave Hardy † | Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis) |
| 27 Aug 2011 | 52.2 | Appointed | Thierry Marie Jacques Brac de la Perrière | Bishop of Nevers |
| 74.9 | Retired | François Joseph Pierre Deniau | Bishop of Nevers | Bishop Emeritus |
| 23 Sep 2011 | 81.6 | Appointed | Jean Marie Louis Bonfils, S.M.A. | Apostolic Administrator of Ajaccio | Bishop Emeritus of Nice |
| 16 Oct 2011 | 50.7 | Installed | Vincent Alexandre Édouard Élie Jordy | Bishop of Saint-Claude |
| 14 Nov 2011 | 83.8 | Died | Maurice-Adolphe Gaidon † | Bishop Emeritus of Cahors |
| 5 Dec 2011 | 85.5 | Died | Jorge Maria Hourton Poisson † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile |
| 8 Dec 2011 | 74.7 | Resigned | Geraldo João Paulo Roger Verdier | Bishop of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus |
| 15 Dec 2011 | 75.3 | Retired | François Robert Bacqué | Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus |
| 71.8 | Appointed | André Pierre Louis Dupuy | Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands |
| 21 Dec 2011 | 93.1 | Died | Jean-Pierre Urkia, M.E.P. † | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Paksé, Laos |
| 5 Jan 2012 | 76.4 | Retired | Fortunato Baldelli | Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary | Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus |
| 13 Jan 2012 | 52.1 | Appointed | Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer | Archbishop of Poitiers |
| 24 Jan 2012 | 75.2 | Retired | Philippe Jean Louis Breton | Bishop of Aire et Dax | Bishop Emeritus |
| 52.6 | Appointed | Hervé Gaschignard | Bishop of Aire et Dax |
| 4 Feb 2012 | 94.2 | Died | Pierre-Eugène Rouanet, S.M.A. † | Bishop Emeritus of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire |
| 11 Feb 2012 | 49.4 | Appointed | Nicolas Jean René Brouwet | Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes |
| 75.2 | Retired | Jacques Jean Joseph Jules Perrier | Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes | Bishop Emeritus |
| 11 Mar 2012 | 52.7 | Installed | Hervé Gaschignard | Bishop of Aire et Dax |