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| 6 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Kabba, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Kabba, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 6 Jul | Archdiocese of Trento, Italy (Bauzan and Magasa and Turano) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy | Territory Added |
| 6 Jul | Archdiocese of Trento, Italy (Val d'Astico and Pedemonte) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Vicenza, Italy | Territory Added |
| 6 Jul | Diocese of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy (Cortina d'Ampezzo, Pieve di Livinallongo, and Colle Santa Lucia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Belluno e Feltre, Italy | Territory Added |
| 9 Jul | Archdiocese of Carthage, Tunisia | Name Changed | Territorial Prelature of Tunis, Tunisia | Name Changed |
| 9 Jul | Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania (Liwale) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nachingwea, Tanzania | Territory Added |
| 6 Aug | Apostolic Administration of Innsbruck-Feldkirch, Austria | Elevated | Diocese of Innsbruck-Feldkirch, Austria | Elevated |
| 6 Aug | Archdiocese of Trento, Italy (became a Metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
| 6 Aug | Diocese of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy (from Immediately Subject) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 1 Sep | Diocese of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone {Bozen-Brixen}, Italy | Name Changed |
| 8 Sep | Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Honduras (Choluteca and Valle) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Choluteca, Honduras | Erected |
| 12 Sep | Archdiocese of Utrecht, Netherlands | Territory Lost | Diocese of Groningen, Netherlands | Territory Added |
| 13 Sep | Diocese of Lydenburg, South Africa | Name Changed | Diocese of Lydenburg-Witbank, South Africa | Name Changed |
| 23 Sep | Diocese of Pasto, Colombia (Ipiales, Los Andes or Satomayor, Samaniego, Linares, Ancuyá, Santa Cruz or Guachavés, Túquerres, Guaitarilla, Ospina, Sapués, Liés, Mallama or Piedrancha, Guachucal, Gualmatán, Contadero, Pueriles, Aldana, Pupiales, Córdoba, Cumbal, Guaspud ...)
Vicariate Apostolic of Sibundoy, Colombia (La Victoria) Vicariate Apostolic of Tumaco, Colombia (Ricaurte) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ipiales, Colombia | Erected |
| 23 Sep | Archdiocese of Popayán, Colombia (EI Rosario, Taminango, La Union, Colon o Genova, San Pablo, San Lorenzo, Arboleda o Berruecos, and La Cruz)
Vicariate Apostolic of Sibundoy, Colombia (El Encano) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Pasto, Colombia | Territory Added |
| 29 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Canelos, Ecuador | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Canelos, Ecuador | Elevated |
| 29 Sep | Archdiocese of Lomé, Togo (Atakpamé, Akposso, and Nuatia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Atakpamé, Togo | Erected |
| 29 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Gao, Mali | Elevated | Diocese of Mopti, Mali | Elevated |
| 29 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 29 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Gao, Mali (Djenné)
Mission "Sui Iuris" of San, Mali Diocese of Ségou, Mali (Parts of Ke-Macina) | Elevated | Diocese of San, Mali | Elevated |
| 1 Oct | Society of Christ for Polish Immigrants | Approbation | ||
| 9 Oct | Diocese of Usumbura, Burundi | Name Changed | Diocese of Bujumbura, Burundi | Name Changed |
| 14 Oct | Diocese of Kabba, Nigeria (from Onitsha to Kaduna) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 15 Oct | Diocese of Arezzo, Italy (San Cristoforo a Piazzano in Tuoro sul Trasimeno) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cortona, Italy | Territory Added |
| 22 Oct | Diocese of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Latin changed from Bauropolitana) | Name Changed | ||
| 22 Oct | Archdiocese of Montevideo, Uruguay (Canelones) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Canelones, Uruguay | Territory Added |
| 24 Oct | Diocese of Geraldton, Australia | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberleys, Australia | Territory Added |
| 27 Oct | Diocese of Acapulco, Guerrero, México (La Union, Coahuayutla, and Zihuatanejo)
Diocese of Chilapa, Guerrero, México (Zirandaro, Coyuca-de-Catalan, Pungarabato or Ciudad Altamirano, Cutzamala, Tlapehuala, Tlalchapa, Ajuchitlan, San Miguel Totolapan, and Arcelia) Diocese of Toluca, México, México (Tlatlaya, Amatepec, Tejupilco, Sultepec, Otzoloapan, and Zacazonapan) Diocese of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México (San Lucas and Huetamo) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México | Erected |
| 27 Oct | Diocese of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México | Name Changed | Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México | Name Changed |
| 27 Oct | Diocese of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México (Cintalapa, Jiquipilas, Ocozocoautla, Tecpatán, Francisco León, Chapultenango, Ishuatán, Tapilula, Rayón, Pantepec, Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacán, Ocotepec, Tapalapa, Coapilla, Copainalá, Jitötol, Bochil, Chicoasén, Berriozabál, San Fernando , Osumacinta, ...)
Diocese of Tabasco, México (Reforma, Sunuapan, Pichuacalco, Juárez, Ixtapangajoya, and Parts of Ostuacan, Solosuchiapa, and Ixtacomitán) Diocese of Tapachula, Chiapas, México (Villa Flores, Villa Corzo, Angel Albino Corzo (Jaltenango) and La Concordia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México | Erected |
| 30 Oct | Diocese of Harbour Grace-Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada | Name Changed | Diocese of Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada | Name Changed |
| 4 Nov | Diocese of Ponce, Puerto Rico (Aibonito, Arroyo, Barranquitas, Guayama, Maunabo, and Patillas)
Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico (Caguas, Gurabo, Juncos, Las Piedras, Humacao, Fajardo, Vieques, Yabucoa, Aguas Buenas, Comerio, Cidra, Cayey, San Lorenzo, Maranjito, Ceiba, Naguabo, Sdo. Cor. Cidra, N. S. Fatima, and San José Caguas) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Caguas, Puerto Rico | Erected |
| 4 Nov | Diocese of Tororo, Uganda (Alanyi, Dokolo, and Amolatar) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gulu, Uganda | Territory Added |
| 9 Nov | Archdiocese of Kaduna, Nigeria (Province of Niger) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Minna, Nigeria | Erected |
| 16 Nov | Diocese of Valparaíso, Chile (Ghagres in Aconcagua) | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Felipe, Chile | Territory Added |
| 18 Nov | Eparchy of Akka (Melkite Greek), Israel | Elevated | Archeparchy of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel | Elevated |
| 18 Nov | Eparchy of Bāniyās (Melkite Greek), Lebanon | Elevated | Archeparchy of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon | Elevated |
| 18 Nov | Eparchy of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon | Elevated | Archeparchy of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon | Elevated |
| 18 Nov | Eparchy of Saïda (Melkite Greek), Lebanon | Elevated | Archeparchy of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon | Elevated |
| 18 Nov | Eparchy of Tripoli del Libano (Melkite Greek) | Elevated | Archeparchy of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek) | Elevated |
| 18 Nov | Diocese of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon | Elevated | Archeparchy of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon | Elevated |
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Western Part) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Budjala, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Nyeri, Kenya (Marsabit and Samburu) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Marsabit, Kenya | Erected |
| 28 Nov | Diocese of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil (Ivaiporáo)
Diocese of Londrina, Brazil (Apucarana, Arapongas, Araruva, Astorga, Borrazópolis, Cafeara, California, Cambira, Colorado, Faxinal, Florida, Guaraci, Iguarassu, Itaguagé, Lobato, Munhoz de Mello, Nossa Senhora das Graças, Sabaudia, Santa Fé, Santa Ines, and Santo Inácio) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil | Erected |
| 12 Dec | Diocese of Mombasa e Zanzibar, Kenya | Split | Diocese of Mombasa, Kenya
Apostolic Administration of Zanzibar e Pemba, Tanzania | Split |
| 21 Dec | Diocese of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México
Diocese of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México | Erected |
| 21 Dec | Diocese of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México (San Juan Juquila Mixes, San Pedro Ocotepec, San Miguel Quetzaltepec, Asunción Cacalotepec, Santa Maria Tepantlali, Totontepec Villa de Morelos, Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec, Santa María Mixistlan, Espiritu Santo Tamazulapan, San Pedro y San Pablo Ayutla,...) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Mixes, Oaxaca, México | Erected |
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