| 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 Qu�bec, Canada (St. R�mi 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-Rivi�res, Qu�bec, 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 Aigu�) 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 S�n�gal | Elevated | Diocese of Saint-Louis du S�n�gal | Elevated |
| 16 Feb | Nunciature to Finland (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
| 18 Feb | Diocese of Abengourou, C�te d’Ivoire (Adzop� and Akoup�) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Abidjan, C�te d’Ivoire | Territory Added |
| 25 Feb | Diocese of Tlalnepantla, M�xico, M�xico (Jilotepec and Soyaniquilpan along with Pueblo Nuevo in Villa del Carb�n) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Toluca, M�xico, M�xico | Territory Added |
| 7 Mar | Nunciature to Liberia (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
| 14 Mar | Nunciature to S�n�gal (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
| 25 Mar | Archdiocese of Hermosillo, Sonora, M�xico (Puerto Pe�asco)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, M�xico (Mexicali, San Louis Rio Colorado, parts of Inse�ada, and the Island of Ang�l de la Guarda) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, M�xico | 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, M�xico (Guerrero and Bachiniva)
Diocese of Ciudad Ju�rez, Chihuahua, M�xico (Madera, Temosachic, Matachic, Namiquipa, Moris, Ocampo, and G�mez Farias) Diocese of Ciudad Obreg�n, Sonora, M�xico (Y�cora) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Madera, Chihuahua, M�xico | 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 Chamb�ry, France
Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France Diocese of Tarentaise, France | United | Archdiocese of Chamb�ry (-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 M�rida) | 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 Pr�nsdorf of Utzenhofen) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Eichst�tt, Germany | Territory Added |
| 3 May | Vicariate Apostolic of R�o 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 Montr�al, Qu�bec, Canada (Morin) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mont-Laurier, Qu�bec, Canada | Territory Added |
| 16 May | Diocese of Caxias, Brazil (Nossa Senhora das Gra�as (in Our Lady of the Purification) and S�o Jos� (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 B�rbara, Santa Teresinha, Nossa Senhora das Gra�as, Sao Jer�nimo, Santa Ana (all in San Valentin) and S�o 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 L�opoldville, 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-Rivi�res, Qu�bec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Mandeville (in Berthier and Maskinong�) and Saint-Ignace-du-Lac (in Maskinong�)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Joliette, Qu�bec, 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 Huar�, 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-Cal�donie (New Caledonia), Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Noum�a, 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, Tulu�, Andaluc�a, 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 Huancav�lica, Peru (from Lima) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 30 Jun | Territorial Prelature of Caravel�, Peru (from Arequipa) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 30 Jun | Diocese of Hu�nuco, Peru (from Lima) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 30 Jun | Territorial Prelature of Tarma, Peru (from Lima) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
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