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| 2 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Isangi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Isangi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 2 Jul | Archdiocese of Calcutta, India (Dhanbad, Purulia, and Eastern half of Singbhum)
Archdiocese of Ranchi, India (Western half of Singbhum) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jamshedpur, India | Erected |
| 2 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Lolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Lolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 2 Jul | Diocese of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Mahagi and Aru) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mahagi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
| 2 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Yola, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Yola, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 9 Jul | Diocese of Taunggyi, Myanmar (Parishes of Yado, Momblaw, and Pradon) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Toungoo, Myanmar | Territory Added |
| 21 Jul | Diocese of Granada, Nicaragua (Chontales and Rio San Juan) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Juigalpa, Nicaragua | Erected |
| 21 Jul | Archdiocese of Panamá (Los Santos and Herrera) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Chitré, Panama | Erected |
| 21 Jul | Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil (Feira de Santana, Santaluz, Conceiçâo do Coite, Serrinha, Riachäo do Jacuîpe, Irara, Coraçâo de Maria, Sâo Gonçalo dos Campos, Conceiçâ da Feira, Serra Prêta, Santo Estêvâo, Tanquinho , Valente, Aracus, Conceiçâo do Jacuípe, and Amelia Rodríguez) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil | Erected |
| 21 Jul | Archdiocese of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil (Paraíiaguá, Antonina, Adrianople, Bocaiuva do Sul, Campina Grande do Sul, Cerro Azul, Guaraqueçaba, Guaratuba, and Morretes) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil | Erected |
| 21 Jul | Diocese of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil (Santa Cruz Cabrália, Porto Seguro, Prado, Alcobaça, Caravelas, Mucuri, Itanhém, and Medeiros Neto) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Caravelas, Brazil | Erected |
| 22 Jul | Diocese of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil (Oarinhanha, Cocos, Coribe, Correntina, Paratinga, Santa Maria da Vitoria, Santana, and Portions of Bom Iesus da Lapa)
Diocese of Caetité, Bahia, Brazil (Portions of Bom Iesus da Lapa) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil | Erected |
| 22 Jul | Diocese of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil (Casa Nova, Juàzeiro, Pilao Arcado, Remanso, and Sento Sé)
Diocese of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil (Curaca) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil | Erected |
| 3 Aug | Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques, Mozambique (Inhambane) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Inhambane, Mozambique | Erected |
| 8 Aug | Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska, USA | Elevated | Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA | Elevated |
| 8 Aug | Archdiocese of Calcutta, India (Part of Darjeeling)
Prefecture Apostolic of Sikkim, India | Elevated | Diocese of Darjeeling, India | Elevated |
| 8 Aug | Archdiocese of Calcutta, India (Parts of Purnea and Santal Parganas (Bihar))
Prefecture Apostolic of Malda, India | Elevated | Diocese of Dumka, India | Elevated |
| 24 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Lac Moero, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 17 Oct | Diocese of David, Panama (Bocas del Toro) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Bocas del Toro, Panama | Erected |
| 19 Oct | Archdiocese of Delhi, India (Districts Hissar and Bathinda (in the State of Punjab)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Simla, India | Territory Added |
| 26 Oct | Vicariate Apostolic of Barrancabermeja, Colombia (Tamalameque, La Gloria, and Gamarra and portions of Aguachica and Rio de Oro)
Diocese of Santa Marta, Colombia (Ocaña, La Playa, Ábrego, Bucarasica, Villa Caro, and González and portions of EI Carmen, Convención, Teorama, San Calixto, Hacarí, Rio de Oro, Aguachica, and Sardinata) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ocaña, Colombia | Erected |
| 27 Oct | Vicariate Apostolic of Barrancabermeja, Colombia | Elevated | Diocese of Barrancabermeja, Colombia | Elevated |
| 29 Oct | Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia (Parish of Lithgow) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bathurst, Australia | Territory Added |
| 30 Oct | Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil (Viana, Cajapio, Sao Vicente Ferrer, São Joâo Batista, Penalva, Matinha, Oajari, Monaco, Pindaré-Mirim, and Santa Luzia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Viana, Maranhão, Brazil | Erected |
| 12 Nov | Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria (Awgu, Udi, and Nsukka) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Enugu, Nigeria | Erected |
| 12 Nov | Diocese of Eshowe, South Africa (Hlabisa and Portions of Ubombo)
Diocese of Manzini, eSwatini (Ingwavuma and Portions of Ubombo) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa | Erected |
| 26 Nov | Diocese of Huaraz, Peru (Santa and Portions of Casma) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Chimbote, Peru | Erected |
| 15 Dec | Diocese of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon), France
Territorial Abbey of Cluny, France | United | Diocese of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France | United |
| 17 Dec | Diocese of León en Nicaragua (Esteli, Madriz, and Nueva Segovia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Esteli, Nicaragua | Erected |
| 27 Dec | Territorial Abbey of Pietersburg, South Africa (Soutpansberg, Lataba, and Sibasa) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Louis Trichardt, South Africa | Erected |
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