| Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
| 6 Apr 2012 | 76.6 | Died | Felipe Fernández García † | Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife |
| 18 Apr 2012 | 91.7 | Died | José Cerviño Cerviño † | Bishop Emeritus of Tui-Vigo |
| 21 Apr 2012 | 79.0 | Died | Ramón Búa Otero † | Bishop Emeritus of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño |
| 22 Apr 2012 | 74.1 | Installed | Manuel Monteiro de Castro | Cardinal-Deacon of San Domenico di Guzman | Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary |
| 19 May 2012 | 79.1 | Retired | Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre | Archbishop of Malanje, Angola | Archbishop Emeritus |
| 20 May 2012 | 76.7 | Installed | Santos Abril y Castelló | Cardinal-Deacon of San Ponziano | Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} |
| 4 Jun 2012 | 89.2 | Died | Ireneo García Alonso † | Bishop Emeritus of Albacete |
| 9 Jun 2012 | 51.4 | Appointed | Juan Antonio Aznárez Cobo | Auxiliary Bishop of Pamplona y Tudela |
| 51.4 | Appointed | Juan Antonio Aznárez Cobo | Titular Bishop of Bisuldino | Auxiliary Bishop of Pamplona y Tudela |
| 30 Jun 2012 | 60.0 | Appointed | Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.I. | Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue |
| 6 Jul 2012 | 45.7 | Appointed | José Rico Pavés | Auxiliary Bishop of Getafe |
| 45.7 | Appointed | José Rico Pavés | Titular Bishop of Mentesa | Auxiliary Bishop of Getafe |
| 15 Jul 2012 | 82.5 | Died | Manuel Eguiguren Galarraga, O.F.M. † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia |
| 27 Jul 2012 | 66.3 | Appointed | Jesús Murgui Soriano | Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante |
| 76.0 | Retired | Rafael Palmero Ramos | Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante | Bishop Emeritus |
| 9 Sep 2012 | 51.7 | Ordained Bishop | Juan Antonio Aznárez Cobo | Titular Bishop of Bisuldino | Auxiliary Bishop of Pamplona y Tudela |
| 21 Sep 2012 | 45.9 | Ordained Bishop | José Rico Pavés | Titular Bishop of Mentesa | Auxiliary Bishop of Getafe |
| 29 Sep 2012 | 66.4 | Installed | Jesús Murgui Soriano | Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante |
| 14 Oct 2012 | 100.7 | Died | Odorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, O.F.M. † | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru |
| 31 Oct 2012 | 75.4 | Died | Faustino Sainz Muñoz † | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Great Britain |
| 3 Nov 2012 | 75.4 | Retired | Félix del Blanco Prieto | Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities | Almoner Emeritus |
| 16 Nov 2012 | 64.8 | Appointed | Javier Salinas Viñals | Bishop of Mallorca |
| 12 Jan 2013 | 66.8 | Appointed | Julio Parrilla Díaz | Bishop of Riobamba, Ecuador |
| 65.0 | Installed | Javier Salinas Viñals | Bishop of Mallorca |
| 2 Feb 2013 | 69.5 | Appointed | Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B. | Archbishop of Sucre, Bolivia |
| 76.6 | Retired | Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M. | Archbishop of Sucre, Bolivia | Archbishop Emeritus |
| 6 Feb 2013 | 61.1 | Appointed | Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R. | Bishop of Cametá, Para, Brazil |
| 16 Feb 2013 | 77.5 | Died | Jesús Ramón Martínez de Ezquerecocha Suso † | Bishop Emeritus of Babahoyo, Ecuador |
| 22 Feb 2013 | 64.8 | Appointed | Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B. | Bishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo |
| 28 Feb 2013 | 67.4 | Ceased | Antonio Cañizares Llovera | Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments |
| 2 Mar 2013 | 66.9 | Installed | Julio Parrilla Díaz | Bishop of Riobamba, Ecuador |
| 16 Mar 2013 | 67.4 | Confirmed | Antonio Cañizares Llovera | Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments |
| 20 Mar 2013 | 69.7 | Installed | Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B. | Archbishop of Sucre, Bolivia |
| 6 Apr 2013 | 59.7 | Appointed | José Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M. | Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life |
| 59.7 | Appointed | José Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M. | Titular Archbishop of Bellicastrum | Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life |
| 26 Apr 2013 | 56.3 | Appointed | Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández | Auxiliary Bishop of Oviedo |
| 56.3 | Appointed | Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández | Titular Bishop of Nasai | Auxiliary Bishop of Oviedo |
| 28 Apr 2013 | 65.0 | Ordained Bishop | Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B. | Bishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo |
| 17 May 2013 | 54.1 | Appointed | Enrique Benavent Vidal | Bishop of Tortosa |
| 18 May 2013 | 59.8 | Ordained Bishop | José Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M. | Titular Archbishop of Bellicastrum | Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life |
| 8 Jun 2013 | 56.4 | Ordained Bishop | Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández | Titular Bishop of Nasai | Auxiliary Bishop of Oviedo |