| Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
|---|
| 8 Mar 2002 | 79.6 | Died | Cornelius de Wit, M.H.M. † | Prelate Emeritus of San Jose de Antique, Philippines |
| 8 May 2002 | 69.8 | Died | Tiago Postma † | Bishop Emeritus of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| 23 Nov 2002 | 61.2 | Appointed | Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. | Bishop of Ngong, Kenya | Bishop Emeritus |
| 30 Nov 2002 | 60.7 | Appointed | Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap. | Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, Australia |
| 60.7 | Appointed | Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap. | Titular Bishop of Respecta | Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, Australia |
| 25 Jan 2003 | 61.3 | Ordained Bishop | Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. | Bishop of Ngong, Kenya | Bishop Emeritus |
| 11 Feb 2003 | 60.9 | Ordained Bishop | Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap. | Titular Bishop of Respecta | Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, Australia |
| 11 Apr 2003 | 80.8 | Died | Joannes Gerardus ter Schure, S.D.B. † | Bishop Emeritus of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc) |
| 20 Apr 2003 | 81.5 | Died | Henri Lemaître † | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands |
| 29 Dec 2003 | 81.7 | Died | Joseph Hubertus Soudant, S.C.I. † | Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia |
| 12 Nov 2004 | 65.5 | Appointed | Wilhelmus Adrianus Josephus Maria de Bekker | Bishop of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles |
| 30 Jan 2005 | 65.8 | Ordained Bishop | Wilhelmus Adrianus Josephus Maria de Bekker | Bishop of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles |
| 1 Apr 2005 | 87.9 | Died | Petrus Malachias van Diepen, O.S.A. † | Bishop Emeritus of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia |
| 27 Aug 2005 | 75.0 | Retired | Johannes Antonius de Kok, O.F.M. | Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
| 2 Aug 2006 | 96.9 | Died | Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands † | Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity |
| 9 Sep 2006 | 42.7 | Appointed | Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende | Coadjutor Bishop of Breda | Bishop |
| 25 Nov 2006 | 42.9 | Ordained Bishop | Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende | Coadjutor Bishop of Breda | Bishop |
| 15 Jan 2007 | 74.8 | Retired | Henry Anthony A. van Lieshout, C.M.M. | Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea | Bishop Emeritus |
| 14 Apr 2007 | 75.4 | Retired | Adrianus Johannes Simonis | Archbishop of Utrecht | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus |
| 17 Jun 2007 | 87.9 | Died | Angelo Felici † | Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” |
| 30 Oct 2007 | 75.1 | Retired | Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen | Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland | Bishop Emeritus |
| 31 Oct 2007 | 71.9 | Resigned | Martinus Petrus Maria Muskens | Bishop of Breda | Bishop Emeritus |
| 43.8 | Succeeded | Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende | Bishop of Breda |
| 11 Dec 2007 | 54.5 | Appointed | Willem Jacobus Eijk | Archbishop of Utrecht |
| 26 Jan 2008 | 54.6 | Installed | Willem Jacobus Eijk | Archbishop of Utrecht |
| 21 Apr 2008 | 84.0 | Died | Alphonsus Maria Henricus Antonius Castermans † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roermond |
| 18 Jun 2008 | 53.0 | Appointed | Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte | Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden |
| 13 Sep 2008 | 53.3 | Installed | Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte | Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden |
| 12 Jan 2009 | 75.4 | Retired | Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen, S.V.D. | Bishop of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | Bishop Emeritus |
| 23 Jul 2009 | 71.2 | Appointed | Theodorus van Ruijven (van Ruyven), C.M. | Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia |
| 71.2 | Appointed | Theodorus van Ruijven (van Ruyven), C.M. | Titular Bishop of Utimma | Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia |
| 1 Aug 2009 | 67.9 | Resigned | Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. | Bishop of Ngong, Kenya | Bishop Emeritus |
| 30 Aug 2009 | 71.3 | Ordained Bishop | Theodorus van Ruijven (van Ruyven), C.M. | Titular Bishop of Utimma | Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia |
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