| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America | Founded | ||
| 7 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Eritrea | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Eritrea | Elevated |
| 1 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Guam, Pacific (Oceania) | Erected | ||
| 1 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)
Prefecture Apostolic of Marianne Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) | United | Vicariate Apostolic of Marianne and Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) | United |
| 8 Mar | Society of the Divine Savior | Approbation | ||
| 7 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected | ||
| 8 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Corea | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Seoul, Korea (South) | Name Changed |
| 8 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Taiku, Korea (South) | Erected | ||
| 12 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shensi {Scen-Si Settentrionale}, China | Erected | ||
| 12 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Scen-Si (Chen-si), China | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Shensi {Scen-Si Centrale}, China | Name Changed |
| 28 Apr | Society of Saint Edmund | Approbation | ||
| 2 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Western Honan {Ho-Nan Occidentale}, China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Honan {Ho-Nan Occidentale}, China | Elevated |
| 11 Jun | Apostolic Exarchate of Istanbul (Byzantine), Turkey | Erected | ||
| 12 Jun | Diocese of Valence, France | Name Changed | Diocese of Valence (, Die, e Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France | Name Changed |
| 16 Jun | Archdiocese of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA (Counties of Clark, Adair, Knox, Lewis, Macon, Shelby, Marion, Chariton, Randolph, Monroe, and Ralls) | Territory Added |
| 30 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected | ||
| 30 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Sumatra, Indonesia | Erected |
| 1 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected | ||
| 18 Jul | Archdiocese of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil | Erected |
| 12 Aug | Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa, USA | Erected |
| 24 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Upper Niger {Niger Superiore}, Nigeria | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} | Name Changed |
| 24 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Upper Niger {Niger Superiore}, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale} | Erected |
| 29 Aug | Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India | Erected | ||
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Liverpool, England, Great Britain | Elevated | Archdiocese of Liverpool, England, Great Britain | Elevated |
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Birmingham, England, Great Britain | Elevated | Archdiocese of Birmingham, England, Great Britain | Elevated |
| 17 Nov | Prefecture Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio | Elevated |
| 17 Nov | Prefecture Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire | Erected |
| 18 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Uélé / Wellé, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
| 18 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Uélé / Wellé, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
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