| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA | Erected |
| 2 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Liberia, Liberia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Cape Palmas, Liberia | Erected |
| 2 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Liberia, Liberia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Monrovia, Liberia | Name Changed |
| 7 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Djakarta, Indonesia | Name Changed |
| 10 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Victoria Falls, Zambia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Livingstone, Zambia | Elevated |
| 10 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Sinú-San Jorge, Colombia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of San Jorge, Colombia | Elevated |
| 28 Mar | Diocese of Lipa, Philippines | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lucena, Philippines | Erected |
| 18 Apr | Territorial Prelature of Río Magdalena, Colombia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Barrancabermeja, Colombia | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Accra, Ghana | Elevated | Diocese of Accra, Ghana | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Buéa, Cameroon | Elevated | Diocese of Buéa, Cameroon | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Asaba-Benin, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Benin City, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Calabar, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Calabar, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana | Elevated | Archdiocese of Cape Coast, Ghana | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Sierra Leone | Elevated | Diocese of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Hungtung [Hongdong], China | Elevated | Diocese of Hungtung [Hongdong], China | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Volta Inferiore, Ghana | Elevated | Diocese of Keta, Ghana | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Kumasi, Ghana | Elevated | Diocese of Kumasi, Ghana | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Lagos, Nigeria | Elevated | Archdiocese of Lagos, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Benue, Nigeria | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Oturkpo, Nigeria | Name Changed |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Owerri, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Owerri, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Onitsha, Nigeria | Elevated | Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Ondo-Ilorin, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Ondo, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro, Tanzania | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Tanga, Tanzania | Erected |
| 18 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Navrongo, Ghana | Elevated | Diocese of Tamale, Ghana | Elevated |
| 25 Apr | Diocese of Lipa, Philippines | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Infanta, Philippines | Erected |
| 6 May | Diocese of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México | Erected |
| 6 May | Diocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Galápagos, Ecuador | Erected |
| 26 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Kengtung, Myanmar | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Kengtung, Myanmar | Elevated |
| 27 May | Diocese of Cafelândia, Brazil | Name Changed | Diocese of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Name Changed |
| 4 Jun | Archdiocese of México, Federal District | Territory Lost | Diocese of Toluca, México, México | Erected |
| 24 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Fort Victoria, Zimbabwe | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Fort Victoria, Zimbabwe | Elevated |
| 24 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Amboina, Indonesia | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Merauke, Indonesia | Erected |
| 24 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Musoma-Maswa, Tanzania | Split | Prefecture Apostolic of Musoma, Tanzania
Vicariate Apostolic of Maswa, Tanzania | Split |
| 24 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Pingliang [Pingliang], China | Elevated | Diocese of Pingliang [Pingliang], China | Elevated |
| 10 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Denpasar, Indonesia | Erected |
| 12 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Zenshu, Korea (South) | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Chonju, Korea (South) | Name Changed |
| 12 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Kanko o Hamheung, Korea (South) | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Hamheung, Korea (South) | Name Changed |
| 12 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Kwoszu, Korea (South) | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Kwangju, Korea (South) | Name Changed |
| 12 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Heijo, Korea (South) | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Pyong-Yang, Korea (South) | Name Changed |
| 12 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Seoul, Korea (South) | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Seul, Korea (South) | Name Changed |
| 12 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Taiku, Korea (South) | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Taiku, Korea (South) | Name Changed |
| 12 Jul | Territorial Abbey of Tokugen o Tokwon, Korea (South) | Name Changed | Territorial Abbey of Tokwon {Tokugen}, Korea (South) | Name Changed |
| 14 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay | Elevated |
| 14 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Lusaka, Zambia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Lusaka, Zambia | Elevated |
| 14 Jul | Diocese of Buéa, Cameroon
Prefecture Apostolic of Jos, Nigeria Prefecture Apostolic of Oturkpo, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Yola, Nigeria | Erected |
| 15 Jul | Diocese of Dacca, Bangladesh | Elevated | Archdiocese of Dacca, Bangladesh | Elevated |
| 15 Jul | Diocese of Karachi, Pakistan | Elevated | Archdiocese of Karachi, Pakistan | Elevated |
| 16 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Shunsen, Korea (South) | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Chunchon, Korea (South) | Name Changed |
| 25 Jul | Eparchy of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Palai (Syro-Malabarese), India | Erected |
| 5 Aug | Military Ordinariate of Spain, Military | Erected | ||
| 10 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Taichung, Taiwan | Erected | ||
| 11 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Alto Solimões, Brazil | Elevated | Territorial Prelature of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil | Elevated |
| 11 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Tefé, Brazil | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | Erected |
| 11 Aug | Territorial Prelature of Cotabato, Philippines | Erected | ||
| 21 Oct | Prefecture Apostolic of Jubbulpore, India | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Jabalpur, India | Name Changed |
| 21 Oct | Diocese of Madura, India | Name Changed | Diocese of Madurai, India | Name Changed |
| 21 Oct | Diocese of Trichinopoly, India | Name Changed | Diocese of Tiruchirapalli, India | Name Changed |
| 21 Oct | Diocese of Vizagapatam, India | Name Changed | Diocese of Visakhapatnam, India | Name Changed |
| 21 Oct | Diocese of Bezwada, India | Name Changed | Diocese of Vijayawada, India | Name Changed |
| 6 Nov | Military Ordinariate of Brazil, Military | Erected | ||
| 30 Nov | Diocese of Tuguegarao, Philippines | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands, Philippines | Erected |
| 1 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Gulu, Uganda | Name Changed |
| 8 Dec | Military Ordinariate of Philippines, Military | Erected | ||
| 21 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Brazzaville, Congo | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Fort-Rousset, Congo | Erected |
| 21 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Laos, Thailand | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Thare, Thailand | Name Changed |
| 21 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Thakhek, Laos | Erected | ||
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