| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Pontifical Committee for the Family, Roman Curia | Established | ||
| 12 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Rumbek, Sudan (Moru or Meridi District (Equatoria Province)) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Mupoi, Sudan | Territory Added |
| 12 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Rumbek, Sudan (Yei District (Equatoria Province)) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Juba, Sudan | Territory Added |
| 12 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Wau, Sudan (Jur River District, Eastern Side) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Rumbek, Sudan | Territory Added |
| 12 Jan | Diocese of Meru, Kenya (Ekarakara)
Diocese of Nyeri, Kenya (Ithanga Hills) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Machakos, Kenya | Territory Added |
| 19 Jan | Diocese of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South) (de Chang-Nyeong-Gun, de Keo-Je-Gun, de Jin-Yeong-Eup, Jin-Rye-Myeon, Ibuk-Myeon ex Kim-Hae-Gun, et de Hanam-Myeon, and Chodong-Myeon ex Miryang-Gun) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Masan, Korea (South) | Territory Added |
| 29 Jan | Diocese of Dibrugarh, India (Nagaland and Manipur) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kohima-Imphal, India | Erected |
| 29 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon | Elevated | Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon | Elevated |
| 29 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Yagoua, Cameroon | Elevated | Diocese of Yagoua, Cameroon | Elevated |
| 29 Jan | Missionary Society of St. Paul | Decretum Laudis | ||
| 11 Feb | Diocese of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy | Elevated | Archdiocese of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy | Elevated |
| 11 Feb | Diocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy | Elevated | Archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy | Elevated |
| 12 Feb | Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine | Established | Nunciature to Cyprus | Established |
| 27 Feb | Apostolic Chancery, Roman Curia | Suppressed | Secretariat of State, Roman Curia | Territory Added |
| 1 Mar | Diocese of Ogoja, Nigeria (East Central State) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Abakaliki, Nigeria | Erected |
| 1 Mar | Eparchy of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India (Nord Wyanad, Sud Wyanad, Shimoga, Chigmagalur, Hassan, Mandya, Mysore, and Nilgiris) | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Mananthavady (Syro-Malabar), India | Erected |
| 1 Mar | Diocese of Kumasi, Ghana (Brong Ahafo) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sunyani, Ghana | Erected |
| 1 Mar | Archdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati, India (Garo Hills and south side of river Brahmaputra) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tura, India | Erected |
| 2 Mar | Nunciature to Bangladesh | Established | ||
| 5 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana | Established | ||
| 5 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza | Established | ||
| 5 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of Santi Fabiano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli | Established | ||
| 5 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of San Gregorio Barbarigo alle Tre Fontane | Established | ||
| 5 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Lucia a Piazza d’Armi | Established | ||
| 5 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani | Established | ||
| 5 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of San Marco in Agro Laurentino | Established | ||
| 5 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria “Regina Pacis” in Ostia mare | Established | ||
| 5 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of San Pier Damiani ai Monti di San Paolo | Established | ||
| 5 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of San Pio V a Villa Carpegna | Established | ||
| 5 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of San Sebastiano al Palatino | Established | ||
| 5 Mar | Delegation to Australia and Papua New Guinea | Split | Delegation to Papua New Guinea
Nunciature to Australia (and Elevated) | Split |
| 5 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria Madre della Providenza a Monte Verde | Established | ||
| 24 Mar | Diocese of Città della Pieve, Italy (Trevinano) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Acquapendente, Italy | Territory Added |
| 24 Mar | Diocese of Orvieto, Italy (Torre Alfina) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Acquapendente, Italy | Territory Added |
| 24 Mar | Diocese of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy (Tordimonte and Sant'Egidio) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Orvieto, Italy | Territory Added |
| 2 Apr | Diocese of Ajmer and Jaipur, India (Guna) | Territory Lost | Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Sagar (Syro-Malabar), India | Territory Added |
| 13 Apr | Archdiocese of Gitega, Burundi (Ruyigi)
Diocese of Ngozi, Burundi (Mpinga) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ruyigi, Burundi | Erected |
| 13 Apr | Diocese of Muyinga, Burundi (Bugenyuzi, Karusi, and Gitaramuka) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Gitega, Burundi | Territory Added |
| 14 Apr | Diocese of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Olimpia, Guaira, Miguelópolis, Morro Agudo, Colina, Ipua, Severínia, Cajobí, Guarací, Jaborandí, and Colombia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
| 1 May | Nunciature to Côte d’Ivoire (from Senegal to Abidjan) | Territory Added | ||
| 1 May | Nunciature to Dahomey (from Dacaria) | Territory Added | ||
| 17 May | Archdiocese of Madurai, India (Southern Part) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Palayamkottai, India | Erected |
| 21 May | Delegation to Western Africa | Established | Delegation to Togo and Guinea
Delegation to Mali and Mauritania | Established |
| 26 May | Diocese of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil (Assai, Congonhinhas, Cornelio Procopio, Curiuva, Jataizinho, Leópoli, Nova Fatima, Nova América da Colina, Rancho Alegre, Santa Cecilia do Pavâo, Santa Mariana, Santo Antonio do Paraíso, Sao Geronimo do Amoreiral, Sapopema, Sertaneja, and Urai) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil | Erected |
| 26 May | Diocese of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil (Altönia, Alto Piriquí, Cianorte, Cidade Gaucha, Cruzeiro de Oeste, Guaporema, Icaraíma, Indianópolis, Iporá, Japurá, Maria Helena, Nova Olimpia, Pérola, Rondón, Sao Tomé , Tapejara, Tapira, Tunéiras de Oeste, Umuarama, and Xanbrê) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Umuarama, Parana, Brazil | Erected |
| 31 May | Diocese of Campagna, Italy (Sacred Heart of Jesus and St. Michael (in S. Angelo Le Fratte), S. Peter the Apostle (in Satriano di Lucania), S. Nicolai Barensis (in Savoia di Lucania), and St. .Nicolai of Myrensis (in Vietri di Potenza)) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy | Territory Added |
| 31 May | Diocese of Muro Lucano, Italy (S. Peter the Apostle (in Ricigliano) and B.M.V. from Sacratissimo Rosario (in Romagnano al Monte)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Campagna, Italy | Territory Added |
| 14 Jun | Nunciature to Burkina Faso | Established | ||
| 20 Jun | Delegation to New Zealand and Pacific Islands | Split | Nunciature to New Zealand (and Elevated)
Delegation to Pacific Ocean | Split |
| 25 Jun | Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia | Erected | ||
| 1 Jul | Diocese of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy (Soriano nel Cimino) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy | Territory Added |
| 5 Jul | Diocese of Benin City, Nigeria (Asaba and Ika) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Issele-Uku, Nigeria | Erected |
| 5 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Raipur, India | Elevated | Diocese of Raipur, India | Elevated |
| 16 Jul | Diocese of Città della Pieve, Italy (San Lazzaro alle Piazza and Gamporsevoli (both in Getona)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Chiusi e Pienza, Italy | Territory Added |
| 23 Jul | Diocese of Osnabrück, Germany | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Schwerin, Germany | Erected |
| 23 Jul | Archdiocese of Paderborn, Germany | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Magdeburg, Germany | Erected |
| 23 Jul | Diocese of Fulda, Germany
Diocese of Würzburg, Germany | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany | Erected |
| 22 Aug | Diocese of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia | Name Changed | Diocese of Banjarmasin, Indonesia | Name Changed |
| 22 Aug | Archdiocese of Djakarta, Indonesia | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Jakarta, Indonesia | Name Changed |
| 22 Aug | Diocese of Djajapura, Indonesia | Name Changed | Diocese of Jayapura, Indonesia | Name Changed |
| 22 Aug | Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Ujung Pandang, Indonesia | Name Changed |
| 22 Aug | Diocese of Surabaia, Indonesia | Name Changed | Diocese of Surabaya, Indonesia | Name Changed |
| 22 Aug | Diocese of Tandjung-Karang, Indonesia | Name Changed | Diocese of Tanjungkarang, Indonesia | Name Changed |
| 31 Aug | Diocese of Nyeri, Kenya (Timau (except near Nanyuki and west of Oltulili river)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Meru, Kenya | Territory Added |
| 8 Sep | Diocese of Modigliana, Italy (from Firenze) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 17 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Fort Johnston, Malawi | Elevated | Diocese of Mangochi, Malawi | Elevated |
| 17 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Minna, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Minna, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 22 Sep | Diocese of Nyeri, Kenya (Isiolo) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Meru, Kenya | Territory Added |
| 25 Sep | Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México (Latin changed from Ioannopolitanae a Lacubus) | Name Changed | ||
| 13 Oct | Diocese of León, Guanajuato, México (Dolores Hidalgo, S. Diego de la Unión, S. Luis de la Paz. and S. Miguel Allende)
Archdiocese of Morelia, Michoacán, México (Celaya, Apaseo ei Alto, Apaseo ei Grande, Comonfort, Cortázar, Juventino Rosas, and Villagrán) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Celaya, Guanajuato, México | Erected |
| 15 Oct | Archdiocese of Fort-Lamy, Chad | Name Changed | Archdiocese of N’Djaména, Chad | Name Changed |
| 17 Oct | Delegation to Central-Western Africa | Name Changed | Delegation to Nigeria and Ghana | Name Changed |
| 5 Nov | Diocese of Colima, México (Santa María del Oro (in Manuel M. Diéguez)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México | Territory Added |
| 15 Nov | Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México (Sultepec and Pozontepec) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Toluca, México, México | Territory Added |
| 21 Nov | Priests of Notre Dame de Vie | Approbation | ||
| 21 Nov | Diocese of Nicastro, Italy (Scigliano with the village of Lupia, Pedivigliano with the village of Pittarella, Golosimi with the villages of Covaci and Rizzuti, Bianchi and Panettieri) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Cosenza, Italy | Territory Added |
| 29 Nov | Diocese of Timmins, Ontario, Canada (Area within Québec province) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada | Erected |
| 1 Dec | Diocese of Albenga, Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Albenga-Imperia, Italy | Name Changed |
| 13 Dec | Delegation to Central-Western Africa | Established | Delegation to Chad | Established |
| 13 Dec | Delegation to Congo, Republic of | Established | ||
| 17 Dec | Archdiocese of Salisbury, Zimbabwe (Mashonaland North along with Lomagundi, Urungwe, Kariba, Sipolilo, and Mount Darwin) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Sinoia, Zimbabwe | Erected |
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