| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan | Archdiocese of Benevento, Italy (Sant'Angelo Limosano, Limosano, Matrice, Campolieto, Monacilioni, San Giovanni in Galdo, Toro, Campodipietra, Jelsi, Gildone, Gercemaggiore, Riccia, Gambatesa, Tufara, Pietracatella, Macchia Valfortore, and S. Elia a Pianisi) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy | Territory Added |
| 21 Jan | Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy (Sassinore)
Diocese of Lucera, Italy (San Bartolomeo in Galdo) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Benevento, Italy | Territory Added |
| 24 Jan | Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines (East Rizal) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Antipolo, Philippines | Erected |
| 24 Jan | Diocese of Ozamis, Philippines | Elevated | Archdiocese of Ozamiz, Philippines | Elevated |
| 24 Jan | Diocese of Dipolog, Philippines (from Zamboanga) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 24 Jan | Diocese of Pagadian, Philippines (from Zamboanga) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 24 Jan | Diocese of Iligan, Philippines (from Cagayan de Oro to Ozamiz) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 24 Jan | Territorial Prelature of Marawi, Philippines (from Cagayan de Oro) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 27 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines (Occidental Mindoro) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines | Erected |
| 10 Feb | Diocese of Acapulco, Guerrero, México | Elevated | Archdiocese of Acapulco, Guerrero, México | Elevated |
| 10 Feb | Diocese of Chilapa, Guerrero, México (from México) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 10 Feb | Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México (from Morelia) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 19 Feb | Territorial Prelature of Vila Rondônia, Rondonia, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil | Elevated |
| 9 Mar | Nunciature to Belize, Antilles | Established | ||
| 17 Mar | Diocese of Doumé, Cameroon (Lom-et-Djerem, Kadey, Boumba-et-Ngoko, and Haut-Nyong) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bertoua, Cameroon | Erected |
| 17 Mar | Diocese of Doumé, Cameroon | Name Changed | Diocese of Doumé-Abong’ Mbang, Cameroon | Name Changed |
| 17 Mar | Diocese of Nyeri, Kenya (Muranga and Kirinyaga) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Muranga, Kenya | Erected |
| 21 Mar | Territorial Abbey of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy (San Michele Arcangelo in Capena, San Giacomo Maggiore Apostolo in Civitella San Paolo, Santa Maria della Consolazione o del Soccorso in Nazzano) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nepi e Sutri, Italy | Territory Added |
| 22 Mar | Diocese of Huaraz, Peru (Huarmey in Casma; Pamparomas in Huaylas; Quillo in Yungay; Cochabamba, Colcabamba, Huanchay, Pampas, and Pariacoto in Huaraz) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Chimbote, Peru | Territory Added |
| 25 Mar | Diocese of Amarillo, Texas, USA (Lubbock, Crosby, Dickens, King, Cottle, Motley, Floyd, Hale, Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Yoakum, Terry, Lynn, Garza, Lamb, Kent, Gaines, Dawson, and Borden)
Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, USA (Scurry, Fisher, Stonewall, Jones, and Haskell) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lubbock, Texas, USA | Erected |
| 30 Mar | Military Ordinariate of Ecuador, Military | Erected | ||
| 6 Apr | Territorial Prelature of Chimbote, Peru | Elevated | Diocese of Chimbote, Peru | Elevated |
| 7 Apr | Diocese of Montalto (delle Marche), Italy
Diocese of Ripatransone, Italy | United | Diocese of Montalto-San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone, Italy | United |
| 11 Apr | Diocese of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Sancta Bibiana in Martinopolis) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 18 Apr | Diocese of Caravelas, Brazil | Name Changed | Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil | Name Changed |
| 2 May | Archdiocese of Juba, South Sudan (Torit and Kapoeta) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Torit, South Sudan | Erected |
| 25 May | Diocese of Lacedonia, Italy (Rocchetta S. Antonio) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, Italy | Territory Added |
| 6 Jun | Diocese of Owando, Congo (Sangha and Likouala) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ouesso, Congo | Erected |
| 12 Jun | Congregation of the Sons of Merciful Love | Decretum Laudis | ||
| 28 Jul | Territorial Prelature of Coroico, Bolivia | Elevated | Diocese of Coroico, Bolivia | Elevated |
| 10 Sep | Nunciature to India | Established | Nunciature to Nepal | Established |
| 13 Sep | Diocese of Amelia, Italy
Diocese of Terni e Narni, Italy | United | Diocese of Terni, Narni, e Amelia, Italy | United |
| 7 Oct | Diocese of Patna, India (Nepal) | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Nepal | Erected |
| 13 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Cândido Mendes, Maranhão, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Cândido Mendes, Brazil | Elevated |
| 18 Oct | Missionary Servants of the Word | Founded | ||
| 10 Nov | Archdiocese of Denver, Colorado, USA (Cheyenne, Douglas, Elbert, EI Paso, Kit Carson, Lake, Lincoln, Park, and Teller)
Diocese of Pueblo, Colorado, USA (Chaffee) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA | Erected |
| 11 Nov | Archdiocese of Tabora, Tanzania (Kahama) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kahama, Tanzania | Erected |
| 16 Nov | Territorial Prelature of Bertrania en el Catatumbo, Colombia | Name Changed | Territorial Prelature of Tibú, Colombia | Name Changed |
| 18 Nov | Diocese of Bata, Equatorial Guinea (Nkuefulan and Akonibe) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea | Territory Added |
| 22 Nov | Military Ordinariate of Korea, Military (as Vicariate) | Erected | ||
| 5 Dec | Archeparchy of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA (Ohio, Mississippi, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and Western Pennsylvania) | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA | Erected |
| 5 Dec | Archdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati, India (Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Diphu, India | Erected |
| 5 Dec | Diocese of Pointe-Noire, Congo (Niari, Lekoumou, and Bouenza) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nkayi, Congo | Erected |
| 7 Dec | Delegation to Laos and Malaysia | Split | Delegation to Malaysia and Brunei
Delegation to Laos | Split |
| 31 Dec | Diocese of Belize | Name Changed | Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles | Name Changed |
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