| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Territorial Abbey of New Norcia, Australia | Suppressed | Archdiocese of Perth, Australia | Territory Added |
| unknown | Delegation to Togo | Elevated | Nunciature to Togo | Elevated |
| 11 Jan | Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America (Chaldean) | Erected | ||
| 6 Feb | Diocese of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil | Erected |
| 27 Feb | Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, Québec, Canada | Name Changed | Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada | Name Changed |
| 27 Feb | Diocese of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil | Erected |
| 27 Feb | Archdiocese of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy | Name Changed |
| 1 Mar | Diocese of Hull, Québec, Canada | Name Changed | Diocese of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada | Name Changed |
| 2 Mar | Diocese of Penne e Pescara, Italy | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne, Italy | Name Changed |
| 18 Mar | Diocese of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | Territory Lost | Diocese of Wabag, Papua New Guinea | Erected |
| 18 Mar | Diocese of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | Elevated | Archdiocese of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | Elevated |
| 18 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | Elevated | Diocese of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | Elevated |
| 18 Mar | Diocese of Bamenda, Cameroon | Elevated | Archdiocese of Bamenda, Cameroon | Elevated |
| 18 Mar | Diocese of Douala, Cameroon | Elevated | Archdiocese of Douala, Cameroon | Elevated |
| 18 Mar | Diocese of Garoua, Cameroon | Elevated | Archdiocese of Garoua, Cameroon | Elevated |
| 18 Mar | Diocese of Bamenda, Cameroon | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kumbo, Cameroon | Erected |
| 13 Apr | Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Diocese of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Victoria in Texas, USA | Erected |
| 20 May | Pontifical Council for Culture, Roman Curia | Erected | ||
| 8 Jun | Diocese of Goroka, Papua New Guinea | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | Erected |
| 8 Jun | Archdiocese of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire | Territory Lost | Diocese of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire | Erected |
| 8 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Sekadau, Indonesia | Elevated | Diocese of Sanggau, Indonesia | Elevated |
| 8 Jun | Archdiocese of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire | Territory Lost | Diocese of Yopougon, Côte d’Ivoire | Erected |
| 18 Jun | Diocese of Matagalpa, Nicaragua | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Jinotega, Nicaragua | Erected |
| 24 Jun | Apostolic Exarchate of Australia (Ukrainian) | Elevated | Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia | Elevated |
| 25 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Sinoia, Zimbabwe | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Name Changed |
| 25 Jun | Diocese of Gwelo, Zimbabwe | Name Changed | Diocese of Gweru, Zimbabwe | Name Changed |
| 25 Jun | Archdiocese of Salisbury, Zimbabwe | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Harare, Zimbabwe | Name Changed |
| 25 Jun | Diocese of Umtali, Zimbabwe | Name Changed | Diocese of Mutare, Zimbabwe | Name Changed |
| 5 Aug | Diocese of Csanád, Hungary | Name Changed | Diocese of Szeged-Csanád, Hungary | Name Changed |
| 17 Aug | Diocese of El Paso, Texas, USA
Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA | Erected |
| 27 Aug | Eparchy of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada | Erected | ||
| 3 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Gimma, Ethiopia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia | Name Changed |
| 10 Sep | Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) | Erected |
| 10 Sep | Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia and Tokelau, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) | Name Changed |
| 10 Sep | Diocese of Tarawa, Nauru and Funafuti, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania) | Split | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific (Oceania)
Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania) | Split |
| 30 Sep | Diocese of Ruvo e Bitonto, Italy | Split | Diocese of Bitonto, Italy
Diocese of Ruvo, Italy | Split |
| 2 Oct | Delegation to Scandinavia | Split | Nunciature to Denmark
Nunciature to Norway Nunciature to Sweden | Split |
| 4 Oct | Diocese of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil | Elevated |
| 15 Oct | Diocese of Bata, Equatorial Guinea | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea | Erected |
| 15 Oct | Diocese of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | Elevated | Archdiocese of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | Elevated |
| 15 Oct | Prefecture Apostolic of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia | Elevated |
| 16 Oct | Archdiocese of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Diocese of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Erected |
| 18 Oct | Diocese of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad} and Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania | Split | Diocese of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
Diocese of Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania | Split |
| 19 Oct | Archdiocese of Dacca, Bangladesh | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Dhaka, Bangladesh | Name Changed |
| 15 Nov | Territorial Prelature of Bangued, Philippines | Elevated | Diocese of Bangued, Philippines | Elevated |
| 15 Nov | Territorial Prelature of Bayombong, Philippines | Elevated | Diocese of Bayombong, Philippines | Elevated |
| 15 Nov | Territorial Prelature of Iba, Philippines | Elevated | Diocese of Iba, Philippines | Elevated |
| 15 Nov | Territorial Prelature of Iligan, Philippines | Elevated | Diocese of Iligan, Philippines | Elevated |
| 15 Nov | Territorial Prelature of Kidapawan, Philippines | Elevated | Diocese of Kidapawan, Philippines | Elevated |
| 15 Nov | Territorial Prelature of Malaybalay, Philippines | Elevated | Diocese of Malaybalay, Philippines | Elevated |
| 15 Nov | Territorial Prelature of Marbel, Philippines | Elevated | Diocese of Marbel, Philippines | Elevated |
| 15 Nov | Diocese of Palo, Philippines | Elevated | Archdiocese of Palo, Philippines | Elevated |
| 15 Nov | Territorial Prelature of San Jose de Antique, Philippines | Elevated | Diocese of San Jose de Antique, Philippines | Elevated |
| 15 Nov | Diocese of Borongan, Philippines (from Cebu) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 15 Nov | Diocese of Calbayog, Philippines (from Cebu) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 15 Nov | Diocese of Catarman, Philippines (from Cebu) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 19 Nov | Prefecture Apostolic of Volksrust, South Africa | Elevated | Diocese of Dundee, South Africa | Elevated |
| 19 Nov | Archdiocese of Garoua, Cameroon | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon | Erected |
| 28 Nov | Personal Prelature of Opus Dei | Elevated | ||
| 8 Dec | Congregration of Jesus the Priest | Approbation | ||
| 17 Dec | Archdiocese of Honiara, Solomon Islands | Territory Lost | Diocese of Auki, Solomon Islands | Erected |
| 17 Dec | Eparchy of Ismayliah (Coptic), Egypt | Erected | ||
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