| Announced | Dated | Event | Bishop | New Title |
| 1 Apr | 14 Feb | Resigned | Carmelo Juan Giaquinta | Archbishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina |
| Retired | José C. Sorra | Bishop Emertius of Legazpi, Philippines |
| 4 Mar | Appointed | John Atcherley Dew | Bishop of New Zealand, Military |
| Appointed | Giuseppe Franzelli, M.C.C.I. | Bishop of Lira, Uganda |
| Retired | Nicolas Huynh Van Nghi | Bishop Emeritus of Phan Thiêt, Viêt Nam |
| Resigned | Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong | Bishop Emeritus of Taejon, Korea (South) |
| Succeeded | Paul Nguyên Thanh Hoan | Bishop of Phan Thiêt, Viêt Nam |
| Retired | Thomas Stafford Williams | Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of New Zealand, Military |
| Succeeded | Lazarus You Heung-sik | Bishop of Taejon, Korea (South) |
| 8 Mar | Appointed | Nestor Celestial Cariño | Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines |
| Appointed | Artemio Lomboy Rillera, S.V.D. | Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines |
| 12 Mar | Appointed | Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano | Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua |
| Retired | Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Managua, Nicaragua |
| 2 Apr | Appointed | Manuel Ureña Pastor | Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain |
| Retired | Elías Yanes Alvarez | Archbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain |
| 1 Apr |
| 19 Mar | Appointed | Yvon Ambroise | Bishop of Tuticorin, India |
| Appointed | Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B. | Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India |
| Appointed | Adriano Langa, O.F.M. | Coadjutor Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique |
| Appointed | Boniface Lele | Archbishop of Mombasa, Kenya |
| Retired | John Njenga | Archbishop Emeritus of Mombasa, Kenya |
| Appointed | Jebalamai Susaimanickam | Coadjutor Bishop of Sivagangai, India |
| Appointed | Dieudonné Uringi Uuci | Bishop of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.) |
| 22 Mar |
Resigned | Krzysztof Kukulka, O.F.M. Conv. | Superior Emeritus of Uzbekistan |
| Appointed | Jerzy Maculewicz, O.F.M. Conv. | Apostolic Administrator of Uzbekistan |
| Titular Bishop of Nara |
| 23 Mar | Appointed | Philippe Jourdan | Apostolic Administrator of Estonia |
| Titular Bishop of Pertusa |
| 25 Mar | Retired | Paolo Lunardon, O.S.B. | Abbot Emeritus of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy |
| 1 Apr | | Appointed | Charles Daniel Balvo | Titular Archbishop of Castello |
| Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand |
| Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji, Pacific (Oceania) |
| Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania) |
| Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific (Oceania) |
| Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) |
| Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Vanuatu |
| Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Pacific (Oceania) |
| Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Pacific (Oceania) |
| Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribata, Pacific (Oceania) |
| Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Pacific (Oceania) |
| Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) |
| Appointed | Alberto Bottari de Castello | Apostolic Nuncio to Japan |
| 2 Apr | Retired | Nerses Der Nersessian, C.A.M. | Bishop Emeritus of Europa Orientale {Eastern Europe} (Armenian), Armenia |
| Appointed | Giambattista Diquattro | Titular Archbishop of Giru Mons |
| Apostolic Nuncio to Panama |
| Appointed | Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. | Archbishop (Personal Title) of Europa Orientale {Eastern Europe} (Armenian), Armenia |
| Titular Archbishop of Adana degli Armeni |
| Retired | Vartan Kechichian, C.A.M. | Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Europa Orientale {Eastern Europe} (Armenian), Armenia |
| Appointed | Luigi Pezzuto | Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador |