| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Diocese of Martinique (Fort-de-France e Saint Pierre), Antilles (from Bordeaux, France) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| unknown | Nunciature to Prussia | Established | ||
| unknown | Apostolic Administration of Bosnia-Hercegovina (Ukrainian) | Suppressed | Eparchy of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia | Territory Added |
| 6 Jan | Diocese of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba | Elevated | Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba | Elevated |
| 6 Jan | Diocese of Pinar del Rio, Cuba (from Santiago de Cuba) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 6 Jan | Diocese of Matanzas, Cuba (from Santiago de Cuba) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 10 Jan | Diocese of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy (Riviera Antonio Scarpa) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ceneda, Italy | Territory Added |
| 5 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Galla, Ethiopia (Boundaries Adjusted)
Prefecture Apostolic of Kaffa, Ethiopia (Boundaries Adjusted) | Territory Added | ||
| 9 Feb | Diocese of Regensburg, Germany (Poetzling) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany | Territory Added |
| 10 Feb | Apostolic Administration of Banato Jugoslavo (Serbo) | Erected | ||
| 11 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Yenchowfu, China (Mengyin Feihsien, Tancheng, Ichowfu, Ghiicow, Jshni, Jihchao, Chueheng, Kaomi, Kiaochow, Tsimo, and Tsingtao) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Tsingtao [Qingdao], China | Erected |
| 11 Feb | Nunciature to Bolivia (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
| 12 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco, Bolivia (South of the twenty-second parallel) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay | Erected |
| 13 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Galla, Ethiopia (Somalia Abyssina) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Djibouti (Gibuti) | Territory Added |
| 6 Mar | Military Ordinariate of Italy, Military | Erected | ||
| 6 Mar | Diocese of Limburg, Germany (Dortelweil and Niedererlenbaeli) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mainz, Germany | Territory Added |
| 13 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Changteh [Changde], China (Lungshan, Sangehih, Lungshun, Paotsing, Yungsui, Kuchang, Shenchow, Luki, Cheriki, Supu, Kienehow, Fenghwang, Mayang, Yuenchow, Kiemjang, and Hwangchow) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Shenchow, China | Erected |
| 27 Mar | Diocese of Barra do Piraí, Brazil (Besengano, Conservatória, Encruzilhada, Ipiabas, Miguel Pereira, Paraíba do Sul, Paty do Alferes, Rio Bonito, Rio das Flores, Sapucaia, Três Rios, Valença, and Vassouras)
Diocese of Niterói (Nictheroy), Brazil (Carmo and Sumidouro) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Erected |
| 17 Apr | Diocese of Augsburg, Germany (Altstetten) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Eichstätt, Germany | Territory Added |
| 24 Apr | Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca, México (Acatlàn) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Veracruz-Jalapa, México | Territory Added |
| 24 Apr | Diocese of Sorocaba, Brazil (Piraju, Fartura, Anhembi, and Itahy (Itobi)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Botucatu, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 24 Apr | Diocese of Campinas, Brazil (Tieté and Porto Felix) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sorocaba, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 25 Apr | Diocese of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Apostolic Administration of Fiume / Rijeka, Croatia Diocese of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper), Italy | Elevated | Diocese of Rijeka (-Opatija), Croatia | Elevated |
| 25 Apr | Diocese of Augsburg, Germany (Burgstall) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany | Territory Added |
| 1 May | Diocese of Amazonas, Brazil (Eumaytà and Porto Velho)
Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil (San Antonio de Madeira) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil | Erected |
| 1 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Rio Negro, Brazil | Elevated | Territorial Prelature of Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil | Elevated |
| 1 May | Diocese of Amazonas, Brazil (Labrea, Canutama, and Florian Peixoto) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | Erected |
| 12 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Katanga, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Southern portion) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Luapula Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
| 12 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Changsha [Changsha], China (Yungchowfu, Paolcinfu, Kueiyangchow, and Tsinchow) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Lingling [Yungchow], China | Erected |
| 12 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar (Southern Shan States and Pyinmana (in Jamethin)) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Burma {Birmania Orientale}, Myanmar | Territory Added |
| 13 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Unianyembé, Tanzania | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Tabora, Tanzania | Name Changed |
| 20 May | Delegation to Indochina | Established | ||
| 3 Jun | Diocese of Poggio Mirteto, Italy (Pratojanni, Vaccareccia, Longone, Valle Cupola, Bocca Vittiana, Poggio Vittiano, Varco Sabino, and S. Salvatore Maggiore)
Diocese of Rieti, Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy | Name Changed |
| 3 Jun | Diocese of Poggio Mirteto, Italy
Diocese of Sabina (-Farfa), Italy | United | Suburbicarian See of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, Italy | United |
| 3 Jun | Cardinal Titular Church of Sabina | United | Cardinal Titular Church of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto | United |
| 5 Jun | Missionary Society of St. Columban | Approbation | ||
| 10 Jun | Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}, Italy (Chignolo Po) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Pavia, Italy | Territory Added |
| 10 Jun | Diocese of Pavia, Italy (Cascina Bianca di Spirago) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}, Italy | Territory Added |
| 14 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Ucayali, Peru | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Ucayali, Peru | Elevated |
| 15 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada (Northern part)
Vicariate Apostolic of Keewatin, Manitoba, Canada (Northern part) Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories, Canada (Eastern part) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Baie d’Hudson {Hudson Bay}, Manitoba, Canada | Erected |
| 15 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore}, Uganda | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Kavirondo, Kenya | Erected |
| 15 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Brazzaville, Congo (Boundaries adjusted)
Prefecture Apostolic of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic (Boundaries adjusted) | Territory Added | ||
| 24 Jul | Diocese of Campinas, Brazil (Socorro and Barra Mansa)
Archdiocese of São Paulo, Brazil (Bragança, Piracaia, Atibaia, Loannopolis, Bom Iesus dos Perdôes, Nazareth, and part of Juquery, Jarinu, Itatiba, and Tuiuty) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
| 7 Aug | Diocese of Linz, Austria (Two houses in parish of Spital) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Seckau, Austria | Territory Added |
| 18 Oct | Diocese of Concepción, Chile (Ñuble and parts of Maule (Cauquenes, Chanco, and Itala)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Chillán, Chile | Erected |
| 18 Oct | Diocese of Concepción, Chile (Linares and Constitución in Maule) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Linares, Chile | Erected |
| 18 Oct | Diocese of Concepción, Chile (Malleco and part of Cautín) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Temuco, Chile | Erected |
| 18 Oct | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (O'Higgins and Oolchagua) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rancagua, Chile | Erected |
| 18 Oct | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (San Felipe (except Llay Llay), Los Andes, and Petorca along with Los Vilos) | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Felipe, Chile | Erected |
| 18 Oct | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Talca and Guricó) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Talca, Chile | Erected |
| 18 Oct | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Valparaiso and Juan Fernandez islands) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Valparaíso, Chile | Erected |
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Kielce, Poland
Diocese of Łódź, Poland Diocese of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland | Territory Lost | Diocese of Częstochowa, Poland | Erected |
| 28 Oct | Apostolic Administration of Upper Silesia {Górny Sląsk}, Poland | Elevated | Diocese of Katowice, Poland | Elevated |
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Kraków, Poland | Elevated | Archdiocese of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland | Elevated |
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Sejny o Sejna o Augustów, Poland | Name Changed | Diocese of Łomża, Poland | Name Changed |
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Luceoria o Łuck e Zytomir o Zytomierz, Ukraine | Split | Diocese of Lutsk, Ukraine
Diocese of Zytomir, Ukraine | Split |
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Minsk, Belarus | Territory Lost | Diocese of Pinsk, Belarus | Erected |
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Janów Podlaski (Podlaska o Janów), Poland | Name Changed | Diocese of Siedlce, Poland | Name Changed |
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Vilnius, Lithuania | Elevated | Archdiocese of Vilnius, Lithuania | Elevated |
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland (from Warszawa {Warsaw}) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Tarnów, Poland (from Lviv) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Kielce, Poland (from Warszawa {Warsaw}) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 31 Oct | Nunciature to Latvia (as Internunciature) | Established | ||
| 16 Nov | Diocese of Liège, Eupen et Malmédy, Belgium | Name Changed | Diocese of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), Belgium | Name Changed |
| 24 Nov | Diocese of Augsburg, Germany (Forsthof) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Eichstätt, Germany | Territory Added |
| 29 Nov | Diocese of Panamá | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Darién, Panama | Erected |
| 29 Nov | Diocese of Panamá | Elevated | Archdiocese of Panamá | Elevated |
| 7 Dec | Delegation to Antilles | Established | ||
| 15 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of British Honduras, Belize | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Belize | Name Changed |
| 21 Dec | Ordinariate of Greece (Armenian) | Erected | ||
| 30 Dec | Diocese of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
Diocese of Warmia (Ermland), Poland | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gdańsk, Poland (Free State of Gdańsk) | Erected |
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