| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan | Archdiocese of San Francisco, California, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Oakland, California, USA | Erected |
| 13 Jan | Archdiocese of San Francisco, California, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santa Rosa in California, USA | Erected |
| 13 Jan | Diocese of Sacramento, California, USA (Del Norte, Humboldt, Calaveras, Tuolumne, and Mono Counties)
Archdiocese of San Francisco, California, USA (Solano County) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Stockton, California, USA | Erected |
| 13 Jan | Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tehuacán, Puebla, México | Erected |
| 13 Jan | Diocese of Colima, Colima, México
Archdiocese of Durango, Durango, México Diocese of Zacatecas, Zacatecas, México | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit, México | Erected |
| 13 Jan | Diocese of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil
Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil | Erected |
| 13 Jan | Territorial Prelature of Tagum, Philippines | Erected | ||
| 10 Feb | Diocese of Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Elevated | Archdiocese of Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Elevated |
| 10 Feb | Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina, USA (From Baltimore to Atlanta) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 10 Feb | Diocese of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA (From Baltimore to Atlanta) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 10 Feb | Diocese of Savannah, Georgia, USA (From Baltimore to Atlanta) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 10 Feb | Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA (From Baltimore to Atlanta) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 10 Feb | Diocese of Miami, Florida, USA (From Baltimore to Atlanta) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 10 Feb | Archdiocese of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
Diocese of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil | Erected |
| 22 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of S. Atanasio | Established | ||
| 24 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Makeni, Sierra Leone | Elevated | Diocese of Makeni, Sierra Leone | Elevated |
| 5 Mar | Diocese of Lavant, Slovenia | Name Changed | Diocese of Maribor, Slovenia | Name Changed |
| 10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Chonju, Korea (South) | Elevated | Diocese of Jeonju {Chonju, Jeon Ju}, Korea (South) | Elevated |
| 10 Mar | Diocese of Cheong-ju, Korea (South) | Elevated | Diocese of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South) | Elevated |
| 10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Chunchon, Korea (South) | Elevated | Diocese of Ch’unch’on, Korea (South) | Elevated |
| 10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Hamheung, Korea (South) | Elevated | Diocese of Hamhung, Korea (South) | Elevated |
| 10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Inch’on, Korea (South) | Elevated | Diocese of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South) | Elevated |
| 10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Kwangju, Korea (South) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Kwangju, Korea (South) | Elevated |
| 10 Mar | Archdiocese of Lusaka, Zambia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Monze, Zambia | Erected |
| 10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Pusan, Korea (South) | Elevated | Diocese of Pusan, Korea (South) | Elevated |
| 10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Pyong-Yang, Korea (South) | Elevated | Diocese of P’yong-yang, Korea (South) | Elevated |
| 10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Seul, Korea (South) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Seoul, Korea (South) | Elevated |
| 10 Mar | Archdiocese of Bamako, Mali | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ségou, Mali | Erected |
| 10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Daijeon, Korea (South) | Elevated | Diocese of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South) | Elevated |
| 10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Taiku, Korea (South) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South) | Elevated |
| 16 Mar | Diocese of Cali, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cartago, Colombia | Erected |
| 16 Mar | Archdiocese of Bogotá, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Facatativá, Colombia | Erected |
| 24 Mar | Archdiocese of Jaro, Philippines | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of San Jose de Antique, Philippines | Erected |
| 10 Apr | Diocese of Nouna, Burkina Faso | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of San, Mali | Erected |
| 14 Apr | Diocese of Juiz de Fora, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Elevated |
| 14 Apr | Territorial Prelature of Paracatu, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Elevated |
| 14 Apr | Diocese of Pouso Alegre, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Elevated |
| 14 Apr | Diocese of Uberaba, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Elevated |
| 16 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Kiayi, Taiwan | Elevated | Diocese of Kiayi, Taiwan | Elevated |
| 16 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Nagoya, Japan | Elevated | Diocese of Nagoya, Japan | Elevated |
| 16 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Niigata, Japan | Elevated | Diocese of Niigata, Japan | Elevated |
| 16 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Taichung, Taiwan | Elevated | Diocese of Taichung, Taiwan | Elevated |
| 16 Apr | Archdiocese of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Diocese of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
| 30 Apr | Diocese of Colima, Colima, México
Diocese of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Apatzingan, Michoacán, México | Erected |
| 30 Apr | Archdiocese of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Linares, Nuevo León, México | Erected |
| 5 May | Cardinal Titular Church of S. Teresa al Corso d’Italia | Established | ||
| 6 May | Diocese of Beira, Mozambique | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tete, Mozambique | Erected |
| 7 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Cape Palmas, Liberia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Cape Palmas, Liberia | Elevated |
| 30 May | Apostolic Exarchate of Brazil, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Ukrainian) | Erected | ||
| 5 Jun | Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba, Peru | Erected | ||
| 9 Jun | Diocese of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México
Diocese of Papantla, Puebla, México Diocese of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México Diocese of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México | Erected |
| 9 Jun | Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
Diocese of Veracruz, Veracruz, México | Erected |
| 9 Jun | Archdiocese of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Diocese of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
| 2 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Isangi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Isangi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 2 Jul | Archdiocese of Calcutta, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jamshedpur, India | Erected |
| 2 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Lolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Lolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 2 Jul | Diocese of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mahagi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
| 2 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Yola, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Yola, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 21 Jul | Diocese of Granada, Nicaragua | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Juigalpa, Nicaragua | Erected |
| 21 Jul | Archdiocese of Panamá | Territory Lost | Diocese of Chitré, Panama | Erected |
| 21 Jul | Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Feira de Santana, Baia, Brazil | Erected |
| 21 Jul | Archdiocese of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil | Erected |
| 21 Jul | Diocese of Ilhéus, Baia, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Caravelas, Brazil | Erected |
| 22 Jul | Diocese of Barra (do Rio Grande), Baia, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Baia, Brazil | Erected |
| 22 Jul | Diocese of Juazeiro, Baia, Brazil | Erected | ||
| 3 Aug | Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques, Mozambique | Territory Lost | Diocese of Inhambane, Mozambique | Erected |
| 8 Aug | Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska, USA | Elevated | Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA | Elevated |
| 8 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Sikkim, India | Elevated | Diocese of Darjeeling, India | Elevated |
| 8 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Malda, India | Elevated | Diocese of Dumka, India | Elevated |
| 24 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Lac Moero, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 17 Oct | Diocese of David, Panama | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Bocas del Toro, Panama | Erected |
| 26 Oct | Diocese of Santa Marta, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ocaña, Colombia | Erected |
| 27 Oct | Vicariate Apostolic of Barrancabermeja, Colombia | Elevated | Diocese of Barrancabermeja, Colombia | Elevated |
| 30 Oct | Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Viana, Maranho, Brazil | Erected |
| 12 Nov | Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Diocese of Enugu, Nigeria | Erected |
| 12 Nov | Diocese of Eshowe, South Africa
Diocese of Manzini, Swaziland | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa | Erected |
| 26 Nov | Territorial Prelature of Chimbote, Peru | Erected | ||
| 15 Dec | Diocese of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon), France
Territorial Abbey of Cluny, France | United | Diocese of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France | United |
| 17 Dec | Diocese of León en Nicaragua | Territory Lost | Diocese of Esteli, Nicaragua | Erected |
| 27 Dec | Territorial Abbey of Pietersburg, South Africa | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Louis Trichardt, South Africa | Erected |
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