| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Patriarchal Exarchate of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek) | Elevated | Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek) | Elevated |
| unknown | Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine | Elevated | Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine | Elevated |
| 1 Jan | Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate | Approbation | ||
| 17 Jan | Diocese of Taunggyi, Myanmar | Elevated | Archdiocese of Taunggyi, Myanmar | Elevated |
| 17 Jan | Diocese of Taungngu, Myanmar (from Yangon) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 17 Jan | Diocese of Kengtung, Myanmar (from Mandalay) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 17 Jan | Diocese of Loikaw, Myanmar (from Yangon) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 24 Jan | Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba (Guantánamo) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba | Erected |
| 25 Jan | Archdiocese of Benevento, Italy (Santa Maria degli Angeli (Chiusano San Domenico), Santa Margherita (Poppano di San Mango sul Calore), and Maria SS. Addolorata (Pratola Serra))
Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy (SS. Biagio e Stefano (Forino), S. Felicissimo (Petruro di Forino), S. Maria delia Misericordia e S. Nicola (Celzi di Forino), S. Giovanni Battista e S. Maria di Monserrato (Contrada), S. Michele Arcangelo (S. Michele di Serino), SS. Pietro e Paolo Ap....) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Avellino, Italy | Territory Added |
| 25 Jan | Diocese of Avellino, Italy (S. Maria di Carpignano (Carpignano frazione di Grottaminarda) and
Santa Maria Maggiore (Grottaminarda))
Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, Italy (San Bartolomeo Apostolo (Vallata)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy | Territory Added |
| 25 Jan | Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy (S. Nicola di Bari (Buonalbergo)) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Benevento, Italy | Territory Added |
| 25 Jan | Diocese of Avellino, Italy (Santi Nicola di Bari e Antonino martire (Gesualdo), Santa Maria della Pace (Villamaina), Mary SS. Assunta in Cielo (Frigento), Santi Domenico e Francesco (Sturno), and S. Michele Arcangelo (Sturno)) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy | Territory Added |
| 25 Jan | Diocese of Avellino, Italy (Maria SS. Addolorata (Starze)) | Territory Lost | Territorial Abbey of Montevergine, Italy | Territory Added |
| 2 Feb | Delegation to Malaysia and Brunei | Split | Delegation to Malaysia
Delegation to Brunei Darussalam | Split |
| 21 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Agnese in Agone | Established | ||
| 21 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Andrea al Quirinale | Established | ||
| 3 Apr | Diocese of Eldoret, Kenya (Trans Nzoia and West Pokot) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kitale, Kenya | Erected |
| 15 Apr | Diocese of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Paranapanema)
Archdiocese of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Itapetininga, Tatuí, São Miguel Arcanjo, Angatuba, Cesário Lange, Guareí, Sarapuí, and Pilar do Sul) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Itapetininga, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Alambari, Campina do Monte Alegre, Capela do Alto, Porangaba, Quadra, and Torre de Pedra) | Erected |
| 17 Apr | Diocese of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica (Aguirre and Parrita)
Diocese of Tilarán, Costa Rica (Garabito, Esparza, Montes de Oro, and Puntarenas) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Puntarenas, Costa Rica | Erected |
| 22 May | Archdiocese of Bombay, India (Vasai, Bhiwandi, Shahapur, Wada, Jawahar, Palghar, Mokhada, Dahanu, and Talasari (all in Thane)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Vasai, India | Erected |
| 26 May | Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins, Brazil (Part of Tocantinia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 27 May | Diocese of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil (Araranguá, Balneario Arroio do Silva, Balneario Gaivota, Cocal do Sul, Criciúma, Ermo, Forquilhinha, Içara, Jacinto Machado, Lauro Müller, Maracaiá, Meleiro, Morro da Fumaça, Morro Grande, Nova Veneza, Passo de Torres, Praia Grande, Santa Rosa do Sul, ...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Erected |
| 27 Jun | Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso (Comoé and Léraba) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Banfora, Burkina Faso | Erected |
| 27 Jun | Diocese of Muzaffarpur, India (West Champaran, East Champaran, Gopalganj, Saran, and Siwan) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bettiah, India | Erected |
| 27 Jun | Diocese of Dumka, India (Purnea, Katihar, Araria, and Kishanganj) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Purnea, India | Erected |
| 27 Jun | Diocese of Gaborone, Botswana (Central, Chobe, Gantsi, Ngamiland, and North-East) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Francistown, Botswana | Erected |
| 14 Sep | Diocese of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada | Suppressed | Archdiocese of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Diocese of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (Fox Valley) | Territory Added |
| 14 Sep | Territorial Abbey of Saint Peter-Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada | Suppressed | Diocese of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | Territory Added |
| 13 Oct | Nunciature to Yemen | Established | ||
| 5 Nov | Diocese of Calicut, India (Kannur and Kasaragode) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kannur, India | Erected |
| 12 Nov | Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal (Seminary of Saint Paul (in Almada) and Christ the King monument) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Setúbal, Portugal | Territory Added |
| 23 Nov | Diocese of Coro, Venezuela | Elevated | Archdiocese of Coro, Venezuela | Elevated |
| 23 Nov | Diocese of Punto Fijo, Venezuela (from Maracaibo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 24 Nov | Diocese of Suchitepéquez-Retalhuleu, Guatemala (from Guatemala) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Zytomir, Ukraine | Name Changed | Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine | Name Changed |
| 28 Nov | Diocese of Doba, Chad
Diocese of Moundou, Chad | Territory Lost | Diocese of Laï, Chad (Tandjilé) | Erected |
| 28 Nov | Diocese of Doba, Chad
Diocese of Moundou, Chad | Territory Lost | Diocese of Goré, Chad (Southern parts of Goré and Baïbokou) | Erected |
| 5 Dec | Diocese of Camagüey, Cuba | Elevated | Archdiocese of Camagüey, Cuba | Elevated |
| 5 Dec | Diocese of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba (from Santiago de Cuba) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 5 Dec | Diocese of Cienfuegos, Cuba (from Santiago de Cuba) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 5 Dec | Diocese of Santa Clara, Cuba (from Santiago de Cuba) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 17 Dec | Nunciature to Palau, Pacific (Oceania) | Established | ||
| 29 Dec | Territorial Prelature of Alto Sinú, Colombia | Elevated | Diocese of Montelibano, Colombia | Elevated |
| 29 Dec | Territorial Prelature of Tibú, Colombia | Elevated | Diocese of Tibú, Colombia | Elevated |
| 30 Dec | Diocese of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Archdiocese of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil Diocese of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Fartura and Taguaí) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ourinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Ourinhos, Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, Espirito Santo do Turvo, Camitar, Chavantes, Ipaussu, Timburi, Sarutaiá, Tejupá, Piraju, Bernardino do Campo, Manduri, Oleo, Ibirarema, Salto Grande, Ribeirao do Sul, São Pedro do Turvo, Ocauçu, Lupércio, Alvinlândia,...) | Erected |
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