| Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | 57.5 | Resigned | Martin Vidović | Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus |
| 70.0 | Resigned | Carlo Maria Viganò | Secretary of the Governatorate of Vatican City State | Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America | |
| 1 Jan | 60.8 | Installed | Kurt Koch | Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore | Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity |
| 58.7 | Converted | Keith Newton | Ordinary of Our Lady of Walsingham, England, Great Britain | ||
| 3 Jan | 57.3 | Appointed | Neal James Buckon | Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military | |
| 57.3 | Appointed | Neal James Buckon | Titular Bishop of Vissalsa | Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military | |
| 4 Jan | 63.7 | Appointed | João Bráz de Aviz | Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life | |
| 75.0 | Retired | Percival Joseph Fernandez | Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
| 76.3 | Retired | Franc Rodé, C.M. | Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life | Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus | |
| 5 Jan | 58.0 | Appointed | Laurent Marie Bernard Dognin | Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France | |
| 58.0 | Appointed | Laurent Marie Bernard Dognin | Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania | Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France | |
| 43.7 | Appointed | Andrew Jagaye Karnley | Bishop of Cape Palmas, Liberia | ||
| 76.1 | Retired | Stanislaw Kędziora | Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
| 45.9 | Appointed | Geremias Steinmetz | Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil | ||
| 71.3 | Appointed | Luigi Travaglino | Apostolic Nuncio to Other | ||
| 7 Jan | 63.2 | Appointed | Leonardo Antonio Paolo Bonanno | Bishop of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy | |
| 76.4 | Retired | Domenico Crusco | Bishop of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 56.3 | Appointed | Héctor Luis Morales Sánchez | Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México, México | ||
| 61.0 | Installed | Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta | Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia | ||
| 8 Jan | 47.3 | Appointed | Antonio Guido Filipazzi | Apostolic Nuncio to Other | Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia |
| 47.3 | Appointed | Antonio Guido Filipazzi | Titular Archbishop of Sutrium | Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia | |
| 50.8 | Appointed | Edgar Peña Parra | Apostolic Nuncio to Other | Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan | |
| 50.8 | Appointed | Edgar Peña Parra | Titular Archbishop of Thelepte | Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan | |
| 82.7 | Died | Manuel Pestana Filho † | Bishop Emeritus of Anápolis, Goias, Brazil | ||
| 9 Jan | 75.3 | Retired | Santos Abril y Castelló | Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia | Cardinal, Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber |
| 75.3 | Retired | Santos Abril y Castelló | Apostolic Nuncio to Macedonia | Cardinal, Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber | |
| 50.7 | Ordained Bishop | Jacques Léon Jean Marie Habert | Bishop of Sées, France | ||
| 44.2 | Appointed | Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga | Bishop of Dodoma, Tanzania | ||
| 56.9 | Installed | Jude Thadaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap. | Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania | ||
| 10 Jan | 90.3 | Died | John James Ward † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA | |
| 12 Jan | 77.2 | Retired | Geraldo Majella Agnelo | Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus |
| 47.5 | Ordained Bishop | Sosthène Ayikuli Udjuwa | Bishop of Mahagi-Nioka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | ||
| 69.0 | Appointed | Guire Poulard | Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti | ||
| 67.3 | Appointed | Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.I. | Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil | ||
| 45.6 | Appointed | Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint | Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti | ||
| 45.6 | Appointed | Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint | Titular Bishop of Senez | Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti | |
| 13 Jan | 57.8 | Appointed | Leopoldo Girelli | Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore | |
| 57.8 | Appointed | Leopoldo Girelli | Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia | Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore | |
| 57.8 | Appointed | Leopoldo Girelli | Apostolic Delegate to Brunei Darussalam | Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore | |
| 57.8 | Appointed | Leopoldo Girelli | Official to Viêt Nam | Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore | |
| 58.8 | Ordained Deacon | Keith Newton | Deacon of Our Lady of Walsingham, England, Great Britain | Ordinary | |
| 60.8 | Installed | Jose Serofia Palma | Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines | ||
| 50.5 | Ordained Bishop | Edward Matthew Rice | Titular Bishop of Sufes | Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA | |
| 14 Jan | 75.4 | Retired | Joseph Victor Adamec | Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA | Bishop Emeritus |
| 56.0 | Appointed | Mark Leonard Bartchak | Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
| 52.6 | Appointed | Christopher James Coyne | Auxiliary Bishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | ||
| 52.6 | Appointed | Christopher James Coyne | Titular Bishop of Mopta | Auxiliary Bishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | |
| 75.4 | Retired | Adrianus Herman van Luyn, S.D.B. | Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 15 Jan | 50.0 | Appointed | Charles Allieu Matthew Campbell | Bishop of Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 74.7 | Resigned | Mario Milano | Bishop of Aversa, Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 58.8 | Appointed | Keith Newton | Ordinary of Our Lady of Walsingham, England, Great Britain | ||
| 58.8 | Ordained Priest | Keith Newton | Priest of Our Lady of Walsingham, England, Great Britain | Ordinary | |
| 56.6 | Ordained Bishop | Blaise Nzeyimana | Bishop of Ruyigi, Burundi | ||
| 51.6 | Appointed | Benjamin S. Phiri | Auxiliary Bishop of Chipata, Zambia | ||
| 51.6 | Appointed | Benjamin S. Phiri | Titular Bishop of Nachingwea | Auxiliary Bishop of Chipata, Zambia | |
| 59.7 | Appointed | Angelo Spinillo | Bishop of Aversa, Italy | ||
| 16 Jan | 52.0 | Succeeded | Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho | Bishop of Coroatá, Maranho, Brazil | |
| 44.6 | Ordained Bishop | Felix Gmür | Bishop of Basel, Switzerland | ||
| 72.0 | Died | Reinaldo Ernst Enrich (Heribert) Pünder † | Bishop of Coroatá, Maranho, Brazil | ||
| 84.0 | Died | Jean Pierre XVIII Kasparian, I.C.P.B. † | Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon | ||
| 53.3 | Appointed | Pedro Ossandón Buljevic | Apostolic Administrator of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile | Auxiliary Bishop | |
| Installed | John Ikataere Rarikin, M.S.C. | Superior of Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific (Oceania) | |||
| 18 Jan | 76.3 | Died | Jacques Yandé Sarr † | Bishop of Thiès, Senegal | |
| 19 Jan | 45.1 | Appointed | Luis Gonzaga Féchio | Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 45.1 | Appointed | Luis Gonzaga Féchio | Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena | Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 70.0 | Resigned | Mihály Mayer | Bishop of Pécs, Hungary | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 53.8 | Installed | Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López | Bishop of Tabasco, México | ||
| 51.1 | Appointed | András Veres | Apostolic Administrator of Pécs, Hungary | Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary | |
| 20 Jan | 65.0 | Ordained Bishop | Roberto Bordi, O.F.M. | Titular Bishop of Mutugenna | Auxiliary Bishop of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia |
| 81.5 | Died | Eduardo Davino † | Bishop Emeritus of Palestrina, Italy | ||
| 87.4 | Died | Eugénio Salessu † | Bishop Emeritus of Malanje, Angola | ||
| 21 Jan | 90.7 | Died | Emanuele Gerada † | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ireland | |
| 22 Jan | 75.3 | Appointed | Santos Abril y Castelló | Cardinal, Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber | |
| 71.3 | Installed | Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria “Regina Pacis” in Ostia mare | Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | |
| 67.5 | Installed | Luis Antonio Nova Rocha | Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia | ||
| 72.9 | Installed | Paolo Romeo | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani | Cardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy | |
| 76.4 | Retired | Paolo Sardi | Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber | Cardinal, Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus | |
| 23 Jan | 68.3 | Installed | Gianfranco Ravasi | Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro | Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture |
| 24 Jan | 48.3 | Appointed | Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid | Bishop of Málaga-Soatá, Colombia | |
| 86.2 | Died | Samuel Ruiz García † | Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México | ||
| 76.9 | Appointed | William Stephen Skylstad | Apostolic Administrator of Baker, Oregon, USA | Bishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA | |
| 43.4 | Appointed | Mate Uzinić | Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia | ||
| 59.7 | Appointed | Robert Francis Vasa | Coadjutor Bishop of Santa Rosa in California, USA | Bishop | |
| 25 Jan | 46.1 | Appointed | Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes | Bishop of Mindelo, Cape Verde | |
| 26 Jan | 76.1 | Retired | Assis Lopes | Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
| 29 Jan | 66.5 | Appointed | Eusebio Ignacio Hernández Sola, O.A.R. | Bishop of Tarazona, Spain | |
| 65.8 | Ordained Bishop | Luigi Marrucci | Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy | ||
| 88.0 | Died | Emilio Ogñénovich † | Archbishop Emeritus of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina | ||
| 30 Jan | 65.6 | Installed | Robert Sarah | Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana | Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” |
| 67.4 | Installed | William Slattery, O.F.M. | Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa | ||
| 31 Jan | 65.0 | Died | Hernán Alvarado Solano † | Vicar Apostolic of Guapi, Colombia | |
| 52.9 | Appointed | Mauro Maria Morfino, S.D.B. | Bishop of Alghero-Bosa, Italy | ||
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