| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan | Diocese of Santa Marta, Colombia
Diocese of Valledupar, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of El Banco, Colombia | Erected |
| 28 Jan | Archdiocese of Shillong, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nongstoin, India | Erected |
| 28 Jan | Archdiocese of Shillong, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jowai, India | Erected |
| 18 Mar | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kyrgyzstan | Elevated | Apostolic Administration of Kyrgyzstan | Elevated |
| 23 Mar | Diocese of Raigarh, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jashpur, India | Erected |
| 7 Apr | Archdiocese of Ljubljana, Slovenia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Novo Mesto, Slovenia | Erected |
| 7 Apr | Diocese of Maribor, Slovenia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Celje, Slovenia | Erected |
| 7 Apr | Diocese of Maribor, Slovenia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Murska Sobota, Slovenia | Erected |
| 7 Apr | Diocese of Maribor, Slovenia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Maribor, Slovenia | Elevated |
| 13 May | Diocese of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar | Territory Lost | Diocese of Moramanga, Madagascar | Erected |
| 15 May | Diocese of Tiruvalla (Malankarese), India | Elevated | Archdiocese of Tiruvalla (Malankarese), India | Elevated |
| 15 May | Diocese of Battery (Malankarese), India (from Trivandrum) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 15 May | Eparchy of Muvattupuzha (Malankarese), India (from Trivandrum) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 14 Jun | Diocese of Carcassonne, France | Name Changed | Diocese of Carcassonne et Narbonne, France | Name Changed |
| 14 Jun | Archdiocese of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France | Name Changed |
| 19 Jun | Nunciature to Serbia and Montenegro | Split | Nunciature to Montenegro
Nunciature to Serbia | Split |
| 19 Jun | Archdiocese of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Canberra-Goulburn, Australia | Name Changed |
| 11 Jul | Nunciature to Monaco | Erected | ||
| 28 Aug | Diocese of Myitkyina, Myanmar | Territory Lost | Diocese of Banmaw, Myanmar | Erected |
| 20 Sep | Eparchy of Sokal (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Name Changed | Eparchy of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Name Changed |
| 14 Oct | Diocese of Yopougon, Côte d’Ivoire | Territory Lost | Diocese of Agboville, Côte d’Ivoire | Erected |
| 21 Oct | Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean), Australia | Erected | ||
| 22 Oct | Diocese of Novo Redondo, Angola | Name Changed | Diocese of Sumbe, Angola | Name Changed |
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Bujumbura, Burundi | Elevated | Archdiocese of Bujumbura, Burundi | Elevated |
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Bubanza, Burundi (from Gitega) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Bururi, Burundi (from Gitega) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Archdiocese of Goa e Damão, India (Became a metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Sindhudurg, India (from Bombay) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México | Elevated | Archdiocese of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México | Elevated |
| 25 Nov | Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México (from Hermosillo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, México (from Hermosillo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of León, Guanajuato, México | Elevated | Archdiocese of León, Guanajuato, México | Elevated |
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Celaya, Guanajuato, México (from San Luis Potosí) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Irapuato, México (from San Luis Potosí) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Querétaro, Querétaro, México (from San Luis Potosí) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México | Elevated | Archdiocese of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México | Elevated |
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México (from Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Tula, Hidalgo, México (from México) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México | Elevated | Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México | Elevated |
| 25 Nov | Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México (from Antequera, Oaxaca) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Tapachula, Chiapas, México (from Antequera, Oaxaca) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México (from Durango) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México (from Monterrey) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Zacatecas, Zacatecas, México (from Guadalajara) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, México (from Acapulco) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 6 Dec | Archdiocese of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
Diocese of Koforidua, Ghana | Territory Lost | Diocese of São José dos Pinhais, Parana, Brazil | Erected |
| 15 Dec | Diocese of Grenoble, France | Name Changed | Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne, France | Name Changed |
| 15 Dec | Archdiocese of Lyon (-Vienne), France | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Lyon, France | Name Changed |
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