| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi | Elevated |
| 15 Feb | Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of La Plata, Argentina | Erected |
| 15 Feb | Diocese of Paraná, Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santa Fe, Argentina | Erected |
| 15 Feb | Diocese of Salta, Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tucumán, Argentina | Erected |
| 21 Mar | Eparchy of Tripoli del Libano (Melkite), Lebanon | Erected | ||
| 6 Apr | Diocese of Jamestown, North Dakota, USA | Name Changed | Diocese of Fargo, North Dakota, USA | Name Changed |
| 14 Apr | Diocese of Montevideo, Uruguay | Territory Lost | Diocese of Salto, Uruguay | Erected |
| 14 Apr | Diocese of Montevideo, Uruguay | Territory Lost | Diocese of Melo, Uruguay | Erected |
| 14 Apr | Diocese of Montevideo, Uruguay | Elevated | Archdiocese of Montevideo, Uruguay | Elevated |
| 8 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Arizona, USA (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tucson, Arizona, USA | Erected |
| 28 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Gilbert Islands {Isole Gilbert}, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania) | Erected | ||
| 1 Jul | Diocese of Leavenworth, Kansas, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Concordia, Kansas, USA (Counties of Washington, Clay, Riley, Geary, and Dickinson) | Territory Added |
| 27 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of New Pomerania, Papua New Guinea | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of English Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands | Erected |
| 28 Jul | Diocese of Mérida, Venezuela | Territory Lost | Diocese of Zulia, Venezuela | Erected |
| 18 Oct | Vicariate Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal
Vicariate Apostolic of Sierra Leone | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Guinea Francese, Guinea | Erected |
| 8 Dec | Oblates of St. Francis de Sales | Approbation | ||
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