| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel | Decretum Laudis | ||
| unknown | Order of Imitation of Christ | Decretum Laudis | ||
| unknown | Delegation to Central-Western Africa | Established | ||
| unknown | Titular See of Methamaucum | Established | ||
| unknown | Titular See of Nomentum | Established | ||
| 3 Jan | Eparchy of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey | Elevated | Archeparchy of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey | Elevated |
| 3 Jan | Archdiocese of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran (Below the 33rd Parallel) | Territory Lost | Archeparchy of Ahwaz (Chaldean), Iran | Erected |
| 3 Jan | Archdiocese of Québec, Canada (St. Rémi du Lac aux Sables, St. Leopold de Eervey Jonction, Notre Dame des Anges de Montauban, and Saint Eloi les Mines) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada | Territory Added |
| 4 Jan | Nunciature to United Arab Republic (as Internunciature) | Elevated | ||
| 10 Jan | Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America (Maronite) | Erected | ||
| 10 Jan | Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America (Melkite Greek) | Erected | ||
| 10 Jan | Diocese of Minas, Uruguay (Maldonado (except Aiguà) and Rocha (except Lascano)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay | Erected |
| 11 Jan | Diocese of Jamshedpur, India (Anandpur and Bandgaon) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Ranchi, India | Territory Added |
| 18 Jan | Society of Divine Vocations | Decretum Laudis | ||
| 22 Jan | Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
Diocese of Juneau, Alaska, USA | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska, USA (Third Judicial Division) | Erected |
| 22 Jan | Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA (from Immediately Subject) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 22 Jan | Diocese of Juneau, Alaska, USA (from Seattle) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 1 Feb | Diocese of Mbarara, Uganda (Kigezi) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kabale, Uganda | Erected |
| 11 Feb | Nunciature to Syria (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
| 15 Feb | Diocese of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South) (Masan, Jinju, Samcheonpho, Jinhae, and Choong-mu, along with Jinyang, Euryeong, Changweon, Haman, Hapcheon, Keuchang, Hamyang, Sancheong, Hadong, Sacheon, Koseong, Thongyeong, and Namhae) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Masan, Korea (South) | Erected |
| 15 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Saint-Louis du Sénégal | Elevated | Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal | Elevated |
| 16 Feb | Nunciature to Finland (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
| 18 Feb | Diocese of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire (Adzopé and Akoupé) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire | Territory Added |
| 25 Feb | Diocese of Tlalnepantla, México, México (Jilotepec and Soyaniquilpan along with Pueblo Nuevo in Villa del Carbón) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Toluca, México, México | Territory Added |
| 7 Mar | Nunciature to Liberia (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
| 14 Mar | Nunciature to Sénégal (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
| 25 Mar | Archdiocese of Hermosillo, Sonora, México (Puerto Peñasco)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México (Mexicali, San Louis Rio Colorado, parts of Inseñada, and the Island of Angél de la Guarda) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, México | Erected |
| 25 Mar | Nunciature to Iran (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
| 19 Apr | Archdiocese of Ravenna e Cervia, Italy (Ambrogio, Cologna, Berra, Serravalle, Coccanile, Contane, and S. Apollinare in Dossetti in the cities of Copparo, Berra, and Jolanda di Savoia) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Ferrara, Italy | Territory Added |
| 25 Apr | Archdiocese of Chihuahua, México (Guerrero and Bachiniva)
Diocese of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México (Madera, Temosachic, Matachic, Namiquipa, Moris, Ocampo, and Gómez Farias) Diocese of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México (Yécora) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Madera, Chihuahua, México | Erected |
| 25 Apr | Diocese of Bhagalpur, India (from Calcutta to Ranchi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Apr | Diocese of Visakhapatnam, India (Bhadrachellam Taluk) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Warangal, India | Territory Added |
| 26 Apr | Archdiocese of Chambéry, France
Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France Diocese of Tarentaise, France | United | Archdiocese of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France | United |
| 30 Apr | Diocese of Barquisimeto, Venezuela | Elevated | Archdiocese of Barquisimeto, Venezuela | Elevated |
| 30 Apr | Diocese of Maracaibo, Venezuela | Elevated | Archdiocese of Maracaibo, Venezuela | Elevated |
| 30 Apr | Diocese of Coro, Venezuela (from Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 30 Apr | Diocese of Cabimas, Venezuela (from Mérida) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 30 Apr | Diocese of Guanare, Venezuela (from Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 2 May | Diocese of Regensburg, Germany (Reichertswin and Diesenhof of Pielenhofen along with Engelsberg, Finsterheid, Holzheim, Richthofen, and Prönsdorf of Utzenhofen) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Eichstätt, Germany | Territory Added |
| 3 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Río Muni, Equatorial Guinea | Elevated | Diocese of Bata, Equatorial Guinea | Elevated |
| 3 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Fernando Poo, Equatorial Guinea | Elevated | Diocese of Santa Isabel, Equatorial Guinea | Elevated |
| 3 May | Diocese of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Gandajika and Mwene-Ditu)
Archdiocese of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Bakwanga) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
| 3 May | Diocese of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Yangala) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Added |
| 5 May | Diocese of Kisumu, Kenya (North Borabu and West Borabu) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kisii, Kenya | Territory Added |
| 9 May | Archdiocese of Montréal, Québec, Canada (Morin) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada | Territory Added |
| 16 May | Diocese of Caxias, Brazil (Nossa Senhora das Graças (in Our Lady of the Purification) and São José (in Saint John the Baptist)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 16 May | Diocese of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Santa Bárbara, Santa Teresinha, Nossa Senhora das Graças, Sao Jerónimo, Santa Ana (all in San Valentin) and São Paulo (in San Rochi)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Caxias, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 21 May | Delegation to Eastern Africa | Established | Nunciature to Malawi | Established |
| 29 May | Military Ordinariate of Portugal, Military | Erected | ||
| 30 May | Archdiocese of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
| 30 May | Archdiocese of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
| 30 May | Archdiocese of Elisabethville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
| 30 May | Archdiocese of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Mbandaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
| 6 Jun | Diocese of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Mandeville (in Berthier and Maskinongé) and Saint-Ignace-du-Lac (in Maskinongé)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Joliette, Québec, Canada | Territory Added |
| 7 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberleys, Australia | Elevated | Diocese of Broome, Australia | Elevated |
| 7 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 10 Jun | Diocese of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia (Kebupaten Pasir and Kutai Selatan) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Samarinda, Indonesia | Territory Added |
| 13 Jun | Diocese of Huaraz, Peru (from Lima) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 13 Jun | Territorial Prelature of Huarí, Peru (from Lima) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 16 Jun | Diocese of Visakhapatnam, India (Part of Koraput District) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cuttack, India | Territory Added |
| 16 Jun | Diocese of Visakhapatnam, India (Bastar District) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Raipur, India | Territory Added |
| 20 Jun | Archdiocese of Blantyre, Malawi (Southern part of Cholo) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Chikwawa, Malawi | Territory Added |
| 21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
| 21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
| 21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Isole Samoa e Tokelau, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Apia, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
| 21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
| 21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Marquesas Islands {Isole Marchesi}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Taiohae, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
| 21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
| 21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Gilbert Islands {Isole Gilbert}, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Tarawa, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
| 21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Tonga and Niue Islands, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
| 21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonia), Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
| 21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
| 25 Jun | Diocese of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA (Counties of : Angelina Cherokee, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Nacogdokes, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Tyler, and parts of Chambers and Liberty, and the bays of Trinity Bay and Galveston Bay) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Beaumont, Texas, USA | Erected |
| 29 Jun | Archdiocese of Cali, Colombia (Trujillo and Riofrio)
Diocese of Palmira, Colombia (Guacari, Buga, San Pedro, Tuluá, Andalucía, Bugalagrande, Sevilla, and Caicedonia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Buga, Colombia | Erected |
| 29 Jun | Archdiocese of Cali, Colombia (Darien, Yotoco, Restrepo, and Vijes) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Palmira, Colombia | Territory Added |
| 30 Jun | Diocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru | Elevated | Archdiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru | Elevated |
| 30 Jun | Diocese of Huancayo, Peru | Elevated | Archdiocese of Huancayo, Peru | Elevated |
| 30 Jun | Diocese of Piura, Peru | Elevated | Archdiocese of Piura, Peru | Elevated |
| 30 Jun | Diocese of Chachapoyas, Peru (from Trujillo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 30 Jun | Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru (from Trujillo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 30 Jun | Territorial Prelature of Chota, Peru (from Trujillo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 30 Jun | Territorial Prelature of Chulucanas, Peru (from Trujillo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 30 Jun | Diocese of Huancavélica, Peru (from Lima) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 30 Jun | Territorial Prelature of Caravelí, Peru (from Arequipa) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 30 Jun | Diocese of Huánuco, Peru (from Lima) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 30 Jun | Territorial Prelature of Tarma, Peru (from Lima) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
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