| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Priests of Notre Dame de Vie | Founded | ||
| unknown | Sacerdoti del Sacro Cuore di Gesù | Founded | ||
| 14 Jan | Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA (Worcester county) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA | Erected |
| 19 Jan | Diocese of Cuneo, Italy (Boundaries adjusted)
Diocese of Mondovi, Italy (Boundaries adjusted) | Territory Added | ||
| 24 Jan | Diocese of Penne e Pescara, Italy (27 parishes bounded by Fano Adriano, Pietracamela, Tossiccia, Colledara, Isola del Gran Sasso, and Castelli) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Teramo e Atri, Italy | Territory Added |
| 1 Feb | Territorial Abbey of Pannonhalma, Hungary (Nagytelep) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Veszprém, Hungary | Territory Added |
| 2 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Liberia, Liberia (Eastern part) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Cape Palmas, Liberia | Erected |
| 2 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Liberia, Liberia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Monrovia, Liberia | Name Changed |
| 2 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Karema, Tanzania (Unyamwanga)
Vicariate Apostolic of Mbeya, Tanzania (Unyamwanga) | Territory Added | ||
| 7 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Djakarta, Indonesia | Name Changed |
| 10 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Victoria Falls, Zambia
Vicariate Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia (Eastern Caprivi Strip) | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Livingstone, Zambia | Elevated |
| 10 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of San Jorge, Colombia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of San Jorge, Colombia | Elevated |
| 15 Mar | Delegation to Indonesia | Elevated | Nunciature to Indonesia (as Internunciature) | Elevated |
| 19 Mar | Society of Joseleitos of Christ | Established | ||
| 19 Mar | Diocese of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy (Latina) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Velletri, Italy | Territory Added |
| 19 Mar | Diocese of Velletri, Italy (St. Donatus (of Savoy)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy | Territory Added |
| 28 Mar | Diocese of Lipa, Philippines (Island of Marinduque and southern part of Quezon) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lucena, Philippines | Erected |
| 18 Apr | Territorial Prelature of Río Magdalena, Colombia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Barrancabermeja, Colombia | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Accra, Ghana | Elevated | Diocese of Accra, Ghana | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Buéa, Cameroon | Elevated | Diocese of Buéa, Cameroon | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Asaba-Benin, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Benin City, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Calabar, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Calabar, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana | Elevated | Archdiocese of Cape Coast, Ghana | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Sierra Leone | Elevated | Diocese of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Hungtung [Hongdong], China | Elevated | Diocese of Hongdong [Hungtung], China | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Volta Inferiore, Ghana | Elevated | Diocese of Keta, Ghana | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Kumasi, Ghana | Elevated | Diocese of Kumasi, Ghana | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Lagos, Nigeria | Elevated | Archdiocese of Lagos, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Benue, Nigeria | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Oturkpo, Nigeria | Name Changed |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Owerri, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Owerri, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Onitsha, Nigeria | Elevated | Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Ondo-Ilorin, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Ondo, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro, Tanzania (Tanga, Pangani, Handeni, and Lushoto) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Tanga, Tanzania | Erected |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Navrongo, Ghana | Elevated | Diocese of Tamale, Ghana | Elevated |
| 22 Apr | Society of Christ for Polish Immigrants | Decretum Laudis | ||
| 25 Apr | Diocese of Lipa, Philippines (Island of Polillo and northern part of Quezon) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Infanta, Philippines | Erected |
| 5 May | Archdiocese of Brisbane, Australia (Boundries adjusted)
Diocese of Toowoomba, Australia (Boundries adjusted) | Territory Added | ||
| 5 May | Archdiocese of Adelaide, Australia (Eyre penisula) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Port Augusta, Australia | Territory Added |
| 5 May | Diocese of Bathurst, Australia (Boundries adjusted)
Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia (Boundries adjusted) | Territory Added | ||
| 6 May | Diocese of Chihuahua, México | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México | Erected |
| 6 May | Diocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador (Galápagos islands (Isabela, Fernandina, S. Salvador, Santa Cruz, S. Cristóbal, etc)) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Galápagos, Ecuador | Erected |
| 6 May | Archdiocese of Siracusa, Italy | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Siracusa e Ragusa, Italy | Name Changed |
| 24 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Boundries adjusted)
Vicariate Apostolic of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Boundries adjusted) Vicariate Apostolic of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Boundries adjusted) Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Boundries adjusted) | Territory Added | ||
| 26 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Kengtung, Myanmar | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Kengtung, Myanmar | Elevated |
| 26 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Douala, Cameroon (Ntem, Kribi, Sanaga maritime, and parts of Mungo and Wouri (left bank))
Vicariate Apostolic of Foumban, Cameroon (Bamoun, Bamileke, and parts of Mungo and Wouri (right bank)) Vicariate Apostolic of Yaoundé, Cameroon (Nyong, Sanaga, and Mbam) | Territory Added | ||
| 27 May | Diocese of Cafelândia, Brazil | Name Changed | Diocese of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Name Changed |
| 4 Jun | Archdiocese of México, Federal District (Almoloya Jurez, Coatepec Harinas, Ixtlahuaca, El Oro, Sultepec, Tejupilco, Temoaya, Teenancingo, Tenango dei Valle, Tianguistengo, Toluea, and Valle del Bravo) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Toluca, México, México | Erected |
| 9 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Morondava, Madagascar (Maintirano and Morafenobe) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | Territory Added |
| 24 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Fort Victoria, Zimbabwe | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Fort Victoria, Zimbabwe | Elevated |
| 24 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Amboina, Indonesia (Southern part) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Merauke, Indonesia | Erected |
| 24 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Musoma-Maswa, Tanzania | Split | Prefecture Apostolic of Musoma, Tanzania (Musoma and Nord Mara)
Vicariate Apostolic of Maswa, Tanzania | Split |
| 24 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Pingliang [Pingliang], China | Elevated | Diocese of Pingliang [Pingliang], China | Elevated |
| 24 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Maswa, Tanzania (Continental part of Wakerewe) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Mwanza, Tanzania | Territory Added |
| 30 Jun | Compagnia di San Paolo | Approbation | ||
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