| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Vicariate Apostolic of Kivu, Burundi | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Urundi and Kivu, Burundi | Name Changed |
| unknown | Prefecture Apostolic of Rhétie (Rezia, Rhaetia), Switzerland | Suppressed | Diocese of Chur, Switzerland | Territory Added |
| unknown | Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel | Founded | ||
| 10 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Betafó, Madagascar | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Antsirabé, Madagascar | Name Changed |
| 10 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Ghardaïa, Algeria | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Ghardaïa 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 | Société des Missions-Étrangères | Founded | ||
| 3 Feb | Diocese of Münster, Germany (Wenceslaus Havelt Estates) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Paderborn, Germany | Territory Added |
| 11 Feb | Archdiocese of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Bello Horizonte, Contagem, Santa Luzia, Sabara, Gaeté, Siete Lagoâs, Bomfim, Entre Bios, Santa Quiteria, Itauna, Para, Pequy, Pitanguy, Divinopolis, Itapecerica, Oliveira, Passatiempo, Campo Bello, Perdoès, and Boni Succeso with Hitiruna) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Erected |
| 16 Feb | Diocese of San José de Costa Rica (Alajuela, Puntarenas, and Guanacaste.) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Alajuela, Costa Rica | Erected |
| 16 Feb | Diocese of San José de Costa Rica (Limón and the Carthaginian Canton of Turrialba) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica | Erected |
| 16 Feb | Diocese of San José de Costa Rica (San José, Heredia, and Cartago) | Elevated | Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica | Elevated |
| 22 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Putumayo, Peru
Prefecture Apostolic of San León del Amazonas, Peru | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of San León 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 León del Amazonas, Peru (Regions around the Marañon River) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón, Peru | Erected |
| 1 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Anhalt, Germany | Suppressed | Diocese of Paderborn, Germany | Territory Added |
| 2 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Kasaï 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 Popayán, 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 Léopoldville, 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 Yükiang [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 Meißen (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 České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia (Unterkamenzen) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}, Czechia | Territory Added |
| 27 Jul | Archdiocese of Guatemala (Quezaltenango, San Marcos, Huehuetenango, Totonicapán, Quiché, and Solóla) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala | Erected |
| 27 Jul | Archdiocese of Guatemala (Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, and Petén) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Verapaz and Petén, Guatemala | Erected |
| 30 Jul | Archdiocese of Köln {Cologne}, Germany (Eupen and Malmédy)
Diocese of Liège, Belgium | Name Changed | Diocese of Liège, Eupen et Malmédy, 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 Tarnów, Poland (Komorów) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Przemyśl, Poland | Territory Added |
| 31 Aug | Archdiocese of München 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 Solimões (Upper Solimões), Brazil (Boundaries Adjusted)
Prefecture Apostolic of Tefé, 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 Janów Podlaski (Podlaska o Janów), 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 São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil | Elevated |
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