| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Great Namaqualand, Namibia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Keetmanshoop, Namibia | Name Changed |
| 13 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Ndola, Zambia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Ndola, Zambia | Elevated |
| 13 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Miarinarivo, Madagascar | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | Erected |
| 20 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Loango, Congo | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Pointe-Noire, Congo | Name Changed |
| 1 Feb | Territorial Prelature of Santarém, Para, Brazil | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil | Erected |
| 3 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Yaoundé, Cameroon | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Doumé, Cameroon | Erected |
| 3 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Lagos, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Oyo, Nigeria | Erected |
| 3 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel, Sudan
Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal, Sudan | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Mupoi, Sudan | Erected |
| 3 Mar | Diocese of Yungkia [Yongjia], China | Erected | ||
| 6 Mar | Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho, Honduras | Erected |
| 10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Urubamba y Madre de Dios, Peru | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru | Name Changed |
| 10 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia | Elevated |
| 10 Mar | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bellary, India | Elevated | Diocese of Bellary, India | Elevated |
| 10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
| 10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley Falls, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
| 10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley Falls, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
| 21 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Chihfeng [Chifeng], China | Elevated | Diocese of Chihfeng [Chifeng], China | Elevated |
| 5 May | Archdiocese of Bombay, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ahmedabad, India | Erected |
| 12 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Amboina, Indonesia | Name Changed |
| 12 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Guinea Francese, Guinea | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Conakry, Guinea | Name Changed |
| 12 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Hollandia, Indonesia | Erected |
| 12 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Guinea Francese, Guinea | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Kankan, Guinea | Erected |
| 14 May | Archdiocese of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil | Erected |
| 9 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino), Colombia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Mitú, Colombia | Erected |
| 9 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino), Colombia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Villavicencio, Colombia | Name Changed |
| 9 Jun | Diocese of Soochow [Suzhou], China | Erected | ||
| 9 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Haichow [Haizhou], China | Erected | ||
| 9 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Yangchow [Yangzhou], China | Erected | ||
| 1 Jul | Diocese of Penne-Atri, Italy | Split | Diocese of Penne e Pescara, Italy | Split |
| 1 Jul | Diocese of Penne-Atri, Italy
Diocese of Teramo, Italy | United | Diocese of Teramo e Atri, Italy | United |
| 14 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Urundi, Burundi | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Kitega, Burundi | Name Changed |
| 14 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Kodok, Sudan | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Malakal, Sudan | Name Changed |
| 14 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Tukuyu, Tanzania | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Mbeya, Tanzania | Elevated |
| 14 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Urundi, Burundi | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Ngozi, Burundi | Erected |
| 14 Jul | Diocese of Yingkow [Yingkou], China | Erected | ||
| 16 Jul | Diocese of Concepción y Chaco, Paraguay | Name Changed | Diocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay | Name Changed |
| 7 Oct | Misioneros de Guadalupe | Founded | ||
| 13 Oct | Military Ordinariate of Colombia, Military | Erected | ||
| 2 Nov | Diocese of Cartagena (en España)
Diocese of Cuenca, Spain Diocese of Orihuela, Spain | Territory Lost | Diocese of Albacete, Spain | Erected |
| 2 Nov | Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
Diocese of Santander, Spain Diocese of Vitoria, Spain | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bilbao, Spain | Erected |
| 2 Nov | Diocese of San Sebastián, Spain | Erected | ||
| 17 Dec | Territorial Prelature of Davao, Philippines | Erected | ||
| 25 Dec | Archdiocese of La Paz, Bolivia | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Corocoro, Bolivia | Erected |
| 25 Dec | Military Ordinariate of Indonesia, Military | Erected | ||
| 30 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Name Changed |
| 30 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Taipei, Taiwan | Erected | ||
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