| Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
| 14 Jan 2009 | 52.3 | Appointed | Philippe Gabriel Marie Augustin Ballot | Archbishop of Chambéry (, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, et Tarentaise) |
| 15 Jan 2009 | 70.2 | Resigned | Olivier Jean-Marie Michel de Berranger, Ist. del Prado | Bishop of Saint-Denis | Bishop Emeritus |
| 18 Jan 2009 | 50.5 | Ordained Bishop | Nicolas Jean-Marie Souchu | Titular Bishop of Cataquas | Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo) |
| 22 Jan 2009 | 93.0 | Died | Louis-Paul-Armand Simonneaux † | Bishop Emeritus of Versailles |
| 25 Jan 2009 | 48.1 | Ordained Bishop | Yves Le Saux, Comm. l'Emm. | Bishop of Le Mans |
| 12 Feb 2009 | 64.8 | Ordained Bishop | Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges, S.J. | Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria |
| 20 Feb 2009 | 64.8 | Installed | Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges, S.J. | Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria |
| 21 Feb 2009 | 86.6 | Died | Jean Rémond † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mission de France o Pontigny |
| 8 Mar 2009 | 73.9 | Died | Robert Lucien Chapuis, M.E.P. † | Bishop Emeritus of Mananjary, Madagascar |
| 10 Mar 2009 | 51.9 | Appointed | Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy | Bishop of Saint-Denis |
| 15 Mar 2009 | 53.8 | Ordained Bishop | Philippe Mousset | Bishop of Pamiers |
| 25 Mar 2009 | 50.4 | Appointed | François Michel Pierre Kalist | Bishop of Limoges |
| 16 Apr 2009 | 92.4 | Died | Michel Louis Marie Joseph Mondésert † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Grenoble |
| 26 Apr 2009 | 52.6 | Ordained Bishop | Philippe Gabriel Marie Augustin Ballot | Archbishop of Chambéry (, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, et Tarentaise) |
| 17 May 2009 | 50.5 | Ordained Bishop | François Michel Pierre Kalist | Bishop of Limoges |
| 23 May 2009 | 80.6 | Died | Joseph Marie Louis Duval † | Archbishop Emeritus of Rouen |
| 2 Jun 2009 | 73.8 | Appointed | Fortunato Baldelli | Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary |
| 3 Jun 2009 | 66.9 | Appointed | Henri Coudray, S.J. | Vicar Apostolic of Mongo, Chad |
| 66.9 | Appointed | Henri Coudray, S.J. | Titular Bishop of Silli | Vicar Apostolic of Mongo, Chad |
| 19 Jun 2009 | 75.6 | Retired | Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer, C.S.Sp. | Vicar Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus |
| 68.0 | Appointed | Marie Pierre François Auguste Gaschy, C.S.Sp. | Vicar Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon |
| 68.0 | Appointed | Marie Pierre François Auguste Gaschy, C.S.Sp. | Titular Bishop of Usinaza | Vicar Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon |
| 8 Jul 2009 | 57.0 | Appointed | Jean-Paul André Denis Marcel James | Bishop of Nantes |
| 75.6 | Retired | Georges Pierre Soubrier, P.S.S. | Bishop of Nantes | Bishop Emeritus |
| 9 Jul 2009 | 68.6 | Appointed | Gérard Émile Jean-Louis Coliche | Auxiliary Bishop of Lille |
| 68.6 | Appointed | Gérard Émile Jean-Louis Coliche | Titular Bishop of Alet | Auxiliary Bishop of Lille |
| 19 Sep 2009 | 86.9 | Died | Joseph-Marie Sardou, T.D. † | Archbishop Emeritus of Monaco, Monaco |
| 22 Sep 2009 | 64.8 | Appointed | Luigi Ventura | Apostolic Nuncio to France |
| 27 Sep 2009 | 68.9 | Ordained Bishop | Gérard Émile Jean-Louis Coliche | Titular Bishop of Alet | Auxiliary Bishop of Lille |
| 7 Oct 2009 | 56.7 | Appointed | Patrick Le Gal | Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon |
| 56.7 | Appointed | Patrick Le Gal | Titular Bishop of Arisitum | Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon |
| 52.4 | Appointed | Luc Ravel, C.R.S.V. | Bishop of France, Military |
| 11 Oct 2009 | 68.3 | Ordained Bishop | Marie Pierre François Auguste Gaschy, C.S.Sp. | Titular Bishop of Usinaza | Vicar Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon |
| 22 Oct 2009 | 57.5 | Appointed | Jean Laffitte | Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family |
| 57.5 | Appointed | Jean Laffitte | Titular Bishop of Entrevaux | Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family |
| 29 Nov 2009 | 67.4 | Ordained Bishop | Henri Coudray, S.J. | Titular Bishop of Silli | Vicar Apostolic of Mongo, Chad |
| 52.5 | Ordained Bishop | Luc Ravel, C.R.S.V. | Bishop of France, Military |
| 12 Dec 2009 | 57.6 | Ordained Bishop | Jean Laffitte | Titular Bishop of Entrevaux | Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family |