| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected | ||
| 4 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Salisbury, Zimbabwe | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Erected |
| 12 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Sinú, Colombia | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Sinú-San Jorge, Colombia | Name Changed |
| 3 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Salisbury, Zimbabwe | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Salisbury, Zimbabwe | Elevated |
| 27 Mar | Diocese of Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Diocese of Sacramento, California, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Reno, Nevada, USA | Erected |
| 31 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Cameroun | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Douala, Cameroon | Erected |
| 1 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
| 3 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Cameroun | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Yaoundé, Cameroon | Name Changed |
| 5 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Lintsing [Linqing], China | Erected | ||
| 7 Apr | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale} | Erected | ||
| 8 Apr | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale} | Erected | ||
| 10 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Norvegia (e Spitzbergen) | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Oslo, Norway | Name Changed |
| 6 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Gambia | Erected |
| 6 May | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kienow [Jian’ou], China | Erected | ||
| 6 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Lichow [Lixian], China | Erected | ||
| 7 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Yochow [Yueyang], China | Erected | ||
| 22 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Tefé, Brazil | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Juruá, Acre, Brazil | Erected |
| 28 May | Apostolic Administration of Harbin [Harbin], China | Erected | ||
| 16 Jun | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Sikkim, India | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Sikkim, India | Elevated |
| 16 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Iduhsien [Yiduxian], China | Erected | ||
| 17 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Yütze [Yuci], China | Erected | ||
| 18 Jun | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Weihaiwei [Weihai], China | Erected | ||
| 19 Jun | Diocese of Csanád, Hungary (See Transferred) | Elevated | ||
| 20 Jun | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Trabzon, Turkey | Erected | ||
| 1 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Süchow, China | Erected | ||
| 2 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Chuchow, China | Erected | ||
| 11 Aug | Diocese of Melo, Uruguay | Name Changed | Diocese of Florida-Melo, Uruguay | Name Changed |
| 17 Aug | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tsitsihar [Qiqihar], China | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Tsitsihar [Qiqihar], China | Elevated |
| 22 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Central New Guinea | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Central New Guinea | Elevated |
| 26 Sep | Nunciature to Bulgaria | Erected | ||
| 1 Nov | Prefecture Apostolic of Sanyüan [Sanyuan], China | Erected | ||
| 3 Nov | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tungchow [Tongzhou], China | Erected | ||
| 13 Dec | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tali [Dali], China | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Tali [Dali], China | Elevated |
| 21 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Baie d’Hudson {Hudson Bay}, Manitoba, Canada | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Baie d’Hudson {Hudson Bay}, Manitoba, Canada | Elevated |
| 22 Dec | Diocese of Lindi, Tanzania | Territory Lost | Territorial Abbey of Ndanda, Tanzania | Erected |
| 23 Dec | Diocese of Lindi, Tanzania | Name Changed | Territorial Abbey of Peramiho, Tanzania | Name Changed |
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