| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Bhagalpur, India | Elevated | Diocese of Bhagalpur, India | Elevated |
| 26 Jan | Diocese of Barra do Piraí, Brazil | Name Changed | Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Name Changed |
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Gran Madre di Dio | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of San Camillo de Lellis | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Croce in via Flaminia | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Sacro Cuore di Maria | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of San Girolamo della Carità | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of San Leone I | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of San Michele Arcangelo | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Santissimo Nome di Gesù | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of San Patrizio | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Santi Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Regina Apostolorum | Established | ||
| 17 Mar | Diocese of Ibarra, Ecuador | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tulcán, Ecuador | Erected |
| 22 Mar | Archdiocese of Blantyre, Malawi | Territory Lost | Diocese of Chikwawa, Malawi | Erected |
| 22 Mar | Diocese of Gulu, Uganda | Territory Lost | Diocese of Moroto, Uganda | Erected |
| 22 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Ubon, Thailand | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Nakhorn-Rajasima, Thailand | Erected |
| 22 Mar | Diocese of Wonju, Korea (South) | Erected | ||
| 5 May | Diocese of Kabba, Nigeria | Name Changed | Diocese of Lokoja, Nigeria | Name Changed |
| 28 May | Diocese of Southwark, England, Great Britain | Elevated | Archdiocese of Southwark, England, Great Britain | Elevated |
| 28 May | Diocese of Southwark, England, Great Britain | Territory Lost | Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain | Erected |
| 14 Jun | Archdiocese of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Archdiocese of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Itabira, Brazil | Erected |
| 24 Jun | Apostolic Administration of Loreto, Italy | Elevated | Territorial Prelature of Loreto, Italy | Elevated |
| 6 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Mendi, Papua New Guinea | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Mendi, Papua New Guinea | Elevated |
| 6 Jul | Archdiocese of Yaoundé, Cameroon | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Bafia, Cameroon | Erected |
| 6 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Dapango, Togo | Elevated | Diocese of Dapango, Togo | Elevated |
| 6 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Kaolack, Senegal | Elevated | Diocese of Kaolack, Senegal | Elevated |
| 10 Jul | Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, USA | Erected |
| 18 Jul | Institute of Schönstatt Fathers | Founded | ||
| 21 Jul | Diocese of Antofagasta, Chile
Diocese of Iquique, Chile | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Calama, Chile | Erected |
| 23 Jul | Diocese of Calabozo, Venezuela
Archdiocese of Mérida, Venezuela | Territory Lost | Diocese of Barinas, Venezuela | Erected |
| 23 Jul | Diocese of Maracaibo, Venezuela | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cabimas, Venezuela | Erected |
| 23 Jul | Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela | Territory Lost | Diocese of Los Teques, Venezuela | Erected |
| 9 Aug | Vicariate Apostolic of Fernando Poo, Equatorial Guinea | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Río Muni, Equatorial Guinea | Erected |
| 9 Aug | Diocese of Fort Portal, Uganda
Archdiocese of Rubaga, Uganda | Territory Lost | Diocese of Hoima, Uganda | Erected |
| 5 Sep | Eparchy of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite) | Elevated | Archeparchy of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite) | Elevated |
| 15 Sep | Synod of Bishops, Roman Curia | Established | ||
| 12 Oct | Archdiocese of Washington, District of Columbia, USA (becomes a Metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
| 14 Oct | Vicariate Apostolic of Guam, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
| 14 Oct | Diocese of Johannesburg, South Africa | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Western Transvaal, South Africa | Erected |
| 14 Oct | Archdiocese of Saigon, Viet Nam | Territory Lost | Diocese of Phú Cuong, Viet Nam | Erected |
| 14 Oct | Diocese of Xuân Lôc, Viet Nam | Erected | ||
| 3 Dec | Diocese of Hassaké (Syrian), Syria | Elevated | Archeparchy of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria | Elevated |
| 3 Dec | Eparchy of Le Caire {Cairo} (Syrian), Egypt | Erected | ||
| 7 Dec | Congregation of the Holy Office, Roman Curia | Name Changed | Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Roman Curia | Name Changed |
| 15 Dec | Nunciature to Malta | Erected | ||
| 16 Dec | Diocese of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil
Diocese of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil Diocese of Toledo, Parana, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil | Erected |
| 18 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand | Elevated | Archdiocese of Bangkok, Thailand | Elevated |
| 18 Dec | Archdiocese of Bangui, Central African Republic | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bambari, Central African Republic | Erected |
| 18 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Chantaburi, Thailand | Elevated | Diocese of Chantaburi, Thailand | Elevated |
| 18 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Chieng-Mai, Thailand | Elevated | Diocese of Chieng-Mai, Thailand | Elevated |
| 18 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Nakhorn-Rajasima, Thailand | Elevated | Diocese of Nakhorn-Rajasima, Thailand | Elevated |
| 18 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Saint-Louis du Sénégal | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nouakchott, Mauritania | Erected |
| 18 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Rajaburi, Thailand | Elevated | Diocese of Bangnokhuek, Thailand | Elevated |
| 18 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand | Elevated | Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand | Elevated |
| 18 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Ubon, Thailand | Elevated | Diocese of Ubon, Thailand | Elevated |
| 18 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Udonthani, Thailand | Elevated | Diocese of Udonthani, Thailand | Elevated |
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