| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Vicariate Apostolic of Kivu, Burundi | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Urundi and Kivu, Burundi | Name Changed |
| unknown | Prefecture Apostolic of Rh�tie (Rezia, Rhaetia), Switzerland | Suppressed | Diocese of Chur, Switzerland | Territory Added |
| unknown | Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel | Founded | ||
| 10 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Betaf�, Madagascar | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Antsirab�, Madagascar | Name Changed |
| 10 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Gharda�a, Algeria | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Gharda�a nel Sahara, Algeria | Name Changed |
| 10 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Cimbebasia Inferiore, Namibia | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Cimbebasia, Namibia | Name Changed |
| 10 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Upper Cimbebasia {Cimbebasia Superiore}, Angola | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Cubango in Angola | Name Changed |
| 2 Feb | Soci�t� des Missions-�trang�res | Founded | ||
| 3 Feb | Diocese of M�nster, Germany (Wenceslaus Havelt Estates) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Paderborn, Germany | Territory Added |
| 11 Feb | Archdiocese of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Bello Horizonte, Contagem, Santa Luzia, Sabara, Gaet�, Siete Lago�s, Bomfim, Entre Bios, Santa Quiteria, Itauna, Para, Pequy, Pitanguy, Divinopolis, Itapecerica, Oliveira, Passatiempo, Campo Bello, Perdo�s, and Boni Succeso with Hitiruna) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Erected |
| 16 Feb | Diocese of San Jos� de Costa Rica (Alajuela, Puntarenas, and Guanacaste.) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Alajuela, Costa Rica | Erected |
| 16 Feb | Diocese of San Jos� de Costa Rica (Lim�n and the Carthaginian Canton of Turrialba) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Lim�n, Costa Rica | Erected |
| 16 Feb | Diocese of San Jos� de Costa Rica (San Jos�, Heredia, and Cartago) | Elevated | Archdiocese of San Jos� de Costa Rica | Elevated |
| 22 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Putumayo, Peru
Prefecture Apostolic of San Le�n del Amazonas, Peru | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of San Le�n del Amazonas, Peru | Elevated |
| 22 Feb | Archdiocese of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Bom-Despacho and Santo Antonio do Monte) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Aterrado, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 27 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of San Le�n del Amazonas, Peru (Regions around the Mara�on River) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Mara��n, Peru | Erected |
| 1 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Anhalt, Germany | Suppressed | Diocese of Paderborn, Germany | Territory Added |
| 2 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Kasa� Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Area left of the river Loango) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Added |
| 8 Mar | Delegation to Australia (Marianne, Caroline, and Marshall Islands) | Territory Lost | Delegation to Japan | Territory Added |
| 21 Mar | Archdiocese of Gaeta, Italy (Valliscursa) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Veroli, Italy | Territory Added |
| 9 Apr | Diocese of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Innsbruck, Austria (Austrian territory) | Erected |
| 25 Apr | Diocese of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy (from Salzburg to Immediately Subject) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 30 Apr | Diocese of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada | Name Changed | Diocese of Prince-Albert-Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | Name Changed |
| May | Nunciature to France | Restored | ||
| 6 May | Diocese of Prince-Albert-Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (Muenster, Humboldt, Annaheim, Dead Moose Lake, Fulda St. Benedikt, Leofeld, Bruno, Engelfeld, and Watson) | Territory Lost | Territorial Abbey of Saint Peter-Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada | Erected |
| 13 May | Archdiocese of Popay�n, Colombia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Tierradentro, Colombia | Erected |
| 20 May | Society of Bethlehem Mission Immensee | Founded | ||
| 20 May | Diocese of La Paz, Bolivia (Coven and St. Anna) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia | Territory Added |
| 31 May | Vicariate Apostolic of L�opoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Part of Mayomba) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Added |
| 1 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Fu-Chow (Fu-Kow), China | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Y�kiang [Yujiang], China | Name Changed |
| 10 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Southeastern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Meridio-Orientale}, China (East of Hoang-Ho River (Tung-Ming and Southern part of Ghang-Yuan)) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Shansi {Scian-Si Meridionale}, China | Territory Added |
| 24 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Lausitz (Lusatia), Germany
Vicariate Apostolic of Saxonia (Saxony), Germany | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mei�en (Meissen), Germany | Restored |
| 2 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara of French Sudan {Sahara nel Sudan Francese}, Mali (West Side) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Bamako, Mali | Erected |
| 2 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara of French Sudan {Sahara nel Sudan Francese}, Mali (East Side (Bandiagara, Dedougou, and Bobodioulasso)) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Erected |
| 8 Jul | Diocese of Lille, France (Fromelles) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France | Territory Added |
| 8 Jul | Diocese of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France (Fleurbaix) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lille, France | Territory Added |
| 21 Jul | Diocese of Česk� Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia (Unterkamenzen) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}, Czechia | Territory Added |
| 27 Jul | Archdiocese of Guatemala (Quezaltenango, San Marcos, Huehuetenango, Totonicap�n, Quich�, and Sol�la) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala | Erected |
| 27 Jul | Archdiocese of Guatemala (Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, and Pet�n) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Verapaz and Pet�n, Guatemala | Erected |
| 30 Jul | Archdiocese of K�ln {Cologne}, Germany (Eupen and Malm�dy)
Diocese of Li�ge, Belgium | Name Changed | Diocese of Li�ge, Eupen et Malm�dy, Belgium | Name Changed |
| 2 Aug | Diocese of Tiraspol, Moldova (Bessarabia (Romania): Kischineff, Bender, Bieley, Chotin and Krassna) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Iaşi, Romania | Territory Added |
| 8 Aug | Vicariate Apostolic of Kiangnan, China (Ngan-hoei) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Nganhoei, China | Erected |
| 8 Aug | Vicariate Apostolic of Kiangnan, China | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Kiangsu, China | Name Changed |
| 27 Aug | Vicariate Apostolic of Natal, South Africa | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Zululand, South Africa | Erected |
| 30 Aug | Diocese of Tarn�w, Poland (Komor�w) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Przemyśl, Poland | Territory Added |
| 31 Aug | Archdiocese of M�nchen und Freising {Munich}, Germany (Achrain) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Augsburg, Germany | Territory Added |
| 10 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Natal, South Africa (Southern part and Transkeian territories) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Mariannhill, South Africa | Erected |
| 10 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Alto Solim�es (Upper Solim�es), Brazil (Boundaries Adjusted)
Prefecture Apostolic of Tef�, Brazil (Boundaries Adjusted) | Territory Added | ||
| 30 Sep | Archdiocese of Conza e Campagna, Italy (Contursi, Palomonte, Oliveto Citra, Buccino, S. Gregorio Magno, Salvitelle, Auletta, Laviano, Santo Menna, Castelnuovo di Coma, Valva, Colliano, and Vietri di Potenza) | Split | Diocese of Campagna, Italy (Campagna, Caggiano, Satriano Lucano, S. Angelo le Fratte, and Savoia di Lucania) | Split |
| 30 Sep | Archdiocese of Conza e Campagna, Italy
Diocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia, Italy | United | Archdiocese of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy | United |
| 21 Oct | Delegation to Australia (Sandwich Islands) | Territory Lost | Delegation to United States of America | Territory Added |
| 21 Oct | Delegation to Australia (Guam) | Territory Lost | Delegation to Philippines | Territory Added |
| 22 Oct | Diocese of Jan�w Podlaski (Podlaska o Jan�w), Poland (Kopina) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lublin, Poland | Territory Added |
| 22 Oct | Prefecture Apostolic of Schlewig-Holstein, Germany (Parts in the Danish Kingdom) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Denmark | Territory Added |
| 1 Dec | Archdiocese of Mohilev, Belarus (Vladivostok, Irkutsk, Omsk, Tomsk, and Tashkent) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Siberia, Russian Federation | Erected |
| 2 Dec | Diocese of S�o Lu�s do Maranh�o, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of S�o Lu�s do Maranh�o, Brazil | Elevated |
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