| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Celebes, Indonesia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Celebes, Indonesia | Elevated |
| 3 Feb | Territorial Prelature of Gurupi, Brazil | Name Changed | Territorial Prelature of Guamá, Para, Brazil | Name Changed |
| 10 Feb | Apostolic Exarchate of Lemkowszczyzna (Byzantine), Poland | Erected | ||
| 26 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Lulua e Katanga Centrale, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Vicariate Apostolic of Lulua e Katanga Centrale, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 26 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Navrongo, Ghana | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Navrongo, Ghana | Elevated |
| 9 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley Falls, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Beni nel Congo Belga {Belgian Congo} | Erected |
| 9 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale} | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Jos, Nigeria | Erected |
| 9 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale} | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 9 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Liberia, Liberia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Liberia, Liberia | Elevated |
| 20 Apr | Diocese of La Plata, Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of Azul, Argentina | Erected |
| 20 Apr | Diocese of La Plata, Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bahía Blanca, Argentina | Erected |
| 20 Apr | Diocese of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of Río Cuarto, Argentina | Erected |
| 20 Apr | Diocese of Salta, Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jujuy, Argentina | Erected |
| 20 Apr | Diocese of La Plata, Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mercedes, Argentina | Erected |
| 20 Apr | Diocese of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of La Rioja, Argentina | Erected |
| 20 Apr | Diocese of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mendoza, Argentina | Erected |
| 20 Apr | Diocese of La Plata, Argentina | Elevated | Archdiocese of La Plata, Argentina | Elevated |
| 20 Apr | Diocese of Paraná, Argentina | Elevated | Archdiocese of Paraná, Argentina | Elevated |
| 20 Apr | Diocese of Santa Fe, Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rosario, Argentina | Erected |
| 20 Apr | Diocese of Salta, Argentina | Elevated | Archdiocese of Salta, Argentina | Elevated |
| 20 Apr | Diocese of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Luis, Argentina | Erected |
| 20 Apr | Diocese of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina | Elevated | Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina | Elevated |
| 20 Apr | Diocese of Santa Fe, Argentina | Elevated | Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Argentina | Elevated |
| 20 Apr | Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of Viedma, Argentina | Erected |
| 20 Apr | Diocese of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina | Elevated | Archdiocese of Córdoba, Argentina | Elevated |
| 21 Apr | Territorial Abbey of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Territory Added | ||
| 28 Apr | Diocese of Cebu, Philippines | Elevated | Archdiocese of Cebu, Philippines | Elevated |
| 28 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Uganda | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Ruwenzori, Uganda | Erected |
| 28 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Foumban, Cameroon | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Foumban, Cameroon | Elevated |
| 28 May | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Rajaburi, Thailand | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Rajaburi, Thailand | Elevated |
| 28 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Shenchow, China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Shenchow, China | Elevated |
| 9 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Calabar, Nigeria | Erected |
| 9 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Benue, Nigeria | Erected |
| 9 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Nigeria {Nigeria Meridionale} | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Onitsha-Owerri, Nigeria | Name Changed |
| 9 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Assam, India | Elevated | Diocese of Shillong, India | Elevated |
| 28 Jul | Diocese of Natal, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | Erected |
| 16 Aug | Archdiocese of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil
Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil Territorial Prelature of Santarém, Para, Brazil | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Xingu, Para, Brazil | Erected |
| 8 Sep | Archdiocese of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Caxias, Brazil | Erected |
| 8 Sep | Archdiocese of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Vacaria, Brazil | Erected |
| 15 Sep | Diocese of Recanati-Loreto, Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Recanati, Italy | Name Changed |
| 12 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Tsaochowfu, China | Erected | ||
| 10 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda | Elevated |
| 10 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Shenchow, China | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Yüanling [Yuanling], China | Name Changed |
| 10 Dec | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China | Elevated |
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