| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Congregation of Saint John the Baptist Precursor | Founded | ||
| unknown | Institute Voluntas Dei | Founded | ||
| 14 Jan | Territorial Prelature of São José do Grajaú, Brazil (Carolina, Amarante, Imperatriz, Montes Altos, Porto Franco, and Presidente Vargas) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | Erected |
| 14 Jan | Diocese of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil (Concordia, Ita, and Seára)
Territorial Prelature of Palmas, Brazil (Chapecó, Descanso, Dionisio Cerqueira, Itapiranga, Mondai, Palmitos, São Carlos, São Miguel d'Oeste, Xanxerê, and Xaxim (all in St. Catherine)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Erected |
| 14 Jan | Territorial Prelature of Palmas, Brazil (Palmas, Barracão, Bituruna, Capanema, Chopinzinho, Clevelândia, Coronel Vivida, Francisco Beltrão, Mangueirinha, Pato Branco, and Santo Antonio (all in Paranensi)) | Elevated | Diocese of Palmas, Brazil | Elevated |
| 23 Jan | Military Ordinariate of Dominican Republic, Military | Erected | ||
| 14 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Thanh Hóa, Viet Nam (Sam-Neua) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos | Territory Added |
| 14 Feb | Archdiocese of São Paulo, Brazil (Rest of Sorocaba) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sorocaba, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 14 Feb | Archdiocese of São Paulo, Brazil (Vinhedo) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Campinas, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 14 Feb | Diocese of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Ubatuba and Caraguatatuba) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 14 Feb | Diocese of Campinas, Brazil (Rio Claro, Santa Gertrudes, and Cordeirópolis) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 14 Feb | Diocese of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Analdnia and Corumdatai) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 14 Feb | Diocese of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil (St. Matthaei (in Guarida)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 14 Feb | Diocese of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil (Barrinha, Pradópolis, and Martinho Prado (in Guarida)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 14 Feb | Diocese of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Fernando Prestes) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 14 Feb | Diocese of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Cândido Rodrigues and Vila Negri (in Taquaritinga)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 14 Feb | Diocese of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Franco da Rocha) | Territory Added | ||
| 14 Feb | Diocese of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo, São Caetano do Sul, Mauá, and Ribeirão Pires) | Territory Added | ||
| 15 Feb | Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus | Decretum Laudis | ||
| 16 Feb | Diocese of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, México (Nueva Laredo, Guerrero, Mier, Miguel Alemán, Camargo, Reynosa, Méndez, Matamoros, Valle Hermosa, San Fernando, Cruillas, San Nicolás, and Burgos) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México | Erected |
| 16 Feb | Diocese of Espírito Santo, Brazil (Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Alegre, Castelo, Guaçui, Iconha, Itapemirim, Luna, Mimoso do Sul, Muniz Freiré, Muqui, Rio Novo de Sul, São José do Calcado, and Vaia do Sousa) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil | Erected |
| 16 Feb | Diocese of Espírito Santo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil | Erected |
| 16 Feb | Diocese of Espírito Santo, Brazil | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil | Name Changed |
| 22 Feb | Diocese of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada | Name Changed | Diocese of Harbour Grace-Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada | Name Changed |
| 24 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Doruma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
| 24 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Tanga, Tanzania | Elevated | Diocese of Tanga, Tanzania | Elevated |
| 24 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Thakhek, Laos | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Thakhek, Laos | Elevated |
| 24 Feb | Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil (São Bento and Peri-Mirim) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 24 Feb | Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium (Parish of Saint Anne) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium | Territory Added |
| 25 Feb | Diocese of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, México | Name Changed | Diocese of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México | Name Changed |
| 3 Mar | Diocese of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Barranco Alto (in Alfenas)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 17 Mar | Archdiocese of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy (S. Croce and the parish of S. Rochi in Aurisina) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper), Italy | Territory Added |
| 18 Mar | Diocese of Chilapa, Guerrero, México (Coahuayutla, La Unión, Petatlán, Tecpán, Atoyac, Benito Juárez, Coyuca de Benítez, Acapulco, San Marcos, Tecoanapa, Ayutla, Florencio Villareal, Cauatepec , Cópala, San Luis Acatlán, Azoyú, Cuajinicuilapa, Igualapa, Ometepec, Tlacoachistlahuaca, and ...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Acapulco, Guerrero, México | Erected |
| 19 Apr | Diocese of Botucatu, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Elevated |
| 19 Apr | Diocese of Campinas, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Elevated |
| 19 Apr | Archdiocese of São Paulo, Brazil (Parts of Aparecida)
Diocese of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Guaratingueta and Lagoinha, and Parts of Aparecida) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
| 19 Apr | Diocese of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Elevated |
| 19 Apr | Diocese of Cork, Ireland
Diocese of Ross, Ireland | United | Diocese of Cork and Ross, Ireland | United |
| 19 Apr | Pontifical Commission for Latin America, Roman Curia | Established | ||
| 19 Apr | Diocese of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil (from São Paulo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 19 Apr | Diocese of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil (from São Paulo)
Diocese of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil (from São Paulo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 19 Apr | Diocese of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil (from São Paulo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 19 Apr | Diocese of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil (from São Paulo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 19 Apr | Diocese of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil (from São Paulo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 19 Apr | Diocese of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil (from São Paulo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 19 Apr | Diocese of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil (from São Paulo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 19 Apr | Diocese of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil (from São Paulo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 19 Apr | Diocese of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil (from São Paulo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 22 Apr | Broeders van de Onbevlekte Ontvangenis van de Allerheiligste Maagd en Moeder Gods Maria | Decretum Laudis | ||
| 24 Apr | Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity | Decretum Laudis | ||
| 26 Apr | Territorial Prelature of São Peregrino Laziosi no Alto Acre e Alto Purus, Brazil | Name Changed | Territorial Prelature of Acre e Purus, Acre, Brazil | Name Changed |
| 26 Apr | Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Itaguara, Piracema, and Desterro De Entre Bios) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 28 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles | Elevated | Diocese of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles | Elevated |
| 28 Apr | Archdiocese of Cuzco, Peru | Territory Lost | Diocese of Abancay, Peru | Erected |
| 28 Apr | Archdiocese of Karachi, Pakistan (Hyderabad, Dadu, Jamshoro, Matiari, Tando Allahyar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Badin, Sanghar, Mirpur Khas, Tharparkar, Thatta, Umerkot, and Sujawal (Hyderabad Division). Jacobabad, Kashmore, Larkana, Qambar Shahdadkot, and Shikarpur (Larkana Division). ...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Hyderabad in Pakistan | Erected |
| 28 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Ibadan, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Ibadan, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 30 Apr | Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain (Fuente Palmera and Puente Genil (in Córdoba)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Córdoba, Spain | Territory Added |
| 30 Apr | Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain (Campillos and La Alameda (both in Málaga)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Málaga, Spain | Territory Added |
| 30 Apr | Diocese of Córdoba, Spain (Castuera in Badajoz) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Badajoz, Spain | Territory Added |
| 30 Apr | Diocese of Córdoba, Spain (Villanueva de Tapia in Málaga) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Málaga, Spain | Territory Added |
| 30 Apr | Diocese of Málaga, Spain (Olvera and Grazalema in Jerez de la Frontera) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain | Territory Added |
| 30 Apr | Diocese of Badajoz, Spain (Montânchez in Cáceres) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Coria-Cáceres, Spain | Territory Added |
| 30 Apr | Diocese of Coria-Cáceres, Spain (San Vicente de Alcántara and Puebla de Obando in Badajoz) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Badajoz, Spain | Territory Added |
| 7 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Dutch Guyana-Suriname, Antilles | Elevated | Diocese of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles | Elevated |
| 10 May | Apostolic Exarchate of Australia (Ukrainian) (Australia) | Erected | ||
| 15 May | Diocese of Huaraz, Peru (Cajatambo)
Archdiocese of Lima, Peru (Canta except Santa Rosa de Quives; Parts of Cajatambo) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Huacho, Peru | Erected |
| 15 May | Diocese of Huancayo, Peru (Carrion and Pasco)
Diocese of Huánuco, Peru (Iunin) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Tarma, Peru | Erected |
| 15 May | Diocese of Huánuco, Peru (Marañon)
Diocese of Huaraz, Peru (Departamento de Ancash (Hauri, Pomabamba, Mariscal, Luzuriaga, Corongo, and Pallasca)) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Huarí, Peru | Erected |
| 19 May | Diocese of Zamboanga, Philippines | Elevated | Archdiocese of Zamboanga, Philippines | Elevated |
| 19 May | Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia, Brazil (Itiquira and Rondonópolis) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Chapada, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 24 May | Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela (Monagas) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Maturín, Venezuela | Erected |
| 25 May | Diocese of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA (Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Dade, De Soto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Indian River, Lee, Martin, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Miami, Florida, USA | Erected |
| 12 Jun | Territorial Prelature of Moyobamba, Peru (Euibayoc, Navarro, Pelejo, and Pongo) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón, Peru | Territory Added |
| 12 Jun | Diocese of Ávila, Spain (Guijo de Avila, Cespedosa, Bercimulle, Gallegos del Solmirón, Armenteros, Rágama, Oantaracillo, Bóveda del Bio Almar, Mancera de Abajo, Salmoral, Iñigos-Blasco, and Novaombela)
Diocese of Coria-Cáceres, Spain (Salamanca) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Salamanca, Spain | Territory Added |
| 12 Jun | Diocese of Ávila, Spain (Santibáñez de Béjar, Puente de Congosto, Navamorales, El Tejado, El Gordo, and Berrocalejo)
Diocese of Coria-Cáceres, Spain (Santa María de Baños de Montemayor) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Plasencia, Spain | Territory Added |
| 12 Jun | Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain (Cáceres) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Cape Coast, Ghana | Territory Added |
| 12 Jun | Diocese of Salamanca, Spain (Aldeanueva de la Sierra, Anaya de Huebra, Gallegos de Huebra, Avililla de la Sierm, Mieza, Muñoz, San Muñoz, Sanchón de la Sagrada, la Sagrada, Tamames, Villares of Yeltes, Pedro Alvaro, and Vilvestre) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain | Territory Added |
| 12 Jun | Diocese of Plasencia, Spain (Avila and N. S. dei Olmo de Aldeanueva del Camino) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ávila, Spain | Territory Added |
| 17 Jun | [Patriotic Diocese of Huizhou, China] | Erected | ||
| 20 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Likuni, Malawi | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Lilongwe, Malawi | Name Changed |
| 21 Jun | Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | Elevated | Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | Elevated |
| 21 Jun | Diocese of Calabozo, Venezuela
Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela | Territory Lost | Diocese of Maracay, Venezuela (State of Aragua) | Erected |
| 21 Jun | Diocese of Barcelona, Venezuela (from Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 21 Jun | Diocese of Cumaná, Venezuela (from Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 21 Jun | Diocese of Maturín, Venezuela (from Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 23 Jun | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México | Elevated |
| 23 Jun | Diocese of Gulu, Uganda (West Nile) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Arua, Uganda | Erected |
| 23 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Seoul, Korea (South) (Chungcheongnam-do) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Cheong-ju, Korea (South)
Vicariate Apostolic of Daijeon, Korea (South) | Erected |
| 23 Jun | Diocese of Bremersdorp, eSwatini (Piet Retief)
Archdiocese of Durban, South Africa (Newcastle, Utrecht, Dundee, Klip Eivier, Helpmekaar, and parts of Msinga, Weenan, and Bergville north of Tugela river) Diocese of Lydenburg, South Africa (Ermelo, Bethal, Standerton, Volksrust, Amersfoort, and Wakkerstroom) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Volksrust, South Africa | Erected |
| 23 Jun | Diocese of Koudougou, Burkina Faso (Ouahigouya) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | Erected |
| 23 Jun | Diocese of Owerri, Nigeria (Okigwi, Bende, and Aba) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Umuahia, Nigeria | Erected |
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