| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan | Archdiocese of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Brasília, Brazil | Erected |
| 16 Jan | Diocese of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
| 16 Jan | Diocese of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
| 20 Jan | Diocese of Ondo, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Ilorin, Nigeria | Erected |
| 29 Feb | Diocese of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada | Name Changed | Diocese of Hauterive, Québec, Canada | Name Changed |
| 1 Mar | Diocese of Sokodé, Togo | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Dapango, Togo | Erected |
| 12 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of S. Andrea della Valle | Established | ||
| 12 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of S. Andrea delle Fratte | Established | ||
| 12 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana | Established | ||
| 12 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of S. Eugenio | Established | ||
| 12 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of S. Francesco d’Assisi a Ripa Grande | Established | ||
| 12 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of S. Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello | Established | ||
| 12 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of S. Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini | Established | ||
| 12 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of S. Maria ai Monti | Established | ||
| 25 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Thare, Thailand | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand | Name Changed |
| 26 Mar | Diocese of Niterói (Nictheroy; Petrópolis), Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Elevated |
| 26 Mar | Diocese of Barra do Piraí, Brazil
Diocese of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Erected |
| 26 Mar | Diocese of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Diocese of Niterói (Nictheroy; Petrópolis), Brazil Diocese of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Erected |
| 13 Apr | Diocese of Multan, Pakistan | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lyallpur, Pakistan | Erected |
| 25 Apr | Diocese of Morondava, Madagascar | Territory Lost | Diocese of Morombe, Madagascar | Erected |
| 30 Apr | Diocese of Ponce, Puerto Rico
Diocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico | Territory Lost | Diocese of Arecibo, Puerto Rico | Erected |
| 30 Apr | Territorial Prelature of Virgin Islands, USA | Erected | ||
| 30 Apr | Diocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico | Elevated | Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico | Elevated |
| 30 Apr | Archdiocese of México, Federal District | Territory Lost | Diocese of Texcoco, México, México | Erected |
| 30 Apr | Diocese of Aracajú, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil | Erected |
| 30 Apr | Diocese of Aracajú, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil | Erected |
| 30 Apr | Diocese of Aracajú, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil | Elevated |
| 30 Apr | Archdiocese of La Serena, Chile
Diocese of San Felipe, Chile | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Illapel, Chile | Erected |
| 10 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Khartoum, Sudan | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of El Obeid, Sudan | Erected |
| 21 May | Diocese of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Archdiocese of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Erected |
| 21 May | Diocese of Kisumu, Kenya | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kisii, Kenya | Erected |
| 28 May | Diocese of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA | Name Changed | Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA | Name Changed |
| 31 May | Diocese of Segorbe, Spain | Name Changed | Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana, Spain | Name Changed |
| 5 Jun | Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Roman Curia | Erected | ||
| 20 Jun | Diocese of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Diocese of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
| 21 Jun | Diocese of Rutabo, Tanzania | Name Changed | Diocese of Bukoba, Tanzania | Name Changed |
| 21 Jun | Diocese of Bukoba, Tanzania | Name Changed | Diocese of Rulenge, Tanzania | Name Changed |
| 25 Jun | Diocese of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Diocese of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Erected |
| 25 Jun | Diocese of Melo, Uruguay | Territory Lost | Diocese of Minas, Uruguay | Erected |
| 28 Jun | Diocese of Oturkpo, Nigeria | Name Changed | Diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria | Name Changed |
| Jul | Territorial Abbey of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA (Gaston County) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA | Territory Added |
| 5 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Bahama Islands, Bahamas, Antilles | Elevated | Diocese of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles | Elevated |
| 7 Jul | Diocese of Beni nel Congo | Name Changed | Diocese of Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
| 22 Jul | Apostolic Exarchate of France, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Armenian) | Erected | ||
| 22 Jul | Apostolic Exarchate of France, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Ukrainian) | Erected | ||
| 2 Aug | Archdiocese of Asunción, Paraguay
Diocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Caacupé, Paraguay | Erected |
| 15 Aug | Apostolic Administration of Burgenland, Austria | Elevated | Diocese of Eisenstadt, Austria | Elevated |
| 23 Sep | Nunciature to Madagascar | Erected | ||
| 22 Oct | Diocese of Florida, Uruguay | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tacuarembó, Uruguay | Erected |
| 22 Oct | Diocese of Calbayog, Philippines | Territory Lost | Diocese of Borongan, Philippines | Erected |
| 24 Oct | Diocese of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq | Erected | ||
| 10 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón, Peru | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas, Peru | Name Changed |
| 24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Bac Ninh, Viêt Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Bac Ninh, Viêt Nam | Elevated |
| 24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Bùi Chu, Viêt Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Bùi Chu, Viêt Nam | Elevated |
| 24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Cân Tho, Viêt Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Cân Tho, Viêt Nam | Elevated |
| 24 Nov | Diocese of Ðà Lat, Viêt Nam | Erected | ||
| 24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Hai Phòng, Viêt Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Hai Phòng, Viêt Nam | Elevated |
| 24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam | Elevated | Archdiocese of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam | Elevated |
| 24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Huê, Viêt Nam | Elevated | Archdiocese of Huê, Viêt Nam | Elevated |
| 24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam | Elevated |
| 24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Kontum, Viêt Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Kontum, Viêt Nam | Elevated |
| 24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viêt Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viêt Nam | Elevated |
| 24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Cân Tho, Viêt Nam | Territory Lost | Diocese of Long Xuyên, Viêt Nam | Erected |
| 24 Nov | Diocese of My Tho, Viêt Nam | Erected | ||
| 24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Nha Trang, Viêt Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Nha Trang, Viêt Nam | Elevated |
| 24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Phát Diêm, Viêt Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Phát Diêm, Viêt Nam | Elevated |
| 24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Quinhon, Viêt Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Quy Nhon, Viêt Nam | Elevated |
| 24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon, Viêt Nam | Elevated | Archdiocese of Saigon, Viêt Nam | Elevated |
| 24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Thái Binh, Viêt Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Thái Binh, Viêt Nam | Elevated |
| 24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Thanh Hóa, Viêt Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Thanh Hóa, Viêt Nam | Elevated |
| 24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Vinh, Viêt Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Vinh, Viêt Nam | Elevated |
| 24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Vinh Long, Viêt Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Vinh Long, Viêt Nam | Elevated |
| 27 Nov | Diocese of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México
Diocese of San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México | Erected |
| 27 Nov | Diocese of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Erected |
| 5 Dec | Diocese of Aterrado, Brazil | Name Changed | Diocese of Luz, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Name Changed |
| 17 Dec | Diocese of Salto, Uruguay
Diocese of San José de Mayo, Uruguay | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mercedes, Uruguay | Erected |
| 17 Dec | Territorial Prelature of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil | Erected | ||
| 17 Dec | Territorial Prelature of Marbel, Philippines | Erected | ||
| 20 Dec | Archdiocese of Kabgayi, Rwanda
Diocese of Nyundo, Rwanda | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ruhengeri, Rwanda | Erected |
| 30 Dec | Cardinal Titular Church of SS. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merulana | Established | ||
| 30 Dec | Cardinal Titular Church of S. Sebastiano alle Catacombe | Established | ||
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