| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan | Diocese of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato, Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato, Italy | Name Changed |
| 25 Jan | Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
| 25 Jan | Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
| 25 Jan | Archdiocese of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon | Erected | ||
| 8 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Tsining [Jining], China | Erected | ||
| 15 Feb | Archdiocese of Calcutta, India
Vicariate Apostolic of Tatsienlu, China | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Sikkim, India | Erected |
| 20 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Queenstown, South Africa | Erected |
| 20 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Kaying [Meixian], China | Erected | ||
| 21 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Anking [Anqing], China | Erected | ||
| 21 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Pengpu [Bengbu], China | Erected | ||
| 1 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil
Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil | Erected |
| 1 Mar | Diocese of Montes Claros, Brazil
Diocese of Uberaba, Brazil | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Paracatu, Brazil | Erected |
| 17 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Hpyeng-yang, Korea (North) | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Peng-yang, Korea (North) | Name Changed |
| 18 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Chaohsien [Zhaoxian], China | Erected | ||
| 21 Mar | Archdiocese of New York, New York, USA | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Bahama, Bahamas, Antilles | Erected |
| 22 Mar | Archdiocese of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil | Erected |
| 30 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Sapporo, Japan | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Sapporo, Japan | Elevated |
| 8 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Tabora, Tanzania
Vicariate Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza, Tanzania | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Bukoba, Tanzania | Erected |
| 10 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza, Tanzania | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Mwanza, Tanzania | Name Changed |
| 15 Apr | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Hainan [Hainan], China | Erected | ||
| 16 Apr | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Changtien, China | Erected | ||
| 1 May | Diocese of Paraguay
Prefecture Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay | Territory Lost | Diocese of Concepción y Chaco, Paraguay | Erected |
| 1 May | Diocese of Paraguay | Territory Lost | Diocese of Villarrica, Paraguay | Erected |
| 1 May | Diocese of Paraguay | Elevated | Archdiocese of Asunción, Paraguay | Elevated |
| 24 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Yüngnien [Weixian], China | Erected | ||
| 25 May | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Yihsien [Yixian], China | Erected | ||
| 25 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Loyang [Luoyang], China | Erected | ||
| 26 May | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria ad Martyres | Territory Added | ||
| 26 May | Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine | Established | ||
| 28 May | Archdiocese of Brisbane, Australia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Toowoomba, Australia | Erected |
| 6 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Iceland {Islanda} | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Iceland {Islanda} | Elevated |
| 14 Jun | Diocese of Trento, Italy | Elevated | Archdiocese of Trento, Italy | Elevated |
| 15 Jun | Société des Missions-Étrangères | Approbation | ||
| 21 Jun | Territorial Prelature of Jataí, Brazil | Erected | ||
| 24 Jun | Nunciature to Italy | Elevated | ||
| 10 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Yachow, China | Erected | ||
| 13 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Lihsien, China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Ankwo [Anguo], China | Elevated |
| 18 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale} | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale} | Name Changed |
| 18 Jul | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Shaowu [Shaowu], China | Erected | ||
| 18 Jul | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Hwangchow, China | Erected | ||
| 2 Aug | Vicariate Apostolic of Shunking [Nanchong], China | Erected | ||
| 2 Aug | Vicariate Apostolic of Wanhsien [Wanxian], China | Erected | ||
| 2 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Szepingkai, China | Erected | ||
| 22 Nov | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tali [Dali], China | Erected | ||
| 27 Nov | Nunciature to Ireland | Erected | ||
| 20 Dec | Diocese of Arequipa, Peru
Vicariate Apostolic of Tarapacá, Chile | Territory Lost | Diocese of Iquique, Chile | Erected |
| 26 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Kivu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected | ||
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