| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia (Byzantine), Bulgaria | Erected | ||
| unknown | Rogazionisti del Cuore di Gesù | Founded | ||
| 11 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Navrongo, Ghana | Erected |
| 28 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Tsuapa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
| 10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
| 10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
| 10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Kenya, Kenya | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Meru, Kenya | Erected |
| 10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Kenya, Kenya | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Nyeri, Kenya | Name Changed |
| 18 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Thessaloniki, Greece | Erected | ||
| 20 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy | Erected | ||
| 23 Mar | Diocese of Samogizia o Tels (Zmudz), Lithuania | Territory Added | ||
| 4 Apr | Diocese of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania | Erected | ||
| 4 Apr | Diocese of Žemaitija, Lithuania | Elevated | Archdiocese of Kaunas, Lithuania | Elevated |
| 4 Apr | Diocese of Panevėžys, Lithuania | Erected | ||
| 4 Apr | Diocese of Telšiai, Lithuania | Erected | ||
| 4 Apr | Diocese of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania | Erected | ||
| 4 Apr | Territorial Prelature of Klaipeda, Lithuania | Erected | ||
| 10 May | Diocese of Curitiba, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil | Erected |
| 10 May | Diocese of Curitiba, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil | Erected |
| 10 May | Diocese of Curitiba, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil | Elevated |
| 10 May | Territorial Prelature of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil | Erected | ||
| 10 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Süanhwafu, China | Erected | ||
| 11 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Cimbebasia, Namibia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia | Elevated |
| 12 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Fenyang [Fenyang], China | Erected | ||
| 23 May | Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions | United | ||
| 21 Jun | Diocese of Botucatu, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cafelândia, Brazil | Erected |
| 12 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Canale di Suez {Suez Canal}, Egypt | Erected | ||
| 12 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Shohchow, China | Erected | ||
| 28 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Anvers, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
| 3 Aug | Diocese of Dallas, Texas, USA
Diocese of San Antonio, Texas, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Amarillo, Texas, USA | Erected |
| 3 Aug | Diocese of San Antonio, Texas, USA | Elevated | Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, USA | Elevated |
| 10 Aug | Vicariate Apostolic of Taichow [Linhai], China | Erected | ||
| 11 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Cook e Mnihiki, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) | Name Changed |
| 11 Aug | Vicariate Apostolic of Haimen [Haimen], China | Erected | ||
| 10 Dec | Territorial Prelature of Acre e Purus, Brazil | Name Changed | Territorial Prelature of São Peregrino Laziosi no Alto Acre e Alto Purus, Brazil | Name Changed |
| 14 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
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