| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Delegation to Jerusalem, Palestine, Jordan, and Cyprus | Name Changed | Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine (Israel, Jordan, Cyprus), Palestine | Name Changed |
| 4 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Isole Samoa e Tokelau, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) | Name Changed |
| 7 Jan | Archdiocese of M�nchen und Freising {Munich}, Germany (Taubengrub) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Regensburg, Germany | Territory Added |
| 10 Jan | Diocese of Sarsina, Italy (village of Y olter, the house of Zotto, and the following eight estates: i. e. Giardino, Rovere Nuova, Gualdo, Ca' Caciara, Ca' Cartone, Canova, Yenezia, and Greppi) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bertinoro, Italy | Territory Added |
| 10 Jan | Diocese of Bertinoro, Italy (Casella in the village of Y oltre and the following existing estates and houses in the place of Yaldinooe, namely: Bugra di sotto, Bugra di sopra, Casaccia, Petrella, Casetto, Lucerna, Canova I and II, Ca' di Becco, Gamberella I and II, Furbaiola, ...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sarsina, Italy | Territory Added |
| 18 Jan | Territorial Prelature of Vacaria, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Elevated |
| 19 Jan | Archdiocese of Asunci�n, Paraguay (Villa Oliva, Alberdi, and Villa Franca (all in Neembucus))
Diocese of Villarrica, Paraguay (Misiones (S. Juan Bautista, Ayolas, S. Ignacio, Santa Mar�a, S. Miguel, S. Patricio, S. Rosa, Santiago, Villa Florida) and parts of Neembuc� (Pilar, Cerrito, Desmochados, General D�az, Guazucu�, Humaita, Isla Umb�, Laureles, Paso de Patria, Pedro ...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay | Erected |
| 21 Jan | Diocese of Concepci�n (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay (Parts of Alto Paran�)
Diocese of Villarrica, Paraguay (Departamento de Itap�a and part of Departamento de Alt� Paran�) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Encarnaci�n y Alto Paran�, Paraguay | Erected |
| 21 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Chonju, Korea (South) | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Chonju, Korea (South) | Elevated |
| 21 Jan | Archdiocese of Dakar, Senegal (Kaolack, Foundiougne, Gossas, Nioro-du-Rip, and Kaffrine)
Diocese of Ziguinchor, Senegal (Parts of Tambacounda and Kedougou) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Kaolack, Senegal | Erected |
| 21 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Kwangju, Korea (South) | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Kwangju, Korea (South) | Elevated |
| 21 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Taiku, Korea (South) (Kyeng-Sang-Do) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Pusan, Korea (South) | Erected |
| 11 Feb | Archdiocese of C�rdoba, Argentina (Tercero Arriba and General San Mart�n and parts of Uni�n Marcos Ju�rez and Rio Segundo) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Villa Mar�a, Argentina | Erected |
| 11 Feb | Diocese of Viedma, Argentina (Chubut, Santa Cruz, and Tierra del Fuego) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina | Erected |
| 11 Feb | Diocese of Resistencia, Argentina (Formosa) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Formosa, Argentina | Erected |
| 11 Feb | Archdiocese of Paran�, Argentina (Gualeguaych�, Gualeguay, Victoria, Uruguay, and Rosario Tala) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gualeguaych�, Argentina | Erected |
| 11 Feb | Archdiocese of La Plata, Argentina (Lomas de Zamora, Avellaneda, Lan�s, Esteban Echeverr�a, and Ca�uelas) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina | Erected |
| 11 Feb | Diocese of Bah�a Blanca, Argentina (Necochea and Lober�a)
Archdiocese of La Plata, Argentina (Pueyrredon, Balcarce, General Alvarado, General Madariaga, General Lavalle, Maip�, Mar Chiquita, and Tordillo) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mar del Plata, Argentina | Erected |
| 11 Feb | Archdiocese of La Plata, Argentina (Mor�n, Matanza, General San Mart�n, Merlo, and Moreno) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mor�n, Argentina | Erected |
| 11 Feb | Diocese of Azul, Argentina (Veinte y Cinco de Mayo)
Diocese of Mercedes, Argentina (Nueve de Julio, Bragado, General Viamonte, Carlos Tejedor, Pehuaj�, Carlos Pellegrini, Rivadavia, General Villegas, General Pinto, Lincoln, Carlos Casares, and Trenque-Lauquen) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nueve de Julio, Argentina | Erected |
| 11 Feb | Diocese of Corrientes, Argentina (Misiones) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Posadas, Argentina | Erected |
| 11 Feb | Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Argentina (Nueve de Julio, General Obligado, San Javier, and Vera) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Reconquista, Argentina | Erected |
| 11 Feb | Archdiocese of La Plata, Argentina (San Isidro, Vicente L�pez, San Fernando, Tigre, Pilar, and General Sarmiento)
Diocese of San Nicol�s de los Arroyos, Argentina (Campana and Exaltaci�n de la Santa Cruz) | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Isidro, Argentina | Erected |
| 11 Feb | Diocese of Bah�a Blanca, Argentina (Atreuc�, Caleu Caleu, Curac�, Guatrach�, Limay Mahuida, Linhuel Calel, Puelen, Hucal, and Utracan)
Diocese of Mercedes, Argentina (Capital, Catril�, Ohalileo, Chapaleuf�, Chical Co, Conhelo, Leventu�, Maraco, Quemu-Quem�, Rancul, Realic�, Toay, and Trenel) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santa Rosa, Argentina | Erected |
| 11 Feb | Diocese of Tucum�n, Argentina | Elevated | Archdiocese of Tucum�n, Argentina | Elevated |
| 11 Feb | Diocese of Bah�a Blanca, Argentina | Elevated | Archdiocese of Bah�a Blanca, Argentina | Elevated |
| 11 Feb | Diocese of Mendoza, Argentina (Neuqu�n) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Viedma, Argentina | Territory Added |
| 11 Feb | Diocese of Santiago del Estero, Argentina (from Paran�) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 11 Feb | Diocese of Viedma, Argentina (from La Plata) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 15 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Umtali, Zimbabwe | Elevated | Diocese of Umtali, Zimbabwe | Elevated |
| 23 Feb | Archdiocese of K�ln {Cologne}, Germany
Diocese of M�nster, Germany Archdiocese of Paderborn, Germany | Territory Lost | Diocese of Essen, Germany (Bochum, Bottrop, Duisburg, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Gladbeck, L�denscheid, and M�lhein (in Ruhr), Oberhausen, Wattenscheid; rural districts of Altena and Ennepe-Ruhrkreis (except Her decke and Wetter)) | Erected |
| 18 Mar | Diocese of Ibagu�, Colombia (Espinal, Alpujarra, Ataco, Carmen de Apicala, Coyaima, Cunday, Chaparral, Chicoral, Dolores, Flanders, Guamo, Icononzo, Melgar, Natagaiina, Ortega , Prado, Purificaci�n, Rioblanco, San Antonio, San Luis, Salda�a, Su�rez, and Villarica) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Espinal, Colombia | Erected |
| 18 Mar | Archdiocese of Medell�n, Colombia (Abejorral, Alejandr�a, Aquitania, Algeria, Cocorn�, Concepci�n, El Carmen de Viboral, El Jord�n, El Pe�ol, El Retiro, El Santuario, Granada, Guarne, Guatap�, La Ceja, la Uni�n, Marinilla, Mesopotamia, Nari�o, Puerto Triunfo, Puerto Nare, Pantanillo, ...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sons�n, Colombia | Erected |
| 20 Mar | Delegation to Ethiopia | Elevated | Nunciature to Ethiopia (as Internunciature) | Elevated |
| 22 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga}, Pacific (Oceania) | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Tonga and Niue Islands, Pacific (Oceania) | Name Changed |
| 25 Mar | Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal (Formigais) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Leiria, Portugal | Territory Added |
| 4 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam (Attopeu) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Thakhek, Laos | Territory Added |
| 5 Apr | Diocese of Nampula, Mozambique (Cabo Delgado) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Porto Am�lia, Mozambique | Erected |
| 6 Apr | Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, USA (Counties of Nassau and Suffolk) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, USA | Erected |
| 6 Apr | Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, USA (Fishers Island, NY) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut, USA | Territory Added |
| 8 Apr | Diocese of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar (Tulear, with Manombo and Sakaraha; Betioky with Tongobory and Benenitra; Ampanihy with Ejeda and Androka) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tul�ar, Madagascar | Erected |
| 8 Apr | Diocese of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar (Farafangana with Ivohibe, Vondrozo, and Karianga; Ihosy with Ranohira and Lakora; Vangaindrano with Amparihy; from the southern Midongy with Befotaka; Vohipeno; and the territories of Fort Carnot and Manakara) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Farafangana, Madagascar | Erected |
| 9 Apr | Diocese of Cuenca, Ecuador | Elevated | Archdiocese of Cuenca, Ecuador | Elevated |
| 9 Apr | Diocese of Coria, Spain | Name Changed | Diocese of Coria-C�ceres, Spain | Name Changed |
| 9 Apr | Diocese of Loja, Ecuador (from Quito) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 10 Apr | Diocese of Chihuahua, M�xico (Praxedis Guerrero, Guadalupe, Ojinaga. Madera, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Casas Grandes, Ascensi�n, Janos, San Buenaventura, Galeana, Ignacio Zaragoza, Ahumada, Temosachic, Matachic, Namiquipa, G�mez Farias, Guerrero, Ocampo Moris, Ju�rez, Covarne and Benavides) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ciudad Ju�rez, Chihuahua, M�xico | Erected |
| 10 Apr | Territorial Prelature of Santar�m, Para, Brazil (�bidos, Alenquer, Faro, Juruti, and Oriximin�) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of �bidos, Para, Brazil | Erected |
| 12 Apr | Archdiocese of Lima, Peru (Huarochiri and Yauyos) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Yauyos, Peru | Erected |
| 13 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore, M�xico (Between the parallel circles of 22.5 and 28 north latitude with the adjacent islands) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, M�xico | Erected |
| 16 Apr | Military Ordinariate of Netherlands, Military | Erected | ||
| 28 Apr | Diocese of Fr�jus, France | Name Changed | Diocese of Fr�jus-Toulon, France | Name Changed |
| 16 May | Archdiocese of Montr�al, Qu�bec, Canada (Saint-Eustache; Saint-Agapit (St-Eustache on the Lake); Saint-Joseph-du-Lac; Marie-M�diatrice (Pointe-Calumet); Annunciation B.V.M. (Oka); and St. Charles (Lachenaie)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Saint-J�r�me, Qu�bec, Canada | Territory Added |
| 4 Jun | Archdiocese of M�rida, Venezuela (Trujillo) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Trujillo, Venezuela | Erected |
| 6 Jun | Diocese of Barcelona, Spain (21 Parishes (in Province of Tarragona))
Diocese of Vic, Spain (9 Parishes (in Province of Tarragona)) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Tarragona, Spain | Territory Added |
| 6 Jun | Diocese of Cuenca, Spain (Requena-Utiel) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Valencia, Spain | Territory Added |
| 6 Jun | Diocese of Gerona, Spain (Arenys de Mar) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Barcelona, Spain | Territory Added |
| 6 Jun | Archdiocese of Lyon (-Vienne), France (20 Parishes) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Solsona, Spain | Territory Added |
| 6 Jun | Diocese of Albacete, Spain (Casa de Roldan) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cuenca, Spain | Territory Added |
| 6 Jun | Diocese of Barcelona, Spain (Sant Mart� de Riells del Montseny) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gerona, Spain | Territory Added |
| 6 Jun | Archdiocese of Valencia, Spain (Callosa de Ensarri� (except the parishes of Benisa, Jijona and Villajoyosa)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Orihuela, Spain | Territory Added |
| 6 Jun | Archdiocese of Valencia, Spain (Gatova and Villahermosa del R�o) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Segorbe, Spain | Territory Added |
| 6 Jun | Diocese of Barcelona, Spain (San Rafael de Figaro, San Pablo de Montmany, Rieils del Fay Gallifa, San Feli� de Codines, San Lorenzo Savall, Villanova del Carni, and Santa Maria de Pobla de Claramunt)
Diocese of Gerona, Spain (Camprod�n, Setcases, Vinalonga, Llanas, Moli�, and Tragura) Diocese of Solsona, Spain (Palmcrola) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Vic, Spain | Territory Added |
| 10 Jun | Apostolic Exarchate of England and Wales {Inghilterra e Galles} (Ukrainian), Great Britain | Erected | ||
| 15 Jun | Diocese of Corumb�, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (Campo Grande, Agua Clara, Aparecida do Taboado, Cassil�ndia, Corguinho, Jaraguari, Parana�ba, Ribas do Rio Pardo, Rio Verde do Mato Grosso, Rochedo, Sidrol�ndia, Terenos, Tres Lagoas, and the southern parts of Coxim and Camap�a)
Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia, Brazil (Northern parts of Coxim and Camap�a) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Campo Grande, Brazil | Erected |
| 15 Jun | Diocese of Corumb�, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (Dourados, Amambai, Batagua�u, Itapor�, Maracaj�, Ponta Por�, and Rio Brilhante) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | Erected |
| 15 Jun | Diocese of Montes Claros, Brazil (Janu�ria, Manga, S�o Francisco, Espinosa, Monte Azul, Mato Verde with Arinos in S�o Rom�o)
Territorial Prelature of Paracatu, Brazil (S�o Rom�o, Cap�o Redondo, and Formoso) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Janu�ria, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Erected |
| 15 Jun | Territorial Prelature of Chapada, Brazil (Northern part of Corumb�) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Corumb�, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 19 Jun | Diocese of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), M�xico (Arriaga, Villaflores, Villa Corzo, Tonala, La Concordia, Angel A. Corzo, Pijijiapam, Mapestepec, Motozintla, Siltepec, Bellavista, La Grandeza, Bejucal, Amatenango, Porvenir, Mazapa, Escuintla, Aeacoyagua, Acapetagua, Huixtla, Pueblo Nuevo, Tuzantan, ...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tapachula, Chiapas, M�xico | Erected |
| 19 Jun | Diocese of Saltillo, Coahuila, M�xico (Torre�n, Viesca, Matamoros, San Pedro, and Francisco I. Madero) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Torre�n, Coahuila, M�xico | Erected |
| 20 Jun | Diocese of Cuttack, India
Diocese of Visakhapatnam, India | Territory Added | ||
| 24 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Bathurst in Gambia | Elevated | Diocese of Bathurst in Gambia | Elevated |
| 28 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
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