| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan | Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie-Marquette, Michigan, USA | Name Changed | Diocese of Marquette, Michigan, USA | Name Changed |
| 5 Jan | Diocese of Savannah, Georgia, USA | Name Changed | Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Name Changed |
| 4 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Sining [Xining], China | Erected | ||
| 22 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Lolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
| 22 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Tunki [Tunxi], China | Erected | ||
| 9 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | Elevated |
| 9 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Bamako, Mali | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of N’Zérékoré, Guinea | Erected |
| 25 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Galla, Ethiopia
Prefecture Apostolic of Kaffa, Ethiopia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Neghelli, Ethiopia | Erected |
| 25 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Galla, Ethiopia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia | Name Changed |
| 25 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Kaffa, Ethiopia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Gimma, Ethiopia | Elevated |
| 25 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Tigrai, Ethiopia | Erected |
| 25 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Dessié, Ethiopia | Erected |
| 25 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Gondar, Ethiopia | Erected |
| 25 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Addis Abeba, Ethiopia | Name Changed |
| 13 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania, Tonga | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga}, Pacific (Oceania) | Name Changed |
| 13 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Zenshu, Korea (South) | Erected | ||
| 13 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Kasaď Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Vicariate Apostolic of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
| 13 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Kwoszu, Korea (South) | Erected | ||
| 13 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Celebes, Indonesia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Makassar, Indonesia | Erected |
| 13 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Celebes, Indonesia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Manado, Indonesia | Name Changed |
| 13 Apr | Archdiocese of Simla, India | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla, India | Name Changed |
| 13 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Umtata, South Africa | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Umtata, South Africa | Elevated |
| 13 Apr | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bezwada, India | Elevated | Diocese of Bezwada, India | Elevated |
| 13 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Yenki [Yanji], China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Yenki [Yanji], China | Elevated |
| 13 Apr | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Ilan, China | Name Changed | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kiamusze [Jiamusi], China | Name Changed |
| 13 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Elevated |
| 8 May | Diocese of Liepāja, Latvia | Erected | ||
| 8 May | Archdiocese of Riga, Latvia (became a Metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
| 18 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Changtien, China | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Chowtsun [Zhoucun], China | Erected |
| 18 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Kweiteh [Shangqiu], China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Kweiteh [Shangqiu], China | Elevated |
| 18 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Chuchow, China | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Lishui [Lishui], China | Name Changed |
| 18 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Togo | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Sokodé, Togo | Erected |
| 18 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Lintung [Lintong], China | Erected | ||
| 22 May | Diocese of Detroit, Michigan, USA | Elevated | Archdiocese of Detroit, Michigan, USA | Elevated |
| 22 May | Diocese of Detroit, Michigan, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lansing, Michigan, USA | Erected |
| 1 Jun | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Cuttack, India | Elevated | Diocese of Cuttack, India | Elevated |
| 17 Jun | Diocese of Osaka, Japan | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Kyoto, Japan | Erected |
| 17 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Suihsien [Suixian], China | Erected | ||
| 1 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Fort Jameson, Zambia | Erected |
| 1 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Ichow [Linyi], China | Erected | ||
| 1 Jul | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Lwangwa, Zambia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Lwangwa, Zambia | Elevated |
| 1 Jul | Diocese of Quilon, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Trivandrum, India | Erected |
| 1 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Siangtan [Xiangtan], China | Erected | ||
| 31 Jul | Diocese of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
| 4 Aug | Territorial Abbey of Santi Maurizio e Mauro di Clervaux, Luxembourg | Erected | ||
| 26 Sep | Territorial Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Byzantine), Italy | Erected | ||
| 26 Oct | Archdiocese of Monreale, Italy
Archdiocese of Palermo, Italy | Territory Lost | Diocese of Piana dei Greci, Italy | Erected |
| 9 Nov | Archdiocese of Tokyo, Japan | Territory Lost | Diocese of Yokohama, Japan | Erected |
| 20 Nov | Archdiocese of Bordeaux, France | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France | Name Changed |
| 28 Nov | Diocese of Calbayog, Philippines (Leyte) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Palo, Philippines | Erected |
| 2 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic | Elevated |
| 2 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 2 Dec | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Shihtsien [Shiqian], China | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Shihtsien [Shiqian], China | Elevated |
| 9 Dec | Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, USA | Erected |
| 9 Dec | Diocese of Louisville, Kentucky, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA | Erected |
| 9 Dec | Diocese of Newark, New Jersey, USA (Morris, Sussex, and Passaic Counties.) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey, USA | Erected |
| 10 Dec | Diocese of Louisville, Kentucky, USA | Elevated | Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky, USA | Elevated |
| 10 Dec | Diocese of Newark, New Jersey, USA | Elevated | Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, USA | Elevated |
| 18 Dec | Cardinal Titular Church of S. Maria in Vallicella | Established | ||
| 18 Dec | Cardinal Titular Church of S. Tommaso in Parione | Territory Added | ||
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