| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Franciscan Friars of the Renewal | Founded | ||
| unknown | Institut du Christ Roi Souverain Prétre | Founded | ||
| 1 Jan | Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy (S. Donato and S. Maria in Val d'Abisso (both in Piobbico)) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy | Territory Added |
| 13 Jan | Diocese of Villarrica, Paraguay | Name Changed | Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo, Paraguay | Name Changed |
| 31 Jan | Diocese of Tamatave, Madagascar | Name Changed | Diocese of Toamasina, Madagascar | Name Changed |
| 19 Feb | Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Melkite Greek) | Erected | ||
| 26 Mar | Archdiocese of Luanda, Angola (Cuanzanse) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ndalatando, Angola | Erected |
| 2 Apr | Diocese of Umuahia, Nigeria (Isiala Ngwa, Obioma Ngwa, Aba Urban, and Ukwa-Ndoki) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Aba, Nigeria | Erected |
| 16 Apr | Nunciature to Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Antilles | Established | ||
| 18 Apr | Society of Saint John Mary Vianney | Founded | ||
| 19 Apr | Territorial Prelature of Encarnación, Paraguay | Elevated | Diocese of Encarnación, Paraguay | Elevated |
| 23 Apr | Archdiocese of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil (Aracruz, Baixo Guandu, Colatina, Ibiraçu, Itaguaçu, Itarana, João Neiva, Laranja da Terra, Linhares, Marilândia, Pancas, Rio Bananal, and Santa Teresa) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil | Erected |
| 27 Apr | Diocese of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Rest of Anhembi) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 30 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Istmina, Colombia | Elevated | Diocese of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia | Elevated |
| 30 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Quibdó, Colombia | Elevated | Diocese of Quibdó, Colombia | Elevated |
| 15 May | Diocese of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil (Latin changed from Sancti Ludovici de Montes Belos) | Name Changed | ||
| 17 May | Diocese of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil (Wenceslau Guimarães) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jequié, Bahia, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 21 May | Diocese of Kisumu, Kenya | Elevated | Archdiocese of Kisumu, Kenya | Elevated |
| 21 May | Diocese of Mombasa, Kenya | Elevated | Archdiocese of Mombasa, Kenya | Elevated |
| 21 May | Diocese of Nyeri, Kenya | Elevated | Archdiocese of Nyeri, Kenya | Elevated |
| 21 May | Diocese of Dinajpur, Bangladesh (Rajshahi, Pabna, and Bogra) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rajshahi, Bangladesh | Erected |
| 21 May | Diocese of Bungoma, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 21 May | Diocese of Eldoret, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 21 May | Diocese of Kakamega, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 21 May | Diocese of Kisii, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 21 May | Diocese of Lodwar, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 21 May | Diocese of Embu, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 21 May | Diocese of Marsabit, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 21 May | Diocese of Meru, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 21 May | Diocese of Muranga, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 21 May | Diocese of Garissa, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| Jun | Eparchy of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Name Changed | Eparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Name Changed |
| 3 Jun | Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance | Approbation | ||
| 9 Jun | Eparchy of Baalbek e Zahlé (Maronite), Lebanon | Split | Eparchy of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar (Maronite), Lebanon
Eparchy of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon | Split |
| 9 Jun | Eparchy of Jbeil {Byblos} (Maronite), Lebanon | Split | ||
| 9 Jun | Eparchy of Joubbé (Maronite), Lebanon
Diocese of Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon | United | Eparchy of Joubbé, Batrun e Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon | United |
| 23 Jun | Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate | Founded | ||
| 7 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Lashio, Myanmar | Elevated | Diocese of Lashio, Myanmar | Elevated |
| 13 Sep | Delegation to Myanmar | Established | ||
| 5 Oct | Eparchy of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina | Erected | ||
| 31 Oct | Diocese of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada | Elevated | Archdiocese of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada | Elevated |
| 31 Oct | Diocese of Amos, Québec, Canada (from Québec) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 31 Oct | Diocese of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada (from Ottawa) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 31 Oct | Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada (from Ottawa) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 19 Nov | Archdiocese of Beira, Mozambique (Manicana) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Chimoio, Mozambique | Erected |
| 19 Nov | Diocese of Enugu, Nigeria (Nsukka Senatorial Zone (Igbo Etiti, Uzo Wwani, Isi Uzo, and Igbo Eze)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nsukka, Nigeria | Erected |
| 19 Nov | Prefecture Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa | Elevated |
| 30 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey (Eastern parts)
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Trabzon, Turkey | Suppressed | Vicariate Apostolic of Asia Minor, Turkey
Vicariate Apostolic of Anatolia, Turkey | Elevated |
| 30 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey | Name Changed |
| 3 Dec | Diocese of Dapango, Togo | Name Changed | Diocese of Dapaong, Togo | Name Changed |
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