| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Elevated | Diocese of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Elevated |
| 1 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Fort Victoria, Zimbabwe | Elevated | Diocese of Gwelo, Zimbabwe | Elevated |
| 1 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Salisbury, Zimbabwe | Elevated | Archdiocese of Salisbury, Zimbabwe | Elevated |
| 1 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Kengtung, Myanmar | Elevated | Diocese of Kengtung, Myanmar | Elevated |
| 1 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Mandalay, Myanmar | Elevated | Archdiocese of Mandalay, Myanmar | Elevated |
| 1 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Ogoja, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Ogoja, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 1 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Rangoon, Myanmar | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bassein, Myanmar | Erected |
| 1 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Toungoo, Myanmar | Elevated | Diocese of Toungoo, Myanmar | Elevated |
| 1 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Rangoon, Myanmar | Elevated | Archdiocese of Rangoon, Myanmar | Elevated |
| 18 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale} | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale} | Elevated |
| 21 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
| 21 Feb | Diocese of Benin City, Nigeria
Diocese of Kaduna, Nigeria Prefecture Apostolic of Oturkpo, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Kabba, Nigeria | Erected |
| 21 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Samarinda, Indonesia | Erected |
| 25 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Finland {Finlandia} | Elevated | Diocese of Helsinki, Finland | Elevated |
| 25 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima, Japan | Elevated | Diocese of Kagoshima, Japan | Elevated |
| 25 Feb | Archdiocese of Malacca, Singapore | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Erected |
| 25 Feb | Archdiocese of Malacca, Singapore | Territory Lost | Diocese of Penang, Malaysia | Erected |
| 25 Feb | Archdiocese of Malacca, Singapore | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Malacca-Singapore | Name Changed |
| 6 Mar | Archdiocese of Panamá (becomes a Metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
| 6 Mar | Archdiocese of Panamá | Territory Lost | Diocese of David, Panama | Erected |
| 7 Mar | Diocese of Tunja, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Duitama, Colombia | Erected |
| 5 Apr | Diocese of Uberaba, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Erected |
| 5 Apr | Diocese of Dumaguete, Philippines | Erected | ||
| 21 Apr | Apostolic Administration of Copiapó, Chile | Elevated | Territorial Prelature of Copiapó, Chile | Elevated |
| 29 Apr | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Guinea Portoghese, Guinea-Bissau | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Guinea Portoghese, Guinea-Bissau | Elevated |
| 8 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Aysén, Chile | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Aysén, Chile | Elevated |
| 8 May | Archdiocese of Nagpur, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Amravati, India | Erected |
| 8 May | Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mombasa e Zanzibar, Kenya | Erected |
| 13 May | Diocese of Ajmer, India | Name Changed | Diocese of Ajmer and Jaipur, India | Name Changed |
| 12 Jun | Territorial Prelature of Bangued, Philippines | Erected | ||
| 12 Jun | Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
Diocese of San Fernando, Philippines | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Iba, Philippines | Erected |
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