| Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
| 8 Jan 2009 | 77.9 | Retired | Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente | Archbishop of Valencia | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus |
| 63.6 | Appointed | Carlos Osoro Sierra | Archbishop of Valencia |
| 12 Jan 2009 | 53.1 | Appointed | Andrés Carrascosa Coso | Apostolic Nuncio to Panama |
| 28 Jan 2009 | 61.0 | Appointed | Sebastián Taltavull Anglada | Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona |
| 61.0 | Appointed | Sebastián Taltavull Anglada | Titular Bishop of Gabii | Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona |
| 4 Feb 2009 | 81.2 | Died | Cipriano Calderón Polo † | Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America |
| 25 Feb 2009 | 86.8 | Retired | Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez, O.M.I. | Prefect of Western Sahara {Sahara Occiental}, Western Sahara | Prefect Emeritus |
| 7 Mar 2009 | 61.7 | Appointed | Juan Antonio Reig Pla | Bishop of Alcalá de Henares |
| 19 Mar 2009 | 48.4 | Appointed | José Mazuelos Pérez | Bishop of Jerez de la Frontera |
| 21 Mar 2009 | 61.1 | Ordained Bishop | Sebastián Taltavull Anglada | Titular Bishop of Gabii | Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona |
| 25 Mar 2009 | 57.1 | Ordained Bishop | José Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F. | Titular Bishop of Tubusuptu | Auxiliary Bishop of Trujillo, Peru |
| 16 Apr 2009 | 65.2 | Appointed | Braulio Rodríguez Plaza | Archbishop of Toledo |
| 18 Apr 2009 | 63.9 | Installed | Carlos Osoro Sierra | Archbishop of Valencia |
| 21 May 2009 | 61.0 | Appointed | Salvador Giménez Valls | Bishop of Menorca |
| 27 May 2009 | 91.1 | Died | Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta † | Bishop Emeritus of Bilbao |
| 6 Jun 2009 | 48.7 | Ordained Bishop | José Mazuelos Pérez | Bishop of Jerez de la Frontera |
| 20 Jun 2009 | 57.4 | Appointed | Gilberto Gómez González | Bishop of Abancay, Peru |
| 76.3 | Retired | Isidro Sala Ribera | Bishop of Abancay, Peru | Bishop Emeritus |
| 21 Jun 2009 | 65.4 | Installed | Braulio Rodríguez Plaza | Archbishop of Toledo |
| 28 Jun 2009 | 81.5 | Died | José María Guix Ferreres † | Bishop Emeritus of Vic |
| 3 Jul 2009 | 71.3 | Appointed | Manuel Monteiro de Castro | Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops |
| 18 Jul 2009 | 59.8 | Appointed | José Manuel Lorca Planes | Bishop of Cartagena (en España) |
| 20 Aug 2009 | 65.3 | Appointed | Renzo Fratini | Apostolic Nuncio to Spain |
| 65.3 | Appointed | Renzo Fratini | Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra | Apostolic Nuncio to Spain |
| 11 Oct 2009 | 80.9 | Died | Juan Martí Alanis † | Bishop Emeritus of Urgell |
| 18 Oct 2009 | 176.3 | Beatified | Bl. Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás † | Cardinal, Patriarch of West Indies |
| 4 Nov 2009 | 60.7 | Appointed | Aníbal Nieto Guerra, O.C.D. | Bishop of San Jacinto de Yaguachi, Ecuador |
| 5 Nov 2009 | 75.2 | Retired | Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. | Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville} | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus |
| 64.1 | Succeeded | Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina | Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville} |
| 21 Nov 2009 | 48.0 | Appointed | José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre | Bishop of San Sebastián |
| 54.8 | Appointed | Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. | Archbishop of Oviedo |
| 76.5 | Retired | Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya | Bishop of San Sebastián | Bishop Emeritus |